"Your mouth is so stubborn. I won't touch you. After you give birth, I hope your mouth is still this stubborn."
"You..."
This man!
He was truly the epitome of cunning!
Su Qi was almost so angry she could spew fire from all seven orifices.
Don't get angry, don't get angry. If you die of anger, no one will take your place.
Su Qi took several deep breaths, forcing down the surge of rage.
By the time the Rolls-Royce arrived at the building, the rain had almost stopped.
As the car halted, the sound of the car doors unlocking could be heard. Su Qi pushed open her door and got out, not looking back.
Back home, Gu Tangxue was already resting. Su Qi went straight into the bathroom and took a hot shower.
As she dried her hair, she emerged from the bathroom, still carrying the scent of the man all over her.
It was truly unbearable.
Su Qi casually tossed her discarded clothes into the trash can.
The next day, as she woke up, Gu Tangxue was about to leave.
Hearing Su Qi stir, Gu Tangxue hurried her steps, changed her shoes, and was about to push the door open.
"Wait."
Su Qi strode forward and grabbed Gu Tangxue's hand, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to film!"
Gu Tangxue turned her head, avoiding Su Qi's direct gaze. With her other hand, she pulled up the mask she was wearing.
Today was supposed to be a rest day.
Su Qi knew Gu Tangxue's schedule intimately.
She walked up to Gu Tangxue, who turned her head away again.
Seeing Gu Tangxue's face, even with the mask, Su Qi noticed the scratches on her neck.
A long, bloody gash was already inflamed.
"I'm going out to buy medicine... I just got accidentally injured during filming. You don't need to worry about me, I wasn't bullied."
Such words could only fool a child.
It was true that she was injured during filming, but how could such an injury occur without reason, unless someone with ill intentions used filming to harm Gu Tangxue.
Su Qi took out her phone and called Xu Linchuan, then took Gu Tangxue out.
"Come with me to the hospital."
"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury, no need to go to the hospital."
Gu Tangxue resisted, but was forcibly led out by Su Qi.
Upon arriving at the hospital, they went directly to Xu Linchuan's office.
A nurse had already brought a trolley.
Su Qi sat to the side, Gu Tangxue still wearing her mask. Xu Linchuan pushed the door open and his eyes lit up upon seeing Su Qi.
"You're here."
"My friend is a bit injured, please take a look."
"No problem."
Su Qi received a call and got up to answer it, leaving the two of them alone in the office.
Xu Linchuan was wearing a white coat today. He sat on a stool in front of Gu Tangxue. The man exuded a faint scent of mint, which entered Gu Tangxue's senses. It was a refreshing and clean scent, much like the man's appearance.
Gu Tangxue's heart skipped a beat.
"Take off your mask, let me see if you have any other injuries."
Xu Linchuan put on disposable sterile gloves.
"Mmm..."
Gu Tangxue was obedient and meekly took off her mask.
Even after a week, the swelling on her face had subsided, but the marks from the slaps were still very clear.
Xu Linchuan scanned her and his brows furrowed tightly.
"What happened to you? Who hit you so many times, and this wound of yours."
He merely glanced at Gu Tangxue from head to toe and discovered that the woman had injuries not only on her cheeks and neck but also on her arms.
Gu Tangxue was wearing long sleeves and pants, but the doctor's intuition told Xu Linchuan that Gu Tangxue must have more serious injuries.
"I'm fine, just treat it simply."
Gu Tangxue felt embarrassed and didn't want Xu Linchuan to see.
Xu Linchuan, after all, was Su Qi's friend.
"I don't want Su Qi to worry."
"It's alright, I won't tell her."
As a doctor, facing Su Qi's friend, Xu Linchuan only wanted to heal Gu Tangxue's wounds.
"Mmm..."
Gu Tangxue trusted Xu Linchuan completely. The man before her was so gentle and sincere.
It was hard not to be moved, hard not to trust him.
Gu Tangxue pulled down the zipper and took off her jacket.
She was wearing a camisole underneath.
Her arms were covered in bruises.
She was originally playing a palace maid, a minor supporting role. The stunt double for the fight scene didn't show up for some reason. Mo Yu told her to go on set. She had never filmed a fight scene before. She thought it was just for show, but unexpectedly, that extra went all out and really hit her.
Although the scene was completed in one take, the blows left her in pain for several days.
Gu Tangxue had never mentioned these things to Su Qi.
She was afraid Su Qi would worry.
"Su Qi doesn't know? Fortunately, she brought you here. With injuries like these, they are internal. It's good you came in time; if it had been delayed, there might have been organ bleeding, and it wouldn't just be superficial wounds." Xu Linchuan had never seen a girl beaten like this before.
He couldn't understand what Gu Tangxue had gone through.
Xu Linchuan took out some iodine and patiently applied it to Gu Tangxue's injured areas to disinfect and clean the wounds.
His movements were very gentle, and even when he cleaned the exposed broken skin, she felt no pain at all.
The man's fingers were slender and long. The cotton ball with iodine landed on the wound like a falling cloud, light and even a little ticklish.
Gu Tangxue had never seen such beautiful hands up close before.
She looked up, and the man was right in front of her.
He was meticulously treating her wounds.
She could see it so clearly.
The man's skin was fair, even better than a woman's.
She could even see the fine white down on the man's face.
Like a baby's lanugo, soft and fluffy.
Gu Tangxue had never seen such a handsome face.
It was like peach blossoms in early spring.
Her breathing suddenly became a little rapid.
She had been filming for so many years, and she had seen handsome male actors before.
But this was the first time she had seen such a gentle and refined man.
He was truly handsome.
Gu Tangxue lowered her gaze, trying not to look at Xu Linchuan.
However, her gaze couldn't help but linger on him.
When she looked up, she unexpectedly met Xu Linchuan's eyes.
They were a pair of amber eyes, with clear pupils, a light hazel, like a glass bead, without any impurities.
Gu Tangxue trembled, and the cotton ball grazed her wound, causing a slight sting.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
Xu Linchuan raised his hand and touched his cheek.
Gu Tangxue had been staring at him just now.
Perhaps he had gotten a grain of rice on his face during lunch.
"No, no, there's nothing on your face."
Actually, there was something.
Something called "handsome."
"Alright, the medicine is applied. You need to come back for dressing changes regularly for the next few days. Come back tomorrow, and I'll take an X-ray for you."
Xu Linchuan applied the medicine and bandaged the wounds.
Gu Tangxue nodded.
Su Qi then knocked and entered, "Are you done?"
"Mhm!" Gu Tangxue got up, her movements a little hurried, almost falling.
Xu Linchuan was right beside Gu Tangxue and caught her as she stumbled.