Chapter 762: Chapter 762: Dazed

What Lin Chuxia has given him, he can never repay, so whatever he does for her, there’s no need to say thanks.

Yet now, he was the first to speak such words.

Was it the same kind of feeling?

Clearly, by the time she met Gu Peng in this life, he already had a place to stay, didn’t need to live under a bridge, and could make ends meet.

Seeing Gu Peng holding a wine glass and looking at her, Lin Chuxia didn’t think much, picked up her glass and clinked it with his…

The two of them took a long time over this meal.

The summer night, with its gentle breeze, was much more comfortable than the day.

Lin Chuxia had also drunk quite a lot, feeling a bit tipsy.

Gu Peng seemed fine, accompanying her silently as they walked to the hostel.

Lin Chuxia glanced sideways at him, such a scene making her feel somewhat dazed.

Many scenes flashed in her mind, and finally, she said to him, “You’re not young anymore; now that you have a stable job in Xiyang, you should consider personal matters. I remember you’re 27, right? By 27, most would have children running all over the place. If you spot someone you like at the company, tell me, and I’ll be your matchmaker. Don’t be shy.” Find the newest release on NoveI★Fire.net

Gu Peng snorted a couple of times, ignoring that topic.

Lin Chuxia wasn’t satisfied, “Don’t just hum, give a response! They say a man is in his prime at 28; you’re at your prime now. You haven’t noticed the way the young women at our company look at you? If you take a fancy to one, make sure you tell me.”

Gu Peng suddenly showed a rogue smile, “What would telling you do, get me into bed with her?”

“You…”

Lin Chuxia had only said half of her sentence when she abruptly turned her head, half sobering up from the alcohol.

“What did you just say?”

This tone, this behavior, and this demeanor…

Just as Gu Peng was about to speak, a dark shadow suddenly rushed in front of them, carrying a strong smell of blood.

Lin Chuxia let out a low cry in fright, but the man spoke with a hint of plea, “Don’t make a sound.”

He looked at Gu Peng, “Someone is after me, brother, could you do me a favor and deliver this…”

There were no street lights here, and it was quite dark, but Lin Chuxia could still see the man’s hands were covered in blood, holding something resembling an envelope.

Gu Peng looked at the man with an indifferent expression, showing no intent to take the envelope.

The commotion was getting closer, and the man, with urgency on his face, pleaded, “I’m begging you, brother.”

Gu Peng still made no move.

Lin Chuxia furrowed her brows slightly, snatching the envelope while helping the man up.

The man seemed taken aback that the tall man he pleaded with didn’t react, but the woman who was scared screamed turned out to be warmhearted.

However, he knew how bad his injuries were, and with so many people chasing after him…

“Don’t worry about me, just take this to where I said, and thank you, comrade, you should hurry.”

But Lin Chuxia didn’t let go, “I don’t know the place you mentioned, if you want me to deliver it, you come with us, let’s leave here first.”

The man didn’t look heavy, but his bones were dense, and he was unwilling to move, making it hard for Lin Chuxia to budge him.

She frowned at Gu Peng, “Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and help, those people are almost here.”

Gu Peng looked at the man and coldly said, “This guy is trouble, if you don’t want to get into trouble in an unfamiliar place, let him go and leave quickly.”

The man had long felt Gu Peng’s indifference and smiled at Lin Chuxia.

“Thank you, comrade, I really am trouble, you should leave, don’t worry about me.”

Lin Chuxia stomped her foot in frustration, “If you don’t help now, when those people catch up, that’s when the real trouble will start, stop talking and hurry up.”

Then, without further ado, she hoisted the man onto her back.

Gu Peng eventually sighed helplessly, pulling the man’s arms off Lin Chuxia’s back and hefting him onto his own.

The man wanted to say something, but Lin Chuxia quickly gestured for him to be quiet, warily looking back as she held onto Gu Peng’s arm, quickly moving towards a nearby alley.

Gu Peng was strong, carrying a load of cement was no big deal, so carrying this man didn’t slow his pace.

The group had already moved quite a distance when they heard a shout from the alley entrance behind them, “Quickly, quickly, he’s injured and can’t get far.”

Nearby was another alley entrance, and they quickly slipped inside.

Lin Chuxia and Gu Peng were indeed unfamiliar with this place, but fortunately, the man on their back was still conscious, and under his guidance, they finally shook off those people.

Seeing the man already losing consciousness, Lin Chuxia knew these were symptoms of severe blood loss.

“This won’t do, let’s take him to the hostel.”

The situation with this man was unclear; taking him to the hospital would be like sending a lamb to the slaughter.

The hostel where they stayed was a single-story building with a back window.

If they got him through the back window, they shouldn’t disturb the other hostel guests.

Gu Peng directly dropped the man on the ground, clapped his hands, “Just leave him here, life’s up to fate and fortune to the heavens, we’ve done our best.”

The man was roughly thrown to the ground, losing what little consciousness he had left.

Lin Chuxia was completely exasperated, “He’s like this now, tossing him here is the same as letting him die! Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-tier pagoda, we should see it through to the end, take him back.”

Gu Peng looked at her, “Do you know him?”

Lin Chuxia shook her head.

Gu Peng sneered coldly again, “A stranger can make you disregard your own safety, when will you cure this soft-heartedness?”

That strange feeling hit again, but Lin Chuxia couldn’t afford to think about it, pulling the man onto her back again.

“If you won’t help, I’ll do it myself.”

She couldn’t quite explain why, but she felt strongly that he should be saved.

Moreover, the address he mentioned for delivering the letter, although unfamiliar, she knew what sort of place it was, indicating he was a good person.

Lin Chuxia knew that Gu Peng was always indifferent to emotions, perhaps due to his years in the Northwest, his character had become somewhat…

But Lin Chuxia would never allow a good person to sacrifice without reason.

Gu Peng watched her frail body, staggering yet determined to carry the tall man, eventually softening his heart.

Somewhat roughly, he hoisted the man onto his back again.

Their hostel was not far from there.

Upon reaching the hostel, Lin Chuxia first returned to her room, then opened the back window.

She saw Gu Peng standing by the back window of his room, carrying the man and looking at her coldly.

Lin Chuxia thought for a moment, then obediently closed her room’s back window and ran to Gu Peng’s room to open his back window.

After getting the man inside, Gu Peng, disdaining the man’s injuries and blood, was unwilling to put him on the bed.

So Lin Chuxia let him be, thinking it was fine to sleep on the floor given the hot weather.

“I have medicine in my luggage, wait for me to fetch it.”

Lin Chuxia returned to her room.

Her luggage didn’t hold the medicine, it was in the space.

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