Fog Returns to the Capital

Is it here that hurts in Chapter 27?

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Looking at her scraped palms, Li Wu clenched her wrists, unable to bear the pain any longer, trying to stop it from spreading.

The blue documents she had been holding in her arms were scattered on the ground.

Li Wu frowned slightly, enduring the pain as she tried to get up to pick up the document.

But don't want to.

She had barely moved when a sharp pain shot through her right ankle. She must have twisted it when she was knocked to the ground.

Li Wu took a deep breath, thinking to herself that she was unlucky, when she heard a deep, familiar voice fall from above her head.

"Where's the injury?"

A shadow fell over her, and when Zhou Jinghuai, tall and handsome, stood before her, Li Wu was still somewhat taken aback.

"...Mr. Zhou?"

Li Wu looked up in a daze, staring at the man in front of her who seemed to have descended from the sky and was as noble as a god. Her pure eyes showed obvious surprise and doubt.

Zhou Jinghuai gave a low response, glanced at her scraped hands and seemingly unharmed calves, and asked, "Can you still stand up?"

"Yes, yes, that's fine..."

Li Wu hurriedly replied, trying to get up from the ground using her intact hand. But as soon as she moved, she couldn't help but gasp in pain.

Feeling a little anxious under his gaze, Li Wu was just about to hold her breath and endure the pain to stand up when...

The shadow suddenly drew closer.

Zhou Jinghuai bent down, whispered "I'm sorry for the intrusion," then slipped one hand under Li Wu's legs and lifted her up in his arms.

He walked toward the car parked to the side.

The instant when my entire body was suddenly suspended in mid-air.

Li Wu subconsciously reached out and wrapped her arms around Zhou Jinghuai's neck.

But she quickly realized something was wrong. She loosened her grip slightly, only daring to barely hold onto the clothes on his shoulder.

The winter daytime is cold and gloomy.

But that clear and clean scent seemed to envelop Li Wu's entire body, covering her sense of smell as well, almost drowning her in it.

Zhou Jinghuai was tall and imposing, while Li Wu was just a tiny little bundle in his arms.

It's also very lightweight, making it effortless to carry.

The assistant, with remarkable foresight, quickly picked up Li Wu's bag that had fallen to the ground and the documents scattered around, and then got into the car as well.

As for the business card handed over by the man who bumped into Li Wu...

It was blown far away by the wind long ago.

……

In the back seat.

Zhou Jinghuai noticed Li Wu's brows furrowing slightly, her fingers unconsciously stroking her ankle, and his gaze followed her down to her ankle.

How did you fall?

Li Wu took a deep breath and answered, "I didn't notice and bumped into someone head-on, and then I fell down..."

Before the last syllable had even finished fading, Li Wu's breath hitched.

Zhou Jinghuai's long, slender fingers gently stroked Li Wu's ankle, lightly pinching the spot she had just pressed, and asked, "Does it hurt here?"

Under the bright light inside the car.

The man's face was flawless, with deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and a handsome, sharp jawline.

He exudes a calm, self-possessed, noble, and aloof aura.

But ironically, his voice was gentle.

In that instant, Li Wu's senses seemed to be magnified infinitely.

Zhou Jinghuai's long, slender fingers pinched her gently, and she bit her lip in pain, "Mmm...it's, it's here..."

"You twisted it, it will hurt a little, just bear with it." Zhou Jinghuai pressed it a few more times, seemingly on the specific spot.

Then he called her name, "Li Wu".

"Ok?"

Li Wu subconsciously looked up at him, her pure and clear eyes, like those of a deer, welled up with uncontrollable tears, brimming with moisture.

Just looking at it makes it easy to feel soft-hearted.

Zhou Jinghuai's voice was deep and calm, "Did you see clearly what the person who hit you looked like?"

"What did he look like? He walked away in such a hurry, I... ah!"

Before Li Wu could finish speaking, a sharp pain suddenly shot through her ankle.

A sudden, excruciating pain made her cry out instantly. The tears welling in her eyes also spilled unprepared. It wasn't until she finished crying out...

Zhou Jinghuai then gestured to her feet, "Try moving them."

Li Wu didn't seem to have recovered from that pain. She simply did whatever Zhou Jinghuai said.

Li Wu first tried moving gently and found that she didn't feel any pain. Then she moved a little more vigorously and found that she still didn't feel any pain.

She smiled at Zhou Jinghuai, her tone still carrying a hint of curiosity, "It really doesn't hurt anymore..."

Zhou Jinghuai glanced at her hand, took out iodine, cotton balls and tweezers from the spare first-aid kit in the car, and cleaned her wound little by little.

It actually hurts a little.

However, Zhou Jinghuai's movements were gentle.

Li Wu looked at the handsome face so close to hers, and saw the focused expression on his face.

I always felt that this scene was a dream that was both very close to me and very far away.

Her heart pounded faster and faster, as if it were about to leap out of her chest. Yet, all around her was silence.

"Disinfect and clean yourself first, and then I'll have the doctor examine you when we get to the company."

After applying the medicine, Zhou Jinghuai wiped his fingers with a disinfectant wipe. The simple, unhurried movements were surprisingly pleasing to the eye.

"no, I'm fine……"

Li Wu felt the coolness coming from her palms, which relieved much of the pain.

She quickly replied, "Actually, these are just very minor wounds. Normally, I would just put on a few band-aids and it would be fine."

Sometimes you don't even need to do anything; it will heal on its own.

Inexplicable.

Li Wu was too embarrassed to say the last sentence aloud.

Zhou Jinghuai glanced at her, recalling the very thin, white wrist he had just held in his palm, so light it seemed weightless.

"Do you get injured frequently?"

Zhou Jinghuai asked.

"Actually, it's not that often. It's just that when filming, we need to make the effect realistic. Sometimes we get hit by props, pushed down, bumped into things, or other unexpected little situations, and we can accidentally get injured."

After saying that, Li Wu realized that what she had said seemed to sound like she was trying to gain sympathy.

She quickly added, "But actually, I can make money from all of this, so I don't really care."

Li Wu genuinely didn't care.

As long as I can make money, that's all that matters.

After listening.

Zhou Jinghuai's gentle and refined features remained expressionless, revealing no change in his emotions.

From the moment he was born, money was just a string of numbers to him.

But at the same time.

The car drove into the group's building and parked directly next to Zhou Jinghuai's private elevator.

Zhou Jinghuai took Li Wu to his office.

He was originally on his way back to the company.

As I entered the office, my assistant, who was following behind me, cautiously reminded me.

"Mr. Zhou, you have a meeting in five minutes."

Sitting on the sofa in the office, Li Wu felt a sense of awe and pressure from the solemn atmosphere.

Upon hearing her assistant's words, Li Wu felt a sudden sense of relief and hurriedly whispered to Zhou Jinhuai.

"Mr. Zhou, please go ahead with your work. Actually, the injury on my hand isn't serious, and I don't need to see a doctor."

After Zhou Jinghuai had his assistant bring his private doctor over, he turned to look at Li Wu.

She seemed a little uncomfortable here; she looked somewhat timid.

Slim and small, she sat obediently on the black leather sofa, not daring to move an inch.

But the eyes she looked into were bright and clear. In the evening light, as snow threatened to fall, they possessed a clean and fragile beauty.

"An infection would be bad. Let Dr. Huang come and take a look at you."

It was perfectly natural for Zhou Jinghuai to suggest that Elder Huang, from a family of physicians who had served as imperial physicians for generations, come and examine such a wound.

"My meeting will probably take about an hour. Will you wait for me in your office?"

Zhou Jinghuai looked at Li Wu and spoke calmly.

(End of this chapter)