I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Fu Wanqing locked the door from the inside. The metal latch clicked into place, and she turned around, leaning against the door, staring intently at Gu Yan.

That gaze was so direct and serious, it went from his hair to his eyebrows, from his eyebrows to his eyes, and from his eyes to his lips, making Gu Yan's back tingle with unease.

Her long pink hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her amber eyes stared unblinkingly, like two frozen stars, concealing indescribable emotions.

Gu Yan felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze. She swallowed hard, her Adam's apple bobbing up and down, before finally asking.

"Wanqing, what's wrong? Just tell me what's wrong. Don't look at me like that, it's making me uneasy."

Fu Wanqing remained silent for a while before speaking, her voice trembling like a leaf rustling in the wind, and her lips slightly pursed.

"When I was treating your injuries, I found that your calf bones were badly injured. Were you... just pretending to be strong and never letting anyone know?"

Her amber eyes were filled with heartache and unease. Her fingers gripped the bed sheet so tightly that her knuckles turned white, and the fabric was twisted into a crease.

Gu Yan quickly interrupted her, speaking in a relaxed tone as if she were talking about the weather, and deliberately put on a smile.

"Don't overthink it. I do have a hidden ailment, but the former prime minister has stepped in, and Boss Chen is also helping me. So many people are protecting me."

"Don't worry, you won't die. Master Gu, you're tough as nails. Even the King of Hell wouldn't dare take you. Even the Black and White Impermanence would have to give way."

He smiled and reached out to pat Fu Wanqing's hand, the warmth of his palm soothing a frightened kitten.

Fu Wanqing lowered her head and stared at her toes. The tips of her shoes touched together and then separated, making a much quieter sound, like the hum of a mosquito.

"You are the most exhausting person I have ever treated. No one else has been as difficult as you. It's like there's something inside your body that's sucking you in."

Gu Yan smiled and deliberately steered the conversation away from her injury, not wanting her to continue worrying about her condition or discover any more secrets.

"Your special ability is healing? So you've saved a lot of people. That's pretty impressive. I've never heard you mention it before."

Fu Wanqing skipped the topic, looking up at him as if she hadn't heard him, her gaze sweeping across his face.

"It's good that Miss Cecilia is awake. Aren't you going to South Africa? When are you leaving? Do you need to prepare anything in advance?"

Gu Yan was stunned for a moment. Why did this girl suddenly jump to South Africa? The topic changed too quickly. Weren't we talking about healing?

He keenly sensed that she didn't want to continue the previous topic, as if she was avoiding something and deliberately trying to divert his attention.

He tentatively opened his mouth, his eyes fixed on her expression, not missing a single subtle change, even noticing the trembling of her eyelashes.

"Wanqing, didn't you say that after you recognized the Fu family, you brought your adoptive parents to Shanghai? Do you want to go and meet them? I'll also pay a visit."

Fu Wanqing was clearly more guilty. She shrugged slightly and her ears turned red. She lowered her head and didn't speak, twisting her fingers together.

"Really...we'll see. They're quite busy, there's no rush to meet them. We can talk about it another time." Her eyes darted around, avoiding Gu Yan's gaze.

Gu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. This girl definitely has a problem. She was clearly avoiding the topic of her adoptive parents, as if she had some unspeakable secret that she didn't want him to know.

However, Fu Wanqing's healing ability is too strong. He felt that his strength was recovering very quickly. He was so weak that he couldn't stand up just now, but now he could sit up halfway.

The aches and pains in my body have lessened considerably, my breathing has become much smoother, and my complexion has returned to normal, with a healthy glow.

He quietly opened the system panel and silently recited a phrase in his mind. The screen unfolded before his eyes, and blue words popped up one by one.

The lifespan column clearly stated one year and one day, the number so clear it was almost blinding, like a ruler measuring his heart.

Gu Yan was stunned. He originally thought that this treatment would definitely reduce his lifespan to less than a year or even only half a year, but he did not expect that he would still have one year and one day left.

It was much better than he expected. This number filled him with an indescribable feeling, as if he had picked up something he shouldn't have.

Could it be that Fu Wanqing's treatment suppressed his depletion? This girl's abilities are more powerful than he thought.

He gazed at her exquisite face, her forehead glistening with fine beads of sweat under the light, and a few strands of her long pink hair clinging to her cheeks.

Her breathing was still a little rapid, and the rise and fall of her chest had not completely subsided, clearly indicating that the treatment had taken a lot of her energy.

If that's the case, then he really should take this girl with him to South Africa; she might be more useful than those living organisms.

Although his lifespan is irreversible except through consuming life-giving substances, Fu Wanqing can slow down the rate of its depletion.

She's only an A-level superhuman right now. If she were to reach S-level, she might be of greater help and could perhaps help him stabilize his condition and prevent him from falling any further.

Gu Yan thought for a moment and then asked her, her tone filled with curiosity and inquiry, her fingers tapping lightly twice on the bed sheet.

"Your superpower is so amazing, why doesn't the description mention healing, only fighting? Are you deliberately hiding something?"

When Fu Wanqing saw that he didn't ask any more questions about her adoptive parents, she visibly relaxed, her shoulders slumped, and her back leaned against the edge of the bed.

"I think it's useless. I'm far inferior to my sister. No one cares if I write it. Anyway, the Fu family doesn't need my skills."

She had a smile on her face, a beautiful and bright smile, like sunlight peeking out from behind the clouds, or like flowers blooming in the morning light.

But a faint seven-colored light flashed deep within Gu Yan's pupils, and the Mirror Flower Seal silently activated, her Emotional Eyes telling her that she was lying.

Beneath that smile lay bitterness and evasion, like a very bitter candy wrapped in a pretty candy wrapper.

Gu Yan calmly activated an even stronger Mirror Flower Seal, and seven colors silently swirled in his eyes, their reflections layered like a kaleidoscope.

When Fu Wanqing met his eyes without warning, she was momentarily dazed, her gaze becoming empty as if her consciousness had been ripped away.

Her fingers loosened the sheets, her lips parted slightly, and her chin relaxed, as if she were slowly sinking into water.

"Kill the bad guys." The four words floated softly from her lips, her voice light but clear, as if rising from the deepest depths.

Just then, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she trembled as if she had been startled awake from a dream, her whole body tensing up and springing up.

"What did you do to me? What did I do to you just now?"

Her voice carried a hint of panic and vigilance, and her fingers gripped the bed sheet tightly again.

A shadow and worry flashed across her eyes, as if something enormous was churning beneath the calm surface of a lake, with undercurrents surging.

She quickly suppressed the light, and she returned to being that smiling little sun, as if nothing had happened.

She looked at Gu Yan, blinked, and smiled naturally, but her voice still trembled a little, like a faucet that wasn't turned off properly.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face? Did you sweat and ruin your makeup?"