Deep Fog Kiss

"Don't go."

Those two words felt like a thousand pounds, crashing into Jiang Li's heart.

The wrist, gripped by that force, trembled slightly, and the fingertips shook a little.

Jiang Li's breath caught in her throat, and her heart pounded wildly.

It was incredibly rare for Gu Zhishen to utter those two words. So rare that she almost thought she had misheard.

if......

If he had said those two words two years ago, when she left here.

Even if it were just those two words, she wouldn't choose to go abroad when she had no other choice.

That time, he didn't try to stop me at all.

It turns out that Gu Zhishen is capable of keeping people around.

So, even he couldn't bear to part with her.

Jiang Li felt that the hand gripping her wrist was very warm, very tight, and very broad.

She blinked her long eyelashes and turned to look at the man on the sofa.

Gu Zhishen glanced at her, his expression as calm and unwavering as ever.

"Is your cold better? Is your stomachache gone?"

He spoke, his voice cool and detached, "What are you running around for?"

As soon as those few cold, hard words left her lips, Jiang Li's heart, which had been pounding wildly, suddenly shattered.

So that's what "Don't go" means.

Jiang Li took a deep breath, pulled her arm back, and smiled, "No need for Uncle to worry. The house is yours, so I won't stay here and bother you any longer."

She spoke politely, and the man stood up from the sofa. "The house is in your name, so it's not an intrusion."

Jiang Li almost forgot that when they were at the Gu residence, he had told his great-grandmother that the villa in Beishan was already in her name.

Although she didn't know when this happened, it was a property that Gu Zhishen had given her.

The house belongs to her, and she has the right to live there.

Jiang Li paused for two seconds, then said, "The house is too big; I'm not used to living alone."

"I'm moving in."

No sooner had Jiang Li finished speaking than the man replied with this remark.

She looked at him in surprise; he didn't seem to be joking.

"Uncle, I remember you said," she raised an eyebrow, "that you weren't interested in living here."

"Now I'm interested." Gu Zhishen's voice remained calm and steady, revealing no other emotions.

He then took the suitcase from Jiang Li and strode towards the elevator.

Finally, he instructed Yinming, "You can go back now."

Jiang Li stood there, staring blankly as he took his suitcase upstairs.

Gu Zhishen moved in?

Live here with her?

......

As night fell, the sound of rushing water came from the second-floor bathroom.

The man stood under the icy water, letting the cold water pour down from head to toe.

"Young Master! I lied!"

"The lady didn't die of illness; she died of poisoning!"

Mei Qiao's voice echoed in my ears, word by word.

Gu Zhishen tilted his head back, cold water streaming down his deep features.

"At that time, her symptoms were very mild, and there were no signs of poisoning. She was also depressed every day, so everyone in the Gu family thought she was suffering from emotional distress."

"At the time, the Gu family's family doctor was Professor Chen from the Central Hospital, who was also the vice president at the time. Professor Chen gave Mrs. Gu a full-body examination and did not mention any poisoning. Moreover, his diagnosis showed that Mrs. Gu had no other illnesses."

"The reason I suspect Madam suffered from chronic poisoning is because...because..."

"Because I secretly saw the lady vomit blood."

"The blood is black..."

"My husband passed away when he was young; he died from poisoning. I know his symptoms before he died... very similar to yours. I dare not say a word, nor dare I speculate. But I am certain that your wife did not die of illness, but from poisoning!"

Gu Zhishen felt cold all over; the cold water poured over him was nothing compared to the bone-chilling cold in his heart.

When Mei Qiao told him everything, he almost crushed the teacup in his hand.

Finally, he only asked Mei Qiao two questions.

"In the Gu family, who understands medical principles?"

Mei Qiao shook her head. "I really don't know."

Does Gu Yueze know about this?

Mei Qiao knelt on the ground, hesitated for a few seconds, and then nodded heavily. "Mr. Gu was always aware of Madam's health condition. But during those two years, he didn't ask many questions. He watched Madam pass away."

This final answer was like a dull knife, slowly cutting into Gu Zhishen's already numb heart.

He never cared how Gu Yueze treated him.

But he only has one mother, who was married into the Gu family by Gu Yueze, and then treated like this.

She was so young, her young life was cut short by the Gu family.

Gu Zhishen slammed his fist into the wall, hatred blazing in his eyes.

......

After a cold shower, the man casually put on a bathrobe, exuding a chilling aura.

Damp black hair fell down to her brow bone, obscuring her sharp eyes and making her appear somewhat gentler.

After changing my clothes and walking out of the bedroom, I immediately saw that the door to the bedroom opposite was open, but no one was inside.

The overhead lights downstairs were off, but the warm-colored corridor lights at the bar were on, casting a soft glow.

As soon as Gu Zhishen reached the stairs, he saw a slender figure at the bar.

She was wearing light-colored loungewear, her back to him, making clattering noises as she did something.

As Gu Zhishen gazed at that retreating figure, he suddenly recalled the events of the past two years.

Back then, no matter how late he came home, she would wait for him in the living room and leave a light on for him.

Knowing that he would be drinking at night, she would personally make him a hangover soup.

She had this habit from the moment she entered the Gu residence.

She never let the servants handle his hangover soup; she insisted on making it herself from childhood.

Later, she severed all ties with him with a single sentence and went to a foreign country.

In this villa, there was no longer a light left on for him, nor was there that familiar hangover soup.

He didn't spend a night here for two years.

That feeling of gaining something and then suddenly losing it is awful.

Just as Gu Zhishen was about to go downstairs, his phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at it and answered.

"Boss."

On the phone, Yin Ming said, "I found the man in the photo you asked me to look up. His name is Xiang Jingcheng, he's from Jingzhou, he studied law abroad, and he's a classmate of Miss Li."

The man's deep eyes were fixed on the figure standing downstairs. "Get to the point."

Yin Ming thought for a moment and picked out what he considered to be the most important point: "During my studies abroad, there was a saying circulating on campus: 'In the south there is the beautiful actress Jiang Li, and in the north there is the legal genius Xiang Jingcheng.'"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhishen's grip on his phone tightened suddenly.

"Rumor has it that he and Miss Li were a couple on campus—"

Before Yin Ming could finish speaking, Gu Zhishen cut off the call.