Chapter 25: Wait Until Your Body Recovers, Then We’ll Punish You
Qin Wan’s heart sank heavily.
It’s over!
Prayer failed!
Can’t dodge it; sentence is about to be pronounced!
Qin Wan frowned, his expression despondent.
He remembered Gu Xinglan saying that if he escaped again, he would break his legs.
He didn’t think for a second that he was bluffing.
When he had someone chop off that debt collector’s hand that day, he hadn’t blinked an eye.
But Qin Wan felt that if it was just breaking his legs, that was okay.
When he was caught escaping at twelve, Eldest Young Master Sheng Sinian had broken his leg.
It was just a hundred days to heal muscles and bones.
He was young; he would recover quickly.
Compared to this punishment, he was more worried that the cruel and venomous Gu Xinglan would harm Aunt Rong.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan’s heart was surrounded by biting cold, and cold sweat seeped from his forehead.
He didn’t know if there was any room for maneuvering now.
If he showed weakness and begged for mercy, could it generate a shred of pity in him?
Qin Wan slowly reached out his hand, his fingers touching Gu Xinglan’s fingers bit by bit.
Then the back of his hand.
Until he barely held onto his hand.
“Brother, I promise to be obedient in the future and won’t run away again. Can you… let Aunt Rong out?” His voice was low and soft.
Gu Xinglan looked down at the fair, delicate little hand covering his own.
A smile rippled at the corner of his lips but was suppressed by his pressed lips.
“Let her out? With you not there, let her fend for herself?”
Qin Wan: …
Right, he had overlooked that he was currently his prisoner; he wouldn’t let him out to take care of Aunt Rong.
But he suddenly realized another problem and looked up at Gu Xinglan.
“Brother, do you mean that you are currently taking care of Aunt Rong?”
Gu Xinglan snorted lightly. “Mn.”
His slightly upturned eyes lifted, his gaze revealing a trace of indifferent laziness.
“I can take good care of her, or I can take her life in minutes.”
As he spoke, he turned his head slightly to look at the person on the bed. “Qin Wan, how I treat her is up to you.”
These words were spoken lightly, but the weight was too heavy.
Pressing on Qin Wan’s heart, he felt his heart spasm.
His lips trembled slightly.
Silence for a moment.
His voice was tiny as he spoke: “I understand, Brother. I promise… to try hard to make you happy.”
This sentence was the final result of Qin Wan’s struggle with himself deep inside.
He reconciled with himself.
Reconciled with this currently servile, groveling version of himself.
No matter how much he disliked it, was unwilling, or unreconciled.
But for Aunt Rong, he only had this one path to choose.
Sure enough, hearing this, Gu Xinglan seemed very satisfied.
His lips pulled into a smile. “Good.”
“I can let her off, let her recover in peace, and live a quiet life. However, your punishment cannot be waived.”
His voice sounded gentle, even containing some laughter.
But it made Qin Wan’s small face turn white.
He had long learned from Gu Xinglan what a “dagger hidden in a smile” meant.
Qin Wan lowered his small head, shrinking into the thin quilt.
He dared not answer.
Looking at his cowardly little appearance, Gu Xinglan felt a sense of pleasure.
He thought for a moment.
“However, you just got poisoned and your body is weak. If I punish you now, can you take it?” He seemed to be discussing it with him.
Qin Wan immediately shook his head desperately. “Can’t take it, Brother, I can’t take it!”
Gu Xinglan felt that teasing Qin Wan was truly a very interesting thing.
Just like now, he knew Qin Wan obviously felt he had grabbed a life-saving straw and thought he might let him off.
Gu Xinglan’s face was gentle. “Then recover your body first.”
Qin Wan’s eyes lit up, his expression full of joy. “Mn, mn!”
Gu Xinglan: “Wait until your body recovers, then we’ll punish you.”
Qin Wan: …
The spirit that had just perked up collapsed again instantly.
Gu Xinglan leaned down. “What, unhappy?”
Qin Wan shook his head slightly. “No.”
Gu Xinglan’s beautiful eyes narrowed, the color bewitching and wicked.
He spoke slowly: “Qin Wan, you don’t think that after you escaped and caused such a big commotion, I would easily let you off, do you?”
Qin Wan’s small face looked even more despondent.
Gu Xinglan let out a muffled laugh.
He stared at his slightly pale lips.
Subconsciously pressed his tongue against his cheek.
Qin Wan noticed where his gaze landed, and his heart lifted a few degrees again.
This mad dog of a man wouldn’t be wanting to play “hospital ward play,” would he?
Simply dared not imagine!
Qin Wan’s body tensed up.
“Brother, I’m a little… a little dizzy…” he whispered.
“I don’t know if the snake venom hasn’t been cleared up!”
Hearing this, Gu Xinglan frowned slightly.
He reached out to test the temperature on his forehead.
Although not high, he still immediately pressed the call bell at the head of the bed.
A moment later, the Dean brought three doctors and nurses running in.
“President Gu, does Mr. Qin have any problems?” The Dean bowed slightly and asked.
“He’s a little dizzy. Is there residual toxin?” Gu Xinglan looked displeased, his handsome brows knitting tight.
The Dean hurriedly shook his head. “Impossible, President Gu! Please rest assured, our serum is very effective.”
“Mr. Qin’s dizziness is a normal phenomenon. After resting for a day or two, the symptoms will be alleviated.”
Because Gu Xinglan had a mountain villa in the area, St. Ann Hospital stocked general anti-venom serum year-round.
After Gu Xinglan took the CEO position, to curry favor, the Dean had specially imported a batch of more effective serum.
Just in case.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy now.
So the Dean was very confident in his antidote serum.
Gu Xinglan nodded slightly.
He looked at Qin Wan on the bed again.
He placed the two “little yellow books” on the bedside table.
“Rest well, don’t make trouble.” The corner of his lip hooked slightly. “Also, study seriously.”
Leaving a sentence and two books, he turned and walked toward the ward door.
The observant Dean let the three medical staff stay and hurried to follow out of the ward himself.
He knew clearly that this Mr. Qin, who had been bitten by a snake, meant something extraordinary to his boss.
The look of panic on the boss’s face when he delivered the person at noon was enough to explain everything.
Although he was far from the boss and didn’t have much contact, he had heard about this new master.
Someone who could make him so nervous and caring must be special.
He knew that if he served this Little Mr. Qin well, future promotion and wealth would just be a word from the boss.
Closing the ward door, Gu Xinglan looked at the Dean.
“How many days until discharge?”
The Dean piled up smiles. “At most three days to fully recover.”
Gu Xinglan nodded slightly and instructed, “Take good care of him.”
The Dean immediately answered, “President Gu, put your heart at rest! I will definitely take care of Mr. Qin thoroughly!”
Gu Xinglan: “Make the nutritional meal plan a bit more refined; don’t let him get thin.”
“Mn, mn! Definitely, definitely! In three days, I will definitely hand over a white, chubby, lively Little Mr. Qin to you!”
Gu Xinglan smiled almost imperceptibly.
White and chubby was unlikely.
As long as he didn’t get thinner, it would be fine.
He gave a “mn,” glanced back toward the ward, and then turned to leave.
In the following three days, Qin Wan lived comfortably.
Doctors, nurses, and gold-medal caregivers circled around him.
However, happy days always pass in a rush.
At dusk on the third day, Gu Xinglan came to collect the person.
The ward door opened, and the handsome, heroic man walked in.
His deep, long phoenix eyes seemed to contain a smile as he narrowed them slightly.
Stopping at a distance neither far nor near, looking at Qin Wan.
“Come here, Qin Wan.” As he spoke, he extended a hand toward him.
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