In a drowsy state, Bo Xiyun also noticed that there was someone else by his bedside, and it didn't seem to be senior Gu.
However, the young boy's energy was at its limit, and he couldn't hold on any longer. He ended up sleeping with his palm against the firm and powerful arm, engulfed in a warm feeling.
He slept soundly through the night.
When he woke up again, it was already morning.
Bo Xiyun felt somewhat groggy after sleeping the night, though it wasn't a deep sleep, he had still managed to get a good rest.
As he opened his eyes, the dizziness and nausea from before had noticeably subsided.
However...
The young boy silently blinked his long and curled eyelashes.
Senior Gu was gone.
The one who had been there last night, young master Gu, was also missing. The room was now empty, with only Bo Xiyun inside.
The curtain by the bed had been slightly pulled back, leaving a half-meter-wide gap facing the closed door of the ward.
It seemed to be for the convenience of glancing at the person on the bed when entering the room.
Bo Xiyun lifted his hand to open the curtain, and he realized that he was in a double room. However, the bed next to him was empty, making it similar to a single room.
"Are you awake?"
The person entering the room was Gu Sheng, who smiled and asked, "Did you sleep well?"
Gu Sheng brought breakfast in a thermos, knowing that Bo Xiyun woke up early, and they still had about an hour before the high-speed train departure, enough time to have a meal.
However, Gu Sheng also didn't know the whereabouts of the other two.
"Speaking of which, where are Yi Zhongshen and my brother? I didn't see them, but they should be here soon, right?"
Last night, as soon as Gu Sheng left the ward, he started preparing porridge for delivery. When he returned after completing the task according to his brother's instructions, he saw his brother and Yi Zhongshen talking in a corner of the ward corridor.
The two seemed to be discussing something, which made Gu Sheng quite curious. He knew that Yi Zhongshen was always reticent, and his brother was not a talkative person either.
With just one glance from his brother, he could make people shudder in fear.
So, what could these two talk about when they were together?
But Gu Sheng's curiosity didn't get satisfied. He quickly arranged to stay with Bo Xiyun in the ward, and he also stayed overnight in the neighboring bed.
It was strange because originally Yi Zhongshen said he would stay the night, but for some reason, Gu Sheng didn't see him back.
The same was true for his brother.
When Gu Sheng woke up early, he found that both of them were not there.
It wasn't until Gu Sheng and Bo Xiyun left the hospital and were ready to board the high-speed train that they finally saw Yi Zhongshen and Gu Zeng.
Although Gu Zeng was busy with work, he managed to squeeze out two days off to accompany his younger brother back.
He also followed along on this high-speed train journey.
The four of them were all in the business class, and they went directly to the first carriage.
After boarding, Bo Xiyun noticed that their seating arrangement seemed a bit strange.
In the business class, there were two people seated together in one row. Bo Xiyun's seat number was next to Gu Sheng's, while the elder brother's seat was adjacent to senior Yi.
However, the four seats were not in the same row; instead, they were divided into the left-top and right-bottom corners.
Although there were not many seats in the business class, they ended up being separated into two distant rows.
Bo Xiyun didn't understand why they were seated so far apart, especially when there were not many passengers in the carriage. He turned his head curiously to look back a few times.
But the high backrest of the business class seats prevented Bo Xiyun from seeing senior Yi's face. He could only see the two guys sitting together.
As the high-speed train started, Bo Xiyun returned to his seat and asked Gu Sheng, "Do senior Yi and your brother get along well?"
Gu Sheng was also a bit puzzled and replied, "I didn't think so before, and they didn't have much interaction."
But Gu Sheng did feel that the current seating arrangement was quite good— at least he didn't have to sit with his brother and worry about getting scolded.
Halfway through the journey, Bo Xiyun was looking out the window, and suddenly, a bottle of milk appeared in front of him. He looked up and saw Yi Zhongshen standing behind his seat, holding the milk.
Bo Xiyun smiled, took off his earphones, and turned to face Yi Zhongshen, reaching out to accept the milk. "Thank you, senior."
The bottle was still warm, indicating that it was just heated.
Gu Sheng, sitting next to him, naturally noticed their familiar friend.
Since Yi Zhongshen's seat was on the inside, Gu Sheng also turned around and saw that his brother's seat was empty, probably because he went to answer a phone call.
Bo Xiyun twisted open the bottle cap, took a sip, and found the milk to be rich and flavorful. He couldn't help but close his eyes contentedly.
Still concerned about the senior's condition, Bo Xiyun curiously looked at Yi Zhongshen's neck and asked, "Is this a 'medicine' patch?"
Before getting on the car, Bo Xiyun noticed the difference on Yi Zhongshen's neck, where the obvious bruise had been covered with a bandage, extending all the way to his jaw.
Yi Zhongshen nodded in response.
Gu Sheng knew about it and said, "Yes, we just found a retired national expert who specializes in treating this kind of injury. He's quite well-known, and the results are fast."
Bo Xiyun felt relieved and said, "That's great."
Yi Zhongshen remained silent but gently wiped a drop of water on the young man's jaw with his fingertip.
Bo Xiyun found it a bit ticklish and smiled, saying, "Experts are definitely more effective than me."
Yi Zhongshen paused and didn't say anything, but Gu Sheng spoke up, "By the way, it was about the stress and the need for you to massage him last night. I thought Yi Zhongshen's condition was quite serious, so I urgently sought the help of this national expert."
Hearing this, Bo Xiyun, holding a carton of milk, couldn't help but sigh, "Wow... Gu ge and the senior have a pretty good relationship."
Gu Sheng agreed with a nod.
"..."
Yi Zhongshen fell silent.
After a while, when Bo Xiyun finished drinking the small bottle of milk, Yi Zhongshen returned to his seat, taking the empty bottle with him. Gu Sheng received a phone call and went out near the restroom to answer it. The call was about Gu Sheng's busy night.
Standing by the window of the train car, watching the vast wilderness speeding by, Gu Sheng responded with a few low sounds during the call.
Once the call ended, Gu Sheng turned around and was surprised to see Bo Xiyun coming out of the restroom. He couldn't help but say, "...Hey?"
Bo Xiyun had just washed his hands, and his fingertips were still slightly wet as he used a tissue to wipe them. He tilted his head at the sound and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Sheng shook his head. Bo Xiyun hesitated before asking in a soft voice, "Is it related to the Liu family?"
Bo Xiyun apologized, "I didn't mean to overhear your phone conversation."
Gu Sheng waved it off and responded, "Actually, I was just guessing. When I was on the phone, I mentioned a few things about the Liu family."
Bo Xiyun continued, "Based on what the Liu family said about buying people for eight or nine yuan, it seems to involve human trafficking, which is illegal, right?"
Gu Sheng's expression became somewhat complicated.
In fact, the situation with the Liu family was not difficult to deduce, and Gu Sheng was aware of it. The child was very intelligent.
However, hearing such calm words from the child, Gu Sheng couldn't help but feel a bit bitter in his heart.
The person bought for eight or nine yuan, as mentioned by Bo Xiyun, was himself.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Sheng finally said, "Yes, the call I just received was about that. The Liu family has three people detained."
The Liu family had deliberately leaked information using the words "eight or nine yuan" to disgust Bai Gelei.
By making Bai Gelei feel humiliated and deceived, they implied that the child he had raised for years was nothing but a beggar, and the Liu family had intentionally haggled down the price to single digits, making the child seem worthless.
However, by doing so, the Liu family also exposed their involvement in the transaction, and the news spread widely, resulting in a "negative social impact." Besides, the Liu family was being closely monitored by Bai Gelei's legal team, so they were swiftly detained.
"Before this incident, the Liu family made a living by running a restaurant in the neighboring city. When Bai Gelei forcibly took Bai Xiu back from the Liu family, many people sympathized with them, believing that Bai Gelei had been oppressing and harming his former father-in-law. Some customers even went out of their way to support the Liu family's business."
"But after this revelation came out, people's perception of the Liu family changed. They faced criticism from passersby, and their restaurant's business started declining rapidly," Gu Sheng explained.
After a few more days of Bai Gelei's pressure, it was likely that the Liu family wouldn't be able to hold on anymore.
Gu Sheng didn't tell Bo Xiyun too much about the situation.
In fact, there was much more dirty information he received, but Gu Sheng had no intention of sharing it with Bo Xiyun.
The child should focus on doing what he likes and never again be subjected to malicious harm.
After a brief chat, the two returned to the business car.
As soon as they sat down, Bo Xiyun's phone vibrated a few times. He opened it and found a message from Xu Xinyi.
News about the incident last night had spread to Bo Xiyun's family, but the attempted confinement of Bai Xiu had not been publicized. The outside world only knew that there seemed to be some conflict between the two.
However, Xu Xinyi had never had a good impression of Bai Xiu, and she expressed it directly in her message.
["Does Bai Xiu have some ulterior motives towards you? I feel like that person is a bit possessive."]
["I always feel that he's not sincere towards anyone, and even if he likes someone, it might be driven by ulterior motives."]
However, Xu Xinyi didn't mean to pry into other people's privacy. She just briefly warned Bo Xiyun to be careful.
Bao Xiyun replied with a ["thank you"] to Xu Xinyi for her concern.
However, he didn't need to worry too much.
Bai Xiu was still in custody at the police station.
As they continued chatting, Xu Xinyi mentioned something that surprised Bo Xiyun.
"I still think it's better to have feelings like the ones you have for senior Yi," Xu Xinyi said, "Because when you like someone, it can make you become a better person."
Bo Xiyun was taken aback and asked, ["Like?..."]
Xu Xinyi quickly responded,
[ "Yes, didn't you like him before?"]
Bo Xiyun was still unable to react properly, asking, ["Who... me?"]
His response left Xu Xinyi puzzled.
["What's wrong? Didn't you say you don't reject liking someone?"]
Bo Xiyun took a moment to calm down and instinctively turned to look in the direction of Yi Zhongshen's seat. Halfway through the turn, he stopped.
He pursed his lips and quickly sent a reply.
[I wanted to ask, why do you think I like the senior?]
[Isn't it true?]
Bo Xiyun recalled something, and just as he was about to reply, he realized that if Xu Xinyi thought he liked Yi Zhongshen because of the photos he kept, it must be a misunderstanding, probably spread as a rumor by Bai Song and Hu Peng.
But Xu Xinyi replied again.
[Back when you were in the competition team, you were always together with senior Yi, and you kept those draft papers he wrote, right?]
Bo Xiyun was taken aback.
Instantly, he remembered those carefully preserved draft papers.
But that was... just for teasing, right?
Xu Xinyi also seemed hesitant.
[Did I misunderstand something?]
[But not only me, at that time in the competition team, many people thought you two would become a couple soon based on how you interacted...]
However, Xu Xinyi knew Bo Xiyun's situation and understood that he wouldn't be in a relationship with anyone.
[Of course, I know your thoughts. You're not ready to accept anyone's affection.]
[That's why I said, Xiyun, your situation might be one-sided love.]
[One-sided love—there's still the "love" aspect, right?]
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Tn: Xu Xinyi is the perfect wing man. you go girl!!