When prosperity eventually comes to an end, there will be neither wind nor rain.

The wind was blowing a little faster now, and their hair was entangled together, as if they were talking to each other, but their hearts were far from that.

Gu Qingzhao's eyes that could not stir up any storm in the past were now as bright as the stars, looking at her.

What was engraved in those eyes as bright as the stars was her shadow.

"Do you believe in fate?"

He raised his hand to catch the fallen leaf that fell by her ear.

This sentence kept echoing in An Ning's ears.

Do you believe in fate?

Very familiar words.

"Have we met?"

Gu Qingzhao···

She silently recited these three words in her heart. She was very sure that these three words had never appeared in her previous life.

But a strange sense of familiarity made her ask this question.

Gu Qingzhao did not answer her question, but asked another question.

"Miss An, what are you doing here this time?"

This sentence seemed to bring them back to the previous distance.

An Ning sighed and whispered in the cold wind: "The first is to apologize, and the second is to say thank you."

An Ning looked at his wrapped right hand, "Sir, is your right hand okay?"

Gu Qingzhao raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and then replied in a warm voice: "Well."

After saying that, he turned around and left, pushing open the door of the thatched house with a creak, "Miss An, come in to avoid the cold. Did you catch the cold after taking a dip in cold water last night?"

An Ning looked at his caring eyes, and suddenly her heart seemed to skip a beat.

"No."

After she returned home, she was given prescriptions to keep out the cold, so the cold water last night had no effect on her.

Gu Qingzhao looked at An Ning and said again: "Come in."

As soon as An Ning walked in, there was a warmth in the room.

"Sir, he expected me to come again."

Every time, we were informed in advance and the charcoal fire was lit in advance.

"Isn't Miss An also trying to trick Gu's heart in every possible way?"

An Ning fell silent.

She had nothing to refute, what he said was right, and she was here to apologize.

"No need to apologize."

As if he knew what she was thinking, Gu Qingzhao turned his back to her and said these four words while boiling water on the stove.

An Ning frowned, a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

After the warm tea came into her hands, she looked into his eyes and asked seriously: "So, does the word "no need to apologize" mean that you have forgiven, or..."

So far.

"No need to apologize."

The magnetic voice repeated it again intact.

"Miss An, this world is inherently black and white."

These four complicated words are either black or white.

This sentence probably means that even if he knows that she is taking advantage of him, she is still willing to do so.

"Mr. Gu's state of mind is too noble, unlike ordinary people. Mortals have love, hate, anger, and delusion, as well as six desires. Mr. Gu's character seems to transcend everything in the world."

She really wondered how there could be such a person in the world.

Gu Qingzhao asked, "How did you know I didn't have one?"

An Ning laughed out loud and opened the baggage he brought with him. Inside were three sets of Chinese medicine, a delicate porcelain bottle and some gauze.

"I don't know who Mr. Gu will bow down to in the future."

An Ning stood up and walked to the stove, poured out the remaining medicine residue in the medicine jar, put one of the medicines she had brought into the medicine jar, poured water and boiled it.

"This medicine is very useful against wind and cold. Mr. Gu will be fine after drinking it."

Although Gu Qingzhao didn't seem to be suffering from the cold, the medicine jar on the stove gave him away. The medicine residue left in the medicine jar must have been boiled last night.

Afraid that he would misunderstand, An Ning explained: "The medicine Mr. Gu drank last night can only temporarily suppress it. It will be better to drink the medicine I brewed."

An Ning tried to use a fire stick to light the firewood, but she tried several times to no avail.

When Gu Qingzhao saw this, he took the fire seal in her hand from behind.

An Ning felt the warm breath behind her and panicked for a moment.

Gu Qingzhao also immediately stepped away, with a slight blush on his face.

Thinking of yesterday...

He seemed to be calm and said: "Miss An, sit on your seat for a while."

"Oh good!"

Just like that, she sat on the small wooden stool and watched Gu Qingzhao's generous back lighting up the blazing fire.

"alright."

Gu Qingzhao sat back.

An Ning saw that the bandages on his hands were dyed black, and immediately turned around to take out the delicate porcelain bottle and gauze.

"Mr. Gu, give me your hand."

Gu Qingzhao paused for a moment, then stretched out his hand.

An Ning walked around the dirty gauze, revealing the wounds from yesterday.

Although the calluses formed, it did not affect the movement of the five fingers. Fortunately, it was just a skin injury.

"Mr. Gu, I prepared this medicine myself. It has miraculous effects on trauma."

She dipped her hands into the crystal clear ointment and applied it bit by bit on Gu Qingzhao's palms.

An Ning looked up at Gu Qingzhao from time to time, for fear of hurting him, but Gu Qingzhao's eyes were downward, and she couldn't see his expression clearly.

Finally, the medicine was applied.

The moment Gu Qingzhao raised his eyes, something gloomy suddenly appeared in his eyes that should not appear in him.

He said with a slightly hoarse voice: "Thank you."

"It's me who is grateful. If it weren't for me, how could you be hurt?"

It wasn't until the gauze was wrapped that An Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

"Take this medicine three times a day and you will be back to your original state in just seven days."

"Thank you."

Another thank you.

An Ning replied "You're welcome" and was about to get up and leave when there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong"

"Is Mr. Gu here?"

Gu Qingzhao stood up and went to open the door.

"Oh, fortunately, Mr. Gu, you are here. I came here a little early because I was afraid that Mr. Gu would go to the academy at this moment."

It turned out to be Tokuyu, the great eunuch of the imperial palace.

"Hey, Miss An... Why are you here so early in the morning?"

The house is small, and you can see the tranquility sitting there at a glance.

An Ning stood up and walked to the door, brushed out a gift and said, "Yesterday An Ning fell into the water again. Mr. Gu saved An Ning again, so he came to express his gratitude early in the morning."

"So that's it."

Why is Miss An so connected to water?

Tokuyu looked at the two people in front of him with a smile on his face, pretending that he understood.

The Holy Father was still talking about Miss An and Mr. Gu yesterday. They are talented and beautiful. If these two people get married, why worry about Mr. Gu resigning? He will have to tell His Majesty the good news when he returns later.

"Why did Eunuch De come to the humble residence?"

Gu Qingzhao's cold voice broke his fantasy.

"Oh, yes, this is business, isn't it?"

Tokuyu took out a piece of bright yellow silk from his sleeve. If that wasn't an imperial edict, what could it be?

"This is the decree of the Holy One. Congratulations to Mr. Gu on his reinstatement!"
Chapter completed!