He thought, and couldn't help but walk towards An Lan.

After hearing the footsteps behind him, An Lan suddenly came to her senses, looked away from her gaze and nodded slightly and said, "Doctor Gu, thank you."

"You're welcome." Gu Chen smiled and handed her the milk.

As his fingers touched the warm cup, An Lan's heart also warmed up.

She lowered her head and took a sip of milk. The mellow milk smell spread between her lips and teeth, touching her taste buds.

After she tasted it, she drank the milk in one go, took a sip of her lips and said, "Thank you, it's time for me to leave."

Gu Chen looked at her movements and subtle expressions and the smile on the corner of her lips deepened a little. Her inadvertent actions were like when she was young, like a little squirrel who only stole a squirrel, cautious and secretly happy.

Until her words pulled him back from the memories, Gu Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "You still have injuries on your body, it's better for me to take you to the hospital for a check-up."

"No need, a little injury is fine."

An Lan looked down at the scars on her body. This small pain was insignificant for those who had been tortured for a long time.

However, after Gu Chen heard her slightly self-deprecating words, his heart suddenly felt ache.

He frowned slightly, and said softly in his tone: "No matter whether it is a big or a small injury, it is not a small matter. If a small wound is not treated well, it will become bigger, suppurate, and even endanger your own life. Everyone has the instinct to protect themselves. It's not that you are not afraid of pain or injury, you just compress all your feelings into a corner of your heart."

"You think you won't feel it if you don't touch it and ignore it, and it will disappear. It won't, it will be like a lurking beast, waiting for the opportunity to break out of the cocoon and give you a fatal blow. An Lan, the best way to overcome pain is to face it and defeat it. I believe you have such ability."

Gentle words floated into her ears and came to her heart with a warm itchy feeling, trying to touch the secret garden she buried deep.

An Lan followed his words and when her fingers touched the secret, she shuddered and came back to her senses.

She stood up in a little panic and said, "I'm leaving."

Gu Chen stood up, sighed softly, followed her steps to the living room, stopped her and said, "You don't want to go to the hospital, I won't force you, but, do you really want to go back?"

After hearing his words, An Lan's body suddenly shook. Does she want to go back?

Feng Yu's gloomy and cold face appeared in her mind, and she subconsciously wanted to shake her head.

No, she doesn't want to go back to that hell on earth.

But, she had to go back!

"Yes, I want to go back." An Lan lowered her eyes slightly, endured the pain and fear, and replied with a slight bit of her lower lip.

Her answer was as expected by Gu Chen. He clenched his fists almost in awe, wanting to persuade her not to go back.

But, I knew it was impossible.

He tightened his fists and whispered: "Then I'll give it to you."

"No, I recognize the way, I... can go back myself."

An Lan shook her head violently, she held her hands tightly, gritting her teeth and rejecting Gu Chen's suggestions.

When she touched the secret garden just now, she suddenly remembered the tragic death of her brother, her best friend and Ling Yu's fate. The pain was deeply imprinted in her heart, and once touched, it hurt so much that she could not breathe.

She is an unknown person, and no one who approaches her ends up in a good way.
Chapter completed!