For a moment, there was only the sound of crackling firewood on the fire and the sound of the north wind whistling outside the cave.
Zhou Zhiyuan never thought that such words would come from Gu Ning's mouth.
Even with the grace of saving her life, she was able to pass it easily.
This - it's not Gu Ning at all.
Zhou Zhiyuan was silent for a long time. After a while, he pursed his thin lips tightly and said, "No!"
These three words are extremely sharp.
When you leave the cave, treat yourself like a stranger!?
Gu Ning don’t even think about it!
Gu Ning frowned and glanced at him, "Oh."
Immediately, she stopped looking at the other person's face and closed her eyes to rest.
The whole person was huddled in that military coat.
In this cold cave, only that military coat could give her the only warmth.
The word "oh" made Zhou Zhiyuan a little confused. He originally thought that after he refused, Gu Ning would resist as fiercely as before.
But no.
What does it mean when there is only one word?
Zhou Zhiyuan stared at Gu Ning, who was curled up in his coat, and fell into deep thought.
He cleared his voice and said, "Gu Ning, can we have a good talk?"
It's not a problem that they continue to be in a stalemate like this.
Gu Ning turned over and gave him the back of her head.
Zhou Zhiyuan pursed his lips, added firewood, and asked, "Did you get any wounds when you fell?"
Gu Ning burrowed a little deeper into the coat, leaving only a piece of black and fluffy hair sticking out.
Zhou Zhiyuan said, "Gu Ning, are you hungry?"
Gu Ning stuck her butt out towards him.
Just didn't answer.
She didn't want to talk to Zhou Zhiyuan.
Zhou Zhiyuan was a little at a loss. He calmed down for a moment and then left the cave.
As soon as he left, Gu Ning immediately sat up and looked over. She was a little scared, being alone in the cave.
But Zhou Zhiyuan, who had already reached the door, seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. A deep voice came from the entrance of the cave, "I'm going to look for food."
He came out in a hurry and left many things on top before coming down to rescue people.
However, relying on such a big mountain will not starve people to death.
Gu Ning snorted and wanted to say, who knows where you are going, but her stomach started to growl, so she didn't say anything.
She subconsciously touched the shriveled Wu Zang Temple. She had eaten a meal when she went out in the morning.
Until now.
Gu Ning sighed, unable to sleep.
What is this!
She didn't know what to do with Zhou Zhiyuan.
Because, with the identity of her savior, she wanted to be powerful, but she couldn't be ruthless even if she wanted to be ruthless.
After thinking about it, Gu Ning fell asleep again. When she woke up, she was woken up by a burst of fragrance.
The whole cave is filled with the smell of barbecue.
She opened her eyes, sniffed, and followed the smell.
I saw a barbecue with golden flesh on the bonfire?
Perhaps when the roasting reaches the most critical stage, the whole meat is sizzling with oil, and drops of golden oil drip into the fire with a tingling sound.
Gu Ning could even clearly see the browned skin!
It must be delicious!
She swallowed subconsciously.
This movement seemed to disturb Zhou Zhiyuan, or in other words, Zhou Zhiyuan noticed it from the moment Gu Ning woke up.
He turned the barbecue in his hand and said to Gu Ning, "Drink some water first, then come over and eat, then take a nap after eating. We will set off at four o'clock tomorrow morning."
Gu Ning was not stubborn. She hummed and climbed up slowly. Only then did she realize that there was a lot of water in the makeshift wooden bowl on the side.
Still smoking.
Gu Ning, "?"
Is this hot water?
She subconsciously looked at Zhou Zhiyuan. Zhou Zhiyuan seemed to be aware of her confusion. The corners of his lips curled up. Under the light of the fire, his tough and stern face softened for a rare moment.
"Freshly burned."
The bowl was also temporarily cut.
Gu Ning was a little surprised. She picked up the bowl and looked at it for a moment. This bowl was very well-cut. It could be said that it was no different from the wooden bowls sold outside.
When did Zhou Zhiyuan still have craftsmanship?
Seeing that Gu Ning was rarely interested, Zhou Zhiyuan explained in a hoarse voice while turning the barbecue in his hand, "I once went on a mission and worked as an apprentice with an old carpenter."
Gu Ning took a sip of hot water and felt comfortable all over.
How happy it is to be in this cold winter weather!
Perhaps because there was hot water to drink, she looked over with a rare good-nature.
Under the firelight, a pair of clear eyes looked at him like this.
The man's Adam's apple rolled and his voice was low, "That old carpenter is a foreigner. In order to steal information, he has been hiding in our country for twenty years, pretending to be an ordinary carpenter in the alley. But in fact, during these twenty years,
, he sent out thousands of messages and betrayed many people in the organization."
"Although he didn't kill anyone, many people died because of him."
And he was not the only one who sneaked into the carpenter's shop, but he was the only one who killed the other party.
Gu Ning suddenly fell silent. Their so-called stable life was just that there were people in front of them, resisting the wind and snow for them, and leaving their lives with blood and tears.
Zhou Zhiyuan said she was silent, so he tore off one of the rabbit legs in his hand and gave it to her, "Are you scared?"
he asked.
Gu Ning took the rabbit leg and shook his head, "Does this happen often?"
Zhou Zhiyuan paused for a moment and said, "Quite a few."
"Thanks."
Gu Ning whispered again.
Zhou Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, but soon understood the meaning of Gu Ning's thank you. He smiled and said, "This is what each of us should do."
Gu Ning hummed, and the atmosphere suddenly became silent.
She silently bit into the rabbit leg. Zhou Zhiyuan's craftsmanship was very good. The rabbit meat was crispy and crispy. When she bit into it, it left a fragrant aroma in her mouth.
Before she finished finishing, she saw Zhou Zhiyuan handing over the bowl again and said, "Eat slowly."
Gu Ning looked at the bowl of hot water, suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhou Zhiyuan.
Under the firelight, Zhou Zhiyuan has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, straight facial features, broad shoulders, thin waist and long legs. Everything about him is perfect.
It is precisely because of perfection that people are confused.
Gu Ning asked unconsciously, "Why did you give up on me in the first place?"
While on the bridge pier.
Why should you give up on her?
Gu Ning didn't understand. Before that, she thought they had the best relationship.
Even if she didn't conquer Zhou Zhiyuan, she should be different to Zhou Zhiyuan.
However, the facts gave her a hard slap in the face.
The so-called difference is just her self-deception.
Zhou Zhiyuan paused. He did not expect that Gu Ning would ask such a question at such a time.
He put down the bowl in his hand and answered seriously, "If I said I was protecting you, would you believe it?"
Gu Ning shook his head.
At that moment of life and death, it is the most real reaction of a person.
Zhou Zhiyuan whispered, "After I rescued Yao Huiru, she suffered sixteen counterattacks within a month."
Gu Ning raised his head in surprise, "What?"
"The loan shark case involves so much more than you can imagine."
Zhou Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, "You and Yao Huiru were kidnapped because the other party wanted to deal with me."
"They wanted me to quit before the difficulties, and they didn't want me to continue investigating the case."
And his choice is also crucial.
If she had chosen Gu Ning at that time, it would have meant that she would have suffered all the counterattacks from the people behind the loan shark case.
She is different from Yao Huiru.
Gu Ning is just a daughter of an ordinary family, and those people are becoming more and more unscrupulous.
But Yao Huiru was still focused on the identity of the hostess of the Zhou family and a family member of the martyr.
Even so, she still received various attacks.
If he had chosen Gu Ning at that time, Gu Ning would not have met him thirteen times, but maybe twenty-three or thirty-three times.
Gu Ning fell silent for a moment. She felt that this answer was a bit ridiculous, "So, you gave up on me to save me?"
Zhou Zhiyuan nodded.
Gu Ning, "Impossible? How is it possible?"
She was reluctant to believe this result.
Zhou Zhiyuan, “I don’t have to lie to you——”
"Ning Ning."
This time, when he called Ning Ning, his voice was forbearing and hoarse.
Gu Ning had a headache. She even lost her appetite. "I want to think about it. I want to think about it carefully."
Zhou Zhiyuan didn't make things difficult for her, but acted like a knight when Gu Ning lay down.
He continued to hold the clothes and bake them, fulfilling his duties and responsibilities.
Gu Ning was actually not asleep. All she could think about was Zhou Zhiyuan's words.
She doesn't quite understand.
Why did Zhou Zhiyuan make such a choice?
Could it be that, in his eyes, she is more important than his sister-in-law, Yao Huiru?
Gu Ning was not sure.
He seemed to know what she was thinking.
Zhou Zhiyuan only needed one glance to give an accurate answer, "You are more important than my sister-in-law Yao Huiru."
When the answer comes.
Gu Ning was a little at a loss. She put herself into the military coat like an ostrich.
As if you can escape everything this way.
…
Five o'clock in the morning.
While Gu Ning was still sleeping, Zhou Zhiyuan had already heated up hot water and wiped Gu Ning's face with the handkerchief on his body.
Alternating between hot and cold.
Gu Ning woke up completely.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a serious and handsome face, Zhou Zhiyuan?
Gu Ning was at a loss for a moment before the thoughts in his brain returned, "Are you leaving?"
She didn't mention yesterday's topic.
That is an unsolvable question.
Her current sense of Zhou Zhiyuan is also very complicated.
Zhou Zhiyuan hummed, took his hand back calmly, wrung out the handkerchief, and handed it to her, "Let's go now. We can meet the rescue team at six o'clock."
If you go out early, they will be less in danger.
There is never a day when mountains are closed due to heavy snowfall.
After Gu Ning wiped her face with the handkerchief, she realized later that it was a hot handkerchief?
She paused her hands and closed her eyes. In such a difficult environment, she could still wipe her face with a hot handkerchief, which made her very sleepy.
Gu Ning, "You got up early?"
"It's not too early."
In fact, he stayed with her all night long.
Sleeping in the wild is far more dangerous than Gu Ning imagined.
The wolves have not yet been dealt with.
However, Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want to talk more on this topic. He handed her the roasted cotton coat and said, "Put it on, let's set off now."
Gu Ning hummed, and when she put on her cotton-padded clothes, she was surprised to find.
Cotton clothes are also hot.
Warm.
Wearing it on your body will make your whole body warm.
Gu Ning paused for a moment. She glanced at the fire, which was already covered with a thick layer of ashes.
She lowered her eyes and said, "I'm fine."
On the other side, Zhou Zhiyuan was waiting for Gu Ning's words. He turned around, paralyzed Gu Ning on the ground, and picked up the military coat that he used as a quilt and bedding.
I patted the dust on one side and put it on.
Then he turned around and walked out of the cave.
Once out.
Gu Ning could feel a gust of cold wind, cutting into his face like a knife, biting to the bone.
There are simply two different things between this cave and the outside.
Gu Ning shuddered subconsciously.
Zhou Zhiyuan jumped down. He half-crouched on the slope and said to Gu Ning, "Come up."
Gu Ning lowered his head and saw that broad and steady back.
She was silent for a moment.
"You have an injury on your foot. If you don't want to lose it, it's best to come up."
Zhou Zhiyuan is always like this.
He obviously meant well, but his words were harsh.
It's hard to accept.
Gu Ning pursed her lips, "Even if you carry me, we still haven't reconciled."
"yes!"
Zhou Zhiyuan answered neatly.
With this answer, Gu Ning jumped onto Zhou Zhiyuan's back and had to say.
Zhou Zhiyuan's back really feels safe and the most important thing is warm.
As soon as I put it on it, it was like being pressed against a hot path, and the cold air that had been coming from my body dissipated a lot.
Gu Ning put her hands around Zhou Zhiyuan's neck, which was his most vulnerable place.
He was stiff at first and then relaxed quickly.
However, Gu Ning suddenly said, "I believe what you said."
People like Zhou Zhiyuan are extremely defensive, and the location of the aorta in the neck is a critical lifeline for him.
However, when Gu Ning raised his hand before, he deliberately scratched it with his nails. He just froze for a moment without any reaction.
This is enough.
It was enough for Gu Ning to know her place in Zhou Zhiyuan's heart.
Zhou Zhiyuan was a little confused, but after a moment, he understood instantly.
I noticed the light weight on my back and my soft body.
Zhou Zhiyuan pursed his lips and said, "Hold on tight, I'm ready to go."
After getting a response.
The man was like a cheetah in the forest, rushing out like an arrow.
Gradually disappeared deep into the forest.
But the snow that originally stopped started to fall again.
Not long.
Gu Ning noticed that the man had a gray head. She raised her hand and wanted to pat it, but she remembered something and suddenly said, "Zhou Zhiyuan, do you think this counts as our gray hair?"
In the cold wind.
Zhou Zhiyuan was running very fast. He didn't hear clearly and subconsciously asked, "What?"
"nothing?"
Gu Ning felt that he must have gone crazy to think about such boring questions.
She lowered her head and looked at the man's strong figure, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart.
…
Outside the mountains.
Gu Jianshe didn't sleep all night, and he appeared again at the location where Gu Ning fell early in the morning.
He is testing the ropes.
Once Zhou Zhiyuan left and there was no news, he would go down alone.
However, when he was about to go down, he was suddenly blocked by Song Yuan, "Comrade Gu, there is news about Gu Ning."