The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 655 - 617 Antidote

Gu Yanjing arranged everything in the study, then returned to the bedroom.

Qiao Yuxian hadn’t eaten lunch yet, so he planned to wake her up to eat something.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Yuxian was already awake when he returned to the bedroom, leaning against the headboard, holding her phone with a dazed expression, seemingly lost and not yet back to herself.

"Awake?" Gu Yanjing approached and looked at her dazed face.

"The phone ringing woke me up," Qiao Yuxian said while shaking her phone.

Gu Yanjing noticed something was off about her and touched her face, asking, "What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Now, any slight anomaly in Qiao Yuxian made him concerned about her well-being.

"No," Qiao Yuxian lowered her gaze and stroked her phone a couple of times before looking up at Gu Yanjing, "Yan Ting is coming over."

"Hmm?" Gu Yanjing didn’t understand what she meant.

"Yan Ting..." Qiao Yuxian furrowed her eyebrows and paused for two seconds before saying weakly, "He said he got the antidote and is bringing it over."

Gu Yanjing’s pupils trembled, his mind went blank for a moment, and although his voice wasn’t loud, it broke: "What?"

"Yan Ting said he got the antidote and is coming over," Qiao Yuxian repeated.

After replaying the words in his mind several times, Gu Yanjing’s hands were shaking a bit. He squatted down, holding Qiao Yuxian’s hand, and after a while, managed to ask two words: "Antidote?"

Seeing his reaction, Qiao Yuxian touched his face and said, "Yes. But he also said he wants domestic experts to verify it, although he mentioned a ninety percent probability it’s the antidote."

Gu Yanjing stared blankly at Qiao Yuxian, lost for a while.

He appeared to be in a system crash, motionless.

Qiao Yuxian poked his face softly and called him: "Honey."

Gu Yanjing blinked twice, coming back to his senses, "Are you sure?"

"That’s what Yan Ting said," Qiao Yuxian replied.

Gu Yanjing asked again, "Is it the antidote?"

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "There’s a high chance it’s the antidote."

Gu Yanjing’s breath was somewhat unsteady, his face cold as he felt dazed. At this moment, his brain seemed to stop functioning.

He felt like he had many questions to ask but suddenly didn’t know where to start.

His mind was left with just the word ’antidote.’

After a while, he managed to ask, "Where was it found?"

"He didn’t say," Qiao Yuxian replied, "He just told me he found the antidote and is coming over. I asked about the rest, but he didn’t explain. Said we’ll talk more when he arrives."

Gu Yanjing raised his gaze to her, silent for a long time.

Qiao Yuxian seemed to understand his meaning and said, "Whether it’s the antidote or not, we have to wait until he comes. Don’t get your hopes up too high, in case..."

Gu Yanjing’s eyes trembled again, lowering his gaze without speaking. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Qiao Yuxian leaned closer to him, looking at him, "Mr. Gu, it’s still a sign of hope, isn’t it?"

Upon hearing the word ’antidote,’ he was too excited, but now he was slowly regaining his senses, his brain starting to function.

"Yes." Gu Yanjing held her hand.

Qiao Yuxian looked at the wound on the back of his hand, gently touched the skin near the wound, and then raised her gaze to his eyes, "Mr. Gu, what are you thinking?"

Gu Yanjing also looked into her eyes, and after a moment, leaned in and kissed her eye, "I hope the antidote is real."

After two seconds, Qiao Yuxian’s eyes curved slightly, then her voice suddenly lowered, "So... you released the news about exchanging the Peace Pendant for the antidote?"

Gu Yanjing’s pupils trembled again, this time with a bit of guilt.

"Hmm?" Seeing him silent, Qiao Yuxian leaned closer, staring at him.

Gu Yanjing coughed softly, having not expected her to find out so quickly, "Hungry?"

Qiao Yuxian lightly raised her left eyebrow, "Though I was asleep, I know everything about your actions."

Just after hanging up the phone with Yan Ting, she checked her phone messages and saw the one Dubhe sent her.

Gu Yanjing tried to avoid her gaze, but Qiao Yuxian cupped his face, "Look at me."

Gu Yanjing remained still.

Qiao Yuxian smiled at him again, "Gu Yanjing, I have one thing to say."

"Hmm." Gu Yanjing listened.

Qiao Yuxian said, "Never let me affect your judgment."

Gu Yanjing looked at her in silence.

"Understand?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Alright." Gu Yanjing agreed.

Qiao Yuxian smiled and kissed the corner of his mouth, "I’m hungry."

"I’ll call Aunt Qin," Gu Yanjing said.

"Okay."

...

At four in the afternoon, Qiao Lech was waiting at the gate of Qiao Zhiang’s school.

In the middle of winter, Qiao Lech stood at the entrance, staring in a daze at the direction of the gate. Chen Hui went with Qiao Yu to attend a birthday party; they went at noon and will return in the evening.

She specifically instructed her to pick up Qiao Zhiang.

Even though she was wearing a down jacket, the cold quickly seeped through after standing outside for a few minutes.

Qiao Lech’s face was red from the cold, yet she was dazed, seemingly oblivious to the cold.

In the morning, she met with Lin Huai Shu.

Lin Huai Shu explained Qiao Yuxian’s situation to her.

She had sensed something was amiss.

She realized it had been a long time since she last saw Qiao Yuxian, and when she planned to visit the Gu Mansion, Lin Huai Shu always found excuses to hold her back, and Qiao Yuxian’s messages were often delayed.

But when Lin Huai Shu told her, it felt like someone punched her hard in the chest.

She was in pain, unable to breathe.

For a while, it felt like her soul was being pulled out. Qiao Lech experienced a blank memory, feeling empty-headed.

By the time she heard Lin Huai Shu’s comforting voice, she realized her face was covered in tears.

She wanted to be strong.

She can’t do anything, can’t help at all. She didn’t want to add chaos when she wasn’t of any use to Qiao Yuxian or everyone.

She could feel Lin Huai Shu’s exhaustion and didn’t want him spending time managing her emotions.

So, after coming to her senses, she forcibly gathered her almost collapsed emotions together.

Crying was useless, only making herself more upset, and unsettling those around her.

No matter what, the support of the Qiao Family couldn’t fall.

Lin Huai Shu stayed with her for a long time, and after returning her home, accompanied her for a while more to ensure she was stable before leaving.

He went straight from the Qiao Family to the airport, heading to M Continent.

Qiao Lech stared straight at the school gate.

Qiao Zhiang’s small figure appeared in her view, but she didn’t react.

Until Qiao Zhiang was suddenly blocked by someone, she quickly came to her senses and immediately walked towards Qiao Zhiang.

The driver and bodyguard behind her saw her quick pace and ran ahead of her towards Qiao Zhiang.

"Qiao Shuning, don’t touch him!" Qiao Lech shouted first across the distance.