Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Mr. Gu, I really miss you

    Mrs. He saw that the young master was worried about Jun Xi and decided to exaggerate a bit, saying, "Jun Xi’s health hasn’t been too good recently."

    Gu Yikun’s heart was gripped with concern, and he asked urgently, "What’s wrong with her health?"

    Mrs. He sighed, lowered her voice, and said, "Madam told me not to talk too much. Young master, please don’t mention this to her. Jun Xi accompanied Madam to the hospital for a check-up a couple of days ago, and was almost pushed down the stairs by Lv Jing. Fortunately, she only got some scrapes on her hands and feet, nothing major."

    Gu Yikun’s deep eyes were filled with turbulent emotions as he asked in a low voice, "Are you sure it was Lv Jing who pushed her?"

    Mrs. He replied, "Jun Xi didn’t admit it, but I heard Young Master Yue mention it. Young Master Yue found Lv Jing’s work badge by the stairs. How could it be such a coincidence?" She thought to herself that she had thought Lv Jing was a well-behaved person before, but it turned out she was so ruthless.

    Gu Yikun stayed silent for a while, so Mrs. He said, "Jun Xi has been resting at home for the past two days. Should I have her come to the phone?"

    Gu Yikun wanted to refuse, but couldn’t control his mouth, "Let her come to the phone."

    Mrs. He hurried upstairs, "Young master, wait a moment, Jun Xi is in her room editing photos!"

    An Junxi was changing her clothes, planning to go out. She was getting a big bookshelf for her study and planned to move it in the next few days.

    She had just taken off her pajamas when she heard Mrs. He’s voice from outside the door, "Jun Xi, may I come in?"

    Mrs. He seemed to have something urgent. An Junxi remembered that her room wasn’t locked and was about to say not to come in, but Mrs. He had already pushed the door open and walked in.

    She quickly turned her back to Mrs. He, "Mrs. He, I..."

    Mrs. He suddenly shouted loudly, "Oh my! What’s with the scar on your back?"

    Mrs. He walked over in a fuss, while An Junxi felt extremely embarrassed. She wasn’t wearing anything on her upper body!

    She crossed her arms over her chest and quickly pulled the bedsheet to cover herself, blushing, "Mrs. He, keep it down!"

    Mrs. He then covered her mouth. She glanced at the doorway, walked over to close the door, and asked again, "When did you get that scar?"

    An Junxi replied, "When Jin Xiu and I were kidnapped, the sniper shattered the car window, and I was cut by the glass."

    "Why didn’t you use scar removal cream? Laser treatment would work too," said Mrs. He, genuinely feeling sorry for the girl.

    An Junxi said, "The scar had scabbed over by the time I was discharged. I didn’t expect it to leave such a heavy scar. I’ve used scar removal cream but it didn’t work... Never mind, it’s on my back, so it’s not visible."

    "Jun Xi, you can’t just let it be!"

    An Junxi wanted to change her clothes, so she laughed softly, "Thanks for your concern, Mrs. He. It’s alright, unless my future husband dislikes me for having a scar on my back. Haha, could you step out for a moment?"

    "You can still joke about it. Let’s make an appointment at a cosmetic hospital," said Mrs. He, worried that An Junxi might not find a husband.

    Wait, would the young master mind?

    Mrs. He suddenly remembered why she came to find An Junxi in the first place. She handed over the phone in her hand and said, "The young master is looking for you."

    Jun Xi glanced at the phone screen and saw it was still in call, with the call duration already over 20 minutes!

    Her face turned red, realizing that everything they had just said was heard by Gu Yikun!

    She stammered anxiously, "Mrs. He, how could you... why didn’t you tell me earlier!"

    Oh no... She was about to leave, and yet Gu Yikun heard such embarrassing things!

    An Junxi wanted to hide.

    Just as Mrs. He handed the phone to An Junxi, Gu Yikun hung up from his end.

    An Junxi froze, wondering what Gu Yikun meant by this. Was he clearly disdaining her?

    Mrs. He felt a bit awkward too, "Perhaps the young master had an important meeting, Jun Xi, don’t overthink it."

    Even she felt a bit guilty about what she just said.

    An Junxi’s heart sank to the bottom. She couldn’t deny that, no matter how she tried to convince herself, she still cared about Gu Yikun’s opinion.

    She said, "It’s fine."

    Just then, her phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, she swiped to answer, "Mr. Gu, it’s me." Her voice trembled slightly, with a touch of happiness.

    Gu Yikun shouldn’t find the scar on her back that ugly, right?

    Seeing it was a call from the young master, Mrs. He had a gossip-hungry but excited smile on her face. Although she was curious about what the young master was saying, she wisely decided not to interrupt their conversation, "I’ll head downstairs then."

    An Junxi nodded at her and turned to walk to the balcony.

    As Mrs. He was leaving, she saw Madam standing at the door. She was a bit surprised, "Madam..."

    Liang Huiyun silently signaled her with her eyes to go downstairs and mind her own business.

    Mrs. He could only go downstairs, meanwhile instructing the other servants not to go to the second floor to avoid disturbing the Madam upstairs.

    Liang Huiyun opened the door slightly, seeing An Junxi wrapped in a bedsheet talking on the balcony.

    She shook her head. An Junxi, with her carefree personality, was still far from the standard of a young madam of the Gu Family.

    An Junxi waited for a while without hearing anything from Gu Yikun. She asked uncertainly, "Mr. Gu, are you listening?"

    That familiar, magnetic voice came through, "Yes, I’m listening. Why didn’t you tell me about the scar on your back?"

    Feeling a bit guilty, An Junxi replied, "Actually, I didn’t think it was that serious."

    Gu Yikun said, "From now on, you need to tell me if something happens."

    An Junxi thought in her heart, there wouldn’t be a ’next time’.

    Not hearing a response, Gu Yikun asked, "Did you hear me?"

    An Junxi responded vaguely, and then asked, "When will you be back?"

    The corners of Gu Yikun’s mouth curved into a pleasant smile, "You want me to come back soon?"

    Yes, I miss you very much, I want to see you immediately.

    An Junxi knew she shouldn’t say these things to Gu Yikun, so she choked back the words that had reached her throat, "No, I was just asking."

    Gu Yikun suddenly felt that making this call was very unnecessary.

    Noticing the silence on the other end, An Junxi wondered if she had said something wrong and added, "Mr. Gu, if there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up."

    Without waiting for Gu Yikun’s response, she hung up the phone hastily.

    An Junxi squatted on the ground, giving her head a light knock. Tears fell to the floor.

    "Mr. Gu, I really miss you."

    Standing at the door for a long time, Liang Huiyun finally closed it and walked downstairs.

    Gu Yikun stared at the hung-up phone for a long while, unable to recover. So, had he been worrying alone for the past few days?

    Wasn’t An Junxi being a bit too much?

    Suppressing his anger, Gu Yikun refrained from smashing his phone. He punched the glass in front of him, squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth, "An Junxi, just you wait!"

    After a long time, An Junxi managed to calm down. She changed her clothes and sent the edited graduation photos to the girls from the Performing Arts Academy, quickly receiving the final payment for the shoot.

    The girls were very satisfied with the graduation photos and showered An Junxi with praise, lightening her mood a bit.

    As she was about to go out, Mrs. He came up and said, "Jun Xi, are you heading out? Madam is waiting for you in the garden room."

    An Junxi had to put down her bag and went downstairs to the garden room where Mrs. Gu was having flower tea.

    "Mrs. Gu, you wanted to see me?"

    Liang Huiyun motioned for her to sit.

    After sitting across from her, Liang Huiyun asked, "What did Lv Jing tell you at the hospital?"

    An Junxi didn’t know how to respond.

    Liang Huiyun asked again, "Did she say I killed her sister?"

    An Junxi nodded silently.

    "Did you believe it?"

    "No," An Junxi shook her head, "I don’t believe it."

    "Good. What else did Lv Jing tell you?"

    "She told me to leave the Gu Family," An Junxi paused for a moment, then said, "I’m leaving in a couple of days."

    "She told you to leave, and you just leave?"

    An Junxi was confused, "Mrs. Gu, isn’t that what you wanted me to do?"