Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 378 - 379: The Memory Kill is Over! Meet Uncle
Gu Anxi lay down, feeling somewhat tired. "I can’t run anymore."
After two consecutive battles, she was too exhausted to keep running.
Her long eyelashes drooped, like two tiny fans, obediently settling against her porcelain-white skin.
Within a moment of relaxation, she fell fast asleep.
The man gently picked her up and placed her on the bed to let her sleep. He did not leave immediately but sat by the bedside, his fingers gently touching her cheek.
Only eighteen, she still had a bit of baby fat...
His dark eyes lowered. "From now on, I am your master."
Being a disciple of Dark was not easy. There were challenges after challenges, and injuries after injuries. He personally sent her to the battlefield each time. And each time, he personally nursed her wounds. He also roasted meat for her, cooked her meals, and even took care of her daily needs. Despite doing these tasks, he still maintained his dignity.
To Gu Anxi, Dark was her master, but also like a father!
...
She trained there for more than half a year. Her injuries would heal only to reappear, then heal again.
Eventually, she grew numb to it.
Except for the very last time.
For the final trial before graduating from Dark’s program, all students from the same batch, poised to complete their intensive training, were released into a dense forest with limited equipment and weapons.
Only one could emerge alive!
This was Dark’s most brutal test.
For three days and nights, after exhausting the last of her physical strength, Gu Anxi walked out of that forest alone.
The man was standing at the exit, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but the next second, his face beneath the mask turned pale as snow.
A knife was stuck in Gu Anxi’s back.
He was proficient in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine, yet he dared not move the knife. He watched as blood trickled down her back, staining the ground beneath her feet dark red.
"Master," Gu Anxi’s lips trembled softly.
He caught her.
She closed her eyes in his arms. "Master... I want to go home."
The man’s composure crumbled. "Once you are better, I’ll let you go home."
He found a ’Doctor’—the best in the world when it came to medical skills. But after examining her, the ’Doctor’ was silent for a long moment before saying, "Survival seems unlikely. If the knife is pulled out, she will die."
The man wore a mask, his emotions hidden.
The ’Doctor’ whispered, "Let me find someone to try."
The man was shaken. "Why are you so concerned?"
The ’Doctor’ stepped back. "Perhaps it’s because I feel a certain affinity with the girl."
He took Gu Anxi away. The man did not stop them...
Gu Anxi woke up in pain. A voice followed, "I won’t use anesthesia. Can you endure it?"
At that moment, she was lying on the operating table, looking rather pitiful. Besides a doctor, there was no one else, not even a nurse.
She wasn’t very aware, but from the sound and breathing, she could tell that he was a young man.
Perhaps he was even very handsome...
"I am going to pull out the knife now," he whispered. "If it hurts, scream."
"I won’t scream," she said weakly.
Then, a searing pain radiated from the vicinity of her heart. She clung tightly to the bedsheets, her teeth gritted against the pillow as if she could bite through it.
Blood gushed out, and the doctor quickly worked to stanch it.
Her body convulsed; she struggled fiercely like a fish on the verge of death.
"This wave of pain will pass soon," his voice was clear, refined, and pleasant. For some reason, he gently cradled her head, offering soft words of comfort.
Amid the stench of blood, Gu Anxi noticed a different scent. Compared to her master’s scent, which lacked any human warmth, this one was pleasant and distinctly masculine.
When the pain in her back finally dulled, she slowly calmed down and fell asleep, still holding the doctor’s hand.
The doctor was somewhat surprised.
He had never seen her face because she was lying face down.
At this moment, he felt an urge to see her face, but ultimately, he refrained.
He carefully released her hand. After staunching the bleeding and helping her into a patient gown, he quickly left, letting the ’Doctor’ take over.
The root of Gu Anxi’s chronic health problems was established at this time. After returning to that place, it took her three months to somewhat recover.
She was much weaker, somewhat averse to light, and intolerant of cold.
Yet, she still became known as ’Infinite,’ Dark’s Chief Executor.
...
「End of Flashback」
Gu Anxi tossed and turned, ruminating on the past, until two in the morning before she finally drifted off to sleep.
「The next morning」
Gu Anxi’s eyes were shadowed with dark circles, and she looked lethargic.
During breakfast, Bo Xichen found himself the target of reproachful gazes from several elders. He couldn’t explain anything and silently accepted their judgment.
After breakfast, Gu Anxi was preparing to go to school. Noticing her pale complexion, Bo Xichen suggested, "Let me take you."
Gu Anxi didn’t try to act tough. Just then, a call came in: a special patient had arrived at Yunxi Hospital requiring Bo Xichen’s immediate attention. Consequently, he had to ask other elders to take her instead.
Bo Xichen hurriedly left. Bo Jin then looked at his brother and sister-in-law, saying, "I also have some urgent matters to attend to."
Just as Bo Nianyao was about to volunteer, Bo Qing said lightly, "I happen to have some free time. Perhaps I could drop the child off."
Bo Nianyao then said lovingly to Gu Anxi, "Eat slowly. Your Second Uncle will take you."
His demeanor was as if there was a young child in the family, and all the elders were excitedly indulging their parental instincts, deeply engrossed in the role.
Bo Qing smiled. "I’ll wait for you in the car."
He wasn’t dressed in his usual traditional robes today; instead, he wore a casual suit that made him look much younger.
When Gu Anxi got into the car, she was carrying a carton of soy milk—her ’Little Uncle’s’ brand. Feeling it would be awkward to sit in the back, she sat next to Bo Qing and obediently greeted, "Second Uncle."
Bo Qing glanced at her. "You like drinking soy milk?"
"Mhm," Gu Anxi took a small sip. "My Little Uncle made it."
Bo Qing laughed. He was usually a rather cold person who didn’t smile much, but his smile was quite handsome.
Gu Anxi genuinely respected him as an elder. "Second Uncle, why don’t you find a girlfriend?"
They were stopped at a red light. Bo Qing stopped the car and turned to look at her.
His gaze was clear, and he smiled as he answered, "I haven’t met the right person yet."
Gu Anxi nodded with understanding. "If I hadn’t met my Little Uncle, I probably would have remained single too."
...
Gu Anxi continued, "Second Uncle, I have two friends, one named Chu Yan and another named Wang Qin. Wang Qin is the one who visited our house before—she has a round face and is very cute. Would you consider her?"
Bo Qing started the car and let out a slight cough. "She’s not my type."
Gu Anxi sized him up and said with an air of understanding, "Second Uncle, do you prefer the flight attendant type? You know, those with super great figures?"
Bo Qing’s expression shifted again. He said slowly, "It should be left to fate."
Suddenly, something occurred to Gu Anxi. "Oh, right, Second Uncle! You could ask Gu Yuanshan for a divination. I think he’s quite accurate."
Bo Qing sighed softly. "Anxi, are you really this concerned about your Second Uncle?"
