NOVEL NEXT Hearing Su Ruoqing’s shout, Leng Yuhe alertly avoided the first shot. He turned swiftly and took out his pistol.
He held Su Ruoqing with one hand and aimed at the opposite side with the other. He was not worried about himself at this moment, but Su Ruoqing must not be harmed.
Bang!
The assassinator was shot dead, but he didn’t expect that there were four or five more people hidden in the shrubs.
With Leng Yuhe’s skills, those people was far from enough to pose a threat to him. But with Su Ruoqing in his arms, he lost control of himself. He hadn’t had such feeling for a long time.
The guards arrived in time when they heard the gunfire and the other assassinators were shot down by the guards before they could fire.
“Leave one alive for the investigation!”
Su Ruoqing was shocked and quietly leaned into Leng Yuhe’s hot embrace, only to feel his solid chest and tighter arms.
She was almost breathless…
Leng Yuhe felt the discomfort of the woman in his arms and loosened his grip slightly, and Su Ruoqing popped her head out.
“Get away!”
With all her strength, Su Ruoqing pushed Leng Yuhe away.
Bang!
The moment he turned back, Leng Yuhe saw blood on Su Ruoqing’s shoulder. She had opened her arms to protect him, but she herself fell slowly like a wounded butterfly.
“Kill him!”
Whoever dared to hurt his woman would die.
The guards quickly finished off the last assassinator. The air in the garden was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Leng Yuhe carefully lifted Su Ruoqing. “Call all the doctors here immediately!”
How much courage did such a weak girl take to stand in front of him and take the bullet for him? Whatever the reason, at this moment, Leng Yuhe was genuinely panicking because of the girl.
“General, the doctors are here.”
“Then why are you still standing here? No one will leave this room if you can’t cure her today!” The air in the room was tense and Leng Yuhe’s piercing gaze made the doctors tremble, “Please don’t worry, General. We will do everything we can. Now, if i may say so, please excuse us, for the surgery of removing the bullet for her is of great urgency.”
Leng Yuhe shot a meaningful glance at Su Ruoqing’s frail and pale face and finally walked out.
Time went by slowly. And soon it was midnight.
The doctors breathed a sigh of relief as the bullet was removed from Su Ruoqing’s shoulder, but her face was still pale.
Leng Yuhe rushed over upon hearing the news. “Is she all right?”
“Miss Su was shot in the shoulder and it was not serious. Now that the bullet has been taken out, Miss Su will wake up very soon. She will recover completely in a few months as long as she receives good care.”
“Alright. You may go now.”
The housekeeper retreated to the hall with the doctors, took notes of their advice on Su Ruoqing’s recovery and sent them away.
Inside the bedroom.
Leng Yuhe touched the silky black hair of Su Ruoqing and sighed with relief. She was finally out of danger.
Looking at the frail girl, Leng Yuhe gradually regained his sanity. Why was she careless of her own safety? Was it because she loved him or…?
Leng Yuhe didn’t want to think more about it. No matter what, Su Ruoqing was loyal enough today, and that was enough.
“Hiss…”
The woman in the bed slowly opened her eyes, “Am I alive?”
“You’ll always be okay as long as I’m here.”
The pain in the shoulder seemed to have drained her strength and she was unable to say one more word. She just turned her head and looked at Leng Yuhe.
Leng Yuhe slowly helped Su Ruoqing up and put the cup at her lips, “You’ll be fine soon. Don’t worry. We’ll get engaged when you are okay.”
Su Ruoqing was shocked by the sudden news, “Hum… Engaged?”
“Right. Are you happy?”
Su Ruoqing was confused at Leng Yuhe’s wicked smile. “I mean, why do you suddenly want to get engaged? You said…”
“Because of what you did today, you are completely qualified to get engaged to me.” He gently put down Su Ruoqing and covered her with the quilt.
“I don’t know why you did that, but you really impressed me. Take care. I will get everything prepared for you to become my fiancee.”
Leng Yuhe strode out without looking back.
The maids came in and waited on her silently. Su Ruoqing was confused. It was inexplicble that she was going to get engaged.
Inside the hall.
Leng Yuhe looked serious. “The residence was visited by the assassinators. What’s the meaning of keeping you here?”
“We are ready to accept your punishment.”
“Go to the army and take the punishment, and don’t come back after that. I will select the new guards.” These people did not work well, Leng Yuhe would absolutely
not allow such subordinates to stay by his side.
The assassination failed, but none of the killers were left alive. How could they investigate who was behind it?
Time flew. Su Ruoqing recovered day by day. Except for the faint pain in her shoulder, everything was good.
But the maids still refused to let Su Ruoqing walk, for fear that something would happen to her and the Young General would get angry.
Su Ruoqing lay in bed, recollecting everything that had happened recently.
Leng Yuhe kept appearing in her mind. She admitted that Leng Yuhe was the most handsome man she had ever seen, which made her blush. She shook her head to get him off her mind. She wondered whether she had gone bonkers. How could she fall for that vicious slaughterer?