Chapter 763: A Familiar Feeling

From the villa’s emergency medicine kit, she took out various ointments, anti-inflammatory drugs, and gauze. After some thought, she peeled off the labels on the medicine bottles and then took them to Gu Peng’s room.

Gu Peng had already taken the person’s clothes off. There was a knife wound on his arm, and another on his abdomen.

Especially the abdomen, which looked like it had been stabbed.

Lin Chuxia handed over the medicine shakily, "Is this... okay? The injuries are so severe, won’t there be a risk to his life if we don’t take him to the hospital?"

Gu Peng looked at her coldly, "Regretting now?"

Lin Chuxia swallowed, saying she didn’t regret it was impossible.

But to truly leave the man lying on the street would certainly be a death sentence.

Yet taking him to the hospital also posed a risk of exposure.

Gu Peng had already taken the medicine from her hand, paused momentarily, and then looked at her again.

However, Lin Chuxia’s attention was entirely on the man, so she didn’t notice Gu Peng’s meaningful glance.

Gu Peng’s actions were very efficient. He first disinfected the wound, poured the ointment on it, and then bandaged it with gauze.

Lastly, he stuffed the anti-inflammatory pills into the man’s mouth.

Lin Chuxia quickly handed over a glass of water, which she had conveniently brought out from her space, filled with spiritual spring water.

Gu Peng hadn’t intended to give the man water, but seeing Lin Chuxia hand it over so promptly, he took it and pinched the man’s jaw, pouring the entire cup of water into him.

"Is this enough?" Lin Chuxia asked.

Gu Peng washed his hands in the basin, "He won’t die for a while. Wait until he wakes up and asks him what to do."

Hearing this, Lin Chuxia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They were unfamiliar with this place and didn’t know the man’s identity.

When he wakes up, they can figure out if he should be taken to a hospital or dealt with some other way.

Seeing her still staring at the man, Gu Peng directly ushered her out, "What are you looking at? Not tired? Go sleep now."

Lin Chuxia felt a bit uneasy, "You should watch over him a bit more. In case anything happens, we can quickly figure something out."

If he really dies in his room, then they’ll have a real mess to deal with.

Gu Peng let out another snort, making it clear that he wasn’t pleased with her meddling.

With nothing else to say, she quickly returned to her room.

While carrying the man earlier, some blood had gotten on her.

Lin Chuxia showered, changed clothes, and as she lay in bed, suddenly recalled Gu Peng’s unusual behavior that night.

Thinking carefully, this wasn’t the first time Gu Peng had given her such a feeling.

A feeling strange and complex yet somewhat familiar.

Lin Chuxia sat up abruptly as an unbelievable idea crossed her mind.

Could Gu Peng have been reborn as well?

Since she and Lin Jiayi were both reborn, why couldn’t Gu Peng be?

But then it didn’t make sense. If Gu Peng were truly reborn, given his experience from the past life, he wouldn’t just be living hand-to-mouth work after coming out of the Northwest.

Lin Chuxia lay in bed, thinking this and that, even wanting to rush to Gu Peng’s room to ask him if he had been reborn.

Yet she thought if Gu Peng wasn’t reborn, it would be really odd for her to say something so inexplicable to him.

Thinking and thinking, she unknowingly fell asleep.

That night, Lin Chuxia slept uneasily and dreamed of past disputes with Li Guangyuan over business matters.

Li Guangyuan wanted to take over the company’s ownership. Over the years, he had consistently presented himself as the company’s boss, winning over many subordinates.

After the fallout, people tried to curry favor with him, openly or secretly pressuring Lin Chuxia.

Once, when he wasn’t around, they even broke into her office to steal the company seal.

She went to retrieve it, and Li Guangyuan obviously didn’t want to return it. Without a word, Gu Peng directly assaulted him, beating Li Guangyuan so badly that he finally had to give in and return the seal.

From then on, she further consolidated her power. Due to work matters, Gu Peng was always by her side.

Some gossip even led to Gu Peng’s supposed girlfriend confronting her.

Of course, that was only what she thought of as his girlfriend.

Later, Gu Peng told her he had no relation with that woman; it was all the woman’s wishful thinking.

Even so, Lin Chuxia felt it wasn’t right, half-jokingly urging Gu Peng to quickly settle down with a woman, echoing what she said today.

When Lin Chuxia awoke, it almost seemed as if Gu Peng’s resentful face was still before her.

Seeing daylight streaming through the window, she suddenly realized something and sat up quickly.

It was already almost 7 AM, and she heard other guests moving around outside.

Lin Chuxia hurriedly dressed, intending to check on the man in Gu Peng’s room.

As soon as she stepped out, she bumped into Yu Fei, who was also heading to find Gu Peng.

Yu Fei smiled and greeted her, "Lin, I was just about to invite you and Gu Peng for breakfast."

As he spoke, he was about to knock on Gu Peng’s door.

Lin Chuxia’s pupils contracted as she swiftly blocked the door, "Yu, Gu Peng isn’t in the room right now. We don’t have to wait for him. Let’s go eat first."

Yu Fei was puzzled, "So early? Where did he go? I’ve been wandering around the courtyard and didn’t see him come out."

Lin Chuxia was speechless.

After so many days, today she finally had the chance to sleep in; yet he was wandering around the courtyard instead of resting?

"I sent him on an errand. He probably left very early."

Yu Fei asked with concern, "Is it something about the herbal base? You can tell me if it’s anything; I’ve known this area better than you guys. If he’s wandering around clueless, where’d you send him?"

Lin Chuxia twiddled her fingers, "It’s not about that..."

As she was thinking of an excuse, the door behind her suddenly opened.

Yu Fei’s eyes lit up, "He’s in the room, isn’t he?"

Lin Chuxia was taken aback as she stared at the now open door.

The guesthouse rooms were laid out so you could see everything from the doorway.

Last night, Gu Peng had left the man lying on the living room floor, if Yu Fei saw this...

Gu Peng didn’t seem to notice Lin Chuxia’s tension as he replied to Yu Fei, "Where else would I be this early if not in the room?"

Yu Fei pointed to Lin Chuxia, "Lin said you went out on an errand, early in the morning."

Gu Peng turned to look at Lin Chuxia, a hint of a smile in his eyes, "Is that so? What did Mr. Lin ask me to do? I just woke up and can’t seem to remember anything."

He did it on purpose, this guy did it on purpose.

Since this business trip began, Gu Peng was like a different person than he was in Yan City.

That’s why she felt a sense of familiarity and even suspected he too was reborn.

No matter how annoyed she was, Yu Fei couldn’t know about the man.

The man’s identity was still unclear; it’s better if fewer people knew about him.