She opened her eyes suddenly, and the dazzling crystal chandelier shrank her pupils.
The sharp pain from the bullet penetration still seemed to remain in his heart, but his limbs could really feel the soft touch of the velvet sofa beneath him. The smell of salty seawater is no longer in the nose, but the cool scent of pine wood, mixed with a very faint... Medicinal smell.
She turned her gaze stiffly, seeing the familiar study room, the familiar furnishings, and——
The man who was sitting in a wheelchair, pale and fragile, was lowering his head and coughing lightly.
Gu Linyuan.
The target of her protection is the "weak and unable to take care of himself" young master of the Gu family.
It was also in her previous life that after her mission failed, she broke the... Dangerous existence that had sneaked into the killer's neck with her bare hands.
His heart was beating wildly in his chest, almost breaking his ribs and jumping out. Not a dream. She was back, back to the first day she sneaked into Gu's house, when she reported to him for the first time.
