Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 115: Awakening

When Gu Xiaoqing woke up, her chest still ached in waves, and although her mind was clear, her eyes hadn’t opened yet.

There was someone whispering near her ear.

"This kid is really ruthless, you don’t know, back then, this girl bit down and actually took a piece of flesh off that trafficker’s hand."

"Ah, it’s all because these human traffickers are scum. Every family’s child is a treasure. This poor little girl was beaten up like this — her face is so swollen you can’t tell what she looks like. The doctor checked and said she’s missing two teeth and has two broken ribs. Fortunately, they didn’t pierce her lung; otherwise, she might not have survived."

"Yes, thank goodness this girl was fierce, otherwise, if she’d been taken by the traffickers, who knows where such a big girl would’ve been sold."

The two aunts were gossiping about what happened to Gu Xiaoqing before.

Gu Xiaoqing then realized she had broken ribs.

No wonder she coughed up blood.

Thankfully, she was rescued.

As long as she was saved, even coughing up a bit more blood felt worth it to Gu Xiaoqing.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw a glaring light shining above her head. She wanted to turn her head to look around, but the pain in her chest made her cry out.

"Ah......"

Two people immediately appeared on either side.

One was Gu Xiaojie, the other was an aunt.

"Girl, you’re awake?"

"Sister, you’re awake?"

Gu Xiaojie’s small body was curled up on the kang bed next to Gu Xiaoqing, his eyes red like a rabbit with red eyes.

"Mm."

The kind-faced aunt quickly lifted the curtain and called out, "Doctor, the child is awake."

A middle-aged man in a white coat came in, flipped Gu Xiaoqing’s eyelids, listened to her pulse, nodded, and said, "It’s good she’s awake. The rest is just recovery over a few months, and she’ll be fine. Don’t move too much; once the bones are healed, it’ll be okay."

The aunt showed the doctor out, then brought in a warm bowl of white rice porridge.

"Here, eat a little. Your brother said you haven’t eaten for three days, so have some porridge to warm your stomach. Tomorrow you’ll find your parents."

Gu Xiaoqing nodded.

Even such a small movement was so painful it was unbearable for Gu Xiaoqing.

This time it really was a loss.

The aunt fed Gu Xiaoqing a bowl of porridge and then left with the bowl.

Only Gu Xiaojie and Gu Xiaoqing were left in the room.

Gu Xiaoqing felt a bit tired but still mustered the strength to comfort the frightened Gu Xiaojie, "It’s okay, I’m okay, don’t cry. Boys should not always cry, or others will look down on you. Have a good sleep, and you’ll see mom and dad when you wake up."

Gu Xiaojie, understanding, nodded, pulled the edge of the quilt from Gu Xiaoqing’s blanket over himself, and slept leaning against Gu Xiaoqing.

Half-asleep, he asked, "Sister, can we really go home?"

Without waiting for Gu Xiaoqing to answer, Gu Xiaojie closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Due to her injuries and the pain, Gu Xiaoqing also fell asleep.

When she woke up again, there was someone in the room, but this time it wasn’t the aunt, it was Fang Shaonan.

Sitting beside Gu Xiaoqing, his head was lowered, his face full of guilt.

Seeing Gu Xiaoqing awake, Fang Shaonan leaned in, guiltily asked, "You’re awake, do you want some water?"

A boy in his teens can’t hide things in his heart; looking at Gu Xiaoqing, all his expressions showed how guilty he felt about her injuries.

Gu Xiaoqing couldn’t sit up, so even if she wanted to drink water, she could only lie there and be fed.

But she was indeed very thirsty.

She nodded.

Fang Shaonan hurried to the table, poured a bowl of water, and grabbed a spoon.

He sat by the kang and fed Gu Xiaoqing.

Spoon by spoon, he was very careful, spilling very little.

After Gu Xiaoqing drank more than half the bowl, her throat felt much better, and she shook her head, saying, "No more."

Fang Shaonan put down the bowl and came over, sitting quietly without making a sound, but he didn’t move, seeing Fang Shaonan’s state, Gu Xiaoqing had to say, "Fang Shaonan, it’s not your fault, you were also caught by those two people."

Fang Shaonan truly regretted it. As such a big guy, he allowed a girl to get seriously injured. At that time, seeing that man punching and kicking Gu Xiaoqing, Fang Shaonan struggled desperately to get over and protect Gu Xiaoqing. Being a boy, he could take a beating better than Gu Xiaoqing, a girl.

But his strength was still too small, and he couldn’t break free.

He just watched Gu Xiaoqing cough up blood and collapse before him.

Where did this girl get such a strong force, able to face that indisputable misunderstanding and make such a resolute act, it’s like she didn’t care for her life.

He hadn’t expected it.

So Fang Shaonan felt even more guilty; these were things he was supposed to do, yet it was a girl who did it. How could he not feel ashamed, being a boy?

"Don’t say anymore, I’m too ashamed to face anyone. It should have been me protecting you, but it was you, a girl, who protected us."

Never in his sixteen years had Fang Shaonan encountered such a situation, this was the first time a girl with such resilience made him feel shocked.

Gu Xiaoqing tried to smile to comfort Fang Shaonan, but that smile was uglier than crying because even a simple smile pulled on the wounds on her face and body, causing excruciating pain.

"Don’t say that, if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have lasted. On the way down the mountain, you were the one supporting me, otherwise, I would’ve collapsed long ago. What I did was mostly because if we were caught by those traffickers, I don’t know what would happen to you, but I would definitely be sold off to some remote place to be someone’s wife.

That would be a fate worse than death, so I decided to fight here. It’s not because of you, but for myself."

Gu Xiaoqing didn’t want this boy to carry a psychological burden; they were all companions who were captured by the traffickers, with no specific person having to do anything.

It was just that she was more afraid of the outcome than Fang Shaonan, which is why she fought so desperately.

This was just a survival instinct.

Fang Shaonan felt slightly comforted, indeed he hadn’t thought much about it, but indeed if Gu Xiaoqing had been caught, she would indeed be sold to other places for marriage, which would be disastrous for Gu Xiaoqing.

If that were the case, he’d also fight with all he had.

Rubbing his hands, a sign of nervousness, "You have a good rest, I heard they’ve notified your parents, they should be here soon."

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Thank you Dou Dou Zui for the reward, appreciated.