Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin
Chapter 96 Guarding Her_1

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 Guarding Her_1

"Indeed there is!" Her reaction confirmed it for Qi Cheng.

At first, he thought that the one who wanted to harm Ji Yunhuan might be someone on his side. But unexpectedly, it turned out to be the inconspicuous Gu family.

They dared to mess with their own fiancée. There must be some dark secrets.

Ji Yunhuan asked, "Why are you asking about this?"

Although she had long suspected that the matter was related to the Gu family, she still wasn’t sure when the facts were presented in front of her.

People she had trusted since childhood had suddenly become so terrifying. What else in this world was worth believing in?

Qi Cheng didn’t lie to her, "This car accident has something to do with their family. If you had no grudges and were just marrying me, they wouldn’t take such a big risk."

Ji Yunhuan was silent, still convincing herself to digest this fact.

She knew that the only reason Mr. Gu took such a big risk to get rid of her was because of the "evidence" she had, which never surfaced.

They probably thought that as long as she hadn’t married Qi Cheng yet, even if she died, Qi Cheng wouldn’t care much about a woman he just met.

Just thinking about this made her blood run cold.

But how could they have known that in the end, the one who got hurt wasn’t Ji Yunhuan, but Qi Cheng!

While Ji Yunhuan remained silent, a pair of hands suddenly embraced her tightly from behind.

Qi Cheng hugged her in his arms, looking at her quiet profile, feeling her cold body.

Even though she usually seemed carefree, hearing such news suddenly, her mood must be bad.

For the five years since her father’s accident, the Gu family had always been her support and shelter.

Now, the Gu family was heartlessly trying to kill her.

Compared to her, every time something happened to Qi Cheng, there were always a lot of people concerned. He felt that he was indeed very fortunate.

He held Ji Yunhuan without speaking.

His chest was broad and firm.

Ji Yunhuan closed her eyes, feeling the warmth coming from behind her.

Actually, when she first met Qi Cheng, she never felt lucky. But now, she was glad to have him by her side, so she could feel so at ease in his arms.

It was as if even if the sky fell, he would hold it up.

Qi Cheng pressed his face to hers, an unrivaled intimacy between them. He held her, wanting to cherish this woman, "If you don’t want to bring it up, we won’t."

He just wanted to understand and didn’t want her to hide things from him. But he didn’t expect her to be sad.

Ji Yunhuan, as if talking to herself, asked, "Qi Cheng, besides blood ties, are there people in this world worth trusting?"

"Of course." He looked at her and affirmed, "Me."

Ji Yunhuan couldn’t help but glance at him, "Can I trust you?"

Although he had saved her life, her understanding of him was as small as the tip of an iceberg. The questions he hid from her were far more than she imagined.

She still didn’t understand why Qi Cheng wanted to marry her.

Looking into her eyes, Qi Cheng also wasn’t sure if he could be trusted. After all, the reason he married her was so laughable and ironic. But now, looking at her, he made a promise that even surprised himself, "I will protect you from now on. As long as I’m by your side, I won’t let anyone harm you."

"And if we get divorced?" By then, she would still be alone.

But she couldn’t cling to him because of this. She would never become the kind of woman who clung to him desperately.

Qi Cheng lowered his head and kissed her eyes filled with despair, commanding, "Don’t look at me like that, Ji Yunhuan, you are not allowed to look at me like that!"

Her cold, despairing gaze pained him. He preferred to see hope and warmth in her eyes. He wanted her to believe in him.

Ji Yunhuan closed her eyes, "Qi Cheng, I’m a bit tired. I want to sleep."

"Then sleep. I’ll watch over you."

"I don’t want you to ask about the Gu family." Because she was unsure what consequences the Gu family would face if she handed over the evidence. She thought she was a cold-hearted woman, but she feared seeing the Gu family people end up like her Ji family.

Too many memories were left from childhood.

She appeared indifferent, but many times, she was so softhearted that she hated herself.

She could give them the most ruthless punishment at this time.

But she didn’t want to make a hasty decision.

Qi Cheng said, "Okay, sleep. I won’t ask."

She grabbed the hand around her waist, "Stay by my side."

He was surprised at her request, "Ji Yunhuan..."

Her voice was cold but powerless, "Sometimes, being alone is really exhausting."

Without him by her side, she feared she wouldn’t be able to sleep all night.

She rarely begged him like this, like a homeless child. His eyes turned as soft as his heart, looking at her, and he nodded, "Okay. Sleep! I’ll watch over you. I won’t leave until you wake up."

Ji Yunhuan nodded and closed her eyes, feeling a gentle kiss fall on her face.

A kiss so pure it carried no desire, yet it was so tender it made one’s heart quiver.

With her eyes closed, she thought of the past.

Since childhood, Mrs. Gu always called her gently, "Yunhuan."

Mrs. Gu was always a gentle aunt in her mind.

Even though she hadn’t been kind to her in the past five years, Ji Yunhuan thought it was normal. She only thought Mrs. Gu was shallow but never expected her to be so vicious.

Also, when her father got angry and hit her before, Mr. Gu was always there gently persuading.

Now, at this moment, she wished she hadn’t had those memories or trusted those people.

Maybe because Qi Cheng was by her side, Ji Yunhuan quickly fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, she turned over and suddenly heard the man beside her groan. She must have accidentally touched his wound.

She opened her eyes to look at Qi Cheng beside her, "Sorry."

He asked, "Awake?"

Ji Yunhuan looked at him, "You haven’t slept?"

"You asked me to watch over you?" His eyes were very gentle.

Remembering her unreasonable request, she said, "I didn’t say you couldn’t sleep."

"I couldn’t sleep."

"Why?" He’d been sleeping well lately.

Qi Cheng valued the quality of sleep highly and was rarely the type to suffer from insomnia.

"My arm is numb." He said with a grievance, his eyebrows filled with resentment.

Ji Yunhuan couldn’t help laughing. She lifted her head slightly and released the hand she had been lying on, "You could have moved it away."

"Afraid of waking you."

"What would I be afraid of?" Since the car accident, she had been sleeping poorly and had gotten used to it.

Qi Cheng looked at her and said, "I couldn’t bear to."