The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 462 - 0464: Take the Initiative to Chase Me

Chapter 462: Chapter 0464: Take the Initiative to Chase Me

Chu Ge slowly stood up and walked to the delivery box. He gave the envelope a gentle shake and, after pondering for a moment, tossed it inside.

Waiting required time, and Chu Ge sat there listlessly, his body slack like a puddle of mud, nothing like his usual crisp and efficient demeanor.

Zhao Wuji looked at Chu Ge, wondering why Mr. Chu remained so calm despite apparently being poisoned.

His own heart was even more anxious than Chu Ge’s. "Mr. Chu, I’ve already called Elder Jian. He’s on his way here, but he’s not likely to arrive until late tonight," Zhao Wuji said.

Chu Ge nodded slightly, "He bought a ticket to Su City, didn’t he?"

Zhao Wuji nodded, "Yes, if you stay in Dang City tonight, I can go and bring him over."

"No need. Once the results are out, we’ll go to Su City. I have more important matters to attend to."

He needed to personally visit the black market to investigate what exactly the poison was.

He was clearly aware that he had been poisoned, but aside from feeling tired and drained, he oddly felt nothing else. Could it really be because the True Qi inside his body had been sealed, rendering him unable to sense another presence within?

As Chu Ge contemplated, he unconsciously furrowed his brows.

Gradually, snoring filled the air. Chu Ge came back to his senses and turned to see Huo Tianqian lying on a chair in a strange position, deeply asleep, snoring heavily as though he was exhausted.

Chu Ge’s gaze deepened, indeed, regardless of the gap in their martial arts skills, the poison targeted anyone who practiced martial arts. After being poisoned, it did not differentiate between high and low skill levels, affecting all to the same degree.

Chu Ge sighed softly, picked a comfortable position, and closed his eyes.

Seeing that he was about to sleep like Huo Tianqian, Zhao Wuji hurriedly stepped forward, "Mr. Chu, you won’t be comfortable sleeping like that. The chairs in this room are designed to extend."

Chu Ge, nearly asleep, was startled by Zhao Wuji’s voice. His eyes opened slowly, showing a hint of lethargy that had never been seen before.

Zhao Wuji walked up to a leather chair and pressed some button. Slowly, the back of the chair reclined flat.

"Mr. Chu, you might sleep more comfortably like this," Zhao Wuji said, without any other intention.

He simply wanted Chu Ge to have a more comfortable sleep.

But Chu Ge shook his head slightly. "No need to sleep now. The results should be out soon."

He looked down at his hands, resting on the chair arms, his grip tightening slightly.

He began to hate this version of himself. Not even a day had passed, and he was already starting to detest it.

Even this weakened, weary body made him feel less than an ordinary person.

Chu Ge’s face held a slight anger, and upon seeing this, Zhao Wuji suddenly realized that he had said something wrong.

He hastily covered his mouth, and with an apologetic tone, said to Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, I didn’t mean to offend you, I just wanted you to sleep more comfortably."

Chu Ge shook his head slightly, "It’s not your fault, no need to apologize."

He sighed lightly, and continued, "Tell me more about the owner of this secret manual."

Chu Ge raised his eyes, looking at him with a seriousness in his gaze.

Zhao Wuji was startled, why did Mr. Chu suddenly become interested in her?

Chu Ge slightly curved his lips into a smile, as if he saw through the confusion in Zhao Wuji’s heart, he explained, "Actually, I am not interested in her, I just suddenly thought, if she chooses us, I want her to try the Detoxification."

This state of being almost like a cripple was really too much for him to bear.

Zhao Wuji suddenly understood, he nodded, found a chair to sit down, and seemed to think of something, deeply sighed, his gaze looking ahead, becoming somewhat elusive.

"Her real name is Mu Qing, originally from the Shanghai area. When Shanghai underwent a military coup, it was these common folks who suffered the most. So, her family brought her to Dang City. At that time, she was only eighteen years old, still in high school."

Zhao Wuji thought back to the past, the corners of his lips involuntarily curled up, but the smile was tinged with bitterness, "I still remember when I first met her, she wore two little braids, and although her clothes were very worn, they were still clean and new. Even after the military coup in Shanghai, which caused her to lose some family members, her face still carried a clean and pure smile, her laughter always brought a refreshing clean feeling."

Chu Ge leaned to the side, resting his body on the back of the chair, listening quietly. He had never realized that Zhao Wuji was actually capable of deep affection.

So many years had passed between them, yet he remembered it so vividly, which shows how important she must have been to him.

Although Chu Ge had not had much contact with these upper-class figures, he knew that typical big families like Zhao Wuji’s generally control their own marriages for the sake of family interests and long-term plans, normally arranging marriage alliances for their children.

It was precisely because the Zhao Family wanted to arrange a marriage for Zhao Wuji that a series of events unfolded, and he and Mu Qing were forced to part.

Chu Ge suddenly thought of a question, but seeing Zhao Wuji completely engrossed, hesitated for a moment, his lips parted as if to say something, yet he restrained himself.

"Mr. Chu, it’s a bit embarrassing to say, but it was her clean and pure smile that first made me feel affection for her. That naïve feeling was like being given a new lease on life."

For someone like Zhao Wuji, born with a silver spoon and with his entire path laid out before him, he had no choice whatsoever.

At first, he resisted, although he was young and resistance didn’t lead to good consequences.

Over time, he stopped resisting, becoming introverted, taciturn, and all the other children kept their distance because he didn’t smile and his presence seemed cold and distant.

Until he met her.

Zhao Wuji started from the beginning, recalling the purest and happiest times when they were carefree.

"You know? Even though she had experienced the pain of losing loved ones, even though she was displaced, even though she was surrounded by strangers, she was still full of fantasies and expectations for life."

Zhao Wuji suddenly laughed, scratching his head awkwardly, "Honestly, even though I liked her very much, I never made the first move. It was she who took the initiative to pursue me."