Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 265 - 45: Meeting the Master

Chapter 265: Chapter 45: Meeting the Master

After taking a bath, Gu Xiaoxi changed into casual pants and a short-sleeved shirt, her charm as radiant and pure as ever. Nobody would have guessed that she was Mr. Xiao X, the racing legend who once shone so brightly in D state.

Gu Xiaoxi glanced at the time—it was ten in the morning, and Quan Shaoqing wouldn’t be back until six in the evening.

Liu Yishou wouldn’t arrive in City A until two in the afternoon.

During this time, she could take a spin around City A and then find a place to listen to some music, immerse herself in the urban vibe.

"Miss Gu, are you going out again just after getting back?" the butler asked, following behind her.

"Yes! Shaoqing will be back in the evening, and I’ll probably return around then too. You can prepare his bath clothes and water in advance," Gu Xiaoxi instructed.

The butler bowed respectfully and saw Gu Xiaoxi off.

Quan Shaoqing had long made it clear in this household.

She was like a co-owner of the house, so her words carried his authority.

Gu Xiaoxi drove off, and when she passed by the orphanage, she parked at the entrance and went in.

A year had passed, and the orphanage had been rebuilt with new houses, which were larger, and there were many more children.

Upon entering, the nanny who used to care for the children recognized her immediately.

The children also rushed towards her happily, thanking her for saving them and building them a comfortable home.

"Xiao Xi, stay for lunch with us. On behalf of the children, I want to thank you!" The nanny’s gratitude was sincere; without her, the children might still be living in broken houses, struggling to find enough food.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at the group of children with their innocent smiles, feeling joy in her heart, "Auntie, you’re overpraising me. I really didn’t do much. We should be thankful to Mr. Xia. It was he who gave ten million to build a home for the children."

While she said that, everyone knew the truth. Had it not been for Gu Xiaoxi racing against Xia Xingze with ten million at stake, Xia Xingze would never have donated ten million to the orphanage after losing the bet.

Seeing how polite Gu Xiaoxi was, the nanny didn’t say much more, but she made sure to teach the children not to forget their great benefactor.

Before leaving, Gu Xiaoxi deposited five million into the orphanage’s bank account.

It wasn’t a lot but enough to cover their annual expenses and medical care for the children.

Though she would have liked to give more at once, too much could lead to wastefulness. Human nature is complex, so she hoped her money would genuinely help others, not harm them.

Therefore, every year, she would come here and deposit a sum of money to support the children’s growth and education.

She wasn’t a saint, but she did her share of good deeds.

She didn’t expect the children to repay her; all she hoped was that they would grow up to be useful people, reducing the number of scoundrels and reprobates in society.

At twelve o’clock, Gu Xiaoxi found a café and sat down by the window.

Having served in the military for so long, she no longer had much interest in her phone.

Even the games she once loved, she now had no time to glance at.

Sitting alone all of a sudden, she felt an unusual sense of loneliness.

Especially when she saw Fu Qiuyi’s name appear again in the newspaper, her heart was filled with an indescribable bitterness.

And then there was Mu Xiaofei, the girl she had met in City A, who had now begun acting in TV dramas, as Gu Xiaoxi saw her on the café’s small television.

In a year, many things had changed.

And of course, the one who had changed the most was herself.

The seventeen-year-old Gu Xiaoxi was unruly and wild, her world only as big as Luoli City, and the people she knew were nothing more than local ruffians.

At eighteen, Gu Xiaoxi was defiant, endured the pain of losing her mother, and, upon meeting Quan Shaoqing, embarked on a new and exciting life.

At nineteen, Gu Xiaoxi matured and restrained herself, served as a soldier, killed people, and experienced real danger and thrills. It was then she saw the vast world—a world with both good and evil, crime and kindness.

Growth is a strange thing. She used to like noise, but suddenly, she preferred the quiet, especially on a sunny, beautiful afternoon like this, sitting alone in a café, watching the passersby outside.

*

Two in the afternoon.

City A International Airport!

From the VIP passage emerged a white-haired old man, using a cane, wearing reading glasses, and dressed in a tidy black suit. Despite his wrinkled face, he was energetic and stood tall and straight, as if his very presence invigorated the air around him.

"Master, over here!" Gu Xiaoxi called out from a distance at the arrival gate, waving excitedly. It had been many years since they last met, but her master looked the same as ever, unchanged.

Liu Yishou squinted his eyes, creased with lines, and walked briskly towards Gu Xiaoxi, his voice filled with emotion, "Girl, you’ve grown taller."

"It’s been five or six years; of course, I’ve grown taller. But Master, you haven’t changed a bit!" Gu Xiaoxi stepped forward and immediately took the old man’s arm, her face alight with a joyful smile.

"Old and declining, how could I not have changed! Nowadays, walking is not as easy with these legs."

"Although your legs are not as nimble, you still managed to go to the Pyramid alone? Master, I was really worried about you. Also, tell me about the fun things you encountered on the way. I heard you were injured—what exactly happened?" Gu Xiaoxi supported her master, moving towards the exit of the airport while asking.

Liu Yishou’s skills were unfathomable. Anyone who could injure him was no ordinary person.