Chapter 1200: I’ll Stay!
Jacob Bellucci finally woke up. But perhaps because of the anesthetic, he was in a drowsy state and yearned to sleep some more.
Bai Jinyu said that he would wake Jacob Bellucci every 10 minutes until Jacob Bellucci completely regained consciousness.
Regarding Jacob Bellucci’s injury, it was Bai Jinyu’s little bride Xu Wanwan who leaked the news to Yun Liuli.
Hence, when Jacob Bellucci completely woke up, he saw Yun Liuli staying vigil by his bedside with reddened eyes.
Jacob Bellucci paused. His vision turned elsewhere… and it was only then that he realized that it wasn’t only Yun Liuli and Dr. Bai Jinyu in the ward. Among those who had been waking him up earlier, there were also Tang Zheng, Fu Huai’an, and Lu Jinnan.
“Want some water?” Yun Liuli asked softly.
Jacob Bellucci’s throat felt dry. He did want some water, but he appeared unwilling to answer Yun Liuli.
Yun Liuli didn’t care about Jacob Bellucci’s lack of response. Seeing the way he was licking his lips, she brought Jacob Bellucci a gla.s.s of warm water and attentively stuck a straw in it, bringing the straw to Jacob Bellucci’s lips.
Jacob Bellucci’s throat vibrated gently. He couldn’t resist his instinctive urge to drink the water, so he raised a hand with much difficulty to grab the straw, bringing it to his lips himself. Very quickly, he finished the entire gla.s.s.
“Want some more?” Yun Liuli asked again.
Jacob Bellucci had just nodded when he heard Bai Jinyu say, “Don’t drink too much water first, it’s not going to do you any good!”
Bai Jinyu then sat down beside Jacob Bellucci’s bed and said to him, “The person attempting to kill you… is an enemy of Old Gu!”
Jacob Bellucci frowned hard, as if he didn’t understand why Gu Qingcheng’s enemies would want to hunt him down and kill him.
“Ever since you stepped into Haicheng, Old Fu has been sending his men to protect you secretly. Those guys Old Fu sent are the best of the best in the security industry. The guy who stabbed you today actually managed to get away unscathed despite having to fend off so many top-notch experts. Because of that, we’re guessing it could only be Gu Qingcheng’s enemies since they were able to recruit such a formidable character!”
Tang Zheng added, standing at the foot of the bed with his arms crossed, “Perhaps you don’t understand what your older brother did for a living. I’ve already called for Sheng Kang to come over. After Sheng Kang explains things to you later, you should be able to understand!”
“Sheng Kang told me that Gu Qingcheng… was in the firearms business!” Jacob Bellucci’s voice sounded raspy.
“Since you’re aware, you should know the sort of people Gu Qingcheng’s enemies are. Dangerous outlaws isn’t quite sufficient to describe them!” Lu Jinnan also chimed in.
Bai Jinyu nodded. “You’re in Haicheng now, which is considered our territory, and yet you got injured. Much less if you were to return to Venice. Once those people find you, you’ll surely be dead…”
Speaking of life and death, Jacob Bellucci would also feel afraid. His fingers involuntarily curled up.
Seeing Jacob Bellucci’s reaction, Bai Jinyu continued, “Our intention is for you to stay in Haicheng for the time being. After a year or two, after Old Gu’s matter blows over, you can go wherever you wish to go!”
Jacob Bellucci remained silent, lowering his gaze as if considering things.
Seeing that Jacob Bellucci wasn’t showing much of a reaction, Yun Liuli, who was standing by the side, was very anxious. She took off her jacket and rolled up her sleeve to show Jacob Bellucci an especially long scar on her forearm…
“I’m not even related to Gu Qingcheng by blood, but when those people get crazy, they’ll think of killing even me. Moreover, you’re his blood related younger brother who looks identical to him!” Yun Liuli rolled her sleeve back down and said, “Ever since I was linked to Gu Qingcheng, they’ve attempted to kidnap me countless times, and they succeeded twice! Twice… I nearly died in someone else’s hands!”
Jacob Bellucci paused in surprise as he gazed at Yun Liuli.
“This one time, I had already lost consciousness from being strangled. It was Gu Qingcheng who rushed there in time and saved me. The second time… Sister Xiao Nuan was the one who saved me! Know how Sister Xiao Nuan saved me? Because that darned lunatic who likes Sister Xiao Nuan was obsessed, and he only agreed to let me go after Sister Xiao Nuan promised to meet him!” Yun Liuli said with reddened eyes.
She went near Jacob Bellucci, propping her hands by Jacob Bellucci’s side. “Know who that lunatic is? America… the master of the De Niro family! Say… for such a character to want you dead, isn’t it a piece of cake?”
Jacob Bellucci seemed to be truly scared this time. His lips were pale, even more so than earlier when he had suffered excessive blood loss.
Yun Liuli’s eyes were terribly red. “So… you will only be able to stay safe by staying in Haicheng! Unless you’re saying that you’re not afraid of death and must return to Venice. Then… I’ll urge Fu Huai’an, Lu Jinnan, Tang Zheng, and Bai Jinyu, these good friends of Gu Qingcheng, to not stop you from leaving!”
Jacob Bellucci’s thin lips were pursed.
“I… will follow you overseas. If you’re going to die, let’s die together!” Yun Liuli said.
Jacob Bellucci’s eyes quivered slightly.
Tang Zheng secretly peeked at Yun Liuli. Did this young lady not know that Jacob Bellucci was Gu Qingcheng? Her acting… was so convincing!
The door to the ward opened, and Sheng Kang came in panting, forehead full of sweat.
Seeing that Jacob Bellucci had woken up, Sheng Kang heaved a long sigh of relief. He closed the door and greeted everyone. “Mr. Fu, Mr. Lu, Mr. Tang… Dr. Bai! Miss Liuli!”
“Sheng Kang, tell Jacob Bellucci, that guy who stabbed him, for him to escape unscathed from the hands of the six top-notch bodyguards sent by Old Fu to protect him, could he be an ordinary man?” Tang Zheng said to Sheng Kang.
Before coming, Sheng Kang had a.n.a.lyzed the situation. He nodded as he walked to Jacob Bellucci. “Mr. Jacob Bellucci, I feel that… for the time being, it’s best that you don’t leave Haicheng. In Haicheng, at least you’ll have the protection of Mr. Fu and them. Once you return to Venice, with no one s.h.i.+elding you, those people will act more brazenly. I fear that you…”
At this point, Sheng Kang halted. “I fear that something like this will go on endlessly!”
Jacob Bellucci was an ordinary person. Although he had some unfortunate happenings that led him to become introverted when he was young, he wasn’t a person who feared nothing, not even death. He would also fear death!
So, weighing the pros and cons, no matter how much Jacob Bellucci disliked this group of friends Gu Qingcheng had, for the sake of his own safety, based on Jacob Bellucci’s personality, he would choose to stay and be under the protection of Fu Huai’an and gang.
After a long time, Jacob Bellucci finally nodded. “Okay… I’ll stay!”
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
“But…” Jacob Bellucci said in a raspy voice. “My visa is a short-term one.”
Jacob Bellucci was Italian.