The fingers gripping her phone suddenly turned pale.
Shen Nanyue’s gaze abruptly shifted toward the corner where that familiar figure had disappeared.
Her expression sharpened.
Changing direction, she walked toward the nurse’s station.
“Sorry, I don’t know which room my friend is in. Her name is Gu Linlang.”
“Please wait a moment while I check for you.”
…
After Xu Ping found Zhou Yushen and spoke with him briefly, he left.
He had some urgent work matters to deal with.
Zhou Yushen returned to Gu Linlang’s hospital room and said to her:
“Tomorrow, I’ll have Doctor Liu come examine you. Rest well.”
After speaking, he turned to leave.
Gu Linlang immediately stopped him.
“Ah Shen, could you… stay with me a little longer?”
Zhou Yushen didn’t look at her.
His expression only grew colder.
“Miss Gu, I don’t want to repeat myself many times. Don’t waste your time on me, and don’t keep ruining your health just to gain my cheap sympathy.”
Gu Linlang’s face turned pale.
Her fingers gripping the blanket slowly whitened.
He knew everything.
Over the past two days, she had begged him to come see her at the hospital, but he refused.
Unless her condition became even worse.
She had deliberately stood in the cold wind for an entire night regardless of the cost, just to make her health deteriorate further.
Yet all she received in return was still his cold indifference.
Gu Linlang bit her lip, unwillingness gradually appearing on her face.
“Ah Shen, do you really have to be like this?”
Zhou Yushen no longer wished to waste words on her and turned to leave.
Out of the corner of her eye, Gu Linlang noticed a figure near the doorway and instantly raised her voice.
“Ah Shen! Even if you don’t like me, do you really like Shen Nanyue? Too bad she isn’t the girl you fell in love with at first sight three years ago either. You’re only using her!”
“If it weren’t for Chen Mu back then, your mother wouldn’t have died. You only stole Shen Nanyue away from Chen Mu because you wanted revenge, knowing how much Chen Mu cared about her. One day, you’ll regret it!”
Her voice turned hysterical, low and hoarse like the roar of a wounded beast.
At last, Zhou Yushen turned back to look at her.
“I won’t regret it.”
He would never regret anything he had done!
A smile curled onto Gu Linlang’s lips, seeming both self-mocking and mocking toward Zhou Yushen.
“Ah Shen, you will regret it. When that girl appears, your heart will still beat for her. No matter how interested you are in Shen Nanyue now, I believe that when the day comes, you’ll abandon her without hesitation—just like how you abandoned me without hesitation half a year ago.”
Zhou Yushen found Gu Linlang utterly unreasonable.
Not wanting to speak with her any further, he left the hospital room.
The door closed behind him.
Leaving Gu Linlang alone in the cold room, wrapped in endless loneliness.
In the end, she could no longer hold back and quietly sobbed.
Outside the room— By the time Zhou Yushen came out, Shen Nanyue had already left the doorway.
Her steps were steady, but upon closer inspection, her body was trembling slightly, and her beautiful face was deathly pale.
Everything Gu Linlang had just said— Zhou Yushen had not denied any of it.
Thinking back to when she first met Zhou Yushen— From that chaotic night onward, he had stuck to her like glue.
Claiming it was because he had a cleanliness obsession and would remain devoted to her alone.
So it had all been a beautiful lie.
Zhou Yushen’s purpose had never truly been her.
A faint twisting pain came from her chest, making her frown as discomfort spread through her entire body.
Had she really fallen for Zhou Yushen?
Was that why learning the truth hurt this much?
Shen Nanyue stopped walking.
Taking a deep breath— She forcefully suppressed the overwhelming pain surging inside her heart.
Even so, it still wasn’t too late.
When she began walking again, the pain and loneliness in her eyes had disappeared.
The bold smile curling on her lips restored her to the Shen Nanyue she used to be.
Xiao Qi had been waiting for Shen Nanyue for quite a while.
His head leaned against the wall, eyes closed as he nearly nodded off.
If he weren’t afraid of sliding off the chair, he probably would’ve already gone to meet Zhou Gong in his dreams.
The moment he heard Shen Nanyue’s footsteps— Xiao Qi instantly woke up and stood to face her.
“Sister Yueyue, are we going back?”
Shen Nanyue nodded. “Let’s go. I’ll take you home first.”
The two quickly arrived at the hospital entrance.
Shen Nanyue’s car was parked not far away.
The moment they stepped outside, she saw Zhou Yushen standing beside her car.
She hesitated briefly before walking over together with Xiao Qi.
“Why are you here?”
Xiao Qi spoke first, glaring at Zhou Yushen with obvious displeasure.
Zhou Yushen’s gaze swept lightly across Xiao Qi’s face before settling on Shen Nanyue.
“Why are you at the hospital? What happened?”
When he spoke, his voice was calm, yet laced with traces of gentleness.
That low, magnetic voice was extremely pleasant to hear, like a male fox tempting people into losing themselves.
Shen Nanyue thought to herself that perhaps she had gradually lost her judgment under the charm he deliberately exuded.
In terms of looks alone, Zhou Yushen truly was the most handsome man she had ever seen.
And naturally, also the most dangerous.
“Xiao Qi got injured, so I came to check on him. Why are you at the hospital too?”
“A friend is hospitalized.”
Shen Nanyue didn’t continue asking who the friend was.
She only said lightly, “Let’s go home.”
Xiao Qi got into the front passenger seat first.
As Shen Nanyue walked toward the driver’s seat, Zhou Yushen stopped her and effortlessly took the car keys from her hand.
“I’ll drive. You rest for a while.”
Shen Nanyue didn’t insist and climbed into the back seat instead.
Seeing Zhou Yushen steadily settle into the driver’s seat, Xiao Qi’s expression became even more displeased.
He was just about to unbuckle his seatbelt and move to the back— When the car suddenly shot forward.
Like a rocket launching.
As a race car driver, Shen Nanyue didn’t feel much.
But Xiao Qi, who had never experienced such speed before, silently grabbed the handle beside him.
After dropping Xiao Qi off at home, Shen Nanyue rolled down the window and reminded him,
“If those people come looking for trouble again, make sure to tell me, okay?”
“Got it, got it!”
The perfunctory response made Shen Nanyue frown.
She stretched her hand out the window and crooked a finger at him.
Xiao Qi suspiciously leaned his face closer.
Only for Shen Nanyue to suddenly grab his face.
Her cool fingertips pinched the little bit of soft flesh on his cheeks, instantly turning them bright red.
“Don’t brush me off. If you dare hide anything from me, just wait and see how I deal with you!”
“Ow ow ow! I was wrong, Sister Yueyue!”
After finally escaping Shen Nanyue’s grasp— Xiao Qi covered his burning red cheeks and took several steps back.
After saying goodnight to her, he turned around and headed back into the residential complex.
Watching his retreating figure, Shen Nanyue sighed helplessly.
Zhou Yushen silently observed the scene, a wave of irritation rising in his heart.
He rolled up the car window, cutting off Shen Nanyue’s line of sight.
After the car started moving again— He finally asked,
“What exactly happened? Do you need my help?”
“No need.”
Shen Nanyue answered instinctively.
Only after reacting did she explain calmly,
“Xiao Qi has strong opinions of his own. He’ll handle it himself, so it’s not really appropriate for me to interfere.”
That was what she said.
But in all these years, today was the first time Xiao Qi had ever asked her for help.
And it had only been to pay a hospital bill for him.
The more she thought about it, the more something felt off.
— The end of the Chapter–
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