Gu Huimin was half sitting on the hospital bed. She would stay in this ward for two days every month when she came for a physical examination.
She was not in good health because she had had surgery before. Although her condition was under certain control, she still had to have regular check-ups every month. This was of course because Gu Yanshen was not worried about his mother's health, so he specially talked to Gu Huimin.
The attending doctor agreed that she would have regular check-ups every month, and she would stay in this ward during the days when she had to wait for the test.
"Auntie, please eat this."
Situ Yan placed the freshly cut apples piece by piece on the plate, inserted toothpicks on the edge, and then handed them to Gu Huimin. She had a round face and was very cute. When she smiled slightly,
It's even more so that people can't take their eyes away, at least Gu Huimin likes it.
"Our Xiaoyan is so good. Your brother Yanshen will be here soon. I haven't seen him for a while. Do you miss him?"
Gu Huimin did have a cast on one leg, but it didn't affect the rest. She casually took a piece of apple and looked at her favorite "prospective daughter-in-law" with a smile.
Situ Yan was young and thin-skinned, but she was very honest in front of Gu Huimin. She nodded, "...Yes, actually when brother Yan Shen just left, I was really not used to it, and I
It will take another 2 years to graduate. Now I have been in the UK, and brother Yan Shen is in C City again... But fortunately, I will have a vacation soon. I told my father this year that I will go back to C City after the vacation!"
"Go back, look at your brother Yanshen, Xiaoyan, my aunt has always liked you, and is just waiting for you to call me mom when you graduate."
Hearing this, Situ Yan's face suddenly turned red, and the little girl's shyness showed. She was a little embarrassed, and reached out to grab Gu Huimin's palm. Her soft little fingers gently rubbed Gu Huimin's palm, and her voice became even softer, "...
...Auntie, don’t say that, I haven’t even figured out my horoscope yet! And brother Yan Shen didn’t say that he likes me and wants to marry me..."
"Yes, why not?"
Gu Huimin frowned and said with a serious face: "Even if it's not there, auntie will help you add it with her own hands and ask you if you are willing. Xiaoyan, are you willing?"
"...Auntie, I..."
Situ Yan had a girlish look on her face and lowered her eyes. Just as she was about to say something, someone suddenly pushed in from the outside at the door of the ward, and there was a rush of footsteps. Gu Huimin seemed to have a telepathic connection and quickly put the toothpick in her hand on the plate.
As soon as it was released, he lay on the hospital bed again.
"...Brother Yanshen!"
The first person Situ Yan saw coming in was Gu Yanshen. She jumped up excitedly. The blush on her face was even worse now, but she was filled with another kind of love - a little girl.
The kind of feeling that cannot be concealed for the brother that he has admired for more than ten years.
Situ Yan has always had very complicated feelings for Gu Yanshen. She treats him as her brother, but such an outstanding man is too easily tempted by a woman, and Gu Huimin always has something in her ear.
Unintentionally trying to bring them together, the balance in her heart gradually shifted.
Gu Yanshen didn't pay much attention to Situ Yan's expression. His deep handsome face was full of worry, and he frowned. He walked directly to the edge of the bed and leaned over slightly, "Mom, how are you feeling? How could you be so careless?
?”
"It's okay."
Gu Huimin was naturally elated when she saw her son. The injuries on her body were not serious, just a slight fracture. She struggled to sit up, grabbed Gu Yanshen and looked at him from head to toe, then shook her head, "...you
Look at you, you've lost weight. You haven't come to see your mother for half a month. Your mother misses you so much. No matter what happens this time, you will have to stay for two more days, do you understand?"
Gu Yanshen has always respected Gu Huimin, who is his only relative in the world. She was expelled from City C just to give birth to him, and lived in England, an unfamiliar place, for several years.
A woman who couldn't even speak the most basic English was pregnant in ten months and gave birth in such a foreign country, and the man who got her pregnant never even looked at her from beginning to end. Gu Yanshen can fully understand this.
Over the years, my mother has been in so much suffering and loneliness.
So he vowed to be doubly filial to her.
"good."
The deep male voice was very soft, "Mom, you have a good rest, I will stay in the UK these two days."
"Brother Yanshen, can you celebrate your birthday with me?"
When Situ Yan heard that Gu Yanshen agreed to stay in the UK, he smiled like a flower. He jumped over and took Gu Yanshen's wrist without any scruples and shook it, "Great! Yan
Brother Shen, I thought you wouldn’t celebrate your birthday with me this year, and I had been disappointed for a long time, but when my aunt told me, I didn’t believe it, and I didn’t expect you to actually come.”
"Not only is your brother Yanshen here, he also brought you a gift." Gu Huimin raised her eyebrows and helped Gu Yanshen answer the question with a smile.
Situ Yan was even happier, "Really? Brother Yan Shen, what gift did you bring me?"
Gu Yanshen had a headache. He knew very well Situ Yan's personality. Whether he was enthusiastic about him or not was relatively normal. But of course, he couldn't understand his mother. In contrast, Gu Huimin's words and deeds
, the purpose is too obvious.
"Yes, but I shouldn't be able to take action now..."
He raised his wrist and looked at the time and said: "I'll have someone deliver it to you when it gets dark. Xiao Yan, it's already very late. The driver is at the door of the hospital. You go back and rest first so that you can have the energy to celebrate your birthday tomorrow."
Do you know?"
"good!"
Situ Yan agreed wholeheartedly, "Anyway, brother Yan Shen, you are here, so I can leave with peace of mind. Auntie, you have a good rest. I will come see you tomorrow."
When Situ Yan was about to leave, Gu Huimin immediately pushed Gu Yanshen, insisting that he go see him off.
Gu Yanshen couldn't refuse, and it was indeed too late. As a girl, she had no excuse not to send her. He simply left the ward with her, but only sent her to the elevator. He called the driver on the way.
Ask the driver to pick up Situ Yan.
As soon as Situ Yan left, Gu Yanshen returned to the ward. Just when he reached the door and was about to push the ward door open, he happened to hear Gu Huimin's voice inside. She must have been on the phone. The person over there didn't know what she said.
His voice was a little tight.
"...I don't know what you are talking about. After all these years, I have never thought about taking back what belongs to you. It is not my intention for Yan Shen to go back. You don't have to go out of your way to warn me... What did you say? I
I don’t believe it!… I know this matter well, and I don’t need you to say more. Please don’t contact me again in the future…”
"…………"
Gu Yanshen subconsciously tightened his fingers on the doorknob. He had been running around all night and was mentally tense for a long time, which made his temples beat more frequently at this moment. The tingling feeling made him feel
Extremely uncomfortable.
The man's thin lips were pursed tightly, extremely sharp, and there was no sound inside. However, he stood at the door and did not go in. After a moment, he turned around and walked to the end of the corridor. Standing at the floor-to-ceiling window, he lit one.
He smoked, pushed open the car window with one hand, put his other hand in the pocket of his trousers, and puffed out the smoke silently.
…………
"Sir, I'm sorry, you can't smoke here."
The nurse with blond hair and blue eyes came over, spoke fluent English, and told him that smoking was not allowed here. Gu Yanshen nodded politely, stretched out his hand to crush the cigarette butt, and threw it into the trash can. He said "sorry" and then stepped forward.
Open your legs and walk towards the ward.
When she pushed the door open this time and went in, Gu Huimin happened to be reaching for the water glass on the bedside table. Seeing this, Gu Yanshen strode over and handed the water glass to her.
"Xiaoyan has gone back?" Gu Huimin took a sip of water and spoke in a gentle voice.
Gu Yanshen just said "hmm", glanced at Gu Huimin, and suddenly said: "Mom, lend me your mobile phone to make a call. I was so anxious when I came here that I even forgot my mobile phone in the apartment in City C."
Gu Huimin didn't take out her phone. She just handed the cup in her hand to Gu Yanshen. When he put it down, she said, "You are in city C. Have you always lived in your own apartment?"
"yes."
"Why don't you live in Qiao's house? Your dad didn't tell me about this either. Is your life in Qiao's house very unsatisfactory?"
"Mom, don't think too much. I want to live in an apartment just to feel more free. The Qiao family will not have any influence on me. I won't do anything deliberately because of anyone."
"Really?"
Gu Huimin's pupils tightened, and the gentle smile on her face faded for a moment. Her tone was not as soft as before, but instead sounded a bit scolding, "Yanshen, you have always listened to me since you were a child.
I am particularly relieved about you because you will never lie to mom, but now...have you deceived me?"
Gu Yanshen actually had a vague idea in his mind. The phone call he just heard, he suspected, was from someone from City C. And with his mother's tone, he concluded that it couldn't be Qiao Shiyun, so this was the last one.
It is possible that it is——Li Muhua.
He didn't know if Li Muhua knew something, but if she really knew something, it wouldn't be surprising. She was not a simple woman either. She had always regarded herself as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh. When something happened to Zi Jin before, she
Because he hit Zijin, he was so angry that he asked others to tamper with her body. Li Muhua was not that stupid, and after so many days, she should have found some clues...
Gu Yanshen didn't intend to hide everything about Zi Jin. He had already thought about it before and told his mother about himself and Zi Jin. It was impossible to keep her in the dark for the rest of her life. If she wanted to let her overcome this
The most difficult hurdle in the world to overcome is to first help her stand upright in front of her relatives.
For him, Gu Yanshen, his relative is Gu Huimin.
"Mom, in many cases, things cannot be judged only on one side. There are indeed some things that I have not told you because I feel that the time is not mature enough, but that cannot be said to be deception."
Gu Yan deepened his voice, weighed it in his mind, and continued: "...Since you have spoken now, I will continue on this topic. I believe you should already know some things, including
In fact, I never thought of hiding what Aunt Xiao told you at the earliest time. You are the mother I respect most. I will want to tell you such things at the right time.
.”
Gu Huimin's face instantly turned ugly, and her tone became much sharper, "...Yanshen, what do you mean by this?"
"That's what it means literally."
Gu Yan took a deep breath, frowned and looked at Gu Huimin. His thin lips parted slightly, and every word that came out after that was serious, "Mom, I am serious about that woman."
"…………"
Gu Huimin's face turned pale, and her eyes were filled with disbelief, "That woman... Shen Zijin, right?"
Gu Yanshen nodded.
"…………"
Gu Huimin held her breath and clenched her hands on the quilt into fists. She knew her son, and it was usually difficult for him to change the people or things he recognized. As for Shen Zijin, she had already
She had heard about it, but before, she really thought that it was just Yan Shen's joke. He was not such an unreasonable person. So who is Shen Zijin? She is Qiao Jinglian's wife and Qiao Shiyun's son.
Wife, and he... is Qiao Jinglian's eldest brother. Even if he is a half-brother, he is still the eldest brother. How could he possibly touch Qiao Jinglian's woman?
But what did he just say?
Gu Huimin shook her head, her expression was very stiff, and her tone was cold and hard, "I can't possibly agree, you don't have to tell me about this woman!"
Gu Yan frowned deeply, gently pinched his thumb with his index finger, and rubbed it unconsciously without making a sound.
Gu Huimin continued: "Yanshen, it is impossible for me to agree! Let's not talk about what you think. As far as I am concerned, as a woman, she can wander between her husband and her husband's brother like this. I
Just conclude that she will definitely not be a good woman. It doesn’t matter if you tell me directly about this matter, I don’t want to go around with you. We, mother and son, have been living together for several years, and you are the mother who has always insisted on being in this world.
My only thought is that when I ask you to return to City C, I don’t want you to steal Qiao Jinglian’s wife and make her your own woman, do you understand?”
"...You have been very sensible and mature since you were a child, and you have never let me down in the slightest. Mom really believes in you, so even if your Aunt Xiao had an issue with me before, I still didn't take it too seriously.
I think it is absolutely impossible for you to make such a low-level mistake. Don’t let mom down and don’t make me sad!”
What Gu Huimin said was that it could be advanced or retreated, soft or hard, and it was very appropriate.
When such words reached Gu Yanshen's ears, he seemed to have no energy to refute, but he had already expected that things would be like this. Of course, she would not agree. This journey from disagreement to agreement requires a lot of effort.
The only person he knew was Gu Yanshen.
"Mom, I'm telling you now not to make you accept it all at once. I know that you are a very principled woman and I know what you think. From your standpoint, it is normal for you to think like this.
. Just like you said, I have been sensible and mature since I was a child, and I have been very measured in doing things, so don’t you still believe in my vision? This woman is what I like, I want her very much, and I want to keep her.
She, don't let her be wronged, her marriage with Qiao Jinglian is in name only..."
"That won't work either!"
When Gu Huimin heard Gu Yanshen speak so hard to Shen Zijin, she was so angry that her brain swelled and hurt, and she interrupted him coldly, "Stop talking, if you want to continue talking to me about this woman, I don't want to hear it."
, you go back and rest."
"……mom."
"Yanshen, you know that I am not in good health and you have always been filial to me. So don't provoke me now. I don't want to hear a word. I will never accept that woman."
Gu Yanshen, "..."
"You go back, I want to be alone now."
Gu Yan frowned deeply and watched Gu Huimin lying back on the bed stiffly. He naturally felt a little guilty and wanted to go over to help her, but Gu Huimin coldly reached out and pushed him away. When she lay down on her side, she lowered her head again.
He said in a loud voice: "...do you know why mom had a car accident?"
"…………"
"...Because this is not the first time that Li Muhua called me. In the afternoon, I went to get a cake for Xiaoyan. Before I crossed the street, I received an unfamiliar international long distance call. I thought it was your dad calling me.
, so I took it without thinking, but it turned out to be Li Muhua. She told me that I had really given birth to a good son, and that when I returned to City C, I would not only rob other people’s property, but also rob other people’s women...I was really
I couldn’t believe it, I thought that would definitely not be something my son would do, so I had a few quarrels with her..."
Gu Huimin's voice was choked, and Gu Yan's throat was even more clogged. Suddenly he didn't know what else to say, but those gloomy eyes were filled with an extremely sinister light.
Li Muhua - It seems that the warning he gave her before was really too childish. She actually dared to contact her mother so unscrupulously. He was indeed too kind to her.
"... Do you know that for many years, every time I think about this woman Li Muhua, I feel heartbroken and unwilling to accept it? But today, she called me in such a arrogant manner and asked why my son did such a thing.
What happened, brought shame to the Qiao family, and made his son... Yan Shen, mother is very heartbroken, do you know?"
Gu Yanshen squeezed the quilt slightly harder, and his deep voice was still calm, "Mom, this matter is my negligence. I will not let you suffer such injustice again. You have a good rest first. What's the matter?
Let’s talk about it after you get better.”
Gu Huimin reached out and pulled the quilt and closed her eyes. When Gu Yanshen straightened up, he heard her whisper again, "...Mom, I can give up on anything for you, but not this matter. Yanshen, if you
I really feel sorry for Mom, you should break up with that woman as soon as possible."
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Zijin has never felt like this before.
Anxious, restless, angry, and also accompanied by shortness of breath.
She never knew that time would become so torturous for her. How many hours had passed?
She reached out to hold her head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall - it had been almost a day, right? Her cell phone was out of battery because of her calls. She didn't know how many calls she made to Gu Yanshen, but she couldn't reach him.
His people didn't know where he had gone. After Qiao Jinglian hung up on her twice, she never called him again.
There was always a stubbornness in Zijin's heart. In her heart, people around her were divided into "levels". To her, Qiao Jinglian was naturally not as important as Gu Yanshen, so even if she really wanted to go
When asking for help, I would ask Gu Yanshen, but I would never ask Qiao Jinglian.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door, which interrupted Zijin's thoughts. The moment she heard it, she stood up from the sofa and walked quickly to the door of the room. She held the doorknob and turned it hard.
Still unable to open it, she was so angry that she reached out and hit the door panel——
"Open the door for me! Who is that person outside? Open the door for me, I want to go out!"
"Young mistress, I'm here to tell you that I've delivered the food to you at the window. You can pick it up later. If you don't have anything else to do, I'll go down first."
It was the servant's voice. Zijin squeezed the doorknob harder. How many times has this happened?
Ever since Qiao Jinglian left the Qiao family, she found herself under house arrest. She didn't know who did it, but she was convinced that it was Qiao Jinglian. Then the servant gave her three meals a day.
, but it happens every time. I knock on the door to remind her, and then ask her to go to the window to get it.
Zijin thought it was funny and clenched her fists. She didn't care about hurting her hands and slammed her fist on the door panel. It was a solid mahogany door panel. Her fist was incomparable to a man's. It was already soft.
With such a fist on her little hand, there was already a layer of redness on the joints, but Zijin didn't feel any pain at all. Her chest seemed to be pressed by a huge stone, and it hurt even more when she gasped. She didn't care if there was anyone outside, loudly
Say——
"Let me out, you are not qualified to put me under house arrest. What you are doing is illegal! What did I do wrong? Why do you want to put me under house arrest? I can't eat - go back and tell Qiao Jinglian that I can't
People who eat, from now on, if you insist on locking me up, then I won’t eat——”
She suddenly thought of something and said: "...I want to see my father, let me see my father, let him let me out!"
"…………"
There was silence outside for about 5 seconds, and then Zijin heard the man say: "... Young Madam, the master left Qiao's house yesterday afternoon. He had some health problems and went to the hospital for examination. In the evening
Just stayed in the hospital.”
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