Therefore, the key issue now is whether this exhibition should continue.

From the perspective of profit, Lvy's mystery and the gimmick of his first art exhibition are very attractive, and will bring both fame and fortune to the art museum.

But from a selfish point of view, it would be better to have less dealings with Gu Ci if possible.

However, all the staff of the art museum have worked so hard for this exhibition for so long, and it is just the finishing touch. It would be really unbearable if it were to be interrupted like this.

As the director of an art museum, she naturally wants to maximize profits from a business perspective.

Just as his thoughts were turning around, Pei Sui suddenly leaned over.

His dry and warm fingers gently scraped the corner of her lips and whispered, "Don't worry about this, it was noted in the original contract.

Moreover, this art exhibition also brought Gu Ci both fame and fortune, and he could officially return to the wealthy circle in Beijing in such a high-profile manner, which was completely beneficial.

When she wakes up in the next few days, she will agree to let this exhibition go on."

Meng Sheng was stunned for a moment, looking at the jam on his fingertips, and awkwardly took out a tissue and handed it to him.

"Thanks."

Pei Sui took it and looked at the corner of her lips for a moment longer.

Noticing his gaze, Meng Sheng thought there was something stuck at the corner of his mouth, so he quickly took out a tissue to wipe it.

"You...seem to know Gu Ci very well."

This sentence was actually just said casually, trying to ease the embarrassment, but it was not thought through.

After she finished speaking, she realized that there was something wrong with what she said.

It's like a weird kind of jealousy.

She hurriedly looked at Pei Sui, and when she met his clear and dark eyes, she inexplicably caught a hint of obvious joy in them.

Well, it's pleasure.

She felt the need to explain, "That's not what I meant..."

But Pei Sui didn't give her the chance and nodded seriously.

"Yes, I know. Gu Ci and I have known each other for so many years. It would be a lie to say that I don't know her at all, but I can't say that I know her very well either."

Meng Sheng was speechless for a moment. After a moment, he could only follow his words and ask, "So what kind of person do you think she is?"

She had no intention of making things difficult for him, she was simply curious about Gu Ci.

Pei Sui looked at her and briefly analyzed in his mind whether she asked this question out of testing or if she really wanted to know.

After a few seconds, he said truthfully, "She has been weak since she was a child and rarely interacts with outsiders. She is a person who loves animals and is grateful and considerate. However, this impression of her ended more than five years ago."

As for the present Gu Ci, he would not say anything to belittle her, nor would he praise her excessively.

But let's stick to the facts.

Human hearts are the most changeable and the most difficult to control in this world.

More than five years ago, he and Gu Ci were still an engaged couple. This sentence was also telling her in a disguised way that he had let go of the engagement that was imposed on him by his family.

Meng Sheng didn't know whether he understood what he meant. He just said "oh" twice, picked up the soy milk and took two sips, and didn't ask any more questions.

After eating the last bite of the fried egg and drinking the soy milk, he packed up his things and went out with Pei Sui.

When the Bentley drove out of the underground parking lot, the rain outside had stopped.

There was a damp chill in the air, and the puddles on the asphalt road reflected the gray sky, immersing the entire city in a chilly silence.

Meng Sheng quite likes this moist yet refreshing feeling.

More than half an hour later, the car arrived outside the Deqing Affiliated Hospital.

She unbuckled her seat belt and said calmly to the man in the driver's seat, "I'll go in first. I wish you a safe trip."

Pei Sui listened and looked at her sideways. He saw that her messy hair covered half of her eyebrows and eyes. He subconsciously reached out to help her brush it aside.

There was something indescribable in that clear voice... gentle and soothing.

"Well, I'll be back soon. If you have anything, you can always call me or send me a message."

Meng Sheng paused.

Why does this sound like she can't bear to part with him?

God knows, she really didn't mean that. She just wanted to congratulate him...that's all.

Facing his cold yet deep eyes, she moved her lips, and the complaints and grumblings in her heart came to an abrupt end.

Okay.

It's redundant to say more.

She nodded, said "OK", opened the car door and got out.

Pei Sui just watched as the pretty figure swayed gently in the mist, and finally turned into a tiny white dot in his deep eyes.

Before disappearing, another black dot came from the right, and the black and white ones walked side by side.

The distance was quite far, but Pei Sui still recognized who the black spot was.

Fu Chen.

He frowned slightly, and his man's intuition told him that Fu Chen had the same feelings towards Meng Sheng as he did.

He is a man and understands men.

Just from these brief meetings, Fu Chen's eyes when he looked at Meng Sheng were not so "clean".

Do you say there is a sense of crisis?

It doesn’t seem so, but... seeing another man approaching Meng Sheng with ulterior motives made him feel a little uncomfortable.

It felt like something was blocking my chest, and even my breathing was blocked.

It sounds a bit dramatic, but when he saw Shang Boyu declaring his sovereignty in front of him, he thought it was ridiculous and childish.

Now he understood the true meaning of "You don't feel the pain until you are whipped."

He pulled the corners of his lips and forced himself to suppress his slightly restless heart. Just at this moment, Nie Han called him.

"Director Pei, the flight has been booked. It's at 2:10 pm and will arrive in Shanghai at 4:15 pm."

Pei Sui retracted his gaze and replied calmly, "Yeah, I understand."

Meng Sheng met Fu Chen at the intersection on the way to the inpatient building next to the outpatient building.

Fu Chen was wearing casual clothes, a black casual jacket, revealing a white T-shirt underneath, and black pants.

Simple yet calm, with a relaxed and calm demeanor.

The personal charm and unique charm of a 35-year-old mature man are well embodied in him.

He was holding two bags in his hands. When he saw her coming straight towards him, he was the first to greet her, "Good morning."

Meng Sheng smiled and politely replied, "Good morning. Weren't you with Miaomiao in the hospital last night?"

Fu Chen replied, "I accompanied her. She said she wanted to eat the crispy mountain cheese made by the cook at home, so she went back home at around six in the morning.

I also brought one for you and Uncle Meng. There are two flavors, one is milk, which Uncle Meng can eat, and one is strawberry, which you can eat. Miaomiao's is the same flavor as yours."

Meng Sheng was surprised and looked at the bag in his hand. "You don't have to be so polite. Miaomiao likes to eat it. Just leave it for her..."

"You are the one being polite now." Fu Chen's gentle eyes were filled with smiles, "You usually take care of Miaomiao so much, and you even specially helped me pick a birthday present for Miaomiao.

Uncle Meng also taught Miaomiao to read and write. I don’t know how to thank you. It’s just a dessert, it’s nothing.

Besides, Miaomiao can’t eat too many sweets, and the sweets she eats now are limited.”

He had said so much, Meng Sheng couldn't refuse anymore, and smiled as he tried to take the things, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."

Fu Chen didn't give her the bag. "It's okay. I'll carry it for you first. We have to go to the ward anyway."

Meng Sheng had a thermos in his hand, as well as two portions of pre-cut fruits that Pei Sui had specially prepared for him.

As for my own bag, I am a bit short of space.

She didn't act pretentiously, and walked side by side with him towards the inpatient building, "My father has been a teacher all his life, and now he is lying in bed and can't move around freely. He would love to have a pupil like Miaomiao.

A few days ago, I told Miaomiao a historical story, and she actually remembered it all, saying that Miaomiao was much smarter than my brother and I were when we were kids."

Fu Chen laughed, "From what you said, it seems like you're a little jealous of Miaomiao?"

Meng Sheng raised his eyebrows. "No, there is still my brother to compare with. He didn't like studying history when he was a kid. He thought it was boring."

“You like history?”

"It's okay. I used to find it boring, but as I got older and learned more about history, I wanted to explore more."

The two continued chatting on this topic until they reached the 16th floor, and then parted ways outside Fu Xuanmiao's ward.

Meng Sheng didn't stay in the hospital for long. After watching Meng Chengli finish his breakfast, he drove to the art museum and held a group meeting.

She was busy all day and didn't leave the art museum until nine o'clock in the evening.

He didn't go to the hospital. He just called the nurse to ask about Meng Chengli's physical condition and then went straight back to the Zuo'an courtyard.

*

On the 9th, the sky cleared up in Beijing after two days of rain.

Several pale golden beams of light pierced down obliquely from the gaps in the clouds, like sharp swords, splitting the clouds that had been stagnant for more than a day, and drawing clear tracks in the mist.

Gu Ci was transferred from the Central Hospital in the west of the city to the Deqing Affiliated Hospital in the south of the city in the morning.

I finally woke up around six in the evening.

Liu Lingyi cried with joy and held Gu Ci's hand tightly beside the bed, "Aci, my Aci, my good Aci, you are finally awake.

Do you know that you almost scared me to death? I thought I was really going to lose you. How could you be so stupid? Can you block that knife?

You lost so much blood and were unconscious for so long, but those two heartless people from the Pei family didn't show any gratitude at all and were determined to force you to death.

If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about me, your father, your brother and your sister. If anything happens to you, how will we live?"

After being in a coma for five days, Gu Ci's eyes were open, but many of his senses and consciousness were still blurry.

She couldn't hear clearly what Liu Lingyi was saying, she could only hear her crying.

What came into view were those familiar faces. She tried to whisper, "Dad...Brother..."

Her voice was very low and was completely drowned out by Liu Lingyi's crying. Father Gu noticed that her mouth was moving and immediately scolded Liu Lingyi.

"Cry, cry, cry! What else can you do besides crying? Ah Ci just woke up, why are you talking about those terrible things? Why don't you just shut up!"

Liu Lingyi's crying stopped abruptly, and she stiffened her neck to retort, but before she could say anything, doctors and nurses came in one after another.

"Family members, please move outside and wait quietly."

More than half an hour later, the doctor came out and said, "Gu Ci is no longer in danger of death, but she is very weak now, and there is a risk of rejection caused by blood transfusion..."

The Gu family listened very carefully to the precautions given by the doctor.

As soon as he left, Liu Lingyi rushed into the ward impatiently. Looking at the person lying on the bed, she felt so distressed that she couldn't help crying.

By now Gu Ci's senses had almost recovered, but the slight pain in her abdomen made her unable to move.

She looked at Liu Lingyi, who was in tears, and comforted her softly, "Mom, don't cry, I'm fine, right?"

Liu Lingyi said angrily, "What do you mean you're fine? You've suffered so much, you've lost so much blood, and you've been unconscious for five days."

Gu Qinglian looked at her pale, bloodless and thin face and felt so distressed that she continued with what Liu Lingyi said.

"That's right! You've given so much to the Pei family, but they don't even agree to your small request of letting Pei Sui marry you!"

Gu Ci was stunned, and her originally weak hands clenched into fists in an instant. She showed a look of surprise and astonishment, "Sister, you...what did you say? Let Asui marry me?

You...you guys are using your kindness to force Ah Sui to marry me?"

Gu Qinglian's originally somewhat resentful expression suddenly froze.

Gu Ci looked at her father and Liu Lingyi in disbelief, "Dad, Mom, is this true?"

Liu Lingyi gritted her teeth and said, "We originally thought that you had blocked the knife for Pei Yu, so that they would not refuse Pei Sui's small request to marry you, but in the end..."

She briefly recounted what the brothers Pei Yu and Pei Sui had said in the hospital a few days ago.

His tone was full of injustice and anger.

Pei Yu gave the Gu family two choices that day. One was that he marry Gu Ci. How could the Gu family agree to such a ridiculous thing?

Another option, of course, is to reward with benefits, but Father Gu was not very satisfied and felt it was too little.

His daughter shed so much blood and was only worth such a small amount of money. How could he agree to it so easily?

So, up to now, the two parties have not reached an agreement.

Gu Ci clenched her fists tighter and tighter, and the surging waves instantly submerged her heart and lungs. At that moment, she felt that she had difficulty breathing and even had stars in her eyes.

I don’t know whether it was because of stimulation or anger.

When she was in a coma and her life or death was unknown, Pei Sui could still admit with such indifference that he had a girlfriend, which was enough to show how much he valued and liked that woman.

There was no need to guess too much, she knew that there was a 99% chance that the girlfriend he was referring to was Meng Sheng.

But it's only been more than five years, has he changed?

Obviously... obviously she came back early.

The problem still lies with Meng Sheng.

She had actually imagined such an ending beforehand, but now that she had truly experienced it, she realized how unbearable it was.

She swallowed hard, trying to swallow the frustration and unwillingness in her throat along with her saliva.

After a while, she seemed to come back to her senses from the shock and astonishment. She raised her pair of watery eyes, blinked gently, and tears fell.

His expression was filled with anxiety and pain. "Mom, how can you make such a request? I saved Brother Yu just out of my own conscience. I can't just stand by and watch him die.

But by doing this, I would be considered as having ulterior motives, deliberately getting stabbed as if to repay a favor.

Dad, Mom, what do you think of me? What will they think of our Gu family? How will I face the Pei family in the future? How will I deal with it? "