Gu Keke wrapped her arms around Lu Yi's neck and stole glances at the figure across the garden.

Seeing her father walk away with his hands behind his back, she pouted and said, "He's gone. Sigh, at least there's no more third wheel!"

Lu Yi pulled the plush blanket tighter around her.

He raised his hand and brushed the messy hair from her face. "He's your father, the person who cares about you the most in this world. You can't be so rude!"

Gu Keke raised her pale face, "Is he concerned about me, or about his own feelings?"

"To make himself feel better, he actually doesn't want me to have surgery. Lu Yi, do you like this kind of father?"

Lu Yi's expression froze, and he looked up in the direction of that person, puzzled.

"You don't want you to have surgery?"

Gu Yan had never told him this.

If there's any excuse, it's just that they're giving Gu Keke time to recover.

There is a fundamental difference between procrastination and refusal.

Gu Keke pinched Lu Yi's sleeve, her pink fingertips scratching at the plump metal buttons.

“He had a big argument with his older brother that day, and I heard it all.”

“Your father is worried that the surgery is a lie you told him. He is actually after my assets. After all, he promised that he would give you everything he was owed after I passed away.”

"If I don't have surgery and just continue to live on this herbal medicine, I might live a few more months."

"But once I'm on the operating table, I might never wake up again... That's just the kind of person he is, and only you, so naive, thought he was a good person!"

Perhaps because she had just taken the medicine, Gu Keke was sober for quite a while.

His speech is now clear and coherent, unlike his previous incoherent babbling.

Lu Yi felt a pang of heartache watching this. How happy such a pure and healthy girl must be!

Only children who grow up pampered have the confidence to openly question their father's decisions.

Lu Yi remained noncommittal, gently brushing her sweaty nose. "You're overthinking it."

Gu Keke kicked her legs in protest.

"No, I really heard it..."

“I know you don’t care about Gu Jia’s money. If you were focused on making money, you would be much better than my older brothers. I’m the one who’s dragging you down!”

"Lu Yi, aren't you angry?"

She bit her lip, indignant.

Lu Yi is a wonderful person.

But it seems like no one believes it.

They had to create a whole bunch of things to test just how good he really was!

Why is the world like this?

Lu Yi gathered her slender, stick-like legs together, straightened the blanket, and wrapped her legs and feet in it.

His clear, bright eyes made Gu Keke feel a little guilty.

Are you angry?

Lu Yi shook his head, his thumb stroking the slightly furrowed brow of the girl in his arms.

"Coco, do you want to have surgery?"

I didn't want to hide it from her, nor did I want her to overthink things.

Now, it's necessary to tell her about the risks of the surgery.

Gu Keke gripped the button on Lu Yi's wrist and answered honestly, "I don't know either."

She was a patient who was sometimes drowsy and sometimes confused, and she couldn't even make decisions about her treatment plan.

As for the details of the surgery, they remain unknown.

"But I know that surgery could give me a few more years to live, while without surgery, I don't have many years left to live!"

Gu Keke met Lu Yi's gaze, her eyes watery, and she pouted with a wronged expression.

With such wonderful people around her, she wished she could live forever!

If he never wakes up again tomorrow, he'll be holding someone else in his arms!

How could she be willing to die so easily?

Lu Yi's eyes darkened slightly.

“Coco, we’ve already talked about marriage. You’re not a child anymore, and neither am I. You can make your own decision.”

His voice was already deep, and with his deliberate suppression of his emotions, it had a certain allure.

"I'll make the decision myself?"

Gu Keke was stunned. She had been obedient for too long and greedily relied on the Gu family. She had almost forgotten how she had shamelessly brought Lu Yi over in the first place.

"Yes, I'll go and explain it to you right away."

She can fight for a man herself, and she can even fight for her own life!

After saying that, she threw off the blanket and was about to leave.

Lu Yi grabbed her slender waist and said, "Don't believe everything you hear. I just want to hear your opinion. As for President Gu, I will speak to him myself."

Gu Keke's anxious expression suddenly eased.

"If you go and talk to him, do you think he'll listen?"

“If you’re going to trade the money you’re about to get for my freedom, I’d rather tell it myself, and I’ll also tell my dad and brother that what’s mine is yours.”

Even if I don't make it off the operating table, I'm willing to give you everything I have!

Lu Yi is worthy.

It's that simple.

Since the person is dead, it doesn't matter who you give to, so why can't you follow your heart and give it to the person you love?

Lu Yi laughed as he listened, and hugged her even tighter.

"It's precisely because you're so impulsive that President Gu is worried. Just stay put, I'll take care of everything!"

Money is not his biggest concern.

For him, making money is the easiest thing, as long as he's willing to do it.

What he cannot control is people's fate.

Whether it was his own or Gu Keke's.

Gu Keke cupped his face in her hands, her eyes red-rimmed, and pressed herself against him. "If I'm gone, I won't be able to see you anymore. What will I do then?"

"Lu Yi, all I want is to see you every day. Just seeing you is enough for me..."

She retained a childlike heart and knew nothing of romance.

Sincere words, like a warm stone, fell into Lu Yi's calm and uneventful heart.

Lu Yi was taken aback and was about to say something to comfort her.

A sudden coolness touched her face, and Gu Keke, with tears in her eyes, fell asleep again in her arms.

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