Xu Zhaozhao only rinsed her body slightly; it didn't even count as taking a bath.

I changed into my own clothes and rushed out of the room with my hair still wet.

When the door was opened, Chi Li, who was guarding the door, was startled.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..."

He and his mentor were conducting a second re-examination of Gu Qingyan when news came that Xu Zhaozhao had fainted at the hospital. Gu Qingyan refused to cooperate no matter what they said.

Fortunately, Xu Zhaozhao only had the early stages of a cold, and it wasn't serious.

Chi Li planned to take good care of Xu Zhaozhao and then drag him back to the hospital, so he waited at the door.

To my utter surprise, he would see Xu Zhaozhao first...

When Xu Zhaozhao saw him, she lowered her eyes and had no desire to talk to him.

Excuse me.

I just regained my breathing, but now my nasal cavity is blocked again, making my voice very nasal.

As a psychologist, Chi Li immediately noticed that something was wrong with her.

But Xu Zhaozhao had already walked quickly past him from the side, and his words choked in his throat.

It's not good to have wet hair when you have a cold, why doesn't Brother Gu care about her?

Xu Zhaozhao didn't close the door when she left, and the door in front of Chi Li was half open.

Now that my sister-in-law is gone, can we take Brother Gu to the hospital now?

"Brother Gu?"

Chi Li slowly peered into the room, only to see a somewhat wrinkled bed, but not Gu Qingyan.

"Gu Qingyan?" Chi Li raised his voice and stepped inside.

No one responded to him.

He was nowhere to be found—in the bathroom, the lobby, the balcony…

He walked a little hurriedly toward the hot spring next door.

On the clear hot spring, the blood flowers blooming on it were particularly glaring.

Even though she didn't see Gu Qingyan at the hot spring, Chi Li still walked closer.

The spring water is clear, and you can see the scene below the pool through the white smoke up close.

Apart from the layers of smooth pebbles, Gu Qingyan sank to the bottom, his eyes closed.

His silk bathrobe swayed gently in the water, making him look like a sleeping mermaid prince.

Chi Li certainly didn't think this was a beautiful scene.

Bubbles slowly escaped from Gu Qingyan's nostrils—he wanted to drown himself!

thump!

Without hesitation, Chi Li jumped into the water, creating a huge splash.

"Brother Gu!"

The hot spring wasn't deep, and Chi Li pulled him out of the water by his collar.

Chi Li arrived wearing a white coat, completely soaked, and somewhat excited. He pressed Gu Qingyan against the wall.

"Gu Qingyan, what are you doing?!"

Gu Qingyan slowly opened his dazed eyes, and several glistening water droplets slid down his thick eyelashes, silently disturbing the calm of the water's surface.

How stupid of you to not see that?

He's seeking death.

Xu Zhaozhao liked his physical body.

He preserved it intact, and if he could get even a tear or two from her... then his death wouldn't have been in vain.

More importantly... if she dies like this, she won't be able to find anyone to divorce, and she'll be widowed.

Widowed.

Gu Qingyan felt that he was really twisted, actually finding those two words quite pleasant to hear.

"Why did you save me?"

He looked at Chi Li, and somewhat displeased, pulled away Chi Li's hand that was grabbing his collar. "Stay away from me."

As it spoke, it began to sink again.

Chi Li pressed down hard on his shoulder, stopping him from moving.

He was almost in despair. "Brother, how long has it been since you took your medicine?!"

Chi Li couldn't even imagine what the consequences would have been if he hadn't followed Gu Qingyan out and entered the suite to attempt to "kidnap" him...

I don't want to hurt you.

Chi Li can't beat him.

Gu Qingyan frowned and grabbed Chi Li's hand, which was pressing down on him, as a warning.

"Let's go, don't worry about me."

Chi Li noticed the mottled wounds on the back of his hand. "Oh dear, my dear brother."

His face flushed red, and he looked utterly disheveled. "Then wait until I'm gone before you die, don't die in front of me!"

"Um."

His eyes were filled with despair. He nodded blankly, leaning against the wall without moving, which was taken as an agreement.

Chi Li slowly withdrew his hand and turned around.

"Oh, by the way, my sister-in-law just asked me to tell you..."

Chi Li turned around again, and at the same time, a tiny needle was inserted into the back of Gu Qingyan's neck, causing a slight pain.

"Brother, I can't bear to watch you die."

Chi Li was breathing heavily; this series of actions had made him extremely nervous.

Fortunately, when leaving the hospital, fearing that Brother Gu might not cooperate, we still took some highly effective sedatives with us.

Gu Qingyan knew what it was, of course. He stopped struggling and the needle would automatically advance once it entered his vein.

Ten seconds later, he will fall into a deep sleep.

He looked at Chi Li, his eyes not filled with blame, but rather with... expectation.

Gu Qingyan asked in a hoarse voice, "What did she ask you to tell her?"

Chi Li was stunned.

Is this the key point?

I just thought the term "sister-in-law" was very useful for distracting Brother Gu...

Gu Qingyan's breathing became heavier and heavier, the world in front of him began to blur, and his limbs began to feel weak.

"tell me……"

Chi Li remained silent, and a few seconds later, Gu Qingyan completely lost consciousness.

Xu Zhaozhao only said two words to him, and he didn't dare to utter a single word.

Chi Li struggled to pull him ashore from the water and took out his phone to dial 120.

The ambulance quickly took the two away.

Xu Zhaozhao took a taxi home. The driver had the air conditioning set to 16 degrees Celsius in the car, and the noisy broadcast drowned out her request to turn the air conditioning down.

The drive took thirty minutes, and Xu Zhaozhao was too exhausted to shout anymore; by the end, she was completely numb.

Finally home, Xu Zhaozhao quickly paid the fare, got out of the car, and rushed into the bathroom to take a hot shower.

The stiff limbs slowly warmed up.

After taking a shower, Xu Zhaozhao had just dried her hair when she was overcome with overwhelming fatigue.

He collapsed onto the bed.

Xu Zhaozhao caught a severe cold and was unconsciously shivering incessantly in bed.

This was the first time Xu Zhaozhao had ever been seriously ill since she came into this world.

She slept very restlessly.

First, she dreamt that the original owner of the body came back and pointed at her nose while cursing.

"It's all because of you, you woman, that you stole my son and husband!"

She dreamt again that Gu Yulin and Tian Yitian were still in love, and she tried her best to persuade them, but no one believed her.

Her son treated her coldly, saying, "You don't love me, but you won't allow others to love me!"

Finally... there was the bloodied Gu Qingyan.

He held the razor blade and expressionlessly slashed his wrist, blood gushing out and splattering onto his body.

He didn't speak; his face and body were covered in blood.

The blade moved across the arm, then up to the neck...

Xu Zhaozhao was immediately awakened.

Snap.

The small towel in Gu Yulin's hand fell into the ice water pool.

"Mom, you're awake?"

His little hands were a little red from the cold. "The doctor said Mommy has a fever and needs to rest."

Gu Yulin covered her back with the blanket that she had suddenly turned off when she got up.

"Mom, just lie down. I'll change your towel."