Su Jin held her head, her eyes half-closed, her head aching.
A shadow suddenly fell over her.
"You went somewhere without telling me, and you came out dressed so lightly. Did you want to get sick again?"
Su Jin felt a weight on her shoulders and looked up.
Gu Xingze frowned and complained as he covered her with a coat, saying, "I searched for you for a long time before I finally found you."
"Why are you..." Su Jin stopped speaking and sighed, "Never mind, what do you want to see me about?"
This garment must be his overcoat; it's pure black and quite warm.
Gu Xingze muttered somewhat discontentedly, "Does a husband need something else to ask his wife to see him...?"
Su Jin was somewhat surprised. Just now in the ward, he looked utterly despondent, and she thought she was about to be free.
It hasn't even been an hour, and it's already reignited?
When I turned to look for Lin Shi, she had already vanished without a trace...
Gu Xingze continued to nag, "Take care of your health. No matter how good your physical condition is, it can't withstand this kind of exertion."
Su Jin let it go in one ear and out the other, her mind wandering far away.
"By the way, what brings your wife here? Who is she looking for?"
"Chen Yanxiu".
Gu Xingze's words, "Why don't you just tell me who you're looking for?" stuck in his throat.
He gripped the cold wheelchair handles and gently pushed it forward, constantly reassuring himself that at least she could honestly tell him this, which meant everything was alright.
Only someone with a guilty conscience wouldn't dare to say it so openly.
His wife is very open and honest; she's not that kind of person at all.
He forced himself to remain calm and asked, "Why do you want to see him? Is there anything your husband can't handle?"
"Yeah, just catching up with old colleagues," Su Jin said casually, tapping her fingers on the armrest of her wheelchair.
Gu Xingze responded with an "oh".
"Oh, right," Su Jin said, remembering something, and asked curiously, "Aren't you planning to divorce me?"
These words were like a bomb dropped into a calm sea, shattering the present tranquility.
Gu Xingze asked incredulously, "Why would I want a divorce from you?"
Su Jin turned to look at him. "Didn't you think I cheated on you? Shouldn't we get a divorce according to common sense?"
Gu Xingze was so angry he laughed.
"So you want me to divorce you so that you two can be together?"
"...If that's how you think, then there's nothing I can do."
He was furious, but there was nothing he could do; he could only rage helplessly.
"Don't even think about it! Even if I die, I will never get a divorce!"
Patients who came out to sunbathe and medical staff on duty all turned to look at her, and Su Jin was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
She covered her head with her coat, reached out and patted Gu Xingze, scolding him in a low voice, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Don't you want to be embarrassed enough?"
Gu Xingze's eyes reddened with anger. "What do you mean I think this way? You won't even explain to me, so I..."
He stopped speaking, rubbed his eyes hard, and held back his tears.
Su Jin frowned. "What's there to explain? You wouldn't believe me anyway, so it's a waste of breath."
Gu Xingze's chest heaved as he suppressed the dull pain in his heart, and he said gently, "I won't disbelieve you anymore. Can you explain it to me?"
Su Jin is the kind of person who responds better to gentleness than force. If someone tries to be tough on her, she becomes even tougher and seems ready to fight.
She took off the coat that was covering her head. "There's really nothing between us. He likes me, but I wouldn't go so far as to cheat on him."
Gu Xingze pushed the wheelchair to a deserted corner, knelt down, and hugged her waist.
"Honey, nobody said you cheated. I'd like to see who dares to use such a nasty word on you."
He pinched the skin on her side. "Have you lost weight?"
"Don't touch me."
He really did listen and didn't touch her inappropriately. "Wife, let's live a good life together. What couple argues every day over an outsider?"
Su Jin's eyes flickered, and she grabbed his hand, looking at him sincerely. "Honey, I have an idea."
The moment she called him "husband," Gu Xingze was overjoyed and asked eagerly, "What idea is that?"
Su Jin said with a smile, "How about we get a divorce first, and then still live as husband and wife in private, without separating our households?"
As Gu Xingze listened, he realized something was amiss. "But why do we need a divorce?"
Su Jin couldn't come up with a plausible excuse for a moment, so she could only tell the truth.
“I… am a little tired of it. I’m tired of this marriage. It’s really tiring for me to maintain such an intimate relationship. Why don’t we start as a couple?”
Gu Xingze remained kneeling on one knee and quickly said, "You don't need to maintain it, I can do it."
Su Jin also stopped smiling. "But you're human too. Sometimes you express your dissatisfaction and make me explain. It's really tiring. Let's separate for a while and cool off."
Gu Xingze was stunned, his expression blank, and he shook his head desperately, "No, no, I don't want to break up. I won't express my dissatisfaction anymore, and I won't let you explain anymore. I was wrong, I'm sorry."
His face looked terrible, completely drained of color, and his lips were trembling slightly.
Su Jin almost couldn't bear to watch.
So she turned her head away and refused to look at him.
A smart person doesn't create trouble for themselves.
"You're not wrong, and of course I'm not wrong either. It's just that our relationship was wrong from the beginning."
Su Jin spoke calmly, as if she were reasoning with him, "I never wanted to build an intimate relationship. I only married you because of some things that happened three years ago. Don't you think we should re-examine this relationship?"
Gu Xingze could barely kneel steadily; he was swaying precariously.
He clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, "We won't break up. I won't be temperamental anymore, I won't bother you anymore, I..."
He suddenly couldn't continue speaking, clutching his chest and gasping for breath, trying to get some fresh air.
He was drawing on her love, however little by little.
"What's wrong?" Su Jin reached out to help him up.
He leaned against the wall with one hand to stand up, and grasped Su Jin's hand with the other. "Don't leave, okay?"
Those eyes were filled with hope and pleading, making Su Jin unable to look directly at them.
So she turned her head away again.
The main idea is that if you can't see it, it doesn't exist.
Gu Xingze seemed to remember something, and he cupped her hands in his own, "Bread! Bread is still waiting for you at home, it's still so small..."
Su Jin interrupted him, "Don't use a life as leverage. It's mine. Didn't I transfer money to you before? That has legal effect."
Gu Xingze's mind went blank for a moment before he managed to squeeze out a voice, "I didn't mention it to blackmail you... Why would I do that?"
I just hope you can soften your heart for its sake.
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