"Cao Xue? What are you doing here?"
He Lingchuan looked at the person sitting in front of him with a puzzled expression. Cao Xue had just undergone heart surgery and shouldn't have any major emotional fluctuations.
He Lingchuan was worried about her health, so he placed one hand on her shoulder and gently massaged it while handing her a tissue with the other: "Don't cry, what happened?"
His first thought was that Cao Xue had been kicked out by her parents.
Previously, Cao Xue had many conflicts with her parents in order to lend him money, and He Lingchuan had been worried about her ever since she left the Cao family.
As Cao Xue's cries subsided, He Lingchuan's heart gradually calmed down.
He looked at Cao Xue, his voice gentle, and patiently guided her to speak: "What happened? Did your parents ask you to come to me to get the money back?"
He Lingchuan, worried that Cao Xue would be anxious, quickly said, "Could you go back and tell your uncle and aunt not to worry? I'll transfer the money to you after I'm discharged from the hospital. It's really inconvenient for me right now."
Upon hearing He Lingchuan's words, Cao Xue raised her head with her eyes wide open, pouting as if she was about to cry again.
He Lingchuan had a headache. He was thinking about how to comfort Cao Xue when he heard Gu Chengze speak coldly: "If you keep crying like this, even if he gets better, your crying will cause problems. What are you doing here? If you have nothing to do, leave quickly and don't disturb Lingchuan's rest."
Gu Chengze initially thought Cao Xue was a nice girl, but after seeing her today, he realized that she was a complete little princess who could only cry when things went wrong. How could someone like him stay by He Lingchuan's side?
He Lingchuan glanced at Gu Chengze, then at Cao Xue who was still crying, and sighed helplessly: "Cao Xue, stop crying. What happened? Tell me, if I can help you..."
"It's nothing, I just feel sorry for you."
Cao Xue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her voice choked with emotion.
"Brother Lingchuan, it's only been a few days, how did you get so badly injured? I finally managed to escape from home, only to find you in the hospital. Do you know how heartbroken I am?"
He Lingchuan looked at Cao Xue with some surprise: "You snuck out again?"
If Cao Wei finds out, she'll come here and have another big argument.
He Lingchuan simply didn't have the energy to deal with the two sisters right now. He sighed helplessly and tried to persuade Cao Xue, "You're not feeling well either, so you should go back first. Chengze is here."
"How can he take care of you by himself, Brother Lingchuan? Don't worry. Although I just had surgery, my body is much better than yours right now. I can take care of you."
He glanced at Gu Chengze: "He probably hasn't had a rest in a long time either, why don't you let him go back and rest first?"
"That won't do. It's inconvenient."
He Lingchuan was worried that Cao Xue might stay on a whim, so he grabbed Cao Xue and gestured to Gu Chengze to take her away.
Gu Chengze knew what he meant just by looking into his eyes. He walked to Cao Xue's side and said softly, "Come with me first. I'll take care of things here."
"How can you, a man, take care of Brother Lingchuan?"
Cao Xue insisted on not leaving. She looked at He Lingchuan, her voice pleading, "Brother Lingchuan, please let me stay here. I really want to help you."
"Cao Xue".
He Lingchuan looked at her with a serious expression. If he hadn't really had no other choice, he wouldn't have wanted to speak to Cao Xue in such a tone: "It's not appropriate for you to stay here. I have no relationship with you. What's the point of you staying here?"
He Lingchuan looked at her with some dissatisfaction, and he decisively rejected Cao Xue.
Just as he expected, as soon as he opened his mouth, Cao Xue pouted, looking like she was about to cry.
"Brother Lingchuan, please don't reject me like this."
Cao Xue sighed helplessly, turned her head away, and wiped the tears from her face: "I know you despise me."
She began to blame herself. He Lingchuan really couldn't handle this kind of person. He sighed helplessly, "How could I possibly look down on you? You've helped me so much, I'm grateful to you more than anything. But we really aren't a good match."
Without waiting for Cao Xue's consent, He Lingchuan called Cao Wei directly.
The person on the other end of the line answered with a sob in their voice: "He Lingchuan, is my sister with you?"
Her voice was very hoarse. He Lingchuan understood her feelings all too well; he had felt the same way when he first approached Nan Chen.
He Lingchuan took a deep breath and glanced at the person sitting in front of him: "Come to the hospital."
After He Lingchuan told him the exact location of the hospital, Cao Xue stood up and asked, "Brother Lingchuan, do you really hate me that much?"
He Lingchuan had a headache. He looked at Cao Xue with some helplessness and said, "It's not that I hate you, I just don't want to hold you back."
Today, in front of Gu Chengze, He Lingchuan couldn't be too blunt.
He looked at Cao Xue with a hint of guilt: "If I weren't married and didn't have children, I would have tried to win her over, but I'm already in my second marriage."
He Lingchuan reached out and patted Cao Xue's head: "You're still young, you'll regret it."
When Cao Wei brought people to pick up Cao Xue, she saw He Lingchuan looking at Cao Xue with a gentle expression, comforting her.
Enraged, she kicked the door open and yelled, "He Lingchuan, I really underestimated you! You're in the hospital and you still have time to lie to people? How badly do you want to harm my sister before you stop?"
Cao Wei's voice was loud, and people from other wards rushed out to see what was going on.
Cao Xue looked at Cao Wei with some helplessness: "Sister, keep your voice down, so many people are watching."
"You knew there were so many people? Cao Xue, are you even still a daughter of the Cao family? How could you like someone like this?"
Hearing Cao Wei's words, Cao Xue looked helpless: "So what if I like him?"
Cao Xue looked at He Lingchuan with deep affection: "He's a very good person, it's normal for me to like him."
"It's normal, but you need to think about it carefully. This person is divorced and has two children. Do you still think it's normal?"
Cao Wei was so angry that her face turned pale. She grabbed Cao Xue's hand and started to walk away: "Come home with me. If you do this again, I'll have Mom and Dad lock you up."
Cao Xue tried to shake off Cao Wei's grasp, her brows furrowed: "Sister, I know you don't like me being with him, but... but he helped me find my heart, we can't be ungrateful."
"So what if I'm ungrateful? You gave him a hundred million, wasn't that enough? You want to give yourself to him too? You don't owe him anything anymore."
Cao Wei's eyes were full of displeasure. She was disappointed in Cao Xue and forcibly pulled her away.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Shen Yanxi standing outside with a fruit basket.
She raised her hand, as if she was about to knock on the door.
"Cao Xue? What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you not to meet with He Lingchuan?"
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