Chapter 8 She was merely his fig leaf
The man didn't turn around to look at her. He wiped his face as he walked to his car, giving a signal to his assistant who had come to ask for instructions.
The assistant walked up to Ji Ying and said softly, "Madam, should we call an ambulance for you?"
Wrapped in a towel, Ji Ying had just escaped death. Her throat was burning from the salt and stomach acid, and she couldn't make a sound. She could only shake her head.
The assistant was taken aback, probably not expecting her to refuse.
In the end, they found a ride-hailing service and took her to the hospital.
Before leaving, the assistant handed her a note with the license plate number written on it.
"This is the license plate number of the SUV that hit you into the sea."
Ji Ying looked at the note in her hand. The other party could cover up a man-made explosion as an accident, and this car accident could also deceive the police.
At the critical moment of life and death, she was saved by a stranger, while the person who promised to protect her was now on his way to another woman.
Seawater dripped from her hair, much like the sound of something in her heart growing completely cold.
"Oh, madam, why are you all soaked?"
Mrs. Yang was startled when she stood at the door of the ward and quickly went to help her.
Exhausted and not wanting to speak, Ji Ying slowly walked to the bathroom.
Knowing that she wanted to take a bath, Aunt Yang quickly found her a clean hospital gown.
After taking a shower, Ji Ying's face became even paler.
Not feeling reassured, Mrs. Yang called the doctor to examine her again.
She was lucky; there were no obvious external injuries, and the doctor couldn't find anything. The advice given was to continue observation.
When Chen Yuan arrived at the ward, Ji Ying was already asleep.
Because she had instructed that no one should be told about her going out, Yang Sao did not tell Chen Yuan either.
Chen Yuan assumed she was just disheartened, so he left the ward to report to Gu Yanchen.
"I just checked, and the wife is fine, but she must be in a bad mood."
Gu Yanchen didn't say anything and hung up the phone.
In the evening, Ji Ying developed a fever, and Yang Sao used physical methods to cool her down, as advised by the doctor.
However, she was shocked when she wiped Ji Ying's hands.
"Madam, where is your ring?"
Ji Ying then realized that the ring that had been with her for four years was gone.
It probably fell into the sea.
Along with the evidence she found at the cake shop.
Marriage, opportunity, and luck all seemed to be against her.
Ji Ying was in great pain, so she didn't make a sound and closed her eyes again.
When Yang Sao saw that she had returned in a disheveled state, had barely eaten dinner, and refused to speak, she became a little anxious.
“Madam, I’ve worked at the old house for over ten years. Before you married into the Gu family, Mr. Gu and Miss Gu were just like normal family members. To be honest, we didn’t see that Mr. Gu liked Miss Gu, so Mr. Gu’s departure today must mean that something big has happened to Miss Gu.”
"President Gu is cold to everyone, but he's different with you. You should believe that President Gu cares about you."
"Marriage is like brewing tea. If you overcook it, it will be bitter; if you undercook it, it will be bland. You're angry right now, so don't make any decisions. Wait until Mr. Gu comes back and explains things clearly, then you can do whatever you want to him."
As soon as Aunt Yang finished speaking, Wen Li pushed open the door and walked in.
Dressed in an expensive suit, holding a "gift" in his hand, he had a gloating look on his face.
"Making trouble? It's perfectly natural for a brother to visit his sister, so why should she cause trouble for Yan Chen?"
Ji Ying lay on the hospital bed and turned to look at her.
Wen Li feigned surprise, "Oh dear, your complexion...didn't the doctor give you the best medicine?"
After saying that, she glared at Aunt Yang.
"If outsiders knew that we had taken such good care of her, they would think that the Gu family had mistreated her."
Aunt Yang dared not contradict her, "Madam, the doctor said that the large size is due to emotional fluctuations, plus the injury..."
Wen Li chuckled and interrupted her, "Emotional fluctuations? Well, anyone would feel bad if they were abandoned twice."
What are you doing here?
Ji Ying asked her, her voice a little hoarse.
Wen Li looked like she had just remembered the important matter, "Weren't you fighting with my daughter for a man? You lost again, so I'm giving you a consolation gift."
As she spoke, she walked to her bedside and took out her "gift".
A framed wedding photo of Gu Yanchen and Gu Lingxue.
But it's obviously a composite.
But Ji Ying was still breathless.
Wen Li squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "I wish you a speedy death from your illness."
"lady……"
"Shut up!"
Just as Yang Sao was about to speak, Wen Li scolded her.
She continued to look at Ji Ying.
"Although I had someone photoshop this, their real wedding photo will soon be hanging in the living room of the old house. As long as Yan Chen likes my daughter, the old lady's obstruction is nothing."
"Ji Ying, recognize the situation. From the moment Gu Yanchen boarded the plane, you were already out of the game."
The turbulent vortex in Ji Ying's eyes suddenly subsided.
She pointed to a spot on the picture frame and asked emotionlessly, "What is this?"
"where?"
Wen Li bent down to look, and Ji Ying reached out and grabbed her head, slamming it against the photo frame.
The impact wasn't strong, but it hit the spot where the skin had been bruised last time.
Wen Li exclaimed in surprise, but Ji Ying did not let go.
"You bitch, let go..."
Before Wen Li could finish speaking, Ji Ying spat a mouthful of blood onto her face.
You're going to die!
After a brief moment of shock, Wen Li ran out of the ward like a madwoman.
Aunt Yang was also surprised, but Ji Ying waved her hand.
"I upset my stomach by drinking seawater, but I'll be fine tomorrow."
Mrs. Yang was heartbroken and speechless. "Why did you drink seawater when you were perfectly healthy?"
The ward was as quiet as if it were isolated from the world, and Ji Ying's eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
Her body temperature was alarmingly high, but her heart was ice-cold.
...
Three days later, she was discharged from the hospital as planned.
Gu Yanchen did not reply, but he had arranged everything for her.
Chen Yuan was a little nervous when he saw her.
He handed Ji Ying a pair of sunglasses.
"Madam, there are reporters outside. You'll have to leave through the fire escape."
Gu Yanchen has always kept a low profile and dislikes having his family affairs discussed by others.
Ji Ying cooperated with him, but had questions.
Why are reporters suddenly paying attention to me?
Chen Yuan's expression changed. "Madam, let's leave first."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, Ji Ying didn't press him.
I had just gotten into the car smoothly when my phone rang.
It was another message from my former best friend, this time a screenshot of a trending topic.
The title is:
[A melodramatic soap opera unfolds in a wealthy family! The president of Chenxi Group secretly meets a mysterious woman abroad, shattering his image as a devoted husband. Is his wife merely a "fig leaf"?]
Less than a minute later, this former best friend sent the photos from the screenshot separately.
It was late at night when Gu Yanchen drove into a villa, with a woman sitting in the passenger seat.
Because of the lighting, I couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
But Ji Ying knew that it was Gu Lingxue.
Wasn't her condition so serious that even Dr. Xiao couldn't handle it?
As a result, he was still able to be seen with Gu Yanchen.
She felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart, a sharp pain shooting through her.
"Your husband is shrewd, but what good does it do to suppress the trending topics? The whole world knows he cheated, everyone's speculating about the mystery woman's identity, and when you'll be divorced. How does it feel to have given up your ideals for love only to become a laughingstock?"
After sending that message, her former best friend posted several photos of her thriving company in the class group chat, and said some things about women needing to be ambitious. Although she didn't name names, Ji Ying could tell that she was being sarcastic about her.
She ignored the child's temperament and just kept clutching her phone.
In just a few days, the happiness she held in her palm suddenly turned into shards of glass that pierced her flesh. Before she could even cry out in pain, he pushed her into the abyss again.
Trying to calm herself down, she looked at Chen Yuan, who was driving, and deliberately asked, "How is Gu Lingxue?"
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