Chapter 31 Treating Myself as Their Mother
Gu Yanchen gently patted the woman in his arms on the back, his voice extremely low and soft.
"It's alright, it's alright, I'm here, don't be afraid..."
"elder brother……"
Gu Lingxue gripped Gu Yanchen's clothes tightly with both hands, buried her face in his chest, and cried her heart out, her body trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind.
Gu Yanchen held her in his arms, not pushing her away, and kept soothing her in low voice.
Just then, the sound of an ambulance came from outside the courtyard, interrupting Gu Lingxue's crying.
Gu Yanchen frowned. "Who called an ambulance?"
“Me,” Ji Ying stood at the door of the guest room, coldly watching them, “because the ambulance came too quickly, and I didn’t get to hug you enough?”
Gu Yanchen's eyes were dark, and his voice was filled with cold anger.
"There's a limit to jealousy. Look at what you've done, driving her to the brink of collapse and you're so proud of yourself?"
Ji Ying laughed at his words, "I was also surprised by my own power, and it's something to be proud of."
"Ji Ying!" Gu Yanchen said sternly, "Apologize to her!"
Ji Ying smiled slowly and deliberately, mouthing the words, "dao ni ma".
He turned and left.
Mrs. Yang hurriedly ran upstairs, putting on her coat.
"Mr. Gu, not only have ambulances arrived, but police cars have also arrived because someone called the police saying that... someone is attempting suicide here."
Anger surged in Gu Yanchen's eyes, but he couldn't utter a single word.
...
Ignoring the dazzling lights of Platinum Bay, Ji Ying changed her clothes and left.
After wandering aimlessly for a while, Ji Ying couldn't resist the amplified loneliness in the dead of night, so she picked up the phone and dialed a number.
I dialed twice before someone answered.
Xiao Xia's voice was muffled, as if she were still dreaming.
"Gu Xiaosan, you'd better lie back in your coffin, or I'll use your skullcap..."
"Xiaxia," Ji Ying interrupted her sleep-talking, "I sent my regards to Gu Yanchen's mother. Do you think he might kill me?"
...
Xiao Xia rushed to a spot on the coastal highway.
I saw Ji Ying sitting outside the railing, facing the sea, squatting down.
Her heart sank.
"Sisters! This seawater is so salty and there are dead fish floating in it! If we're going to die, we'll choose a five-star bathtub with some bubble bath and rose petals!"
She rushed to Ji Ying and then noticed a dozen beers next to her.
Ji Ying took a sip from one of the cans and placed it at her feet.
Xiao Xia was stunned for a second before bursting into rage.
"Damn! I thought you were going to turn into a mermaid, I almost drove like the wind."
She paused.
"No, can you drink alcohol?"
She didn't know that Ji Ying had miscarried, but she knew that she had been discharged from the hospital recently and should not drink alcohol.
"Xiaxia, when Gu Yanchen went to Aalburg to protect Gu Lingxue for the last time, I was knocked into the sea here and almost died. I only remembered tonight that I haven't celebrated my rebirth yet. Will you have a drink with me?"
Xiao Xia felt a lump in her throat, so she sat down next to her and poured all the liquor from the can that Ji Ying had opened into her stomach.
She drank too quickly and choked, her eyes turning red, but she just tilted her head and let out an exaggerated burp.
"Drink my ass, this lousy liquor... I'm the only one willing to drink with you. Next time, we'll try a different brand."
Ji Ying had been a housewife for four years and had always been very well-behaved; she had never even been to a bar.
She didn't know which brand of wine was good.
Xiao Xia didn't like this beer because it was so bitter it made her tongue ache, but she didn't complain.
But Ji Ying asked, "Do you also think I'm unsophisticated?"
Xiao Xia shook her head repeatedly, "No no no no..."
Ji Ying wasn't angry and opened a new can.
"Laugh if you want, I'm a joke in this life."
Xiao Xia picked up the can she had opened again and took a sip.
"If you're making a joke, then what am I? My company isn't doing well, but I'm still trying to save face by bragging about it in our classmates' group chat. Am I some kind of free tissue that's being used as a joke?"
Ji Ying smiled at her words, but tears welled up in her eyes.
"I'll be free in about ten days, but I have to endure it now, and it's so hard for me to endure."
As she spoke, she hugged Xiao Xia and cried.
Xiao Xia let out a burp.
"On the day you get divorced, I'll book a late-night snack stall for you, throw a big celebration to welcome your single life, and invite a table full of handsome guys, whose abs are practically screaming 'Congratulations, sister, on your new life.'"
Ji Ying thought about it seriously, "The idea is good, but can you please stop taking my wine? If you want to drink, open your own bottle."
"No, it's your fragrance."
The two of them continued talking back and forth like this.
When Gu Yanchen found them, Xiao Xia no longer remembered who she was, while Ji Ying leaned on Xiao Xia's shoulder, her eyes full of grievance.
“My husband, in the dead of night, broke into another woman’s room, held her tightly in his arms, and gently told her, ‘Don’t be afraid, I’m here,’ but what about me…”
Ji Ying pointed to the dark sea in front of her.
"When I and the car sank to the bottom of the sea, I also wanted to hear 'Don't be afraid, I'm here,' but all I deserved was to apologize to them."
After she finished speaking, she laughed.
Laughing at his own misery, and even more so at his own failure.
Xiao Xia patted her in a daze.
"It's okay. Even if you don't love him anymore, they're always acting like siblings. Just think of yourself as their mother. You won't regret watching this drama unfold."
Gu Yanchen frowned at her words, walked over to the two of them, and picked Ji Ying up.
"How much did you drink?"
Upon hearing his voice, Ji Ying's tears instantly receded, replaced by a look of indignation.
"Get your filthy hands off me! How much you drink is none of your business!"
Gu Yanchen's face was gloomy. Without saying a word, he picked her up.
Ji Ying was even more disgusted.
"My friend is still here, put me down."
Xiao Xia was truly drunk. Even though Ji Ying was being held by Gu Yanchen, she still reminded her, "Yingying, don't stand so high, it's dangerous, come down quickly."
Gu Yanchen gave Chen Yuan a wink, and Chen Yuan immediately understood.
"Madam, I'll take your friend home, don't worry."
In the end, Ji Ying was shoved into the car by Gu Yanchen.
Although she hadn't drunk much, she was still slightly tipsy because of her poor health.
After getting on the bus, Ji Ying rubbed her forehead, trying to stay as conscious as possible.
"I won't apologize to your sister. Go ahead and curse me while I'm drunk. I might use some really dirty words to insult you later."
Gu Yanchen fastened her seatbelt, his gaze lingering on her unmade-up face for a few seconds before deliberately asking, "How dirty is it?"
Ji Ying thought for a moment, a smile appearing at the corner of her eyes, "Even if it's dirty, it's still cleaner than you and your sister."
Gu Yanshen's cheeks twitched; he could tell that she thought she wasn't drunk, but in reality, she was.
The man, not wanting to argue with the drunkard, drove back to Platinum Bay.
When they got off the bus, the sky was just beginning to lighten, and Ji Ying was already asleep.
Gu Yanchen unbuckled her seatbelt. Ji Ying was half asleep and still didn't want him to touch her.
"You're filthy..."
Gu Yanchen's gaze was gloomy, but he still picked her up.
Gu Lingxue stood at the door, watching him carefully carry the person out of the car, her fingertips unconsciously digging into her palm.
As Gu Yanchen passed by her, he lowered his head and used his chin to brush away the strands of hair clinging to Ji Ying's cheek, a gesture so practiced it was almost blinding.
A cold glint flashed in Gu Lingxue's eyes, and she quickly caught up with him.
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