Chapter 38 Without love, what's the point of talking about love conquering all?
Zhang Cheng opened his mouth, but in the end he only lowered his eyelids and bowed his head to her.
"The patient is waiting for me, so I have to go now. We can meet again another day."
As expected, Ji Ying got no results from her questions.
She didn't expect to get him to tell the truth after just one or two tries.
...
When Gu Yanchen rushed back to Platinum Bay, Aunt Yang was just coming out of the master bedroom.
His hands smelled of a blood-activating ointment.
Just as Gu Yanshen was about to ask a question, the master bedroom door clicked shut, locking not only the door but also the bolt.
Aunt Yang pretended not to notice the coldness on Gu Yanchen's face.
"Mr. Gu, your wife has injured her back and has already gone to bed. Please don't disturb her tonight."
Is her back injury serious?
"It's not too serious. I just fell and my knee is bruised."
Aunt Yang said the opposite of what she meant, and still not satisfied, she added, "But luckily, the doctor gave us some ointment, and it will be fine after applying it for two days."
Gu Yanchen frowned. "Which doctor gave it to you?"
Mrs. Yang deliberately thought for a moment, "It's a doctor surnamed Zhang. My wife said he's a very good person, just as good as Dr. Xiao."
Gu Yanchen's expression turned even uglier.
Aunt Yang didn't care about any of that.
After taking a few steps, she turned back and said, "Mr. Gu, if you have time, you should take your wife to the mountain to pray. She often gets injured when she goes out alone lately. I didn't expect that she would still get injured when she goes out with you. Perhaps only God can protect her."
Yang Sao's seemingly helpful advice was actually a sharp rebuke to Gu Yanchen's heart.
The husband has become a mere decoration; even a man like Gu Yanchen would be despised.
Ji Ying seems to have stopped making a fuss, but her distant protests are the most dangerous sign of a divorce.
A thin mist rose in Gu Yanchen's eyes.
The next day, Ji Ying woke up late.
As she finished packing and went downstairs, Aunt Yang happily told her, "Madam, Miss Gu has moved out. This morning, Mr. Gu asked her to pack her luggage and took her away."
Mrs. Yang was unaware of what happened at the hospital last night.
Wen Li had already entrusted Gu Lingxue to Gu Yanchen. The reason she asked her to move out today was simply because she was afraid that Wen Li would do something to her, and she wanted to find a new place to keep her canary.
There wasn't a trace of joy on Ji Ying's face.
"You don't need to tell me about their affairs anymore. I'm going to the company now."
Seeing that Ji Ying was about to leave, Aunt Yang quickly handed her a small box.
"Mr. Gu said that he has found the pendant that you asked him to find for four years."
Ji Ying opened the box, inside was a small stone shaped like a twisted water droplet.
It was shortly after they got married, when Gu Yanchen still had time to accompany her for a walk by the river. Ji Ying found a stone that looked like half a peach heart.
She said she would look around some more to see if she could make a pair, and then make them into pendants so that each person could wear one.
As a result, they searched until nightfall but still couldn't find it.
Four years later, just when she had almost forgotten that the dressing table box even existed, he found it.
"Madam, Mr. Gu has gone to great lengths to apologize to you. In his heart, you are irreplaceable," Mrs. Yang said with relief.
Ji Ying thought for a moment, then turned and went upstairs. When she came down again, she took the stones out of the box and threw them into the trash can along with the ones she was holding.
"Madam, you don't want something so meaningful?" Mrs. Yang asked in surprise.
Ji Ying patted the barely visible dust off her hands without any hesitation.
"Can you ask him for me? I slept with him for four years, do you think I only deserve two worthless stones?"
When love is gone, what's the point of talking about love conquering all? Talking about money is much more practical.
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After arriving at Qing Sui Power's laboratory, Ji Ying began analyzing the composition of the battery remnant that she had desperately protected the previous night.
After working hard until the afternoon, my back couldn't take it anymore, so I lay down on the sofa in Xiao Xia's office.
Seeing this, Xiao Xia took out a bottle of liniment.
"Lift up your clothes."
Ji Ying was slightly taken aback. "How did you know I injured my back?"
Xiao Xia's gaze flickered for a moment. "Haven't you been having a run of bad luck, always getting bruises here and cuts there? I've prepared a first-aid kit for you here."
Ji Ying slowly looked away from her, smelled the liniment, and pushed her away in disgust.
"If I wipe it off, I'll smell bad. I won't wipe it off."
"Then you deserve to be in pain."
Xiao Xia put away the liniment unhappily.
"We collected DNA from the 547 Hospital. Have they uploaded the data?" Ji Ying asked.
Xiao Xia thought for a moment, "It must have been spread."
Ji Ying fell silent.
Xiao Xia understood that she was concerned because the search for her relatives had not been resolved.
"Let's wait a little longer. It hasn't even been a week yet. What if they still haven't seen it?"
That's right, all we can do now is wait.
Remembering the important matter at hand, Ji Ying gritted her teeth and got up from the sofa.
"I have something to do today, so I'm leaving get off work early."
Xiao Xia craned her neck and asked, "Where are you going again?"
She didn't answer.
Xiao Xia: "What if your husband contacts me? I'll just say you went on a date?"
"Can."
Ji Ying left without looking back.
Xiao Xia was shocked, "Sister, are you going to have an extramarital affair too?"
...
More than an hour later, at the community stray cat rescue station.
Ji Ying, dressed in casual clothes and wearing a fisherman's hat, squatted in a corner feeding an orange cat that had just undergone amputation surgery.
Zhang Cheng pushed open the door and entered, somewhat surprised to see her.
"Mrs. Gu..."
"I'd be happier if you called me Miss Ji."
Ji Ying didn't even look up.
"Dr. Zhang also rescues stray cats? What a coincidence."
It wasn't a coincidence; she found out that Zhang Cheng often came here, so she came.
Zhang Cheng was at a loss for words. Just then, the orange cat suddenly convulsed, and the gauze at the amputation site began to bleed profusely.
"Did the wound reopen?"
Ji Ying wanted to check, but Zhang Cheng stepped forward and said, "It's probably because the bandage was wrapped too tightly, causing local ischemia and necrosis. Take it to the operating table, and I'll handle it."
Ji Ying quickly picked up the cat, completely unconcerned that the cat's blood had smeared on her clothes.
Zhang Cheng skillfully re-bandaged the orange cat's wound.
As Ji Ying watched the orange cat's breathing gradually stabilize, her tense shoulders finally relaxed.
"Dr. Zhang, you are so professional and kind-hearted. This cat is so lucky to have you."
Zhang Cheng blushed at her praise and lowered his head to tidy up the equipment.
"It was just a small favor."
He didn't want to delve into the topic and quickly pointed to her sleeve.
Your clothes are stained with blood.
Ji Ying looked down and laughed, "This is troublesome. What if people on the road mistake me for someone from a crime scene?"
Zhang Cheng looked out the window, his tone softening unconsciously, "There's a shopping mall nearby, let's go buy a new one and change."
He paused, then added, "I'll go with you. In case anyone has any doubts, I'll vouch for you."
The two entrusted the orange cat to volunteers at the rescue center and left together.
In the mall, Ji Ying chose a white long dress and changed into it.
When I came out, I saw Zhang Cheng standing in front of the shop window, teasing the kittens in the pet store. His profile was relaxed under the light.
"Does Dr. Zhang really like cats?" she asked as she approached.
Zhang Cheng withdrew his hand, somewhat awkwardly, "Well, they're simpler than people."
Ji Ying nodded thoughtfully, "That's true. At least the cat won't make you do things you don't want to do."
Zhang Cheng's gaze fell on her and suddenly stopped.
Under the mall lights, her newly changed white dress resembled moonlight scattering across pear blossoms, making her glow softly.
Realizing he was lost in thought, Zhang Cheng blushed and tried to leave, but Ji Ying pointed to a restaurant outside the mall and said, "It's lunchtime, let's have a meal before we go."
Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
When the conversation turned to cats, Zhang Cheng relaxed and spoke with great interest.
Ji Ying listened with her chin in her hand, a genuine smile on her lips, the first one she had seen in days.
Gu Yanchen stood outside the restaurant, his gaze coldly fixed on them.
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