Gu Xiuyuan held the file bag tightly, his emotions somewhat out of control, when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
Seeing the word 'wife', he quickly answered the call.
"You home? I invited you to come up for dinner early."
Hearing the sound of the smoke machine through the phone, Gu Xiuyuan's brows relaxed a little, and then he said softly: "I won't go over tonight."
Ji Shuyu on the other end of the phone felt something was strange. In the past, he would find various excuses to stay for dinner and linger a little longer, but today he would actually refuse?
"What's wrong with you?" Ji Shuyu felt something was wrong.
"It's okay, I just have some things to take care of." Gu Xiuyuan chuckled, "You guys eat, I'll be upstairs early tomorrow."
After the call was hung up, Ji Shuyu felt even more strange.
It seemed like we were used to having dinner together, and suddenly one person was missing, and the table seemed a little empty.
Zao Zao felt even more bored, and poked the food twice with his chopsticks to indicate that he was not hungry anymore.
"If you don't eat it now, there won't be any left later."
Ji Shuyu asked her twice, but she ignored him. Finally, she just let her be.
She will not tolerate children throwing tantrums and refusing to eat.
After dinner, Gu Xiuyuan’s nurse called and said that Mr. Gu had a fever today and they went to the hospital. He also said that after leaving the hospital, he was in a bad mood.
The two little guys widened their eyes when they heard the word "fever".
"Mom, let's go see uncle!" Zao Zao pulled the corner of her mother's clothes.
Zao Zao asked, and Chen Chen on the other side also looked over here.
"Is it okay?" Seeing her mother speak, Zao Zao asked again.
Ji Shuyu glanced at the time and said, "Tian."
He did seem a little weird about the phone call just now.
Ji Shuyu took the two babies downstairs and knocked on the door for a long time before footsteps were heard from inside.
"Why haven't you opened the door for so long?" Ji Shuyu's brows showed a trace of anxiety.
Gu Xiuyuan's face was a little unhappy. Seeing the worry between her eyebrows, he suddenly smiled: "Isn't this inconvenience to move?"
He leaned against the door frame and swung his legs, then looked at his two children, and the smile between his brows became even more intense.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Ji Shuyu felt that something was wrong with him.
"It's okay!" Gu Xiuyuan made way for the door and took out three pairs of shoes from the shoe cabinet.
Although I didn't know whether they would come, I still prepared everything in advance.
The two little guys changed their shoes and came in. Ji Shuyu helped him sit inside.
The layout here is similar to that at home, but it looks more crowded because the living room is filled with gifts bought for the children and daily necessities of all sizes.
"The nurse said you have a fever. If you feel unwell, go in and rest! I'll make you some porridge."
Gu Xiuyuan was about to stop her when Zao Zao spoke up: "Mom, Zao Zao wants one too~"
Ji Shuyu glanced at her daughter and then went into the kitchen.
She kept thinking about Gu Xiuyuan's mood. When she was halfway through cooking the porridge, the attending doctor called and said that Gu Xiuyuan had gone to the hospital today to inquire about his condition and also asked for his medical records.
The doctor did not dare to hide anything and told him everything that might happen.
Ji Shuyu frowned as he listened.
So...he suddenly became like this because he went to the hospital?
"Yeah, I know."
After hanging up the phone, Ji Shuyu put the phone aside. Because she forgot where she was and was not familiar with the layout, she bumped into the corner of the table and groaned in pain.
The sound startled the three people in the living room, and Gu Xiuyuan quickly stood up and ran over.
“Xiao Yu!!”
Gu Xiuyuan was anxious and didn't care about the weakness of his legs. He stumbled in.
Ji Shuyu clutched her knee, her face pale with pain. Before she could say anything, Gu Xiuyuan quickly rushed over to her and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just a bump."
Ji Shuyu then stood up straight. Gu Xiu bent down to look at her red legs, his eyes full of heartache.
"sorry……"
"I bumped into it myself, why are you apologizing?" Her expression was unconcerned.
"Xiao Yu, I won't be so slow next time!" He looked into her eyes seriously.
"Who wants this to happen again?"
"I mean, I'll get myself up quickly." He held her hand, "From now on, whenever you need me, I'll be by your side as quickly as possible."
“…”
These words were somewhat unexpected to Ji Shuyu.
After looking at him for a moment, she asked, "Did you go to the hospital today?"
Gu Xiuyuan was a little surprised, but she quickly understood that the hospital belonged to the Huo family, and the doctor would of course report his condition to her immediately.
"Yeah." He nodded. "I was worried that the cold would affect the baby, so I asked about rehabilitation treatment during the examination..."
Gu Xiuyuan suddenly laughed as he spoke, and suddenly understood the reason for her unhappy expression.
"Do you think that's why I'm hiding from you?"
Can't she think like that?
"You won't give me a chance because of this, so why should I hide?" Standing on one leg was too tiring, so he leaned on the edge of the table.
After his previous experience, nothing could make him back down. Even if he ended up like his father, as long as she didn't say she didn't love him, he would have the courage to stand by her.
Even if she still can't accept him in the end, can't he still stand behind her!
Even if it's the same as before.
"Xiao Yu, as long as you don't chase me away, even if I'm going to die tomorrow...ah——"
Before he could finish his words, he was kicked in the leg.
"What nonsense are you talking about!!" Ji Shuyu glared.
Death, can you just say it casually?!
After that experience, she no longer felt that death was a distant thing.
Seeing her angry, Gu Xiuyuan smiled instead, "But, I'm sincere."
Even if he was about to die, he hoped that his death certificate would be issued by her as his wife.
Ji Shuyu watched, the word "get out" on the tip of her tongue, but when she looked at the two babies at the door, she swallowed the words back.
"I spoke out of turn!" Seeing that she was angry, he smiled apologetically.
He brushed shoulders with death again, and he didn't want to die.
…
Ji Shuyu sent Gu Xiuyuan to the bedroom, and the two babies followed in.
As she left for the kitchen, both babies gathered around the bed, their eyes filled with worry.
Looking at the beads of sweat on Gu Xiuyuan's forehead, Chenchen took out his own handkerchief to wipe his forehead.
This action made Gu Xiuyuan's heart skip a beat.
He remembered that when he left three days ago, both babies had high fevers.
Even though my heart is bleeding with pain, I still can't give up...
Gu Xiuyuan couldn't help but hug Chenchen and gently rubbed his shoulder.
Ji Shuyu was carrying porridge to the door when she saw this scene.
The hands holding the tray couldn't help but clench, and my heart skipped a beat.
Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward.
"Mom." Chenchen stretched out his arms.
Although they had become familiar with each other during this period of time, he still felt a little uncomfortable with this kind of intimacy.
"Chenchen."
Ji Shuyu took her son in her arms, then took her daughter in her arms, and let the two babies sit on her left and right.
The two little ones were waiting for their mother's next words.
"Remember when mom said daddy was coming?" Ji Shuyu looked at the two babies tenderly.
The two babies nodded in unison.
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