The man's gaze made Ji Shuyu feel uncomfortable, so she left the private room under the pretext of going to the restroom.
"Xiuyuan, when will you come?"
She sent a message but received no response.
…
Hospital
After Su Yan checked, she remained silent.
Gu Xiuyuan was annoyed because she ran away again. Knowing her father's hostility towards her, why did she still go to him?
"Why are you running around?" he asked dissatisfiedly.
"If you knew that this was the reason you wanted to send me away, I wouldn't have come to you and humiliated myself." Her voice was calm without a trace of fluctuation, as if she had suffered a heavy blow and was completely disheartened.
Gu Xiuyuan looked at the lifeless Su Yan and stepped forward...
"So, you suddenly want to send me away because you want to tell Ji Shuyu the truth?" She murmured weakly.
Before Gu Xiuyuan could say anything, he was blocked and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Because I'm here, it affects you, right..." She smiled sadly.
"Yan Yan."
"Okay, I agree."
Gu Xiuyuan didn't expect her to agree so easily, or perhaps it should be said that her reaction was too calm.
After all, when they first met, she pulled him so desperately, like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood.
"You can choose a place you like," Gu Xiuyuan said, "I will arrange it for you."
She agreed to this, but he couldn't bear it.
She used to be a gentle and cheerful girl, but now her life has worn away all her smiles, making her like a puppet without a motor.
"No." She refused calmly. "You've already helped me a lot. I just need to go home."
"What did you say?" Gu Xiuyuan frowned.
"I've thought it through." She sat up. "I knew it from the moment you allowed Ji Shuyu to slap me and even nearly strangle me to death, from the moment you abandoned me at the mall and chased her out."
"You no longer love me. Guilt and responsibility won't last forever..."
"Yanyan." He was dissatisfied with her speaking like that.
"I will do my best and won't embarrass you again." She said, looking up at him, "I will also get married according to my parents' wishes."
"Su Yan." Gu Xiuyuan shouted in a deep voice.
marry?
The man she was forced to marry by her father was already over fifty years old, and it was said that all three of his wives had died unnatural deaths. She had escaped because of this, and now she actually said she wanted to marry that man.
Is this forcing him?
Haha, she smiled, then looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"You're already married and have decided to make it public, so why would you bother with me?" Her eyes were filled with despair and sadness. "It's just about marrying someone, it doesn't matter who it is, even if it's not you."
“…” Gu Xiuyuan’s heart skipped a beat.
"I shouldn't have come."
"Actually, I don't expect anything from you. I've long felt unworthy of you." She stood up and slowly walked to the window. "My mom is right. It's a blessing that someone wants someone like me, who's so broken!"
"Su Yan." He shouted angrily.
"Don't worry, I'll leave." Turning back again, she had already wiped away her tears. "I won't make things difficult for you. You can arrange everything! I'll do whatever you say."
"Don't let your imagination run wild." He took a deep breath and stepped forward. "I won't leave you alone. I'll take care of everything from now on..."
The phone rang again. He picked it up with a frown, and then his whole face darkened: "What did you say?!"
…
Ji Shuyu lingered in the bathroom, looking at her phone over and over again, but there was no reply to the message she sent.
At this moment, I heard footsteps behind me, and when I looked up, I saw Mr. Zhao.
"Miss Ji, what took you so long? Are you not feeling well?" The man took two steps forward.
"No."
She froze while washing her hands, then stood still somewhat warily.
As if sensing her wariness, the man did not approach rashly.
"Don't be so nervous..." He smiled. "I've been friends with the Gu family for decades. We've been collaborating since the old man was still alive."
Ji Shuyu's smile froze.
Maybe she was overreacting, but because of her childhood feelings, she really didn't like older men, especially his gaze made her feel uncomfortable.
She pulled out the tissue, and her cell phone rang at that moment. She was startled and the phone fell to the ground.
"Miss Ji..." He suddenly approached.
"Ah!" she screamed and rushed out.
She ran in such a hurry that she kept bumping into others in her panic.
"Hey, sister Yu'er, what happened?"
Hearing the voice, Ji Shuyu looked up and found that it was Gu Xiuyuan’s good brother, Qin Chuan.
"Third brother." She swallowed nervously. Looking back, she saw a figure flash into the bathroom, but Mr. Zhao did not chase him out. "No, no."
Maybe she overreacted.
Looking at Ji Shuyu, whose face was a little pale, Qin Chuan sighed softly, seeming a little helpless.
"Xiuyuan asked me to pick you up, let's go."
Xiuyuan?
"He was coming this way, gone."
Um?
She somewhat understood what he meant, and was led out of the room by Qin Chuan.
Gu Xiuyuan arrived twenty minutes later. Hearing the emergency brake sound, her back suddenly felt numb.
"Xiuyuan." Seeing him walking towards her quickly, Ji Shuyu paused.
He looked even angrier than when Su Yan was in the hospital.
Is there something wrong with Su Yan's ears?
Gu Xiuyuan strode forward and grabbed her arm.
Ji Shuyu's body stiffened slightly, and she stood straight, ready to block any hurtful words he might blurt out.
"you……"
"Wait for me here." He said and glanced at Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan gestured: You come in.
What's wrong with him?
Ji Shuyu was puzzled. She looked at Qin Chuan, but he just shrugged.
"No, no." Qin Chuan comforted.
So, is there really something wrong with Su Yan's ears?
Feeling somewhat uneasy, she quickly ran into the room. Before she got close, she could hear his furious voice.
"I'm about to send Su Yan away, what else do you want?"
"Are you yelling at your mother now?"
When facing other people's anger, Xia Mei is always so calm and composed, making people feel powerless and suffocated.
"Are you crazy? She calls you mom! She thinks of you as her mom!"
When she was at the Gu family, Su Yan was always sweet-mouthed. She called them "Dad" and "Mom," and friends who were close to the Gu family always liked her.
Ji Shuyu paused.
Su Yan’s condition must be really serious to make him so furious!
Bang!
The door of the private room was suddenly opened, and then Gu Xiuyuan came out angrily.
"build……"
As soon as she opened her mouth, her wrist was grabbed. "Go!"
His steps were so fast that Ji Shuyu could hardly keep up with him.
"Xiuyuan~" She felt a little pain from being grabbed.
His steps suddenly stopped and she bumped into him.
I felt wronged, but when I looked up, I met his cold eyes...
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