☆ Tell him a story while he's in a coma
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There were at least twenty empty bottles lying haphazardly on the floor of the private room, and several empty bottles of liquor were also scattered on the table. Maxi, who had already gone to the bathroom to vomit once, couldn't drink anymore. He lay sprawled on the sofa, covered his eyes with the back of his hand, and dozed off for a while. When he woke up, he found his friend still drinking alone in silence, and his spirits lifted.
"What's wrong with you?" He sat up groggily.
Chu Yaofeng remained silent, completely absorbed in a state of absorption. Maxi placed his hand heavily on Chu Yaofeng's shoulder, but Chu Yaofeng did not react at all.
Knowing him as he did, anything that could distract him must be related to his feelings. "You ran into Qu Xiangwan? Is she married?"
Upon hearing this name, Chu Yaofeng merely frowned slightly, without showing any significant emotional fluctuation.
This is not normal!
This is so abnormal!
This name has always been a taboo for him. He would turn against anyone who mentioned it, not even his best friends, and he would beat up even his own brothers without hesitation.
Normally, Max would never do something like pulling the tiger's tail; he's not stupid, and who would go looking for a beating?
He accidentally mentioned that name today because he was drunk. After saying it, he was actually struggling and regretting it, and he was prepared to be beaten up.
One second, two seconds, one minute, two minutes, five minutes...
All is well!
Maxie instantly sobered up considerably, his eyes filled with disbelief. "It's not Qu Xiangwan, you have a new love interest?! That's so unfair, so incredibly unfair! You actually kept it from me! Is she pretty? Do I know her? Is it Lily, or Mandy?"
Chu Yaofeng spat out a mouthful of wine, spraying it all over his face.
"Ptooey!..." Maxi spat out too. "Damn it, you did it on purpose." He deliberately spat into Maxi's mouth while Maxi was speaking.
Chu Yaofeng didn't even glance at him, vomiting incessantly until his legs slid down to his knees, supporting himself with his left hand and pressing his right hand against his stomach.
"Hey, Yaofeng." Maxi thought of Yaofeng's serious stomach ailment and his face turned pale with fright. He knelt down to try to help him up, but unfortunately, he was too weak.
"Yaofeng, don't scare me, I'll call an ambulance right away." Maxi was filled with regret. How could he have forgotten about this? If anything happened to Yaofeng, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
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The ambulance arrived quickly and took the two to the hospital in less than twenty minutes.
Midway through the journey, Maxi, intoxicated, fell into a deep sleep and couldn't be woken up at the hospital. Chu Yaofeng's life was hanging by a thread and he had to be sent to the emergency room, but without a family member's signature, the hospital dared not make a hasty decision.
So, they found Chu Yaofeng's private cell phone, which contained only two numbers: one was Mai Siqi's, and the other was Gu Li's.
Twenty minutes later, Gu Li rushed to the hospital, where the lights at the emergency room entrance were still on.
A nurse was standing at the door, holding a letter of intent in her hand.
Gu Li didn't even glance at the contents before taking the pen and signing her name in a flourish.
Because his hands were shaking so badly, the two characters "Gu Li" were written crookedly.
Another ten minutes or so passed before the emergency room door opened. Her face instantly turned even paler than when she arrived. She rushed over, clutching her hands, and asked in an extremely unsteady voice, "Doctor, how is he?"
Chu Yaofeng, who was pushed out, had a rosy complexion, but his lips were tinged with a faint purple, his eyes were closed tightly, and his breathing was very weak.
"Are you a patient's family member?" the doctor in the white coat asked, looking at her.
Gu Li hesitated for a moment before forcing a nod, "...Yes!"
She didn't really understand why the hospital called her instead of Chu Yaofeng's family. But since she had come and signed the life-and-death contract, she had an inescapable responsibility to take on the duties of his "family."
"Didn't you know the patient has a stomach problem?" the doctor said to her with a stern face.
"I know."
"Knowing that you still let him drink, did you think about the consequences? If it had been any later, he would have died. I really don't understand how you young people can be so careless about your health. You're not acting like husbands or wives." The doctor said angrily.
Gu Li obediently admitted her mistake and promised that she would never let him drink again next time. Seeing that she was sincere in admitting her mistake, the doctor stopped his incessant complaining.
As soon as the doctor left, Gu Li breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Chu Yaofeng being brought into the ward, she muttered, "Who's your wife? I don't even know you."
Damn it, knowing he has a stomach problem and can't drink alcohol, he still drank so much. Who did he hurt himself for this time?
Could it be Qu Xiangwan again?
Has she come back?
The more Gu Li thought about it, the more frustrated she became.
Forget it, whoever he wants, it's none of her business. Who he likes, who he's willing to ruin himself for, that's his business, it has nothing to do with her.
"Is it really none of your business?" — Gu Li asked, revealing a mischievous side to her.
If she really didn't care, she wouldn't have abandoned Chengcheng and rushed to his side with just one phone call.
—Admit it, you've fallen for Chu Yaofeng, and you like him more than you ever imagined.
"I don't like him." Gu Li covered her ears, rejecting the voice in her heart, and shouted it out loud.
The nurses passing by in the corridor all looked at her strangely, their eyes clearly suggesting that she was mentally unstable.
You're the abnormal ones, your whole family is abnormal.
After silently complaining to himself, Gu Li quickly left.
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The VIP ward was large and quiet; you could hear a pin drop.
Gu Li sat in front of the hospital bed, quietly watching him, but didn't say a word for a long time.
What are you saying?
He can't hear anything I say.
That's good, it allows us to speak freely without any reservations.
There were some things hidden deep in her heart that she dared not tell him, but she also longed to tell him, and today was the perfect opportunity.
"Where should I begin..." Gu Li thought for a moment, then gently took his hand. "Let me tell you a story."
"Long, long ago, there was a king who married a beautiful queen. The queen gave birth to a very beautiful princess, and the three of them lived happily. Unfortunately, their happiness was short-lived. When the princess was eight years old, the queen fell seriously ill and died. The princess missed her mother terribly and lost her appetite. Later, she also fell seriously ill. To help the princess recover from the loss of her mother, the king arranged for her to marry a stepmother. The stepmother had a son who was seven years older than the princess and a daughter who was two years younger. They were very kind to the princess, and gradually she accepted and trusted them. However, one day, the princess accidentally fell down the stairs and woke up to find herself disfigured. Her nanny told her that her stepmother had splashed sulfuric acid on her face. At first, the princess didn't believe it. Later, the nanny died, and the princess witnessed her stepmother strangling her. She dared not speak out or tell the king, because the king trusted her stepmother completely."
"From then on, the princess was terrified of her stepmother as if she were seeing a monster. She had nightmares every day and became more and more timid and silent. On the princess's coming-of-age ceremony, the king asked her what gift she wanted. She said she wanted to get married. Yes, she wanted to get rid of her wicked stepmother and escape the life of fear. She had had enough. She just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life."
"Even such a simple wish is difficult to fulfill."
At this point, Gu Li was already in tears, tightly gripping Chu Yaofeng's hand, as if only by holding onto him could she have the strength and courage to face those past events that she dared not look back on.
The people on the platform remained completely still.
Gu Li's attention was entirely focused on him. If she could spare even a little bit of attention and glance back, she would have spotted Max standing at the door.
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In the early morning, the warm sunlight streamed into the room through the open window, and Gu Li was awakened by this dazzling sunlight.
When she opened her eyes and found herself lying on the hospital bed, with no sign of Chu Yaofeng in the room, she tumbled and scrambled off the bed.
"Ugh." Gu Li groaned as she landed on her buttocks, feeling as if she had been split in two. Just as she was getting up from the ground, rubbing her buttocks, she heard a male voice suddenly interrupt from the doorway.
"You're awake?"
It was Chu Yaofeng. He was carrying two white plastic bags, and his shirt and trousers had been replaced with a khaki casual suit. He looked refreshed and energetic.
Gu Li asked incredulously, "When did you wake up?"
As he approached, the scent of shower gel wafted towards him. This person... had actually taken a shower. She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't even know when he got up and left.
"About two hours ago." Chu Yaofeng didn't mention how she ended up in bed, but took the breakfast he bought out of the plastic bag and arranged it one by one.
"Are you hungry? Let's eat first. After we're done, I'll take you somewhere."
He took Gu Li's hand, the movement so natural.
"Where to?" Gu Li asked, frowning as she held her chopsticks.
He deliberately kept everyone in suspense, then smiled slightly and said, "Let's eat first, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."
"You didn't poison the food, did you?"
This is so secretive, it's very suspicious.
"I don't need to drug you to deal with you."
"What do you mean?" No matter how stupid Gu Li was, she couldn't help but realize that he was implying that she was inferior to him.
While it is indeed true that she was no match for him in terms of intelligence, emotional intelligence, or strength.
But we shouldn't expose people's hardships.
Many things are better left unsaid; speaking them aloud is like starting a war.
"What do you think I mean?" Chu Yaofeng was overjoyed to see her looking ready for battle, and deliberately asked this question.
Sure enough, Gu Li couldn't stand his provocation. She slammed her chopsticks on the table and swung them at him.
Chu Yaofeng easily grabbed her wrist, pulled her into his arms, and spun her around several times before they both fell onto the bed in a standard woman-on-top position.
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