#202 I'm sorry, I hurt you.
"Liu Qianhua, aren't you being a bit unreasonable? You couldn't persuade Fu Heng yourself, so why are you blaming me now? I'm completely innocent in this matter, okay?"
Fu Feng never expected that his well-intentioned suggestion to find Gu Mingxia would cause such trouble. Instead of telling him to persuade Fu Heng and Liu Qianhua to return to Foshan for their wedding, he should have just told Fu Heng to beat him up.
Liu Qianhua looked at him stubbornly. Although she had been mocked and ridiculed by Fu Heng, her belief in fulfilling her grandfather's wish became even stronger. No matter how many difficulties there were, she would never give up on this idea. She just needed to hurry up now, otherwise she was really afraid that her grandfather would not be able to hold on until then.
"I don't care about any of that. Anyway, it was the method you taught me that made Fu Heng scold me, so you have to take care of this for me!"
“Hey, girl, you’re making things difficult for people! It seems Fu Heng was right, you really are a bit… well, you like to make things difficult for people.”
Fu Feng sighed. This girl really loved to make things difficult for people. No wonder she could make a gentleman as elegant as Fu Heng lose his temper. But that was a skill in itself. Who among the young ladies of Xiangcheng could make that elegant smile on her third brother's face disappear?
This alone shows that the girl in front of you is indeed extraordinary, if she's not just pretending.
"I... whatever you want! Get out, get out, don't disturb my sleep."
The words "forcing someone to do something they don't want to do" immediately brought tears to Liu Qianhua's eyes. She pushed Fu Feng out, slammed the door shut, and leaned against it, then slid weakly to the floor, hugging her knees tightly with both hands, burying her head in her arms. Tears finally streamed down her face.
Grandpa, you must hold on! Even if I have to tie him up, I will bring Fuheng to Foshan and to you!
But I feel terrible every time he says those things to me, Grandpa. Do you understand how sad I am? If you do, please hang in there, okay?
I have no family left in this world. You are my only family. I don't want to lose you. Please hang in there a little longer.
Tears fell silently. Liu Qianhua didn't know if her insistence was right or wrong. Fu Heng, Fu Feng, and even Gu Mingxia all implied that she was being too demanding. But she was the one who understood her grandfather best in the world, and only she knew how to fulfill his wish.
"Go, Huahua! You can do it! You won't let your loved ones down. Go for it!"
As Liu Qianhua wept, she silently encouraged herself; no one could ever truly understand the depth of her pain at that moment.
At the same moment, Fu Heng, sitting on the sofa in the bedroom, kicked the coffee table in front of him hard with his foot.
"Third Brother, something seems off about you."
Fu Ya sat down next to him with a grin, holding a cup of coffee. Fu Heng turned his head and frowned slightly.
"What's the meaning?"
"You've always had excellent control over your emotions, and you never get angry or upset easily. Even when you're happy, you always have that elegant and proper smile. But ever since Liu Qianhua appeared, your emotions have been greatly affected. Haven't you noticed that you've started to frown and get angry?"
"So what? Just because I can control myself doesn't mean I won't get angry!"
Fu Heng picked up the red wine on the coffee table, gently swirled it, and looked calmly at the wine clinging to the glass.
He was certain that Liu Qianhua was not the person he was looking for, but seeing her or hearing what she said made him unconsciously angry.
"But Third Brother, do you really not like her?"
"Why would I like her? Fu Ya, if you're really that free, I can enroll you in Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business right now."
"No, no, no! Third Brother, just pretend what I just said was a fart, and that's it."
"By the way, have someone investigate Liu Qianhua's background. I want to find out the truth about the arranged marriage."
"He still says he doesn't like her, but he's already eager to investigate her background. Tsk tsk tsk, Third Brother is definitely a man of action!"
Fu Heng glanced at Fu Ya, who had a gloating smile on his face, and said nothing. He simply picked up his phone from the sofa, fiddled with it for a while, and then looked up at Fu Ya with a gentle smile. For some reason, Fu Ya had a bad feeling. He picked up his coffee, got up, and was about to leave.
"Third Brother, I suddenly realize I'm so sleepy, I'm going to bed now. Goodnight, Third Brother, goodbye!"
"Wow, I'm a man of action! Just now... in that split second, I enrolled you in Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and paid the fees. You can start classes next week. It's two semesters a year, so study hard!"
"Third Brother, I was wrong. I was really wrong!"
Fu Ya turned around and looked at him with a pained expression, her brows furrowed so deeply they looked like they could wring water out of them. Fu Heng leisurely took a sip of his red wine before giving an elegant smile.
"Yes, you're wrong. Pack your things and start your training next week!"
"Third Brother!"
"It's no use. You know the Fu family never wastes money. They've already paid such expensive tuition; you have to go!"
Fu Ya pouted, her face contorted in a grimace. She said nothing, silently slurping her wide noodles as she turned and walked away dejectedly.
Third Brother, you're ruthless to your own family. If you used those methods, that courage, and those actions on Gu Mingxia, you'd have no trouble getting rid of the Third Young Master Fu's name!
In the hospital's VIP ward, Xiao Yan held Gu Mingxia's hand tightly, dozing off by the bedside. Gu Mingxia remained unconscious, her face pale. Her brows furrowed and relaxed intermittently. Finally, after her brows had been furrowed for a long time, she suddenly screamed.
"Bai Zixuan, you've gone mad!"
Suddenly, his eyes opened, and he sat up on the hospital bed. Xiao Yan woke up instantly and, seeing Gu Mingxia sitting on the bed with a still pale face, immediately stood up with great joy and hugged her tightly.
"Xiaxia, it's so good that you're awake!"
Still somewhat dazed, Gu Mingxia shoved away the smiling Xiao Yan, her expression icy, even her eyes were cold.
“We’re not that close. You can leave now.”
Xiao Yan's expression suddenly turned ugly after Gu Mingxia pushed him like that. He reached out to take her hand, but Gu Mingxia dodged him.
"Xiaxia, I'm sorry! I said those hurtful things in a moment of impulse. I'm so sorry!"
"There's nothing to apologize for, only what I deserve! People often speak the truth when they're in the heat of the moment."
Gu Mingxia didn't even look at Xiao Yan. After lying down, she turned her back to him and closed her eyes. She never imagined that Xiao Yan would one day suspect her relationship with Fu Heng. If she really had some shady relationship with Fu Heng, then why did she choose him in the first place?
Looking at her straight back, Xiao Yan knew that Gu Mingxia was wary of him, and his heart ached.
His words were really harsh; they not only hurt the relationship between the two of them but also deeply wounded her heart.
He opened his mouth, but after a long while, Xiao Yan finally muttered something under his breath.
"Xiaxia, I was in a bad mood, and I care about you too much, which is why I acted impulsively and lost my temper when I found out you were sad because of Fu Heng. But you have to believe me, I really didn't mean what I said!"
Gu Mingxia kept her eyes tightly closed, her long eyelashes like two small fans, yet they remained completely still.
After a long while, Gu Mingxia clasped her hands tightly together and replied to Xiao Yan in a cold voice.
"What you said perfectly illustrates what kind of person I am in your eyes. You have never believed me; in your mind, I am the kind of fickle, promiscuous woman!"
These words not only caused Xiao Yan great pain, but also caused Gu Mingxia an indescribable ache in her heart.
"Xiaxia, I have never thought of you that way. In my heart, you are still the way I first met you. I... I am really sorry for hurting you."
"I'm tired, you can leave now!"
Releasing her tightly clasped hands, Gu Mingxia coldly dismissed him. Xiao Yan frowned, his eyes filled with heartache, but he said nothing more. He simply covered her with a blanket before leaving the ward dejectedly.
After the footsteps behind her gradually faded away, Gu Mingxia opened her eyes, her gaze icy cold. But after a moment, she closed her eyes again and fell asleep, not wanting to think about anything.
Xiao Yan sat in the living room outside the ward, his eyes filled with pain. He felt incredibly guilty and saddened that he had hurt Gu Mingxia. How could he have been so impulsive as to say those things? Now, looking back, Xiao Yan was filled with self-reproach and regret.
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Xiao Yan took out his phone and found a phone number. After a long while, he finally made up his mind and dialed the number as he walked out.
"Fu Heng, I am Xiao Yan."
"I know, is there something you need?"
Xiao Yan remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, suppressing the pain in his heart.
"Xiaxia is in trouble. If you have time, please come and visit her in VIP ward 98 at Maria Hospital."
"What happened to her? Is it serious?"
Although Fu Heng was angry because of what Gu Mingxia said, his feelings for her were still very strong. When he heard that she was in trouble, his heart ached so much that he could not breathe.
"In the parking lot of the 7UP Hotel, Bai Zixuan grabbed Xiaxia by the neck. By the time I arrived, I had taken Xiaxia to the hospital. The doctor said that if she had been taken there 20 minutes later, Xiaxia might have become a vegetable due to lack of oxygen to the brain."
"I...it's all my fault! I shouldn't have left early. If I hadn't been so petty, Mingxia wouldn't have been alone."
"Fuheng, she called me after you left, saying she was upset because she hurt you. I said some things I shouldn't have in a moment of impulse. It's not your fault; ultimately, it's still my fault!"
"Don't say anything more, you stay there and I'm on my way!"
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