Gu Jingyan was in great pain. On one hand, he really liked Xiao Dingdong, but on the other hand, he didn't want to miss the opportunity he had been looking forward to for so long.
He knew perfectly well that what his father said was true; if he chose Xiao Dingdong, then he could forget about becoming the heir.
Do you want Dingdong or the company?
It's a really hard decision.
Xiao Dingdong remained silent, sitting on the bed picking at her fingers. The moment she had been terrified of had finally arrived.
"Ding-dong... I... Oh dear... I don't know how to tell you..."
Xiao Dingdong kept her head down and didn't react. In fact, her lack of reaction was the biggest reaction of all; her heart was in her throat.
"Ding-dong... I..."
Xiao Dingdong stood up and used her hand to stop Gu Jingyan from saying those words.
With tears welling in her eyes, she shook her head and ran out.
"Ding-dong!!!"
Gu Jingyan wanted to go out and chase after him, but he stopped at the door.
Watching Xiao Dingdong's retreating figure, he felt extremely frustrated and punched his wheelchair.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?! How many more hardships will Heaven inflict upon me before it will finally give up?"
...
At the hospital.
Xiao Dingdong's younger brother, Xiao Ming, wiped away his sister's tears with a tissue.
His face was pale and sickly.
"Sis, why are you crying? Did someone bully you?"
Xiao Dingdong shook her head, quickly wiped away her tears, then forced a smile and began to use sign language.
[I didn't cry, I just got sand in my eyes.]
"Sis, I can see your eyes are a little swollen. Don't lie to me. I'm not a three or four-year-old child anymore. I'm already 12 years old. In a few years, I'll become an adult. Then I'll go to work and support you and Mom."
Xiao Dingdong was touched by her younger brother's sensible manner, and she patted Xiao Ming's head.
[We're counting on you from now on!]
Xiao Ming nodded heavily.
"Yeah, don't worry, I'm a man, I'll give you all the money I earn from now on!"
Xiao Dingdong burst out laughing.
Her younger brother always gave her some comfort. The two siblings chatted for a few more minutes before the doctor came to change her dressing.
After changing the medicine, I called Xiao Dingdong out.
"Your brother's condition is not optimistic. He's getting worse and worse, and he may not last much longer. If a suitable heart isn't available by then, I'm afraid..."
The doctor didn't say the last sentence, but his expression revealed the seriousness of the situation.
Xiao Dingdong felt a chill all over her body and hurriedly grabbed the doctor's hand.
She tried to speak, but couldn't utter a word. After realizing what was happening, she reached for her electronic tablet, only to find that she had left it with Gu Jingyan and hadn't brought it with her.
She frantically used sign language, hoping the doctor would do everything possible to save her brother.
The doctor patted her on the shoulder.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited. I'm telling you this just to prepare you mentally. It's also possible that you'll be lucky and find a suitable heart."
The doctor was actually trying to comfort him by saying that, as the conditions for organ transplantation are extremely stringent.
Many people could have been saved, but because they couldn't wait that long, they had to leave with regrets.
The doctor said a few words of comfort and then left.
Xiao Dingdong was left standing alone at the door, looking completely lost.
She leaned helplessly against the wall, then slowly slid down.
She sat on the edge of the corridor, hugging her knees, sobbing incessantly.
Perhaps hearing the noise, Xiao Ming came out.
He patted his sister on the shoulder.
"Sis, why are you crying again? Didn't I just tell you that I'll go to work when I grow up? Don't put so much pressure on yourself. The doctor just told me that my condition is better than before, and I'll be able to be discharged soon..."
Upon hearing her younger brother's words, Xiao Dingdong burst into tears, hugged him tightly, and tears streamed down her face as her shoulders trembled.
Xiao Ming was a little confused.
"Sis, what's wrong? Are you sick too?"
Xiao Dingdong shook her head.
She felt extremely distressed, a suffocating kind of distress. Her younger brother had no idea, and he might not even live to grow up.
My younger brother also had a hard life. He was sent away when he was young, and was sent back after someone discovered he was sick.
Then he suffered alongside them for many years, and his already sick body, coupled with malnutrition, made him extremely thin.
Holding her thin younger brother, Xiao Dingdong could feel his bones directly.
She was very upset and felt guilty. She had thought that if she had money, she could cure her younger brother and mother, but when she finally had the money to pay for the medical expenses, she found that the reality was not as wonderful as she had imagined.
Xiao Dingdong didn't go home tonight. Gu Jingyan called her many times, but she didn't answer. She stayed in the hospital's cot with her younger brother.
Listening to my younger brother talk about his future plans.
"When I make money in the future, I want to go back and build a house. The house in our hometown is too dilapidated. It leaks every time it rains, and we have to get up in the middle of the night to check if the walls have collapsed. It's really too difficult. Other families are building houses when they make money, so we need to too. My sister will have one room, my mother will have one room, and I will have one room. I also want to buy you all a beautiful big bed, even bigger than this one in the hospital..."
Xiao Ming has experienced a lot at a young age, and he has a maturity beyond his years.
Xiao Dingdong lay on the bed next to her, her eyes red, her lips smiling, but her heart aching.
She once thought that happiness was very close to her. Her mother had a specialist doctor, her younger brother had enough money to be hospitalized, and her relationship with Gu Jingyan had made real progress.
But this happiness didn't last long, and then one blow after another came.
She's just a young woman in her early twenties; it's really hard for her to bear all this.
My younger brother kept repeating his dreams and plans until he fell asleep.
But Xiao Dingdong couldn't sleep.
She couldn't sleep, her mind constantly replaying the events of that time.
The hardships of finding a job, the efforts to keep it, the back-and-forth between the hospital and the company, and the relationship with Gu Jingyan—it seems like I've done everything, yet it also seems like I haven't done anything well.
Finally, for some reason, she suddenly remembered what Chen Zhe had said to her before she left.
"If you want to come back in the future, you can call me."
She opened her phone number with Chen Zhe.
It's 2 a.m. now, Manager Chen should still be awake.
After hesitating several times, she finally put down her phone and looked at the message Gu Jingyan had sent.
[Ding-dong, where are you? Message me now!]
[Ding-dong, let's have a serious talk, okay?]
Where did you go? Tell me now!
[Ding-dong, can you give me a chance to explain?]
[I've suffered so much waiting for this moment, you should understand. This opportunity is incredibly important to me. If I give it up, I'll never be able to hold my head high again. I'm really heartbroken. I love you, but I don't want to lose the company. Can we talk this over? Maybe we can find a way to have the best of both worlds.]
...
[You should be at the hospital right now, right? I can guess you're there. I know you're angry with me for not replying, and I understand.]
[I'll be waiting for you at the hospital entrance tomorrow morning. Please don't avoid me anymore.]
...
After reading the message, Xiao Dingdong wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and closed them. She was too tired and needed to rest.
The next morning.
When Xiao Dingdong went downstairs to buy breakfast, she indeed saw Gu Jingyan waiting there.
Gu Jingyan pushed the wheelchair up and said, "Dingdong, come here, I have something to tell you!"
Xiao Dingdong was still a little angry. Gu Jingyan not only didn't believe her innocence, but also wanted to abandon her for the sake of the company. She was a human being and had her own dignity.
Seeing that she was unwilling, Gu Jingyan forcefully grabbed her hand.
"Come with me! There must be a solution to this!"
Despite his forceful actions, Xiao Dingdong followed him to his car.
After getting into the car, Gu Jingyan closed the door.
He grasped Xiao Dingdong's hand; "Dingdong, you ran away without a word last night, and I worried about you all night..."
Xiao Dingdong slowly withdrew her hand, her eyes still showing some reproach.
Gu Jingyan pulled her hand over again.
Why can't you listen to my plan? Do you just run away when things go wrong?
This time, Xiao Dingdong didn't pull her hand back, but looked at Gu Jingyan to see what he wanted to say.
"Dingdong, you know that in my heart, you are the one I love most. I have absolutely no interest in that Lin Mengya. She and I are in the past. Now, you are the only one in my heart..."
Gu Jingyan used to be a straight man who never held back his words, but when a man falls in love, even the most straightforward man will say a few sweet words.
Hearing this, Xiao Dingdong finally felt a little happy.
But to her surprise, Gu Jingyan's words shocked her.
"Dingdong, I've thought it over. For our bright future, you and I both have to make some sacrifices. I'll pretend to be engaged to Lin Mengya, but my heart is still with you. I hope you'll wait for me. I hope you'll wait until I truly control the company. Then our good days will come."
Xiao Dingdong was stunned, her heart suddenly struck a sharp blow.
She understood what Gu Jingyan meant; he wanted her to be his mistress, his secret lover.
Her eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Gu Jingyan wiped away her tears.
"Dingdong, I know you're feeling wronged, and I'm heartbroken too, but I really have no choice. I really don't want to lose you..."
Gu Jingyan held Xiao Dingdong in his arms.
Xiao Dingdong's eyes were vacant, and she seemed somewhat dazed.
Gu Jingyan was still talking to himself.
"Dingdong, don't worry, I won't let you down. My relationship with Lin Mengya was just a fling. My real goal is the company. In my heart, the person I love the most is still you. I believe you love me too. You probably don't want my future to be bleak."
Xiao Dingdong closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face again. She gave in; in her heart, she still loved Gu Jingyan and couldn't bear to be separated from him.
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