At the hospital.
Gu Qingyan deliberately delayed his visit to Xiao Wanqing by two days because he hadn't been able to find Shen Zhi Qiu and hadn't had time to attend to her. Furthermore, he wanted Xiao Wanqing to calm down first and also wanted to try letting go, allowing her to adjust to life without him.
Gu Suian's words that day touched him. Indeed, he could give her money and resources, but it shouldn't be unconditional concession and pampering.
"Get out of here! It's all because of your instigation that Qingyan hasn't come to see me!"
As Gu Qingyan approached the hospital ward, he heard the sound of things breaking and Xiao Wanqing's cursing coming from inside. He frowned and stepped inside.
Xiao Wanqing, her hair disheveled, was standing on the bed, pointing at Zhang Ma and cursing loudly. When she saw Gu Qingyan walk in, she froze in surprise. Then she got off the bed, and without even putting on her shoes, ran barefoot to Gu Qingyan. She tugged at Gu Qingyan's sleeve with a pitiful expression and softly called out, "Qingyan."
Gu Qingyan frowned even more, and said in a low voice, "Go to the bed, the floor is cold."
Xiao Wanqing pursed her lips, tears streaming down her face, looking utterly pitiful. "Qingyan, why did it take you so long to come see me?"
"Something came up at the company, and I couldn't leave. I just finished dealing with it and came over," Gu Qingyan said softly, then repeated, "Go to bed."
Xiao Wanqing remained motionless, looking up at him with her face full of tears.
Gu Qingyan sighed, then bent down and picked her up, carrying her towards the bed. Xiao Wanqing buried her head in his chest, a slight smile playing on her lips. She knew exactly how to make Gu Qingyan give in out of pity.
After placing her on the bed, Gu Qingyan turned to Zhang Ma, who seemed somewhat at a loss, and said, "You can go out first. I'll talk to Wanqing."
Seeing that Zhang Ma had closed the door, Gu Qingyan pulled up a chair, sat down on the edge of the bed, looked at Xiao Wanqing, and asked seriously, "Wanqing, what's wrong with the child?"
Upon seeing this, Xiao Wanqing burst into tears.
Gu Qingyan took a tissue from the bedside table and handed it to Xiao Wanqing. He patiently waited for her to cry without offering any words of comfort. He knew this was a serious matter and he couldn't just stop caring about it because Xiao Wanqing was crying.
Xiao Wanqing covered her face and sobbed. Through her fingers, she saw that Gu Qingyan was not comforting her as usual. Her heart sank, and she knew that she had to face this matter.
Xiao Wanqing took out a tissue to wipe her tears, and said in a choked voice:
"I don't know either. Once, a friend had a birthday party at a karaoke bar, and there were a lot of people there. We drank a lot of alcohol, and then... and then..."
Xiao Wanqing cried even harder. She took out another tissue before continuing, "Then I drank too much, and when I woke up this morning, I found myself in a hotel with a strange man next to me... I was really terrified, Qingyan, I didn't mean to. He must have taken me to the hotel while I was drunk. He, he..."
Xiao Wanqing sat up, took Gu Qingyan's hand, and tears streamed down her face, falling onto his hand.
"Did you call the police?" Gu Qingyan frowned, but her tone softened as she heard Xiao Wanqing's story.
"No, I was so scared! Besides, I'm a girl, how could I live if this got out of hand..."
Seeing her crying like this, Gu Qingyan didn't want to scold her anymore, but simply asked softly:
"What are you going to do about that child?"
"I definitely don't want this child. I don't want any child that isn't yours." Xiao Wanqing said, throwing herself into Gu Qingyan's arms, clutching his shirt and crying loudly, her shoulders trembling.
"Wanqing, there's no way we can be together." Gu Qingyan patted her shoulder, his voice soft yet firm.
"Is it because you feel disgusted with me because of what happened to me? Please don't despise me, okay? I was just scared, that's why I kept it a secret. I really didn't know I was pregnant."
Xiao Wanqing raised her head and met his gaze; tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Wanqing, I told you a long time ago that we could never be together," Gu Qingyan said with a sigh, looking at her red, tear-filled eyes.
"I won't listen, I won't listen! You must be lying to me! The whole world knows I'm the most important person in your heart, how could that be! I must be dreaming, I won't listen! Get out!"
Xiao Wanqing pushed him away abruptly, screamed, and threw off the blanket, wrapping herself in it.
Hearing the noise, Zhang Ma quickly pushed open the door. Seeing Xiao Wanqing's frantic state, she was worried. She hurried to Gu Qingyan and said, "Young Master, why don't you leave first? Miss Xiao is too emotional. Your presence here might upset her."
"Okay, take good care of her." After saying that, Gu Qingyan looked at Xiao Wanqing, who had already buried herself in the quilt, sighed deeply, and walked out with her head down.
Rongcheng Sanatorium.
Shen Zhi Qiu settled down here. The beautiful scenery relaxed her and she slept soundly for the past few days, completely ignoring the fact that people from Nancheng were going crazy looking for her.
The countryside is always exceptionally quiet at night, with the faint sounds of various insects chirping. Shen Zhi Qiu sat in the garden swing chair and felt that it was so comfortable here.
She took out her phone and dialed Zhou Xiaoran's number.
When Zhou Xiaoran saw that it was an unfamiliar number, she instinctively thought it must be Shen Zhi Qiu. But after glancing at Gu Qing Yan, who was still sitting on her sofa typing on his computer, she pretended to be calm, quietly muted her phone, and then quickly went into the room, closed the bedroom door, and answered the call.
"Hey, is that you, Zhi Qiu?" she asked in a low voice.
"Yes, it's me, Xiao Ran." Shen Zhi Qiu's voice returned to its usual gentleness. "I'm sorry, I left in a hurry the other day and didn't have time to contact you."
"I'm so glad to know you're safe. I was so worried about you." Zhou Xiaoran's voice was a little choked up.
"Gu Qingyan didn't make things difficult for you, did he? I'm worried he'll cause trouble for you if I leave without saying goodbye." Shen Zhi Qiu said with some concern.
“Ever since you left, he has been staying at my house and won’t leave. Except for necessary situations that he needs to deal with, he stays here and won’t leave.”
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