A week later, Shen Zhi Qiu pushed open the door and walked into the ward located in the suburbs. The atmosphere in the ward was oppressive and heavy, filled with an indescribable sadness and despair.
She saw Gu Qingyan sitting on the edge of the bed, staring blankly out the window as if gazing into the distant void. His figure appeared lonely and helpless, a stark contrast to the once spirited and arrogant heir of the Gu family.
Shen Zhi Qiu had already learned about his condition. Gu Qing Yan was currently sometimes insane and sometimes lucid, and his mental state was extremely unstable.
She went inside.
His chin was covered with black stubble, and the dark circles under his eyes highlighted his fatigue and haggardness.
Seeing the once spirited man reduced to this state, Shen Zhi Qiu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The Gu family used to be an all-powerful clan in Nancheng, but now, the heir of the Gu Group was huddled in a hospital room on the outskirts of the city like a prisoner.
It wasn't because she was soft-hearted; Shen Zhi Qiu had never been a soft-hearted person. She just felt sorry for the man in front of her, but also hated him enough.
"Ha, you still come to see me?" His tone was tinged with sarcasm and self-mockery.
Shen Zhi Qiu frowned slightly, not expecting Gu Qing Yan to ask such a question. But she quickly regained her composure and replied calmly, "Yes, consider it a farewell."
Gu Qingyan lowered his head, a hint of loneliness and helplessness in his eyes. He was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Shen Zhi Qiu, do you think I'm pitiful?"
Shen Zhi Qiu didn't answer immediately. She looked at Gu Qing Yan quietly, as if pondering how to answer the question. Finally, she spoke, her tone firm and cold: "Pitiful, but even more hateful. You deserve all of this."
Gu Qingyan looked up, a hint of surprise and anger flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected Shen Zhi Qiu to accuse him so directly, without showing any mercy.
“You could have been the high and mighty heir of the Gu family, but you chose a dead end.” Shen Zhi Qiu continued, “A man like you shouldn’t be entangled by such illusory things as love. It’s irrational.”
Gu Qingyan sneered and retorted, "You're quite rational, aren't you? What? You're very happy with Lu Jia, aren't you?"
Shen Zhi Qiu said calmly, "Yes, it's quite a happy family. The children treat him like their own father."
Hearing these words, Gu Qingyan's face turned even more ashen. He felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if Shen Zhi Qiu had stabbed him with a needle. He knew he had made an irreparable mistake, but he never expected Shen Zhi Qiu to leave him so decisively and throw herself into the arms of another man.
Thinking of this, his voice also carried anger:
"Don't you bear any responsibility for how I ended up like this?! If you hadn't insisted on divorcing me in the first place, none of these things would have happened!"
Shen Zhi Qiu opened her mouth, her eyes flashing with shock, helplessness, and mockery. She sneered, "Gu Qing Yan, you really know how to shirk responsibility! Don't Dad and Grandpa's lives matter to you? They died because of your madness, and you don't feel the slightest remorse?"
"Regret?!" Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan's eyes instantly reddened. "The thing I regret most in my life is not saving Wanqing. It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, Wanqing wouldn't have died! Dad and Grandpa wouldn't have died either!"
"It all started with you!"
Shen Zhi Qiu sighed and closed her eyes. Years ago, he had also held her tenderly, smiling and saying that he was truly happy to have her.
Opening her eyes, Shen Zhi Qiu turned and left.
"Don't go!" Gu Qingyan suddenly rushed down, grabbed her arm, and said fiercely, "Give me back my child!"
"Gu Qingyan, let go." Shen Zhi Qiu said calmly, her voice cold.
A noise suddenly came from outside the door, clearly indicating that someone was guarding it.
"Give me back my child! I have nothing left but my child!" Gu Qingyan shouted at Shen Zhi Qiu, her eyes red.
“Gu Qingyan, don’t forget, the children don’t have the surname Gu. That’s what you promised back then.” Shen Zhi Qiu pulled Gu Qingyan’s hand down. “Don’t forget, you willingly gave up your children so you could be with Xiao Wanqing. So, they are no longer your children.”
"Ha, you think I can't have it just because you don't give it to me? Let me tell you, as soon as I get out of here, I will definitely snatch the child back!" A hint of hatred flashed in Gu Qingyan's eyes. "If I can't have it, you can't have it either!"
"He's really gone mad." Shen Zhi Qiu frowned.
"You're seriously insane?!" Gu Qingyan slammed the door shut, preventing Shen Zhi Qiu from leaving. "Let me tell you, I can be even crazier! Anyway, everyone I love is dead, and they won't even let me keep a substitute. You're all too cruel. Since that's the case, you can forget about having what you want! At worst, we'll all die together."
With a "smack," a deep five-finger mark appeared on Gu Qingyan's face.
Gu Qingyan grabbed Shen Zhi Qiu and slammed her against the wall, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at her. "You dare hit me?"
The next second, the door was kicked open, and Lu Jia rushed in, yanked Gu Qingyan off Shen Zhi Qiu, and threw him to the ground. He bent down, picked up Shen Zhi Qiu, and walked out.
"Don't go!" Gu Qingyan hadn't recovered from the shock when she saw Mu Ziqi standing at the door with a cold face.
"Mom?!" Gu Qingyan was a little confused.
"Qingyan, do you still have no regrets?" Mu Ziqi smiled bitterly. "That's right, how could I still have any expectations of you? Since that's what you think, then don't go out, just stay here for the rest of your life."
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