“Sometimes, there are things that only you can get through on your own.” She looked at the distant mountains, a trace of pain flashing in her eyes.
"Fan Yan..." He sensed it; she had been in so much pain...
This pain must have been inflicted by Lin Zhibai.
This pain did not pass; it simply became a scar that quietly lay deep within her heart.
"Fanyan, what happened?" he asked, hoping she would tell him.
Only when it's spoken aloud can it be truly forgotten.
“It’s all in the past,” Gu Fanyan shook her head gently. “It’s long gone, I’ve forgotten it all.”
Was she saying this to Murong Mo, or to herself?
Nobody understands.
...
The rain poured down.
The hospital's inpatient building was quiet both inside and out.
The rain was so heavy that, apart from staying indoors, I either drifted off to sleep or stared blankly as the IV fluid slowly dripped down my veins.
There was nothing else to do.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out of the hospital building and ran wildly into the heavy rain.
When he ran into a public phone booth, his hospital gown was soaked through by the rain, and he was shivering uncontrollably.
With a "clatter," he put down all the coins he was holding and then started inserting them into the telephone.
He kept dialing the same number.
But the other party was never in the service area.
He couldn't get through on the phone even after he had used up all his coins...
"Answer the phone, answer the phone..." he urged, whispering, panting... Finally, he collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
The telephone receiver then hit the glass with a loud "bang".
Lin Zhibai opened his eyes.
He stared blankly at the ceiling for a long time before his eyes started to move.
It turns out that he had just been thinking about things from the past while he was in a deep sleep.
At this moment, he is lying in a hospital bed.
He was the only one in the ward.
He felt thirsty and wanted to drink water, so he tried to sit up, but immediately felt dizzy and had to lie down again.
"Brother Zhibai, would you like some water?" A woman walked into the ward.
"go out."
Lin Zhibai recognized the person by the voice as Yun Wanqing.
He didn't want to see her.
Yun Wanqing walked closer and closer, only stopping when she reached the bedside.
“Brother Zhibai, you’re so sick, but Sister Fanyan and her fiancé are attending a party.” She continued.
"Get out." Lin Zhibai once again gave the order to leave.
“I know you don’t want to see me,” Yun Wanqing said, not angry, “but you definitely want what I have.”
"It's about Gu Fanyan."
Lin Zhibai had already said the words to kick them out, but he swallowed them back down.
"Do you know why Gu Fanyan hates you so much? She'd rather find a man who's inferior to you in every way than come back to you?" Yun Wanqing asked.
Lin Zhibai rolled his eyes and saw Yun Wanqing pull out an envelope.
“The answers are all in there,” she said.
"What's the price?" Lin Zhibai asked in a hoarse voice.
“Great,” Yun Wanqing smiled. “Twenty million.”
Lin Zhibai smirked, "An envelope worth twenty million?"
Yun Wanqing replied confidently, "Of course."
“Okay, but I need to inspect the goods first,” Lin Zhibai said.
Seeing Yun Wanqing hesitate, Lin Zhibai snorted, "If you don't agree, then forget it. I don't necessarily need to know."
Yun Wanqing was helpless.
Giving this information to Lin Zhibai was the most effective way for her to achieve her goal.
Otherwise, this thing will just end up stuck in her hands.
“You won’t think that way after you’ve read it.” She tossed the envelope to him.
Lin Zhibai opened the envelope.
Inside were just two thin, folded medical reports.
He first saw the contents of the examination report, then, with some confusion, saw the name of the person conducting the examination, and finally, he saw the date on the report…
He suddenly sat up in bed.
Although I was still very dizzy, I couldn't care less.
He carefully examined the checklist, trying to find traces of photo retouching.
But no.
Yun Wanqing scoffed lightly, "Actually, you should have a sense of whether this happened back then or not."
Lin Zhibai paused for a moment, then nodded. "I can't come up with that much cash. I'll have to give it to you in installments. You go back first, and I'll send someone to find you."
Yun Wanqing was still uneasy: "How do I know you're not lying to me?"
"You gave me a photocopy, the original should still be with you, right?" Lin Zhibai said, "You have the original, I wouldn't dare lie to you."
Yun Wanqing thought about it and agreed that it made sense.
"I'll give you three days." With that, she turned and left.
Lin Zhibai's expression changed, and he stared intently at the examination report in his hand.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside.
He quickly stuffed the medical report into his pocket, lay down, and acted as if nothing had happened.
Yun Suiwan and Lu Dongjue walked in.
"Lin Zhibai, you're awake." Yun Suiwan held up a thermal lunchbox. "That's perfect, drink the nutritious soup."
Lin Zhibai did not refuse, sat up, and obediently drank the soup.
"I asked the housekeeper to make some steamed buns, you should have some too." Yun Suiwan took out the still-warm steamed buns.
Lin Zhibai accepted the food and ate it with relish.
Yun Suiwan and Lu Dongjue exchanged an unexpected glance.
She thought Lin Zhibai wouldn't have much of an appetite, so she didn't prepare anything delicious.
But then she thought about it again and became a little worried.
"Lin Zhibai, you're not planning to eat your fill and then save your energy to go find Sister Fanyan, are you?" she asked.
Lin Zhibai kept his head down and ate without saying a word.
"Haven't hit a wall yet?" Lu Dongjue shrugged helplessly.
Lin Zhibai took a big bite of the steamed bun.
Yun Suiwan was also helpless, "Fan Yan and Murong Mo are getting engaged in three days. If you keep making trouble, won't you be putting Fan Yan in a difficult position?"
"I'm done eating, I'm going to sleep now." Lin Zhibai put down his chopsticks, lay down, and closed his eyes.
Yun Suiwan and Lu Dongjue had no choice but to leave the ward.
"Will Lin Zhibai cause trouble in three days?" Lu Dongjue was a little worried.
“If he really cared about Sister Fanyan, he wouldn’t have waited three days to cause trouble,” Yun Suiwan replied.
Lu Dongjue: ...
Gu Fanyan temporarily moved to another villa owned by the Gu family.
Three days later was her engagement ceremony with Murong Mo, and she only hoped to spend these three days quietly.
It was indeed very quiet the past two days.
Together with her two assistants, she prepared her engagement dress and finalized details such as what makeup and jewelry she should wear on the day.
"Strange, why is there a jewelry package?" That afternoon, the assistant received another set of jewelry.
"My God, this is so beautiful!" another assistant exclaimed immediately upon seeing the jewelry!
Gu Fanyan walked over, carrying a water glass and drinking as she did so. When she saw the jewelry set, her wrist trembled, and she almost dropped the glass.
This is a jewelry set featuring pink diamonds as the main element.
There are earrings, rings, necklaces, and tiaras.
The necklace pendant and the main stone on the crown are both hearts carved from pink diamonds. Although the diamonds are different sizes, they are exactly the same shape.
“I remember now, this set of jewelry has a name,” an assistant said. “It’s called ‘Forever and Ever’.”
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