âXiao Jieâ¦â
Gong Jie looked rather surprised. âYouâre awake already, Sister?â He pursed his lips, suddenly uneasy. Perhaps it was because he had taken Gong Fan away, and furthermore while she was unconscious. He waited for her outburst!
However, the expected anger did not come. He was surprised at her calmness.
âYouâve arrived at the Hurricane Group safely, have you?â
He was taken back that she had not chastised him.
âWhereâs Gong Fan?â
âHeâs here with me.â After a pause, he asked, âArenât you mad at me, Sister?â
On the other end of the line, the woman sighed in exasperation. âWhy should I be mad at you, Xiao Jie? Havenât you done enough for me?â
Gong Jie was suddenly speechless. He laughed at himself almost derisively. âIâm sorry. I donât know what Iâm able to do for you, really, but I know Iâve done my best.â
âIâll go look for you at the Hurricane Group as soon as Iâve recovered, Xiao Jie. In the meantime, you must take good care of your nephew, eh?â
âYes, I definitely will.â
âUh huhâ¦â Yun Shishi did not say much, but he could hear the desolation and exhaustion in her voice. She seemed to be holding something back and sounded a little hoarse.
Perhaps it was telepathy, but Gong Jie sensed that she seemed to have made some sort of significant decision.
âSisterâ¦â
âEh?â
âWhatâs on your mind?â Feeling rather concerned, Gong Jie walked to the side. âI get the feeling youâre worried about something.â
There was a long silence before she finally spoke. âIf thereâs really no other way, Iâm really⦠Iâm really willing to give up Gong Fanâ¦â
She was not able to say more beyond these words. She wanted to laugh to hide her heartache, but she couldnât. âIâm sorry to have worried you. All this time, all of you have indulged and spoiled me to the point that Iâve always forced my wishes on others. Iâm sorry, Xiao Jieâ¦â
âDonât apologize.â Gong Jie bristled. âIn what way are you being willful, Sister? Youâve been the sensible one since we were kids. Youâd rather suffer on your own than have anyone else suffer. Iâm the willful one. Youâve always tolerated me since we were little. Iâm grown up now and Iâm spoiling you. So what?â
He looked insufferably arrogant, as if no one in the world could stop him from being good to her.
Yun Shishi was touched. In what ways did she deserve to have a husband like Mu Yazhe, a brother like Gong Jie, and a pair of sensible sons like Youyou and Little Yichen!
âThank you, but Iâve made my decision. I just hope to be responsible towards the boy and not have him suffer so much on my behalf.â
âHow could this just be for yourself?â The man disagreed with her. âYouyou isnât just suffering for you. He wants to co-exist with Gong Fan too, doesnât he?â
She froze.
âDo you think heâs only protecting Gong Fan because of you? He once told me, he felt that he owed Gong Fan. All along, Gong Fan has suffered on his behalf. Therefore, what heâs suffering now, he is also suffering for the sake of Gong Fan.â
Yun Shishi kept silent for a long time.
âDonât always blame yourself. None of you should decide for Youyou what he should be doing. He has his own mind.â