Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Gu Yusheng instinctively began to follow Qin Zhiâai until he suddenly felt his grandfatherâs hand slipping out of his. His heart wrenched tightly and, as if frozen in time, he couldnât find it in himself to move any farther.
Old Master Gu mumbled out loud for a long time and, before Gu Yusheng responded, his breathing became increasingly strained, to the point where he was seriously breathless at times.
Upset by the sight of this, Nanny Zhang pleaded, âYoung Master, I beg of you. Please just agree to Old Masterâs requests, even if youâre just humoring him. Young Master! Please! Young Master!â
While all that was required of him was a simple âalright,â the word was stuck in his throat like a fish bone. No matter how hard he tried, he couldnât bring himself to say it. His hands were quivering hard; moments ago they had been warm in contact with hers, but now they felt chilly with a sense of dread.
He gaped a few times and ultimately said nothing. Instead, he moved toward his grandfatherâs ear and muttered, âGrandpa, letâs talk about this when youâre awake.â
Nanny Zhang repeated anxiously from the side, âOld Master, the Young Master said that heâll talk about this with you once youâre awake. Did you hear that? Old Master?â
Old Master Gu appeared to hear nothing as if in a daze. He continued mumbling repeatedly, âYusheng, Xiaokou, Yusheng...â before slipping into unconsciousness again.
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Upon reaching the first floor, the elevator door opened and, as Qin Zhiâai was about to step out with her bag in hand, upon looking up she saw Liang Doukou rushing toward her in stilettos with an anxious look on her face.
Liang Doukou, too, noticed Qin Zhiâai at the same moment and stopped abruptly with a look of surprise. She slowed down to a stop and, after staring blankly at each other, Qin Zhiâai snapped back to her senses and hastened her steps as she exited the elevator.
As she made her way around Liang Doukou and walked some 15 feet away, Liang Doukou finally reacted and snapped her head back to stare at Qin Zhiâai.
âStop right there!â
Qin Zhiâaiâs lifted foot hesitated for a brief moment, but then she put her weight on it and continued to walk away.
âDidnât you hear me? I told you to stop right there!â Liang Doukou cried out once more. Her voice sounded exceptionally shrill on the silent and empty first floor.
As she spoke, she chased after Qin Zhiâai in her stilettos.
Just when Qin Zhiâai was about to reach the building exit, Liang Doukou reached out her hand and yanked Qin Zhiâai by the wrist.
âWhy are you here?â
Without waiting for her reply, Liang Doukou exclaimed, âYouâre here to find Yusheng, arenât you?â
After all she had done, she still had failed to chase Qin Zhiâai away from Gu Yusheng.
Liang Doukou had thought that Qin Zhiâai would have hidden herself and moped in silence once she read that Liang Doukou was about to marry Gu Yusheng. But just two days earlier, having seen Gu Yusheng standing at the foot of Qin Zhiâaiâs apartment building, she had been driven to reveal old photographs to the press that Zhou Qian had saved, in an attempt to create scandalous news.
Never would she have expected to meet Qin Zhiâai at the hospital when rushing to grandpa Guâs side after her night filming.
The anger that Liang Doukou had been suppressing for so long was now erupting.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat does grandpa Guâs illness have to do with you? What right do you have to be here?â