Chapter 161 - Chapter 161: Imagining a Sad Love Scene
Chapter 161: Imagining a Sad Love Scene
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Lu Zhiyuan parked the car and followed her into the house. The courtyard wasn’t well-tended yet burst with vibrant colors. Once inside, Lu Zhiyuan’s gaze swept over every inch of space. Two floors above ground and two below, with high ceilings, the layout was clear at a glance. The decoration was modern in style, and Gu Ci had replaced the furnishings, infusing them with her preferences and style.
A minimalist aesthetic!
She also favored black, white, and gray.
Gu Ci brought a glass of lukewarm water to the table and asked, “Would you like some fruit?”
“Sure!”
Gu Ci washed cherries and strawberries, cut a kiwi, and brought them over. She looked at the composed Lu Zhiyuan and couldn’t help but think of Third Master. When he had a cold expression, his demeanor almost overlapped with Third Master’s. Even the once smiling features now carried a layer of ice.
Lu Zhiyuan looked at her with a cold smirk, “Gu Ci, who are you looking at?”
Gu Ci’s heart skipped a beat, and she averted her gaze. He misunderstood again.
She thought of Third Master, but she had never intentionally sought out his resemblance in him.
“After moving, I haven’t seen any of you,” Gu Ci said lightly, “Third Master said he didn’t want to see me, and you both wanted us to find our own peace, and I’ve done as you wished, Third Brother.”
A chill ran through Lu Zhiyuan’s heart. Third Master didn’t want to see her either?
Separated by a dining table, Lu Zhiyuan recalled how back at Global, they could embrace and kiss anytime. They were like a couple deeply in love.
Now, they seemed like a couple discussing divorce.
“Third Brother, how have you been recently?” Gu Ci asked.
An athlete’s life was highly regimented and simple. Aside from intense training, he mostly thought of her. Lu Zhiyuan couldn’t control his yearning or jealousy.
His self-esteem and pride wouldn’t allow even a hint of affection to show in front of Gu Ci.
“Extremely well.”
Gu Ci smiled, “That’s good.”
“Do you have confidence in Chen Rushi’s surgery?”
Gu Ci had reviewed Chen Rushi’s information, but hadn’t simulated a surgical case. She couldn’t be sure, “I don’t know yet, I haven’t studied it in detail.” “How did he threaten you?” Lu Zhiyuan needed to prepare for the worst, “If the surgery fails, what will he do?”
“The people I care about won’t be spared,” Gu Ci looked at Lu Zhiyuan, “including you!”
“Madman!” Lu Zhiyuan’s tone turned icy, he had no respect for Chen Rushi’s behavior.
“Who could argue? He’s truly the most uncooperative patient.”
Which patient threatened a doctor before entering the operating room, saying, “If you can’t cure me, I’ll take your life”? A doctor would be distracted by such thoughts, and even a slight mistake could cost the patient’s life.
Gu Ci knew that Chen Rushi’s words were backed by action. No matter how meticulously she and Lu Zhiyuan planned, there would always be a weak point. Who knew to what extent Chen Rushi’s madness could reach.
“I will protect Gu Ziyu, don’t worry!” Lu Zhiyuan wanted to say that there was no need to concern herself with Chen Rushi; he would protect them, whether it was Gu Ziyu or her.
No matter how much he hated, envied, or felt sad, he wouldn’t allow anyone to harm Gu Ci.
He couldn’t stand seeing Gu Ci being bullied.
Gu Ci’s heart felt a tinge of sourness and was moved by his words. But before she could speak, Lu Zhiyuan chuckled inexplicably, “In fact, you don’t need me at all. Third Master is your guardian angel. Every time you’re in trouble, he’s there to protect you. Why would you need me?”
His words carried an inexplicable sense of bitterness, along with a trace of grievance and desolation. Before Gu Ci could explain, he stood up and left. He even bumped into Gu Ziyu, who was returning home. Gu Ziyu had a heavy schoolbag on his back and a popsicle in his mouth, staring at Lu Zhiyuan’s slightly red eyes in surprise.
“Daddy?”
Lu Zhiyuan didn’t catch what he called out, put on his sunglasses, avoided his surprised gaze, and left in a hurry.
“Mom, have you and Dad made up?”
“Look at his expression, does it seem like we’ve made up?” Gu Ci sat down helplessly, “He’s even angrier.”
Recalling Lu Zhiyuan’s slightly red eyes, Gu Ziyu’s mouth gaped open. He didn’t think much of it at the moment, assuming that Dad was moved by Mom’s heartfelt confession, causing his eyes to turn red.
“Dad seems really sad. Mom, what did you say to him?”
With his parents divorced, he stayed with Mom, but he still cared about Dad from time to time.
“He imagined a scene of abusive love, and I couldn’t deny it.” Gu Ci sighed, suspecting that Lu Zhiyuan had self-inflicted a drama of tormented romance. She glanced at Ziyu, surprised, “No classes this afternoon?”
“Our supervisor had something to do, so he rescheduled the afternoon class. I didn’t want to stay in the library, so I came back.” Gu Ziyu dropped his school bag, yawned, rubbed his stomach, and asked, “I’m so hungry, Mom, I want to eat crayfish.”
“Let me check your wound!”
Gu Ziyu approached, took off his coat, and lifted his sweater. Gu Ci looked at his wound and poked it, asking, “Does it hurt?”
“Not at all!” Gu Ziyu feigned not minding the slight pain, covering up for the sake of a mouthful of food. “It’s been fine for a while.”
He had another wound on his abdomen, and Gu Ci softened at the sight. “Okay, I’ll get you some.”
After ordering the crayfish, Gu Ci went to her study, reviewing Chen Rushi’s case files and formulating a surgical plan. Chen Rushi’s illness was rare, with very few cases available for reference. Gu Ci repeatedly watched the video of Dr. North performing surgery on Chen Geng years ago.
After watching it several times, she still couldn’t figure out how Dr. North had operated on Chen Geng. Gu Ci thought, what if she secretly altered Chen Rushi’s surgery? Once he recovered, he could slowly succumb to another illness.
The thought arose but was quickly suppressed.
She disliked Chen Rushi, but she didn’t have a deep-seated grudge against him. Dr. North and Chen Geng had a deep hatred, but she didn’t want to leave a stain on her professional career.
Before the crayfish arrived, Gu Ziyu had also heard about Gu Ci planning to perform surgery on Chen Rushi. The astute Ziyu had also deduced that Chen Rushi had threatened Gu Ci.
“He’s so annoying. Even in his previous life, he died of heart disease. Mom, why not follow Dr. North’s example and secretly change the surgery plan? Don’t let him off so easily.”
“Mom doesn’t want to do that.” Gu Ci touched Gu Ziyu’s little face. Her precious Ziyu had a mischievous nature. She had never lectured him with lofty principles and didn’t plan to. Such a clever child, what wouldn’t he understand?
“Why not?”
“Mom is a doctor, meant to heal and save lives. I don’t have any deep hatred with him.” Gu Ci had aspirations, “Most importantly, Chen Rushi’s heart condition is rare, with a low success rate in treatment. If the surgery succeeds, it will benefit all similar patients. All the difficult cases are challenges for us doctors. A successful surgery is more important than Chen Rushi’s life.”
“But what if there’s hatred?” Gu Ziyu blinked playfully.
Gu Ci chuckled, “That depends on the depth of the grudge. I’m not a saint either, I have my own emotions. If it were Lu Shijie or Gu Chuyun, things might have turned out differently.”
Gu Ziyu’s eyes were filled with amusement. “Then, after curing him, what if he turns hostile and seeks revenge?”
“Judges make decisions based on known events. You can’t assume someone will commit murder and arson just because you want to sentence them to death.” Gu Ci said, “We don’t know what the future holds..”