Chapter 285 - Chapter 285: The Way to be Outdone
Chapter 285: The Way to be Outdone
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Don’t you dare!” Gu Ci grabbed his arm, trembling all over. “Mom promise you… to see a doctor.”
“When,” Gu Ziyu said expressionlessly.
“After the New Year!”
“You’re not just lying to me, are you?” Gu Ziyu raised an eyebrow. “Mom, I’m not easy to deceive.”
“Before going abroad, it was Master who was treating my illness. If we want treatment, we have to wait for her to come back.” Gu Ci nervously grabbed his arm. “Ziyu, you’ve finally got a bright future. Don’t do anything foolish.”
“Mom, I say the same to you.” Gu Ziyu gently wiped away her tears. “Even if Dad doesn’t come back and Third Uncle doesn’t love you, it doesn’t matter. If you want him to be with you, try hard to make him fall in love with you, and you can have what you want. Or, find a young talent again for the rest of your life. I don’t mind, but you can’t stay like this, immersed in lies.”
She would go crazy in those lies!
“Okay!”
Gu Ci agreed earnestly, but she had nightmares at night. Gu Ziyu was awakened by her screams, approached Gu Ci’s bedroom cautiously, and saw Gu Ci taking medication frantically.
He had seen those pills; they were antidepressants!
After taking the pills, she calmed down a bit but couldn’t sleep. She sat on the windowsill, biting her hand, crying in depression. “Third Brother, when will you come back?”
Gu Ziyu’s eyes also turned red. Despite his tough attitude during the day, as soon as Gu Ci shed tears, he would surrender. Gu Ziyu slapped himself in self-blame.
He shouldn’t have used such a heavy-handed approach. He should have taken it slowly. He had been too careless. On that night when Mom took so many sleeping pills, it was obviously abnormal, but he was fooled by her words, thinking she was just tired from taking care of Dad.
When Mom came back, did she spend all those sleepless nights crying alone?
What should he do?
Paris, Ji Chi’s home.
Ji Chi’s arm infection had reached a terrifying stage. Nick almost begged him to go to the hospital, but Ji Chi remained indifferent and had the family doctor handle it.
He glanced at the dark room. Jiang Junlin was lying on his side, facing away from the camera. Jiang Junlin knew he was being monitored, and he often turned away from the camera.
But after three minutes, when he looked again, Jiang Junlin was still in the same position, not moving. Ji Chi frowned, realizing something was wrong. He hurriedly left the dark room.
“Jiang Junlin…” Ji Chi was rarely flustered. He thought someone had tampered with the surveillance, and Jiang Junlin had been rescued. But when he left the dark room, he realized he had been too suspicious. Jiang Junlin was lying on his side, motionless, and seemed unresponsive even when he heard Ji Chi’s voice.
Ji Chi turned to go upstairs, but then he felt something was amiss and walked back. After taking a closer look, his face turned pale. Jiang Junlin had passed out. His face was deathly pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He was clutching his stomach and curled up.
“Jiang Junlin, what’s wrong with you?” Ji Chi turned him over and got a better look. Cold sweat had soaked his clothes, and Jiang Junlin was in a state of semi-consciousness. Ji Chi put his hand on his stomach.
“Nick, call a doctor!”
The family doctor arrived quickly. Based on Jiang Junlin’s condition, the initial diagnosis was acute gastritis. The doctor said, “Acute gastritis needs to be treated in the hospital. He has been locked up by you for several days, and if the situation worsens with complications, there may be irreversible damage. Please…”
“Nick, prepare the car, we’re going to the hospital!” Ji Chi urgently unlocked the chains, ignoring the scars on his own arm, and picked up the semi-conscious Jiang Junlin. They hurriedly left!
Nick was stunned. Ji Chi, your arm is almost ruined, and everyone begged you to go, but you refused. Now that something happens to Mr. Jiang, you’re willing to go to the hospital at the slightest sign of trouble?
“Prepare the car immediately!” Nick commanded, ordering all the guards to assemble and clear obstacles on the road to prevent interference from the underworld dark web.
Dr. North contacted Gu Ci without hesitation.
Gu Ci made a quick decision, “This is a rare opportunity. Hospitals are full of chaos and the easiest targets. Don’t hesitate. I’ll dispatch another team to assist you. You must rescue my brother!”
“Understood!”
One of the guards beside Dr. North activated a recording device, and Gu Ci watched the feed, assessing the situation on the scene. She then entrusted command to Dr. North.
Jiang Junlin’s condition was critical, and there was a hospital within five kilometers. Nick had already made arrangements, and the operating room and ward were ready. When Jiang Junlin was placed in the car, he opened his eyes. The car headed downhill.
“Brother, is your stomach hurting?” Ji Chi held his hand, urgently asking, “Apart from your stomach, where else does it hurt?”
Jiang Junlin silently pulled his hand away.
Ji Chi knew he had a history of stomach problems, but they weren’t particularly severe. They even had stomach medicine on hand, so if Jiang Junlin felt unwell, he could take it. Why did it escalate to acute gastritis?
Jiang Junlin closed his eyes and refused to speak to Ji Chi. Other than the driver and Nick, there were four cars leading the way in front, and four cars following behind.
“Jiang Junlin, talk to me. Where does it hurt?”
Jiang Junlin remained silent, and Ji Chi became both anxious and frustrated. They had just gotten off the car, not even a minute had passed, when Jiang Junlin suddenly turned over and sat up. He grabbed Ji Chi’s throat, his voice hoarse but calm, “Drive to the city!”
“Brother?” In the snow, Ji Chi’s eyes were cold and filled with pain. “Are you really pretending?”
Jiang Junlin frowned, speaking coldly, “Drive to the city, or I’ll kill your master!”
“You can go ahead and kill me!” Ji Chi sneered. “Drive to the suburban hospital, ignore him!”
He remained calm and unbothered, not caring that his life was in Jiang Junlin’s hands. He tilted his neck, exposing his most vulnerable artery. “Come on, kill me, and then you can join me in the grave!”
“Ji Chi!” Jiang Junlin struck him with a punch on the face. “Shut up!”
Ji Chi instantly had bloodstains on his face from the punch, but he didn’t care. The driver didn’t know whose orders to follow. Jiang Junlin, in the end, used one hand to seize Ji Chi’s throat and his other hand to hit Ji Chi’s neck from behind. Ji Chi fainted instantly.
“To the city, or I’ll kill him!”
Ji Chi slumped softly onto Jiang Junlin, his head landing on Jiang Junlin’s abdomen. Jiang Junlin’s forehead was covered in sweat, and Nick saw this. He clenched his teeth and said, “To the city!”
“Yes!” The driver followed the command. However, as soon as they turned onto the road, an off-road vehicle suddenly rushed in, crashing into the car carrying Jiang Junlin and Ji Chi. The slippery road, combined with excessive speed, caused the off-road vehicle to collide with their car and flip it over!
Jiang Junlin and Ji Chi were in the back seat without seatbelts fastened, and in an instant, they were thrown out of the car. Ji Chi remained unconscious. Jiang Junlin turned his head to see the oncoming vehicle just before it crashed through the glass, and immediately after, their security vehicle flipped over..