CHAPTER 212: CHAPTER 212: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FORGET SOMEONE

Gong Xiaoyu said, "Since that’s the case, I won’t disturb the Gu Family anymore. I won’t give up looking for Jun Xi. No matter how long it takes, I will find her."

Mrs. He shed bitter tears, "The Gu Family used to be so lively, but now..."

Gong Xiaoyu comforted her, "Mrs. He, things will pass."

After Gu Yikun was injured and hospitalized, Gu Kuangyong temporarily assumed the position of acting CEO, while Liang Huiyun stayed at the hospital day and night to take care of him. In just two short months, the couple aged several years.

Gu Yikun weakly sat on the bed, reaching for his phone, but Liang Huiyun said, "You just woke up not long ago. Don’t worry about the company..."

Gu Yikun said, "Get out."

Liang Huiyun had no choice but to hand him the phone.

Gu Yikun turned on the phone, and a photo of him and An Junxi appeared on the screen.

She was gently smiling in his arms, her face snuggled against his chest, with both hands holding his arm, her lively eyes seemingly able to speak.

Liang Huiyun saw it from the side. She wanted to say something but didn’t dare to bring it up again.

Gu Yikun’s heart felt an excruciating pain. He couldn’t tell if it was heartbreak or a pull on his wound. He closed his eyes in agony.

He clearly remembered on the operating table, the nurse said, "She doesn’t want to come."

Even though his life was uncertain, she still refused to come and see him.

The coldness in Gu Yikun’s heart gradually replaced the pain. An Junxi, since you are so heartless, I will let you be.

Just as Liang Huiyun was about to take away the phone, Gu Yikun quickly deleted the photo on the screen and opened the news to see that the negative news about the Gu Family was escalating.

His injury and hospitalization could not be hidden from the media. The Gu Family’s stock price fluctuated and fell to a historic low. If he didn’t appear soon, even his father couldn’t hold it down.

He said, "I want to be discharged."

Liang Huiyun said, "No! You’ve only been awake for a few days, and your wound hasn’t healed. Do you know how serious your injury is? You almost..." She couldn’t continue.

The doctor had given them a critical condition notice once, telling them to be mentally prepared. She suddenly felt the world spinning and fainted, waking up two days later.

She hated Gu Kuangxia immensely. If Gu Kuangxia were not already dead, she would have personally ended his life!

Gu Yikun pulled out the IV from his wrist and called Mrs. He, "Get my clothes."

Liang Huiyun couldn’t stop him, so she had to call the doctor to re-bandage his wound.

The doctor said, "President Gu’s wound is very close to the heart. You must be careful not to tear it. If you are discharged, you must return for recuperation within a day."

Gu Yikun changed into a dark suit. Even if the wound bled, it wouldn’t be visible.

He went back to the headquarters to hold a press conference. Gu Kuangyong watched his son stand before the media without a change in expression, answering questions with calm and perfect answers. He felt a cold sweat in his palm.

Gu Yikun thought quickly, no matter how sharp the questions were, he could respond with perfect answers. After handling the issue, he went back to the company and held several meetings.

Everyone saw that President Gu was still standing there alive in front of them.

Gu Yikun’s presence stabilized the morale and temporarily silenced the media. When he returned to the car, his shirt was soaked with cold sweat. He groaned in pain, frowning deeply, and took a few sharp breaths.

Liang Huiyun handed him the medicine and told the driver to quickly return to the hospital.

Gu Yikun said, "Go to the villa."

"Yikun, you..."

"Go to the villa!" His voice was heavy, and the nerves around his wound began to ache again.

Seeing his face turn paler, Liang Huiyun compromised, "Let’s go to the villa first."

The car quickly returned to the villa. Gu Jinxiu saw his father return and worriedly called out, "Father, is your wound better now?"

Gu Yikun acted as if he didn’t hear him and went straight to the third floor.

Liang Huiyun comforted Gu Jinxiu downstairs, when suddenly there was a sharp sound of things being smashed upstairs.

Liang Huiyun hurriedly went up, and Sister Li followed. What was happening to Young Master?

Gu Yikun went on a rampage, smashing everything in the room to pieces, photos on the cabinet, skincare products on the dressing table, clothes in the wardrobe... nothing was spared.

Liang Huiyun shouted, "Yikun, watch your injury!"

His wound hadn’t healed yet; how could he withstand such a frenzy!

Blood seeped through Gu Yikun’s chest, but no amount of physical pain could compare to the pain in his heart.

Every corner here had her shadow, and it also held his deepest wounds.

He punched the mirror, shattering it. Blood from his hand dripped onto the dressing table.

Liang Huiyun screamed, "Yikun, go back to the hospital with me immediately!"

Gu Yikun swept everything off the table to the floor. The necklace in the cabinet scattered everywhere, each carefully selected as a surprise for her.

Now seeing these things was so ironic.

He no longer wanted to look, walking out of the room exhaustedly.

Liang Huiyun instructed Sister Li, "Call someone to clean this mess up quickly."

Gu Yikun stopped, "No one is allowed to touch her things."

Liang Huiyun felt dazed; An Junxi was simply his curse!

She said, "Lock the room with the key, and no one is allowed to go in."

Only then did Gu Yikun go downstairs and get into the car.

Gu Jinxiu hid on the second-floor corridor, watching his father’s staggering back disappear, then went back to his room and cried into his blanket, "I will no longer want mommy, no longer want mommy!"

Under the lady’s orders, Sister Li was to take good care of the young master. Hearing the young master’s crying from outside the door, she also started to wipe her tears. A good family had fallen apart just like that. Who knew how long it would take for the young master to get over it?

Gu Yikun returned to the hospital and fell into a coma for several days. The doctor kept shaking his head at the sight of his torn wound. President Gu still refused to use any painkillers, who could endure such pain!

Liang Huiyun couldn’t sleep properly, staying by his bedside all day long.

Finally, when Gu Yikun woke up again, Liang Huiyun feared he would do something crazy, but this time, Gu Yikun was unusually quiet.

He no longer mentioned things he shouldn’t, cooperated with the doctor’s treatment, occasionally looked at company documents, and recovered quickly.

Liang Huiyun couldn’t be happy. How could someone forget just like that? She feared his heart was being tortured, and his outward strength was just a facade.

Two years later.

Time flew by, and everyone followed their own life paths. Yan City seemed as prosperous as ever, but the financial disaster from two years ago still left people in terror.

Since the negative news about the Gu Family began to surface, those with ulterior motives initially intended to watch from the sidelines, not realizing that the entire national economic chain was nearly toppled overnight, with no industry spared. In just a few days, hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprises declared bankruptcy, the stock market remained sluggish, and every entrepreneur was anxious.

At that time, news of the serious injury and hospitalization of the Gu Family’s president spread, accelerating the stock market’s free fall. Many companies collaborating with the Gu Family became restless, causing a commotion at the headquarters. It can be said that the Gu Family experienced the biggest crisis in recent years.

Fortunately, in less than a month, the president appeared to handle the issues. His presence was like a stabilizing force, calming the employees’ anxieties, and things gradually improved.

After officially being discharged, Gu Yikun didn’t take a single day off, spending two years navigating through the financial disaster, preventing further industry tragedies, and extending the group’s reach into more fields to solidify its foundation.

The subsidiary in South Africa had also fully stabilized. South Africa was a crucial port for the Gu Family’s maritime routes, and Zha Zhuoxin stayed there for over a year, assisting the general manager in handling business matters until recently returning to the headquarters.