CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 340: HE STILL HAS GONG XIAOYU IN HIS HEART

Yu Zheng knows the president is going to see Yue Xiaoyang. He’s been distracted at headquarters. Yue Xiaoyang used to be pretty arrogant, but now he’s lost all his fighting spirit.

He and Yue Xiaoyang are rivals in love, yet he still hopes Yue Xiaoyang can recover.

He heard that Yue Xiaoyang had an accident on the way after hearing about their engagement. Yu Zheng felt a twinge of guilt.

He ran his fingers through his hair, forcing himself to focus on the Gu Family’s stock information in Si Yuan Education.

Yu Zheng was genuinely grateful for this decision from the president. After all, this investment was quite weak for the Gu Family, with the ratio between input and output being barely satisfactory. The president’s move was purely out of goodwill.

Yu Zheng made time to visit Si Yuan Education, and coincidentally An Junxi was there too.

An Junxi told him: "The online discussions have temporarily subsided. The key is still with You Lifen. You need to explain things clearly to her, let her give up, to ensure this won’t happen again."

She knew You Lifen wasn’t truly bad at heart, just overly extreme in her methods. Someone even said Senior is the third party, and she couldn’t stand it.

Gong Xiaoyu was calmer than An Junxi, "I heard the Gu Family and Youli Entertainment are pursuing responsibility. She shouldn’t act up anymore."

Yu Zheng felt guilty, "Xiao Yu, it’s my mishandling this time that put you under such a heavy burden of public opinion pressure."

Gong Xiaoyu handed him a warm cup of water, "Don’t blame yourself, I believe there’s nothing between you and You Lifen."

Yu Zheng took the cup but unintentionally touched her hand, making Gong Xiaoyu retract her hand uncomfortably.

Her movement was a bit abrupt. Yu Zheng looked into her eyes immediately, and Gong Xiaoyu averted her glance, finding a topic, "Your mom invited me over for dinner in a couple of days, and I agreed."

Yu Zheng, absent-minded, said, "Alright, I’ll pick you up then."

An Junxi watched everything clearly from the side, and once Yu Zheng left, she asked the senior, "I saw there don’t seem to be any advancements with your engagement, it feels distant, barely more intimate than ordinary friends."

How could such a relationship lead to marriage or living together?

Gong Xiaoyu rubbed her forehead, "Nothing escapes your eyes, Junxi. I don’t know either... He is very good to me, but I find it hard to fully accept him. Junxi, I feel unworthy of him."

"Why? In his eyes, you must be the best, he has liked you for so long."

"I know he loves me dearly, his family is very traditional, and he is also a traditional man. His love history is spotless, whereas I..."

"Senior, you can’t think like that. Many people have pasts, does having a past mean they don’t deserve happiness?"

"Now Uncle Yu and Aunt Yu treat me like family. They feel indebted to me because of the incident with You Lifen. They blame Yu Zheng for ruining the engagement party, causing me to suffer, saying there are few good girls like me left in the world... Junxi, if they knew I had a former boyfriend and even lived together, they certainly wouldn’t think this way."

An Junxi didn’t know what to say. The teacher and his wife were very traditional scholars, almost to a rigid extent. They nearly rejected Yu Zheng as their son over the rumor involving You Lifen, saying the entertainment circle is chaotic. If they learn about the senior’s past, they might really mind.

Gong Xiaoyu saw An Junxi’s troubled expression, "See, elders do mind."

An Junxi said, "Yu Zheng doesn’t mind, he values you, not those other things. He always puts effort into this relationship, senior, you shouldn’t keep avoiding him. He’ll be exhausted if he doesn’t get a response for a long time."

Gong Xiaoyu lay on the desk, "Mm, I understand."

An Junxi didn’t continue. If senior herself couldn’t figure it out, no amount of advice from others would help.

On the second day of Gu Yikun’s business trip, Zhang Miaoyan contacted An Junxi: "Yu Chen went to the United States for a business trip too. Junxi, I feel Yu Chen has been acting strange lately."

Gu Yikun just went to the United States, and Yu Chen also went.

An Junxi sensed something unusual, "Is there something at the branch office in the United States? Yi Ke seemed rushed when he went to the US, making a last-minute decision."

Zhang Miaoyan said, "I haven’t heard of anything at the branch office. However, the president’s schedule is often unpredictable, he used to make sudden business trips."

An Junxi thought she might be overthinking it.

"Don’t worry, you said Yu Chen’s company is busy, so it’s normal for him to travel."

Zhang Miaoyan eased her worries, "You’re right, I’m too paranoid."

Gu Yikun and Xie Yuchen were sitting in a private hospital room. Yue Xiaoyang was lying under the blanket, "You guys leave, I don’t want to talk right now."

Gu Yikun threw a bunch of reports at his bedside, "How long are you going to be dejected? These are the reports for your family’s Tengxia Industries. I don’t have the ability to be in two places at once. Now I officially return these documents to you. If you don’t want to manage it, let Tengxia Industries continue to be leaderless, I won’t intervene."

Xie Yuchen said, "Xiaoyang, I know you’re disheartened, you can hit me, it’s my fault for making that phone call."

Yue Xiaoyang stayed silent for a long time.

Gu Yikun uncovered his blanket and grabbed his collar, "Yue Xiaoyang, who are you showing your despair to? Gong Xiaoyu is getting married, so you want to give up on life? What about your family? What about Tengxia Industries? What about Aunt Yue?"

Yue Xiaoyang gasped, Xie Yuchen intervened, "Be careful with his wound."

"If it hurts, it means he’s still alive," Gu Yikun didn’t let go and continued, "Yue Xiaoyang, I give you six months. If you’re still half-dead, instead of letting Tengxia Industries fall into others’ hands, I’d rather acquire it myself. Don’t blame me for being unkind."

Yue Xiaoyang replied painfully, "Take it. As long as my mother and I have money for retirement, I’m fine."

Gu Yikun was furious, "Is that all you amount to?"

Yue Xiaoyang fell back onto the bed, adjusting his breath, "I’m ruined. No matter how much money or status I have, in others’ eyes, I’m just a cripple."

Gu Yikun’s fists cracked, "Yue Xiaoyang, I really want to beat you to death!"

Xie Yuchen feared that Gu Yikun might actually hit him, so he pulled him away and said to Yue Xiaoyang, "Aunt Yue doesn’t know about your accident yet, only the few of us are aware. You’re a doctor yourself, you believe in miracles when you perform surgery on patients, but now..."

Yue Xiaoyang’s eyes were dim, "Precisely because I am a doctor, I accept reality."

Xie Yuchen had no patience to persuade further, he looked at Gu Yikun, "Let’s proceed with forced treatment."

"Don’t waste your efforts. If I don’t cooperate, the doctors can’t do anything."

Xie Yuchen remained resolute, "We’ll have someone watch you 24/7, you won’t even have the freedom to commit suicide. Either you endure like this or cooperate with the treatment. The latter offers a chance of recovery. You choose."

Gu Yikun said, "Gong Xiaoyu doesn’t love Yu Zheng. If you’re a man, then make an effort to stand up, go face her and win her back. Letting her spend a lifetime with someone she doesn’t love is truly letting her down. Coward!"

They left, leaving Yue Xiaoyang alone in the hospital room. Gu Kuangyuan had been listening outside the door. She asked them softly, "Are you guys being too extreme? What if he can’t take it?"

Gu Yikun said, "If he still cares about Gong Xiaoyu, he won’t seek death."

Yue Xiaoyang lay in the dark hospital room, his eyes gradually filled with cold tears.

Xiao Yu, if you can’t be happy for a lifetime, then what’s the point of me giving you up?