CHAPTER 128: CHAPTER 118: TO CARE FOR A LIFETIME

Hospital

The new counselor is a woman, very young, it’s her first year with them.

After she arrived, Qiao Yuxian also didn’t leave.

Gu Yanjing stayed with her, letting Shang Chen come later to take Zhao Mengxian back.

After almost three hours, the girl was pushed out of the emergency room.

She was temporarily out of life-threatening danger.

She needs to be moved to the intensive care unit for 48 hours of observation.

The doctor said it was due to a drug overdose, and the source of the drugs was unknown, not from the market, causing massive bleeding.

Fortunately, the hospital’s blood bank was well-stocked, and the treatment was timely.

Although her uterus was saved, she might have difficulties with childbirth in the future, requiring gradual recovery and more attention.

The doctor also casually mentioned that she was brought in very timely.

When she entered the emergency room, her pupils were dilated. If it had been four or five minutes later, she might not have been saved.

After she went into the intensive care unit, the dean of the Foreign Languages College also arrived.

The girl was a sophomore student at their college.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian decided to leave first.

Outside, Gu Yanjing went to get the car. When the car came over, Qiao Yuxian stood outside without moving.

Gu Yanjing looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian shook the car keys in her hand and said, "Ji Xiaoxiao’s car is still here."

Gu Yanjing glanced at the car keys in her hand and took out his phone, saying, "Get in the car."

Qiao Yuxian pressed her lips together and obediently got in the car.

She sat in the car as Gu Yanjing set his phone aside, leaned over, and fastened her seatbelt. Qiao Yuxian sat quietly in the car.

A few seconds later, the call Gu Yanjing made was answered on speakerphone.

"Bro, what’s up?"

It was Gu Yicheng’s voice.

His tone was full of tension, fear, caution, and respect.

Gu Yanjing fastened the seatbelt, sat back, fastened his own seatbelt, and said, "Chengjian Hospital, your fiancée’s car is at..."

He paused and looked at Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian immediately said, "In the F1 area of the Chengjian Hospital parking lot, Ji Xiaoxiao’s red Porsche."

"Ah... ah?" Gu Yicheng seemed to not understand.

Gu Yanjing directly said, "Take the spare key and come to pick it up."

After saying this, he hung up the phone and started the car.

After leaving the hospital and getting on the main road, Gu Yanjing suddenly said, "Moving that girl in that situation was dangerous. If it caused more bleeding, you might get into trouble. The family might blame you."

He wasn’t sure what happened, but from what the counselor and doctor said, he could piece together the general situation.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, paused, and said, "But if we had waited for the ambulance, she might not have been saved."

Gu Yanjing didn’t say anything.

"Taking a gamble might have saved her life, should I just watch her die in front of me?" Qiao Yuxian retorted.

"What if that gamble took her life instead?" Gu Yanjing asked in return.

Qiao Yuxian’s lips moved slightly, but she didn’t say anything.

Not hearing her speak, Gu Yanjing glanced sideways at her.

Seeing her looking down in silence, he looked forward, his throat convulsing slightly. An instant of panic flashed through his calm eyes.

After driving forward for a while, finding a place to park, Gu Yanjing stopped the car by the roadside.

Once the car stopped, Qiao Yuxian raised her eyes and looked outside for a moment.

Just as she was about to turn to look at Gu Yanjing, he cupped her chin with his hand, his fingers gently pinching her face to make her look at him.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, a bit confused.

Gu Yanjing also looked into her eyes, then asked softly, "Are you angry?"

The confusion in Qiao Yuxian’s eyes deepened for a moment, then her expression became fierce as she looked at him fiercely: "Yes, I’m angry."

Gu Yanjing looked at her feigned anger, paused, and responded calmly: "So what should we do?"

Qiao Yuxian thought seriously and said, "Tonight, I want to have a big meal at Jingxian Building!"

Gu Yanjing pinched her small face lightly and agreed: "Okay."

"I want to eat the imperial crab with claws bigger than my face," Qiao Yuxian added.

Gu Yanjing didn’t agree but said, "Another day."

"Why?" Qiao Yuxian frowned.

Gu Yanjing didn’t reply.

"I want to eat it," Qiao Yuxian insisted. "I’ll order it as soon as I get in."

"Your period is coming soon," Gu Yanjing released her face, touched her head gently, and said, "Eat less cold food."

Qiao Yuxian paused for a moment, then quickly said, "It’s okay to eat cold food. I’m in good health, last time the stomachache was an accident."

Gu Yanjing started the car without saying anything.

The car still headed towards Fenglin Villa. Qiao Yuxian was covered in blood and needed to take a shower and change clothes before going to Jingxian Building.

"I want to eat it," Qiao Yuxian said.

Gu Yanjing ignored her.

Qiao Yuxian, feeling rebellious, said, "I have to eat today. A small physiological event like this is normal; there’s no need to pay it any mind. I can completely indulge."

"Qiao Yuxian," Gu Yanjing suddenly called her name in a cold voice.

Qiao Yuxian immediately pressed her lips together and fell silent. After a moment, she secretly glanced sideways at him, then looked forward and muttered, "Fine, I won’t eat it. Why are you so fierce? Who are you scaring? I’m not afraid."

Hearing her muttering, Gu Yanjing said, "I’ll take you to eat it another day."

"You said it, no backing out," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Okay."

Qiao Yuxian’s emotions came quickly and left just as fast. She was satisfied, smiled, and said, "I wasn’t angry just now, I was just teasing you."

Gu Yanjing replied, "Okay."

Qiao Yuxian smiled again and said, "There’s nothing to be angry about. You’re worried about me too, afraid I might mean well but not handle things well and be blamed by that girl’s parents. Afraid I’ll be sad, right?"

Gu Yanjing acknowledged silently.

Qiao Yuxian also stayed quiet for a while, then looked sideways at him and said, "If it were you, facing a person, lying there. Not moving her means she can only die. Moving her is risky, but there’s a chance of saving her. What would you do?"

Gu Yanjing drove looking forward, not answering.

After a while, seeing he didn’t answer, Qiao Yuxian said, "You’d also risk it to grasp that slim chance of life."

Gu Yanjing’s eyebrows slightly moved. He asked, "Why?"

"Why?" Qiao Yuxian repeated, then chuckled, "Because life is precious, Mr. Gu, I can see your inner soul through your exterior."

Gu Yanjing glanced sideways at her.

Qiao Yuxian raised her little chin and said, "I’m not the kind of shallow person who judges by looks."

The words, full of confidence, suddenly faltered, and the raised chin was retracted a little.

She cleared her throat and said, "Actually, this is like encountering someone drowning. You might jump in to save them without hesitation, but seeing someone you care about jump in, you’ll worry they’re drowning, that they can’t come back up. People, after all, are self-centered and have people they care about. Right?"

Gu Yanjing paused, then softly responded, "Yes."

Qiao Yuxian laughed, turned to look out the window, and said, "Gu Yanjing, you admitted it yourself. I’m someone you care about."

Gu Yanjing glanced at the back of her head, listening to her laughter.

Qiao Yuxian, looking out the window, continued, "Since you care, care for a lifetime, okay?"

Gu Yanjing looked at her little red ear, smiled and answered softly, "Okay."