She slowly sat up and returned the call.
"Yanyan, where are you? I'm being discharged today, and I want to see you." Chu Yu's voice was as gentle and pure as ever, the tone Jiang Yan liked the most.
"Something happened to my classmate, and I'm with them. It's inconvenient these two days." Jiang Yan tried her best to make her voice sound normal.
"What happened to your classmate? Do you need my help? And what's wrong with your voice? Why does it sound like you're sick?" Chu Yu's worried voice came through, making Jiang Yan hate herself even more. What had she done!
"My classmate encountered a fire. I'm fine. Maybe I was just too anxious and a bit stressed. I'll hang up now; something's come up here." Jiang Yan hung up the phone and covered her face in pain, truly not knowing when this kind of life would end.
...
Gu Yunting had his driver take him to the hospital where Ye Cheng was admitted. It was his first time meeting Ye Wan's younger brother, and he thought Ye Wan would be most worried about this brother who had just undergone surgery.
Ye Cheng could move around freely now, but only within the confines of his bed and when going to the restroom.
The hospital room door opened, and Ye Cheng looked up happily, thinking his sister had come to see him. When he saw a man enter, he froze.
Gu Yunting walked in and surveyed the hospital room. It was a standard single room, looking rather simple, and in stark contrast to VIP rooms.
"I've seen you," Ye Cheng spoke first, his beautiful eyes fixed on Gu Yunting.
"Oh? Where have you seen me?" Gu Yunting looked indifferently at the little boy on the bed. He didn't look like Ye Wan at all. He wondered if that girl was foolish enough to raise a child just because someone casually handed her one and claimed he was her brother.
"You're the owner of that big house," Ye Cheng said.
Gu Yunting already knew the child had been raised in the Gu residence after being sent there. He wasn't sent to the hospital until he fell ill. But how old was he then? He could still remember him, which meant the child was quite intelligent.
"Yes, you're right." Gu Yunting stopped in front of the bed, looking at him.
"Can I come back to live at your house when I'm discharged? I want to be with Sister." Ye Cheng asked.
Gu Yunting shook his head. "No, you'll likely be going to a boarding school."
He didn't like this child. The child took up too much of Ye Wan's time and energy, which was not what he wanted.
Ye Cheng's eyes dimmed. He clenched his fists and suddenly looked up, saying, "Sooner or later, I'll take Sister away. I can buy Sister the biggest house, even bigger than yours!"
"Then you'd better grow up quickly. With your little arms and legs now, don't even think about it," Gu Yunting said before turning to leave.
Ye Cheng: ...
So this man really was annoying! He came here just to brag! Sister was living with him, but he couldn't live with Sister.
He swore that in the future, he would earn a lot of money and buy the biggest house in the world for Sister to live in!
Ye Cheng, who had been in a good mood earlier, was now so angry he might have insomnia. The little fellow hugged his arms, sulking.
...
In another hospital, Ning Xin lay in her room, staring blankly at the ceiling. No one else was in the room. She dared not tell her family about what she had gone through. Thinking about how she had trusted Jiang Yuling so much, only for her to harm her so terribly, she felt immense hatred!