"I want it removed completely," Gu Yunting said indifferently.
Jin Lan was speechless.
The rings certainly needed to be removed, but the current situation was that both rings had embedded themselves into the flesh of his palm. Removing them would require slow, careful slicing.
Jin Lan's heart bled as he began the procedure. When he finally removed the two rings, they were coated in flesh and blood.
"Why did you put yourself through this? We can find an antidote now, so tell her the truth," Jin Lan said with a hint of helplessness.
"Since the damage has been done, I cannot abandon my efforts! Now is not the time to speak," Gu Yunting now truly understood Ye Wan's feelings for him. She loved him so much, and if she knew the truth, he feared she would break down.
Furthermore, the matter of the antidote was still unresolved. If something went wrong in the end and he couldn't survive, wouldn't she be even more devastated?
Therefore, he couldn't reveal it yet.
Jin Lan was also at a loss, so he could only focus on the surgery.
Someone meticulously cleaned the rings and returned them. Gu Yunting immediately reached out and took them. The two rings had fused together due to the melting silver and were inseparable. He clutched the rings tightly in his other hand, demonstrating his immense value for them.
The surgery lasted for three hours. Ye Wan paced anxiously outside. When the operating room lights finally dimmed and Gu Yunting was wheeled out, he was conscious. The surgery had only been performed under local anesthetic.
Ye Wan immediately walked over, asking anxiously, "How is it?"
"Don't worry, the surgery was a complete success. His right hand will recover quickly, although it will be a bit unsightly," Jin Lan also breathed a sigh of relief. Gu Yunting's hand injury had pained him greatly as well.
The weight on his mind had finally lifted.
"As long as it can recover, it doesn't matter if it's not pretty," Ye Wan said, looking at Gu Yunting's right hand, which was bandaged like a dumpling. Her heart ached as if being pricked by needles.
"You should go back," Gu Yunting said, not wanting to see her eyes any longer. It made him reluctant to let her leave, but he knew now was not the time.
"I want to stay and keep you company, just for tonight," Ye Wan insisted. She didn't want to leave. He had just undergone surgery, and anything he needed at night would be inconvenient. She wanted to stay and take care of him.
"Jin Lan, escort her home." Gu Yunting knew she had been waiting outside. Three hours was tiring for an ordinary person, let alone for her, a pregnant woman.
Ye Wan was about to say something else when Jin Lan quickly intervened, "You must be tired today. If you don't think for yourself, you must think for the baby in your belly. Go back and rest. You can come see him tomorrow when you're feeling better."
Jin Lan was also worried about Ye Wan's health. If she stayed, she would undoubtedly take care of Gu Yunting at night. She had narrowly avoided a miscarriage just a few days prior, and this would be bad for her health.
Finally, Ye Wan was ruthlessly pulled away by Jin Lan. She sat in the car with a sullen mood. Although her initial thought was just to get Gu Yunting's hand injury treated, she was now a bit angry and didn't want to speak to him anymore.
"Go back and rest well. Don't overthink things. He has people taking care of him there," Jin Lan consoled Ye Wan.
"Whatever," Ye Wan didn't even want to talk to Jin Lan anymore. She turned away, ignoring him.
Jin Lan was speechless.
...
The next day, Ye Wan couldn't help but visit Gu Yunting at the hospital. She had spoken harshly yesterday, but in her heart, she was still worried.
As she approached the door, she heard voices inside. A woman was speaking, and Ye Wan recognized it as Yan Jiayi.