Chapter 10

"Ridiculous, psycho!"

Lea Jingyu put one hand into his pocket and squinted at her movements with his deep and unpredictable eyes. The longer Mo Yan looked at his eyes, the more familiar his look became. What happened after she got drunk that night occurred in her mind without any warning. Her face turned red and she felt the urge to run away.

"You remember?"

Lea Jingyu approached her cheek at some point and exhaled, his hot breath burning her like an iron. In an instant, Mo Yan's legs went weak.

Her phone suddenly rang. She heaved a sigh of relief and quickly took out her phone to answer it.

"Mo Yan, where are you? Is Yichen with you?"

Liu Mei's voice was a little hurried, and Mo Ya became worried. "Yichen is not here with me. What's wrong, mom?"

"Yichen's grandfather has a relapse and is currently in the hospital for emergency treatment. His condition is very critical..."

Mo Yan's face turned pale. As she ran, she cried, "Mom, don't worry. I'll be right there."

It was not until Mo Yan disappeared that Lea Jingyu narrowed his eyes. He had always believed in his judgment, but this time... he miscalculated.

When Mo Yan arrived at the hospital, the operation was not over yet. In the corridor, Liu Mei and Gu Zhanxuan were talking to the doctor. Both of them looked serious.

She quickened her steps. Before her breathing evened out, she asked anxiously, "Mom and dad, how's grandpa?"

Liu Mei frowned and looked at her coldly without saying anything.

"He's not good. The tumor has progressed," Gu Zhanxuan said briefly and asked, "Where's Yichen? Didn't you ask him to come with you?"

"I left him a message. He should be here soon."

Gu Zhanxuan's eyes darkened and he scolded, "He isn't at home, neither in the company. What has he been up to lately?"

"Yichen wasn't like this before. He became like this because you and dad arranged his marriage." Liu Mei gave Mo Yan a cold look and said directly. "If his wife in the family attracts him, would he want to stay outside?"

"What nonsense!"

Gu Zhanxuan was about to reprimand her when the door of the operating room opened. Mo Yan's tense expression eased a little and she stepped forward. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the haggard old man on the bed. Her eyes grew wet and tears almost fell.

The person she respected the most in the Gu Family was Gu Xu, Gu Yichen's grandfather. She met Gu Yichen because of him.

Gu Xu was an aesthetic lecturer at her university. Out of curiosity, Mo Yan took aesthetics as an elective but she didn't expect to be Gu Xu's friend, who was over 70 years old. Despite her relationship with Gu Yichen, she treated Gu Xu as her family.

As a scholar, Gu Xu carried himself with pride and dignity.

Even if the Gu Family was now the wealthiest family in Yun'an City, he was still living alone in a 50-square-meter apartment in the university, where he read and wrote in seclusion.

Fortunately, it happened that a friend of his came to visit him when he had a relapse. Otherwise, everyone wouldn't know he was gone if anything serious happened to him. Mo Yan was shocked when she thought about it.

As soon as Liu Mei came in, she tried to persuade Gu Xu, "Dad, just listen to Zhanxuan. You're sick now, and you can't live alone. Move to our house to live with us. It's convenient for us to take care of you, and we..."

"No, no."

Gu Xu interrupted her. When he saw Mo Yan at the door, a smile flashed in his eyes and he waved at her. "Xiaoyan, come here."

Mo Yan smiled as Liu Mei stared at her unpleasantly. Then Mo Yan stood at the end of the bed and whispered "Grandpa, how do you feel?"

The old man did not answer. Instead, he said to his son and daughter-in-law, who were standing beside him, "Go ahead. Xiaoyan can accompany me."

A trace of helpfulness flashed in Gu Zhanxuan's eyes. After enjoining Mo Yan to take good care of Gu Xu, he pulled Liu Mei away.

Mo Yan felt much more comfortable at once. She helped put a pillow on Gu Xu's back and took the cup to pour water. The old man suddenly grabbed her wrist and said gently.

"Don't bother. Let's talk for a while."

"Xiaoyan, Yichen is not good at dealing with the cordial relationship. If you don't tell him directly, he may never know. If he feels sorry for someone else, he will never accept you. I never mention this these years because I respect your opinion. But now, my health is deteriorating. If I can see you two get on well with each other when I am alive, I will leave no regret..."

Gu Xu's words kept flashing through Mo Yan's mind. She rubbed her temples and glanced out of the window at the retreating scenery. She said in a low voice, "Sir, go to Nanyu."

When Mo Yan arrived in Nanyu, it was already dark. She stood at the door and tiptoed to look inside. The villa was brightly lit, and she could faintly see the figure flashing through the window.

A glimmer of relief flashed through her heart. Just as she was about to knock on the door, someone suddenly shouted behind her, "Madam?"

Mo Yan turned around and saw that it was Lu Yan, Gu Yichen's assistant. He was standing there in a suit with a big bag in his hand. His expression was a little stunned.

But it was dark, so Mo Yan didn't see his face clearly. She relieved and asked, "It's so late. You haven't finished work yet?"

As she spoke, her eyes fell on the package in his hand. "What are you going to do with that?"

"Boss Gu is not feeling well." Lu Yan tightened his grip, which was holding the bag, and his smile was a little unnatural. "He ordered me to buy some medicine and some food."

"Is he sick?" Mo Yan frowned and walked over. "Give it to me. I'll go in and meet him."

Lu Yan refused, as he stepped back, and smiled awkwardly. "When Boss Gu was sick, he had a bad temper. Madam, you'd better not go in."

Mo Yan paused and looked up at him. "I've seen him exploding with anger. What kind of a worse temper can he have?" Then she raised her hand and said, "Give it to me."

Lu Yan had no choice but to give her the package. Seeing Mo Yan entered the villa, he quickly went back to the car to look for his phone.

The door of the villa was ajar, and Mo Yan tightened the package in her hand. Granpa's words gave her courage. What Yichen cared about was that incident back then. As long as she made it clear, she might bring him back. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door gently.

In the villa.

Gu Yichen poured a glass of water, put it on the coffee table, and sat down. On the sofa opposite him sat a woman with long hair and a plain face.

"You can stay here first. I'll arrange the work for you."

Pei Yanran smiled and lowered her eyes. Then she whispered softly, "Yichen, since you're married, we have to avert suspicion. That job is okay and I'll keep doing it."

"Drinking and laughing with your clients? Is that okay?"

Gu Yichen frowned and his tone became cold. "You have such an excellent educational background abroad. You, however, became a lady of public relations in a second-rate company after you came back? The first time we met, you lied to me. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, how long would you have hidden it from me?"

Pei Yanran's eyelashes trembled and she clenched the glass without saying a word.

The atmosphere froze in an instant. Gu Yichen reached into his pocket for a cigarette irritably. For a long time, he remembered that his cigarette had been put away by Mo Yan. He had quit smoking for half a year or so. Thinking of Mo Yan, he remembered how the girl in front of him had been forced to go abroad. His eyes softened and he owed her much anyway.

"Yanran, with your educational background, you are worthy of a better job. The Ruixing Corporation is going to look for new employees this month. I hope you can try it out."

Pei Yanran raised her head and looked deeply into his eyes which were as soft as water. Gu Yichen's heartbeat raised. Just as he was about to say something, his phone and the doorbell rang at the same time. Pei Yanran hastily averted her eyes and her face went blushed. She said in a low voice, "Answer the phone. I'll open the door."

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