my name, your last name

Chapter 19 Sometimes You Can Only Escape
Gan Lu has been troubled by insomnia, dreaminess and easy awakening for some time.She opened her eyes, looked at the white ceiling in bewilderment, and then looked at the white quilt covering her body. She was surprised that she slept so soundly in the strange environment of the hospital, and she didn't even have a dream. These days, she was almost out of breath. His angry mind seemed to let her go.She could only think that she was probably heartless to a certain extent.

Yet immediately she held her breath, realizing what had happened.

Ever since Shang Xiuwen carried her into the obstetrics and gynecology examination room last night, she has been in a state of hysteria. First, she tightly grabbed Shang Xiuwen's sleeves. After he was forced out by the nurse, she could only hold on tight Clutching her skirt, she couldn't keep calm and listen to what the doctor said until the doctor gave her a sedative.

"Please cooperate, spread your legs and don't move."

"I'm afraid you've had a miscarriage."

"No, your husband can't come in now."

"We have to clear the palace for you."

"Calm down, you are still young, you still have a chance in the future..."

The doctor's last words were Gan Lu's last memory of last night.She slowly let go of her fingers holding the quilt, and touched her abdomen, of course there was nothing unusual there.But she withdrew her hand suddenly, knowing clearly: the child is gone.A sharp pain suddenly pierced through her heart, making her almost out of breath.

A slender hand reached out and took hers.

She turned her head slightly, and saw Shang Xiuwen was sitting by the bed, his hair was a little messy, his brows were furrowed on that quiet face, the two people's eyes met, but they moved away almost at the same time.

"What time is it?" Her voice was so dry that she felt strange to herself.

"Nine o'clock."

Not going to school without asking for leave to adjust classes in advance is enough to constitute a teaching accident. She sat up in fright: "Oh my god, I..."

Shang Xiuwen pressed her lightly: "Don't worry, the doctor gave you five days of sick leave, and I have already called the school to explain the situation."

She was relieved and said "Oh" in a daze.

"Aren't you hungry, what do you want to eat, I'll buy it for you."

She wasn't hungry at all, but she didn't want to sit face to face with Shang Xiuwen, so she immediately said, "Just buy some white porridge."

Shang Xiuwen's hand rested on her shoulder for a while, then hurried out.

Gan Lu got out of bed and found a large bag of things on the bedside table, including clean underwear and sanitary products. She hurried to the attached bathroom to wash up. Just as the toothbrush was put in her mouth, she felt nauseous again. She retched , thinking vaguely, the child is gone, why is the morning sickness still there?
The child is gone...

The child she had been looking forward to, the child she had hesitated to keep, had only been in her womb for 50 days before she made her own decision and gave up on her.

She stood up straight suddenly, covered her mouth with her hand, and burst into tears.She looked at the lonely and haggard image in the mirror, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, and immediately dried up on her face, her eyes only felt sore and unbearable.

Gan Lu changed her clothes and came out, never wanting to go back to that hospital bed, and sat on a chair beside her.The doctor came in and asked her about her current situation, and told her to pay attention, but she just nodded mechanically and agreed.

After a while, Shang Xiuwen came back with porridge.

"Eat it while it's hot. Professor Qiu is examining Dad. I'll take you there to have a look later, and then take you home. The doctor said you need to stay in bed for a few days."

She said "um", and slowly ate the porridge. Halfway through the meal, Lu Huining hurriedly opened the door and walked in: "Lulu—"

She didn't look up: "Mom, why are you here?"

"Really... Miscarriage? Just because I told you yesterday?"

Gan Lu said flatly, "It has nothing to do with you."

Lu Huining looked at her daughter in a daze, and then at Shang Xiuwen: "Xiuwen, explain to me what is going on here?"

"What's there to explain?" Gan Lu pushed away the bowl and stood up, started packing her things, still not looking at anyone, and said impatiently, "Mom, go back."

Lu Huining yelled violently: "Sit down for me, miscarriage is confinement." She came over and pushed Gan Lu onto the chair, "You are such a big person, you still don't know how to cherish yourself. You want to get rid of the root of the disease , will you be dragged down for the rest of your life?"

"Mom—" Gan Lu was weak after all, and couldn't break free from her, so she had to smile wryly, "Let go, I'll go and see Dad, he's in the hospital here. After seeing him, I'll go back and rest."

"What happened to him?"

Gan Lu hesitated: "Cirrhosis of the liver."

"I knew it, and it was because of him. If you hadn't taken care of him back then, with your grades, you would have been admitted to a much better university." Lu Huining said angrily, "You have been worrying about him for so long, Why don't you understand, he can't be responsible for himself in this life, he will always give up on himself like this, waiting for others to clean up the mess for him."

"He's just useless, and he was abandoned by you a long time ago because of this, so you don't have to say that about him."

"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't bother to deal with him. It's all right now, you lost your own child for him..."

"Mom, stop talking." Before Gan Lu could get angry, Shang Xiuwen spoke first, his voice hoarse and low, "The doctor said that Lulu needs to keep calm."

Lu Huining was discouraged for a moment, lowered her voice and said cautiously: "You are all still young, in the future..."

Gan Lu couldn't bear to hear this sentence again, so she interrupted her abruptly: "Stop talking, I'll go see Dad first. Mom, go back."

After Lu Huining left, Gan Lu and Shang Xiuwen walked towards the surgical ward, and she said softly, "Don't tell my father about this for now."

Shang Xiuwen nodded: "I know."

Professor Qiu has arranged for Gambo to do several other tests. He is waiting for the results. He seems to be emotionally and mentally stable.Gan Lu didn't stay there for long. After seeing him, the two of them came out to get into the car. Shang Xiuwen said, "Go home and live, so Mom can take care of you."

"It's better to go to Yi An's side, don't bother mom."

Shang Xiuwen didn't say much, and drove the car to Feng Yi'an's apartment.As soon as he entered the room, Shang Xiuwen's cell phone rang, and he answered, "Uncle, what's the matter?"

Gan Lu went straight into the bedroom, but Shang Xiuwen could still hear Shang Xiuwen raising his voice with obvious anger: "What, he actually wants to do this? Is he crazy?"

After a while, Shang Xiuwen also walked into the bedroom: "Lulu, I'm sorry, I have to go out now."

"it is good."

"I told Sister Hu that she will come over and cook for you later. You should have a good rest."

Gan Lu nodded: "I see."

After Shang Xiuwen left, Gan Lu changed into her pajamas and fell asleep until noon when Sister Hu called her: "Xiao Gan, it's almost one o'clock, wake up, get up and eat something."

Seeing Sister Hu's sympathetic eyes, Gan Lu knew that either Shang Xiuwen or Wu Lijun had told her.Of course she didn't want to listen to Sister Hu's ramblings now, so she had no choice but to act like she was not in the mood to chat, and walked to the restaurant expressionlessly, where a bowl of chicken soup, two side dishes and a bowl of rice had already been set up.

Sister Hu said: "I'm afraid you don't have an appetite, and you haven't cooked much. Tell me what you want to eat in the afternoon, and I'll go buy it."

"Thank you, I don't have anything special to eat, just these." Gan Lu took a sip of the soup.

"Put the bowl away after eating, but don't wash it, you can't touch cold water."

Sister Hu was packing up her things and was about to leave when the door intercom rang. She went to answer it, then turned to Gan Lu and said, "Xiao Gan, there is a lady downstairs who says her surname is Lu. It's your mother. She's here to see you."

Gan Lu suddenly had a headache. Of course, she couldn't treat her mother the same way as sister Hu, but it was even more impossible to shut her down, so she could only say, "Please come up."

Sister Hu pressed the button to open the unit door, while admiring: "Your mother is really young and beautiful, and she is well maintained."

Gan Lu just said "um", and after a while, the doorbell rang, and Sister Hu opened the door, and Lu Huining walked in carrying an insulated box: "Lulu, I brought you soup."

"Sister Hu made soup for me. I'm drinking it. Don't trouble yourself in the future. Sister Hu is very good at cooking."

Sister Hu felt that her face was bright, and she smiled broadly: "You mother and daughter are chatting slowly, I will go first."

Lu Huining smiled and said, "Thank you, let's go."

Gan Lu asked Lu Huining to sit down: "Would you like something to eat?"

"I've eaten it a long time ago. You drink the angelica donkey-hide gelatin and venison soup I brought, it nourishes blood." Lu Huining pushed away the chicken soup in front of her politely, went to the kitchen to get a bowl, filled it up and placed it in front of her.

Gan Lu has always hated adding herbs to soup, and she disliked all kinds of strange and unconventional foods, but she couldn't bear the kindness of her mother, so she had no choice but to take a sip, and found that the taste was still within the acceptable range, which was a relief. tone.

Lu Huining smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad. I specially asked the Hong Kong executive chef of the hotel to cook it for me. You told the part-time workers not to make soup for you these few days. I will bring it to you every day, and I promise not to repeat it."

"It's too exaggerated. I don't need to be so troublesome in the future."

Lu Huining ignored her and looked at the house: "When did you buy this house? The location is good, but the decoration is too old-fashioned."

"Don't criticize randomly, this is Xiuwen's friend's house."

Lu Huining looked at her suspiciously: "Can't he afford a house by himself? It's so exaggerated to borrow a friend's house."

Gan Lu buried her head in her soup and didn't speak. Lu Huining became more and more suspicious, but remembering what happened last night, she had to go around and ask, "Don't you live with your mother-in-law? When did you move here?"

"Why are there so many questions?" Gan Lu had no choice but to ask her back, "How do you know I live here?" She paused for a while, but there was no answer. When she looked up, she saw a hesitant look on her mother's face, " what happened again?"

"I went to the hotel to get some soup just now, and I ran into Xiuwen and Yixin's vice president He Jingyi eating there. It's the woman who came here on your Uncle Qin's birthday last time."

Gan Lu said "Oh", knowing that Lu Huining was definitely not someone who was willing to see and pretend not to see, and she continued, "I went to ask him how you are doing now. He said that he would come home immediately after finishing his business. Accompany you, and then give me the address here."

Gan Lu remained silent, drinking the soup with her head down.

"What is his relationship with that woman?"

"He told you to talk about business, which is a work relationship."

Lu Huining snorted: "No, that woman's expression on him is definitely not as simple as talking about business."

A smile floated on the corner of Gan Lu's mouth, thinking, He Jingyi really doesn't mind what others think, probably especially her mother, "Do you mean they have an affair? Since it's an affair, of course the first thing to do Madam, keep it secret, so don't ask me, I don't know anything."

Lu Huining raised her eyebrows, but immediately suppressed it, and softened her voice: "Well, no matter what is going on this time, I really owe you. You can just play with me."

Gan Lu felt somewhat apologetic: "Mom, yesterday...it's really none of your business, stop thinking about it."

"You still have a conscience." Lu Huining's eyes were red, and she turned her head to the side to cover up, "You think I'm okay to call you to make you angry? I heard your Uncle Qin talk about Xu Sheng yesterday, and that What Yixin, it's too complicated. You have always been a teacher, and your experience is pure, I am afraid that you will be deceived."

"If people lie to me, they have to plot something against me. I'm a middle school teacher, what can I plot for others?" Gan Lu said lazily.

"What if someone plots against your husband?"

"What can be conspired to take away is probably destined not to be mine, so take it away."

This simple and straightforward answer made Lu Huining stunned: "Is there really something wrong with your relationship with Xiuwen? Why are you talking so frustratingly? What is fate?"

"Literally, something you can't change."

"Nonsense, I hate people putting everything on their fate. Look at me, who gave me my life after I came out of the country. If I don't fight for it, I will either be dragging my life in the countryside now." A large group of children waiting to be grandma, or arguing with your father for life."

Gan Lu raised her head and looked at her with a smile that was not a smile: "Yes, it is certainly not your life to be the wife of an unsuccessful man and worry about daily necessities, raising daughters, and housework."

Lu Huining glanced at her: "I knew you would be here waiting for me. I have nothing to say about this. You can just hate me, I am indeed not a good mother."

"Come on, not everyone is cut out to be a loving mother, and you're not bad either. I never expected a mother who worked hard and was full of resentment."

Lu Huining had never heard such reassuring words from Gan Lu. She had never doubted or regretted her actions, but she always felt regretful when facing her daughter. What you want to flaunt about yourself is just to tell you, don’t always push the things you can change to fate.”

"I know you're doing it for my own good, but don't rush to encourage me right now," Gan Lu smiled wryly, "Let me stay at home to catch my breath and cheer myself up. I'm really tired."

After Lu Huining left, Gan Lu went back to the bedroom and continued to sleep.She was surprised that as long as she lay down, she would feel sleepy.She slept until dusk, when Shang Xiuwen sat by the bed and called her softly, and she woke up.

"It's getting dark?" She rubbed her eyes and asked in a daze.

"Yes, it's already 06:30, let's get up and eat."

"I'm about to become a pig. I ate and slept all day." She muttered and got out of bed.

"You've become too thin recently, you need to be raised like a pig."

The two of them used a joking tone, and their words were brisk, but their tone was dry after all, and there was no joy in it, but they both felt that it was very unnatural.

After eating, Gan Lu was about to go back to the bedroom when Shang Xiuwen stopped her: "Lulu, let's talk."

Gan Lu was silent for a while, knowing that there was no way to avoid it, she nodded, "Okay."

The two sat on the leather sofa in the living room, keeping a distance.Shang Xiuwen's face was tired: "I was talking with He Jingyi at the hotel at noon, and I ran into my mother."

"Mom came to bring me soup and told me." Gan Lu said lightly.

"On behalf of Yixin, she made a bid to acquire Wu Wei's shares in Xusheng. It is said that Wu Wei has initially agreed to her and is negotiating the price. Wu Wei is currently staying in this city and avoiding meeting with his family. I called him and he He also kept evading and refused to show up. My uncle was mad with anger, but he couldn't control or stop him at all. It is very likely that this acquisition will become a reality. He Jingyi called me and asked me to meet. I can only go to meet her and get to know her next step."

"I don't know if I can correctly deduce the thinking of the elite: she wants to speed up the merger of the smelter in another way, she wants to hit some people, she wants to control Xusheng, and she wants to hold a board of directors with you."

Gan Lu finished speaking in one breath, and looked ahead with a half-smile.This almost teasing tone is of course more unexpected than directly saying "I'm not interested in these things", Shang Xiuwen nodded slightly: "Except for the last point, everything else is basically correct."

"I do think that last point is probably the most reliable, but what the hell. Is that what you want to talk about?"

"I have to leave for City J tomorrow, but I don't worry about you."

Gan Lu shook her head: "I'm fine. Some of my colleagues even go to work...the day after the operation. I will take enough rest for the holiday given by the doctor. Don't worry about me."

"Under the current situation, no one can give up halfway. I have to be responsible for both Xusheng and Yuanwang's investment. This time, I don't know how long I have to stay there. I can only come back as soon as I have time. .”

"When you took office, Xu Sheng, who took over such a passive and complicated situation, probably had to go and stay for a while, so you don't have to rush back."

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Shang Xiuwen's mouth: "Lulu, are you in a hurry to let me go?"

"No, I won't interfere if you go there or not. If you stay, I can go away."

"With the child gone, you feel that there is no reason to continue with me, right?" Shang Xiuwen finally mentioned the child, his voice was low and filled with vague anger, "Or, you feel lucky that you are finally freed .”

"Xiuwen—" Gan Lu's face was pale, and she screamed sharply, her fingers tightly grasped her pajamas, she paused for a while, her tense shoulders collapsed, her voice was low, full of pain, "please You...don't guess me like that."

The room was silent for a while, and after a long time, Shang Xiuwen said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

Gan Lu's eyes quickly became wet, and she could only try her best to look forward: "I'm sorry about the child, Xiuwen."

"The one who should say sorry is me, if I had stayed here, this would not have happened."

"No, although I promised you to keep the child and try to be a qualified mother, but I have to admit that from the first day I knew I had a child, I kept thinking... this pregnancy came at the wrong time. You see , I really don't deserve to be a mother at all, so I lost my child."

"That's not what I meant, don't think so, Lulu."

"Of course I'm thinking about more than that. The child is gone, I... It hurts, it hurts more than you can imagine, it feels like a certain part of the body disappears at once, and I know clearly that this disappears again There is no way to recover it. I can only tell myself: This is the punishment I deserve."

"If you say this, of course it is the punishment I deserve."

"You are different from me. You have always loved children. The child is gone, and I have not found the relief you said. I can only think that the baby must know that I have moved the idea of ​​​​not wanting him, so he decided to leave. After all, it is indeed my sin." Gan Lu said indifferently, as if what she just did was not a confession that needs to be forgiven, but a person who knows that he is guilty and does not intend to make any further defenses and confesses his guilt willingly. Yes, this gesture deeply hurt Shang Xiuwen.

"Forget about this, Lulu, we are still young, there will be opportunities in the future..."

"Please, don't say that to me." Gan Lu interrupted him softly but firmly.

Shang Xiuwen's heart was cold: "Do you mean to separate from me completely?"

Gan Lu finally turned her head back, her eyes swept across his face, and she lowered her eyelids: "Something happens, it happens, we can't pretend nothing happened. Now we can't even look at each other and talk , Xiuwen, if we stay under the same roof again, everyone will be very embarrassed. It is better to separate and have a chance to think about what to do next."

Shang Xiuwen was silent for a while: "If you have this thought, I think we will only get farther and farther apart."

"But, we've never been really close." Gan Lu replied simply, stood up, and walked to the bedroom.

Before Shang Xiuwen went to J City, he left Baolai to Gan Lu: "You have to go to work and take care of Dad, so it will be more convenient to drive."

Gan Lu was not polite to him and took the car keys.She returned to work after a five-day break.The sick leave slip was handed over to the school. Basically, everyone knew that she had a miscarriage. Seeing her demeanor, everyone was sympathetic and considerate.There are also teachers who want to share their experience with her to comfort her, but she is polite but firmly refuses to talk about this topic. Of course, this attitude can be understood by others.

After she went to work, she said she had recovered, and asked Sister Hu to go back and concentrate on taking care of Wu Lijun, and not to come to her again.After get off work every day, she drove to the hospital to visit her father.

Gan Bo's condition has been diagnosed, and Gan Lu had a long talk with Professor Qiu Mingde. In order to reassure Aunt Wang, she asked Aunt Wang to sit by and listen.

Professor Qiu told her: "The treatment of liver cirrhosis is mainly to control the occurrence of various complications. Ascites is the main complication of liver cirrhosis, and 75% of patients with liver cirrhosis have ascites. Right now your father's ascites belongs to the second grade, and ascites causes abdominal pain. Moderate, symmetrical swelling, no infection to form hepatorenal syndrome, not serious, gastrointestinal bleeding has stopped on its own, and now the main treatment is to eliminate ascites. After the initial elimination of various symptoms, he will be moved Surgery, removal of his enlarged and fibrotic spleen, plus pericardial vascular devascularization to relieve sclerosing portal hypertension and reduce the risk of further bleeding. The patient must rest in bed, maintain an optimistic attitude, and eat salt-restricted and low-sodium food. If you have to do a therapeutic paracentesis, you and your father have to be prepared, this is not a short-term process."

Gan Lu plucked up the courage to ask: "Professor Qiu, I checked some information, and many of them said that the probability of liver cirrhosis developing into liver cancer is very high. Like my father, I don't know if it will... worsen."

"There is indeed such a probability, but this development is not inevitable, and you don't need to worry about it in advance. The current problem is to treat ascites, improve the quality of life of patients, and prevent serious complications such as SBP (spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) happened."

"If liver transplantation is done, will it finally solve this problem? Also, I saw some reports recommending stem cell transplantation for liver cirrhosis. Is this treatment feasible?"

Professor Qiu laughed: "It seems that you have done a lot of homework, and now the patients and their families are looking up the information is really surprising. I also met a patient who was seriously discussing with me, what is the dosage of spironolactone alone? It is better to increase the amplitude, and when to start adding furosemide is better, and he talked about the familiarity of the professional terms, which made all the doctoral students I lead bow down."

Gan Lu couldn't help blushing: "Professor Qiu, I know I don't know much, and the questions I ask are unprofessional and long-winded. I'm afraid the doctors will be disgusted."

"No, I am in favor of full communication and a clear understanding of the situation, which is a good thing for both doctors and patients." Professor Qiu said kindly, "The so-called stem cell transplantation has been touted as miraculous by some news reports, but it is not yet practical. Reliable experimental data support the curative effect, and there are no mature papers published. I personally have doubts about it. It is internationally recognized that liver transplantation is now the ultimate effective treatment for cirrhotic ascites and its complications, but it is difficult to find suitable donor."

"Professor Qiu, if a transplant operation is needed, I am his only immediate family member, and I am willing to transplant part of his liver to him."

Professor Qiu was obviously a little surprised, and nodded: "As I said, liver transplantation is the last resort, and it needs to have complete and clear indications. Ascites is only regarded as one of the indications for liver transplantation. However, many living donor transplants in China are performed by parents. It is relatively rare to donate organs to children. It is good that you have such preparation and determination. Your father’s liver cirrhosis was caused by alcoholism. According to the test results, the ascites is not serious. As long as you cooperate with the treatment , Absolutely prohibit alcohol in the future, pay attention to health preservation, you should not have to go to that step."

After leaving Professor Qiu's office, Aunt Wang immediately said, "Lulu, don't tell your father about cutting off your liver. You are pregnant. If you mention this, he will tell you right away." Urgent. He is quite selfish and never considers other people's feelings, but there is nothing to say if he loves you."

Gan Lu hesitated for a while, and decided not to tell them that she had a miscarriage for the time being, and waited until Gambo's spleen removal operation was completed before she said: "Aunt Wang, you also heard from Professor Qiu that it is the final solution. For that step, what we need to do now is to rest and cooperate with the treatment. I told you to come and listen, but I didn’t want to hide it from you. Even if it gets to the worst step, Dad can be saved, so you don’t have to worry. "

Aunt Wang nodded: "Your child's filial piety is nothing to say. If my son is half as good as you, I will die with my eyes closed. Don't worry, you have never regarded me as an outsider. I came to see me, arranged all the treatment expenses and your father's separate food expenses, and forced me to pay a sum of money. I will definitely spend all the money on your father and take good care of him. You are inconvenient, I still have to work, so I don’t need to come here often.”

That being said, Gan Lu still insisted on coming here every day. Seeing the initial effect of the treatment, Gambo's complexion improved, he was no longer so dark, and his spirit recovered slightly.It's just that whenever he chatted with Aunt Wang, he would inevitably talk about the child in her belly that no longer existed, which made her very distressed.

This day, Gan Bo was in a good mood. When he mentioned naming the child according to the scriptures, Gan Lu's face became paler and paler, her fingers tightly grasped the skirt of her clothes, and she could hardly force herself to listen anymore, she just wanted to run away.

Shang Xiuwen walked into the ward suddenly, and seeing his wife's abnormal expression, he put his hand on her shoulder: "What's wrong, Lulu?"

Gan Lu forced a smile: "It's nothing."

Gamble said to Shang Xiuwen: "Xiuwen, Lulu is pregnant, you can't go on business trips like this and leave her at home alone. Even though there are hourly jobs for cooking and housework, she still needs someone to accompany her."

Shang Xiuwen's eyes were dark, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I know, Dad. I can finish my work soon. Don't worry, I will definitely spend more time with Lulu."

The two of them sat for a while and said goodbye.

"Aren't you going to tell Dad?"

"How could you not say it?" Gan Lu smiled bitterly.Gamble might be pedantic, but he wasn't a fool, and she couldn't keep it from him.Moreover, she couldn't bear it if she continued to hide it like this. "He will have a spleen removal operation tomorrow morning. I will tell him after the operation is completed and his mood is stable."

"Surgery tomorrow morning? I have a meeting, and I'll come to the hospital after the meeting."

"I've already asked for leave. You are busy with your work, so you don't need to come here specially. This operation is not a big one."

"Lulu, shall we stay so polite and distant from now on?"

Gan Lu was silent, she really didn't know how to answer, these days, her father's illness occupied her heart, and she deliberately didn't think about her relationship with Shang Xiuwen, because when she thought of him, she would inevitably touch the question just now. For the lost child, she still doesn't have the courage to open the wound.

They had already reached the parking lot. She was reaching into her bag to find the car keys. Shang Xiuwen reached out from behind her and pulled her into his arms. She was caught off guard and gave a low cry, feeling his lips pressed against hers. For a moment, her whole body was stiff and she stood motionless.

The physical rejection was more direct than verbal. Of course Shang Xiuwen noticed her resistance, but still hugged her tightly.At this time his mobile phone rang, Gan Lu was relieved, thankful that the phone call relieved her, otherwise she really didn't know what happened to the hug.

Shang Xiuwen had no choice but to let her go, took out his mobile phone to answer, and after a few "hmm", he simply said: "Okay, third brother, I'll come right away." He put down the mobile phone and said to Gan Lu, "Wu Wei agrees to talk to Gan Lu." I see you, I must go right now."

"Would you like me to take you there, or you can drive there by yourself, I'll take a taxi and go back."

"No need, I drove here." Shang Xiuwen pointed to a black Lexus parked not far away, "Lulu, you go home first. I'll come back as soon as I finish talking with him. We have to have a good talk. I have a lot to tell you."

Gan Lu got into the car, watched Shang Xiuwen stride over, got into the Lexus, quickly started it, and disappeared into the night.

She sat there for a while before starting the car.After leaving the hospital, she didn't want to go home at all. She didn't expect Shang Xiuwen to "have a good talk" when she went back.Since the press conference in W City, every conversation she had with Shang Xiuwen made her exhausted and miserable.Now she just wants to run away from far away, but she clearly knows that she has nowhere to run.

She lived in Shang Xiuwen's friend's house, and she couldn't shut him out; her father was still lying in the hospital waiting for an operation, so she couldn't just leave everything behind.

She drove around carelessly, and for a while she took out her mobile phone, wanting to call Qian Jiaxi to chat with her depression as before, but she immediately denied this idea.

She has not told Qian Jiaxi too many things, how could she have the right to suddenly ask a friend out to listen to her bitterness, not to mention that she dare not even touch the pain now, how can she talk about it with others calmly.

Gan Lu drove aimlessly for more than an hour and arrived at the place where her father Gamble lived.Aunt Wang stayed with her in the hospital, slept in the single ward, and didn't go home at night.After all, she was tired from driving in the urban area all the time, and she really needed to be alone for a while now, so she simply came here.

She went in and turned on the light, and the room in front of her was neatly tidied up by Aunt Wang.She sat down on the sofa and stared blankly ahead.

At school you avoided the concern of your colleagues, and at your father you avoided telling the truth.You run away from your husband's hugs, you run away from his conversations, what else do you want to run away from?How long can you escape like this?
She couldn't give herself an answer.

I don't know how long she sat there, she was a little thirsty, went to the kitchen to pour water from a cup, took a big sip, and suddenly remembered something.

During the Chinese New Year, she came to cook New Year's Eve dinner for her father, and she immediately denied it when she heard him casually say "drink some wine". , Did not see the wine, was really relieved at the time.However, Aunt Wang said in the hospital that Gamble had never given up drinking. No wonder he urged her to go home at night in those few days, and he didn't want to keep his daughter in the ready-made room at home for the night.

She opened the cabinets one by one again, but when she opened the second cabinet door, most of the bottle of white wine came into view.She took it out and smashed it almost like she did when she was 17 years old, but she couldn't pull up the strength at all, and she only held the wine bottle tightly, full of frustration in her heart.

After a while, she opened the bottle cap and poured herself a small half glass of wine. The strong smell of high-altitude liquor permeated the small kitchen. She picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp. The mouth stretched all the way to the esophagus, burning with burning pain, which made her cough uncontrollably.

The doorbell rang suddenly at this time, she was so startled that she almost dropped the cup, gathered herself together, quickly put down the cup and went out, and looked through the peephole of the anti-theft door, it turned out that Nie Qian was standing at the door.

When she opened the door, Nie Qian was also surprised to see her: "I passed downstairs and saw the lights on. I thought Aunt Wang was back, and I planned to come up and ask how your father is doing?"

"He's fine, he's going to have surgery tomorrow."

As soon as Gan Lu opened her mouth, Nie Qian immediately smelled alcohol and was even more surprised: "Are you drinking? Don't you never drink?"

"Yes, I was caught drinking for the first time." Gan Lu smiled wryly, "Come in and sit down."

Nie Qian sat down. This small and low sofa was obviously not comfortable for his tall man. He changed his posture but couldn't find a suitable sitting position, so he had to stretch his legs out without manner.

"Why are you drinking here alone? Are you worried about your father's operation?"

Gan Lu shook her head: "No, it's just annoying. I want to see if wine can really relieve my worries. What kind of magic power does it make my dad waste most of his life on it."

"Come on, drinking alone can't relieve your worries, I'll accompany you to drink a little."

Gan Lu hesitated for a moment, but she really couldn't bear to think wildly by herself and drink away her worries.She went to the kitchen and took out the half bottle of white wine and two glasses. Nie Qian took the wine and looked at it: "I'm afraid you can't bear this. This is very cheap white wine, and the alcohol content is not low. Are there any other wines?"

"My dad must be reluctant to buy good wine."

"Or I'll go out and buy a bottle of mild wine."

"Forget it, don't bother, just this."

Nie Qian poured half a glass of wine for her and himself. They raised their glasses at the same time and took a sip. Seeing Gan Lu frowning and exhaling, he couldn't help laughing: "I'm not used to drinking! So, before To say you're allergic to alcohol would be a lie."

Gan Lu was a little embarrassed, and then smiled wryly: "It's not like you don't know, my dad is a well-known alcoholic in this area. I watched him make a fool of himself when he got drunk. If I don't want to become an alcoholic too, I probably can only drink alcohol Think of it as a devil and hide away."

"You have always been very successful in self-control. I can almost affirm that even if you taste the wine, there is no possibility of becoming an alcoholic. Your father is just using alcohol to escape reality, and the alcohol cannot be blamed."

"Come on, stop criticizing him."

Nie Qian sighed: "Your mother was right before, you defended your father too much."

"He has never cherished himself. If I give up on him again, his life will be too miserable."

"So you only sympathize with the weak. If someone seems capable of taking care of themselves, you can let him go."

"Where did this start?"

"Your ignorance of your husband's finances speaks volumes."

When Gan Lu heard him mention this again, she couldn't help being annoyed: "You mean, I deserved to be kept in the dark?"

"That's not true. He has no right to hide it from you. If he dares to hide it from you, he has to bear the consequences. I admit that I don't sympathize with him at all."

Gan Lu picked up the cup and took another sip, letting the pungent taste subdue the sourness in her heart, and said sullenly: "He doesn't want sympathy, if your sympathy is overflowing, just sympathize with me."

"You don't need sympathy. Whoever wants to sympathize with you, you will definitely say thank you and walk away."

Gan Lu had to admit that most of the time it was true: "You do understand me."

"Because I always cared about you."

Nie Qian's voice was calm, as if he was stating the most ordinary facts. Gan Lu was taken aback, but after thinking about it seriously, at least since they met again, Nie Qian really cared about her, pretending to be ignorant and accepting other people's words calmly. Caring is not her usual style of doing things.

She smiled wryly: "I also want to care about you, but you have a successful career and a prosperous career. I don't know where to start."

Nie Qian seemed to be amused by her: "Excuse, and it's a very insincere excuse. You just put me in the category of people who can take care of themselves and don't need to care."

The two touched their glasses and each took a big sip. Nie Qian added a little more wine: "You never worried about me, did you?"

No matter how sad Gan Lu was, she smiled: "Is there anything you need to worry about?"

"Of course I have. I used to think that showing this was a sign of weakness, but later I realized that it is necessary to show weakness in front of the right people."

Gan Lu was speechless, she couldn't think she was a suitable person, and she couldn't imagine how Nie Qian would show weakness, so she had to pick up a glass and drink.

"Drink slowly, this wine is very strong," Nie Qian reminded her, "Actually, it is a poetic nonsense to say that drinking to relieve worries is completely poetic nonsense. I often have to drink on business occasions. I feel that there is nothing to love in life, and I really can’t say I like this thing.”

Gan Lu was stunned, she didn't expect Nie Qian to have such a moment of depression and depression, is this the beginning of the so-called showing weakness?When she was about to speak, Nie Qian raised his glass to her, then raised his head and drank it in one gulp.

Gan Lu hesitated for a moment: "Is it very... uncomfortable to be sick alone?"

"Yes, especially with the addition of being abandoned by his girlfriend, he really has fallen into the world, and there is nowhere to talk about it."

Gan Lu was completely dumbfounded, she didn't expect to be dragged into it, and her face became hot all of a sudden, not knowing if it was the effect of alcohol.

Nie Qian glanced at her and smiled again: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I was joking."

Gan Lu had no choice but to say with a straight face, "This joke is not funny at all."

She hesitated back then, dialed Nie Qian's number several times and put down the phone halfway through, but in the end she still got through to his cell phone and broke up.All she thought of was that the relationship between the two of them had lasted for three years, and there was only a little fragile and pitiful connection left, and there was no future in sight.If it drags on any longer, it will be meaningless to others and to oneself. If he frankly talks about breaking up, he will probably be relieved after listening to it.In her opinion, Nie Qian would definitely not be happy about breaking up, but he wouldn't be too sad either.

After all, she was uneasy at the bottom of her heart. She looked at Nie Qian who was sitting opposite at the moment. He was holding up a glass and shaking it against the light. There was a slight smile on that handsome face with tough lines, and it seemed that he really just opened his mouth. It was just a joke, and she was a little relieved.

It was the first time he drank such high-quality cheap liquor. Although Nie Qian did not persuade him to drink, Gan Lu didn't drink much, and soon became drunk, her eyes were dazed, and her speech became slurred.

Nie Qian smiled and said: "With such a small amount of alcohol, don't go out to get drunk in the future."

"I'm not drunk." She said unconvinced, but Mingming reached out to the cup on the coffee table, but took it empty, fumbled blankly, and only touched the cup.

Seeing this, Nie Qian shook his head with a smile and said, "Stop drinking, or you will have a headache tomorrow. Are you going to sleep here tonight, or go home? Do you want me to see you?"

Gan Lu looked at him in confusion, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about, and said after a while: "Oh, don't you want to drink it? Well, this stuff is really not good."

Nie Qian was about to speak when the cell phone rang in the room. He looked around, took Gan Lu's bag and handed it to her, but she didn't answer it. He had no choice but to help her take out the cell phone that was still ringing and handed it to her In her hand: "Lulu, answer the phone carefully."

Gan Lu took it and said "Hello" lazily, "Who is there?"

Shang Xiuwen's voice came over: "Lulu, it's me, where are you?"

Shang Xiuwen drove to the hotel that Wu Wei had made an appointment with him, and the two met at the bar on the top floor. Wu Wei went there first, and there was already the third glass of whiskey in front of him.

"What would you like to drink?"

Shang Xiuwen also ordered a glass of whiskey with ice, put it in front of him, but didn't move. He looked at Wu Wei who was drinking the wine like water: "Third brother, drink less. I called you a few days ago and told you all about it. I laughed. Why are you free to ask me to meet today?"

Wu Wei's shirt collar was open, and his appearance was somewhat worse than before. He put down his wine glass and said with a smile, "We brothers have always had a good relationship. I don't see you, and I don't want to embarrass you."

Shang Xiuwen sneered: "You are really thoughtful, thank you. So, is there anything you want to tell me today that won't embarrass me?"

"Xiuwen, Yufei filed for divorce with me."

"I can only say that you brought the blame on yourself." Shang Xiuwen said unceremoniously, "It's fine to find me today to complain about your grievances. I'm neither interested in listening to nor caring about your housework."

"It may not be purely my housework." Wu Wei crooked his mouth, smiled rather darkly, and handed him a document, "It seems that the old man hasn't talked to you yet. Take a look, my wife just sent mine."

Shang Xiuwen took it over and took a look. It was a divorce agreement. It was obviously drafted by a lawyer. The format was impeccable, the words were rigorous and professional, and the conditions for property division were densely listed. Note: Chen Yufei asked for 10% of the 80% shares of Xusheng held under the name of Wu Wei.

"See, she said that she has enough evidence to prove that I am the wrong party in the marriage. She only wants shares, not cash, and claims to immediately apply to freeze the transaction of shares under my name, and all private transfers without her consent It will be regarded as illegal. This trick must have been given to her by the old man. In order to keep Xu Sheng from being involved by Yi Xin, he really racked his brains and did not hesitate to encourage his son and daughter-in-law to divorce."

Shang Xiuwen had to admit that with Wu Changzhi's scheming, the only setback in his life was his son. He couldn't really send his son to jail, but it was absolutely impossible to sit back and watch Wu Wei act recklessly. Wu Wei's theory did exist. This possibility, and this trick is indeed effective.

He handed the agreement back to Wu Wei, and said coldly: "Based on what you have done, the third sister-in-law has a hundred reasons to divorce you, so why should anyone encourage it. In order to protect you, uncle can only resign as the chairman of the board." , I have done my best to you. You still threatened him with the shares in your hand, saying that you would sell them to Yixin, what do you think your actions are?"

Wu Wei stared at him fiercely: "Stop preaching to me, you have been reducing your shareholdings, and you have no idea about Xu Sheng. The position of chairman of this company would have been mine sooner or later. If he hadn't stuck me to death, It made me nervous, why would I make such a bad plan. Even so, I can find any department manager to come forward and admit it, and then make the big and small things small. He calmed down and pushed me out directly You are now a vested interest, of course he is benevolent. Xu Sheng has no part for me anyway, he is not benevolent first, how can you blame me for being unrighteous?"

Shang Xiuwen laughed back angrily: "Third Brother, you look like you have a smart face, is your head full of paste? Have you ever thought about it, since someone told Third Sister-in-law about the scandal between you and Li Sibi?" , you have always been under the control of others. Otherwise, how could the third sister-in-law know how much you spent for that woman, where you bought the house, and what brand of car you ordered?"

"Didn't she find someone to follow me? She can do this kind of thing."

"I asked my sister-in-law, what you have done has long been beyond her tolerance. She did plan to find a private investigator to obtain evidence, but before she did it, she began to receive mysterious calls, each time reporting your whereabouts in detail. , movements and shots.”

Wu Wei was quite surprised, narrowing his eyes and thinking.

"As for the report materials submitted to the Quality Supervision Bureau this time, they are even more detailed. Even the accounts between you and the small steel mills have been copied. Whoever is responsible for this kind of thing will have to go to prison for you. After staying for a few years, who do you think you can persuade to take the blame for you?"

"It's not as serious as you said?" Wu Wei's voice was not as aggressive as before.

"Xusheng's surname is not Wu, and it's not a sole proprietorship of my uncle, third brother. The J City Economic Committee holds 19% of the shares, and there are several small shareholders, including your father-in-law. Very few, but it is inextricably linked with all aspects. What you have done has not only damaged the interests of the company, but also violated the interests of shareholders. Uncle and I can accept the losses you caused, but others have What's the reason to swallow it silently, especially when it involves state-owned assets. If it wasn't for your uncle's resignation this time, and then reluctantly selling some shares to Yuanwang, introducing new strategic investment, and strengthening everyone's confidence, you think you can stay here and drink well. "

Wu Wei was speechless.

"Please think about it again. As soon as Xusheng's board of directors was held, someone found you and offered to buy your shares. Do you want me to continue talking about the connection between them?"

Wu Wei thought for a long time with his head in his hands, and said through gritted teeth: "Are you saying that bitch He Jingyi is plotting against me? But I have no grievances or enmities with her. Even if the old man looked for her before, it was because of you. She was dumped by you." Now, if I hate you, I hate you."

Shang Xiuwen's face darkened: "The more you live, the more childish you are, third child. The conflict of interests, do you think it's a martial arts drama, do you have to act up the mountain to learn skills and go down the mountain to take revenge? Don't you understand yet? She represents billions of dollars. Xinlai, from the acquisition of the iron mine to the merger of the smelter, it can be said that Xusheng has always been her goal. However, before my shares were entrusted under the name of my uncle, Xusheng can be regarded as a highly concentrated shareholding, and the acquisition is not an easy task. What she has to do is to look for opportunities to drag down Xusheng step by step and reduce the acquisition cost. Now Yuanwang intervenes, and the equity is dispersed. It is rare for you to cooperate so well. I am willing to give up 10% of the shares with both hands.”

"Then... what will she do next?"

"When she got your shares, the next step must be to publicize them. Even the Wu family has no confidence in Xusheng. They are selling the shares to cash out, and then persuade those shareholders to buy their shares. If it goes well, then Yixin In the end, he will hold 25% of the shares and replace Yuanwang as the largest shareholder of Xusheng, and it is not impossible to persuade the J City Economic Commission to transfer the shares it holds."

Wu Wei was completely stunned, and after a long time he asked, "Then what should I do now?"

"It's serious to go and find your uncle yourself, and see how he steps you down."

Wu Weisi thought for a while: "My wife probably won't let me go so easily."

"The third sister-in-law said that you have always dared to do anything, but you may not be willing to do anything. I have to say that she really understands you. No one can help you with this matter, so please ask yourself." Shang Xiuwen remained silent. Pushed the whiskey aside, "I still have something to do, let's go first."

A big stone landed in Shang Xiuwen's heart. Don't say that Yixin is staring at Xusheng, his ambition is definitely not limited to Wu Wei's 10% shares, and he is absolutely unwilling to do as Gan Lu predicted when the relationship between husband and wife is so tense. Attend the board meeting with He Jingyi.

Immediately after leaving the hotel, he called Wu Changzhi and briefly told him about the meeting with Wu Wei just now. Wu Changzhi obviously had expected it, and he only sighed: "It's really sad that this happened between father and son."

"It's always a good thing that he is willing to turn around."

"Xiuwen, it's hard for you now. The person who wanted to get out of here got stuck in this complicated mess."

"Why do you say that, Uncle, Xu Sheng is not a mess. If he hadn't been optimistic about it, how could Yixin have spent so much trouble."

"In short, I was careless. I didn't listen to your advice earlier to buy the smelter. Now that the mantis is catching the cicada and the oriole is behind, I have become the target of others, making it difficult to advance or retreat. I can only control Wu Wei. Then appease the other small shareholders and block Yixin from the door."

Shang Xiuwen knew how he felt, so he had no choice but to comfort him. After all, the situation has not deteriorated. After the current crisis is resolved, if he adjusts the sales, there is still hope to recover the situation.

Putting down the phone, Shang Xiuwen didn't want Gan Lu to wait for a long time, so he drove home immediately, but to his surprise, the house was empty.

He hurriedly called Gan Lu, and the phone rang for a while before Gan Lu answered.

"Lulu, where are you?"

"Where... am I?" Gan Lu repeated mechanically, "I'm at home."

Shang Xiuwen was really surprised, he had never heard Gan Lu speak so vaguely: "Lulu, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." Gan Lu tried to concentrate, but it was a bit futile. She felt that everything in front of her was a little erratic, and Nie Qian, who was sitting opposite, seemed to be shaking from side to side.

"Where are you, Lulu, tell me right away, I'll pick you up."

Gan Lu giggled: "Nie Qian, Xiuwen asked, where are we now?"

Nie Qian shook his head dumbfounded, so he took the mobile phone in her hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Shang, Lulu is at her father's house. She drank a little wine, it seems... a little drunk."

Shang Xiuwen was anxious: "She is allergic to alcohol, how can she drink alcohol?"

Nie Qian seemed to be looking for words, paused for a while, and only smiled softly: "Don't worry, she hasn't drank much, and she doesn't have allergies right now."

"Please don't let her drink any more, I'll come pick her up right away." Shang Xiuwen hung up the phone.

At the beginning of their acquaintance, Shang Xiuwen did not take Gan Lu's claim that he was allergic to alcohol seriously. It is too common for girls who don't want to drink casually to lose their temper to use this excuse.However, after a close relationship, he found that Gan Lu did not drink alcohol under any circumstances, no matter if it was a fragrant low-alcohol fruit wine in front of her, or a colorful cocktail that ordinary girls could hardly refuse.

But now Gan Lu is not only drunk to the point of intoxication, but also with Nie Qian.

He has always been sensitive. When he met Nie Qian unexpectedly at the gate of the High School Attached to Normal University, he noticed that when Gan Lu introduced this old classmate, the expressions of the two of them were somewhat unusual.Later, he met Nie Qian several times on different occasions, which confirmed this point even more.

However, at most he just thought interestingly that this person was probably the old matter Qian Jiaxi had persuaded Gan Lu to let go of, and he didn't take this matter to heart.In his opinion, Gan Lu certainly has the right to own the past, and the tacit understanding between them already includes not needing to report to each other in detail.

However, after the last meeting with Nie Qian in the hospital, Shang Xiuwen couldn't take it lightly anymore.

At the most precarious moment of his relationship with Gan Lu, he was not by his wife's side.When Gan Lu encountered difficulties, she immediately chose to ask Nie Qian for help, which shows how much she trusts him.Now Gan Lu not only resisted his hug with a stiff body in the parking lot, but also refused to go home to drink with Nie Qian.

After Shang Xiuwen parked the car, he strode upstairs and rang the doorbell. It was Nie Qian who opened the door for him.When he walked in, he saw Gan Lu leaning on the sofa on one side, his eyes resting on his face, showing a little surprise and a little confusion, as if it was a strange and uninvited guest who suddenly caught her eyes, Shang Xiuwen was almost caught This look hurts.

Nie Qian picked up his suit jacket: "Lulu, I'm leaving first. I'll go to the hospital to see my uncle another day. Remember to call me if you need anything. Goodbye." He nodded politely to Shang Xiuwen, closed the door, and raised his head and go.

Shang Xiuwen walked up to Gan Lu and sat down, looked at the bottle of white wine and the glass with a little wine left, and then at Gan Lu. Her face, which had been slightly pale due to blood loss recently, was a little bright red, her expression was confused, and her eyes were full of tears. Foggy, unfocused looking at some place in front of me.

"Are you feeling unwell, Lulu?"

Gan Lu wasn't so drunk that she lost her mind, she was just unresponsive. She said "uh" first, then shook her head after a while: "I'm sorry, I probably drank a little too much."

"Let's go back."

"Go back?" She repeated, "Oh, good." She tried to stand up with the sofa in her hands, Shang Xiuwen supported her, and carried her purse for her. The two of them were about to walk out when she suddenly stopped and turned around. Taking the bottle of wine, he waved his hand wildly, but almost knocked the bottle down, Shang Xiuwen had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he grabbed it.

"If you want to drink, you have it at home. You don't need to drink this kind of strong alcohol. And your current physical condition, is drinking suitable?"

Gan Lu whispered, "I...just want to take it out and throw it away." After a pause, she seemed to want to explain, and said dully, "Staying at home...is not good, Dad will drink again when he comes back. "

Shang Xiuwen didn't say anything anymore, picked up the wine bottle, helped her out, and after going downstairs, he opened the car door first, motioned her to sit in, then walked about ten meters, and threw the wine bottle into the trash can, but when he looked back, Gan Lu still stood where she was, looking up at something in a daze.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing." She got into the car, and Shang Xiuwen closed the door for her. From the angle she saw just now, there was a thick sycamore tree, next to the building where her father lived, under the dim street lights Under the sun, the branches stretched, casting dappled light and shadow, nothing out of the ordinary.

Shang Xiuwen found that although Gan Lu's drinking came suddenly and her drinking capacity was not very good, the quality of the wine was not a problem at all.

After Gan Lu got into the car, she probably felt hot after drinking, so she rolled down the window first, and the wind was still blowing with a bit of chill in early March.Shang Xiuwen glanced at her, pressed the window control button on his side, and raised the window, leaving only a narrow gap: "Be careful of catching a cold, and you will get a headache if you blow the wind after drinking."

She also had no objection, curled up on the car seat, and didn't speak a word all the way.There is neither euphoric babbling after drinking nor the usual emotional ups and downs that can be seen with alcohol.The small car is very quiet. There is a music program on the midnight radio station. The male DJ's magnetic voice is not at all public. He briefly introduces Nordic music, and then starts to play music. .

After returning home, Gan Lu went straight to the bedroom. After a while, Shang Xiuwen heard the faint sound of water running from the bathroom in the master bedroom. She must have gone to take a bath.

After a while, the light under the door of the master bedroom went out, and Shang Xiuwen knew that she had gone to bed.He went to the kitchen, smoked a cigarette from the pack on the refrigerator, lit it with the gas stove still on, and walked out to the balcony.

Gan Lu probably went to drink because she didn't want to talk to him, let alone face him.There was only one conclusion he could draw.

A woman who didn't drink at all, finally escaped by drinking; she used to be so close to him, and now she suddenly avoided him to such an extent.He thought bitterly, wondering how long the deadlock between the two of them would last, and how to break it.

Not to mention that with how busy he is now, he can't stay by her side to persuade her slowly. More importantly, she seems to be completely immune to his concern and confession suddenly, and she has made up her mind to reject him—polite, but Resolute, there is no room for negotiation.

After smoking a cigarette, he went in, gently opened the door and walked into the bedroom. With the light cast from the living room, he saw Gan Lu wrapped in a quilt, lying motionless, as if she had fallen asleep, still lying on the big bed to the right of the .

The place where he used to lie was now empty.During this period of time, he fell asleep alone, and he had long realized that no matter where he was, as long as he went to bed, he would consciously lie on the left side of the bed.

They, too, had long been used to sharing a bed with one other person, and now fell asleep alone in solitude.Two people are so close, but there seems to be an invisible gap that cannot be crossed.

He closed the door gently, and the bedroom was plunged into darkness again.

Gan Lu opened her eyes, and when she heard the door slam shut, she knew that Shang Xiuwen had left.She didn't know if she was relieved or not.

With Shang Xiuwen's observation of her thoughts almost like the back of his hand, he can clearly judge her evasion.He would never stalk him, and she was not surprised that he chose to leave quietly like this.

If this marriage has been like this, is it necessary to continue?

The alcohol made her think slowly, thinking of this made her head ache.She could only tell herself that it would not be too late to think about this matter after her father's operation was over and his body improved a bit.

(End of this chapter)