Meng Shu Tang did not have time to call Meng Zhibang to question him, nor did she eat. She put her mobile phone into her bag and left in a hurry.
The waitress brought the dishes over and discovered that the person had left.
She hurried to the bar to ask if table 301 had settled the bill.
The bar replied, "It's settled. The girl in the white dress settled it."
The waitress said, "See, our original wife is still the generous one."
The bar replied, "What? You're saying the girl who left first is a mistress? I really couldn't tell. Why do something like that at such a young age instead of competing for a man?"
Meng Shu Tang drove to Jiangcheng Hospital.
Zhou Xingfan was still being resuscitated in the ICU.
Nurse Li said, "Your mother had a phlegm blockage. We called the doctor immediately after discovering it. The doctor transferred her to the emergency room after an examination, but she is not out of danger yet."
For a comatose patient, a phlegm blockage is extremely dangerous.
Zhou Xingfan had experienced a phlegm blockage twice before. The doctor had tactfully told her that since Zhou Xingfan had been lying in the hospital bed for over a decade, this was a normal phenomenon.
Meng Shu Tang stood at the door of the ward, her whole body stiff and cold. Her clear eyes stared fixedly at the light of the emergency room, her fingertips clenched until they turned white.
The ringing of her mobile phone broke the silence. She took her mobile phone out of her bag and saw it was Li Xiu Yun.
It turned out that Li Xiu Yun and Zhou Xingfan, mother and daughter, shared a heart-to-heart connection. "Tangtang, my heart has been unsettled all day. I even dropped the casserole while cooking just now.
Is there something wrong with your mother? Or is she blaming me? Blaming me for giving up on her before and moving her from the special care ward to the general ward?"
Fortunately, Zhou Xingfan was in the special care ward, with someone by her side 24 hours a day.
If a phlegm blockage had happened in a general ward, she wouldn't even dare to imagine it.
"No, my mother is doing just fine. Maternal Grandmother, did you hurt yourself?"
Li Xiu Yun said, "I'm fine, just burned my wrist a little. I'll just rinse it with cold water. As long as your mother is fine, that's all that matters."
After saying that, the old woman hung up the phone.
Meng Shu Tang was worried, so she called Gu Yun Ci.
"President Gu... can you do me a favor?"
Meng Shu Tang's voice, slightly choked with sobs, came through the phone, not at all like her usual cold and detached self. Gu Yun Ci was stunned for a moment.
Gu Ye Heng saw Gu Yun Ci answering a call during such an important group meeting and said with a cold face, "Yun Ci, what are you doing?"
Gu Yun Ci whispered into the microphone, "I am in a high-level board meeting right now and cannot get away. You handle it yourself first."
After saying that, he hung up directly.
Meng Shu Tang listened and said impatiently, "Gu Yun Ci, don't hang up, my maternal grandmother is hurt..."
Just as she started speaking, the sound of the line being disconnected came from the other end.
So, Gu Yun Ci did not hear what she said.
Seeing her anxious, Nurse Li said, "How about I watch over her here, and you go back?"
Meng Shu Tang shook her head, then called Ruan An, "An An, my maternal grandmother is hurt, and I have something I can't get away from. Can you help me go check on her?"
Ruan An was also busy, but upon hearing this, she immediately put down her work, "Tangtang Jie, don't cry. Send me the address of your maternal grandmother, and I will take a taxi there right now."
An hour later, Zhou Xingfan was out of danger and was wheeled out of the ICU.
Just after she was settled in the special care ward, Ruan An sent a WeChat message from the maternal grandmother's house. She had cautiously helped the maternal grandmother treat her burns and had been staying with the old woman the whole time.
Seeing this, Meng Shu Tang smiled faintly and replied, "An An, thank you!"
Once Zhou Xingfan was taken care of, Meng Shu Tang left the hospital and headed straight to her maternal grandmother's house without stopping.
She had already troubled Ruan An for the whole afternoon and felt bad about bothering her continuously, so she had asked her to go home before she arrived.
Li Xiu Yun was a bit surprised to see her arrive.
Today was her birthday, and after she got married, it was always Gu Yun Ci who spent it with her.
But she didn't think too much about it, only feeling that Meng Shu Tang was worried about her and came to check on her.
However, seeing her enter the kitchen to make longevity noodles, she suddenly stopped her, "Are you going to eat here today?"
Meng Shu Tang nodded, "To keep you company."
Meng Shu Tang worked very efficiently, and two bowls of longevity noodles were done in a few minutes.
While eating, the maternal grandmother praised Ruan An, saying she was obedient and sensible.
Meng Shu Tang listened and said, "Yes, she is quite sensible."
Seeing her looking unhappy, the maternal grandmother asked, "Is your mother not doing well?"
Meng Shu Tang shook her head, "No," she paused, "Maternal Grandmother, besides my mother, does my father have other women?"
The old woman was startled, "Why would you suddenly ask this?"
Meng Shu Tang said, "I met a girl, and she has a bracelet that looks very much like my father's."
Li Xiu Yun put some food in her bowl, "Your mother has been sick for so many years and can't help with much. It's not easy for your father to support the huge Meng Family all by himself. Stop pondering these irrelevant things."
Her eyes drifted, and she didn't dare to look at Meng Shu Tang.
Meng Shu Tang said, "Hearing you say that, I'm relieved. I don't think so either; that girl is only three months younger than me, and my father wouldn't be that much of a scumbag."
After saying that, she shoveled a few mouthfuls of noodles and got up.
Li Xiu Yun followed her up, "Where are you going?"
Meng Shu Tang hesitated for a moment, but still feigned shyness and said, "Yun Ci is waiting for me at home. If I go back late, he will throw a tantrum again."
Li Xiu Yun smiled, "I'm relieved that you two are getting along well."
She said this with a smile, watching her granddaughter leave.
Left alone in the room, she sat down forlornly, looking at the spot where Meng Shu Tang had just been sitting.
Meng Shu Tang returned to Shallow Bay.
Just like last year, she prepared food and a birthday cake by herself, waiting for Gu Yun Ci.
She waited and waited, but Gu Yun Ci did not return.
Fortunately, she had eaten at her maternal grandmother's house and wasn't hungry, so she took paper and a pen and started drawing.
Zhang Ma's son had returned, and she had taken the day off.
Only Li Sao was left to serve.
Seeing that it was completely dark and Gu Yun Ci still hadn't returned, she walked up to Meng Shu Tang, "President Gu probably won't be back tonight.
Young Madam, if you ask me, it's useless for a woman to just be beautiful; you have to learn how to capture a man's heart.
Look at Miss Bai."
Meng Shu Tang slowly stood up and looked at her, her tone flat but devoid of warmth, "Pack your things and leave. I will give you double your salary.
Before Gu Yun Ci returns, don't let me see you in this house again."
For three years, Li Sao had only felt that Meng Shu Tang was mild-tempered and easy to bully, someone who could be molded and shaped at will.
She never expected that one day she would say such things.
"President Gu will not agree to this."
"We are not divorced yet, I am still his Madam, and this house is jointly owned by him and me.
It is enough that I am telling you to leave."
After saying that, she sat down and went back to work.
Li Sao sobbed and lingered in her room for a while, but in the end, she left unwillingly.
At night, near nine o'clock, Gu Yun Ci still hadn't returned.
Meng Shu Tang called him, but it didn't go through.
She sent a WeChat message, but it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.
At nine-thirty, Gu Yun Ci still hadn't come home.
Meng Shu Tang hesitated about whether to call him again to urge him; after all, it was this late, and if the Old Madam didn't receive the photo in a while, she would come over again.
While idle, she scrolled through her Moments and saw an update from Gu Yun Ci's childhood friend, Shen Duan.
The caption read: 【Enjoy without limits】
Meng Shu Tang clicked on the photo. The background looked like some high-end club, an environment of debauchery.
Gu Yun Ci was sinking into a leather sofa with a noble air. He had taken off his suit coat, and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone, with the collar slightly open, adding a touch of laziness and nonchalance.
The photo was taken from the side, and one could see Gu Yun Ci's long, crossed legs. His hand resting on the sofa armrest had well-defined joints and was very handsome, with a cigarette loosely held between his fingertips.
Bai Ci Xian, in a white dress, was leaning against him gently, looking at him with affectionate eyes.
Meng Shu Tang closed her Moments.
Tonight, with a beauty by his side, Gu Yun Ci probably wouldn't be coming back.
She still had to deal with the grandmother. Meng Shu Tang sat down next to the cake, raised her hand to make a peace sign, and planned to take a photo of herself to send over.
Bang, the door opened.
Gu Yun Ci walked in smelling of alcohol, the lipstick mark on his shirt collar looking particularly dazzling.
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