He wanted to see Gu Yuyao kneeling before his mother, begging for forgiveness.
He wanted to see her cry bitterly, full of regret and remorse.
He wanted her to carry this memory for the rest of her life—haunted by guilt and sorrow.
Every time she thought of it, she would wake up from nightmares, constantly reminded that she once killed the person who loved her most… for the sake of an outsider.
That was the cruelest punishment for Gu Yuyao—to live a life full of regret.
Ye Cang never believed in divine retribution—only that evil deeds always brought their own punishment.
“Are you really going to wait for her?” Qin Junfei stepped forward and asked softly.
“I’ll wait.” Ye Cang’s voice was firm. “If she doesn’t show up, this funeral will be meaningless.”
“What if she doesn’t come at all?”
Qin Junfei’s question made a faint change flash across Ye Cang’s face. His eyes narrowed dangerously, a cold light surging within them.
“She was capable of giving your mother’s Life-Saving Medicine to her White Moonlight. Is there anything else she wouldn’t do?” Qin Junfei’s beautiful face was laced with icy disdain. “Maybe… she never cared about this from the start.”
She handed him a thick envelope. “Pan Min found this last night.”
Ye Cang opened it. It was full of photos—every one of them showed Gu Yuyao and Gao Yanqing together.
They had dinner. Bought flowers. Went to a bar.
“In my opinion, a woman as heartless as her doesn’t deserve to live.”
Qin Junfei’s tone was icy cold, and for the first time, filled with killing intent.
What Gu Yuyao had done had enraged everyone.
Even someone like Qin Junfei, who rarely expressed emotion, was furious.
“Crack crack crack…”
Veins bulged on Ye Cang’s forehead as he clenched the photos tightly, crushing them into pieces. His gaze was terrifying, like a beast ready to devour.
But he still held back.
With a chilling voice, he said, “I don’t care what they did yesterday. Today is my mother’s funeral—she must be here.”
“If she doesn’t come, then she’ll never see my mother again.”
“Gu Yuyao, don’t make me look down on you…”
Ye Cang’s heart screamed in silence.
Qin Junfei added softly, “By the way, Gu Zhenghong searched for her all night.”
From last night until now, he hadn’t slept a minute.
Still, there was no sign of Gu Yuyao.
Her phone was off, and it was like she had vanished into thin air.
Gu Zhenghong was losing his mind.
His eyes were bloodshot, dark circles heavy under his lids, his breathing rapid. He stumbled many times, barely able to stay on his feet.
“Dean Gu, you should get some rest. We’ll help find Director Gu,” Doctor Zhang and Doctor Sun urged.
“No! I won’t rest until I find that unfilial girl!” Gu Zhenghong roared, forcing himself to his feet, eyes full of fury.
But his white hair made him look even older and more worn.
This was the most ashamed, the most furious he had ever felt in his life.
No exceptions.
He cursed Gu Yuyao again and again in his heart. He even wanted to kill her.
But more than anything… he blamed himself.
He had failed to teach her.
“Keep looking!”
His face twisted with rage, he gave the order, “Even if you have to tear Jiang City apart, bring that unfilial girl to me!”
Ye Cang’s mother’s funeral was about to begin. That unfilial girl must be found. She had to kneel at the funeral and beg for forgiveness!
It was a must.
Absolutely!
“Pu!”
Gu Zhenghong suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
…
At that moment, Gu Yuyao had just finished Gao Yanqing’s follow-up check-up.
She was so overjoyed she felt like screaming out loud.
Brother Yanqing’s illness was cured. She was finally divorced from Ye Cang.
Three years of torment had ended.
Everything was moving in the right direction.
Now all that was left was to treat and take care of Ye Cang’s mother, and then she would owe him nothing.
Ye Cang would never appear in her life again.
She and Brother Yanqing could finally be together openly.
Even the hospital’s debt problem had been resolved by Brother Yanqing. Everything was getting better.
She felt an indescribable sense of relief.
From last night to today, she’d been happier than ever. No one had disturbed her—it was just her and Brother Yanqing’s perfect little world.
Turning off her phone was the best decision she had made.
Suddenly, she remembered her phone was still off.
She quickly powered it on.
The moment it turned on, it lagged.
Tens of thousands of missed calls and messages exploded on the screen like a flood.
All of them were asking where she was.
And they were still increasing…
The majority of them were from her grandfather.
“BOOM…”
Gu Yuyao’s pupils contracted sharply, her heart shaken to the core.
W-What… was happening?
Why had her grandfather called her so many times?
Her first thought was that something had happened at the hospital!
She originally assumed her grandfather just wanted to check on her whereabouts last night, so she turned off her phone.
But now it seemed like something serious had happened.
This was bad. Really bad.
Her face turned pale, and she trembled uncontrollably.
“What’s wrong, Yuyao?” Gao Yanqing noticed her abnormal state and asked gently.
“It’s… it’s nothing…” Gu Yuyao forced a smile and made up an excuse to step outside.
She was so anxious she paced back and forth.
If something really had happened…
It had been over ten hours since her grandfather made the first call. Who knew what things had turned into now?
Her face was pale as a sheet. She was shaking so much she could barely stand.
“RING RING!”
Suddenly, a piercing ringtone rang out.
“Ah!!”
Gu Yuyao, already on edge, screamed in fright.
She glanced at the caller—her grandfather again.
Hands trembling, she picked up. “H-Hello? Grandpa?”
On the other end, Gu Zhenghong had grown numb from dialing so many times.
He hadn’t expected it to finally go through.
He immediately exploded, shouting into the phone, “You unfilial girl! Where the hell have you been?! I called you so many times and you didn’t answer! Where are you now? I’m coming to find you!”
His voice was hoarse, filled with boundless rage. Gu Yuyao felt like her whole body was about to crack from the pressure.
She knew this couldn’t be explained over the phone.
Never in her memory had her grandfather used such a tone with her. It was like he wanted to kill her.
She was terrified and stammered, “I-I’m at Hope Hospital…”
“Hope Hospital? Stay right there, I’m coming now!”
Thankfully, Hope Hospital wasn’t far away. Gu Zhenghong rushed over at full speed.
When he saw Gu Yuyao standing there in shock, his rage surged again.
Without saying a word, he raised his hand—
“SMACK!”
A slap landed directly across her face.
It was hard and merciless. Her cheek instantly swelled and turned red.
Holding her face in disbelief, Gu Yuyao cried out, “Grandpa, why are you hitting me?!”
“Why? You deserve to be hit!”
Gu Zhenghong went mad, chasing after her to strike again.
Being scolded and hit in public by her grandfather made Gu Yuyao explode.
Hair disheveled, she shouted back, “Enough!”
“Grandpa, are you crazy? If I really did something wrong, fine, hit me, scold me. But I haven’t done anything!”
She was angry, but also felt deeply wronged. She truly didn’t understand.
“Don’t call me grandpa! I don’t have a heartless granddaughter like you!”
“You say you did nothing?! What you did deserves to be struck by lightning!”
“You’ve brought shame to the Gu Family ancestors!!”
Gu Zhenghong’s eyes were red with fury, his face twisted like he wanted to tear her apart.
Gu Yuyao froze, staring at her grandfather in disbelief.
What had she done?
Why was her grandfather saying such ruthless words?
“Xiao Cang’s mother is dead! You killed her!! Is that not enough to be struck by thunder?!”
Gu Zhenghong roared as he fell to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably.