“What? Divorced?”
BOOM!
Gu Zhenghong felt as if struck by lightning on a clear day. His body trembled violently.
He had imagined them arguing, had even considered the possibility of growing distant, but never once did he think they’d already gotten divorced.
No wonder they hadn’t come together to the hospital last time.
No wonder they behaved like strangers, barely even speaking to each other.
This was the last thing Gu Zhenghong ever wanted to see.
Back then, it was he who knelt on the ground and begged Ye Cang’s mother to let Ye Cang marry his granddaughter. And now, they had divorced. He was left with nothing but humiliation!
It had to be that foolish girl’s doing!
She must have angered Ye Cang!
She was always hanging around Gao Yanqing—how could that man not get angry?
Furious!
Gu Zhenghong was so worked up he could barely breathe.
“Xiao Cang, this matter is clearly Yuyao’s fault. I’ve already scolded her. But divorce is no small thing. Whatever misunderstandings there are, can’t we sit down and talk it out? Besides, your mother’s condition is serious. Without our hospital’s treatment, it could be dangerous…”
Gu Zhenghong anxiously tried to persuade him.
Truth be told, compared to the divorce, the real priority was Ye Cang’s mother’s illness.
But as soon as those words landed, Ye Cang’s originally calm tone turned sharp and cold, “There’s no need, Grandpa Gu. My mother no longer needs treatment, and there’s no misunderstanding between us!”
Beep… beep… beep…
The sound of the disconnected call echoed in Gu Zhenghong’s ear. He was still holding the phone, staring blankly.
What happened to Xiao Cang?
Even through the phone, he could feel the silent fury.
Though his voice had sounded calm, beneath it surged boundless rage!
Gu Zhenghong felt deeply uneasy, sensing that this matter was far from simple.
Fuming, he kicked open Gu Yuyao’s bedroom door—only to find her chatting on the phone with a close friend, venting all her complaints. From her words, it was clear she thought Ye Cang was the one interfering with her and Gao Yanqing’s relationship.
Gu Zhenghong immediately lost it. He rushed over and slapped the phone out of her hand.
“Grandpa, what are you doing? I was on a call!”
Gu Yuyao was about to explode in anger but was stunned when she saw Gu Zhenghong’s bloodshot eyes, chest heaving violently with rage.
Her tone immediately softened, “Grandpa, what’s wrong with you?”
“You still have the nerve to ask?”
Gu Zhenghong roared, “Let me ask you, did you already divorce Xiao Cang?”
Gu Yuyao’s face changed instantly.
Seeing she couldn’t hide it anymore, she forced herself to nod, “Yes. I was planning to find the right time to tell you, but I never got the chance…”
“You fool!”
Gu Zhenghong slapped her hard across the face and shouted, “Who gave you the right to divorce Xiao Cang? His mother is seriously ill and needs treatment from our hospital. You knew that! And yet what did you do? You didn’t care at all. You abandoned your duties as a wife, running around with that brat from the Gao Family every day. You’ve truly let me down!”
Gu Yuyao grew angry too. Covering her cheek, she retorted, “Grandpa, be reasonable! There’s nothing going on between me and Brother Yanqing! Ye Cang is just narrow-minded and paranoid. He was jealous that Brother Yanqing was better than him, and even attacked him. What does that have to do with me? I did nothing wrong!”
“Besides, it was he who initiated the divorce. It was Ye Cang who made the choice. He brought this on himself!”
“We’re both adults. We should accept the consequences of our decisions—if he wants a divorce, then he should be ready to watch his mother die!”
She said it righteously.
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Gu Zhenghong never expected Gu Yuyao to say something so cold-blooded. He was so furious he couldn’t speak.
Suddenly, he clutched his chest in pain and stumbled backward, collapsing to the floor.
He had suffered a surge of blood and Qi!
“Grandpa! Grandpa, are you okay?”
Gu Yuyao panicked and rushed to his side, “Grandpa, hold on. I’ll call for Doctor Sun right away!”
Sun Baixian was her grandfather’s personal physician, one of the two top doctors at the Gu Family hospital alongside Doctor Zhang. His Medical Skills were extraordinary, earning him the title of ‘Divine Doctor.’
It was said he used to be a military doctor before retiring and joining the Jiang City Traditional Medicine Association.
Soon, Sun Baixian arrived.
Seeing Gu Zhenghong lying weakly on the bed, he frowned and quickly began examining him.
“Director Gu, Old Master Gu is fine. He’s just been overwhelmed by anger. I’ll prescribe a few soothing herbs. Make sure he rests more, and he’ll be fine.”
Gu Yuyao let out a sigh of relief.
Doctor Sun asked in confusion, “Director Gu, what happened? What made Old Master Gu this furious?”
“Wasn’t it because of that useless man? Grandpa just found out about the divorce.”
“What? Divorce?”
Doctor Sun was stunned, “Where is Mr. Ye now?”
“He’s already divorced me. Who knows where he went?”
Gu Yuyao looked completely unconcerned.
BOOM!
At her words, Sun Baixian’s face instantly turned pale, as if disaster had struck. He began muttering to himself in panic, “No… this is bad… really bad…”
“What do you mean bad, Doctor Sun?”
Gu Yuyao asked, confused.
Sun Baixian said seriously, “Director Gu, listen to me. You must get Mr. Ye back! He must come back! The divorce cannot stand! It absolutely cannot!”
“Huh?”
Gu Yuyao was dumbfounded.
What did this have to do with Ye Cang?
She couldn’t figure it out and thought Doctor Sun was acting strangely.
He wanted her to bring Ye Cang back?
And insisted they couldn’t divorce?
“You must get him back! You must! Absolutely!”
Sun Baixian was sweating as he spoke.
By his calculation, it was less than a month before Old Master Gu’s next critical episode. If Ye Cang didn’t supply the medication by then—
Then Gu Zhenghong would be doomed!
All along, everyone had believed it was Sun Baixian who was keeping Gu Zhenghong alive. But in reality, it was because Ye Cang was behind it!
He was the one who taught Sun Baixian how to treat him. Every month, he personally delivered the medicine that sustained Gu Zhenghong’s life!
People thought Doctor Sun was the one saving him. But the truth was, Ye Cang was the one who extended Gu Zhenghong’s life!
Now that Gu Yuyao had divorced Ye Cang, Gu Zhenghong was finished. The entire Gu Family could be doomed.
After giving his warnings to Gu Yuyao, Sun Baixian left.
As he walked quickly, his thoughts drifted back to three years ago. Back then, he was treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield when a grenade exploded beside him, blowing off one of his legs. New chapters come out on novelping.com first.
It was Ye Cang’s mother who saved him!
He would never forget that night.
Miss Zhou wore a simple white dress with a gardenia flower in her hair.
The dark night was endless, but the fragrance of the gardenia drifted for kilometers.
She told him that her time was almost up.
She had healed countless lives, yet couldn’t save her own.
But her son would rise higher than the mountains themselves!
Gu Yuyao had married Ye Cang—a mountain sparrow rising to become a phoenix.
And now, she actually divorced him!
What a foolish girl!
BOOM!
At that moment, thunder rumbled in the sky, followed by a torrential downpour.
The rain blurred Sun Baixian’s vision.
The air was thick with oppression, yet he could see the storm clouds and lightning brewing in the distance.
He murmured, “The storm is coming… the sky above the Gu Family… is about to collapse…”
The rain was so heavy it was as if the sky had torn open, pouring like a waterfall to wash away all the world’s sins.
This feeling was even stronger in the Empire Cloudtop Building with its 108 floors.
“Uhm…”
In a dimly lit room, a soft, pained groan came from a woman.
Qin Junfei wore a silk nightgown. Seeing a droplet of blood bead on her thigh, she furrowed her brows.
“Sorry, I pressed a bit too hard with this needle,” Ye Cang said as he gently wiped away the blood with a tissue.
As he cleaned the wound, his fingers inevitably touched her skin.
Feeling his large hands brush her fair, smooth inner thighs, Qin Junfei instinctively tensed up.
But strangely, seeing Ye Cang so focused made her thoughtful. Her tense body gradually relaxed.
“You were distracted just now,” she said to Ye Cang.
“Was I?”
Ye Cang silently packed away the silver needles, ending the day’s treatment.
“Your heart isn’t calm. Was it because of that phone call?” Qin Junfei asked again.
Seeing him remain silent, she changed her approach, “The Gu Family probably still doesn’t know your mother has passed. Her funeral should be announced to them.”
“They’re nothing but strangers. There’s no need. My mother’s funeral doesn’t require outsiders.”
Ye Cang continued packing up his needles without even lifting his head, as if the Gu Family had nothing to do with him.
Yet Qin Junfei still sensed that hidden within his calm tone… was a deep unrest.
Then she received a call.
Whatever was said made her lips curl into a faint, almost invisible smile.
She glanced at Ye Cang. “I have a piece of news about the Gu Family that you might be interested in—”
After a pause, she added, “Gu Zhenghong has collapsed.”