Chapter 82: Gu Tingyan is even less able to let go of her

So she missed him, and secretly saved up enough money to find the way home, running all the way to the home they had lived in back then.

But when she returned home, she discovered that it had already undergone earth-shattering changes.

Father already had another wife and child.

The smile on his face was not a lie; he held Chu Sheng in his arms, as if he wanted to give her the whole world.

Those warmth-filled moments were things Qin Shu had always envied and never been able to obtain.

From then on, she no longer missed Chu Xuanming, nor did she want to return to this unrecognizable home.

Qin Shu watched as Chu Xuanming followed the doctor into the operating room; she sat on a chair, looking down at the cold floor, feeling only a dull heaviness in her chest, as if a ball of cotton were stuffed inside.

Gu Tingyan sat beside her and took her cold hand: "Why are you so cold?"

Qin Shu tried to pull her hand back but couldn't; Gu Tingyan was holding her very tightly.

She explained indifferently: "Maybe the weather has turned cold, and I'm not wearing enough."

Gu Tingyan stared at her for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.

When Lin Jingshu heard that Chu Sheng had met with an accident while saving Gu Tingyan, she rushed to the hospital. Seeing Qin Shu there, she walked over with her bag and, before Qin Shu could react, raised her hand and slapped her!

Qin Shu's head tilted slightly from the blow; she covered her face and looked up at Lin Jingshu, who glared at her: "Why are you still entangled with Tingyan!"

"You are about to get a divorce!"

"Qin Shu, how can you be so shameless!"

Qin Shu's chest heaved upon hearing this; if she weren't Chenchen's grandmother and Gu Tingyan's mother, she would definitely have hit her back.

Lin Jingshu got angry just looking at those red eyes of hers: "Chu Sheng getting hurt, it was because of you, right?"

This daughter-in-law of hers was adept at feigning pity to win the sympathy of the old master and Tingyan.

"Mom, that's enough."

Gu Tingyan's deep voice suppressed a surge of anger: "It has nothing to do with her."

"Chu Sheng did it to save me."

Lin Jingshu laughed in anger: "If you hadn't stood in front of her, would Sheng have just watched you get into trouble?"

Gu Tingyan couldn't reason with her; his mother was stubborn and single-minded, and furthermore, she didn't like Qin Shu, so no matter what Qin Shu did, it was wrong.

Gu Tingyan stood up, took Qin Shu's hand, and left. Once in the car, he leaned over to apply medicine to her cheek. Qin Shu tilted her head slightly, took the medicine, and said softly: "I'll do it myself."

Gu Tingyan gave an "en," and he drove Qin Shu to his villa.

"Stay here with me for a while; it's safer."

"You can't keep living in that place of yours."

For the sake of her own personal safety, Qin Shu compromised; she valued her life very much.

She returned to that villa filled with endless memories.

Gu Tingyan had the housekeeper boil some porridge for her: "Tomorrow I will have A Zhong go with you to move everything back."

Qin Shu took a sip of the porridge and asked: "Has that person been found?"

Gu Tingyan: "He was a terminal cancer patient, and there are no transfer records in his bank account."

"He must have used cash; A Zhong is currently investigating."

"It's likely the Jiang Family."

"En."

Gu Tingyan looked at Qin Shu: "From now on, let A Zhong follow you."

Qin Shu's movement of drinking the porridge paused: "Okay."

If the Jiang Family failed once, there was no telling if they would cause her trouble again later. Jiang Wenzhou was already inside, and the Jiang Family likely wished they could kill Qin Shu.

Qin Shu did not refuse the help Gu Tingyan offered, because at this moment, she truly needed A Zhong; A Zhong knew martial arts and was stronger than her and Su Tuantuan, two women.

After finishing the porridge, Qin Shu prepared to go upstairs to sleep. She looked at the housekeeper nearby: "Please help me tidy up a guest bedroom."

The housekeeper looked at Gu Tingyan: "This..."

Gu Tingyan said calmly: "Do whatever the Madam tells you to do."

Hearing his form of address, Qin Shu frowned slightly; thinking that they were about to divorce, she let him call her whatever he wanted.

Qin Shu slept in the guest room that night, while Gu Tingyan slept in the master bedroom.

In the middle of the night, Lin Jingshu called Gu Tingyan to say that Chu Sheng had woken up.

Gu Tingyan took his keys and went downstairs. He paused as he passed Qin Shu's room. He glanced at the tightly closed door, wondering whether he should go in and tell her.

The man looked down at his watch; it was almost 12:00 AM, and Qin Shu would have already fallen asleep by this hour.

The lights in her room were all off.

Gu Tingyan turned and walked outside, started the car, and drove to the hospital.

When Gu Tingyan went downstairs, she was standing by the window smoking. The thick, pungent smell of smoke made her cough incessantly. Hearing the sound of the car starting outside the window, Qin Shu took a look.

That was Gu Tingyan's car.

In the middle of the night, he was still going out.

Qin Shu guessed that he was going to the hospital to see Chu Sheng.

Since Chu Sheng was injured while saving him, it was only right and reasonable for Gu Tingyan to go and see her.

And Qin Shu also bore responsibility; the matter had started because of her.

She hadn't expected Gu Tingyan to come, nor that Chu Sheng would throw herself in front of Gu Tingyan without regard for her own safety.

Qin Shu's intuition told her that Gu Tingyan might be even less able to let go of Chu Sheng this time.

There wasn't a man who wouldn't be moved by a woman who threw herself in front of him to save him without regard for her own life, especially since they had dated before.

Qin Shu sat by the window, her legs crossed, swinging them back and forth. She held a crimson cigarette between her fingertips, the thin smoke outlining her brows and eyes, making them look even more alluring and exquisite.

The pack of cigarettes on the table was clearly a men's brand; she had taken it from Gu Tingyan's drawer.

Gu Tingyan's cigarettes were supplied by a designated person every month, and he smoked a specific brand; Qin Shu took one puff and her face turned bright red from the choking smoke.

She was still not used to smoking.

Gu Tingyan drove all the way to the hospital.

In the hospital room, Chu Sheng had woken up, and she had been crying ever since she came to.

Chu Xuanming was lying on another hospital bed, his face somewhat pale; seeing Gu Tingyan enter, he smiled and greeted him: "Tingyan is here."

Gu Tingyan nodded: "Uncle Chu."

Gu Huaiyuan had also come, and he looked at Chu Sheng with heartache: "Sheng is such a silly child."

"If she had rushed up there, what would she have done if she had been disfigured?"

Gu Huaiyuan sighed: "Tingyan, you must not break her heart again."

Seeing Gu Tingyan arrive, Chu Sheng's eyes turned red, and she cried weakly: "I thought you wouldn't come to see me anymore."

Gu Tingyan pressed his lips together and said in a low voice: "It is my responsibility that you were injured."

A smile appeared on Chu Sheng's face: "Tingyan, thank you for coming to see me."

Gu Tingyan: "Mm."

Qin Shu stood by the window smoking all night, but she never saw Gu Tingyan's car return.

Near daybreak, Qin Shu pulled back the curtains to let in some air, turned and went into the bathroom to take a shower, finished washing up, changed her clothes, and went downstairs.

The auntie placed breakfast on the table, and after Qin Shu finished her breakfast and went out, A Zhong happened to drive the car over; seeing Qin Shu, he waved at her: "Madam, I will take you to the film set."

Qin Shu got into the car and asked indifferently: "Where is Gu Tingyan?"