A private hospital in City B, a ward.
Gu Yunfan's wife was in emergency surgery, the lights in the operating room stayed on, and the doctors went in but didn't come out.
Li Siqi sat on the aisle bench.
Her delicate features lost their color, for Gu Yunfan would be here soon, and she didn't know how to tell him.
She thought, whether or not it had to do with her.
She is involved in this.
Now Li Siqi is not a girl who acts impulsively. She knows the seriousness of the situation well. Gu Yunfan and his wife are originally a marriage of convenience, and this child is the link between the two sides. There must be no mistakes.
If the child were gone... <<<
In the scorching summer heat, Li Siqi broke out in a cold sweat despite the warmth.
A familiar sound of footsteps echoed, and Li Siqi couldn't help but raise her head. She saw Gu Yunfan along with a group of people behind him, An Ran accompanying him by his side.
His face was stern, a look she rarely saw.
He really cares about his wife, doesn't he!
You care about that child too, right?!
Li Siqi came to her senses and realized her palm was covered in sweat. Meanwhile, Gu Yunfan had walked up to her. He frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
Li Siqi was completely unlike her usual mischievous self.
She paled as she told the story, naturally leaving out some private details.
Anran kept staring at her.
Li Siqi was somewhat dependent on her after all. She was afraid An Ran wouldn't believe her, her eyes filled with tears. So before Gu Yunfan could speak, An Ran softly said: "Why would Mrs. Gu suddenly come to city B? Mr. Gu, has she told you?"
Of course not!
Half an hour ago, she was still trying to play tricks and check on him.
But Gu Yunfan didn't say anything. He looked at Li Siqi: "Go back! You don't have to worry about this!"
Li Siqi, usually pampered in front of him, still said solemnly: "I really have nothing to do with it. She's been pestering me."
She always lacked confidence because the night before last she was with another man's husband.
Though nothing happened, Gu Yunfan hugged her and made breakfast for her.
Li Siqi had no idea that the couple had never consummated their marriage, and that Mrs. Gu had a child with someone else. She felt a certain amount of guilt in her heart...
Gu Yunfan said expressionlessly, "Go back!"
Li Siqi, however, thought he cared about Mrs. Gu's feelings and didn't want her to stay here. So she pursed her lips and turned around, leaving slowly.
Gu Yunfan looked at her back.
At the end of the hallway, there was a narrow window. The light shone from the side onto her back, making her look slender and fragile, yet somewhat desolate...
Gu Yunfan's eyes ached.
He pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, saying to Anran beside him: "I'm a jerk, aren't I?"
An Ran calmly said: “For Siqi, yes!”
Gu Yunfan suddenly wanted to take it out on her, scolding, "You're a white-eyed wolf too!"
An Ran remained unmoved: "I've learned my lesson, Mr. Gu!"
Gu Yunfan suddenly lost his temper.
What could he do, he had brought him up himself, and now even this sharp tongue was used against him! He stirred up trouble again: "How have you considered what I told you? Why are you staying in B city and not leaving?"
A nurse walked by and said rather unhappily, "This is a hospital, smoking is not allowed!"
She looked at him again, muttering, “While his wife is in the ICU, he's still smoking. What kind of person is this!”
An Ran glanced at Gu Yunfan.
Gu Yunfan stubbed out his cigarette and sat down on the bench, waiting.
He doesn't love his wife, and the child in her belly isn't his. He keeps this "scoundrel" around for two reasons: he's too lazy to remarry, and he uses the child to balance the power within the Gu family.

< >Not loving, therefore not suffering. < >
An Ran didn't know the truth; she only thought that Gu Yunfan didn't love his wife but was worried about their child.
Luckily, the lights in the operating room went out soon after, and both the mother and baby were safe.
Mrs. Gu was sent to the VIP ward for recuperation. Gu Yunfan had no feelings for her and they were already living apart, so he naturally wouldn't stay to take care of her. However, all the servants were still arranged for her.
After giving the order, Gu Yunfan prepared to leave.
"Yunfan!"
Mrs. Gu had just come out of the emergency room. She was awake but very weak. She hurriedly called him and sat up, her voice trembling: "Are you blaming me?"
Gu Yunfan's attitude was very cold: "Don't think too much! Take good care of yourself, and I'll come see you another day!"
Mrs. Gu's face was full of tears.
She disregarded An Ran who was still in the hospital, sobbing hysterically at her husband: "Yun Fan, are you going to find her again, aren't you? She almost caused me a miscarriage, this is our child... Yun Fan, can you be reasonable for once, I am your wife!"
"My wife?"
Gu Yunfan took a few steps back, and he bent down to gaze at Mrs. Gu's delicate features.
His voice was unnaturally gloomy: "If you remember who you are, Mrs. Gu, you wouldn't have done these things! Besides, wasn't it you who went looking for Siqi? If anything happens to her, shouldn't you blame yourself?"
Mrs. Gu caught his hand and continued to cry, "YUNFAN, which woman can accept her husband's indifference? I waited for you for so long, you still have her in your heart, I am a woman too!"
Gu Yunfan shook her hand away. "Then just take it!"
He hesitated for a moment then said, "Don't let him know you went to see her again! Otherwise... I won't keep the child."
Mrs. Gu was dumbfounded.
She instinctively covered her abdomen, tears welling up: "Gu Yunfan, for a shameless slut, you're so cruel to me!"
Gu Yunfan slapped her.
It wasn't very heavy, but it wasn't light either... It left Mrs. Gu a little dazed.
Gu Yunfan recalled the scene he had just witnessed - Li Siqi's face bore clear marks of finger prints, a telltale sign she had been beaten. Now, this slap was payback.
He has been with Li Siqi for three years. Li Siqi doesn't know how many times she has scratched him, drawing blood. He never dared to hurt her a single hair, but he was beaten by this irrelevant woman.
After a long while, Mrs. Gu finally came to her senses.
She murmured, "You beat me up for her!"
She suddenly smiled softly: “You love her very much, don’t you? So what if you do? You still married me. As long as I am Mrs. Gu for a day, she will never forgive you! Oh… no, it’s that I was Mrs. Gu for a day, she will never forgive you...Gu Yunfan, this is your retribution! You deserve to be just like me, unable to get what you want. Even if you hate me, you have to love me and spend the rest of your life with me.”
Gu Yunfan gritted his teeth: "Crazy!"
He ignored her and left with Anran, the sound of Mrs. Gu smashing things frantically following behind him.
An Ran tilted her head: "Mr. Gu?"
"Ignore her!"
Gu Yunfan walked to the smoking area. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, and as he lit it, he said, "I want to be alone for a while!"
Anran wanted to go see Li Siqi and nodded.
After she left, Gu Yunfan quietly sucked on his cigarette.
He was thinking back to a moment ago, thinking about Li Siqi's pale face. He felt sorry for her but he thought that for her own good, he should still try to keep some distance from her!

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