Gu Ruochu was tired, but her hand went through his arm and hugged him tightly. If someone else made Huo Nanchen sleep without his medication, would he still care about her?
She would never ask him that question. Perhaps, their relationship was wrong from the very beginning.
"..."
Gu Li was still in a daze at the hospital. When the door opened, her fingers only moved slightly. She was in no mood to see who the person was.
The room was quiet for a few seconds. Finally, Gu Li could not stand the silent confrontation and turned her head gently. When she saw who it was, tears fell from her eyes as she cried out, "Mother!"
"Lili!"
Huang Meixiang saw her daughter's shriveled appearance and felt a sharp pain in her heart. She trembled as she stepped forward and carefully hugged her. "It's me. I let you down!"
The two hugged and cried for a while before Gu Li asked, "Mother, where is my father? Why hasn't he come to see me!"
Gu Ruochu had said that they were getting a divorce, but Gu Li did not believe her. Her father had always tolerated her mother. No matter how many times her mother went overboard, he had always endured. How could he possibly divorce her!
Huang Meixiang's heart felt as if it had been pricked by needles when she heard Gu Li mention Gu Qiang. "Child, your father has already divorced me. I never thought that he would be so cruel. He doesn't want us anymore!"
Huang Meixiang was hurt when she remembered how heartless he had been. Gu Qiang had left her with very little money and did not even care about Gu Li's medical expenses.
He had abandoned his daughter!
Gu Li's lifeless face stiffened, and she lay back on the hospital bed, laughing bitterly, with tears falling down her face.
"So, I inherited my ruthlessness from my father."
When Huang Meixiang saw her daughter's appearance, her heart felt like it had been stabbed by a knife. She said in a sobbing tone, "It's all because of that b*tch Gu Yanwei that we're in this situation. I must make her pay! I'll show the bracelet to Madam Ning, and ruin her reputation."
"No, mom."
Gu Li suddenly grabbed her mother tightly. Her eyes were dark. "I've thought of a better way."
"What?"
"We can use the bracelet to threaten Gu Yanwei and live a comfortable life. Since we're having a hard time, we won't let her have peace either!"
The Ning family and the Gu family were still linked by fate.
Madam Ning was still in the dark over Gu Yanwei's secret.
"You're right." Huang Meixiang was glad that she had come to visit her daughter before going to see Zhang Yuan. Since they knew Gu Yanwei's secret, it would be easy to take advantage of her.
Huang Meixiang gritted her teeth. Her eyes were full of hatred.
Back at the Ning family's residence, Zhang Yuan could not fall asleep.
She looked at the time and realized that it was almost midnight, but her husband had not yet returned. She regretted quarreling so fiercely with him.
His attitude towards Yanwei had grown colder. There were several times when she had wanted to tell her husband the truth, but she was afraid that he would never forgive her.
It was all because of Gu Ruochu! Her grudge against Yanwei meant that the Ning family would not live in peace until they settled the matter with the Huo family.
If she didn't send Yanwei away, Ning Tang would not tolerate her. However, she would never send her goddaughter to such a place!
"Godmother, is Uncle Ning back?"
Gu Yanwei was dressed in a nightgown and had brewed a cup of tea for Zhang Yuan. She interrupted Zhang Yuan's train of thought.