To Gu Ruochu, Xu Yichen was a victim of her complicated relationship with Huo Nanchen.
"We grew up together. You know that I can't lose you. Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you," Gu Ruochu said in a low voice.
"That's enough, what could possibly happen to me?" Xu Yichen shook his head and joked, "I'll be fine soon. After the hospital discharges me, I'm afraid that I'll be even more handsome than before."
"Of course," Gu Ruochu continued, "you've always been a handsome man with no blind spots."
Her words amused Xu Yichen. After the troubles they had gone through, the two friends had matured, and they were now closer than ever.
If Gu Ruochu found a way to solve the problems in her marriage, she and her friends would enjoy some peace.
Back at her family's residence, Yang Xi had just woken up after attending the Huo Corporation's cocktail party.
She got up and went downstairs. Just as she was about to settle down and have her breakfast, Yang Ziyu arrived.
It was typical of Yang Ziyu to return early in the morning after spending the night with one of his many girlfriends.
Yang Xi stretched and took a cup of coffee from the maid. Her eyes were full of mockery.
"Yang Ziyu, which woman did you have sex with last night?"
"It's none of your business."
Yang Ziyu brushed past her with an indifferent face. He had a familiar perfume smell that floated to the tip of her nose.
Yang Xi detected the scent immediately. It was Ning Tangxi's unique perfume.
She grabbed him and asked, "You went to see Ning Tangxi?"
Yang Ziyu was stunned and narrowed his eyes. "How do you know?"
"I asked you if you went to see Ning Tangxi?" Yang Xi's eyes were cold. Ever since she returned from studying abroad, she was no longer the sweet little girl who admired him.
Yang Ziyu thought about it and shook his head.
"I said it's none of your business."
"Yang Ziyu, what are you so arrogant?" Yang Xi's lips curled into a contemptuous sneer. "You're just an adopted son of the Yang family, but you behave as if you are the Young Master in the family. If you make me unhappy, I can ask my father to kick you out at any time."
Yang Xi hated his cocky personality.
A cold light flashed in Yang Ziyu's eyes, but he was still unmoved. "You can do whatever you want. I don't want to stay in the Yang family anymore. You can't even compare to Tangxi's finger. Even if you knelt in front of me, I wouldn't look at you."
Yang Xi's anger rose, and she suddenly slapped him.
Yang Ziyu couldn't believe that she had really hit him. He furiously grabbed her elbow. "What on earth are you doing?"
"What am I doing?" Yang Xi shook off his hand and raised her beautiful head. "In the past, you and Ning Tangxi ruined my reputation in the city and made my mother cry. I will never forget that grudge. The least I can do is slap you.
"God has already avenged me, but I have to do the rest myself." Ning Tangxi had tarnished her mother's reputation after revealing that Yang Xi had been born out of wedlock.
Yang Xi had originally been pampered by thousands of people, but her reputation was ruined by the woman who Yang Ziyu was defending.
"Yang Xi, that was the result of your actions. Why are you blaming others? If you want to blame someone, you should blame yourself."
Yang Xi did not want to argue with him anymore. She turned around and went upstairs.
Huo Nanchen had gone to the hospital early in the morning. The previous day, he had heard the doctor's diagnosis of Cheng Xi, and every word had weighed heavily on his heart. Cheng Xi had suffered a lot ever since he was born. Now, his hand was broken.
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