Xu Weilai had no idea when Gu Yu would return. But Gu Yu's recent torment of her had put her in a state of extreme nervousness and anxiety. The slightest sound at home was enough to trigger her panic.
Back when Gu Yu never came back, she had harbored that small string of hope that he would return. But now, his mere shadow was enough to frighten her.
She did still like him, but she could no longer endure his heartless acts of humiliation and degradation.
She did not want to remain in the apartment any longer, for fear that Gu Yu would return at any time and subject her to further intolerable harm.
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After Mr. Xu's surgery, he recuperated in the hospital for a fortnight. He was being discharged on this day, and Xu Weilai headed to the hospital to pick him up. With the excuse that she wanted to spend more time with him, she followed her parents back to the Xu residence.
