novelraw Chapter 203 - 184 She Will Fall in Love with You Over Time
Chapter 203 - 184 She Will Fall in Love with You Over Time
"Knock, knock——" Gu Qimiao stood by Shen Yanchen’s door.A voice responded from inside, "Come in."
With his response, Gu Qimiao felt relieved and boldly opened the door. As soon as the door opened, she saw him pulling up his pants and zipping up the fly.
"Up so early?" He asked her nonchalantly.
Gu Qimiao’s eyes wandered as she spoke, "Yes... I was thinking of heading to the hospital now."
"Let’s go together, wait for me downstairs." He said while getting dressed.
His words and actions gave her an illusion, as if yesterday’s wedding was real.
She would have wild thoughts, but dared not confirm them, because he never said he liked her.
While waiting for him, she poured herself a glass of water using the cup he drank from last night. She stared at it for a long while before slowly bringing it to her mouth.
"Want to go out for breakfast?"
His voice suddenly came from behind, which made Gu Qimiao quickly move the cup away and answer, "...Yes, anything is fine."
Shen Yanchen walked downstairs and looked her up and down. Her long dress was proper, it seemed she remembered his words clearly; she hadn’t worn a short dress since that time.
"It’s 39 degrees today, sure you don’t want to change?" He said as he passed by her.
Gu Qimiao hadn’t answered yet when Shen Yanchen took her hand and walked upstairs. Her thoughts were consumed by the warmth and strength of his hand, only to come to her senses when they reached the room.
He casually pulled out a dress from the wardrobe and threw it at her, "Put this on, I’ll go tidy up."
Gu Qimiao watched him walk out of the room, then looked at the dress in her hand. Its length probably reached her thighs. His contradictory actions made her wonder if he had forgotten about the previous incident.
Hesitantly, she changed out of the long dress. She felt a bit uneasy as she walked downstairs; although she was used to wearing such dresses before, now it felt unfamiliar.
Especially when she saw his eyes constantly examining her, unrestrained and uninhibited.
Gu Qimiao tugged at the hem of her dress, thinking something might be wrong. She saw him walk over to her side. Before she could react, he reached out and lifted her hem: "Not wearing safety shorts?"
Gu Qimiao’s face instantly became bright red. She clutched her dress, looking at him in disbelief. How could he casually lift a girl’s dress?
If it were anyone else, Gu Qimiao would have scolded them for being [lewd][scoundrel], but now she only blushed, holding her dress as she walked upstairs.
She was the only one embarrassed, while he remained calm and dignified, even after acting like a [lewd][scoundrel].
They had breakfast together outside. Throughout the journey, he held her hand, saying the reporters were watching closely, and their act needed to look real.
Gu Qimiao was happy to comply and cooperated with him very well.
At the hospital, the ward was quiet. Mo Ming lay there motionless as always, and Xiaoxiao was asleep by the side of the bed. She probably hadn’t taken care of herself these past few days, and her hair looked a bit messy.
Seeing this, Gu Qimiao felt a pang of heartache, and Shen Yanchen probably felt it even more.
She glanced at him, and as expected, his brows were slightly furrowed. He was so clever, he probably saw through Xiaoxiao’s feelings long ago.
She was likely worried about Mo Ming. Xiaoxiao did not sleep deeply; upon hearing their movements, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at them, and smiled, "Big brother."
Then she stared at Gu Qimiao and said, "Sister-in-law, I regret missing your wedding."
Gu Qimiao glanced at Shen Yanchen without explaining, then walked over to Xiaoxiao, saying, "Xiaoxiao, why don’t you and your brother go out to eat something, take a rest at home, I’ll take care of him."
Xiaoxiao pouted, looked at Shen Yanchen, then whispered to Gu Qimiao, "Gigi, you know I like Mo Ming... I want to stay with him."
"But you also need to take care of yourself, go and eat something first."
Xiaoxiao turned to look at Mo Ming, "I don’t want to leave, I want to wait for him to wake up."
Gu Qimiao sighed almost inaudibly, wondering how to persuade Xiaoxiao. Shen Yanchen came over and took her hand, saying, "We’ll go buy food outside."
Seeing Xiaoxiao stubbornly staying, Gu Qimiao nodded, "Xiaoxiao, what do you want to eat?"
"Actually, the hospital food is quite good." She said with a smile.
Gu Qimiao felt sorry for her, having grown up pampered yet suffering so much because of Mo Ming. When he wakes up, she must tell him all about this!
"Miaomiao, let’s go." Shen Yanchen called her from the door, and Gu Qimiao ran over. His hand naturally wrapped around her waist.
Xiaoxiao looked at them with envy, knowing that Gigi and her brother’s marriage was due to the Gu family’s business, but no matter what, it was a successful outcome. Even if they didn’t truly love each other now, they would surely develop feelings over time.
So envious, when will she have such a day with Mo Ming?
Thinking this, she turned, stood by the bed, and carefully touched Mo Ming’s pale face. Only at such times would he not avoid her, right?
She wished for him to wake up quickly, even if he still disliked her as before. She didn’t want to see him lying there, growing thinner each day. Seeing him like that hurt her.
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At the Lu family’s villa, Lu Qianwen sat on the sofa on the balcony, clutching a newspaper tightly. On it were images of Shen Yanchen and Gu Qimiao’s wedding from yesterday.
What kind of newlywed bliss where they are like glue and paint, upon seeing the scene of Shen Yanchen lowering his head to kiss Gu Qimiao, she went mad with jealousy.
"Qianwen, how many days have you not been to the company?" Lu Jinxing, who was about to go to work, saw her and casually asked.
Lu Qianwen crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it away, then walked up to Lu Jinxing: "Brother, did you go to the wedding yesterday?"
When Gu Qimiao’s wedding was mentioned, Lu Jinxing lowered his eyes slightly, then said, "Yes."
"Didn’t you really like Gu Qimiao? Are you just going to let her get married like this?"
Lu Jinxing’s face darkened, and he remained silent for a while before saying, "If I destroy it now, she’ll only be sad."
"Brother, when did you become so cowardly? If you don’t come up with a way, she will never belong to you!"
Lu Jinxing took a deep breath. Of course he knew, but it was precisely because he loved her too much that he became so afraid of losing her.
After experiencing the pain of being separated by life and death, he now just wants to see her live well and no longer dares to think only about his own feelings as before.
But his heart was not at peace; they were so in love in the past, and now it had come to this.
"Brother, take her away, she will remember. Even if she doesn’t, she will feel your goodness towards her, and over time, she will fall in love with you."
Lu Jinxing turned around with a cold face: "Stop saying these things, I’m going to the company."
Lu Qianwen watched Lu Jinxing’s departing figure, frowning and sighing in exasperation. If her brother were a bit more selfish, she wouldn’t be so troubled.
When he arrived at the company, Lu Jinxing originally wanted to numb himself with work, but everywhere in the company, he could hear gossip about Shen Yanchen and Gu Qimiao’s marriage.
Hearing that they were well matched, Lu Jinxing’s face grew darker and darker. When he walked into his office, a stack of documents piled up on his desk, yet he had no motivation at all, with Gu Qimiao occupying his thoughts.
Even the pop-up windows at the bottom right corner of his computer were news about her wedding. If there were no accidents back then, she would have been his bride, proclaiming to the world that they were married.
"President Lu, the meeting has started."
Lu Jinxing’s face was gloomy, as if deep in thought. The secretary stood there nervously, hesitating whether to remind him again, only to see Lu Jinxing stand up, "I have something to do outside, I’ll make arrangements for company matters."
Before the assistant could react, Lu Jinxing left with his car keys, simultaneously calling Lu Qianwen to come manage the company.
Seeing him like this, Lu Qianwen guessed what he was planning.
Feeling slightly relieved, she took her phone and headed to the company, while also informing Liang Zixuan about the situation.
As soon as Lu Jinxing reached the underground parking lot, he received a call from Liang Zixuan: "What’s the matter?"
"Had an epiphany?" Liang Zixuan asked.
Lu Jinxing didn’t answer but also didn’t refuse like last time.
Liang Zixuan knew his mindset had changed; how could someone truly in love watch their loved one be with someone else so easily?
"Brother Lu, let me know if you need anything, I will help as much as I can."
Lu Jinxing didn’t respond and directly hung up the phone.
His only intention now was to confirm, to ask Gu Qimiao’s thoughts, and see if things had truly reached an irreparable stage.
In the afternoon, there was an issue at Shen Yanchen’s company. Not wanting to hold him back, Gu Qimiao let him go back alone and stayed behind to accompany Xiaoxiao.
Shen Yanchen was reluctant, but knowing that Gu Qimiao couldn’t leave Gu Moming behind eased his heart. Every time Gu Moming got hurt before, she always accompanied him. Now that Gu Moming hadn’t woken up, there was no way she could just leave him.
At night, having company in the hospital made Xiaoxiao feel less bored.
As Shen Yanchen’s car drove out of the hospital parking lot, Lu Jinxing, who had been waiting all the while, finally took out his phone once he saw Shen Yanchen leave.
Upstairs in the ward, Gu Qimiao chatted and ate with Xiaoxiao. The phone by her ear rang with a familiar, yet unknown number.
"Hello..."
"Miaomiao."
The voice wasn’t particularly familiar, but Gu Qimiao guessed who it was from the tone.
"Can you come down for a moment? I’m right outside the hospital."
Gu Qimiao glanced out the window; night had fallen, and Shen Yanchen had just left. She couldn’t help a slight wariness towards Lu Jinxing.
"I can’t leave right now. Just tell me whatever you need to say."
Lu Jinxing could hear her wariness, but insisted, "I’ll wait for you downstairs. Come down when you’re done, I’m in the parking lot."
Without waiting for her reply, he hung up the phone, feeling a bit uncertain about whether she would come down.
Gu Qimiao frowned at her phone. "What’s the matter?" Xiaoxiao asked.
"It’s nothing... I’ll go downstairs for a bit to buy some snacks, and I’ll be right back."