Stars In His Eyes

Chapter 1843: Sincerely Facing Each Other 56

"Is it serious?" He Zhilan frowned, "You seem to know a lot about his situation."

"It’s not light, at any rate," He Teng laughed, "Yes, pretty clear, I heard about it from Lan Li a few days ago."

"Do you think I’m being heartless?" He Zhilan bit her lip and asked, "Ignoring him, not caring about him. But in fact, speaking of it, it’s also because of me that he lost the entire Gu Family and accompanied him throughout his later life, turning from a figure who once called the shots to a caged bird."

"That was his choice, you don’t need to feel burdened," He Teng patted He Zhilan’s head, "There should be many guests at home tomorrow, get some rest early, and we’ll visit Dad and He Da early."

He Zhilan nodded, saying no more, only, that night, for some reason, when she closed her eyes, all she thought of were those last remnants of dreams from her youth.

For years, more than ten years, she relied on these vague memories to hold on, and now, these memories suddenly resurfaced once more.

Those dreams that she couldn’t forget for over a decade, and then became shattered, are being pieced back together bit by bit, and she can still feel warmth from those images.

Early the next morning, He Teng drove his beautiful wife and son away from the military courtyard to visit He Da and He Father, as Little Tuanyuan was celebrating a birthday, and many guests from the He Family would come, so the comings and goings in the military courtyard were inconvenient, thus He Teng and He Zhilan decided to hold Little Tuanyuan’s birthday party at He Da’s place, after all, Chen Ning loved excitement and everything.

Once they arrived, Little Tuanyuan didn’t need to be carried and just opened the car door and ran straight inside. He was now eager to ask if his second aunt had given him a little brother or sister.

"Brother, you and Little Tuanyuan go inside first. I have some time, so I’ll head to the company to handle a couple of urgent matters and come back soon. Help me tell Dad," He Zhilan stopped He Teng and took the car keys from his hand.

"Should I drop you there and wait at your company?" He Teng asked.

"No, no," He Zhilan shook her head somewhat guiltily, "The house is full of guests, how can it be with neither of us there? I’ll just be quick."

With that, He Zhilan got into the driver’s seat and drove off. She had been learning to drive for some time, and was now familiar with it, so He Teng was at ease letting her drive.

Saying she was going to the company was just an excuse for He Zhilan.

He Zhilan eventually drove to the sanatorium.

Even though He Teng hadn’t mentioned which sanatorium Gu Hengyuan was sent to last night, having lived in the capital for years, He Zhilan could guess which sanatorium someone like Gu Hengyuan would be sent to.

However, there were some surprises and coincidences; in the parking lot of the sanatorium, He Zhilan ran into Lan Li.

Lan Li’s expression was filled with surprise when he saw He Zhilan, but He Zhilan didn’t greet him, and he couldn’t be sure why she was there, maybe just seeing some client or friend.

He Zhilan saw Lan Li, but she didn’t go up to greet him.

To be honest, being caught by Lan Li, He Zhilan even felt a guilty conscience, as if she was caught red-handed, so she just pretended to walk inside, not knowing what to say to Lan Li, decided to just act like she didn’t see him.

He Zhilan intentionally slowed her steps until Lan Li walked by her. Only then did she start slowly walking inside. She couldn’t see which way Lan Li went, nor did she know which ward Gu Hengyuan was in, so she had to head towards the information desk first.

"Hello, may I inquire about the Gu who was brought in recently..."

Before He Zhilan could finish, the impatient nurse replied, "Are you family of Mr. Gu in room 305? Mr. Gu passed away from a stroke last night. Are you here to make arrangements for Mr. Gu’s affairs?"