Old Illness (5)

EndlessFantasy TranslationEndlessFantasy Translation Xi Xiaye kept the photos and report back into the file while the horror that gathered on her little face remained. She watched him silently without a word. The side profile of Mu Yuchens face looked calm and cool. After a while, he spoke and drove steadily on the wide road ahead before continuing in a lowered voice, "Havent you always wanted to know about the accident? Its written clearly there. Im sure you roughly know how it all started and ended after reading it." Xi Xiaye took a deep breath and put the file back where it came from. She held a hand to her thumping chest and said, "Lingtianhe must have passed away painfully. I" He reached out to gently hold her slightly frozen fingertips as he asked softly,"Do you remember what I talked to you about a few days ago?" Xi Xiaye thought about it for a while, then what he mentioned to her flashed in her mind. "You want Detective Zhang to help out?" She turned to look at him. One of his hands held the steering wheel steadily as the other held her hand before letting go. "I might not be able to always be vigilant against Doris. I think that if I let you help with this, it might be" Before he finished, Xi Xiaye already lifted a hand to stop him. "Got it. Theres no need to say more. I understand. Ill contact Detective Zhang tomorrow. Dont worry. Ill get this done well." He was glad and grateful for her understanding, so he did not say anymore. Tenderness flitted across his calm and smiling face. Xi Xiaye quietly kept it away too. "I hope that this time, well find out something more. Even though you wont say much, I know that youve been feeling guilty over this. I can understand how that feels. Mr. Mu, we cant control life and death. Humans are actually diminutive before life. Its not up to us to decide on the kind of suffering, difficulties, or hardships well face." At this point, she suddenly turned to quietly watch the side of his cool face. She could not help but sigh. "I feel like we have the fate of being worriers our entire lifetime. We have endless things to worry about. Maybe, if we could be a little more selfish, wed live more peacefully." "But everyone has their own way of living life. Were living based on the principles that make us feel like were living more authentically," she said, then laughed gently before turning to lean on his shoulder. "Madam Mu, thats not the way to console someone. Youre having a realization, not consoling me." He squinted at her, then pursed his lips as he smiled while his arm circled her frail shoulders. "Im getting tired of consoling you since you wont listen anyway, so I might as well do something more substantial. You cant teach an old dog new tricks. You are always like that. If I still didnt understand you by now, I wouldve obviously put in a few words of consolation, but after knowing you, Ill just share some of your burdens." Xi Xiaye did not want to think too much about it or console him. Instead, no matter what he did, she would support him unconditionally and go along with him. "Despite not having your reflection for a long while, your self-awareness hasnt deteriorated. Its something that truly makes me happy." "Im just doing this because youre pretty good to me. I told you, as long as youre good to me, Ill do anything." She squinted her cold eyes at him while her gaze was sincere and gentle. "Youd do anything? What about murder and arson?" "Sure, but before that, Ill definitely tell them that I was doing it on behalf of you!" "Traitor!" He did not whether to laugh or cry as he looked at her. "I dont want to go to jail because of this, and then watch you get together with some other young girl. Im not dumb." At this second, Xi Xiaye suddenly remembered Gu Qiwu. She straightened up slightly and looked at him. "Hey, Mr. Mu, tell me, even with the feelings Gu Qiwu has for Doris, why would Doris still?" "Do you think everyones like you? Doris is an ambitious woman. Even though Gu Qiwus loyal towards her, he has a bottom line," Mu Yuchen explained. "Mmm, Doris wants to swallow the entire Gu familys assets. It turns out that when some feelings are placed before benefits, they still weaken. All the love couldnt even stand the test? Mr. Mu, if one day I wanted to swallow Glory World too, would you be the same as Gu Qiwu?" "You want Glory World? Would you want it if I gave it to you now? With your IQ, can you handle the whole of Glory World? If you were a truly capable career woman, I dont mind living off a woman. Id stay home raising our son and make dinner while waiting for you to get home, living the easy life of a glutton." "In your dreams! How spineless! If you really became a man that lives off women, then youll depreciate in value, Mr. Mu!" She shot him a look of disdain. "I dont think so. Im a man with a wife and son. So what if I depreciate in value? Other peoples opinions have nothing to do with me. Besides, even if I dont do anything right now and eat away our fortunes, itd be enough to last us till the next lifetime. In another year or two, lets not tire ourselves. Ive already stopped expanding into markets recently, stabilizing all my existing properties and making steady progress. As for the next 10 or 20 years, however Glory World may grow will be up to our sons," Mu Yuchen said matter-of-factly. "10, 20 years? Do you know how old Xiao Rui and Xiao Cheng are?!" "Xiao Rui would be 25 or 26, so hed already be able to take on a lot. After all, I was also at that age when grandfather handed Glory World to me. Well hustle for another 10 to 20 years. By that time, youll be over 40, and Ill be 50. Itd be time for us to retire. Whatever it is, Im done. If you want to continue going for it, I wont stop you." "Our sons are so pitiful having a father like you!" "A loving mother spoils her sons! Do you think they came into this world to live comfortably?" "Wouldnt that be too harsh to the children?" "Lets find a time to slowly discuss how to educate our children." At Hospital T. Gu Qiwu had gone in for quite a few hours now. It was only in the evening that he was wheeled out of the operating theatre and put into a ward for observation. "The patient drank too much and it caused gastrointestinal bleeding. In fact, he has gastric problems all year round. If he doesnt take care of his health, it might get worse. Ive already explained all thats needed. The nurse will come later to repeat everything that you need to pay attention to. The patient needs rest now, so its best if all of you dont disturb him," the doctor said before he left. Gu Lingshas expression was tense as she looked worriedly at Gu Qiwu who was sound asleep on the sickbed without an ounce of anger. There were mixed emotions in her blue eyes.