"Gu Zhong?"
She quickly stood up, rushed to the bedside, and looked at Gu Zhong expectantly.
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Author's Note:
Thank you, anonymous little angel, for the landmine! Bo Bo Chicken!
//Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 23:35:40 on December 15, 2021 and 01:15:45 on December 18, 2021!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: Anonymous (1).
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 108 The Newly Rich CEO and the Fallen Heiress (Part Fourteen)
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Gu Zhong's originally steady breathing rate changed slightly, his hand moved slightly, and his tightly closed eyelids slowly opened, his eyes still a little hazy.
"Please take heed!"
Ling Yan exclaimed in surprise and reached for the call bell by the bed to summon the doctor to give Gu Zhong another thorough examination.
A hand grasped her outstretched right hand, and Lingyan looked at the person who had stopped her in confusion.
"Ayan, do you want to ruin this precious night?"
Gu Zhong smiled playfully, his tone flippant, a stark contrast to his usual stubborn yet alluring demeanor as a young man from a prominent family.
For Lingyan, however, it was extremely familiar. This was the person she had spent tens of thousands of years with, the person she had longed for for tens of thousands of years!
"…Concern…"
Muttering the name to herself, Ling Yan stared blankly down at Gu Zhong lying on the bed, her eyes wide, as if all her consciousness and soul had been ripped away in an instant, unable to make any other expression.
Gu Zhong lay on his back, about to say something more, when a warm drop of liquid fell onto her cheek, carrying endless sorrow and longing.
Immediately afterwards, tears, like pearls, streamed down the beautiful woman's face one after another, without any sign of stopping.
Seeing his beloved girl like this, Gu Zhong suppressed all his frivolousness.
With relaxed eyebrows and a softened smile, this face seems to instantly contain boundless tenderness, captivating the viewer and making them genuinely believe that they are deeply cherished and loved.
"Ayan, don't cry, I'm back."
She raised her hand to wipe away Lingyan's tears.
But it seemed as if some even more incredible switch had been triggered, and the person cried even more fiercely.
Lingyan buried her head completely in Gu Zhong's neck and cried her heart out, as if she wanted to tell all the grievances and sorrows she had endured over the years.
She was originally an innocent, carefree, and willful person, but she forced herself to become the calm and patient person she is today because she has no one left to rely on.
At this moment, she can once again transform into a child who doesn't have to bear anything, and cry her heart out without anyone blaming her, but with someone to care for her and someone to rely on.
He wrapped his hands around her slender shoulders and neck, gently patting Lingyan's back as if to soothe her, one pat after another, as if to lull a baby to sleep.
Perhaps she was truly exhausted, or perhaps the tension in her heart suddenly eased, Lingyan actually fell into a deep sleep while lying on Gu Zhong's body, the patient.
With a helpless sigh, Gu Zhong's eyes were full of doting affection. He didn't care that he had just woken up and was still weak, and they ended up embracing each other all night.
As the first rays of morning sunlight fell on her face, Lingyan slowly woke up; she hadn't slept so peacefully in a long time.
I had only just started moving when I felt a soreness in my lower back. After all, lying in this half-prone position for half the night was quite uncomfortable.
Just as Ling Yan was about to sit up, she felt Gu Zhong's arms wrapping around her very tightly, so she relaxed again and lay on her side, looking at the patient who was still sleeping soundly.
Gu Zhong's awakening was something she hadn't expected, but thinking back to Gu Zhong's awakening and final farewell in the previous world, it didn't seem strange.
With half of the soul fragments pieced together, perhaps the opportunity for awakening has been reached.
Lying there peacefully and serenely, with the warm yellow light gradually spreading in from the window, Lingyan felt as if she had returned to the years ten thousand years ago.
She lay down beside Gu Zhong, the two of them so close that they could hear each other's soft breathing.
They could see the sun, which never sets, on the horizon, showering its warmth upon them without reservation.
The fingers resting on Lingyan's back twitched; the person beneath her seemed to have had a wonderful dream and was waking up.
"Miss Ling?"
However, the first thing Gu Zhong said after opening his eyes again stunned Ling Yan.
She quickly sat up, effortlessly breaking free from the warm embrace, and looked directly into Gu Zhong's eyes.
Those eyes held endless bewilderment and surprise at the current situation, devoid of any familiar warmth and doting affection—it was still the same Gu Zhong.
Gu Zhong did not truly wake up.
This realization was like a bucket of cold water poured over Lingyan's head, extinguishing the flame that had just risen in her heart.
She could accept this situation.
However, everything last night felt like a dream. After getting what one had hoped for, things have now returned to normal, leaving one with a sense of loss, like a castle in the air.
Immediately adjusting her mindset and regaining her composure, Lingyan couldn't help but feel somewhat embarrassed.
How could she explain her state of mind upon waking up to Gu Zhong, who seemed completely oblivious to what was happening?
You can't exactly say that you were overcome with lust in the middle of the night and pounced on a patient without any regard for their health.
Just as Lingyan was racking her brains trying to find a reasonable explanation, Gu Zhong spoke up again.
“Miss Ling, it’s strange, but I think I had a very long dream.”
She didn't dwell on the strange sight she had just witnessed; her words were filled with confusion.
"I don't remember much of what happened in the dream, but it feels like we've known each other for a very, very long time... You've been searching for me all this time, and only today has a feeling of joy at our reunion welled up inside me..."
Upon hearing this, Ling Yan's heart stirred again. Perhaps this was the effect of Gu Zhong gradually waking up?
Thinking of this, and then of that stubborn little guy from her previous life, Ling Yan felt a pang of guilt.
If Gu Zhong truly awakens, then the Gu Zhong of today, with his own fragmented soul possessing his own personality and temperament, should completely disappear.
Before she could think any further, Gu Zhong must have aggravated some wound, because her already pale face turned even paler, her breathing became rapid, and the monitoring equipment next to her started beeping.
Ling Yan then remembered the correct way to handle a patient who had just woken up. She reached out to press the doorbell by the bedside, and this time Gu Zhong did not stop her.
Within minutes, the attending physician, accompanied by several nurses, stormed into the ward. After asking a few questions and conducting some simple examinations, he immediately issued a long list of test orders.
It seems this weak patient will have to go through another whole day before he can finally get some rest.
Accompanying Gu Zhong to various examinations, another busy and fulfilling day quickly passed.
After the doctor finished giving his routine instructions and left, the empty ward was once again left with only the two of them, and the atmosphere of the daytime would never return.
They tacitly avoided mentioning the doubts and topics from that morning, and instead started talking about other things.
"Thank you for your hard work these past few days, Miss Ling."
As Gu Zhong lay in the hospital bed, she sincerely expressed her gratitude. The warm-colored lamp on the bedside table cast a soft light on one side of her, making the other side appear somewhat dark.
"No need to thank me. To paraphrase Miss Gu, isn't this what a girlfriend should do?"
Ling Yan paused, her pen, which was writing rapidly, and looked up to reply with a teasing smile.
For some reason, unlike his usual ease, Gu Zhong didn't respond, and the room fell into a silent silence once again.
"Miss Ling, after much hesitation, I feel I still need to tell you about this."
After a long silence, Gu Zhong suddenly spoke, his tone solemn and serious.
"What's up?"
Seeing this serious demeanor, Lingyan couldn't be careless. She closed the cap of her pen and sat upright at the table.
"You asked me before what Mr. Fang said to me that day. To be honest, I have to apologize. Perhaps because of some unfounded things, my trust in you has been shaken."
A sincere apology struck Ling Yan so hard she was momentarily stunned, having already forgotten the unpleasantness of the incident.
"Actually, we haven't known each other for very long, so it's understandable that you don't trust me."
She seems quite relaxed about this, believing that there's plenty of time and she'll be able to discern people's true intentions over time.
"He described to me a blue ocean, an opportunity that could very well make Yaozhong a leader in the industry."
After apologizing, Gu Zhong talked about the opportunity Fang Yu had offered her.
"What?"
Lingyan frowned deeply, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing in disapproval.
While it's true that fortune favors the bold, she always believed that anything that falls from the sky is poisoned.
"Digital finance".
The four words were resounding, and Ling Yan's pupils suddenly contracted. It was truly beyond her expectations that someone had already seen this market.
Every era has its share of visionary individuals; the key is who acts swiftly and seizes every opportune moment.
Digital finance is indeed an opportunity, a blue ocean.
What surprising connections will occur when emerging information technology is combined with the most sensitive area of finance? No one in this era knows.
However, it also carries significant risks, involving more than just the relationship between input and output.
Even the best things, if they are not suited to the times and national conditions, will only be buried and become a bottomless pit with no returns, not to mention the sensitive issues and interests involved.
Given the current situation, the financial crisis is still fresh in our minds, and the authorities will absolutely not allow the financial system, which forms the foundation of the economy, to be undermined. No matter how good the blueprint or future may be, it will be impossible.
In short, it's not the right time yet.
“Ms. Gu, I’m glad you were so honest with me today. I heard you’ve been very busy lately, I suppose you’ve been working on this project?”
Ling Yan took a deep breath, a rare seriousness appearing in her eyes.
"That's true. Mr. Fang listed many policy benefits, and it seems very promising no matter how you look at it. So I'd like to ask Ms. Ling what she thinks?"
Most people only seek others' opinions when they are unsure, so to insist on doing the opposite clearly indicates that something is not right.
"This field is not ready to be opened up yet. If we step into it now, we will only be left with nothing but bones. My suggestion is to put it on hold."