He Xiu pushed up his glasses. Actually, he came here just to gossip about Gu Zheng's current appearance.
However, after seeing Gu Zheng's worry about Xia Ran, he changed his mind. It seemed like it wouldn't hurt to scare Gu Zheng a little.
I wonder if he'll be praised if I tell this to that silly Yu Ming?
Gu Zheng's face darkened. "Which ward is he in? I'll go take a look."
“No way.” He Xiu refused outright. “My patient is having a strong reaction to you right now. He can’t control his emotions whenever he hears your name.”
"If he sees you, it will undoubtedly worsen his condition. Of course, from a medical point of view, you are already on his blacklist. He subconsciously has a machine that hates you. As his attending physician, I have the right to protect him from further harm."
After hearing what He Xiu said, Gu Zheng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if something was pounding against his heart.
He actually ended up on Xia Ran's blacklist?
Gu Zheng clenched his fist tightly, and only relaxed it after a long while.
"Help me heal him, no matter the cost, help me heal him."
"Help you cure him?" He Xiu laughed immediately. "Sure, but by what right do you say that? Or rather, are you even qualified?"
"But you don't need to tell me, I will do it anyway, because I promised Xia Ran's friend that I would cure him."
He Xiu showed not a trace of remorse for mocking Gu Zheng.
He and Gu Zheng had never gotten along since childhood, and now that he finally had a chance to mock Gu Zheng, how could he possibly let it go?
Shock was evident in Gu Zheng's eyes, and he even subconsciously took a step back.
He didn't even have the right to ask someone else to take care of Xia Ran anymore?
Gu Zheng's mouth was full of bitterness, and he said in a hoarse voice,
"No matter what identity I use, and regardless of whether I am qualified or not, I hope you can help me cure him. This... is what I owe him."
He Xiu: "Okay, but you have to tell me the whole story."
“Okay.” Gu Zheng agreed without hesitation. “As long as you help me cure him, I will tell you everything.”
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he walked forward, clearly looking for a place to talk.
He Xiu looked at Gu Zheng's back, which showed signs of discomfort, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
His words just now were deliberately meant to embarrass Gu Zheng. After all, how could someone as proud as Gu Zheng be willing to tell him embarrassing stories?
It seems that Xia Ran really treats Gu Zheng quite differently.
He Xiu followed, and then sat down with Gu Zheng in a corner of the garden.
There are very few people here, and it's quite remote, making it the perfect place to talk.
"Do you have any cigarettes?" Gu Zheng asked, head down.
He Xiu didn't say anything, but took out a cigarette from his pocket. Actually, they weren't allowed to bring cigarettes to work, but he brought them because he was coming to see Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng lit a cigarette, took two deep drags, and then began to speak.
"I'm divorced from him."
Chapter 169 Are you sure you like him?
"Actually, when I first married him, I thought that as long as he treated the children well, I wouldn't divorce him, but later..."
Gu Zheng paused for a moment, and He Xiu immediately picked up where he left off.
"Later, your adopted brother came back? And you just used Xia Ran as a substitute, thinking that once he came back, you could just kick him to the curb, right?"
"How did you know?" Gu Zheng blurted out subconsciously, but quickly realized what was going on.
Qin Hao had told Da Zhuang, so Da Zhuang should have told He Xiu.
"Xia Ran's friend mentioned it to me, and considering the appearances of Xia Ran and your younger brother, I could roughly guess what it was."
Gu Zheng paused for a moment, and then talked about some general things, including that Gu En was sick and didn't have much time left.
After hearing this, He Xiu immediately made a sarcastic remark.
"Gu Zheng, this is the first time I've realized you're such a despicable person."
Upon hearing He Xiu's words, a hint of confusion appeared in Gu Zheng's eyes, before he spoke with a touch of bitterness.
"Did I do something wrong? I only married Xia Ran because of her looks in the first place. Now that Xiao En is back, isn't it normal for me to divorce Xia Ran?"
"Heh..." He Xiu sneered, "Normal? You actually think this is normal? Gu Zheng, no matter what, you've already married Xia Ran. He's sacrificed so much for you. You shouldn't divorce him, either morally or logically."
"And then there's your adopted brother, what's his name? Gu En, right? He's been missing for six years. Are you sure you still like him? Or do you even think you like him?"
As a psychologist, He Xiu had an almost subconscious habit of trying to understand and observe people's hearts.
"What do you mean?" Gu Zheng blurted out subconsciously, his eyes filled with doubt and confusion.
"Tsk..." Looking at Gu Zheng's expression, He Xiu suddenly felt particularly bored.
Why did he feel that this Gu Zheng was different from the Gu Zheng he knew and understood?
"Forget it, now that you're divorced, what's done is done. From now on, you should just be with Gu En. As a psychologist, I think you shouldn't appear in front of Xia Ran anymore, at least not until he's moved on."
After He Xiu finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Gu Zheng called him back.
"Wait a minute, my son is also in the hospital right now, and something's not right. Could you go and take a look at him for me?"
Hearing this, He Xiu was quite surprised. Even when Gu Zheng first asked him to help take care of the children, he had never used such a humble tone. Now, however, he was using it.
“Okay, I’m free right now anyway.” He Xiu agreed immediately.
Gu Zheng finished his cigarette and couldn't help but ask again.
"Is Xia Ran... really alright?"
He Xiu: "As it stands, as long as you don't go looking for him, he'll be fine."
This statement was undoubtedly unacceptable to Gu Zheng.
Looking at Gu Zheng's expression, He Xiu clicked his tongue twice and couldn't help but say something.
"Gu Zheng, have you ever thought about this? You say you don't like Xia Ran, that Xia Ran is just a substitute, but why do you keep trying to find out about Xia Ran? I've known you for so many years, and I don't think you're a pushover."
After saying that, He Xiu walked ahead, while Gu Zheng looked completely bewildered after hearing what he said.
Why did he repeatedly try to find out about Xia Ran? Of course, it was because he was worried about Xia Ran.
But He Xiu is right. He and Xia Ran are already divorced. He clearly doesn't like Xia Ran, so why should he worry about her?
Gu Zheng had a vague idea that was about to emerge in his eyes, but in the end, it didn't come out. He simply followed He Xiu back to the ward.
He wanted to go see Xia Ran, but He Xiu's words earlier made him afraid to go.
When He Xiu saw Gu En in the ward, his expression paused for a moment, and then he looked at Gu Chen sleeping on the bed.
Gu En was slightly taken aback when he saw He Xiu enter, as he recognized He Xiu.
"Brother Zheng, what's this?" Gu En asked, looking at Gu Zheng who had followed He Xiu in.
Gu Zheng: "He is a psychologist, so I asked him to come and take a look at the child."
A look of understanding flashed across Gu En's face, then he looked at He Xiu with excitement and said,
"Then I'll trouble you to take a look at the child."
He Xiu remained expressionless. "The child is sleeping, so we can't look at him now. We'll look at him when he wakes up."
He turned to leave after he finished speaking, but he glanced at Gu Zheng before leaving.
Gu Zheng said something to Gu En and then went out. Gu En's bad premonition grew stronger, but he didn't think about it too deeply. After all, Xia Ran and Gu Zheng had already divorced, and for him, the biggest problem had been solved.
He Xiu stopped after walking quite a distance from the ward, looked at Gu Zheng, and asked,
"Are you sure Gu En is sick and about to die?"
"What do you mean?" Gu Zheng immediately grasped the meaning He Xiu was trying to convey.
"It's nothing, I just find it a bit strange." He Xiu pushed up his glasses. "It's just that for someone who is about to die, his mood and physical condition are too good, it doesn't seem like it."
"As your arch-enemy, let me give you a heads-up: his subconscious concern for the child just now was very fake. I think you should take him for a thorough check-up. Judging from his physical and mental condition, he can live for at least several decades, maybe even longer than you."
"What do you mean?" Gu Zheng was still completely bewildered, his eyes even looking somewhat dazed.
He Xiu clicked his tongue lightly, "Anyway, that's all I have to say. Of course, it could also be my imagination. The safest way is to have him get checked out."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left.
In short, looking at Gu En, he didn't think there was anything wrong with him no matter how he looked at it.
Gu Zheng stood there for a while, then turned around and went back to Gu Chen's ward.
Looking at Gu En, his mind was filled with He Xiu's words.
"Zheng-ge, what's wrong?" Gu En couldn't help but ask, feeling inexplicably guilty about Gu Zheng's behavior.
Gu Zheng pursed his lips, but ultimately shook his head.
"nothing."
So much happened today, let's talk about it later.
He Xiu originally planned to talk to Xia Ran tonight, but something came up and he thought that Xia Ran's emotions seemed to have stabilized, so he decided to wait until tomorrow to come over.
As for He Xiu's request for Da Zhuang to treat him to a meal, that will have to be postponed.
Da Zhuang bought Xia Ran a new phone, changed her phone number, and talked to her about some things. Only after finding that Xia Ran was indeed in a good mood did he completely relax and fall asleep.
But Xia Ran held her phone in her hand and showed no signs of sleepiness.
He was actually very tired, but he couldn't fall asleep.
Chapter 170 Xia Ran Meets Gu En
He just called his grandfather, otherwise he was afraid his grandfather would worry, since he usually calls his grandfather almost every day.
Thinking about everything that happened today, Xia Ran felt that everything had been very long, so long that he felt somewhat numb.
Once his leg heals, he will go back home; he has no home here.
But how will he face his grandfather when he gets back? How will he tell his grandfather that he and Gu Zheng have divorced?