Chapter 293 Let’s Break Up
Mrs. Gong woke up two days later. During these two days, Gong Xiaoyu didn’t know how she got through. She was deeply afraid that something would happen to her mother and didn’t dare to close her eyes for a moment in the hospital.
Gong Tianfan exhausted all his connections to find an authoritative doctor in this field. The reply he got was: "The best cardiologists in the country, besides the young master of the Yue Family, include Doctor Gao from the Gu Family’s private hospital. Doctor Gao is difficult to book. If you know someone, it would be much easier."
The Gu Family, that’s where An Junxi is from.
He Mengya somehow heard the news. She shouted frantically in the hospital, "You want to go see that vixen? I knew you were looking for an excuse to see her. An Junxi is a vixen!"
The whole corridor of the inpatient department could hear her voice. The passing medical staff and patients turned to look. Gong Tianfan yelled at her in embarrassment and anger, "If it weren’t for you, my mother wouldn’t be in the hospital, you shrew!"
"You blame me?" He Mengya grabbed Gong Tianfan by the collar, "What did I do wrong? That old woman has her own health issues and now you’re blaming me for her being hospitalized."
Father Gong was already worried. Hearing He Mengya’s outrageous words, he clutched his chest and sat down on a chair, "You, you this..."
Gong Xiaoyu hurriedly helped her father calm down. She said to He Mengya, "Do you not think there’s enough going on already? We don’t need you here. Get out!"
The head nurse came over to advise them, "No loud noises are allowed in the inpatient department. If the family members are agitated, it’s better to go out and calm down so as not to disturb other patients’ rest."
Gong Tianfan apologized to the head nurse and then sent He Mengya home. He discussed with his sister, "The Gu Family has such good medical resources. Do you think we should ask Jun Xi for help..."
Gong Xiaoyu was exhausted. Yue Xiaoyang was clearly able to help, yet he left the country without a word and hadn’t called in two days.
She had cried enough tears for him. Now she couldn’t cry anymore.
Just as Gong Xiaoyu was about to contact Jun Xi for help, her mother woke up.
She repented by her mother’s bedside, "Mom, it’s my fault for not listening to you and making you worry. Please recover with peace of mind. I’ll find a boyfriend. I’ll get married this year."
The pale face of Mrs. Gong brightened a little, tears gleaming in her eyes, "Really?"
She had worried about this daughter for most of her life. Watching her approaching thirty without a boyfriend while other neighbors and colleagues were already holding grandchildren, she and her husband felt too embarrassed at every family gathering when asked about it.
Now, has her daughter really come around and is willing to find a boyfriend?
Gong Xiaoyu choked, "Really, I’ll get married this year. I won’t let you and dad worry anymore."
Mrs. Gong’s face showed some color, "That’s my good girl."
Gong Xiaoyu felt neither sadness nor joy. Her fate with Yue Xiaoyang ended here. It didn’t matter who she married.
She sent him a message, "Doctor Yue, you don’t have to avoid me anymore. Let’s break up."
She no longer awaited his calls, nor for his replies. She blocked all his contact information. This time, there was no going back.
The attending doctor told Gong Xiaoyu, "The patient can’t endure any further stress. The best medicine won’t help as much as a good mood. Regular care is still crucial."
"Thank you, Doctor. I will be careful."
The day her mother was discharged, Gong Xiaoyu went early to the hospital to handle the discharge procedures. At the inpatient consultation desk, she saw a girl who looked somewhat familiar.
The girl was carrying a thermos as she passed through the lobby. She looked a lot like Gu Qianlan.
Gong Xiaoyu wanted to see more clearly, but the girl had already turned into the corridor. She didn’t dwell on it. Gu Qianlan worked abroad. How could she suddenly come back? She must have mistaken her for someone else.
After completing the discharge procedures, she and her mother returned home. To prevent his wife from going crazy, Gong Tianfan had already moved to another place to live.
Mrs. Gong said, "If your brother hadn’t married that woman, I might have had a grandchild by now."
Gong Xiaoyu told her mother not to think about it, "He Mengya is not suitable to be a mother. I support my brother’s divorce."
"Will she agree?" Mrs. Gong had long wanted to get rid of this daughter-in-law. The Gong Family couldn’t tolerate her.
"She will have to. I won’t let her ruin our family."
"Then you must be careful, or else she might make a big scene again." He Mengya was capable of anything, and their family was about to become a laughingstock in the neighborhood.
"Okay, I understand."
The Gong Family’s life returned to normal. Mrs. Gong noticed that ever since her daughter stopped resisting blind dates, she had become more silent and withdrawn. Every day after work, she would lock herself in her room, indifferent to food and drink.
She didn’t want to push her daughter too hard, "Why don’t you talk to Jun Xi?"
Gong Xiaoyu said, "Jun Xi’s family has its own issues too. I don’t want to bother her." Jun Xi and Mr. Gu were having conflicts, and she didn’t want to add to Jun Xi’s worries.
Mrs. Gong suggested, "Maybe a trip will help you relax."
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t want to stay in this suffocating city any longer. Every time she passed by places where they had dated, it made her heart ache.
Going out might be a good idea, like a farewell journey.
Following her mother’s advice, she soon bought a ticket to France, packed light, and set off.
For most people, Paris, France, is a romantic, fashionable, and leisurely city. Countless captivating love stories have taken place here, as if the air is filled with sweetness.
Perhaps due to the breakup, Gong Xiaoyu couldn’t feel any of Paris’s charm at all.
This slow-paced city also had dirty streets. There were beggars on the streets, just like anywhere else; its outdated public facilities were nothing compared to Yan City.
Unlike other excited and curious tourists, she showed no curiosity. She could stand by the riverside all morning or sit in a park all afternoon, watching pigeons flutter about, spending this hardest time of her life.
Under the plane trees in the park, couples walked hand in hand, elderly couples supported each other as they crossed the street. Each scene reminded her of Yue Xiaoyang.
She wondered what he thought when he saw her message. She wondered if he tried to contact her.
Gong Xiaoyu had no answers. She had already blocked him.
She made herself have some backbone. He had avoided her repeatedly. He wasn’t there when she needed him the most. Why should she degrade herself to maintain this relationship?
One night, Gong Xiaoyu walked past a street full of bars. The husky, quiet voice of a street singer drifted out from inside. She took a couple of steps in, but remembered Jun Xi’s advice that no matter what, she mustn’t go to bars to get drunk again.
She turned and went back to the street.
She still remembered the last time she got drunk in a bar and almost had a bad encounter with Mr. Lin. Now, alone in a foreign land, no matter how unhappy she was, she had to take responsibility for her own safety.