Chapter 1147: Jin Sis, I Missed You So Much!
Chapter 1147: Chapter 1147: Jin Sis, I Missed You So Much!
Gu Jin patted Duoduo’s head and bid farewell to Gu Jiajie and Wei Yan: "There’s nothing much, I’ll head back first."
"Minmin is having a holiday in a couple of days, do you want to have a meal together?" Mentioning the family’s younger sister, the smile on Gu Jiajie’s face faded quite a bit: "She mentioned the other day that she misses you."
"Sure, let me know once you’ve made a reservation."
Speaking of Minmin, one cannot help but think of Qiu Qianghai.
Gu Jin asked: "How’s Hai recently?"
Gu Jiajie: "I haven’t seen Hai for a while; he’s been quite busy lately."
Qiu Qianghai became busy due to the transformation in his family’s elder lady’s status, coupled with his nephew becoming the next heir, dragging him completely from his lazy life circle into the whirlpools of various forces in Beijing.
Thinking of Hai’s frail body, Gu Jin frowned slightly: "I haven’t seen Hai in a long time either. Is his health alright?"
Gu Jiajie laughed bitterly, his face showing helplessness: "I was planning to tell you next time we had a meal. Hai’s health is not good, Minmin saw him some days ago; she heard that he’s lost a lot of weight and even coughed up blood. Minmin caught him, and Hai thought he was hiding it well."
Gu Jin was shocked: "How is it so serious?"
She knew Hai’s health was bad, but not to the point of coughing blood.
Gu Jiajie shook his head, with a look of confusion in his eyes: "What exactly is Hai’s illness?"
He had a bad premonition, wondering if it might be a severe illness threatening his life.
Gu Jin only knew that Hai had been in terrible shape since Minmin disappeared, deeply internally depleted.
As for what kind of illness, she wasn’t very sure.
Neither of them could have guessed that Qiu Qianghai had a severe psychological disorder.
Gu Jiajie continued: "Minmin’s health hasn’t been very good lately either. During that explosion she experienced in Nanmian years ago, there are some fragments in her brain still threatening her life, causing headaches occasionally, making surgery impossible as it is now."
After reuniting with Minmin, Gu Jiajie arranged for doctors to conduct a comprehensive examination on her.
He discovered that a fragment had moved in her brain, the aftermath being severe headaches in Beijing.
If she doesn’t have surgery to remove the fragment, she won’t have many good years left.
Because of this, Gu Jiajie is almost worried to the point his hair will turn white, and he can’t even tell the family about it.
Even Hai doesn’t know about this, they’ve been hiding it from each other.
Gu Jin looked displeased, the issue with Hai and Minmin had been entangled for long enough.
If not resolved, they don’t know how long they will continue to drag on.
Gu Jin spoke firmly: "Brother Jie, take leave for Minmin and arrange for surgery as soon as possible; this time we can’t let her have her way.".
How could Gu Jiajie not want Minmin to have surgery sooner?
But that girl simply won’t listen to him.
"That’s what I mean too, but that girl just won’t listen to me, so I wanted you to persuade her."
Gu Jin asked: "Where is Minmin now?"
"She should be home at this time."
"Don’t delay then, tonight it is."
Gu Jin took out her phone, found Hai’s number from the contacts, and dialed directly.
The call was quickly answered, with the familiar male voice coming through the receiver, mixed with a weak smile.
"Little Ninth Lord, how come you have time to call me, not busy recently?"
It was a playful remark, Qiu Qianghai knew about her and An Mingji’s inseparable relationship, and knew they had gone to Yazhou.
Gu Jin chuckled: "Hai, it’s been a while since we’ve met." She walked out of the room.
Gu Jiajie and Wei Yan followed in her footsteps, leaving together.
...
Left Bank Pavilion.
Gu Minmin was at home reviewing course materials, hearing the noise from the living room, realizing her brother was back, she put down her book and walked out of her room.
Seeing the two men and one woman standing in the living room, Minmin was a bit dumbfounded.
She saw her brother almost every day, still as handsome as ever.
Gu Jin, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, still had a bright smile and an eternally captivating charm about her.
The last person was Qiu Qianghai, whom she had seen only a few days ago.
He was still so skinny, pallid, unable to hide his sickly appearance, evoking pity.
Gu Jin didn’t bring Duoduo, followed upstairs by Linda and others, just to sit for a moment.
Seeing Minmin come out, she walked over to her, smiling warmly: "Minmin, missed me?"
The latter ran to her, hugging her: "Sister Jin, I’ve missed you so much!"
The girl had such a lovely smile, overflowing with charm.
Gu Jin hugged her, patted her shoulder, and they parted, hand in hand, towards the sofa.
The large living room, four people sat on the sofa.
Gu Jiajie and Qiu Qianghai remained silent, Gu Jin held Gu Minmin’s hand, asking about her studies lately.
As Qiu Qianghai frequently looked at his watch, his face growing more anxious, Gu Jin changed the subject.
"Minmin, I came today to tell you something; your surgery can’t be delayed any longer."
Gu Minmin’s expression changed dramatically, immediately looking at Qiu Qianghai sitting nearby.
The latter’s pale face showed explicit surprise: "What surgery?!"
Qiu Qianghai’s tone heightened several degrees.
The earlier anxious look in checking his watch vanished from his face.
Minmin tightly grasped Gu Jin’s hand, her eyes showing fragmented light, seemingly anxious and fearful.
Knowing she wouldn’t say anything, Qiu Qianghai stared at Gu Jin and asked: "What’s wrong with Minmin?"
Gu Jin signaled to Gu Jiajie with a nod to let him explain to Hai.
Minmin wanted to keep it from Hai, which Gu Jin understood, given the surgical risks, one wrong move could lead her stuck on the operating table.
But so much time had passed, and Minmin kept putting off the surgery; they couldn’t indulge her any longer.
After hearing Gu Jiajie’s explanation, Qiu Qianghai’s face darkened, his deep eyes stared fixedly at Gu Minmin.
Making her lower her head more and more, his gaze weighed heavily, displeased by the concealment still lingered.
The living room fell into a moment of silence.
Qiu Qianghai closed his eyes deeply, hiding the melancholy and agitation within.
He asked: "Has a surgical team been arranged?"
Gu Jiajie replied: "It was arranged last year, can have surgery anytime."
"I won’t do it!" Gu Minmin interrupted, her attitude strong.
Qiu Qianghai opened his eyes and stared heavily at her: "Why not?"
"No reason!" Gu Minmin spoke stubbornly.
"So, you’re just going to wait for death!" Qiu Qianghai was furious.
"Who are you to control me!" Gu Minmin was angry too.
She glared at Qiu Qianghai, her eyes wide.
Gu Jin patted Minmin’s hand: "Minmin, don’t be like this; Hai is sick too."
On the way here, she had checked Qiu Qianghai’s health condition.
His body remained weak, but not to the extent of coughing blood.
Recently, the Yu family had been overly busy, his daily routine and meals were irregular, causing a gastric issue, hence the coughing blood.
As long as he rests well, this wouldn’t be a problem.