Chapter 2275 - 2077: Gu Linxi vs. Cui Jiangjing
Chapter 2275: Chapter 2077: Gu Linxi vs. Cui Jiangjing
Huo Xiahe looked confused and murmured, "Did she not realize it was me?"
"She must have realized."
Huo Xiahe became even more puzzled, "She realized I deliberately chose a place Mr. Cui recommended for dinner so, why did she still..." From start to finish, she never spoke ill of me.
She wasn’t afraid to lose to Gu Linxi, yet she found herself losing so miserably when compared to her rival, in such a humiliating defeat she never anticipated!
Cui Jiangjing said, "Because she is not like you, she has gone through experiences just like yours, yet her mindset and outlook are different from yours. These differences make her treat you as a child. Adults don’t blame a child for being mischievous. There’s another reason."
Aware she had lost everything, including love and dignity, Huo Xiahe bit her lip, her face pale, "What other reason?"
Cui Jiangjing spoke slowly, delivering a crushing blow, "Another reason I mentioned to you before, it’s not her pursuing me, but me constantly chasing after her. Our being together is entirely due to me risking everything. She doesn’t love me as much as you think, nor is she the kind of little woman who schemes for me. My girlfriend is a bird that soars in the sky, with an indomitable spirit!"
A bird that soars in the sky, with an indomitable spirit... Huo Xiahe didn’t know how she left the hospital; all she knew was she had lost, lost utterly and completely.
Ten years of secret love turned into nothing, but she didn’t lose unjustly.
Half an hour later, Lin Ning hurried to the hospital, quickly checked the still unconscious Cui Hao, and left after the doctor advised not to disturb his rest.
Outside, looking haggard, she whispered angrily to the person next to her, "Son, come out with me."
Cui Jiangjing followed her without a word, and they closed the door to the hospital room.
Once outside, Lin Ning couldn’t wait to ask, "Tell me honestly, what’s going on with your dad? He was fine when he left this morning, why is he in the hospital by noon? And why did Xiahe call me, was she there too? What exactly happened between you all?"
When Huo Xiahe called, she asked briefly, but Huo Xiahe hesitated and didn’t say much. Lin Ning was anxious to attend to her tasks so she could rush over, so she didn’t pursue the matter further.
Now that she was here, she definitely wanted to understand what had happened!
"Did you argue with your dad?"
Worry filled Lin Ning’s eyes, her demeanor less urgent now, as she placed a hand on his shoulder, momentarily silent, "Son, I know you have unresolved feelings with your dad, but we can’t entirely blame him for that issue. We all have responsibility. If I had been more attentive to your sister, she wouldn’t have gone down that path. If you need to blame someone, blame me. Ah, don’t blame your dad. Your dad has suffered from insomnia for years, sometimes waking up with night terrors, yet he doesn’t talk about it. I know he’s dreaming of your sister.
He actually harbors a lot of guilt, living in remorse. But that’s just who he is, stubborn his whole life, always fixated on what he believes is best for you kids, unable to speak gently. Every conversation seems laced with aggression, so he seems uncaring, wanting only to be a strict father. In my view, he’s merely a foolish father who hasn’t learned to express his feelings... Son, do you understand what I mean?"