Lin’s eyes reddened. "Miss, don’t overthink things."
Gu Si’an’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he quickly walked up to Gu Sining and reached out to touch her small face.
"Isn’t your brother’s love enough?"
His words had completely answered Gu Sining’s question. Deception, after all, only works for a while. Sining wasn’t stupid; she just wanted someone to give her a definite answer. And the answer he gave was the most appropriate.
"Parents aren’t inherently loving towards their children. It’s not strange that we didn’t receive their love."
Gu Sining froze, tears welling in her eyes.
Gu Si’an did not comfort her. Comfort wouldn’t work.It was a fact that their parents didn’t love them; it was better to accept that.
Gu Si’an soothingly stroked her hair. "Fu Bing has returned from the competition hotel. I’ve seen her compete; her medical skills are excellent. I’ll find a way to ask her to treat you."
Gu Sining shook her head. "Sister Bing won’t treat me. Mom ruined my aunt’s entire life; Sister Bing won’t treat the daughter of her mother’s enemy. I don’t want you to debase yourself by begging others, only to be humiliated."
"Fu Bing isn’t that kind of person. Besides, you have no grievance with her. She’s a doctor; she won’t stand by and watch someone die. Just focus on recuperating at home. I’ll figure out the rest."
"What about Mom’s situation? What do you plan to do?"
"I’ll also find a way to bail her out. Her crime isn’t severe. If we manage our connections properly, she can be released. If she ends up with a substantiated criminal record, it won’t be good for your future. There are many professions you wouldn’t be able to choose, and I won’t let you be restricted because of them."
Gu Sining nodded gently, tears rolling down uncontrollably.
She had held back for a long time, but ultimately, she couldn’t anymore and broke down, sobbing.
"Brother, I don’t want to live here anymore."
Gu Si’an indulgently pulled her into his arms. "Where would you like to live?"
"I want to live in the house you bought, and I also want to get a cat."
"Okay." Gu Si’an turned to Lin. "Lin, help Sining pack her bags."
"Young Master, but this..."
"It’s usually just Sining and me at home anyway. It’s the same wherever we live."
Lin could say no more and went upstairs to pack.
Gu Si’an drove Gu Sining to the apartment he had bought near his company.
It was a three-bedroom, two-living room unit—small for someone accustomed to living in a villa.
However, the surroundings were pleasant.
Transportation was also convenient.
Gu Sining was delighted as soon as she entered. "Brother, I like it here."
"As long as you like it. You can use both the study and the sunroom. I’ll have someone send over a comfortable rocking chair later, so you can curl up in the study to read. Do you want to pick out a cat yourself, or should I have someone bring one directly?"
"I want to pick one myself."
"No problem." Gu Si’an checked the time. "I need to go to the office for a meeting first. I’ll come back and take you to choose one when I’m done."
Gu Si’an hugged her again before he left.
Once Gu Sining was sure Gu Si’an had departed, she also went out.
She took a taxi to Fu Bing’s villa.
Xiaomei saw her and said, "Sister Bing isn’t here."
"Sister, may I wait for her here?"
"There’s no point in waiting here; Sister Bing won’t be back anytime soon. What if you get heatstroke? Who would be responsible?"
"I just want to properly thank Sister Bing. She saved me at the hospital last time, and I didn’t even get a chance to thank her properly."
"Sister Bing has saved many people; you don’t need to take it so much to heart." Xiaomei saw Gu Sining’s face growing paler. Despite her sympathy, she thought of her sister’s (Fu Bing’s) condition these past few days and steeled her heart to refuse Gu Sining.
She couldn’t bear for her sister to be overly strained.
Being sensitive, Gu Sining couldn’t bring herself to stay after being turned away.
She took out a letter she had written earlier. "Please give this letter to Sister Bing. Thank you."
Xiaomei watched her stagger away. "You should sit on the nearby bench for a while. Wait until you feel better before heading back."
Gu Sining forced a smile and, clutching her chest, walked away.
She barely made it to the residential complex’s security booth when she suddenly felt dizzy.
A black car sped toward her from outside the gates.
"Little girl, watch out for the car!"
Gu Sining looked up in a daze. The black car seemed to move in slow motion, heading straight for her.
Her brain told her to dodge, but her body wouldn’t obey.
Gu Sining was thrown high into the air, and the world before her eyes instantly turned black and white.
She didn’t feel any pain.
Instead, she felt a sense of relief.
Would her brother’s life be much easier without her?
He could pursue what he wanted, without being dragged down by this burden of hers.
She was just a student and hadn’t experienced so many things.
To die now... it seemed a bit regrettable...
The shriek of brakes echoed throughout the neighborhood.
The driver, seeing Gu Sining lying unconscious on the ground, took advantage of the delayed reaction from security and onlookers to abandon the car and flee the scene.
The security guard immediately called 120.
A passerby, unable to bear the sight, shielded Gu Sining with an umbrella.
"The sun is so harsh, and the ground is scorching. Letting the young girl lie here could be dangerous, couldn’t it?"
"Is there a doctor here? Can anyone offer some advice?"
The crowd shook their heads.
At that moment, Fu Bing’s car drove in.
Mu He slowed down and raised the car windows, blocking out the commotion.
The security guard recognized Fu Bing’s car and tapped on the window.
Mu He glared at the meddlesome guard.
The glare made cold sweat stream down the guard’s face. Thinking of the little girl on the ground, he nevertheless steeled himself and tapped the car window again.
Fu Bing opened her eyes and lowered the window. "What is it?"
"Sister Bing, a young girl was just in a car accident. The ambulance hasn’t arrived yet. Could you please take a look? She looks to be in bad shape; I’m afraid she might not make it."
Fu Bing opened the car door and got out.
Most of the people surrounding Gu Sining recognized Fu Bing and spontaneously made way for her.
When Fu Bing saw Gu Sining’s face, she was stunned.
Gu Yazheng was rebuffed when he came to see me. He probably didn’t have the nerve to come again himself, so he might have encouraged Gu Sining to come and plead with me.
It has to be said, Gu Yazheng and Fu Ning are a perfect match!
The couple uses the exact same tactics!
Fu Bing bent down to check her pulse and quickly slipped a medicine pill into Gu Sining’s mouth.
After confirming Gu Sining’s life was not in danger, the paramedics arrived. Fu Bing gave Gu Si’an’s phone number to the medical personnel before getting back into the car.
Mu He cautioned, "Someone might try to use this incident with Gu Sining against you."
"The paramedics who came are from the Gu family’s hospital. Gu Sining is a young lady of the Gu Family; they know their limits. Even if they wanted to harm me, they would focus on the medicine I gave Gu Sining. I’ve heard Gu Si’an and Gu Yazheng have been at odds recently. If something really happened to Gu Sining, the trouble wouldn’t involve me. Gu Si’an would go after Gu Yazheng."
Mu He was deeply impressed by Fu Bing.
Her condition hadn’t been good lately, and her vitality was flagging, yet she hadn’t missed a single piece of information.
In moments of crisis, she set aside her personal feelings and grudges, prioritizing saving lives.
The closer one got to her, the more one understood why Brother Han remained so infatuated with her, seeing no one else.