Chapter 3

After Gu Shichuan and Song Wanwan entered the hospital room, Qin Xu came running from outside, brushing past Gu Shichuan.

Qin Xu grabbed my hand, trembling, his voice shaking. He wanted to touch my hair, but as his fingertips met my cold forehead, tears streamed down his face.

"You fool, if only you had chosen me, things might have turned out differently. At least you wouldn't be left with no one to care even in death."

Seeing Qin Xu's weary and frantic appearance made my nose tingle with emotion. It seemed he had just returned from another province. Ever since I got married, Qin Xu had left this city.

His reason back then was that Gu Shichuan couldn't tolerate him, and he didn't want to cause me unnecessary trouble. It was better for him to leave.

I was an orphan, taken in by the Qin family when I was seven years old. Qin Xu was my nominal brother. Initially, he didn't like me, but as time went by, he treated me better.

Back then, I broke ties with my adoptive parents for Gu Shichuan. The reason was simple: they wanted me to marry a business partner. I knew they adopted me not out of affection but merely because they needed someone for an arranged marriage.

Qin Xu helped me escape from the Qin family. As for his feelings for me, I had known about them for a long time.

Compared to marrying Gu Shichuan, I couldn't possibly marry Qin Xu, at least not with my adoptive parents' disapproval.

Qin Xu took my body away. Meanwhile, Gu Shichuan was heading out to buy food for Song Wanwan because she suddenly craved a cake from her favorite bakery across town. Gu Shichuan got up without hesitation.

Yet, back then, when I merely wanted a snack from the corner store, he couldn't be bothered to take a detour after work.

When Qin Xu and Gu Shichuan crossed paths, my body was covered with a white cloth. Gu Shichuan and Qin Xu locked eyes; Gu Shichuan knew who Qin Xu was.

"Step aside," Qin Xu said bluntly.

After all, why should he be polite to someone who had a hand in my demise?

Gu Shichuan's gaze was complicated as he stepped back.After all, it's customary to show respect for those who have passed.

However, as Qin Xu turned, Gu Shichuan's eyes fell on my ankle.

"Wait a moment!"

Gu Shichuan seemed to remember something and chased after him. "The deceased... who are they to you?"