"Qingchen, Bei Ran, regarding the case today, you both are sensible people. Even if I weren’t the lawyer, someone else would have won it too!" Duan Feixun explained, "Because I have ties with Old Mr. Gao, I had no choice but to take the case. I hope you both won’t be angry..."
Bei Ran said coldly, "Duan Feixun, do you know who I ran into before I came to the court? I met my classmate Qu Mei. She finally told me the real reason behind her divorce—it was because you sent someone to beat her, warning that if she did not agree to the divorce, she would eventually be beaten to death! So, she had no choice but to agree to the divorce! Duan Feixun, I never imagined that you could lose yourself so thoroughly in the pursuit of money! You know full well what Zong Zheng’s situation is, yet you try to absolve the spoiled rich kid Gao Yang of his guilt. You’re increasingly unworthy of respect!"
"Bei Ran, we should keep separate issues distinct. As for Qu Mei, I truly had no idea someone beat her; and even if it’s true someone did, it wouldn’t have been me, I never do such things!" Duan Feixun immediately protested.
Bei Ran was already too tired to look at him anymore. Then she said to Gu Qingchen, "Qingchen, let’s go!"
"Old Gu..." Duan Feixun immediately said to Gu Qingchen, "Old Gu, you have to understand me. In the business world, many things are beyond our control... I really couldn’t refuse Old Mr. Gao. Look at you, you’ve followed your medical ethics too, haven’t you, by saving Gao Yang first?"
Gu Qingchen’s figure stiffened, and he replied coldly, "Duan Feixun, if we are not of like minds, we cannot work together. Spare me the excuses! I don’t want to see you again..."
"How can even you not understand me?" Duan Feixun stood there, frozen...
Bei Ran walked toward the parking lot. She had driven herself here today. Since Wu Kang had some official business at the company, she did not ask him to follow her.
Bei Ran took her keys, there was no strength in her hands, she pressed the remote control several times, but nothing happened.
Gu Qingchen stood behind her. In the underground parking lot, the lighting was not bright, just dim and yellow.
Her slender silhouette stood beside the car with a sense of overwhelming helplessness and heartache.
He walked up to her and held her in his arms.
He hugged her from behind, her back pressing against his chest.
If he had violated his medical ethics that day and saved Zong Zheng first, might everything have turned out differently?
Could it be possible that Zong Zheng would have been the first to wake up, and then Bei Ran wouldn’t be so heartbroken and helpless?
The most detestable thing was that the perpetrator, Gao Yang, was now walking under the sun without a scratch, arrogantly continuing his life as a spoiled rich kid!
Gu Qingchen saw her sadness and despair, he was Zong Zheng’s chief Doctor, but he felt utterly helpless.
He had always thought that being loyal to his duty meant being a competent doctor.
He had always thought that as long as he didn’t cheat during marriage and provided enough money for his wife, he would be a qualified husband.
But, life and the things one assumes are different after all.
He approached her gently. Before he could even touch her, Bei Ran handed him the car keys.
Gu Qingchen took them, used the remote to unlock the car, then gently ushered her into the passenger seat, carefully fastening her seat belt.
He drove the car, and together they returned to the Lakefront Villa.
Back at the villa, Bei Ran simply sat quietly by the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing at the calm lake surface.
She remained silent throughout.
Gu Qingchen came forward, handing her a glass of water, "Here, have some water!"
Bei Ran took it, sipping gently, then placed it back on the table.
Before he could speak, his phone rang.
Gu Qingchen saw that it was Yang Junyi calling, "Junyi, what’s up?"
"I saw the news!" Yang Junyi said, "How is Miss Bei?"
"She’s not in a good mood," Gu Qingchen replied, "I’m not going back to the hospital this afternoon. Only call me if it’s urgent."
"Okay!" Yang Junyi’s voice was smooth and calm, "You stay with Miss Bei for now. I won’t call you unless it’s a critical surgery."
Gu Qingchen took the call outside the room and then went back to Bei Ran’s side.
Bei Ran turned her head and looked at him, "I’m fine, you should go back to the hospital!"
"I’ll stay with you," Gu Qingchen took her small cold hand, trying to warm it within his broad, calloused palm.
Bei Ran let him hold her hand, her gaze still fixed on the lake not far away.
"Bei Ran..." Gu Qingchen called her name.
Before he could continue, his phone rang again.
Gu Qingchen’s brows furrowed upon seeing it was Yang Junyi calling, knowing it must be something important if Yang Junyi was calling again.
"Qingchen, there’s been an emergency at the hospital, a car accident. The victim is an employee from the Hilton Hotel, reportedly a witness who appeared in court today..." Yang Junyi explained.
"How is he now?" Gu Qingchen immediately asked.
Yang Junyi replied, "He’s just been brought in, I’m heading to the emergency room... I’ll call you back with news later..."
"I’ll be right there..." Gu Qingchen put down the phone.
He took Bei Ran into his arms, "The witness who testified today, Xiao Liu, has had a car accident. We still don’t know his condition; if he survives, he might recant his previous testimony. And his accident today was definitely no coincidence—such things are too much of a coincidence... Bei Ran, I need to go now. You rest well at home, okay?"