Indulging Mrs. Lu-Chapter 720 - 717: Remember to Take Good Care of Me
"Ah?" Gu Li incredulously looked up, "What did you say? Don’t you get hungry if you don’t eat?"
"Hungry." Gu Chen honestly nodded. "The doctor said I can’t eat, because apparently two-thirds of my stomach has been removed, only a little bit is left..."
Gu Li’s heart shuddered, finally realizing what she had overlooked last night.
She knew he needed surgery for his stomach discomfort, but had no idea so much needed to be cut out. What if it was more serious—would the entire stomach need to be removed?
Can a person live without a stomach?
Thinking so, Gu Li’s heart felt as if it were mixed with shards of broken glass, endlessly and densely aching.
When Gu Chen saw her grim expression, he suddenly realized he said something wrong, and momentarily didn’t know how to react. Not good with words and unable to do much practically, he could only silently sigh, watching her distress.
After a while, he couldn’t resist and said to her, "Are you busy with something? If not, could you help me find a caregiver?"
Having said that, he tiredly closed his eyes.
Now in his middle age, he was forced to acknowledge his old age. Just the pain from this surgery made him feel overwhelmingly powerless; in the past, he would never have even acknowledged such pain.
"A caregiver?" Gu Li looked at him strangely, "Gu Chen, why do you want to find a caregiver?"
Gu Chen was stunned by her question, "I’m not convenient, shouldn’t I find a caregiver?"
A simple sentence, yet Gu Li almost exploded.
"You mean, you want to find a woman to wash your body, help you change clothes, and possibly even feed you?"
"Yes, what’s wrong with that?"
What’s wrong with that?
There’s a lot wrong with that!
Did he think she was dead?
She was his guardian; wasn’t it supposed to be her job to take care of him?
Moreover, just thinking about another woman doing those things for him made her furious enough to want to kill someone. Just the thought made it impossible for her to accept another woman getting so close to him!
"I don’t agree!"
In that instant, the hospital room fell into a deathly silence. This lasted for who knows how long, until Gu Li broke it.
She fiercely glared at him, "Gu Chen, what exactly do you take me for? Legally speaking, the most qualified person to take care of you is me. Morally speaking, you’ve slept with me, so it shouldn’t be someone else’s turn to take care of you. If you bring up finding a caregiver in front of me again, I’ll run away right away!"
Seeing Gu Chen’s clueless expression, she added another line, "While you still can’t chase me, I’ll escape to a place you’ll never find!"
Gu Chen: "..."
She said several sentences in succession without seeing any response from Gu Chen. Gu Li got anxious, stepped forward, and gently patted his face, "Hey, what’s wrong with you? Did you get shocked?"
Suddenly grabbing her wrist, Gu Li was startled and looked into Gu Chen’s shining eyes.
"Did what you just say mean you’re willing to take care of me?"
Gu Li wasn’t expecting him to ask this question, her mind couldn’t keep up, and foolishly nodded, and then, she saw Gu Chen smile!
As if she had seen a ghost, "You... maybe call a doctor to check on you?"
"No need." He was still smiling, but the curve of his mouth slightly less than before.
"Oh, alright."
"Gu Li."
"Hmm?"
"Remember to take good care of me."
"....Alright."
- 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Xiao Qing and Lu Jinyang forgot that Dabao and Xiaobao were still at the Lu Mansion and drove straight back to Jinxiu Garden.
