Chapter 61: Knowing the Truth
For the next few days, Gu Chen and An Xiaoran remained in the ward of the military hospital for treatment. Because of An Xiaoran's special status, they were placed in a special ward in the hospital, which not only protected their privacy, but also ensured their safety.
Gu Chen's injuries are relatively serious, but fortunately, his physical fitness is good, and after a few days of fever, he will be fine. An Xiaoran only suffered some flesh wounds, Gu Chen insisted that she stay for a full body physical examination, An Xiaoran couldn't resist him, so she stayed and waited for the physical examination report.
These days, there is an endless stream of people who come to visit Gu Chen, there are many business bosses, and there are many politicians, most of whom are Shao Nancheng's people. Due to the regulations of the special ward, most of them failed to see Gu Chen in person, and left regretfully with only gifts and names.
Shao Nancheng also came to visit Gu Chen a few times, and Gu Chen deliberately made a series of intimate moves with An Xiaoran in front of him. Shao Nancheng looked away, he was smart, and he already understood what Gu Chen meant.
Zhang's mother arrived the next day after An Zaiguo left, and An Zaiguo was not worried that An Xiaoran was alone by Gu Chen's side, so he specially sent his most trusted Zhang Ma to take care of An Xiaoran.
First, it was to take care of An Xiaoran's body, and secondly, it was also to keep an eye on Gu Chen for him, in case he did anything bad to An Xiaoran.
Zhang's mother watched An Xiaoran grow up and treated An Xiaoran like her own daughter. She is a senior housekeeper of the presidential palace, and she sees all the changes in the An family.
Before coming, An Zaiguo had already vaguely explained to her the relationship between An Xiaoran and Gu Chen. On the way here, she was also very worried about An Xiaoran's current situation.
In her opinion, An Zaiguo and Lin Su were originally a particularly loving couple, and Du Peizhao was not a tricky person, she didn't understand why a good family would evolve to this point.
The most pitiful thing is the child, after listening to An Zaiguo's description, she knows that An Xiaoran has not had a good time over the years, and she is afraid that An Xiaoran will be wronged. However, after seeing An Xiaoran with her own eyes, her worries couldn't help but fade a lot.
With senior experience, she can see at a glance that the relationship between Gu Chen and An Xiaoran is not as simple as everyone thinks.
For Mama Zhang's arrival, An Xiaoran still felt very embarrassed. Just like she didn't want her mother to know that she was with Gu Chen because of money, she also didn't want Zhang's mother to pity her because of this.
However, what made An Xiaoran feel strange was that Zhang's mother didn't ask much about her and Gu Chen, but just silently took care of their daily life on the side. Probably just to take care of her emotions.
An Xiaoran thought like this, until one day, Zhang's mother took advantage of Gu Chen to change the dressing, and quietly said to her: "Gu Chen, this child is good, Xiao Ran, you have to cherish it." β
An Xiaoran's jaw almost dropped in shock, "How do you see that he is good?" Mother Zhang, what benefits did Gu Chen give you, tell me the truth." β
Zhang's mother nodded her little head, and hated iron and steel: "What is good or not, this is Zhang's most sincere advice to you." β
"Mom Zhang, have you been brainwashed by those rumors outside?"
Recently, the whole hospital has been circulating Gu Chen's heroic deeds of rescuing An Xiaoran, Gu Chen's bravery and fearlessness have been listed as a typical example by the military hospital, and he is almost written into a book and posted in the most eye-catching column of the hospital.
Every day, doctors and nurses who admired Gu Chen's bravery or coveted his beauty came to the ward to 'visit' him in various names. Flowers and fruits are placed in all corners of the ward, and even when An Zaiguo was hospitalized, he did not have such a high salary.
Mama Zhang first arrived, and when she heard so many rumors beautifying Gu Chen, it was reasonable for her to feel uncomfortable for a while.
Zhang's mother shook her head helplessly, she was still very confident in her own provocative vision, and the people who came to see Gu Chen, including many young and beautiful doctors and nurses. In order to impress Gu Chen, they were all dressed up carefully, and each one was younger and more beautiful than the other. However, Gu Chen only maintained a moderate amount of politeness, not moved at all, and never even looked at them directly.
Mother Zhang saw all this. For whom, she knows it.
It's a pity that An Xiaoran is simple-minded and doesn't think about this aspect at all. And that Gu Shao also pretended to be reserved, I don't know if it was because he was embarrassed in front of her, the two of them kept their distance together, and they didn't see her through as an outsider.
This is probably the mystery of the authorities.
"You kid......"
Mother Zhang sighed, looked unfathomable, and continued to make soup for them.
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On this day, Gu Chen and An Xiaoran were basking in the sun on the balcony of the ward.
The summer sun is scorching hot. The heat baked their bodies, and instead of being suffocating, they were comfortable, and they had been trapped in the hospital room for too long, in desperate need of photosynthesis for nutrients.
So, just when others were sweating and wanted to hide in the air-conditioned room to cool off, they chose the sunniest chair on the balcony, lay down, and stood up.
After that day, the communication between An Xiaoran and Gu Chen began to change. deliberately kept a distance for a few days, and they couldn't stand it.
Feeling the changes in Gu Chen in his heart, An Xiaoran was a little overwhelmed.
In the past, she just wanted to complete her mother's surgery as soon as possible, and then leave Gu Chen as quickly as possible. She thinks that the relationship with Gu Chen is shameful, humiliating, and unequal. But he was saved twice by Gu Chen, and it seemed that everything was changing.
Occasionally, she would quietly watch his every move.
Looking through his phone and seeing interesting videos, he will also show a sunny smile, but most of the time, he has a cold face. But even if it is the displeasure between his eyebrows, in An Xiaoran's opinion, the careful liver will melt, because- he is so handsome!
Realizing that she was watching Gu Chen snicker, An Xiaoran would blame herself and be annoyed.
What's wrong with her, why did she suddenly start caring about Gu Chen? What if he saved her, didn't he use his mother's heart to blackmail her? How could she have thoughts about this kind of person.
"An Xiaoran, what are you doing. β
The sun was warm, Gu Chen sighed comfortably, feeling that it was time to turn over, so he changed his posture and leaned on the recliner, seeing An Xiaoran busy working there, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
Gu Chen didn't know An Xiaoran's careful thoughts, but these days, he was indeed deliberately restraining his emotions.
I don't want to admit it, risking my life to save this woman twice can also explain the problem. Her place in his heart was gradually rising, reaching a height beyond his control.
"Draw drawings. β
Gu Chen suddenly approached, An Xiaoran was defenseless, and the moment he turned his head, he almost collided with the tip of his nose.
"What drawings? Let me see. β
Gu Chen's attention was focused on An Xiaoran's drawing paper, and he didn't notice the ambiguity in their distance.
An Xiaoran shrunk her neck back, so that his warm breath did not rush to her nose.
"It's a first draft, it's still very naΓ―ve, you won't laugh at me. β
The position of the two of them lying together made An Xiaoran feel a little embarrassed, so she took advantage of the situation to sit up and continued to move some distance back.
Gu Chen took the drawings and looked at them carefully, it turned out that she was painting the skirt. The shape of the skirt is still very rough, but her trendy ideas can be seen in the immature lines.
"You love costume design?"
Gu Chen remembered that On the first day of work, An Xiaoran was favored by Sister Pan. Sister Pan has always been strict and harsh with models and staff, but she only applied for the position of chief designer, which is enough to see her affirmation of An Xiaoran's talent in design.
Sister Pan has a tricky eye for people, but she has never made a mistake, and the people she likes are basically among the top positions in the world fashion circle. This is also the reason why Gu Chen spared no expense to hire Sister Pan to T&G. For design, Gu Chen is not professional, but he can see the potential in An Xiaoran's drawings.
That day, he asked An Zaiguo why he wanted to limit An Xiaoran's talent, but An Zaiguo did not answer his question positively. For a president who wants to keep a low profile, it is indeed a headache to have such an outstanding daughter. But the extent to which An does things in the country is obviously beyond the protection that a father wants to protect his daughter.
What is it that makes a father try his best to prevent his daughter from succeeding? Gu Chen was very puzzled.
"It's just drawing. β
An Xiaoran had nothing to do, and remembered a few clothes she saw in Sister Pan's design studio, the avant-garde and fashionable design, which made her breathtaking, so she was interested and wanted to paint her own.
"You're too modest, it's not something that can be drawn casually. This is Gu Chen's heartfelt evaluation.
He was even thinking that if An Xiaoran was willing, he could pay for her to study abroad. There are many people who enter the fashion industry every year, but not everyone is talented, and not everyone can quickly become popular. An Xiaoran has no shortage of talents, if she can get Sister Pan's guidance, she will definitely not have a bad life in the future.
Thinking of this, Gu Chen was shocked by his own thoughts.
Since when did he care so much about An Xiaoran, and he would bother to plan for her future......
Turning his head to look at An Xiaoran, his fair skin exuded a milky white light in the sun, his palm-sized little face was pink, as if he was covered with a layer of transparent fluff, and the stubbornness between his eyebrows and eyes faded a lot, which was very cute.
There seemed to be a feather in his throat that was constantly itching, and an inexplicable emotion surfaced in his heart.
This woman is simply poisonous......
Being looked at by Gu Chen deeply, facing such an angular and handsome face, An Xiaoran felt that her blood instantly skyrocketed.
"Forget it, you still don't want to watch it!"
I don't know if to tell him not to look at himself, or not to look at her manuscript. An Xiaoran wanted to snatch the manuscript, but Gu Chen's hand was very strong, and she was not allowed to snatch it at all.
"An Xiaoran, are you shy? β
Looking at her increasingly red face, Gu Chen deliberately teased.
An Xiaoran was embarrassed for a while, she didn't know what she was embarrassed about, but recently, as long as she was stared at by Gu Chen for more than three seconds, her blood pressure would habitually soar.
An Xiaoran's twisting made Gu Chen stunned for a moment. Immediately, he giggled.
He said, how can there be a woman in this world who is not interested in him. This is what a woman should be in when she sees him.
Gu Chen was proud, and An Xiaoran's reaction made him feel a full sense of accomplishment.
However, just as Gu Chen casually flipped to the second page of the drawing, his bright smile instantly froze on his face......