When Gu Xiu opened his eyes, what he saw was the whiteness of the ceiling. The faint smell of disinfectant water lingered on the tip of his nose, and his chaotic consciousness gradually became clear.

After the strength of the anesthetic, the position where he was shot in the shoulder was sore, Gu Xiu frowned and tried to sit up from the hospital bed, when suddenly a woman appeared next to him and held his arm.

Gu Xiu avoided her touch and looked at her vigilantly and distantly.

Xu Zhiyan withdrew his hand and sat back in his chair.

"The bullet has been removed, and the doctor said you need to rest for a while." Xu Zhiyan said lightly.

Listening to her tone, she should know herself, Gu Xiu compared this face with the information photos she investigated after returning to China, and finally came to the conclusion of her identity.

"Xu Zhiyan?"

Xu Zhiyan looked into his eyes, and sighed slightly after a while: "Actually, you still haven't thought of me, right?" ”

Gu Xiu couldn't deny it, the sharp pain coming from his shoulder made his face a little ugly, coupled with the various reactions after the anesthetic, he was now a fish to be slaughtered, and he had no power to resist.

The woman in front of her didn't know whether she was friend or foe, and Gu Xiu had to brace herself to deal with her.

"Where is Zhong Qing?" Gu Xiu didn't know why he blurted out this sentence, it seemed that in his subconscious, he had put Zhong Qing's safety above himself, as long as she was safe, he was relieved.

Although Xu Zhiyan had expected him to ask such a question, he also smiled bitterly.

"Do you think it's not enough to hurt my heart, do you have to rub salt on my wound?" Xu Zhiyan looked at Gu Xiu's face, and his expression was less in love and more helpless.

After the last turmoil, she and Xu Ruo left City A and went to Europe to deal with the affairs of the Inge Hotel branch, and the time was spent in the hustle and bustle of the day, at first she would miss him, crazy about him, but when reason slowly overcame impulse, her thoughts were reduced.

It wasn't until she heard the news of Gu Xiu's disappearance that she and Xu Ruo returned to China, and when all the familiar environment returned to her side, she suddenly realized that it was not so difficult for her to "let go".

The so-called love for Gu Xiu is just an obsession that refuses to admit defeat, now thinking about what she has done, Xu Zhiyan has no other feeling except guilt, she knows that she is sorry for Zhong Qing, so she knows that she learned the nourishing soup after she became pregnant, so she didn't dare to give it to her directly, but let Xu Ruo do it for her.

"Actually, it's better if you don't remember, so you won't remember how ashamed I was back then." Xu Zhiyan smiled and stretched out his hand to Gu Xiu: "Now let's get to know each other again, my name is Xu Zhiyan, I am your classmate in college, and I am also very good to you...... Friend. ”

Gu Xiu shook hands with her.

"Yesterday, there was a commotion at the suburban club, and you were shot and sent to the hospital, and the police have sent someone to inquire about the situation. Xu Ruo accompanied Zhong Qing to make a record, and came back after a while. ”

Hearing the name "Xu Ruo", Gu Xiu still frowned slightly.

"What, do you remember that Xu Ruo liked Zhong Qing, but forgot how I chased you back then?"

Sure enough, after hearing Xu Zhiyan's words, Gu Xiu's brows furrowed even deeper.

A person with amnesia is the most insecure, although Gu Xiu seems to be the same as before, but many things cannot be explained clearly by the rigid words on the data.

Just like now, he doesn't know how true and false what Xu Zhiyan said.

"In fact, after hearing that you were shot, my first reaction was not to worry about you alone, but about you and Zhong Qing. If this feeling is to let go...... I can't deny it either. ”

Xu Zhiyan finally mustered up the courage to uncover the scars of the past, because to admit is to let go.

"Gu Xiu, you and Zhong Qing have been through too much, you can't imagine how much courage she relied on to support the Y-ing Group after your disappearance, and for this alone, I will never be able to compare to her."

"Although you can't remember anything now, I think even if you forget what you once wanted to love, the feeling of love still exists in your soul, and you are good to her because deep down you are telling you that you love her deeply."

"I'm sorry for hurting you and Zhong Qing in the past, I know that just saying sorry can't make up for the mistakes I made in the past. So...... I will help you to the best of my ability. ”

After Xu Zhiyan said these words, her eyes were also red, she recalled the bits and pieces when she and Gu Xiu were studying abroad, and every picture and memory of their relationship was now sealed in her mind.

Gu Xiu felt Xu Zhiyan's sincerity, maybe it was really like what she said, they had a misunderstanding because of something, but now Xu Zhiyan confessed her mistakes and repented in front of her, which was a great achievement for herself.

"It's all gone."

Hearing Gu Xiu say this, Xu Zhiyan's tears fell after holding back for a long time.

"I'm sorry...... I'm really sorry ......."

On the other side, in the police station in City A, Zhong Qing was waiting outside after making the notes, Xu Ruo and Zhou Qingyu were with her, for fear that she would be emotionally unstable.

"Alright, sign and you're good to go."

Zhong Qing excitedly grabbed the policeman's hand and asked, "The chairman of Y-ing Group was shot in the shoulder, and there are people in City A who illegally hold guns, are you just making a record!" ”

The officer's expression was a little embarrassed, and the officer next to him explained:

"After our police investigation, no guns were found in the clubhouse, and the doctor's report made it very clear that Mr. Gu's shoulder was not a bullet, but a marble of a certain material, which caused Mr. Gu's physical injury, but it cannot be defined as a dangerous weapon."

"What about me and Wei Lan being threatened to kidnap? You don't care! Zhong Qing said: "And the designer Ryan was also injured, can't you see these!" ”

The chief frowned, obviously not thinking of a good statement for a while: "This ......"

At this time, several foreigners dressed in special clothes came down from upstairs, and they whispered something after seeing Zhong Qing, and then one of them stepped forward and showed their identification documents before Xu Ruo and Zhou Qingyu were about to block Zhong Qing.

"Hello Miss Zhong, we are from the Economic Crime Investigation Bureau of Country M, this time we are here for Wei Qiushan's affairs, there are some things I want to ask you and Mr. Gu Xiu, is it convenient?"

The chief standing on the side also proved the identities of these foreigners, and said: "This investigation is confidential to the outside world, so we can't act rashly until we have conclusive evidence, Miss Zhong, I'm sorry we can't help you now, but please trust our police, and we will never tolerate any criminals." ”

The heart that was carrying was finally put down, Zhong Qing looked at the people from the investigation department, and the tense nerves slowly relaxed.

"What do you want to know...... I'll tell you all. ”

On the other side, in the city hospital, Xu Zhiyan, who finally let go of her knot, sat in the chair next to the bed, she wanted to pour Gu Xiu a glass of water, but she caught a glimpse of the figure flashing outside the door.

Gu Ziyu stood outside the ward, wanting to knock on the door several times to enter, but he never knew how to face Gu Xiu.

Gu Xiu is her second brother, Gu Zihan is her eldest brother, they are all relatives connected by blood, and now seeing them turn against each other, Gu Ziyu always feels bad in her heart.

Although Gu Zihan was sent to prison because he was to blame, Gu Ziyu still couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart, especially after Gu Xiu went to the sanatorium that day, his mother's mental state suddenly became very poor, as if she had aged by more than ten years in an instant.

Gu Ziyu leaned against the white wall outside the ward, hesitating whether to knock on the door and how to open to Gu Xiu, but the door suddenly opened, and Xu Zhiyan walked out.

"How long have you been standing?" Xu Zhiyan looked at Gu Ziyu's somewhat red hands, and pulled her into the ward without saying anything.

Gu Xiu leaned on the head of the bed and closed his eyes for a nap, and when he heard someone walk in, he opened his eyes.

It was very strange that although he knew that Gu Ziyu was Wei Mengjun's daughter and Gu Zihan's sister, he did not have the slightest hostility towards her in his heart.

Standing in front of Gu Xiu, Gu Ziyu looked a little flustered, she avoided his eyes and lowered her head, her mouth opened several times but she didn't know what to say.

Xu Zhiyan excused himself out of the ward and deliberately left them time alone.

"Sit down." Gu Xiu felt that Gu Ziyu was a little nervous, so he spoke first: "Do you have something to ask me for?" ”

"I ......" Gu Ziyu plucked up the courage to raise his head and asked Gu Xiu, "Is your arm okay?" ”

Gu Xiu nodded, just now Gu Zimo told him that what he took out was not a bullet, maybe it was in City A, Wei Qiushan was still a little jealous, so he replaced the live ammunition with a less lethal substitute.

Gu Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good." ”

Gu Xiu in front of him is still the same as back then, he seems to have that innate calmness, even if he is seriously injured by a bullet in the shoulder, he can stay calm, compared to him, Gu Zihan is simply a little ridiculous.

"What did you say to my mom that day in the nursing home?" Gu Ziyu sighed and said sullenly: "After you left that day, she cried a lot, and her spirit was much worse. ”

"Second brother, I know that many things were done wrong by my mother and eldest brother, and the eldest brother has now paid the price for what he has done, but my mother is old...... I really can't bear to see her so uncomfortable. ”

"If you call me 'second brother', it means that you admit that you are my sister, and I will never hurt you." Gu Xiu said: "I will not forgive the people who have hurt me, although they have already paid the price. There are a lot of things you don't know all, and I don't want to tell you, if you think I've gone too far, you can stop calling me 'second brother'. ”

Gu Xiu couldn't tell Gu Ziyu the truth back then, for example, Wei Mengjun found a driver to hit his mother into a seriously injured coma, and even wanted to kill him and his mother several times, these are hatreds that belong to Gu Xiu, and there is no need for Gu Ziyu to bear it.

"If they are at fault, I will bear it." Gu Ziyu said: "No matter what, you will always be my second brother." ”