After Huo Nanchen found out that Gu Ruochu had traveled abroad with Ning Tang, he did not hear from her again. During that period, he was busy with matters involving Yue Cheng, and he was also recovering from his injuries.
Now that Ning Tang and Gu Ruochu were close, Huo Nanchen felt relieved since she had someone to protect her.
"When can I be discharged from the hospital?"
An Shaosi flipped through a few pages of the newspaper in his hand and glanced at him nonchalantly. "Of course, you'll have to wait for your injuries to heal. If you want Gu Ruochu to become a widow, you can choose to be discharged before you're healed."
"She's back in the country, isn't she?"
An Shaosi paused. He put away the newspaper and looked at Huo Nanhen. "Yes. She's back. You'll recover very soon, so don't run around blindly. There's no rush to see her."
Huo Nanchen's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery as he slowly said, "Since she's back, why were you so afraid that I would find out about her?"
An Shaosi did not reply. He knew that Huo Nanchen would have eventually found out about Gu Ruochu's return.
Without another word, Huo Nanchen lifted his blanket and got up from the bed.
"Nanchen!"
Lu Fang, who had been standing outside the ward, quickly pushed the door open. When An Shaosi saw that Huo Nanchen was attempting to pull out his IV needle, he panicked. "I didn't let you know about her because I was afraid that you would go crazy again. Don't you want to live anymore?"
"What happened?" Huo Nanchen asked calmly.
"It's nothing. Your father-in-law introduced a man to your wife." Lu Fang was afraid of provoking him, so he carefully chose his words. Fortunately, Huo Nanchen was still calm after hearing his revelation.
Ning Tang had tried to help his daughter recover from her emotional trauma by introducing her to another man.
Gu Ruochu was in contact with a man named Yi Eryang. When he had initially done some investigations, Lu Fang could not find out anything about Gu Ruochu's new friend. It was only later that he found out that Yi Eryang was the son of Ning Tang's old acquaintance.
Ning Tang had a close relationship with the Yi family, who had immigrated to Country Y.
Lu Fang could not find out much about the Yi family.
Of course, he did not know if Gu Ruochu had any intention of being in a deep relationship with Yi Eryang. However, to avoid provoking Huo Nanchen, he had chosen to hide the details of Gu Ruochu's interaction with her new friend.
"All right. I understand," Huo Nanchen said in a hoarse voice.
Lu Fang and An Shaosi were surprised when they saw Huo Nanchen return to his bed silently.
"Forget it. Let him rest."
An Shaosi glanced at Lu Fang and motioned for him to leave the room.
Huo Nanchen closed his eyes and thought about Gu Ruochu.
Lu Fang had no choice but to leave the room.
When the ward returned to silence, Huo Nanchen opened his eyes, and his heart was troubled. He had been dreaming about Gu Ruochu for the past few days. He had hoped that she would visit him at the hospital.
However, she had not. Instead, she had gone abroad to relax.
She had even thrown herself into another man's arms.
Even though Ning Tang had taken the initiative to introduce her to the man, Lu Fang, and An Shaosi would not have hidden her interaction with him unless Gu Ruochu had also accepted her new friend.
Huo Nanchen had feared that Gu Ruochu would be influenced by Ning Tang and attempt to move on from their marriage.
'Gu Ruochu.'
Huo Nanchen silently chanted her name in his heart. He did not know how he had managed to remain so calm after finding out about her new friend.
Gu Ruochu appeared determined to move on from him. Huo Nanchen remembered her request and a chill ran down his spine.
'All right. Huo Nanchen, I'll give you one last chance. I can stay with you and help you raise Cheng Xi. However, you should forget about Yue Cheng and Ning Tangxi. You can only stay by my side from now on.'