Chapter 153: Silent Touch

She has a beautiful voice.

Gu Chen didn't say anything, his eyes betraying his helplessness.

He pursed his lips, not knowing where to begin.

What should he say to help her face her illness more openly?

After a while, Gu Chen shrugged his shoulders, with a smile on his face, and said casually, 'Nothing much, just that I have two pieces of news I want to tell you, one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. Which do you want to hear first?'

Ji Pianran gave a faint smile.

'Tell me the bad news first.'

Compared to the good news, she was more curious to know what exactly the bad news was that had made Gu Chen become like this.

She wanted to help him share some of the burden.

Gu Chen didn't expect Ji Pianran to want to hear the bad news first.

He swallowed, and a rare tension appeared on his usually calm face.

He tried hard to suppress his nervousness and tried to make his tone sound more relaxed.

'Daughter-in-law, the doctor said that there is a polyp in your stomach, in a bad place, and you may need a minor operation, a minimally invasive one, with small wounds that heal quickly, and you'll be fine in about two days.'

'Don't worry, it definitely won't hurt, and I'll be with you the whole time!'

Gu Chen couldn't help but start nagging as soon as he opened his mouth, and none of the prepared words he had wanted to say were used.

After he finished, he nervously looked at Ji Bianran, already mentally preparing for her to break down.

Upon hearing this, Ji Bianran's face still showed no expression, but secretly she let out a sigh of relief.

To be honest, during the few seconds of his silence, she had even thought that Gu Chen had a serious illness, or perhaps that Tantan had fallen ill.

At that moment, she was really nervous and scared.

A pair of fair hands couldn't help but clench into a fist, and a heart uncontrollably rose to the throat.

But when she heard that the one who had fallen ill was herself,

she suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and then her whole body relaxed at once.

Fortunately, none of the things she was afraid of had happened.

She blinked her beautiful eyes, her expression on her face was extremely calm.

Then she pursed her lips and actually smiled.

'Okay, I understand.'

Gu Chen was taken aback.

He obviously didn't expect Ji Pianran to be so calm.

Why wasn't this person playing by the rules?

He swallowed, his eyes full of concern.

'If it makes you feel bad, you can cry. No one will laugh at you.'

He was her husband, and no matter what happened to her, he was absolutely certain that he would always be there for her.

He was even prepared to comfort her.

Ji Pianran was a little bit between tears and laughter. She opened her pink, soft little mouth and said playfully:

'Why should I be sad? Why should I cry?'

Thinking about the reason why Gu Chen had just been so downcast, that she was sick, she not only didn't feel like crying, but instead felt a faint, subtle sense of happiness.

He was worried about himself and sad for himself.

He cares about himself, doesn't he?

Besides, Gu Chen had also said that it was just a minor operation. Who could guarantee that they would be free from illness and disaster for the rest of their lives?

Childbirth was so painful, but she had survived it just fine.

What was a minor operation?

She had never been a sentimental person.

To be honest, on the way back, Gu Chen had imagined countless scenarios of Ji Bianran's reaction when she found out that she was sick: sad, upset, and in pain.

She had never imagined that she would not even frown.

Gu Chen blinked, his face showing some confusion.

'Are you really okay?' he looked at her uncertainly.

Ji Bianran shook her head seriously.

'I'm really fine,' she said, and then hesitated, 'But if I have to go for surgery, what about Tangtang?'

Gu Chen was very busy, and she didn't want him to have to take care of Tangtang while he was busy.

But if she was hospitalized, then no one would be there to take care of Tangtang.

This made her feel a little awkward.

He looked at her and once again deeply felt Ji Pianran's love for Tangtang.

The thin but strong woman in front of him made him feel both distressed and moved.

'Don't I still have the child? You're the patient, so take care of yourself more,' Gu Chen said with a helpless tone but with a hint of distress.

Ji Pianran blinked her watery eyes, and her long eyelashes trembled.

The sunlight shone on her hair, adding a warm glow to her otherwise dark, silky locks.

She gave Gu Chen a faint smile, her eyes bright and her teeth white.

There was an indescribable happiness in her smile.

'Don't I have you to care for?'

After saying that, she felt a little embarrassed and turned her head towards the kitchen.

She still had to serve Gu Chen some rice.

Gu Chen's eyelids twitched.

What did she mean?

That she had herself to care for?

And in her smile just now, there was clearly happiness!

Is she happy that she can care for her?

This is a sign of liking, right?

Ji Pianran, you've fallen for yourself now, haven't you?

Thinking of this, Gu Chen was inexplicably a little excited.

He picked up the little girl on the ground, Tang Tang, in his arms, and his smile was happy and unrestrained.

'My dear, Daddy wants to discuss something with you. Mommy is going to be in the hospital for the next two days, so would you like to stay with Daddy?'

Tangtang didn't know what being hospitalised meant, but she was happy to be able to stay with her father.

The little girl nodded vigorously and gave Gu Chen a sweet smile.

'Okay!'

After dinner, Gu Chen took Ji Pianran and Tangtang and prepared to leave for the hospital.

He had to get his daughter-in-law admitted immediately. After all, there was a procedure for getting an IV and anti-inflammatory treatment before the operation.

Only by being admitted today could he ensure that the operation would take place tomorrow.

Tangtang seemed particularly excited about the fact that Gu Chen was driving back.

She looked at the van with her chubby hands for a long time before turning her head and looking at Gu Chen with a serious expression.

'Daddy, why is this van so small?'

Every time they went into the city, she and her father took a big car with lots of people.

But this van didn't look like it could fit many people.

Gu Chen smiled at his daughter.

'Because this car only has room for the three of us, just Mum, Dad and Tangtang.'

Hearing that there were only three of them, the little girl was overjoyed, clapping her hands and shouting in her childish voice.

'Yes, yes!'

Although the little girl also likes to be in the thick of things, she prefers to be alone with her parents than in the thick of things!

Ji Pianran couldn't help smiling at the sight of her daughter's happy face.

She tilted her head and looked over at Gu Chen next to her, 'By the way, what's with this car?'

Although Gu Chen had earned a lot of money recently, a car was a rare commodity.

It would cost at least 100,000 yuan.

On hearing this, Gu Chen pursed his lips.

'This car? I borrowed it from Lao Hu. You were sick, weren't you? Having a car is at least more convenient.'

His wife was sick, poor thing!

She needs to be taken care of.

Hearing him say this, Ji Pianran couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Gu Chen is really good to herself.

Although she is not the type to forget the pain but cherish the happiness, she cherishes her current happiness even more after the past hurt.

She lowered her head and gave a small smile, her expression on her face was like that of an 18-year-old girl, sweet and shy.

Gu Chen opened the passenger door and deliberately acted like a gentleman.

'Madam, please get in the car!'

Ji Pianran gave him a look with eyes full of amusement before complying and getting in the car.