If Fu Huai'an were still in that position, then the only time he crossed paths with Lin Nuan would forever have remained in 2014 in Iraq. He absolutely wouldn't have intruded into Lin Nuan's life in any way!

  Hence, Fu Huai'an knew that in this relationship that couldn't possibly bear fruit, the most pitiful one… was perhaps Gu Qingcheng.

  Fu Huai'an was the one who put the greatest mountain between Yun Liuli and Gu Qingcheng, so Fu Huai'an felt guilty towards Gu Qingcheng and Yun Liuli.

  Back then, because of the deaths of Jiang Ming'an and Lu Xiangsi, Fu Huai'an entered that line of work… In the end, he managed to be extracted from it, yet Gu Qingcheng was still trapped within.

  It was a path he had chosen, yet, in the end, it was Gu Qingcheng who shouldered the consequences.

  Fu Huai'an walked up the stairs. Staring at the oil painting on the wall, he felt that he had to find a way to extract Gu Qingcheng from that dangerous world!

  There had to be a way…


  …


  After the surgery, Lin Chen recuperated rather well.

  The tumor was benign, the surgery was done on time, and the position was alright. On top of that, Dr. Guan Yanfei was the one who treated him, so Lin Nuan was reassured.

  When Lin Nuan went to Dr. Guan's office to look for her, she bumped into Su Nian. They were discussing the medical records Su Nian brought from the military hospital. The patient was a pregnant woman who was just discovered to have a heart condition. Since Guan Yanfei was an authoritative figure in the cardiopulmonary area, Su Nian had come over to discuss whether there was a way to save both the baby and the mother with Guan Yanfei.

  Lin Nuan didn't forget that Su Nian was the one who helped in Lin Chen's matter. Even though the one she asked for a favor was Xie Jingqian, Xie Jingqian had sought help from Su Nian.

  Lin Nuan thanked Su Nian profusely, who, in turn, smiled and said, "If you really feel the need to thank me, then give me your signature!"

  "Ah?" Lin Nuan was stunned.

  "My younger sister likes you a lot. She has watched each and every one of your shows countless times. She was heavily pregnant when 'The Exorcist' was showing in theaters, so she couldn't go to the movie theater herself. Because of that, she went so far as to ask her friends to secretly take a video of your scenes for her!"

  Su Nian was referring to You Jiaxin!

  When You Jiaxin heard that Tang Xi had gone to Haicheng to attend Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an's wedding, she had complained to Tang Xi for not bringing her along!

  When You Jiaxin previously met Lin Nuan in Jincheng, she had yet to completely transform into Lin Nuan's hardcore fan. It was only later, when she accidentally saw Lin Nuan's performance on variety shows on the internet, that she started liking Lin Nuan!

  Then, later, when she saw the trailer for "The Exorcist", she had wanted to see Lin Nuan's performance in the movie!

  Several days ago, after You Jiaxin saw "After Heroes", she said that she had never had goosebumps raised all over her body when watching a variety show. In that instant, she morphed into Lin Nuan's mega-fan, digging out all of Lin Nuan's other shows and watching them another time, feeling that Lin Nuan's disposition was way too good!

  Lin Nuan remembered that Su Nian's younger sister was the wife of Tang Xi. She had originally thought that Su Nian was kidding, so she didn't take her seriously. She wanted to invite Su Nian to eat lunch together…


  Su Nian was working at the military hospital now and had to rush back, so she said that they could arrange another meeting when Lin Nuan next came to Jincheng. Before she left, she whipped out a pen and notebook and asked for Lin Nuan's signature.

  Realizing that Su Nian was serious, Lin Nuan hesitated for a moment before receiving the pen and asking Su Nian, "Is Dr. Su's younger sister called Xinxin? The last time we ate together, I seem to recall you addressing her that way!"

  Su Nian nodded. "Right, she's called Xinxin!"

  Lin Nuan thought about it, then wrote in the notebook…


  [Wishing Xinxin and her baby health and happiness! - Lin Nuan.]

  Closing the pen, Lin Nuan returned the notebook and pen to Su Nian before thanking her once again.

  "You're being too polite. Mr. Fu is the best friend of my uncle. Plus, you're so close with Qianqian, so you're considered one of us. It's only right that I do this!"

  After Su Nian bade Lin Nuan and You Nainai farewell, she walked down the stairs of the hospital and headed in the direction of the parking lot.

  Lin Nuan and You Nainai watched Su Nian as she walked away, then headed upstairs. By then, Lin Ran and the caregiver had finished packing up the things.

  Lin Chen had, after all, undergone major surgery, so he slimmed down quite a lot over the past few days. His eyes and cheeks were deeply sunken.

  Having interacted with one another over that period of time, the relationship between Lin Ran and Lin Chen improved by leaps and bounds.

  Now, when Lin Ran felt any displeasure towards Lin Chen, she dared to glare at him. That was something Lin Ran didn't even dare think about in the past.

  Lin Chen had just put on his clothes properly and was already getting busy with company matters. The two secretaries following behind him nodded their heads constantly as he gave them orders.

  Lin Chen told them to inform the management that he would rush back to the company at three in the afternoon.

  Lin Ran, who had just come back from borrowing a wheelchair from the nurse's station, glared at him. "Brother! Did you forget what you promised me?"

  Hearing Lin Ran's voice, Lin Chen finished buttoning his suit and sighed. His vision swept over the wheelchair that Lin Ran pushed over, and he relented, telling his secretary, "Change the meeting to tomorrow morning…"

  "What tomorrow morning? You just underwent major surgery, so you should stay at home and recuperate!" Lin Ran wheeled the wheelchair over to Lin Chen. "If you have the energy to think about company matters, why not think about how you're going to come clean with Dad and Mom about your illness and the fact that you underwent such major surgery behind their backs!"

  Lin Ran patted the wheelchair. "Sit!"

  The two secretaries knew how headstrong their boss was. They secretly peeked at Lin Chen, guessing that Lin Ran was about to get a scolding.

  After all, their dashing boss was smartly dressed in a suit, so sitting in a wheelchair would be too damaging to his image.

  "Never mind the wheelchair…" Lin Chen's tone and attitude didn't hide his disdain for the wheelchair.

  The two secretaries nodded. Just as they had thought, there was no way that their boss would sit in that wheelchair.

  "You just underwent surgery!" Lin Ran walked over, grabbed Lin Chen by his wrist, and forcefully dragged him to the wheelchair.

  Lin Chen caught the inconcealable smile in the depths of Lin Nuan's eyes. He cleared his throat to disguise the awkwardness he was feeling as he sat down in the wheelchair.

  "Then let's go home!" Lin Nuan said with a smile.

  Lin Ran stood behind Lin Chen, pushing him outwards. The two secretaries exchanged gazes as they held onto Lin Chen's things, incredulous looks on their faces. They hadn't expected that their boss would be willing to sit in a wheelchair.

  On the way back, Lin Ran and Lin Chen got into the car that You Nainai had driven over. Lin Nuan was seated in the front passenger seat when she heard Lin Ran ask from the back row, "What are we going to tell Dad and Mom when we get back?"

  "Since the surgery's already over, the matter is over. Just don't tell them…" Lin Chen said.

  Lin Chen knew Liang Mulan's personality too well. If Liang Mulan were to find out that they hid the surgery from her, she would surely cry hysterically. In the future, their credibility would be greatly discounted in Liang Mulan's eyes.

  "Were you planning on not letting me tell Mom and then going to work at the company? Otherwise, how are you going to explain your recuperating at home?" Lin Ran frowned.

  "Doesn't Brother have a condominium in the city center?" Lin Nuan turned her head around and suggested.