Chapter 122: Absolutely Not the Same Person

 After a desperate rescue effort, Zhou Yu ultimately couldn’t be saved.

 Gu Qingan survived, but the stab wounds to his heart and lungs left him in extremely poor health.

 From then on, he wouldn’t be able to serve in the army, and even daily physical labor would be too much for him.

 He was now essentially a cripple.

At this moment, Gu Qingan lay weakly in the hospital bed, his empty eyes filled with a hint of confusion and despair.

 He couldn’t understand how he had ended up in this situation.

A hurried sound of footsteps came from outside, followed by the ward door being pushed open.

“Qingan, my son! How did you get so hurt? That murderous Zhou Yu, how could she be so cruel?”

Gu Qingan’s mother cried out in despair as soon as she saw Gu Qingan lying on the bed.

She had received a call from the hospital yesterday, learning that her son had been stabbed by Zhou Yu.

She rushed over overnight.

Gu Qingan’s eyes flickered slightly, and his gaze slowly turned to his mother.

“Brother, where is that bad woman now? I’m going to get revenge on her!”

 Looking at Gu Qingan, who was wrapped in bandages and had no blood in his face, Gu Lili felt a surge of hatred for Zhou Yu.

 If it hadn’t been for Zhou Yu, with her brother’s excellence, he could have married a wealthy young lady from the city. But that woman had ruined everything.

Thinking of Zhou Yu, Gu Qingan slowly closed his eyes and remained silent. Now, he deeply regretted marrying Zhou Yu.

 If it hadn’t been for that, he wouldn’t have ended up like this today.

 Unfortunately, regret was too late. Everything was set in stone.

Seeing Gu Qingan remain silent, Gu Lili became even angrier, “Brother, she’s hurt you so badly. Are you still protecting her?

 Do you really like her that much? You won’t tell me where she is, so I’ll have to ask the doctor.”

With that, Gu Lili stormed out of the ward.

She was absolutely not going to let Zhou Yu get away with this.

Ling Yao carried a thermos bottle and walked towards the ward where Lu Qingyun was staying.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out like a gust of wind, almost colliding with her.

Ling Yao stepped aside and glanced at Gu Lili indifferently.

Gu Lili turned to look at Ling Yao. When she saw her, she was stunned for a moment, “Ling Yao, why are you here? Are you here to see my brother?”

She had seen Ling Yao once when Ling Yao returned to the village to contract the mountain and establish a Chinese herbal medicine planting base.

She hadn’t recognized Ling Yao at the time. Later, she learned from the village head that it was Ling Yao.

When she learned this news, she regretted it a little.

She regretted that she shouldn’t have let Ling Yao and her brother break off their engagement.

Otherwise, Ling Yao’s Chinese herbal medicine base would have belonged to their Gu family.

Ling Yao ignored Gu Lili and continued walking towards Lu Qingyun’s ward.

Gu Lili quickly stepped forward and stopped Ling Yao,

 “Ling Yao, you don’t know which ward my brother is in, do you? I’ll take you there.”

Ling Yao was not the same black and chubby Ling Yao she used to be.

She had not only contracted the mountain in the village and established a large-scale Chinese herbal medicine base, but she was also the top scorer in the province’s college entrance exam.

 She was a combination of talent and beauty.

If Ling Yao could marry her brother, then their family would never have to worry about food or clothing.

“Your brother and I have nothing to do with each other anymore.” Ling Yao’s tone was as cold as winter, devoid of emotion.

“Ling Yao, don’t pretend. If you really have no feelings for my brother, why are you at the hospital to see him?

Don’t tell me you’re not here to visit my brother. I don’t believe you.”

 Gu Lili was convinced that Ling Yao liked her brother.

Ling Yao laughed softly, as if she had heard a joke.

She stepped over Gu Lili and walked towards Lu Qingyun’s ward.

“Ling Yao, you’re going the wrong way. My

 brother’s ward isn’t there.”

Seeing Ling Yao stop in front of a ward, Gu Lili followed her.

“Sister-in-law! You’re here.” Xiao Zhou greeted her with a smile.

Ling Yao smiled back, pushed open the door, and walked in.

Gu Lili wanted to follow her in, but Xiao Zhou stopped her.

“Don’t stop me. I’m Ling Yao’s sister-in-law.”

Xiao Zhou looked Gu Lili up and down, “I’ve met Miss Lu. She doesn’t look like you.”

“Miss Lu?” Gu Lili looked puzzled, “Who’s in there? What’s their relationship with Ling Yao?”

 Right now, the most important thing was to figure out what relationship Ling Yao had with the person in the ward.

“None of your business.” Xiao Zhou’s tone was cold.

Gu Lili didn’t give up. She asked Xiao Zhou several questions, but he didn’t even give her a glance, let alone answer her questions.

Gu Lili was filled with anger. She returned to Gu Qingan’s ward.

Gu Qingan’s mother was feeding him water. Seeing Gu Lili return in a bad mood, she asked, “What happened?

Did you find out where she is?” Now, she hated Zhou Yu. If she saw her, she would beat her to death.

Gu Lili finally remembered why she had gone out, “I didn’t ask the doctor, but I ran into Ling Yao. She’s also at the hospital. She’s in the room next to us.”

“Why isn’t she here to see Qingan? What’s she doing in the next room?”

Gu Qingan’s mother also knew that Ling Yao was different now.

She also regretted breaking off the engagement with Ling Yao.

“I don’t know, but the person in the next room must be a big shot. There are guards outside.

Brother, do you know who’s in the next room?” Gu Lili was curious about the person in the next room.

“The next room is… Captain Lu’s… ward…” Gu Qingan said weakly.

“Captain Lu? What’s the relationship between Ling Yao and Captain Lu?” Gu Lili asked anxiously.

The guard just called Ling Yao “Sister-in-law.” Could it be that Ling Yao is with Captain Lu? What about her brother?

“She’s Captain Lu’s girlfriend… Why are you asking this…” Gu Qingan looked at Gu Lili.

Although the other woman was also named Ling Yao, she wasn’t the same Ling Yao he had been engaged to as a child.

“Ling Yao is really getting ahead of herself. She’s actually become the Sergeant’s girlfriend.”

Gu Lili was filled with jealousy. “No, I have to go tell Captain Lu. Ling Yao broke off her engagement with you.

She’s a woman you rejected. She’s not worthy of him.”

 Ling Yao was from the countryside, just like her. How could she become the Sergeant’s girlfriend?

“You mean… that Ling Yao… is the Ling Yao from our village…” Gu Qingan’s eyes widened in disbelief.

In his memory, Ling Yao had always been dark, chubby, and rustic.

 But that Ling Yao was so beautiful and charming.

 Her skin was as white as snow, her features were delicate like a painting, and especially the unique aura she exuded, noble and elegant, as if it were innate, didn’t seem like a girl from the countryside at all. It couldn’t be.

 The two Ling Yaos couldn’t possibly be the same person.