Chapter 9

The next morning, the sky outside the window was just beginning to lighten.

Jinwu woke up from bed, still groggy. She had just turned off her phone alarm when she saw a screen full of messages and missed calls from Fu Yucheng.

A total of 24 messages and 34 missed calls.

“Jinwu, there’s a limit to throwing a tantrum. You know today is my birthday, and you made such a scene in front of so many people. It’s embarrassing for me.”

“I just got a little drunk while waiting for you, who told you to make your boyfriend wait so long for you because of those patients? You can’t even tolerate this little thing, how do you want to be Mrs. Fu?”

“Jinwu, I told you I don’t like disobedient people, don’t make me angry.”

“Answer my call quickly, I don’t agree to break up, even if I want to propose, I have to be the one to do it first. Come and apologize to me before I get too angry. As long as you admit you were wrong, I’ll pretend last night never happened, you’re still my girlfriend.”

Jinwu’s face was expressionless, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

This was the first time Fu Yucheng had ever taken the initiative to send her so many messages and call her so many times.

In the past, it was always her who took the initiative to send messages, share interesting things, and apologize first…

Every time she felt tired, he would change back to his usual self, being nice to her and giving her hope.

But if Fu Yucheng really cared about her, he wouldn’t have kissed another woman just because of someone else’s words, he wouldn’t have publicly mocked her for being a pitiful illegitimate daughter.

And he wouldn’t still think she was always the one in the wrong in the few times he took the initiative, with only his self-esteem being the most important.

Jinwu lowered her eyes.

It was a lie to say she wasn’t sad at all.

From the moment he appeared in front of her at the age of eight, rescuing her from the dark basement where she was filled with despair, she had spent almost her entire youth chasing after him.

For seventeen years.

But she wasn’t sad about Fu Yucheng.

She was just sad about the boy who had always silently helped and warmed her whenever she was unhappy or encountered difficulties.

But that boy had disappeared.

The man standing in front of her now was just a man with a strong desire for control and arrogance.

So, goodbye, Fu Yucheng.

Stay bound with your ridiculous self-esteem, don’t harm anyone else.

Oh, except for Qin Yiyao.

Jinwu opened his WeChat and phone contacts separately, decisively blocking them all, and kicking all his friends into the blacklist.

Anyway, they weren’t really trying to add her as friends, they were just there to watch the show.

She had endured for Fu Yucheng’s sake, now that she had blocked him, there was no need for these people to stay.

After doing this, it was as if a stone that had been stuck in her heart had finally been removed, and she felt much lighter.

Jinwu looked at the much cleaner list and suddenly thought.

If Fu Yucheng really liked her, how could he possibly keep letting his friends mock and belittle her background.

She should have seen it sooner.

It was all because she was trapped in the memory of being saved, her eyes were blinded.

Thankfully, she had woken up.

Jinwu pulled open the curtains, the soft, light morning sun gently bathed her, warming her whole body.

She stretched comfortably, her beautiful, cold eyes had a touch of vitality.

From today onwards.

She would officially start embracing a new and bright life.

—

On the other side.

Fu Yucheng sat in his bedroom, his face dark and gloomy, he hadn’t slept all night.

He was still wearing the suit from last night, his neatly combed hair was now drooping over his eyes.

There were faint dark circles under his usually calm and gentle eyes, he had lost the energy he had at the bar, and was filled with a tired and decadent air.

It was almost eight o’clock.

She should be up by now.

No, she would have gone to the hospital to work by this time.

Then why hasn’t she replied to him yet?

Fu Yucheng stared intently at the phone clenched in his palm, motionless, as if he was going to stare a hole through the screen.

Since he was young, he had hated overly strong women.

Jinwu dared to make him lose face in front of so many people on his birthday, he should have stopped thinking about her.

But he was actually sitting here foolishly, not even changing his clothes, not even sleeping, just waiting for her reply.

“Damn it.”

Fu Yucheng’s face grew worse.

It was just a casual remark that she was an illegitimate daughter, was it necessary to be so angry?

What did he say wrong?

Jinwu was an illegitimate daughter, wasn’t she?

Or was she angry that he kissed another woman?

But could he be blamed for that?

Wasn’t it because she was too aloof and high-minded, not letting him touch her even after being together for so long, saying that they could only do it after marriage.

He’s a normal man with needs, it’s very generous of him to tolerate her until now, what else does she want!

Besides, he’s going to inherit the entire Fu Corporation in the future, there will be even more social events then, and naturally, he’ll inevitably have contact with the opposite sex.

If she wants to be Mrs. Fu, she should be more open-minded!

He just kissed another woman, and she wants to break up with him.

Fu Yucheng mocked, pulling at his lips.

His own biological mother was a mistress, yet she pretended to be a saint.

“It’s 8:30, still no reply, huh?”

Fu Yucheng gritted his back teeth, laughing angrily, “Okay, okay, Jinwu, you have the guts, just don’t come looking for me for the rest of your life.”

He was annoyed, reaching for a pack of cigarettes from the drawer, wanting to smoke.

Just as he was about to light it, he inexplicably remembered Jinwu saying she didn’t like the smell of cigarettes, and he slowly put it down.

No, why should he care about her?

This disobedient thing, why should he accommodate her?

As if venting his anger, Fu Yucheng still lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

He hadn’t smoked for a while, and he was immediately choked.

“Buzz—”

The phone on the desk vibrated.

As if by reflex, Fu Yucheng immediately grabbed the phone, not even noticing the ash falling on his hand from his movement.

He knew Jinwu wouldn’t ignore him.

How could she ignore him.

But as soon as he opened it, a news article popped up: “Duan Shiyan, 26, a tech tycoon, recently returned to China to take over as president of Duan Corporation. He will soon be managing two major groups in a dual capacity. Let’s wait and see what exciting performance he will bring.”

“Bang!”

Fu Yucheng slammed the phone down on the table.

It wasn’t her.

It wasn’t her!

Fu Yucheng slumped back on the couch, completely losing the gentle facade he had in front of others, his eyes filled with gloom.

And Duan Shiyan…..

He’s back…..

A flash of long-buried guilt quickly swept across his eyes.

Fu Yucheng took a drag of his cigarette, forcing himself to calm down.

Come back if he wants to.

He is now Jinwu’s savior, he has already left a mark on her heart.

She likes him so much, how could she possibly look at anyone else.

Even if she’s throwing a tantrum now, having the thought of leaving him, she will eventually regret it deeply, cry her eyes out, and take the initiative to come back to him to reconcile.

Fu Yucheng’s lips curled up slightly, his face slowly softening.

Yes, that’s right, she will definitely come back to beg him.

He just has to wait.

—

Jinwu had been busy all morning, finally having time to go to the hospital cafeteria for lunch.

“I must have killed and set fires in my past life, that’s why I have to study medicine to atone for my sins in this life.”

Wen Keling, the little sweetheart from the Anesthesia Department, had lost her usual vitality, she was lying on the table like a dried-up salted fish, listlessly, “So tired, I need a kiss from Dr. Jin to feel better.”

“Wow, such cute Crocs!”

She suddenly perked up, bending down to look, “They even have the dog pattern that Dr. Jin likes, wow.”

Crocs are the “fashionable gear” of every medical worker, especially surgeons.

Because the length of surgeries varies, sometimes they can last for tens of hours.

Compared to other traditional hard-soled slippers, these soft and breathable Crocs are comfortable to wear for long periods of time without hurting your feet.

So many doctors are used to wearing Crocs when making rounds or performing surgery.

“Huh? Dog pattern?”

Jinwu followed her gaze, looking down in surprise.

She realized that she had unknowingly brought the Crocs that Duan Shiyan had bought her last night to the hospital, and had been wearing them all morning without noticing.

“But Dr. Jin, is your foot injured?”

Wen Keling discovered something else, immediately exclaimed in surprise, “Wow, even the band-aids are dog patterns, so cute!”

“Do you have a link? Do you have a link? Can you give me one?”

Stared at by the little sweetheart with her sparkling eyes, Jinwu couldn’t help but smile slightly, her smile clean and beautiful, “Sorry, I don’t have a link either, because it was a gift.”

It was the man who looked like a dog wagging its tail who had stuffed a whole box of band-aids into her hand before leaving last night.

“Oh”

“Is it Dr. Jin’s pursuer?”

Wen Keling widened her round eyes, excitedly clapping her hands, “It’s obvious that he’s been paying attention for a long time to notice these details.”