Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 953: 952 Disappointment Chapter 953: 952 Disappointment Mo Xiuchen’s voice was low and gentle, revealing only concern, not inquisition.

He guessed that last night Shen Yuting had called Ranran, who told Jiang Liu; Jiang Liu must have been worried, so he dragged Ranran to go with him, which led to them being photographed.

Wen Ran, looking into his worried eyes, felt a twinge of guilt: “Mo Xiuchen, I’m sorry, I didn’t know we would be photographed. When Jiang Liu heard Sister Ting was drunk and sick, he became anxious and insisted on going to find her.”

“You don’t need to apologize to me; I just wanted to understand the situation.” Mo Xiuchen’s lips curved into a gentle smile; he was not angry.

His distinctively jointed palm caressed her head, ruffling her hair. He fastened her seatbelt for her and sat up straight, “Ranran, I’ll handle this situation.”

“Okay.”

Wen Ran returned his trust with a smile.

**

When Gu Kai returned to the ward, Jiang Liu had just finished a phone call.

“What exactly happened, did you find out?” Gu Kai looked at Jiang Liu displeasedly.

Jiang Liu’s gaze shifted toward the direction of the ward as he spoke, “I asked the company; it’s not a publicity stunt. Some fans captured pictures of Wen Ran and me leaving the banquet last night and posted them online. I need to head back to the company now. There’s a press conference in the afternoon. For Yuting’s situation, please take care of her.”

Gu Kai, seeing that he didn’t seem to be lying, nodded: “Go ahead.”

Jiang Liu did not re-enter the ward but left the hospital directly.

Gu Kai walked into the ward to find Shen Yuting rubbing her forehead with one hand, her brow furrowed tightly. Upon seeing Gu Kai enter, her face slightly changed, and a trace of guilt flitted through her eyes as she called out softly, “Cousin.”

“I’ve asked Auntie to bring you some porridge; it should be here soon.” Gu Kai walked to the bedside, his narrow eyes scanning her injured hand. He pulled up a chair in front of the bed and sat down, his gaze serious as he looked at her: “Yuting, we need to talk.”

Shen Yuting pursed her lips, her gaze drifting past his shoulder toward the door of the ward.

“Have Ranran and Jiang Liu left?”

“Do you wish Jiang Liu had stayed?”

Gu Kai did not answer but countered with a question.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuting’s face paled slightly, “I don’t wish for that. Cousin, I’m sorry.”

She knew she had made a big mistake the previous night, even more outrageous than the last time she confessed to Mo Xiuchen at Gu Kai’s house.

She looked down, her gaze falling on her injured wrist—that was where she had cut herself the previous night, and the palm of her hand too had been slashed by her own doing.

Gu Kai’s gaze was heavy as he watched her; even though she was looking down, he could sense her guilt.

“Do you remember what you did last night?”

“Some of it.”

“Were you really drunk?” Gu Kai narrowed his eyes, trying to see into her soul.

Shen Yuting raised her head to meet his stern gaze and said self-deprecatingly: “Cousin, I was drunk, but I was aware inside. I know I made a mistake last night and said many things I shouldn’t have. At that moment, I couldn’t control myself.”

Her eyes suddenly reddened again, the bitterness inside turning into crystal tears. She was genuinely distressed, conflicted and confused, not knowing how to cease the pain.

“Cousin, I can’t forget Mo Xiuchen. I’ve been trying so hard to forget him and live a plain life with Jiang Liu, but I can’t forget him.”

“So, Cheng Jia’s threat was just an excuse for your actions, right?” Gu Kai bluntly exposed her thoughts.

Shen Yuting’s face, originally pale, turned deathly white.

Panic and guilt flashed in her eyes as she shook her head frantically to defend herself, “Cousin, it’s not me. I am truly scared. I don’t know where Cheng Jia is, but it’s precisely because I don’t know her whereabouts that I’m afraid. She said she lives only for revenge, and she doesn’t care if it costs her own life.”

Gu Kai’s lips formed a cold, unyielding line as he looked at her, saying nothing.

Tears slid down Shen Yuting’s cheeks as she grabbed Gu Kai’s hand, “Cousin, you must believe me. I am truly afraid that Cheng Jia might hurt my parents, you, and even Mo Xiuchen. Cheng Jia only hates Ranran, and she doesn’t want Ranran to be with Mo Xiuchen. She promised me that as long as Ranran leaves Mo Xiuchen, she won’t do anything.”

“So, last night was your deliberate arrangement, just looking for an opportunity to express the words you wanted to say and to let Ranran hear them, trying to use this method to make her leave Mo Xiuchen?”

Gu Kai’s gaze turned sharp, and his tone was heavy.

He was truly disappointed, with this woman he had always treated as his own little sister. Gu Kai had always been tolerant, but how could she repeatedly hurt Ranran, wanting to destroy Ranran’s happiness and steal her husband?

“I didn’t. I drank last night because I was upset.” Shen Yuting refused to admit it.

How could she admit it? She absolutely couldn’t.

If she admitted it, Gu Kai would definitely ignore her forever, and she didn’t want to lose his fondness for her.

“Yuting, you know better than anyone that even if Cheng Jia wanted revenge, she wouldn’t really harm your parents. If she wanted revenge, she would definitely target the person Ranran cares about most. Besides, her three-month deadline passed, and your uncle and aunt are still fine, aren’t they?”

Gu Kai methodically exposed her, “So, you clearly knew that Cheng Jia was trying to provoke you, giving you an excuse to ruin Ranran’s happiness, yet because you couldn’t let go of Mo Xiuchen, you used her threat to justify yourself, even if you hurt Ranran, allowing you to convincingly tell yourself that it was to protect your family.”

“Cousin, no, it’s not like that.”

Shen Yuting denied it, distressed.

Gu Kai’s face was filled with disappointment, and the warmth in his eyes had vanished, his brows as if coated in ice: “Whether it is true or not, you know it yourself, Yuting. You have really disappointed me.”

Shen Yuting suddenly laughed.

Her laugh was bleak and mocking as she looked at the emotionally detached Gu Kai. This version of him was so foreign that she barely recognized him.

“Cousin, you were disappointed in me long ago, weren’t you? Since the day you found Ranran, you haven’t treated me as well as before.”

Gu Kai’s expression darkened, a hint of anger evident between his brows, “Yuting, how can you say that?”

Even though he had found his sister, he had still treated her just as well as before.

Shen Yuting’s words not only made Gu Kai angry but also hurt him.

Shen Yuting pursed her lips, lifting her head defiantly to meet Gu Kai’s angry gaze, “Cousin, am I wrong? No matter what, you always side with Ranran. If I and Ranran switched places, if today Mo Xiuchen loved me and Ranran did the same thing, would you handle it like this?”

She felt that if Wen Ran and she switched identities, Gu Kai would definitely still support Wen Ran.

Because Wen Ran was his biological sister, and he had always felt indebted to her, Gu Kai was always biased towards Wen Ran and not her, Shen Yuting.

She had come to believe this ever since the time Gu Kai harshly scolded her when she confessed her feelings and was rejected.