Reborn in Flames
"No worries, I accidentally knocked over the vase," Su Huan said, bending down to pick up the shattered porcelain pieces. "Let me do it, don't touch it, you might cut yourself," Gu Beixian hurried into the bathroom, pulled her aside, casually placed his phone on the sink countertop, and bent down to pick up the pieces. He had forgotten to hang up the phone. Su Huan found a trash can and handed it to him, reminding him, "Be careful." "My skin is thick, it won't cut through," Gu Beixian said, picking up a few large pieces of broken porcelain and throwing them into the trash can. "Nonsense, what skin can't be cut through?" Su Huan squatted down beside him and started to pick up the pieces together. Gu Beixian stopped her, not letting her touch, "I was in a bad temper those two years, always breaking things, you must have been very frustrated following me around cleaning up." Thinking of those two years of torment, Su Huan's nose turned sour, and she almost cried. She quickly lowered her eyelashes and said gently, "I didn't feel frustrated, really." Gu Beixian stared at her long eyelashes for a while, then said, "You know, your temper is too good to be real." Recalling Xiao Yi's words, Su Huan asked softly, "Is my personality quite boring?" Gu Beixian smiled faintly, "A bit." "Hit you," Su Huan gently pushed his leg. Gu Beixian laughed and held her hand. Hearing the affectionate banter between the two on the phone, Chu Suosuo hung up the phone in a huff. With a "bang," she threw the phone onto the car seat. She was so angry that she didn't speak the whole way. Back at the Chu family. Hua Qirou saw her fingers wrapped and her face livid, and hurriedly asked, "What happened to your hand? Why are you so angry?" "My hand is fine, just a small injury."
“Then why are you angry?” Chu Suosuo was indignant, “Just a country girl, she has been the nanny for Beixian Ge for three years, and he protects her like that. I casually criticized her a couple of times, and he got upset, even wanted to hang up on me. He's afraid she'll cut her hand when she picks up a broken vase. He was even taking me to the hospital tonight, but halfway there, he got a call from Xiao Yi saying that Su Huan got into her colleague's car, and he immediately got out of the car, hailed a taxi, and went to find her.” Hua Qirou was also puzzled, “If he cares about her so much, why did he still divorce her?” Chu Suosuo kicked off her high heels, “Who knows. Last time Beixian Ge was drunk, he said that divorcing her wasn't entirely because of me, and even mentioned that bringing me up was just a pretext. I don't know if he was telling the truth or just saying it out of anger.” “It must have been out of anger.” Chu Suosuo slipped on her slippers, walked to the sofa, and sat down with a thump, recalling everything that happened today, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Hua Qirou comforted her: “Beixian married Su Huan because she looks like you, which shows he can't let go of you in his heart. You're the genuine article, why compare yourself with a counterfeit? Don't worry, take it slow, give him a process to accept you again.” Chu Suosuo frowned, “Seeing how close they are, how can I not worry?” “Worrying is useless, this kind of thing can't be rushed, think of a good plan, and getting him back is the right thing to do.” Hua Qirou handed her a glass of water. Chu Suosuo took the glass, pouted, and complained to her: “It's all your fault. A year ago, Beixian Ge could already stand up, I said I would drop out of school and go back to find him, but you wouldn't let me, insisting on observing for another year. Now look, they have developed feelings for each other, and there's hardly anything left for me.”
Hua Qirou gave her a glare, 'Car accidents can have lasting effects. If you don't observe carefully, what if he has a relapse and ends up in a wheelchair? Would you be willing to take care of him for the rest of your life?' Chu Suosuo fell silent and sipped her water. After a few seconds of silence, Hua Qirou asked, 'Did Su Huan accept the check you gave her?' 'She didn't.' Hua Qirou was surprised, 'She doesn't even care about twenty million? Such big appetite? Three years ago, she was willing to marry a man with a lower body disability for ten million, what's she pretending to be?' Whenever this matter was mentioned, Chu Suosuo got angry, 'Do you know how arrogant she is? She threw the check in my face and said that if she hadn't married Gu Beixian three years ago, she could have earned ten million with her own hands.' 'With her own hands?' Hua Qirou sneered, 'A restorer of ancient paintings, is she that capable?' 'I had someone investigate, her grandfather Su Wenmai was very famous in the industry before he died, and she inherited his true skills.' 'So what?' Hua Qirou laughed coldly, 'If her hands are disabled, I'd like to see how arrogant she can be.' Chu Suosuo suddenly widened her eyes and glared at her, 'Mom, don't mess around!'
A week later, at noon. Gu Bao Zhai. Su Huan locked the door of the restoration room and went downstairs to have lunch at a nearby restaurant. She arrived at a Hong Kong-style restaurant, ordered a shrimp noodle rice, found a seat against the wall, and quietly began to eat. She had a gentle and serene temperament, porcelain-white skin, delicate facial features, and her fingers, as white as scallions, held the ebony chopsticks. She chewed slowly and ate elegantly, standing out in the bustling restaurant. After finishing her meal and paying the bill, Su Huan picked up her bag and walked gracefully to the door, raising her right hand to push the glass door. The glass door was a bit hard to push. She managed to open a crack and used her left hand to support the edge of the door while pushing outward with force. Suddenly, a figure rushed over from outside, and with a bang, the door was flung open. Su Huan tried to retract her hand, but it was too late. A tearing, heart-wrenching pain came from her fingers. She was in so much pain that she almost fainted. Her legs trembled uncontrollably, and she crouched down to the ground, clutching her left hand, tears streaming down her face. The four fingers of her left hand were visibly swollen, as if the bones were broken, with blood seeping out, dripping onto the floor, a bright and stark red. In a daze, she heard someone apologizing to her: 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.' The woman's voice was harsh, wearing a yellow delivery uniform and a motorcycle helmet. She took out a wad of money from her bag and placed it at Su Huan's feet, 'This money is for your medical expenses. I have an emergency, can we contact later?'
Su Huan was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. Tears blurred her eyes as she looked at her hands. Her hands, her hands, which she had worked hard for nearly twenty years, from dawn till dusk, diligently and earnestly, inheriting all the skills from her grandfather and five generations of his ancestors. The hands she had valued more than her life since childhood. Just like that, they were ruined. She trembled all over, her complexion pale, her eyes filled with grief, so desperate. By the time the restaurant owner heard the commotion and came over, the person who had hurt Su Huan had already fled. The owner drove her to the hospital. After the bleeding was stopped and the X-ray was taken, Gu Beixian arrived. Dressed in a tailored suit and wearing a tie, he had left a meeting that was one-third in progress after receiving a call saying Su Huan's hand was injured. He handed it over to his subordinates and hurried over. Su Huan was supported by the owner as she walked out of the radiology department. Slim and frail, she could barely stand, her eyes red and swollen with tears, utterly dispirited. Anyone who saw her would feel heartache. Gu Beixian's face was grim as he stepped forward to take Su Huan, suppressing his anger, and asked the restaurant owner, 'Who hurt her? Where is the person?' The owner, a woman in her forties, was a bit scared, her voice trembling as she said, 'According to the customers in the store, it was a delivery person. The person has already run away.' Gu Beixian gritted his teeth and instructed his assistant behind him, 'Go find him! I want that person dug out from the bottom of the earth!' 'Okay, President Gu.'
The assistant could feel that his emotions had reached a critical point, ready to erupt at any moment. He dared not delay and immediately led people to investigate. The restaurant owner also dared not delay, hurriedly following the assistant back to the shop to cooperate with the investigation of the surveillance footage. The results of the X-ray would take a while, so Gu Beixian helped Su Huan find a chair to sit down, carefully holding her in his arms as if she were an infant. Su Huan was still shivering, her hands and feet icy cold. Gu Beixian unbuttoned his suit jacket with one hand, took it off, and draped it over her, holding her tightly, his chin resting on her head, his expression stern. The X-ray results came out and were shown to the doctor. The doctor said that Su Huan's middle finger and ring finger were fractured and needed to be cut open for surgical reduction. Gu Beixian sent someone to find the best orthopedic surgeon, Elder Bai, to perform the surgery. More than an hour later, the surgery was completed. After the observation period, Su Huan was transferred to the ward, her fingers swollen like carrots, the broken fingers set in splints and needing intravenous drips. Her condition was very poor, silent and motionless, lying like a wooden doll, her eyes filled with despair as if the sky had collapsed. Gu Beixian silently watched her for a while, then dipped a towel in warm water to wipe her face, and after wiping, fed her porridge and medicine. Su Huan was very obedient, compliantly eating the porridge and taking the medicine, but she wouldn't speak. At around eight o'clock in the evening, the person who harmed Su Huan was caught. The assistant walked up to Gu Beixian and whispered a few words in his ear. The colder Gu Beixian's expression became as he listened, and by the end, his jaw clenchedInstant bite tight,I was so angry that my brow twitched several times。 Take a few deep breaths,Only by calming down can one regain their emotions。 He bent down,Tell Su Zhen:“I'm going out for a trip,I'll be back soon。” , his eyebrows twitching with anger several times. After taking a few deep breaths, he managed to calm his emotions. He leaned down and said to Su Huan, "I'm going out for a while, but I'll be right back."
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