It was so quiet outside the emergency room that you could hear a pin drop.

No one dared to speak, not even to breathe loudly.

The longer time passed, the more nervous and frightened the people present became.

Especially Gu Mingchen, his eyes were bloodshot and he could even hear his own heartbeat.

He didn't even react when the door of the operating room opened.

It was Gu Mingyu who reacted first and reminded him: "Brother, the doctor is out."

Only then did he come to his senses and looked at Gu Mingyu blankly for a moment, which made Gu Mingyu feel heartbroken.

He had never seen his brother so scared before.

"Doctor, my wife...how is she?"

Gu Mingchen's voice was weak and out of tune. It was probably because he leaned against the wall for too long and his legs were numb.

He took a step forward and stumbled, luckily Gu Mingyu beside him supported him.

"Luckily, he was sent to the hospital in time and the bleeding has stopped. But he is still in danger. He needs to be observed in the ICU for two days. He can be transferred to the ward after he is out of danger."

The doctor told Gu Mingchen.

Gu Mingchen's legs went limp and he grabbed Gu Mingyu's arm tightly to prevent himself from falling.

"Brother, it's okay, sister-in-law is okay."

Gu Mingyu immediately hugged him, supporting his body and comforting him.

Gu Mingchen closed his eyes and his breathing finally became smooth.

After his mind was no longer so confused and his heartbeat was no longer so violent, he wanted to figure out what was going on.

He looked at the bodyguard with cold eyes and asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

He didn't raise them for nothing, and now that his wife was injured, their career as bodyguards is over.

The other bodyguard also came back after taking the statement, and the two of them stood together with pale faces.

After hearing their boss's questioning, the two knew that their careers were over.

However, one of them still felt aggrieved.

He replied in a low voice: "Boss, it was our mistake. But this matter...we were originally capable of protecting the lady, but who would have thought that someone would suddenly appear behind us, and we didn't expect that person to commit a crime."

"I didn't expect it? You can shirk responsibility by saying you didn't expect it?"

Gu Mingyu scolded coldly.

The man continued, "We are not shirking responsibility. It's... the lady was originally under our protection. It was the young lady who deliberately dragged the lady into the danger zone. She dodged it, which is why the lady got hurt."

Gu Mingyu was startled, and immediately looked at Gu Mingyue sharply.

Gu Mingyue's heart skipped a beat when she heard the bodyguard's complaint.

She knew that the bodyguard was trying to shirk responsibility by saying this.

With such a big thing happening, of course they want to shirk responsibility.

You should refute it yourself.

But what he said was the truth, and she couldn't refute it.

After all, she also thought it was her fault that caused her sister-in-law to be injured.

She was overwhelmed by an unprecedented sense of guilt, making it impossible for her to utter a word in rebuttal.

"Mingyue, is that so?"

Gu Mingyu questioned in a deep voice.

Gu Mingyue pursed her lips and looked at him intently.

Is that right?

Of course not, at least she didn't mean to do it.

If she could go back in time, she would rather be the one who got hurt.

She hoped to block the dagger for her sister-in-law and would rather be the one lying in the emergency room.

but……

No if.

No matter how she argued, she couldn't change the fact that her sister-in-law was injured.

It also cannot change the fact that at that moment she instinctively sought survival and put her sister-in-law in danger.

So, she couldn't refute it.

Seeing that she said nothing, Gu Mingyu couldn't help but frown and look disappointed.

It seems that what the bodyguard said is true.

Gu Mingchen couldn't help but clench his fists and suddenly strode towards her.

Gu Mingyu tried to stop him.

However, when he saw Gu Mingchen's eyes, he put down his arm that was blocking him.

He could fully understand his brother's feelings. If the person lying in the emergency room at this moment was Sang Yuwan, even if Gu Mingyue was his biological sister, he would have wanted to kill her.

"why?"

Gu Mingchen came in front of Gu Mingyue and raised his hand with an angry expression.

Gu Mingyue closed her eyes and waited for the slap to fall.

But in the end, the slap did not fall.

After Gu Mingchen slowly put it down, his eyes were full of pain and disappointment.

Gu Mingyue opened her eyes and saw the disappointment in his eyes. Her heart ached and her eyes became even redder.

She wanted to explain, but she didn't know how.

Are you talking about her survival instinct?

Having almost died several times since she was a child, she developed a survival instinct at all times and in all situations.

When you encounter danger, you will involuntarily want to protect yourself.

But she couldn't say these words.

Because the person she hurt was someone she never wanted to hurt.

"sorry."

She didn't know what else to say except this apology.

Gu Mingchen closed his eyes, opened them again, looked at her coldly and said, "Go away, don't let me see you again."

"No, brother, please don't chase me away. I want to stay here and wait for my sister-in-law to wake up. I want to know that she is safe. When my sister-in-law wakes up, you can punish me however you want, but don't chase me away now."

When Gu Mingyue heard that Gu Mingchen wanted to drive her away, she panicked.

She immediately burst into tears and pleaded with him with sobs.

She was not afraid of being punished, whether it was kneeling for a long time, being beaten, or being deprived of food. She was willing to do anything as long as they did not let her leave.

But Gu Mingchen didn't want to see her for a moment, so he immediately waved his hand and asked another bodyguard to come over and drive her out.

He also handed over the two bodyguards to Gu Mingyu.

He was very tired now, Chu Jinchu hadn't woken up yet, and he was in no mood to think about anything else.

"Brother, please, don't chase me away, don't chase me away."

Gu Mingyue struggled, crying and shouting.

Gu Mingyu asked the others to take the two bodyguards away first, while he grabbed Gu Mingyue's arm and forcibly took her out.

After going downstairs, he pushed her forward and said angrily, "You're crying now, what were you doing before? Have you forgotten everything my brother said to you before? Gu's family is his bottom line, not to mention, you touched not his bottom line, but his heart. Do you know how good the relationship between brother and sister-in-law is? How dare you...hurt your sister-in-law?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it." Gu Mingyue said crying.

"Do you know? The most useless word in this world is 'I'm sorry'. Maybe we shouldn't have brought you back from the beginning." Gu Mingyu said harshly with a cold face.

Gu Mingyue was stunned and looked at him with sad eyes.

Gu Mingyu thought of his brother's appearance, and continued to speak harshly with heartache: "You'd better pray that your sister-in-law is okay, otherwise... I won't forgive you without my brother doing anything."

"You know what I did before, so you think I did it on purpose, trying to kill my sister-in-law?"

Gu Mingyue wiped her tears with the back of her hand and asked with a wry smile.

Gu Mingyu said coldly, "Others may not understand you, but I do. Because we are from the same mother, we are so similar. We are both selfish and vindictive, and can abandon the whole world to protect ourselves when necessary. But the only difference between you and me is that I grew up under the protection of my brother, and I know what family affection is. But you don't, you only have yourself in your heart. You... are just a monster without emotions."

He is also a monster, but because of his loved ones, he hides this part of his nature.

But Gu Mingyue didn’t have that. Apart from herself, she probably had no feelings for anyone.

"Oh, monster?"

Gu Mingyue laughed.

Hearing these two words from my own brother's mouth is really... absurd and ridiculous!

In fact, she had heard this name more than once.

When she was very young, the woman also called her a monster and said she was an emotionless monster.

The old man and the old woman also said that she was a monster. If she wasn't beautiful, they would never take in a monster.

Qin Yitong also scolded her hysterically: "Qin Mingyue, you are a monster."

It turned out that what she thought was saying goodbye to the past was just her own idea.

She never really said goodbye to the past. She is still herself, the one that everyone calls a monster.

Gu Mingyu saw the dead silence in her eyes and a trace of pity flashed across his eyes, but in the end he turned around and left with a sullen face.

He didn't want to say such cruel words to her, but when he thought of the pain his brother was in at the moment, he couldn't forgive her.

Chu Jinchu stayed in the ICU for two days before waking up. He was finally out of danger and transferred to the ward.

Gu Mingchen looked at her pale, bloodless face, held her hand and kissed it continuously.

"Susu, why are you...please, you must get better."

Chu Jinchu opened his eyes, looked at him, and closed them again.

She actually had a lot to say to him, but she was too weak to say a word.

Gu Mingyu handles all matters outside.

He blocked the news of Chu Jinchu's injury, and now other people don't know about it, not even Gu Shenjin.

Gu Mingyu also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that she had woken up.

Entering the ward, he saw his brother holding his sister-in-law's hand and sitting motionlessly beside her.

With a sigh, she walked over to him and whispered, "Brother, I have something to tell you."

Gu Mingchen came back to his senses.

He kissed the back of Chu Jinchu's hand again, gently put it down to her, then stood up and left with him.

However, there was no door leading out of the ward.

He didn't want to leave her for a moment, so he just went to the place farthest from the bed to talk.

"We have already found out the identities of the attackers. The two attackers are not from the same group and have nothing to do with each other. The first one is a mental patient who attacked people indiscriminately. The one who stabbed my sister-in-law was seeking revenge. He had been following my sister-in-law for a long time, and this unrest gave him the opportunity to strike."

"Revenge? Why?"

Gu Mingchen frowned.

His Su Su is so kind and never bullies the weak, so how could he make enemies with others?

Moreover, it is such a deep hatred that could cost lives?

"The other party is...Brother, do you remember the time when my sister-in-law was kidnapped and had a car accident? There was also a driver in that accident. The perpetrator was the driver's son."

Gu Mingchen was stunned. Of course he would never forget this incident.

It turned out to be his son?