Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin
Chapter 186 She is Ill_1

Chapter 186: Chapter 186 She is Ill_1

He handed her the chopsticks, Ji Yunhuan mechanically reached out to take them, and ate a whole bowl of rice.

When Chenchen passed away, many people called to offer their condolences; some even wanted to visit. Even those who Ji Yunhuan didn’t like, she didn’t stop them from coming.

Chenchen liked lively scenes. She hoped he could have a lively departure, too.

On the day of the memorial service, many people came. She remembered when her parents passed away, the family was so destitute that not even one relative agreed to attend. It was as bleak as bleak could be.

Now that she had married Qi Cheng, more people came to see Chenchen than she had imagined.

Gu Yubai also came.

His father’s sentencing had been decided. Despite all his efforts, he couldn’t change the fact that his father would spend the rest of his life in prison. However, due to the involvement of his sister-in-law, Gu Yubai managed to keep his job. Although the Gu Family Residence had fallen, Gu Yubai still retained his job.

His job was initially secured through many favors from his father. Still, he had performed well in the past two years.

Since all the mistakes were his father’s, Qi Cheng did not investigate too deeply.

After the memorial for Chenchen, Gu Yubai, dressed in black, saw Ji Yunhuan standing at the window, her face almost devoid of color. He couldn’t help but walk toward her. "Are you, okay?"

She looked at him. In her sorrowful eyes, there was a rare absence of loathing toward him.

He had been with her when she bid farewell to her parents; now he came to see Chenchen. She didn’t drive him away.

But, the more she acted like this, the more worried Gu Yubai became for her.

"Yunhuan, everything will pass, isn’t that what you said? When you face setbacks, you think you’ll die, but in reality, you always hold on. This is not the end of your life. You still have a long, long way to go in your future..."

There was no color in Ji Yunhuan’s eyes. She stared at him. Her eyes were like two black holes...

Gu Yubai became a bit uneasy under her gaze. "You need to think more positively."

A mocking smile appeared on her lips. "When I see you now, surprisingly, I feel a sense of familiarity. Gu Yubai, do you think I’m crazy?"

"We grew up together. Even if we didn’t marry, there’s a sibling bond. What do you think?" he said. "Seeing you like this, it pains me."

Ji Yunhuan said, "Thank you for coming to see Chenchen."

"I mainly came to see you. I know this kind of thing must be really hard for you."

Ji Yunhuan didn’t say anything. She turned her face away to watch the people coming and going.

Seeing her ignore him, Gu Yubai had to say, "If you ever need anything, you can call me. Anytime."

Ji Yunhuan remained silent.

Gu Yubai knew her well. With her pride, she would never turn to him for comfort.

Even though, in her eyes, he had also been a family member.

But he could never replace Chenchen’s place in her heart.

Gu Yubai turned and left. As he rounded the corner, he saw Qi Cheng standing there with a cold look in his eyes.

Gu Yubai suddenly felt guilty. "I just wanted to comfort her."

"No need." Qi Cheng said coldly, "From now on, I will be by her side. Her life has nothing to do with you."

"She’s just a friend to me."

"She has friends; she doesn’t need you." If it weren’t for today’s special circumstances, just based on what Gu Yubai had said to Ji Yunhuan, Qi Cheng would not have let it slide.

Ji Yunhuan looked out the window. Suddenly, a coat was draped over her shoulders; Qi Cheng placed a black coat on her. "It’s cold by the window."

"I’m not cold."

"Yunhuan, be kinder to yourself, even for me, okay?" He turned her shoulders so she was looking into his eyes.

Ji Yunhuan couldn’t help but nod at his words. "Okay."

But there was still no trace of a smile in her eyes.

He held her hand. "Since Chenchen left, I’ve felt you becoming more and more distant from me. I know we were together because of Chenchen, but even without Chenchen, I hope you can keep me in your heart."

"Qi Cheng, you know, I can’t think about this now." Her eyes showed impatience. She had no energy to think about whether she loved Qi Cheng. She only wanted silence, peace! Calm! ...

She wished there was no sound around her. She wanted to lock herself in a place where there were no people.

She even found talking to others to be a hassle.

In short, she didn’t want to face anyone.

"Okay." Qi Cheng didn’t want to push her too hard, but his heart was really worried.

He suddenly felt like Ji Yunhuan no longer loved him.

Even though he knew that she was only distracted by chenchen’s matter, this feeling of unease still disturbed him.

But he dared not press her.

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After Chenchen’s funeral, a shocking piece of news spread in the medical community—Bai Liyan, known as a genius, announced his exit.

At home, her sister-in-law mentioned this to Ji Yunhuan. Ji Yunhuan was reading a book. Hearing this, she almost didn’t react.

"Yunhuan, did you hear?"

Ji Yunhuan turned a page of the book in her hand. She recently had nothing to do and wanted to get a few certificates. She didn’t know what use these certificates had, only that she wanted to pass the time. Hearing her sister-in-law’s question, she said, "I heard."

"Liyan must be doing this because of Chenchen... although he has some responsibility, surgeries can fail at times."

"Everyone must pay the price for their failures. Isn’t this what he should do?" She didn’t feel remorseful about Bai Liyan’s decision, only that he deserved it.

He had performed so many surgeries, never failed. But he failed with Chenchen.

She suddenly felt fortunate that Bai Liyan had not been around lately. Otherwise, she wouldn’t know how she would react upon seeing him.

Hate...

A strong feeling of hate surged within her heart.

Although, legally speaking, she had no reason to blame Bai Liyan, she just hated him.

It was like when Qi Cheng lost his friend Su Molang back then. He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he blamed her for everything irrelevant.

Her sister-in-law was stunned by Ji Yunhuan’s coldness. She stood there, dumbfounded, and unconsciously nodded along. "Seems so."

These days, Ji Yunhuan had become much calmer. She ate regularly, didn’t let others see her grief, and tried to find things to distract herself.

But...

She never went to Chenchen’s old room.

It was as if she was sulking with Chenchen.

Before Chenchen’s surgery, she told him if he died, she would too.

Though she was still alive, her heart had died.

It was as if she hated Chenchen, so she didn’t even bother to visit the room he once lived in.