"Why do you have to force me to marry someone I don't love? When you find me, do you just use me as a marriage tool to win over power?"
Mu Ning roared unbearably.
"Nicole, fate has made you my child. You have the blood of the Austin family in your body. People in the Austin family should not have love, especially you."
Elon is instilling in her the theory of supremacy of power, forcing her to become as cold-blooded and ruthless as him.
Mu Ning sneered, "So that's how you abandoned my mother."
"Your mother was lucky because she had you."
Mu Ning was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly felt sad.
Is her mother luckier? Then wouldn’t Elon’s other women end up worse?
Elon had no shortage of women. In addition to her mother, there were many women like her mother who worked for him, but he never loved any of them.
It was just because her mother was lucky enough to be pregnant with her.
Not wanting to waste time arguing with her, Elon gave her an ultimatum.
If she doesn't want Gu Zhiyin to die, she must divorce and marry Luther.
And two people were left to guard the nursing home.
Mu Ning drove the two people away from their floor and ordered them not to appear in front of her.
After the corridor was empty, Mu Ning leaned against the wall tiredly, covering his face and slowly lowering his head.
Song Heng came out at this moment, "Miss Mu, do you want to leave Master Gu?"
Mu Ning was startled and turned to look at Song Heng who was walking towards him.
She pursed her lips and looked up at the dazzling incandescent lights on the ceiling, her eyes aching.
"I no longer know what I am doing. It seems that whatever I do is powerless and my thoughts are not important."
"I've always been destiny, and this is not the life I want."
"But I can't change it. In order to protect the people around me, I can only accept it."
She turned her head, her eyes red, "Song Heng, do you understand what I mean?"
Song Heng was silent for a moment, "Have you considered Mr. Gu's feelings?"
"Rather than causing him pain, I want him to live well and not be implicated."
Mu Ning held back tears and said, "Don't tell him."
Song Heng nodded, "Okay."
"Go get some food, he should be up soon."
After Mu Ning gave Song Heng's instructions, he opened the door and entered the room. He saw that Gu Zhiyin was already awake. He sat up with his cell phone in hand, as if he wanted to find her.
Mu Ning walked over quickly, and Gu Zhiyin could already hear her footsteps, "Where are you going?"
Mu Ning said calmly, "Let's check with the doctor outside to find out the situation."
After Mu Ning said this, he stopped asking any more questions, lifted the quilt and took her hand, "Come to the bed, I want to hold you."
"No, we will eat later."
Mu Ning took care of him to wash up, and Song Heng packed the food and came in. Mu Ning was not used to French food, so he went to a Chinese restaurant and asked the chef to cook it.
Mu Ning was silent during the meal. She usually chattered during meals. She didn't speak, so the whole ward was extremely quiet.
Gu Zhiyin suddenly felt uncomfortable. He put down his chopsticks and asked, "Ning Ning?"
Mu Ning came back to his senses, "Huh? What's wrong?"
"what's on your mind?"
"I didn't... didn't think about anything."
Gu Zhiyin knew something was wrong as soon as he heard her tone and frowned, "Are you worried?"
Mu Ning was startled, he was too keen, even if he couldn't see her, he seemed to be able to detect her every move.
"I'm just a little nervous thinking that you are about to have your last surgery."
"The doctor didn't say anything else?"
Did he think there was something wrong with him that made her unhappy?
Mu Ning sniffed, "No, he said you are recovering well."
Finally, she added, "But this surgery was performed by Luther."
Gu Zhiyin fell silent.
Seeing his downcast expression, Mu Ning got up from the chair and sat on the bed, holding his white fingertips, "This is the last surgery. Even if you can't stand him, just bear with it, okay? I'll wait for you to do this." After the surgery, my eyes can recover.”
Gu Zhiyin sighed, "It's not because of him."
"what is that."
Gu Zhiyin turned to look at Mu Ning and reached out to touch her cheek, "Ning Ning is hiding something in her heart."
His fingers were a little cold, and the coolness penetrated her skin. Mu Ning looked into his eyes, and her back felt a little chilly.
"I don't……"
“Sometimes you don’t need to look with your eyes to feel the disconnect.”
For some reason, Mu Ning felt panic in his heart.
"Ning Ning, you are hiding more and more things from me."
Mu Ning still denied it.
Gu Zhiyin did not refute her or continue the topic. He held up the hair hanging around her ears and said softly, "Can you accompany me during the operation?"
Mu Ning hesitated and nodded.
After dinner, Mu Ning went out, and Luther came over in the afternoon.
When Luther saw her, he still looked elegant and dignified, with a smile on his lips.
He wasn't angry at all because she drugged him last night.
"Nicole, have you made your decision?"
In the doctor's office, Mu Ning sat on the sofa and looked at Luther opposite him coldly, "You told Elon that Gu Zhiyin is here."
Luther smiled, "He will find out sooner or later."
"But when Gu Zhiyin was seriously injured, you revealed the news about Gu Zhiyin to Elon, lured his people, and used his safety to force me to compromise. This approach is too despicable!"
Luther smiled disapprovingly, "Nicole, what's the difference between you and me? We all have our own goals, and we all do whatever it takes to achieve our goals."
"It's just that there was a conflict of purpose between us."
Mu Ning clenched his fingers and raised his lips mockingly, "I don't know why, but you compare me with you. I feel very disgusted."
"From the beginning to the end, I just want to be with the one I love. I don't do anything evil, I don't force others to make things difficult, and I don't interfere in destroying other people's happiness!"
Luther's expression froze for a moment, and he kept smiling, "Every time you want to fight, I have to listen to your declaration of love, but in fact it can't change any outcome."
"Even if you return to China with Mr. Gu, Elon will not let you go. Do you want to bring such a powerful enemy to Mr. Gu?"
"Let him resist a family with one person?"
Mu Ning said indifferently, "I can wait until Elon dies."
Luther smiled, "Do you think the crisis will be resolved when Elon dies? Your real enemy is Elon's current wife Vera."
Mu Ning frowned, "She wants to kill me, isn't she just afraid that I will come back and snatch the inheritance from her? Give her the inheritance, but I won't take any of it."
Luther sneered, "Vera, if it's just for the inheritance, there's no need to kill you!"
"Then what else does she want to do?"
"Vera was unable to have children. This was a thorn in her heart for many years. The women who got pregnant for Elon all died tragically together with their unborn babies before they were born."
"Yue Ning secretly gave birth to you. Do you know how jealous and resentful Vera is? If she gets Elon's inheritance and dark power, do you think she will let you go? After she becomes stronger, she will only use worse means to play with you. Damn you and your so-called lover!"
Mu Ning was shocked.
"So Nicole, solving Vera is our common goal."
Luther wanted to avenge Si Yuening, and Mu Ning wanted to have a stable life in the future.
"Then why don't you take revenge yourself? Aren't you the eldest grandson of the William family?"
"The William family supports Vera's father! There are also elders in the family. What status do you think I have to turn the entire family against the president?"
"Although Elon is the son-in-law of His Excellency the President, he has always been dissatisfied with the president's regime. If you want to bring down Vera, you must rely on Elon's power!"
Mu Ning closed his eyes and thought.
If she didn't follow Luther's method, not only would her life be in danger, but Gu Zhiyin would also be implicated.
Even if Gu Zhiyin has the ability to resist, once or twice, he will always be negligent, not to mention that his current situation is too bad to make any mistakes.
She didn't dare to gamble.
But if she marries Luther and joins the family to compete for property, she will have to divorce Gu Zhiyin!
"I don't seem to have a choice."
Mu Ning smiled desperately. In fact, when Elon made that call, she had already made a decision in her heart.
"Luther, I listen to you, and I hope you won't provoke him for the sake of my compromise."
"I promise you that after the operation, I will escort him back to the country safely."
…
Early the next morning, the hospital prepared for the first operation.
Mu Ning disinfected his whole body, put on sterile clothes, and followed the nurse into the operating room.
She promised Gu Zhiyin that she would accompany him during the operation.
Mu Ning sat in front of the operating table, holding Gu Zhiyin's hand tightly, "Uncle Gu, are you nervous?"
Gu Zhiyin shook his head, "I'm afraid you'll be nervous after seeing it."
"If you're scared later, just go out and come back when I wake up."
Mu Ning pursed his lips and said, "I want to stay here."
Gu Zhiyin chuckled, "Silly girl."
Mu Ning's nose was red. This was probably the last time she heard such a call.
"husband."
"Well, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just wanted to call you."
The nurse was disinfecting Gu Zhiyin's injection site.
Mu Ning called out again, "Husband?"
Gu Zhiyin hummed, "Ning Ning, are you..."
Before he finished speaking, Mu Ning took off his mask, leaned forward and kissed his lips.
Luther was making preparations for the operation, and he remained silent.
The nurse looked on without making any sound.
When Mu Ning's tears were about to fall on Gu Zhiyin's face, she let go of him.
"Okay, let's start the anesthesia." Luther said expressionlessly.
In order not to hinder him, Mu Ning slowly let go of Gu Zhiyin's hand.
"Uncle Gu, you must be safe."
Before Gu Zhiyin lost consciousness, Mu Ning's hand gradually pulled away from his palm, leaving only this sentence in his ear.
