[Side CP Extra] Their First Life 20
He thought life would pass plainly like this, but he didn’t expect trouble to arise on Gu Huaiye’s side first.
A royal noble Omega took a fancy to Xie Miaohan and wanted to marry him, but Xie Miaohan wasn’t willing, so he was constantly transferred to the front lines to fight.
Gu Huaiye said he didn’t care, but he could see Gu Huaiye didn’t think so in his heart.
Chen Zirui didn’t know how to enlighten Gu Huaiye either. His own understanding of relationships was half-baked, relying entirely on Xiang Wanxing’s willingness to indulge him.
Later, Xie Miaohan disappeared for a period. When he returned, he was actually willing to send Gu Huaiye back to District A.
Chen Zirui wanted to send Gu Huaiye over, but he was busy accompanying Xiang Wanxing to various noble banquets every day and couldn’t pull himself away.
Especially since Xie Miaohan won another battle; to celebrate this joyous event, the banquets hosted by the royal family were incredibly numerous.
Not long after the banquet started, Gu Huaiye suddenly called him, wanting to come find Xie Miaohan to talk.
Hearing Gu Huaiye’s care for Xie Miaohan on the phone, Chen Zirui decided to sneak Gu Huaiye into the banquet so the two could talk things out.
But he never expected that his action would cause Gu Huaiye’s death.
At that time, he was holding a wine glass chatting with Xiang Wanxing when he suddenly heard a commotion. Several people ran toward the window.
Before long, he heard someone say, “Did someone jump off the building?”
A trace of unease surged in Chen Zirui’s heart, as if something was stopping him from going forward.
People around were still chatting.
“My assistant happens to be downstairs. It was two people jumping together.”
“Holy shit, a suicide pact?”
“Not necessarily. Maybe they were fighting and accidentally fell.”
Although these dignitaries were curious about what happened outside, it wasn’t enough to make them go down specifically.
Those standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows couldn’t see the situation downstairs, so they lost interest and returned to the banquet hall.
Until someone came out of the elevator and shouted at them with a shocked expression, “Commander Xie jumped!”
The whole venue went into an uproar.
Chen Zirui couldn’t hear clearly what was said afterwards; his ears were buzzing.
His hand was suddenly grabbed by Xiang Wanxing.
“Zirui, wait here obediently for me. I’ll go down for a bit.”
Chen Zirui finally regained his senses, turning his stiff head toward Xiang Wanxing, stuttering uncontrollably.
“No… it won’t… be him, right…”
Feeling his hand was cold, Xiang Wanxing hurriedly pulled him into his arms and comforted, “It won’t be. Someone like Xie Miaohan, even if he didn’t want to live himself, wouldn’t drag Gu Huaiye down with him. So they probably saw wrong.”
Chen Zirui nodded slowly. At this point, he could only believe Xiang Wanxing’s words.
After Xiang Wanxing went to take the elevator, Chen Zirui panicked severely, truly unable to breathe.
He couldn’t wait any longer, so he decided to go down and see the situation too.
Just arriving at the first floor, a crowd was gathered not far away, and several police cars were parked by the roadside.
Chen Zirui squeezed through the crowd, trying to see clearly what happened.
Finally, he saw two people lying in a pool of blood.
One of the outfits was very familiar; it was the suit he had prepared for Gu Huaiye.
Xiang Wanxing spotted him, strode to him, took his hand, and walked out.
Chen Zirui struggled against Xiang Wanxing’s hand, but the grip was tight. Unless he released pheromones to suppress Xiang Wanxing, he couldn’t break free.
In the end, he couldn’t bear to embarrass Xiang Wanxing in public.
“It’s Brother Gu… isn’t it…” Chen Zirui said with a pale face. “It’s him. I prepared his clothes.”
Xiang Wanxing didn’t answer his question directly. “I’ll have the driver take you back. Sleep well first, don’t think so much.”
“Brother Gu is in trouble! How can I sleep!”
Chen Zirui was still struggling. Xiang Wanxing really had no choice but to hold his shoulders and speak to him in a serious tone.
“Gu Huaiye still has a heartbeat. Rushing up now and causing trouble will only delay his rescue time. Don’t worry too much; I’ve already arranged things at the hospital. As soon as Gu Huaiye arrives, the most authoritative doctors will be there to save him.”
This sentence worked. Chen Zirui finally stopped struggling.
“Really?”
“I have no need to lie to you about this kind of thing.” Realizing his tone was too severe, Xiang Wanxing softened his voice. “Zirui, be obedient. I will find a way to save him. You can trust me.”
Chen Zirui pursed his lips and finally nodded. “Okay, I know.”
Before getting into the car, Chen Zirui paused and turned to look at Xiang Wanxing.
“What about Xie Miaohan?”
Xiang Wanxing didn’t want to lie to him and answered truthfully, “Dead.”
Chen Zirui’s face turned deathly pale. He confirmed with Xiang Wanxing again, “Brother Gu will be okay, right?”
Xiang Wanxing couldn’t give Chen Zirui an absolute definite answer. If he wasn’t saved, Chen Zirui might resent him.
“I will do everything I can to keep him alive.”
Chen Zirui gave a hum and obediently got into the car.
Gu Huaiye was in emergency rescue for several days. During this time, Chen Zirui couldn’t sleep and smoked heavily.
He didn’t even return to the Xiang home, staying directly at the hospital.
Xiang Wanxing didn’t say anything, sending him a comfortable folding bed and ordering servants to deliver meals.
Father Gu was also guarding Gu Huaiye at the hospital. When Chen Zirui went out to smoke, Gu Huaiye woke up, but it was very brief. He said only one sentence before falling into a coma again.
And this time, no matter how skilled the doctors were, they couldn’t bring him back.
Gu Huaiye’s funeral was held in District A. Chen Zirui didn’t dare to attend, hiding in his room drinking and playing games.
After Gu Huaiye died, Chen Zirui couldn’t pull himself together. He stayed in his bedroom every day, even eating his meals there.
He didn’t want to care whether Xiang’s father could stand him or not. If he really couldn’t stand him, just kick him out.
Chen Zirui knew clearly in his heart that this was unfair to Xiang Wanxing, but buried in guilt, he really had no energy to think about anything else.
He thought Xiang Wanxing would have a big fight with him or curse him as a waste who loves to escape responsibility.
But Xiang Wanxing didn’t complain at all. A week later, Xiang Wanxing pulled him out of bed.
Chen Zirui had played games all night and was extremely sleepy, his tone very bad.
“Don’t disturb my sleep! I’m dying of sleepiness!”
Xiang Wanxing ignored his words, took him to the bathroom to wash up, and handed a toothbrush with toothpaste squeezed on it to Chen Zirui.
“Chen Zirui, brush your teeth and wash your face.”
Chen Zirui turned his face away. “I don’t want to. I want to continue sleeping.”
After speaking, he turned to leave. But before he could walk out of the bathroom, he was pulled back by Xiang Wanxing.
Annoyed, Chen Zirui spoke without thinking, “Xiang Wanxing, can you stop managing me? I’m extremely annoyed right now. If you really can’t stand me being this decadent, then get a divorce.”
As soon as these words came out, Chen Zirui regretted it, looking up carefully to observe Xiang Wanxing’s face.
As expected, Xiang Wanxing was angry, his face terribly gloomy.
Chen Zirui was a bit afraid of him. He swallowed his saliva, picked up the toothbrush, and obediently started brushing.
After washing up, Chen Zirui whispered, “I’m done.”
“Go change your clothes.”
Chen Zirui did as told.
Seeing him changed, Xiang Wanxing took his hand and walked out.
“Where are we going?” Chen Zirui asked uneasily.
Don’t tell me he really wants to divorce me.
“To our new house.” Xiang Wanxing said in a tone neither cold nor warm, “You don’t need to look at anyone’s expression there. You can play however you want.”
Once in the car, Chen Zirui took the initiative to hold his hand.
“I didn’t mean what I said just now.”
Xiang Wanxing didn’t shake off his hand, but he didn’t hold it tight either.
“I know, but you still hurt me.”
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