"You murderous villain, you killed my great-grandson, I'm going to beat you to death!"
Mrs. Gu lifted her angry cane and swung it.
This unexpected blow caught Yu Wan off guard. She didn’t have time to dodge and took the hit squarely on her back. She stumbled forward, her whole body falling forward.
Seeing this, not one of the onlookers lifted a hand to help. They just watched as Yu Wan's forehead brutally hit the corner of the wall, blood gushing forth.
"Granny, it was due to Tong Jingchu’s poor physical condition that she couldn’t keep the baby. I did everything I could in the operation," Yu Wan said, clutching her painful head. She then felt the sticky warmth of fresh blood seeping through her fingers, staining her palm red and blurring her vision.
She had just been through a thirteen-hour surgery to save Tong Jingchu's six-month-old unborn child, but to no avail.
She was indeed regretful, but she could only feel regret.
But before she could even get a drink of water upon leaving the operating room, she was surrounded by the waiting Gu family. Mrs. Gu, in her rage, did not care who was at fault and vented it all on her.
At this point, the operating room door opened again, and Tong Jingchu's hospital bed was pushed out.
Everyone tensed up upon seeing this and quickly gathered around.
The next moment, a dramatic mix of crying and soothing whispers filled the air outside the operating room, entering Yu Wan's ears as well.
Upon hearing the cries, her heart felt like it had fallen into an ice pit, chilling her to the bone.
Subconsciously, she looked up to her husband Gu Jingheng. She thought that upon seeing her injury, he would come over to help her.
To her surprise, he was indifferent, completely unmoved, as if he were a stranger.
Gu Jingxian disregarded her as his wife, but he slightly bent over the bed, looking at Tong Jingchu, who was lying on the bed, with a face full of concern.
His fingers clenched tightly at the edge of the bed, his anxious and worried look would lead anyone unaware to believe he was Tong Jingchu’s husband.
Yù Wǎn had long been accustomed to the indifference and ruthlessness of Gu Jingxian and his family.
In the three years since she married Gu Jingxian, she has understood her status in Gu family very clearly.
Ultimately, she was nothing more than a tool being used.
In the Gu's household, anyone could look at her with indifference, anyone could ignore her.
She didn't want to care, and she was too lazy to bother, and she could only struggle to stand up by leaning on the wall.
Afterwards, she, wide-eyed, watched everyone crowd around Tong Jingchu's bed, nervously wheeling the bed into the VIP ward.
Due to the extended surgery, she was clearly exhausted and could only rest against the wall, quietly watching the Gu family people coming in and out of the VIP ward.
Even if someone's gaze happened to fall on her, it was just a hurried glance, no one cared about her, and no one asked her a simple "Are you tired?".
After resting against the wall for quite a while, she went alone to the emergency room to deal with the wound on her forehead, and then returned to the Gu's house with her weary body.
As soon as the servants saw her come home, they all looked at her coldly, as if they had seen a plague god, avoiding her from a distance.
There was even a servant who murmured in front of her, "How could this murderer have the nerve to come back to the Gu's home? Bad luck."
But she could only act as if she didn't hear, too lazy to quarrel with them.
She had just completed a thirteen-hour operation and encountered a large amount of blood loss from Tong Jingchu during the operation. Due to Tong Jingchu’s rare blood type, and only her blood was compatible, she had to provide a blood transfusion for Tong Jingchu halfway through the surgery.
After her blood transfusion, she didn't rest for a moment, continuing back to her surgery until it was finished.
Now, she started to develop a slight fever, feeling somewhat fuzzy and out of sorts.
As a doctor, she knew she needed food to maintain her strength at this moment, but she felt weak all over. She could only request a servant at home to cook her a bowl of porridge.
However, the servant mocked her, "It's just a fever, it's not like you broke your hand and can't cook. Don't think of yourself as such a precious treasure, as if you really are Miss Gu!"
"If it weren't for Miss Jing Chu's illness, would you even have the opportunity to step into this room?"
"To put it bluntly, you're nothing more than a puppet, a mobile blood bank for Miss Jing Chu. Do you really think you're the mistress?"
"Now that you've made Miss Jing Chu have a miscarriage, I wonder how you'll keep your place in the Gu family."
After saying that, the servant disdainfully spat at Yu Wan and left.
She was helpless, so she could only force herself to the kitchen and cook a bowl of plain porridge.
About half an hour later, she brought the newly cooked white porridge to the dining room. Just as she was about to take a bite, a hand suddenly overturned the bowl of porridge on the table.
With a "bang", the bowl of porridge was thrown to the ground, shattered into pieces, creating a mess.
And her hand was scalded by the splashing white porridge, leaving a large red burn on her pale backhand.
Feeling the pain, Yu Wan looked up, only to see that the person who upset the bowl was Gu Jingheng.
At this moment, Gu Jingheng looked down on her, his eyes cold enough to chill.
"Yu Wan," he began sharply, "A few days ago when you told me that Jing Chu's full body check-up showed she was perfectly fine, then why did we lose the child after going into the surgery room today?"
Upon hearing these words, Yu Wan bit her lower lip, looking at the infuriated face of Gu Jingheng, a sense of grievance surged in her heart, her eyes began to turn red.
"Jingheng, I've done my best."
Tong Jingchu was born with congenital heart disease, and three years ago she was almost at the point of gasping for air and needing oxygen after taking a few steps.
She had been married to Gu Jingheng for three years and spent almost every day in the hospital, nursing Tong Jingchu with a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, which almost restored Tong Jingchu's body to a normal state, even enabling her to carry out light intensity activities.
Except for the fact that during Tong Jingchu and Gu Zisheng's honeymoon, she got too excited while doing "that thing", and had a sudden heart attack, her physical condition was perfect otherwise.
A few days ago, she had Tong Jingchu undergo a routine full-body check-up as usual. The results showed all her health indicators were normal. But for some unknown reason, Tong Jingchu's physical condition underwent a sudden decline a few days later.
Yu Wan took only one day off, and Tong Jingchu began to experience unbearable abdominal pain. By the time she rushed to the maternity ward, the baby in Tong Jingchu's belly had already shown no signs of life.
Nevertheless, Yu Wan still tried her best to save the unborn child, after having put up a battle for thirteen hours, the outcome was not as she had hoped.
But she had a clear conscience.
Upon hearing Yu Wan say she had done her best, Gu Jingheng's expression grew even darker, and his anger increased.
He tried his best to suppress his rage, scoffed, and said coldly: "You've done your best? Then why did Jingchu start crying as soon as she woke up, saying that you fed her medication she shouldn't have taken, which caused the loss of the baby in her womb?"
Yu Wan looked startled, and asked in confusion, "Medicine? What? I don't know what you're talking about?"
Hearing her response, Gu Jingheng angrily grabbed Yu Wan by the collar, his face filled with disgust.
"Don't understand what am I saying? Yu Wan, don't think you can hide your guilt by playing dumb."
"Because of you, Jingchu lost her child and she can never conceive again. Right now, I don't want to hear your sophistry. Come with me to the hospital. If you have anything to say, say it to Jingchu's face."
"Yu Wan, you must assume the corresponding responsibility for the mistake you have made!"
After saying this, Gu Jingheng directly dragged Yu Wan to the hospital.
