After the divorce, Mr. Gu spent every day at the crematorium.

Upon hearing Shen Yao's refusal, Gu Tianyou's face instantly darkened.

Shen Yao thought he was going to get angry.

But, unexpectedly, Gu Tianyou simply clenched his fists and turned to walk towards the balcony.

The cold winter wind blows.

It brought a faint smell of smoke to the air.

The man got angry again.

Shen Yao recently noticed that this man's smoking habit seemed to be getting worse.

She wanted to speak up and tell the man to stop smoking.

But then I thought, oh well, I should just mind my own business.

She turned and went into the bathroom.

After she finished showering and came out, she heard a violent cough coming from the balcony.

She frowned slightly, quickly walked to the balcony, and saw Gu Tianyou squatting on the ground, covering his mouth, coughing dryly with a pale face.

Shen Yao was somewhat angry when she saw him like this.

"Don't smoke if your throat is sore."

The man looked up, his face flushed from coughing, which looked rather strange in the cold moonlight.

"Cough cough cough! It's cold in here, you should go inside, I'll stay here by myself for a while."

As he spoke, the man tried to push her into the house.

Shen Yao, hearing his tone, realized he seemed intent on continuing to smoke on the balcony, and couldn't help but get angry.

"Gu Tianyou, you're such a grown man, do I have to teach you how to take care of yourself?"

"Don't worry about me!"

For more than two years, Gu Tianyou has rarely lost his temper with Shen Yao.

Today is the first time.

He stood up and stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

He walked quickly to Shen Yao and pulled her into the house.

Then I closed the sliding door to the balcony.

Shen Yao and he were separated by a transparent glass sliding door.

For some reason, Shen Yao felt that the man seemed very sad at this moment.

In the cold wind, the man leaned against the balcony and lit another cigarette.

The light flickered in the darkness.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Even through a glass window.

Shen Yao could still hear the man coughing violently.

She couldn't hold back any longer. She flung open the glass door, rushed to the man, and threw the cigarette in his hand onto the ground, stomping it out.

"Gu Tianyou, I've already told you not to smoke!"

"Shen Yao, what gives you the right to tell me what to do?"

Seeing his cigarette being thrown away, Gu Tianyou could no longer hold back. He grabbed the woman's chin with one hand and pulled her towards him forcefully with the other.

Shen Yao lost her balance and fell directly into the man's arms.

The man's perfume, mixed with the smell of smoke, rushed into Shen Yao's nostrils.

She hurriedly struggled out of the man's arms and regained her balance.

I don't want you to smoke!

Shen Yao spoke to the man, enunciating each word clearly.

The man stared into Shen Yao's eyes, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Shen Yao, what gives you the right to tell me what to do?"

"I......"

Faced with the man's persistent stare, Shen Yao was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Who gives you the right to tell me what to do?"

The man moved closer to her again.

"Haoxuan is still young, and I don't want him to lose his father at such a young age."

Shen Yao thought about it and felt that this reason was the most appropriate.

However, Gu Tianyou laughed coldly when he heard this.

A pair of deep black eyes stared intently at Shen Yao.

"Since you can't explain it, then leave me alone."

After saying this, Gu Tianyou tried to push the woman away again.

But at that moment, he suddenly started coughing violently.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Seeing him coughing in such pain, Shen Yao's long-suppressed temper finally exploded.

"Gu Tianyou, give me the cigarette!"

Shen Yao angrily touched the man's suit pocket.

He quickly pulled out a pack of cigarettes.

Just as she was about to throw the cigarette in the trash can, the man suddenly spoke.

"You won't let me smoke, and you make me face you every day, how can I sleep?"

Shen Yao was baffled when she heard the man say that.

Is there any necessary connection between smoking and whether you can sleep?

"What do you mean, 'no'? What married man can't even touch his own wife? Hmm?"

The man suddenly snatched the cigarette from Shen Yao's hand.

In a fit of anger, Shen Yao snatched the cigarette from her hand again.

"Gu Tianyou, I don't like you smoking."

"Shen Yao, it's been almost three years, and you won't let me touch you. I've survived on cigarettes. Now you want me to quit? Isn't that too cruel? Or do you want me to..."

As he spoke, Gu Tianyou suddenly grabbed the woman's slender waist.

Feeling the man's embrace, Shen Yao felt like she couldn't breathe.

"Gu Tianyou, let me go!"

"Let you go. You know that as a man, you have normal physiological needs. You won't let me touch you, and you won't let me smoke. Are you trying to drive me to my death?"

Perhaps because he was angry, the man's breathing was very heavy.

Thinking of the man's brutality two years ago, Shen Yao felt a chill run down her spine.

"You don't want to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yao felt the man's embrace suddenly loosen.

She looked up and saw the man's body slowly collapsing.

At first, Shen Yao thought the man was angry and wanted to get rid of her.

When she saw the man, she collapsed to the ground and realized that he wasn't faking it.

She quickly squatted down and shook the man's shoulders.

"Gu Tianyou, get up, the ground is cold!"

However, no matter how much Shen Yao shook the man, he remained lying on the ground motionless.

Shen Yao reached out and touched the man's forehead.

I couldn't help but gasp.

Gu Tianyou has a low-grade fever again.

For the past two years, this man has frequently had a low-grade fever.

Shen Yao thought it was just that the man's resistance had decreased.

So, when she helped Gu Tianyou to bed, she asked Wang Ma to get the medicine box, just like always.

After administering fever reducers and cough suppressants, they were given a whole bunch of medications.

Gu Tianyou finally woke up.

Shen Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Ma had always wanted to bring the young couple together, so she said with a smile, "Young Master Gu, the young mistress hasn't slept a wink all night to take care of you."

"All night?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Tianyou realized that it was already dawn.

As he gradually regained consciousness, he looked at Shen Yao and finally noticed her dark circles.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Gu Tianyou took Shen Yao's hand.

Seeing this, Wang Ma quickly slipped away.

Only Gu Tianyou and Shen Yao remained in the room, staring at each other blankly.

Shen Yao tried to break free from Gu Tianyou's hand, but Gu Tianyou held on even tighter.

"Stay with me."

Seeing the woman trying to break free, a sorrowful plea appeared in Gu Tianyou's eyes.

Perhaps it was the man's vulnerable look that stirred Shen Yao's compassion.

She eventually stopped struggling and let the man hold her hand.

"You still refuse to forgive me."

The man lay on the bed, his breath faint.

Shen Yao didn't know what to say, so she remained silent.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

You can hear the needle drop.

They could even hear each other breathing.

Suddenly, Shen Yao felt her wrist being pulled by a force.

She leaned forward and fell into the man's arms.