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

"Dean Shen, this is Mr. Gu's film. Please take a look."

Shen Yao took a deep breath and looked at the department head's computer.

The department head pointed to the images on the computer screen and explained them to Shen Yao one by one.

Hearing the rest, Shen Yao felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her.

It took her a long time to come back to her senses when the department head called out to her.

"It's in the middle stage, we should start treatment as soon as possible."

The department head looked at Shen Yao with a meaningful expression.

Shen Yao nodded slowly, "Treatment is necessary, and the best medicine must be used."

The department head nodded. "Dean, rest assured, we will do our best."

Shen Yao stiffly stood up and walked out of the doctor's office.

Just as she was about to walk out the door, she turned back.

He took a deep breath and looked at the department head.

"Given his condition, how much time does he have left?"

After a moment's thought, the department head replied, "Generally speaking, 3-5 years, but if the patient's health is good and the condition is well controlled, it is also possible to live up to 10 years."

Shen Yao braced herself against the table for a long time before finally replying, "I understand."

Just as she reached the door, she heard the department head's voice behind her.

"Dean, the patient has been coughing up blood lately. Didn't your husband notice?"

Coughing up blood?

Shen Yao paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something. She shuddered and quickly walked back to the ward.

When she saw the man sleeping again on the hospital bed, Shen Yao had to forcefully suppress her anger and confusion.

She sat on the chair by the bed, looking at the man's familiar pale face, and for some reason felt a tightness in her chest.

"Gu Tianyou, what am I supposed to do with you?"

After saying this, she covered her face with both hands, and tears streamed down her face through her fingers.

Yes, what should we do with this man?

She loved this man deeply.

She also deeply hated this man.

She lived to be 34, and almost all of those nearly 27 years were spent with this man.

In her moments of intense resentment, she did indeed impulsively curse men to die.

But now, knowing that the man doesn't have many years left to live, she can't be happy.

Just as she was immersed in her grief, a large hand landed on her head.

Shen Yao slowly raised her head and saw Gu Tianyou carefully withdraw his hand.

"what did the doctor say?"

Gu Tianyou seemed to have guessed his illness from Shen Yao's tears.

Actually, he had already sensed something was wrong with his body last year.

He was always tied up with too many things at work, so he always thought he would wait until he had time to come to the hospital for a full check-up.

This has dragged on until now.

Shen Yao hurriedly wiped away her tears and forced a smile onto her face.

"The doctor said it's mid-stage lung cancer. If you get proper treatment, you can live for at least 10 years."

Perhaps, Shen Yao could choose to lie.

However, she did not lie; she told Gu Tianyou the truth.

Because she knew that with Gu Tianyou's intelligence, even if she didn't say anything, this man would eventually find out the whole truth.

Rather than that, it's better to let this man face reality sooner rather than later.

The man was stunned for a moment after hearing Shen Yao's words.

After a long pause, he smiled.

His deep, dark eyes gazed leisurely at Shen Yao.

"Aren't you happy that I'm dying?"

Upon hearing the man's words, tears welled up in Shen Yao's eyes.

She got up, walked very close to the bedside, and grabbed the man's sleeves with both hands.

"Gu Tianyou, do you think of me that badly? In your eyes, am I really a bad woman?"

Gu Tianyou was very weak.

He lay on the bed, letting the woman hold his sleeve.

He stared at the woman's grief-stricken face, somewhat dazed.

Is this woman feeling sorry for him?

Is this woman crying for him?

No, probably not.

The woman disliked him so much that she wouldn't even let him touch her.

How could I possibly feel sorry for myself? How could I possibly shed tears for myself?

"Shen Yao, if I die, you will be free."

"Shut up!" The woman was furious upon hearing this.

She released the man's collar, prostrated herself on him, and wept bitterly.

Gu Tianyou felt a tremor in his heart as he listened to the woman's heart-wrenching cries.

He struggled and hesitated for a long time, but finally placed his hand on the woman's back and gently stroked it.

Three days later, considering Gu Tianyou's condition, the department director proposed a treatment plan involving lobectomy to remove the diseased tissue, followed by postoperative chemotherapy and targeted therapy.

The operating room lights came on.

Shen Yao and Lu Jiajia waited anxiously outside the operating room.

"Don't worry, Yao Yao. Science is so advanced now, nothing will happen."

"Ah."

Lu Jiajia tried to comfort Shen Yao.

Shen Yao had no idea that she meant well, but it was impossible for her not to worry.

Even she didn't know why she was so nervous about the man's surgery.

Thinking about the past, Shen Yao felt that she was contradicting herself.

She turned her head and took Lu Jiajia's hand. "Tell me, haven't I let Ashu down?"

After saying this, Shen Yao seemed to lose all her strength and collapsed to the ground.

Seeing her trembling all over from the pain, Lu Jiajia couldn't help but choke up as well.

"No, it's not your fault. It's been five years, and you and Gu Tianyou have been husband and wife for five years. I've seen how he's treated you all these years. People always have to look forward. We can't just stay in the same place; that will only trap us and make us feel trapped. I believe that if Bo Yuxiu is watching from heaven, he won't blame you."

"Really?" Shen Yao murmured.

Lu Jiajia said very solemnly, "Yes. Let go of the past love and hate. From now on, live a good life with Gu Tianyou. He was indeed a scoundrel before, but now he is a good husband and a good father."

"A good father."

Shen Yao repeated these three words, as if a knife had been plunged into her heart.

"What's wrong?" Lu Jiajia noticed Shen Yao's painful trembling.

Shen Yao felt guilty and sad.

After a long pause, she choked out, "Jiajia, Gu Tianyou still believes that Haoxuan is his child."

Lu Jiajia was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

She recalled that six years ago, it was she who suggested that Shen Yao deliberately get close to Gu Tianyou without anyone knowing.

Thinking about this, Lu Jiajia also became uneasy.

In particular, over the years, when Shen Yao told her that Gu Tianyou was truly attentive to Haoxuan, her initial joy at achieving her revenge gradually turned into unease.

Lu Jiajia took a deep breath and composed herself.

"Back then, our decision wasn't wrong. Because Gu Tianyou was a scoundrel back then too. We never expected that Gu Tianyou would change, and we certainly didn't know that he could change like this."

Yes, Shen Yao at the time could hardly believe that Gu Tianyou could change so much for her.

After what seemed like an eternity, the operating room lights finally went out.

Shen Yao's heart was pounding.