After the divorce, the aloof female CEO was filled with regret.

My face turned pale, and I felt a piercing pain in my heart. "Your leg is healed? How have you been doing abroad?"

"I recovered, the bones were re-broken and set, and I underwent a year of rehabilitation training. Now I can walk without any problems, and my food, clothing, and daily necessities are no worse than in China. It's just that... I don't feel at home."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at me, "If only you were here."

Her words made my heart ache, and that feeling lingered there for a long time.

Before I met her, I had to bear everything on my own, but after she came along, I unconsciously wanted to rely on her more.

While relying on her, I also wondered why I couldn't become more capable and become someone she could rely on as well.

"Mengmeng, I will try my best to pay you back as soon as possible, so don't worry. Thank you so much for today."

I know I'm rambling, but I can't control it.

In my past life, before I married Jiang Yuwei, Gu Mengmeng broke her leg while saving me. When I married into the Jiang family, I had a request that the Jiang family help Gu Mengmeng heal her leg.

She was cured in my past life, but after I got married, she lost her life for me again.

She was always devoted to me, giving me everything she had, and even when she suffered greatly, she still found joy in it.

She was such a good person, she shouldn't have died for me. She should have lived a happy and healthy life, and lived to be a hundred years old.

I want to help her reverse the outcome.

So in this life, I want to keep her far away from me so that she can live a good life.

I couldn't help but steal another glance at her. She seemed unhappy, her lips slightly pouting: "Do we need you to pay me back for our relationship?"

I steeled myself and said with a smile, "It's only right to pay back debts. I can handle my own affairs from now on. You can go and do your own thing."

After I finished speaking, I turned to leave and go back to the operating room, but I had only taken one step when my waist suddenly tightened.

Immediately afterwards, a soft body pressed against my back.

Gu Mengmeng hugged my waist and sighed softly, "Do you have to pretend in front of me? I've only been away from you for 550 days, not 50 years. Don't I know what kind of person you are?"

"Besides, no matter how you pretend, I can see the guilt in your eyes clearly, so why did you push me away?"

The ice spikes I had painstakingly erected collapsed instantly.

Gu Mengmeng and I have been childhood sweethearts for over twenty years. How could my every move possibly deceive her?

"Mengmeng..."

"Because of Jiang Yuwei? You're going to give me up for Jiang Yuwei?"

I cruelly pried her hands off her and left her embrace. I turned around, looked down at her, and explained, "It has nothing to do with Jiang Yuwei. I'm the one who has wronged you."

"How could you have wronged me? I broke my leg to save you, but you married into the Jiang family to save mine. We are clearly even."

"We'll always be best friends, please don't push me away anymore, okay?"

I only have two friends in my life: Xu Yikang and Gu Mengmeng.

Besides, Gu Mengmeng is someone who would risk her life for me...

My heart wavered, but my gaze gradually hardened. "I'm sorry, next time, I'll protect you!"

We smiled at each other, and I hugged her tightly. It had been a dream come true to see her after so many years. If my uncle hadn't had that accident, I probably would have been even happier.

"Mengmeng, we will always be the best of friends."

As the words fell, I could clearly feel Gu Mengmeng's body stiffen slightly. She softly repeated, "Best friend..."

Gu Mengmeng and I grew up together; we are true childhood sweethearts.

Going to school together, coming home together, doing homework together.

We get into trouble together, and we get beaten up together.

Unfortunately, in my past life, my heart and eyes were filled with Jiang Yuwei, and I lost contact with Gu Mengmeng.

Later, she came to me. I was afraid that Jiang Yuwei would misunderstand, so I kept pushing Gu Mengmeng away and becoming more and more distant from her, which hurt her feelings. But in the end... she still risked her life for me.

In this lifetime, I will turn over a new leaf and never again be so foolish as to hurt my friends for a man!

As I was thinking, I suddenly heard Gu Mengmeng's gentle yet firm voice in my ear, "Since we are friends, I will be your support. You must tell me if anything happens, okay?"

I nodded vigorously. "Okay, I understand."

We went back to the outside of the operating room, but my uncle still hadn't come out. We sat on chairs and waited anxiously.

"Oh, Gu Mengmeng, you've arrived." Xu Yikang's voice came from afar.

Gu Mengmeng smiled and said, "Yikang, it's been a long time."

Xu Yikang snorted, "Don't even try. You're not here to see me. I've asked you out so many times already."

Gu Mengmeng smiled sheepishly.

Judging from Xu Yikang's tone, he must have known for a long time that Gu Mengmeng had returned, but he kept it from me.

"I only told you you needed money and about your uncle's situation. As for your divorce and job search, I didn't mention a word about it," Xu Yikang quickly pledged allegiance to me.

Then, he leaned closer to me and said slyly, "Besides, if I told you directly that Mengmeng is back, you definitely wouldn't want to see her."

Seeing that I didn't respond, Xu Yikang quickly pulled me to Gu Mengmeng's side: "Let's eat, Mengmeng, I brought you the same one too."

He handed each of us a lunchbox, and when we opened it, it turned out to be from my favorite noodle shop.

It just has scallions in it.

Xu Yikang had already started eating heartily, saying as he ate, "It smells so good! When you're hungry, even things that don't taste like food suddenly become more delicious. Ye Qiu, hurry up and eat, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

I fell silent for a while. I don't like eating scallions, and besides, I didn't have much of an appetite, so I really couldn't eat...

I was worried that Xu Yikang might be concerned, so I forced myself to eat a little.

Gu Mengmeng skillfully broke apart the disposable chopsticks and put all the scallions from my bowl into her own.

I looked at her in surprise, and Xu Yikang was also surprised, "Oh dear, the shopkeeper didn't even read my note, even though I clearly said I wouldn't put it there."

"It's okay, I love it," Shen Han said, picking up the scallions and handing the noodles back to me. "Eat up."

Xu Yikang clicked his tongue and laughed jokingly, "Wow, this is really eye-watering."

Looking at my two good friends, I felt genuinely happy. If only my uncle…

I glanced at the operating room with its red light on, pursed my lips, and finally finished my noodles.

Only when you are well-fed do you have the strength to face all pain and difficulties.

After dinner, I persuaded them both to go home. Xu Yikang obeyed and left, but I couldn't persuade Gu Mengmeng no matter how much I talked. In the end, I gave up.

The operating room door finally opened, and I rushed over to ask what had happened.

"Doctor, how is my uncle?"

The doctor let out a long sigh, took off his mask, and his face was full of exhaustion.

"The patient is now out of danger, but there are still hidden risks. Coronary artery bypass surgery must be arranged as soon as possible to completely eliminate the danger."

"Okay, thank you, doctor!" I finally breathed a sigh of relief and went back to the ward with my uncle. The nurse gave me a few simple instructions, which I kept in mind.

Gu Mengmeng said she needed to buy some things, and after settling my uncle in, she left.

I picked up the kettle to get hot water, intending to moisten his lips with a cotton swab.

But as soon as I opened the door, a beautiful figure came into view...