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

Unsurprisingly, the call failed once again.

She's not answering my calls again, how annoying!

I put down my phone, washed the towel, and started wiping my uncle's face and hands.

She stayed by her uncle's side the whole time, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep by the bedside.

When I woke up again, it was already dark. I was covered with a coat and, still half asleep, I saw Gu Mengmeng changing my uncle's dressing.

"Mengmeng? Why are you back?"

Gu Mengmeng smiled and handed me a freshly washed apple, saying gently in a low voice, "I'm free anyway, so I'll take care of you and your uncle."

"By the way, my uncle woke up once just now. I asked the doctor, and his condition is gradually stabilizing, so don't worry too much."

Holding the apple in my hand, I said, "How can that be? I can take care of my uncle. You just got back to China, and your family misses you terribly. You can't stay here. Go back quickly."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You said we were best friends today, and then you told me to get out of here tonight. How can you call that best friendship?" Gu Mengmeng looked at me with feigned displeasure and glared at me.

I was speechless for a moment, then I heard Gu Mengmeng say with delight, "Ye Qiu, Uncle is awake."

I was overjoyed and immediately stood up to look at my uncle.

"Uncle, how are you feeling now? Are you still in pain?"

My uncle took off his oxygen mask, but his face was pale and his lips were bloodless. He shook his head at me and patted my hand with his warm palm, indicating that he was alright.

Then, he looked at Gu Mengmeng, sized her up, and made physical contact with her, which I didn't understand at all.

Gu Mengmeng understood first, and she said to me, "I'll go out for a while."

I was taken aback. "What's wrong?"

Gu Mengmeng whispered in his ear, "Uncle probably needs to use the restroom. It's not convenient for me, a girl, to do it alone. Call me in when you're done."

I coughed lightly, not considering the difference between men and women for a moment.

"Uncle, let me help you..." I quickly helped my uncle up, thinking to myself that he needed a caregiver, and I had to go to work tomorrow, so I was afraid I wouldn't be able to take good care of him.

Seeing my uncle's pale face, I felt both heartache and worry.

Seeing my worry, my uncle moved his chapped lips, his voice very weak.

"Don't worry, this little illness is nothing to me."

They've already issued a critical condition notice, and you call it a minor illness?

I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat. While wiping my uncle's hands, I joked, "Uncle, I finally know who I got my stubbornness from."

He patted my hand, his deep eyes filled with a complex emotion.

Then, he glanced at the balcony with his dark eyes, a look of relief flashing in them.

"That girl is a nice person. She's really good to you, and she's sincere."

I followed my uncle's gaze and saw Gu Mengmeng sitting not far away, nervously watching our every move, afraid that something might go wrong.

“Yes, she’s a very nice girl,” I agreed.

Gu Mengmeng brought the food over, and I immediately took it from her. Our fingers accidentally touched.

I jolted awake, and as if I'd been electrocuted, I quickly pulled my hand back. Gu Mengmeng looked at me with a smile on her face.

The uncle laughed and said, "What haven't I seen? There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

At that moment, I was still unaware of what my uncle had misunderstood.

I stared at his smile and was momentarily dazed.

The first time I saw my uncle smile, he was very fair-skinned, but had a lot of beard on his face, which made him look somewhat serious and old. I didn't expect that when he smiled, his eyes would be bright and very beautiful.

"Uncle, I think you'd be really handsome if you cut your beard. Everyone says nephews look like their uncles. I'm so handsome, so you must be just as good-looking."

My uncle stroked his beard, didn't respond to what I said, but just beckoned to me, "You two, come here."

Gu Mengmeng and I walked to his side, and there my uncle appeared out of nowhere, producing two boxes from the bedside table drawer as if by magic.

They slipped one into my hand and one into Gu Mengmeng's hand.

Before we could even ask, my uncle said in a deep, hoarse voice, "This is a gift for the two of you."

Gu Mengmeng didn't hesitate at all and quickly said with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle."

I asked curiously, "What gift is it? Why are you being so mysterious?"

I had no idea where my uncle got all these gifts, so I wanted to open them and take a look, but my uncle stopped me.

"We'll dismantle it when we get back."

"Okay, okay." I obediently agreed, noticing my uncle staring at Gu Mengmeng, seemingly quite satisfied.

I turned to look at Gu Mengmeng, and when she noticed my gaze, she turned her head back and stared at me with a smile.

I felt embarrassed and quickly looked away.

I managed to get some sleep, but the next morning, Gu Mengmeng wasn't there. I thought she had finally realized she was gone, so I started contacting a caregiver.

Today I need to go to Li Ningsu's company to complete my onboarding procedures, and I must hire a caregiver.

Before I could even leave the house, Gu Mengmeng came back with a kettle of hot water.

"You didn't leave?" I asked in surprise.

Gu Mengmeng readily agreed, "Of course, I already said I would take care of you and Uncle. You're not going to kick me out now, are you? You're really useless. Uncle has already given me gifts and is very satisfied with me, but you're still nagging and never stopping."

I:"……"

I was just worried about her getting tired. Although Gu Mengmeng isn't from a wealthy family like Jiang Yuwei, she's still considered rich. Her family is involved in the arts, especially her grandfather, a master calligrapher.

The young lady from a scholarly family, upon returning to the country, immediately took on the work of serving others. If her mother found out, she would surely scold her.

Unfortunately, in the end, I couldn't overcome her stubbornness, so I let her go. I had to leave the hospital and go to Li Ningsu's company to report for duty.

I still owe Gu Mengmeng a lot of money, and I need to start working quickly to pay it back.

Before I went, I called Jiang Yuwei again, but she hung up on me again.

I gripped my phone so tightly that I gritted my teeth.

"Everyone says women are petty, but she's a respectable CEO, how can she be so stingy! She wasn't like this in my past life."

In my past life, Jiang Yuwei didn't care about me at all. She didn't even bother to give me the cold shoulder or hold a grudge against me.

Besides, what's wrong with me standing her up once? She's stood me up countless times, and I haven't made a fuss about it. I only stood her up once, so why should she be angry?

Forget it, I'll go to her company and find her. This marriage has to end as soon as possible!

When I arrived at the company entrance, I walked straight inside.

In my past life, I delivered food to Jiang Yuwei, so I knew exactly where her office was and planned to go in by myself.

"Stop." A man in a suit stopped me, frowned, and looked me up and down.

"Who are you? What brings you to our company?"

I glanced at him and felt a vague sense of familiarity with his face. Judging from his clothes, he was probably a secretary.

"I've come to find Jiang Yuwei."

"Looking for General Manager Jiang?" He looked me over suspiciously. "Do you have an appointment with General Manager Jiang?"

I looked straight ahead and said calmly, "No."

Upon hearing this, he chuckled, as if he understood something, and said with a look of disdain:

"Our CEO Jiang is busy and doesn't have time to deal with shameless people. Go back to where you came from, don't bother seeing me out—"