C6

"Miss Jane, your mother is temporarily out of danger, but heart surgery cannot be delayed any longer." The doctor took off his mask, revealing a handsome young face. His brown eyes flashed a trace of heartache as he looked at the girl in front of him.

She covered her face to hide her embarrassment, looked at her mother a few times, then went to the doctor's office.

"Dr. Joe."

Qiao Yulin nodded at Jian Chu. "I want to give you a rough estimate of the cost of the surgery this time. It will cost more than eight hundred thousand yuan and this is only the basic medical treatment."

More than eight hundred thousand …

Jane's hand was on her lips and her eyes were filled with despair. Qiao Yining paused and said, "If you don't mind, I can lend it to you. After all …" The young doctor paused for a moment, as if he had hesitated for a moment, but he still couldn't say it out loud, "After all, you are Li Dong's little sister, and I am his friend. I want to do my best to help you …"

"Don't say anymore." She shook her head, stood up, and started to thank the doctor. "Dr. Qiao, you have taken care of me a lot, but I can't rely on the relationship between Li Dong and myself. I will think of a way to deal with it on my own."

Doctor Qiao opened his mouth, wanting to stop her from saying that he was helping and that it had nothing to do with Li Dong. Suddenly, Zhao Wang walked in and nodded to Jian Chu, "Miss Jian, the CEO said that she would look for him if there's anything."

He was also a man. As a bystander, he clearly knew that this Doctor Qiao had some other intentions, and he had secretly taken a video just now to report Miss Jane's condition to the CEO. It was rare for the CEO to have a woman he cared for.

Jane took a few steps, but Zhao Wang was still following her.

Gu Chen, Gu Chen.

Jane repeated his name twice to herself, then went to the ward to touch her mother's cold hands. She turned around and said to Zhao Fu, "Take me to Gu Chen."

Gu Chen let out a breath of relief after he received news that Jane's mother was fine. He still maintained the strict and cold attitude that he always had as he handled the matters at hand. However, his mind would always think of that woman from time to time.

Is she sad?

Did she need someone to comfort her?

She couldn't tell that the doctor was treating her... Is it?

She wouldn't accept the help of that stinking brat, would she?

He was relieved when he saw Li Shu leading Jane into the office.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Secretary Li step down and open the door. Jane Chu was standing at the door, looking very calm.

Gu Chen raised his eyes and she met his gaze without any hesitation. She slowly walked towards him and stopped a few steps away from his desk.

"Why are you standing so far away? Are you afraid of me? Rape you?" Gu Chen couldn't help but mock him.

Then he saw that the girl standing opposite him was a bit hurried. It was obvious that his sharpness had pierced through the camouflage that she had gone through great difficulty to maintain her calm.

Jane bit her lips and walked forward a few steps, her beautiful eyes gazed at the man in front of her that she needed but could only seek help from: "Mr. Gu, I apologize, for my rudeness this morning, and for my shamelessness following this request of yours."

Perhaps only she herself knew how much damage she would suffer when her laughable self-esteem was destroyed. Just like at this moment, she was ashamed of her own power, and even more ashamed of herself, she had only just said a few words before she started to sob: "I'm sorry, I …" She could not continue, as if she wanted to vent her emotions at any time. She quickly covered her mouth and tried to breathe in and out, the last thing she wanted to do was reveal her sorry state in front of him.

She raised her eyes to see Gu Chen's gaze focused on her. His long fingers brushed across her face, gently wiping away the tears that had fallen from her eyes. His deep voice carried a tinge of helplessness and gentleness as he said, "You're a woman, crying is not a shameful thing."

For the first time, Jane heard someone say this to her. Over the years, when she was at Jane's house, her mother had always told her to be strong and not shed tears, and gradually, she learned to swallow her own tears of grievance and bitterness. She was not used to avoiding Gu Chen's hands that were helping her wipe her tears.

"Come in." Gu Chen snorted coldly. The younger sister in the reception desk was a little anxious, wondering why the CEO was in a bad mood. It was Secretary Li who said that the CEO had ordered a cup of hot milk brought in by a young lady.

"CEO, this milk." Little Sister said timidly.

"Ask that young lady if she accepts the goodwill of others." Gu Chen's cold voice held a trace of anger, not even sparing Jane a glance.

"Miss …" The little sister took a few steps forward and passed the cup to him.

Jane began to blush. She was not being hypocritical, she just felt that she was not used to Gu Chen's gentleness. She took the milk and smiled at her younger sister. "Thank you."

The little sister heaved a sigh of relief and turned around to bow towards Gu Chen before retreating. Jane took a glance at Gu Chen and knew that this was all due to his good intentions. She silently lifted the cup to her lips and took a sip.

Gu Chen looked at her slightly red eyes, unable to find the words to mock him. "You don't have to ask me, nor do you have to worry about your mother."

He turned back to his seat and made a phone call. Jane had been quietly listening to his instructions to her subordinate to arrange her mother's affairs, but the hand holding the cup curled up nervously into a fingertip.

Gu Chen put down the phone. "The operation will be arranged very soon." He looked at the woman who was blushing. "You don't have to be courteous to me, and you don't have to thank me or say anything else."

"Mr. Gu, I can't return the money I owe you quickly, but I can do whatever you want. If there's anything you need me to do, I will exhaust all my abilities, and I will send you the money every month. Just treat it as an installment payment."

"Do you think I need the money?" Gu Chen quietly grasped her head, his tone dissatisfied. He adjusted the sleeves of his suit before stepping in closer to her and said, "How are you going to be assigned by me?"