Although he had doubts in his heart, seeing Fu Yan Ting's call, He Yun thought about it and still picked it up.
He Yun answered the phone and asked in a teasing tone, "Old Fu, you're so high-profile. I really didn't know you before. If I had known, I might have bent myself and fallen for you, and I might have even trended on social media."
"Where are you?"
Facing He Yun's teasing, Fu Yan Ting remained unmoved.
He Yun found it strange.
If Fu Yan Ting's proposal to Yan Xi had been successful, he would have definitely shown off and gloated.
But Fu Yan Ting hadn't. Could it be that the proposal failed?
Yet, Fu Yan Ting's voice didn't betray any hint of dejection after failure.
He Yun suddenly couldn't understand him anymore, unsure of the outcome of Fu Yan Ting's proposal to Yan Xi.
He Yun honestly told Fu Yan Ting his current address.
Fu Yan Ting said indifferently, "Come out and have a couple of drinks with me. The usual place."
After speaking, he hung up without waiting for He Yun's response.
He Yun looked at the hung-up phone and sighed helplessly.
There was no choice; he was a gossip after all.
Even though he didn't want to go drinking, he still went to meet him. When he arrived at the club, Fu Yan Ting had already opened a bottle of red wine and was drinking.
After He Yun entered, he poured himself a glass of wine, raised it to Fu Yan Ting, and said, "Old Fu, we've known each other for so many years. Today, I can finally witness your happiness. I bless you from the bottom of my heart."
And bless Yan Xi too.
After saying this, He Yun downed the entire glass of wine in one go.
From today onwards, he had to learn to let go, to bury his feelings for Yan Xi in the deepest part of his heart. From now on, in front of Yan Xi, he would be nothing more than an elder brother.
After He Yun finished his drink, Fu Yan Ting finally spoke, "She rejected me. She said she never loved me."
He Yun was stunned. If Yan Xi didn't love Fu Yan Ting, he certainly wouldn't believe it.
But for what reason did Yan Xi so heartlessly reject Fu Yan Ting, even hiding her true feelings deep within?
He Yun falling in love with Yan Xi was already a mistake, and he buried his true feelings deep within because he couldn't help himself. But what about Yan Xi?
Yan Xi clearly loved Fu Yan Ting so much, so why did she reject him at such an important occasion?
"I started planning for today's proposal a month ago, but today she told me she never loved me."
Seeing Fu Yan Ting like this, He Yun couldn't help but say, "Old Fu, you've had too much to drink. You can't drink anymore."
But Fu Yan Ting didn't listen to He Yun. At first, he drank glass by glass, and then, he simply picked up the wine bottle and started drinking directly from it.
He Yun frowned. He tried to stop him at first, but Fu Yan Ting's strength was far greater than his. He couldn't stop him at all.
He Yun simply stopped trying to manage Fu Yan Ting.
He had already called 120. Now, the ambulance was parked outside the club, waiting for Fu Yan Ting's stomach to give out so they could take him to the hospital without any delay.
He Yun had thought things were too simple. He thought Fu Yan Ting just had a stomachache and couldn't bear it, but he never expected that Fu Yan Ting would directly have a stomach hemorrhage.
The doctor rushed in, lifted Fu Yan Ting onto a stretcher, put him in the car, and sent him to the hospital.
The actions were smooth and efficient.
On the way to the hospital, after much thought, He Yun felt it was necessary to let Yan Xi know about Fu Yan Ting's condition.
He called Yan Xi. When Yan Xi answered, her voice was still thick with nasal tones, indicating she had been crying.
He Yun didn't ask Yan Xi why she rejected Fu Yan Ting's proposal or why she was crying.
He just asked, "Xi Xi, where are you now?"
"I'm at home, what's wrong?"
"Fu Yan Ting has a stomach hemorrhage and is being rushed to the First People's Hospital for emergency treatment. If you have time, you should come to the hospital. You know, when someone is in the operating room, a family member's signature is required. Legally, we have no relationship, so my signature won't count."
Yan Xi was about to say that she and Fu Yan Ting were no longer together and her signature wouldn't count either, but then she thought about why Fu Yan Ting would have a stomach hemorrhage.
Yan Xi hung up the phone and still went to the hospital.
When she arrived at the hospital, the operating room light was on, and He Yun was standing guard at the door. Yan Xi ran over, looked at He Yun, and asked, "How is Fu Yan Ting?"
"Xi Xi, you're here."
He Yun looked at Yan Xi, his voice a little hoarse.
Yan Xi nodded and looked at He Yun, waiting for him to tell her that Fu Yan Ting was fine.
But what He Yun said next made Yan Xi's heart sink.
He Yun told Yan Xi that Fu Yan Ting's condition was not optimistic and the doctor had advised them to prepare for the worst.
Hearing He Yun's words, Yan Xi almost lost her footing and fell.
Fortunately, He Yun was quick to support her, and Yan Xi didn't fall.
He Yun didn't ask Yan Xi what had happened between her and Fu Yan Ting.
Yan Xi also didn't say anything, as if they had a tacit understanding, and didn't mention today's proposal at all.
Fu Yan Ting's will to survive was not strong this time after being sent to the hospital. The doctors had told them to prepare for the worst.
Hearing the doctor's words, Yan Xi found it even harder to accept this reality.
How could Fu Yan Ting be so desperate?
"Xi Xi, actually, Fu Yan Ting's health has always been poor, and he can't drink alcohol. But today, he drank a lot, causing a stomach hemorrhage. If he continues like this, it can easily develop into stomach cancer, so..."
"I understand."
Yan Xi replied softly.
He Yun didn't know what Yan Xi's "I understand" meant and didn't dare to pry.
Soon, the operating room door was pushed open, and the doctor came out. Then, nurses pushed a hospital bed towards the ward.
Yan Xi looked at the pale Fu Yan Ting and asked, "Doctor, how is Fu Yan Ting?"
"What is your relationship with the patient?"
The doctor did not answer Yan Xi's question but threw a question back at her.
What was Yan Xi's relationship with Fu Yan Ting?
Ex-husband and ex-wife?
Or an ambiguous relationship under the same roof?
For a moment, Yan Xi didn't know how to respond to the doctor's question.
He Yun glanced at the doctor, gave him a warning look, and explained, "We are very good friends. Xi Xi is my sister."
With the He family backing Yan Xi, the doctor no longer dared to make things difficult for her.
Although He Yun had told Yan Xi that Fu Yan Ting was seriously injured and almost died, He Yun was present at the scene. Although Fu Yan Ting had drunk a lot, he had called 120 in advance, and the doctors and nurses had put him in the car and started emergency treatment the moment he started vomiting blood and fainted.