Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Heart Attack

    Sister He pulled An Junxi aside and said, "Madam is not feeling well and refuses to take her medicine. We are quite worried."

    An Junxi noticed Mrs. Gu’s haggard appearance and curiously asked, "Madam looked perfectly fine when she left this morning. What happened?"

    Sister He lowered her voice and replied, "Madam received a phone call and got very upset."

    An Junxi didn’t want to pry any further. It was certainly another internal issue of the Gu Family.

    The Gu Family had many members, and naturally, there were many issues.

    While they were talking, Yue Xiaoyang hurriedly entered through the doorway. He went straight to Liang Huiyun’s bedside. Seeing that Aunt Liang looked very unwell and was in low spirits, he opened his portable kit and took out a stethoscope to check Liang Huiyun’s heartbeat. After carefully feeling her pulse for a long time, he finally said, "Aunt Liang, your heart isn’t in good condition. Please come to our hospital for a check-up tomorrow. For now, you should take your medication."

    Liang Huiyun turned her head away, "Xiaoyang, you should go home first. I don’t want to take any medicine."

    Yue Xiaoyang patiently replied, "Aunt Liang, my mom said she would come in a couple of days to chat with you. How can you meet her if you don’t take care of your health?"

    He gestured to a servant to bring a glass of water and placed the pills on the bedside table, "Aunt Liang, it’s just a few pills. Taking them won’t make you feel worse."

    Liang Huiyun had barely uttered a "No" when she started coughing violently. Sister He hurried over to support her, patting her back anxiously, "Madam, please take your medicine."

    Gu Jinxiu’s little face was filled with fear as he asked Yue Xiaoyang, "Uncle Yue, if Grandma doesn’t want to take her medicine, is there another way?"

    Yue Xiaoyang patted his head and said, "Tomorrow she must go to the hospital for a full check-up. But for now, she needs to take her medicine, or she won’t sleep well tonight, and her condition will worsen tomorrow."

    Upon hearing this, Gu Jinxiu looked at Liang Huiyun and said, "Grandma, did you hear that? I was always brave when I took my medicine when I was sick. Are you afraid the medicine is bitter?"

    Liang Huiyun’s eyes reddened a bit. She raised her hand to touch Gu Jinxiu’s small face and said, "Grandma isn’t afraid of bitterness, but Grandma doesn’t want to take medicine. Jinxiu, you and Uncle Yue should go rest."

    But Gu Jinxiu wouldn’t leave.

    Seeing Mrs. Gu’s stubbornness, An Junxi could only persuade Gu Jinxiu to go upstairs to sleep. She whispered in his ear, "Don’t worry, I will convince your grandma to take her medicine."

    "Sister Jun Xi, do you mean it?"

    "Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

    Only then did Gu Jinxiu feel reassured and went upstairs. Since there was nothing more for him to do, Yue Xiaoyang left after finishing his consultation. An Junxi escorted him to the door and asked on the way, "Is Mrs. Gu’s heart condition very bad?"

    "You’ve noticed it too," Yue Xiaoyang said, "Aunt Liang has many minor illnesses accumulated over the years from overwork. It’s only recently, after Yi Ke took over the Gu Family business, that she and Gu Kuangyong had less to worry about and their health improved."

    "Then what happened tonight?"

    "She got very angry, but we don’t know who caused it," Yue Xiaoyang said, "Yi Ke is currently in South Africa. He just found out that Aunt Liang has returned."

    "Is she in conflict with Mr. Gu?"

    "Hard to say," Yue Xiaoyang looked at her, "Jun Xi, my Aunt Liang is very kind to familiar people, but to others... she might make you suffer a bit these days. She’ll move to the big house when Yi Ke returns."

    An Junxi thought to herself, I won’t be here when Mr. Gu returns.

    She asked, "Are they going to spend their lives like this because of Lv Mo?"

    Yue Xiaoyang replied firmly, "Yes, back then Yi Ke nearly severed ties with Aunt Liang... You might have wondered why Aunt Liang’s room doesn’t look like that of the head lady of the Gu Family. This villa was built entirely by Yi Ke alone three years ago. There wasn’t even a room left for Aunt Liang. She only stayed here for the first time while Yi Ke was on a business trip."

    An Junxi was quite shocked. She then realized why Mrs. Gu was staying in the room next to the flower house, looking like she was only temporarily residing there... Did Gu Yikun really treat his own mother so harshly, not even leaving a room for her, and truly intend to ignore her for the rest of his life?

    Seeing An Junxi’s expression, Yue Xiaoyang understood and said, "You’ll get used to it." His instinct told him that An Junxi’s arrival would bring some change to this situation.

    Hearing that An Junxi promised to persuade Aunt Liang to take her medicine, he felt relieved and went back. She always had her own ways.

    After sending Yue Xiaoyang off, An Junxi walked back alone. Not seeing any servants along the way, she arrived at Mrs. Gu’s bedroom door and overheard, "You want to protect that vixen? What will I tell the family if the media catches wind of this?"

    "Gu Kuangyong, I’ve been supporting your career all these years, and now you do this to betray me!"

    "Listen, I won’t let that vixen get away with this! She’s young and doesn’t learn good things, only tricks to seduce men. You better cut all ties with her immediately!"

    Hearing this command mixed with a sense of despair, An Junxi stood stunned at the door.

    No wonder Mrs. Gu got so angry that she had a heart attack. It turned out that the harmonious relationship between her and Mr. Gu was just a facade. In the media’s eyes, Gu Kuangyong and Liang Huiyun had a perfect, loving marriage.

    It was all a lie.

    What she couldn’t understand was how Mrs. Gu, having suffered a political marriage herself, could impose such pain on Gu Yikun?

    The argument continued inside. An Junxi thought of returning to her room. Surely, Mrs. Gu would not want anyone to know about these matters.

    At this moment, Sister He came out from the side hall. Seeing An Junxi from a distance, she asked, "Jun Xi, why are you standing at the door of Madam’s room?"

    The voices inside immediately fell silent.

    An Junxi thought, she was completely done for.

    Knowing Mrs. Gu’s pride, discovering that someone had overheard her not-so-glamorous private affairs, would she not be furious?

    Sister He walked over to her, noticing her bewildered expression, and cluelessly pushed open the door. She had barely taken two steps inside when Mrs. Gu’s loud voice commanded, "Tell An Junxi to come in immediately, right now!"

    Startled, Sister He quickly turned around and pulled An Junxi by the arm, leading her to Liang Huiyun’s bedside. "Madam, An Junxi is here."

    Mrs. Gu clutched her chest, gasping for breath. She glared intensely at An Junxi, "How were you taught at home? Such an ill-mannered person!"

    Knowing it was not the time to argue, An Junxi refrained from confronting Mrs. Gu. She picked up a glass of water and said, "Madam, you should take your medicine first."

    "Snap!"

    Liang Huiyun swatted the glass out of her hand, "Who do you think you are? Are you ordering me around?"

    Finding Mrs. Gu’s temperament extremely peculiar and her perspective bizarre, An Junxi didn’t back down. She said, "Doctor Yue mentioned that if you don’t cooperate with the medication, your situation might worsen. That may benefit some opportunists."

    Sister He urgently tugged at An Junxi’s clothes, "Jun Xi, how can you speak to Madam like that!"

    Indeed, no one dared to talk to Liang Huiyun this way.

    Furious, Liang Huiyun felt another stab of pain in her chest. She shut her eyes in agony, unable to utter a word.