Did That Doctor Successfully Remarry Today?
Chapter 177 - 173: Rubbing Salt into Gao Chuan’s Wound

Chapter 177: Chapter 173: Rubbing Salt into Gao Chuan’s Wound

Chapter 173: Rubbing Salt into Gao Chuan’s Wounds

Jiang An followed Song Li out of the club at past nine in the evening. She was already thinly dressed that day, and she had caught a cold in the afternoon after running a long distance to pick up a cake. As soon as she got in the car, she sneezed.

Song Li, seated in the driver’s seat, turned on the car’s heating system upon seeing this, and said to Jiang An, "Sister-in-law, let’s go."

Jiang An sniffled and nodded with a soft "Mhm."

The dark night intertwined with rain, neon lights flashing all the way. Neither of them spoke a word, the only sound was the windshield wipers swaying left and right.

Sitting in the back, Jiang An turned to look at the raindrops sliding down the car window along with the intricate patterns, a touch of desolation emerged within her apricot-shaped eyes, as if she got something in her eyes and suddenly, an aching sourness hit her.

She had clearly been sitting by Gao Chuan’s side that evening, yet the man hadn’t uttered a single word to her.

To this day, she still had no idea what she had done wrong that the man would give her such a cold look.

As Song Li drove, turning the steering wheel while glancing at the girl’s downhearted expression through the rearview mirror, he let out a soft sigh.

Speaking of this couple, they were indeed strange. It could have been excused if it was just a fake marriage, but now that they had decided to take their pretend play seriously and live a good life together, many things still felt like they were between strangers.

Earlier in the private room, upon seeing the cake on the table, he knew that Jiang An was completely unaware of the background behind Gao Chuan’s birthday, perhaps the girl was wholeheartedly planning a birthday surprise for him in her mind!

Ignorance is not a crime. Having been left hanging by Gao Chuan all evening, he would feel wronged if it were him.

In less than half an hour, the car arrived at their residential area. Song Li did not let Jiang An get out immediately, instead, he parked the car at the entrance.

"Sister-in-law, don’t be sad. Gao Chuan isn’t angry with you, maybe he’s just in pain," the man said, not turning off the engine before twisting his body to speak to Jiang An.

Upon hearing this, Jiang An lifted her gaze slightly, her innocent face etched with question marks.

Seeing this, Song Li sighed and explained, "Sister-in-law, Gao Chuan probably never told you that he never celebrates his birthday."

Jiang An, sitting in the back seat, hearing the man say this, asked in shock, "Why?"

Song Li gripped the steering wheel tightly, his voice calmly conveying, "Because today is also the Gao Family’s old master’s death anniversary."

As soon as these words fell, Jiang An felt like her mind was blown, as if a volcano had erupted.

Looking at the girl in the back seat who hadn’t yet come to her senses, Song Li continued with a grave expression, "Moreover, Aunt Gao nearly died of massive blood loss due to a difficult birth when Gao Chuan was born, barely escaping maternal and infant fatality."

"The Gao Family people, because of this, have always refrained from mentioning Gao Chuan’s birthday, and he has never celebrated it for over thirty years."

"I was also afraid that it would hurt him, so I call friends to accompany him every year." Song Li’s words landed on Jiang An’s ear, the girl, after her initial shock, asked, "Where did Dr. Gao go?"

Song Li raised his hand to look at the time on his watch. Before he left, Gao Chuan had already left the club alone, and he had no idea where the man had gone.

"Sister-in-law, you don’t need to worry about him. Maybe he just wanted to go out alone to clear his mind. It’s late, you should go up and rest first, explain to him properly tomorrow." Song Li unlocked the car and said persuasively.

The dispirited Jiang An muttered a "thank you" before getting out of the car, watching Song Li’s car drive away before turning to head home.

Song Li’s words echoed endlessly in her mind. The girl returned home, took off her damp clothes, put on pajamas, and nestled on the sofa alone, feeling as though a big slash had been made in her heart, both sour and painful.

She was a thorough fool, not even aware of such an important matter.

Now, thinking back to how she wished Dr. Gao a happy birthday in front of everyone seemed ridiculously laughable.

What she was doing was blatantly sprinkling salt on the man’s wounds.

Dr. Gao must be so disappointed in her now, that’s why he kept ignoring her in the private room.

As Jiang An pondered, tears already breached their banks, splashing down onto the sofa beneath her like soybeans.

After taking Jiang An home, Song Li made a u-turn and went back to the club. Most of the people had already dispersed, only Song Xin was left inside, hugging a bottle of liquor, drinking alone.

The man stormed in with a dark expression, grabbed the bottle of liquor from Song Xin’s hand, and with a fierce tone questioned, "Did you ask Jiang An to come here?"

An inebriated Song Xin looked back at Song Li, who was unreasonably angry at her, and lied nonchalantly, "It wasn’t me."

Song Li bowed his head, staring at the woman who wouldn’t admit her actions, and walked over to the table to grab the cake box’s order sheet, the black and white words plainly presented in front of the woman, "If not you then who? Song Xin, don’t think I don’t know you specially ordered the cake to make Jiang An go fetch it."

Song Xin, upon hearing this, leaned lazily against the sofa behind her, a mocking arc forming on her lips, "I asked her to come, so what? Did you not see how stupid she was? Walking up to Gao Chuan and wishing him a happy birthday right away, really speechless."

She had suspected when inviting Jiang An over that the girl probably didn’t know about Gao Chuan’s birthday, and today’s little test proved indeed they were a "plastic couple."

But what wrong had she done? It’s their marriage that is riddled with flaws, not her fault.

Seeing Song Xin on the sofa not only unconscious of her mistakes but looking smug, Song Li silently clenched his fists.

He could almost not recognize the person before him as the spoiled yet kind sister he knew; when had she become so scheming?

Just days ago, she claimed she had given up on Gao Chuan and wanted to be just friends with him, and now she’s pulled this stunt.

"Song Xin, let me tell you, stop playing these little clever games, Gao Chuan isn’t a fool, aren’t you afraid he’s going to come after you?" Song Li reproached.

Song Xin, hearing the threat from her brother, chuckled coldly, suddenly stepping forward to grab Song Li’s arm, her eyes shimmering with an eager light, pleading, "Brother, you’ve known for a while that their marriage is a sham, right? Just look at that Jiang An, she’s not worthy of Gao Chuan; I still have a chance."

"Just help me, and in the end, I should be Mrs. Gao," the woman clung to him, finally revealing her long-hidden true aspirations.

In her view, Gao Chuan’s marriage was like a straw hut in a storm, ready to collapse at the slightest whisper from her.

As for Jiang An, the girl who had no backing, neither status nor family, seemed utterly insignificant.

Song Li, looking down at Song Xin who softly begged, shook off the woman violently, "You’re really crazy."

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