Did That Doctor Successfully Remarry Today?
Chapter 195 - 191: Going All Out

Chapter 195: Chapter 191: Going All Out

Chapter 191 A Desperate Gamble

Gao Chuan and his team had been working tirelessly for two weeks and finally achieved a significant breakthrough; the new pharmaceutical was ready to enter clinical trials and, if everything goes smoothly, it would be soon released into the market.

For this new drug development, the group of people who had been immersed in the laboratory day and night had at last completed their mission. Gao Chuan could finally take a break and breathe a sigh of relief.

This had been his childhood dream, and after years of hard work, it finally materialized, serving as an answer to his own insistence on entering the medical field.

And it didn’t fail his grandmother’s expectations.

This time in Switzerland, he had stayed for quite a while. After completing the task, what worried Gao Chuan the most was the situation at home. He immediately booked the earliest available flight to return.

Jiang An had not contacted him for over ten days. The man looked at the last conversation between them in their mobile phones, which had been a long time ago, and a faint trace of sorrow appeared between his brows.

He had spent all this time in the laboratory, pouring nearly all his energy into the new drug’s development, almost forgetting what the arguments they had were all about.

That evening, to celebrate the success of the new drug development, the head of the laboratory had booked a fine restaurant to treat the research members involved in the study. Gao Chuan and a few familiar classmates were seated at one table.

While drinking, the group reminisced about their university days. Except for him and Song Xin, the other two were a married couple. The man, tipsy and in high spirits, looped his arm around Gao Chuan’s shoulder and joked, "When are you going to tie the knot with Song Xin? Susu and I have a three-year-old kid now."

As soon as this was said, Song Xin, who had been silent by his side, blushed, taking small sips of the red wine in her hand as she observed Gao Chuan’s reaction.

Upon hearing his friend’s unintentional tease, Gao Chuan’s handsome face turned cold as ice. Without showing any emotion, he moved his friend’s hand off his shoulder and denied it: "I’m already married. She’s in our country and didn’t come over."

Only a small circle of family and friends knew about his marriage, so it was normal that these old classmates who had not been in touch for a while were uninformed.

Everyone at the table was surprised when they heard that the man was married. The old classmate, who had just been joking around with him and Song Xin, suddenly became skeptical, seemingly unable to believe what he was saying.

Song Xin appeared calm and collected on the surface, but a touch of barely noticeable desolation flashed in her eyes.

Eventually, it was the female classmate who broke the silence with a few light-hearted comments, easing the awkward atmosphere.

Thinking about it, Gao Chuan was also in his thirties. It was normal for him to be married, although they had always assumed he would end up with Song Xin.

"Look at you, not being a proper brother. You didn’t even invite us to your wedding," the male classmate turned the topic back to Gao Chuan, reproaching him for not treating them like friends.

Gao Chuan suddenly fell silent, swaying the nearly empty glass of red wine in his hand, feeling inexplicably bitter.

They didn’t know that he and Jiang An had a shotgun wedding and never had a ceremony.

The words Jiang An had questioned him with that night suddenly popped into his mind. She asked why he had never publicly acknowledged her identity to his friends, why he kept silent about his family affairs.

He had always thought that marriage was a matter between two people; as long as they cherished each other, nothing else mattered.

Not until this moment did he realize that perhaps he had been too presumptuous all along. He thought that just by being together quietly, they could be a perfect couple, completely forgetting what a normal marriage should look like.

He had not provided her a decent wedding ceremony, and even the wedding ring was a last-minute choice from a shopping mall to appease his family. To outsiders, she had followed him in such an ambiguous manner for half a year.

Yet Jiang An had not complained even once, and she had dedicated herself to taking care of his family.

Was he being too excessive? The man wondered.

Someone at the table inquired about what Gao Chuan’s wife did for a living. Lost in thought for a while, Gao Chuan finally responded, "She’s also a doctor."

As he spoke, his eyebrows lifted involuntarily, his tone brimming with a hint of pride and doting.

Everyone seemed to pick up on the subject and wanted to ask where Jiang An worked when suddenly, the door of the private room was opened, and two waiters carrying a deep red bag walked straight to Gao Chuan, said a few words in a low voice, put down the item, and then turned and left.

Someone at the table noticed the luxury brand logo on the bag by the man’s side and curiously interrogated Gao Chuan about it.

The man put down his wine glass, his gaze softening, and told everyone that it was a present for his wife back home from this business trip.

The crowd couldn’t help expressing their admiration, and the female classmate who had seen the brand commented, "That brand is so expensive; I didn’t expect Gao Chuan to be so affectionate toward his wife."

The words of praise reached his ears, and Gao Chuan turned his head to glance at the bag next to him, his gaze growing profound.

The old man at home always complained he didn’t know how to be tender and had long suggested he should buy Jiang An gifts as compensation for the young girl.

But the truth was that in the more than half a year since their marriage, he had never given Jiang An a present, not even the dress from last time, which was meant as an apology.

He had always thought that such material things were superficial and that Jiang An might not want them, but now after so many days of cold war, he thought that bringing a gift home might cheer her up.

He had planned to pick something himself, but unfortunately, with a tight schedule the next day, he had to have it sent over directly.

He wasn’t sure if Jiang An would like it.

Song Xin watched Gao Chuan staring at the bag, her grip on the wine glass involuntarily tightening.

These past days, she had been busy with the experiment and had almost no private communication with Gao Chuan, as they were not in the same group. Seeing that they were returning to the country tomorrow, if she continued to do nothing, she would have no chance left.

Her gaze settled on the bag beside the man, and the woman’s eyes slowly darkened.

That should have been hers.

Tonight, she could only make a desperate gamble, one last attempt.

The dinner lasted until very late. Song Xin excused herself early on, claiming she didn’t feel well, and left. At the end, Gao Chuan took a car back to the hotel alone.

The car was dark, and the man leaned back in the rear seat, resting with his eyes closed. His cool features bore a trace of weariness as he thought that Jiang An might genuinely be angry with him this time since there hadn’t been any word from her in so many days.

How cruel, she had no idea how much he missed her.

But at least tomorrow they would see each other, and no matter how much she blamed him, he would patiently explain everything to her because enduring these days hadn’t been easy for him.

He had long become unable to live without Jiang An.

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