Did That Doctor Successfully Remarry Today?
Chapter 206 - 200 He Holds Her

Chapter 206: Chapter 200 He Holds Her

Chapter 202 He Holds Her

You whisper in a soft murmur, while I extinguish the stars. —— "Every Goodbye Is a Star Gone Out"

The next day, at 8 o’clock in the morning.

Knowing that Jiang An was leaving today, and although he couldn’t accompany her, Wei Yan still arrived promptly to drive her to the airport.

Jiang An, carrying her suitcase, came downstairs and saw Wei Yan standing at the door. She pushed the suitcase towards him and smiled as she approached.

"Why are you here?" While speaking, Wei Yan had already taken the suitcase from her hand and placed it in the trunk.

The man’s eyes and brows revealed a light smile; he gently patted the top of her head and jokingly said, "Just because you didn’t let me go doesn’t mean I can’t see you off!"

Jiang An silently agreed and got into the car, while Wei Yan slowly started the car and headed in the direction of the airport.

He knew that the divorce hadn’t been finalized yet, and Jiang An’s eagerness to leave was nothing more than a desire to temporarily escape from here, or rather, a form of evasion.

However, at the moment, what’s most important for Jiang An is to recover her health. Returning to her hometown might be a good choice after all.

"I’ve arranged everything for you over there. Someone will pick you up when you get off the plane, so just relax and enjoy yourself," the man said as he handed Jiang An a business card with the contact’s information after getting into the car.

Jiang An hadn’t expected Wei Yan to plan everything so thoughtfully for her, and a wave of touched emotions welled up in her heart, causing her nose to suddenly tingle. She knew she could never reciprocate Wei Yan’s feelings, but the man never made it difficult for her because of his liking. Instead, he had always helped her like a warm-hearted family member.

This debt of gratitude, she feared, would be very difficult to repay.

Jiang An put away the business card, turned to the man in the driver’s seat, and said with gratitude, "Thank you."

Wei Yan heard her and turned his head to see Jiang An’s moved expression; he pulled up the corners of his mouth into a smile: "What’s there to thank me for? I promised Teacher to take good care of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man turned his head away from Jiang An’s gaze, knowing full well that even if Jiang An got divorced in the future, he still wouldn’t be able to enter her heart.

Rather than being kept at a distance by the girl, it would be better to stay by her side forever, so he could still take care of her.

The bond between him and Jiang An could never be defined by romantic love, but it was more than just love.

After ending the topic, Jiang An turned back to gaze out the window. It was already approaching June, and the sun in the early morning was demure and not harsh, the bright sunlight pouring through the car window onto the girl’s fair cheeks, her eyes shimmering with a delicate light.

While she was mesmerized, a pleasant ringtone from her cellphone in her bag caught her attention; she saw it was Ji Wanwan calling and directly pressed the answer button.

"Hello," Jiang An was just about to speak when she heard Ji Wanwan’s voice coming through the phone, sobbing.

"Jiang An, come back quickly, grandma has passed away."

Upon hearing this, Jiang An was suddenly stunned, her whole being as though petrified in her seat.

Wei Yan noticed the girl’s shocked expression from the corner of his eye and asked what happened.

After a moment’s reaction, Jiang An immediately instructed the man to turn around and head towards the hospital where the old lady was.

The car had only gotten halfway when Jiang An could no longer keep her tears at bay. Since marrying Dr. Gao, the grandmother had always been a warm presence in her heart.

She had lived with her mother since she was a child and had never received the affection from the older generation, but upon marrying into the Gao family, the old woman cherished her just like her own granddaughter.

All this time, she had just been thinking about divorcing Dr. Gao, and had forgotten about the old lady’s serious illness, Jiang An thought, blaming herself.

The Gao family said that grandma had passed away in her sleep, and it was still peaceful without much suffering.

After being tormented by illness for more than a year, it seemed that the old lady’s wish was finally fulfilled, and she could now peacefully go to be with the people she missed.

It seemed that the family had anticipated this day; they were not too surprised, and after mourning, they began to prepare for the old lady’s funeral arrangements.

Jiang An saw Gao Chuan again in the hospital corridor; the man was sitting alone on a chair with his head down, silent, the atmosphere around him oppressively low.

Losing a loved one, Jiang An knew too well.

So often in that instant, people are unable to cry; instead, it feels like a fleeting illusion.

But it’s when you slowly return to the familiar scenes of your life, when you can no longer hear the other person’s voice, no longer sense their presence, that you’re suddenly forced to accept the reality.

Jiang An remembered when she was little, her father died at sea. She was only six years old at the time and to her, death was an extremely vague concept.

Fang Qing told her that Dad didn’t leave, he just turned into a star in the sky, continuing to watch over her.

Thus, during that period, she would excitedly run out every night as soon as it got dark to find her father among the stars in the sky.

She would always point to the sky and tell Fang Qing that Dad must be the brightest one.

Because only then could she see him every day.

It wasn’t until Jiang An approached slowly that the man sitting in the chair, Gao Chuan, gradually lifted his head. His reddened, stark eyes met hers, startling her into silence.

They faced each other, wordless.

Jiang An stepped forward and gently embraced the man, just as he had comforted her last year, gently stroking the top of his head.

Gao Chuan wrapped his arms around her, burying his head in her waist, feeling the comfort of Jiang An. After a while, his shoulders visibly began to tremble.

He heard Jiang An tell him that everything would get better.

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In accordance with the old lady’s wish, the funeral was kept simple.

Even though the Gao Family didn’t invite too many people, there were still quite a few of the old lady’s former colleagues from the hospital and patients she had saved who came to the memorial service.

Throughout the period, Jiang An was by Gao Chuan’s side, carrying out the procedures as the daughter-in-law of the Gao Family.

It wasn’t until three days later, after all the bustle, that they finished.

After staying at the Gao Family for dinner in the evening, both returned home together, neither uttering a word on the way.

Returning to their familiar home, Gao Chuan removed his tie upon entering and instructed Jiang An to take a shower first, as they both had scarcely any time to rest over the past three days and were already exhausted.

After Jiang An cleaned up, she lay down on the bed, faintly hearing the sound of the man on the balcony making work calls.

When Gao Chuan, after finishing his call, walked into the bedroom and found Jiang An already in bed, he turned and went into the bathroom to shower.

The man turned on the showerhead, letting the cool droplets glide over his chest, the steam blurring and mingling with his slightly melancholic expression.

In these past few days, preoccupied with his grandmother’s affairs, Jiang An had stopped pursuing divorce and devotedly stayed by his side.

Grandmother had passed, and he couldn’t lose Jiang An too.

No matter what, he had to keep her, the man thought to himself.

Jiang An was already drowsily drifting into slumber when the man freshly out of the shower gently embraced her, the crisp scent of mint sweeping over as the girl felt the warmth behind her. She barely lifted her eyelids and ultimately did not resist, allowing the man to hold her as she fell asleep.

Night descended quietly, the soft breeze slipping through the narrow gap, gently tugging at the man’s heartstrings.

At this moment, as he held her, it was as if he held his entire world.

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