Chapter 858: Chapter 858

Shangguan Yu still couldn’t see any sign of Gu Yao, and the rain continued unabated, making him increasingly anxious.

He tried once more to call Gu Yao, redialing after it went to voicemail without being answered.

"That silly girl, with such heavy rain, she wouldn’t really come out in this, would she?"

"Why is she not answering the phone? Could she really be on the road?"

"I messaged her not to come, did she even see it?"

"Could she be sheltering from the rain on the way?"

Holding his phone, nervous words kept spilling out of Shangguan Yu’s mouth.

After another call went unanswered, Shangguan Yu turned around and entered the café, where he left the two gifts he had carried with him and described Gu Yao’s appearance to the café staff, asking them to notify him if she showed up.

He thought, Gu Yao must be on her way, and her phone probably got water damaged, which is why he couldn’t reach her.

With everything arranged, Shangguan Yu dashed out of the café, plunging into the downpour.

With his mind entirely on Gu Yao, he blundered out without borrowing an umbrella from the café staff, braving the heavy rain to find her.

Gu Li nudged Gu Sheng’s shoulder. Seeing no response, he sighed lightly and left the room to find a doctor.

As the door to the ward closed, the long-sleeping Gu Sheng’s eyelashes fluttered, his brows furrowing slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

His vision was filled with a glaring whiteness, which made his eyes uncomfortable.

He couldn’t help but close his eyes, reopening them only after the discomfort subsided.

All around, the sound of the rain pounded relentlessly; even with the windows shut, it felt noisy.

The faint scent of disinfectant in the air made it clear without needing to look that he was in a hospital.

Awakening as if from sleep, Gu Sheng felt no discomfort in his body; his vision was clear, and his hearing was sharp.

Coming back to full consciousness, Gu Sheng cared little about his physical state, nor did he want to know why he had slept for so long and vomited blood profusely, for death was a matter of time for him.

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Thinking of Shangguan Yu, Gu Sheng was filled with nothing but hatred and anger.

The door handle of the ward was being turned, and the crack of the door began to widen slowly.

Gu Sheng looked over instinctively.

The door opened slowly, and outside, someone seemed physically sluggish, making even simple actions laborious.

The moment the door handle was turned, Gu Sheng knew the person outside wasn’t a doctor or nurse.

As the door gradually opened wider, the figure outside became more visible.

A flash of lightning split the night sky, accompanied by thunder, and the surroundings plunged into complete darkness.

This sudden power outage was both fitting and frightening.

Yet the person outside the door seemed entirely unaffected by the dark, and so too was Gu Sheng inside the ward.

When the door was a quarter open, the person outside seemed to lose patience and pushed the door open forcefully.

The ward was pitch-black, and the corridor outside was so dark it was impossible to see a foot in front.

Gu Sheng squinted slightly, yet he still couldn’t make out who the shadowy figure standing outside the ward was.

Gu Yao had her head slightly lowered, her wet hair covering her face, rainwater still dripping from the tips, pooling into a puddle at her feet.

The scene, especially in a hospital, was surely a test of one’s nerves.

But for Gu Sheng, it had no impact, for if he wasn’t afraid of death, why would he fear this?