<h4>Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Giving Him the Cold Shoulder</h4><h4></h4>


    Knowing that he had misunderstood her, he was annoyed, but his pride prevented him from swallowing his pride and apologizing to her.


    The two of them remained at a standoff. Sometimes he would initiate conversation, but Mo Ran would just respond with ’Hmm’ or ’Oh,’ making him feel increasingly bored.


    He wanted tosh out at her, but seeing her looking ill and weak, he couldn’t bring himself to do it and ended up stewing in his own frustrations alone.


    He wanted to be nicer to her but didn’t know how.


    All he could do was stay with her at the hospital and keep herpany during her IV drips.


    Mo Ran looked at the IV tubes, her gaze somewhat distant. She no longer looked at Gu Yixuan, nor did she persuade him to go back anymore. Unaware, she drifted off to sleep.


    When she awoke, she found Gu Yixuan still sitting beside her, his eyes fixated on a spot on the floor, lost in thought.


    The night outside was deep. Mo Ran checked her phone and saw that it was already midnight.


    He wasn’t nning to sit there until dawn, was he?


    But whatever he did, it had nothing to do with her, she thought. Let him be!


    Noticing that she had awakened, Gu Yixuan came back to reality and asked, "Do you want some water?"


    Her throat was indeed dry. She propped herself up, intending to pour water herself, but Gu Yixuan held her shoulder down and turned to pour her a cup of hot water instead.


    "Careful, it’s a bit hot." He handed the cup to her.


    Mo Ran hesitated for a moment but took it anyway. After drinking the water, she felt much better.


    "Are you hungry?" he asked again.


    She hadn’t eaten much in the afternoon, but she wasn’t hungry.


    Shaking her head, shey back down, turned over, and gave him her back.


    Gu Yixuan’s eyes darkened as he sat back down on the chair, staring at the back of her head, his lips pressed together in silence.


    He damn well hated this kind of indifferent atmosphere, where no matter what you say or do, it’s like hitting cotton, with no reaction at all, making one feel powerless.


    What exactly did he have to do to get some sort of reaction from her? Even if it involved a big fight, anything was better than seeing her like this.


    He had forced her before, hurt her before, and he never saw this kind of reaction from her. He really didn’t know what was wrong with her this time, insisting on giving him the cold shoulder!


    If it weren’t for the fact that she was sick, he certainly wouldn’t have let her off!


    As time ticked away, Gu Yixuan alternated between feeling restless, annoyed, angry, and then indifferent, his inner world a turmoil of mixed emotions.


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