Chapter 17

The next day, Gu Yunzhou continued with his rehabilitation training as usual. However, his recovery was progressing well, and after some simple exercises, Charles suggested that he should go to the gym for more intensive training.

“Alright,” Gu Yunzhou agreed naturally.

Charles called Chen Feng to assist in transferring Gu Yunzhou to his wheelchair, and they headed to the fifth floor. Mu Xingyu followed behind, but when they arrived at the gym, Gu Yunzhou furrowed his brows and said, “Xingyu, with Charles and Chen Feng here, you don’t need to be here.”

“Why?” Mu Xingyu asked, puzzled.

Gu Yunzhou remained silent, expressing his firm stance with a cold attitude. This attitude angered Mu Xingyu.

Charles quickly intervened, ” Young Master Mu, we have everything under control here. You can go check if the ginseng soup is ready.”

Mu Xingyu nodded angrily, saying, “Fine.” He took the elevator and left the fifth floor.

After Mu Xingyu left, Charles curiously asked, “What’s going on with you? Why did you upset him like that?”

“Is it any of your business?” Gu Yunzhou replied coldly.

Charles, feeling defeated, turned to Chen Feng and said, “Come on, let’s assist him onto the mat.”

Since Gu Yunzhou’s legs had no strength, he had to sit down on the mat. With Charles’s guidance, they began arm stretching exercises. These exercises included placing his arms behind his head and pressing backward or using one hand to support himself and pushing his waist to the same side. After completing this set of exercises, Gu Yunzhou was already drenched in sweat.

He looked at himself in the mirror across the room, unable to stand, and with impaired body functions, he felt a sense of inferiority welling up within him. He wasn’t the strong willpower person that Charles described, and he had moments of despair and thoughts of giving up. However, he had a goal in mind that motivated him to regain his health.

The reason he asked Mu Xingyu to leave was his fear of seeing pity in Mu Xingyu’s eyes. He was afraid that Mu Xingyu’s kindness was only out of sympathy.

In the meantime, Mu Xingyu arrived at the kitchen, but the soup was not ready yet. He asked the chef to take a break and decided to wait in the kitchen. However, even after spending some time in the kitchen, he still couldn’t shake off his feelings about Gu Yunzhou’s earlier attitude.

” Young Master Mu, the ginseng soup is ready,” Aunt Chu entered the kitchen, turned off the stove, and saw Mu Xingyu frowning, asking, ” Young Master Mu, who made you upset ?”

Mu Xingyu shook his head without saying anything.

“Why did you come downstairs? I thought you were accompanying Master Gu for his rehabilitation,” Aunt Chu asked.

“Charles is with him,” Mu Xingyu finally replied.

“Charles is a doctor, but you’re his partner,” Aunt Chu chuckled.

Upon hearing the term “partner,” Mu Xingyu couldn’t help but smile and asked, “Aunt Chu, it seems like you’ve been with the Gu family for a long time. Do you know how Gu Yunzhou used to do his rehabilitation?”

Aunt Chu shook her head, “Master Gu didn’t want anyone to pay attention to his legs. Dr. Charles and Chen Feng have been handling his rehabilitation.”

“He minds it when people mention his leg injury?” Mu Xingyu asked curiously.

Aunt Chu glanced outside the kitchen to make sure no one was around and then whispered, “Who wouldn’t mind it? Otherwise, why haven’t there been any public photos of Master Gu to this day?”

Mu Xingyu pondered for a moment, and it seemed to be true.

When he first heard about Gu Yunzhou from his father, out of curiosity, he wanted to know what this man who controlled a vast business empire looked like. However, after searching the entire internet, both on the internal and external networks, he couldn’t find a single front-facing photo of Gu Yunzhou, let alone a full-body photo.

No matter how powerful a person is, they would still mind their own imperfections. Even though Gu Yunzhou was a hundred times more exceptional than the average person, he was not exempt from this human tendency.

“I see,” Mu Xingyu suddenly understood and gained a deeper understanding of Gu Yunzhou.

He shifted away from his previous disappointment and thanked Aunt Chu. Then, he happily carried the ginseng soup back to the fifth floor. However, he didn’t go to the gym but instead headed to the adjacent terrace.

He placed the ginseng soup on a table and waited for Gu Yunzhou to come out.

Soon, the morning’s rehabilitation session ended, and Chen Feng pushed the wheelchair out of the gym.

Mu Xingyu quickly called out to them, ” Mr Gu , come and have a seat here.”

Gu Yunzhou was somewhat surprised to see Mu Xingyu’s smiling face, thinking that Mu Xingyu would still be upset with him. He signaled to Chen Feng to push him over, and he sat face to face with Mu Xingyu.

Mu Xingyu poured the ginseng soup into a small bowl and pushed it in front of Gu Yunzhou, saying, “First, have some soup, breathe in some fresh air, and then return to your room.”

“Okay.”

Mu Xingyu smiled and asked Charles, “Would you like to have a bowl?”

Charles shook his head and said, “I’m fine, no need ,” glancing at Chen Feng. “Let’s go, don’t be a third wheel here.”

Chen Feng looked at Gu Yunzhou and, with his consent, followed Charles to leave.

“In the future, we’ll often come here, what do you think?” Mu Xingyu asked.

“Hmm.”

“The location here is really nice, you can see the central garden. Have you been here before?”

“Occasionally.”

Mu Xingyu and Gu Yunzhou chatted, but they never mentioned rehabilitation. He knew that Gu Yunzhou didn’t want others to treat him as a disabled person, so he tried to change his perspective and interact with Gu Yunzhou like a friend.

…

Afterwards, Gu Yunzhou continued with his rehabilitation and handled company affairs when he had free time.

In no time, Gu Yunzhou had been awake for a week, and with the dual effects of rehabilitation and the spiritual water, he had mostly recovered to his pre-coma state.

Charles finally breathed a sigh of relief and moved out of the Gu family’s house.

The Gu family had already prepared a house in Beijing for him when he came to China, and he used to stay at the Gu family’s house frequently because he had to take care of Gu Yunzhou. Now that Gu Yunzhou’s condition was stable and his recovery was going well, he could go home to rest and relax.

Before leaving, Charles told Mu Xingyu not to call him unless it was something important to avoid disturbing his rest.

This was overheard by Gu Yunzhou, who calmly said, “You better leave now. Chen Feng is helping me investigate something. Don’t disturb him.”

Mu Xingyu noticed that Charles suddenly became very angry and even cursed Gu Yunzhou in his native language, leaving him bewildered.

Soon, it was Monday, and after getting up, Mu Xingyu went to the room across the hall to freshen up. When he came back after getting dressed, he saw Gu Yunzhou in a suit, tying his tie.

Mu Xingyu was puzzled and asked, “Why are you dressing up so formally?”

“I’m going to the company today,” Gu Yunzhou replied.

“Going to the company? Aren’t you going to rest for a while?”

Gu Yunzhou shook his head, “No need, I’m almost better, and there’s a lot of work at the company waiting to be handled.”

“Alright.” Mu Xingyu didn’t insist any further.

Once Gu Yunzhou was ready, they both took the elevator downstairs.

Gu Yunzhou’s hands had regained their strength, and he wheeled himself to the dining room. Although Mu Xingyu wanted to help, he refrained from doing so considering Gu Yunzhou’s feelings.

After having their meal, Mu Xingyu saw Gu Yunzhou off. By that time, the driver had already brought the car to the front door, ready to accommodate Gu Yunzhou’s wheelchair. It was a brand new customized Hummer with some seats removed to accommodate Gu Yunzhou’s wheelchair.

“Work is important, but you also need to take care of yourself,” Mu Xingyu said, and he asked Chen Feng to remind Gu Yunzhou to take his medication on time.

“Don’t worry.”

After Gu Yunzhou left, Mu Xingyu went to the garden as usual to prepare new spiritual water.

Returning to his room, he heard some movement inside, and he couldn’t help but call out, “Mr. Gu.” However, when he entered, he found that it was the housekeeper taking apart the bedsheets to prepare for cleaning.

Mu Xingyu felt a bit disappointed and returned to his room across the hall, leaning on the bed, not sure what to do.

Since he came to the Gu family, he had become accustomed to Gu Yunzhou’s presence. Today, with Gu Yunzhou gone, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

So, he called Xiao Wen and said that he had finished his work and asked Xiao Wen to find some good scripts for him.

“Xingyu ge, are you planning to return to the entertainment industry?”

“Yes.”

“That’s great! You have no idea, ever since your identity as Young Master Mu was exposed, many directors and endorsement companies have been contacting me.” Xiao Wen said excitedly. If Mu Xingyu hadn’t mentioned suspending all entertainment-related matters, he would have already set up meetings with directors and endorsement companies.

Mu Xingyu didn’t seem too thrilled. To be honest, he was still concerned about Gu Yunzhou.

“Xingyu ge, I already have nine scripts here, three of them are leading roles, and the rest are supporting roles. Should I send them to your place? Also, I’ve sent all the information about endorsement products to your WeChat. Take a look and see if there’s anything that interests you.”

“Alright, I’ll take a look later. For the scripts, please pre-screen them for quality.”

“Alright, I promise to complete the task,” Xiao Wen said with a smile.

After ending the call, Mu Xingyu opened WeChat and checked the endorsement information sent by Xiao Wen. There were shampoos, skincare products, men’s fashion brands, and many more products, some of which were quite well-known.

He was surprised to receive so many product offers after his identity was exposed.

However, he hadn’t made up his mind to return to the entertainment industry, so he didn’t choose any endorsements for now.

After enduring the time until past 6:00 PM, Mu Xingyu went to the living room to watch financial news with Grandpa Gu. He kept glancing towards the direction of the front door, appearing distracted.

As the evening news broadcast was about to start, Mu Xingyu became even more restless.

“Grandpa, when will Mr. Gu come back?” Mu Xingyu asked.

Grandpa Gu smiled and replied, “It’s hard to say. Let’s have dinner first.”

Mu Xingyu shook his head, “I’ll check the situation first.” He then called Chen Feng.

“Mr. Mu,” Chen Feng answered quickly.

Mu Xingyu asked, “Where are you all right now?”

“At the company, Mr. Gu is still in a meeting,” Chen Feng replied in a hushed tone.

“So when will you be back?”

“Well…” Chen Feng looked at Gu Yunzhou, who was currently speaking in the meeting, and had no idea how long this meeting would last.

Mu Xingyu guessed that Gu Yunzhou was probably going to work late and felt disappointed. He said, “Well, remember to remind Mr. Gu to have dinner.”

“I understand.”

After ending the call, Chen Feng returned to Gu Yunzhou’s side. Gu Yunzhou glanced at him and asked, “Who was calling?”

“It was Young Master Mu.”

Gu Yunzhou looked at his watch and realized it was already 7:00 PM.

“Just now, I brought up a question, and we must find a solution within three days,” Gu Yunzhou said, then asked his assistant, Jiang Yunxin, to announce the end of the meeting.

After Gu Yunzhou left, the many executives in the meeting room looked at each other. They had already prepared themselves to work until midnight, but they hadn’t expected…

Someone asked Gu Yunzhou’s trusted assistant, Jiang Yunxin, “Assistant Jiang, why did Mr. Gu leave?”

“He had dinner plans waiting. Can’t he go back? If you want to work overtime, go ahead.” Jiang Yunxin said, tidying up the documents and leaving the meeting room as well.

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