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Chapter 1312 Yun Rui's Heart: For Another Man

Yang Xiaotang was stunned. She didn't expect Gu Yunxi to tell her this, and she didn't expect that the missing foreign student was actually her childhood friend.

"I've been investigating for a long time and discovered that before Lin Xu disappeared, she was involved in a project at Miaoyin Media." Gu Yunxi's eyes fell on Yang Xiaotang's face, with an earnest look, "But I don't have any connections, and I'm hitting a wall everywhere I look. I know your father is Yang Bin... He has a lot of connections in China. Can... Can you ask him to help investigate?"

The ward suddenly became quiet, with only the beeping sound of the ECG monitor echoing in the air.

Yang Xiaotang looked at the anxiety and expectation in Gu Yunxi's eyes, and her mind buzzed - she originally thought that the other party was here to assert his sovereignty, to show off Qi Ruixiang's favor, or even to force her to leave London, but she never expected that Gu Yunxi was actually asking her for help for another man.

This realization made her feel absurd, followed by an indescribable sense of loss.

It turns out that in Gu Yunxi's heart, she is not even qualified to be considered a love rival?

"You..." Yang Xiaotang opened her mouth, her voice a little erratic, "You're begging me for him?"

"Yes." Gu Yunxi nodded without hesitation. "Lin Xu's parents are in poor health and can't withstand the blow. I must find the truth. Yang Xiaotang, I know there are some misunderstandings between us, but this matter has nothing to do with those. I sincerely ask for your help."

Yang Xiaotang looked at her frank eyes and suddenly felt that her previous guess was a joke. She squeezed the magazine with her fingertips, and the edge of the coated paper hurt her palm.

"Why should I help you?" Yang Xiaotang's voice turned cold. "You and Qi Ruixiang humiliated me like this yesterday, and now you want my dad to help you investigate the case. How dare you ask me that?"

Gu Yunxi seemed to have expected her to say this, and there was no surprise on his face: "I know that meal that day made you embarrassed, but whether you believe it or not, I never thought of hurting you..."

She paused, her tone serious.

"If you want to stay in London, I can help you get into the best veterinary hospital. If you want to return to China, I will have Miaoyin Media arrange the best job for you. I will not treat you unfairly."

"You think I'm lacking these?" Yang Xiaotang smiled, her eyes reddening. "Gu Yunxi, do you think everyone is like you, measuring everything by profit?"

"That's not what I meant." Gu Yunxi quickly explained, "I just... I just wanted to make it up to you. Whether you believe it or not, I'm really sorry for hurting you. But I can't give up on Lin Xu's matter."

Her voice was choked with a barely perceptible sob, and her eyes were red. "He is my most proud student. I can't watch him die in obscurity. Yang Xiaotang, please, please, okay?"

Yang Xiaotang looked at her red eyes and the way she was trying hard to hold back her tears, and her heart suddenly softened.

She recalled the look on her father's face whenever he mentioned his old comrade, and the friendship that was etched deep in his bones. Perhaps what Gu Yunxi said was true, and her care for Lin Xu was far more important than those sentimental things.

"My dad..." Yang Xiaotang's voice softened. "He rarely gets involved in international affairs like this. Besides, the police have already made a conclusion. Even if they investigate, they may not find anything."

"As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I don't want to give up." Gu Yunxi's eyes lit up, as if he had seen a savior. "Just help me mention it to him, and I'll handle the rest myself, okay?"

Yang Xiaotang fell silent. She looked at the sycamore leaves drifting in from the window, her heart agitated. Should she help or not?

If she helped, it would be equivalent to reaching some kind of reconciliation with Gu Yunxi, and those grievances and resentments seemed to have no place to go; if she didn't help, she would feel sorry for Gu Yunxi looking at his desperate look.

"I'll think about it." Finally, Yang Xiaotang relented, "But I can't guarantee that my dad will agree."

Gu Yunxi's face instantly broke into a smile, like the sun shining brightly after the rain: "Thank you! Yang Xiaotang, thank you!" She excitedly grabbed Yang Xiaotang's hand, the warmth from her fingertips numbing her. "No matter what the outcome is, I owe you a favor."

Yang Xiaotang pulled her hand back and gathered the quilt awkwardly: "You go back first, I'm tired."

"Okay, okay." Gu Yunxi quickly stood up and picked up the canvas bag. "Remember to drink the ginger tea. I'll come see you tomorrow."

When she reached the door, she stopped and looked back at Yang Xiaotang: "Um... I'll bring Xu Ruixiang to apologize to you later. No matter what, we were rude to you during that meal. We will personally apologize to you later!"

Yang Xiaotang didn't say anything, just turned over and turned his back to the door.

The moment the ward door closed, she slowly turned around and looked at the cup of steaming ginger tea. Suddenly, she felt a sore nose.

It turned out that in the end, the most ridiculous person in this entanglement was herself. Others had long since jumped out of the circle of love, but she was still trapped in it and refused to come out.

She picked up her phone and scrolled to her father's number. Her fingertips hovered over the dial button, hesitant to press it. The sunlight outside the window filtered through the clouds, casting a mottled shadow on the sheets, like a giant question mark.

To help or not to help? This question, like an unsolvable puzzle, lingered in her mind.

At this time, Gu Yunxi walked out of the hospital gate and found that his palms were full of sweat.

She leaned against the wall, looking at the photo of Lin Xu on her phone, and breathed a long sigh of relief. Regardless of whether Yang Xiaotang agreed or not, at least she had tried.

The wind blew her long hair, bringing the coolness of early autumn.

She knew that this was just the beginning. There was still a long way to go to investigate Lin Xu's case and deal with the mess between Qi Ruixiang and Yang Xiaotang.

But she won't give up, never.

A week passed like a stretched rubber band, slowly crawling in Gu Yunxi's anxiety.

She would message Yang Xiaotang every day, asking her if she had contacted her father, but the reply she got was always "still considering it."

The water of the Thames was still turbid, and the case of Lin Xu's disappearance was like a stone sinking to the bottom of the river, pressing her so hard that she couldn't breathe.

It wasn't until the evening of the seventh day that Yang Xiaotang finally received a message: "My dad said he can help, but he needs all the files from the British police."

Gu Yunxi's grip on the phone suddenly tightened, her knuckles turning white. She almost instantly jumped up from her chair and ran towards the police station.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on her, but it could not warm the eagerness in her heart.

However, the development of things was beyond everyone's expectations.

The next morning, lying in his hospital bed, Yang Xiaotang came across the headline of a local Chinese forum: "Exclusive revelation: There is another hidden story behind the Thames River disappearance case. The victim is an employee of Miaoyin Media, and his girlfriend is Yang Bin's daughter."

The post included a blurry photo, which was a photo of her and "Lin Xu" at the entrance of the pet hospital. At that time, he came to deliver cooperation materials, and the two of them were just standing together politely.

The comments below the title have exploded:

"No wonder Yang Bin wanted to intervene, it turns out he's his future son-in-law!"

"Miaoyin Media is so deep-seated. What are they trying to cover up?"

"I heard that woman is Qi Ruixiang's assistant. What a complicated relationship..."

Yang Xiaotang's fingers were tightly gripping the phone, and the light from the screen reflected on her pale face like a layer of frost.

She couldn't understand why she became Lin Xu's girlfriend when she was just helping Gu Yunxi pass on a message?