Falling in Love With My Arranged-Marriage Husband

Chapter 145: Chapter 119 Never Empathized

Ji Sang had been staring at Min Yunwen, yet her gaze was unfocused, as if she was looking through him at something else.

It left Min Yunwen somewhat at a loss when she so candidly and calmly admitted her feelings.

Ji Sang had never been like this before.

Whether talking about photography or about her hastily arranged marriage, there was always a bright light in her eyes from beginning to end.

But now, the dimness in her eyes was somewhat glaring.

Min Yunwen tugged at the corner of his mouth,

“Together? You haven’t done it yourself for a long time, I think you might want to get involved.”

Ji Sang’s eyes flickered slightly, clearly Min Yunwen’s proposal stirred a ripple in her stagnant mood these past few days.

“Let’s go.”

Knowing his suggestion had piqued her interest, Min Yunwen reached out and pulled her up from the chair. His action was direct, yet gentle.

…

At City First Hospital, Fu Yisi had just come out of the operating room, with Xiao Zhang following behind him, his face serious. Seeing the weariness in Fu Yisi’s eyes, Xiao Zhang grew worried.

“Dr. Fu, have you not been resting well these past few days?”

Dr. Fu suddenly took leave during a time when there were many surgeries scheduled and had personally entrusted those surgeries to other doctors, which must mean that something very important had come up at home.

Dr. Fu had never done this before.

Today’s surgery had to be performed by Dr. Fu, who was called in especially for the task.

The surgery had lasted a full four hours; even Xiao Zhang felt his legs were no longer his own, exhausted in both body and spirit. He was genuinely surprised to see Dr. Fu show such fatigue.

Previously, Dr. Fu had performed an eight-hour surgery without being as tired as he seemed now.

Xiao Zhang was really worried.

Fu Yisi didn’t respond and went straight back to his office to change clothes.

“Keep a close watch on the patient, and if there’s any sudden change, call Dr. Li.”

Xiao Zhang was stunned for a moment.

“Dr. Fu, are you going back?”

“Um.”

Fu Yisi responded in a low voice.

Ji Sang had not woken up yet, and he was afraid she might start having fevers again.

But just as he finished dressing, Fu Yisi received a phone call from Ji Hanwen.

The man paused in his movements, his expression grew grave, and a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

“Dad?”

Fu Yisi’s voice trembled uncommonly, and Xiao Zhang, who was about to close the door, stopped dead in his tracks, staring in disbelief at the room.

Just a moment ago, the indifferently faced Dr. Fu was now frowning deeply.

On the other end of the call, Ji Hanwen’s voice was urgent. With every word he spoke, Dr. Fu’s expression grew darker.

“Dad, I’ll be right back.”

Dr. Fu’s face was tight. After hanging up, he headed straight out of the office. Xiao Zhang, seeing him hurry for the first time, felt a surge of anxiety.

On the way back, Fu Yisi called Su Ge to briefly explain the situation.

“Do you know where she would have gone?”

He had been a part of Ji Sang’s life for only a year, missing much of her past, and he was still ignorant of many things related to her.

For the first time in his life, Fu Yisi felt this kind of cluelessness was excessively terrible.

He was too slow, so slow that at a moment like this he had no idea where Ji Sang would go, what she would do.

Su Ge seemed to have been prepared for Ji Sang to do something like this; after listening to Fu Yisi’s description, she was not panicked but calmly said,

“I have an idea. I’ll make a call to confirm and then get back to you.”

There were too many places Ji Sang had visited, alleys and streets where both of them had left memories.

But Su Ge knew, at a moment like this, only photography could touch Ji Sang.

Searching her contacts list, when Su Ge saw the name Min Yunwen, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, she still had his number from earlier.

Her acquaintance with Min Yunwen was solely through Ji Sang, and their relationship was only marginally better than that of nodding acquaintances.

When she called, Su Ge’s heart was in her throat. At this time, Ah Shang’s emotions weren’t good, and it was getting dark.

And the night is when human emotions are most likely to be magnified.

She was afraid Ah Shang might do something to hurt herself.

Besides, she was still running a fever.

Yet, the phone rang for a full minute with no answer.

“What’s going on?”

Su Ge hung up and dialed again. This time, just like before, no one answered. Su Ge fell silent for a moment, then pushed away the makeup artist’s hand.

“Sister Mo, I have something urgent.”

The agent raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and looked around.

“Are you going to leave all this behind?”

Su Ge pursed her lips without speaking.

The agent knew her personality, pinched the bridge of her nose and asked,

“Because of whom?”

“Ji Sang,” replied Su Ge.

The agent: …

Alright, now there was absolutely no room for persuasion.

The agent knew just how strong the bond between Su Ge and Ji Sang was.

The agent sighed and waved her off,

“Go then, but be careful, my lady.”

After speaking, they quickly left the makeup room to get in touch with the event organizers.

Fortunately, the event wasn’t major, the partners were familiar contacts, so handling things wasn’t too troublesome.

Su Ge changed her clothes, put on a cap, and drove straight to Min Yunwen’s place.

She had once picked up Ji Sang from there, so she roughly remembered the location.

On the way, Su Ge, as instructed, called Fu Yisi.

…

If Min Yunwen had to describe this night, the only word that came to mind was ‘tense.’

Usually, he handled photo printing with ease, but standing next to Ji Sang that night, he felt somewhat at a loss.

He carefully handed her the things she needed, constantly attentive to her mood.

Especially towards the end, when the images started appearing on the photographic paper, he could acutely feel Ji Sang’s emotional fluctuations.

His own feelings towards familial affection were actually quite indifferent, mainly because the old man at home was still lively and would occasionally call to nag about marriage.

Thus, the sensation of losing a loved one was something he couldn’t empathize with, nor could he.

All words felt empty and powerless under such circumstances.

Moreover, he never really identified with the phrase ’empathize.’

Sometimes, he couldn’t even make sense of his own emotions, let alone expect others to understand them.

Not knowing what to say, Min Yunwen could only clumsily take Ji Sang out.

“I’ll take care of the rest. I’ll deliver them to your home later. Your family must be worried about you in your current state. Do you have your phone with you?”

Ji Sang did not respond.

Min Yunwen glanced over her from head to toe and, upon confirming that Ji Sang, wearing a loose dress, had no place to carry a phone, he sighed.

“Your mind…”

He gritted his teeth but swallowed all the words he wanted to say and went back inside to find his own phone, only then discovering the two missed calls from Su Ge.

Min Yunwen handed over the phone,

“Your friend has started looking for you.”

Ji Sang finally reacted, her eyes flickered slightly as she took the phone.