Lin Jixue caught a chill from falling into the water, but her condition wasn't serious enough to delay her departure from the Capital City back to Shu.
But she couldn't accept leaving just like that.
She wanted to feign illness and stay with the Gu family for a few more days, hoping for a change in fortune.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Gu gave her no such opportunity. She remained by her bedside, having a doctor come every four hours to check her pulse and confirm her condition.
The doctor was loyal to the Gu family; bribing him was impossible.
Lin Jixue was frantic with anxiety.
She hadn't expected to fail, much less that Gu Xun would be so cold and heartless as to watch her struggle on the brink of death.
If they hadn't been at the Gu family's estate, Lin Jixue suspected Gu Xun would have let her die.
To be treated with such contempt infuriated Lin Jixue.
With tear-filled eyes, she asked, "Mrs. Gu, are you blaming me too?"
