They treated her like their own daughter, and were also very good to her children.

Wen Qiao wasn't the kind of person who was heartless; naturally, she could appreciate Old Wu's kindness.

She even thought that when he and her mother got old, they would bring the two elderly people to live with them in their home.

But today...

Seeing Wen Qiao's seemingly out-of-control emotions, Shen Jichuan immediately stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.

"Wen Qiao, don't do this."

"Uncle Wu is still undergoing surgery. Let's talk about it after the surgery is over. What if a miracle happens?"

As for Wu Jiandong, who had slapped himself several times, Shen Jichuan glanced at him coldly and showed no concern.

He felt that Wu Jiandong should have been beaten long ago.

Wen Qiao hummed in agreement, looked at Shen Jichuan, and said in a low voice, "I have to stay here with my mother. She might need to go to the ICU after the surgery, so we need someone here. You have to go to work tomorrow, so you should go back first."

Shen Jichuan said softly, "As your son-in-law, I have to stay here and watch over him. I'll call and ask for leave first thing tomorrow morning. During this time, I'll stay here with you and watch over Uncle Wu."

Wen Qiao pursed her lips, moved, and her eyes filled with tears.

"Thank you."

"Why thank me? We agreed to take care of them in their old age. Now that Uncle Wu is better and has been discharged from the hospital, we'll bring him to our home. It's just a matter of hiring a caregiver."

Not to mention Wen Qiao, even Lü Yazhi was moved by these words.

Unfortunately, no good news came.

After more than an hour of surgery, the attending physician emerged from the operating room looking exhausted and helpless.

"I'm sorry, the surgery was unsuccessful. The old commander had already gone brain dead on the way here. I had asked the family whether they wanted the surgery, and I also told you about this possibility..."

"impossible."

Lu Yazhi panicked immediately, and the emotions that Wen Qiao had just soothed her suddenly became uncontrollable.

“On the way here, I talked to him and he was able to respond to me. I told him to hang in there and that we were almost at the hospital, and he still responded to me.”

"He was so young, how could he just die like that?"

Lu Yazhi completely disbelieved the doctor's words.

Wu Jiandong, who was squatting on the ground, was also dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that his own father could leave...

He was a doctor who had seen many terminally ill patients, and he had become numb to death.

But now, facing the death of his own father, he can't describe the feeling.

He just kept muttering, "My father is gone, I have no father, I have no father anymore."

The entire area outside the operating room was filled with the cries of Lü Yazhi and Wu Jiandong.

Wen Qiao couldn't believe that Old Wu was gone. Even though she had experienced death in her previous life, the death of such a good person as Old Wu was still a huge blow to her.

She wiped away her tears as she cried, and went to pull her mother, who was slumped on the ground, up to her feet.

Three out of the four people were confused.

Only Shen Jichuan remained. He was also extremely distressed and grief-stricken, but at this time, someone had to take care of the funeral arrangements.