The woman said anxiously, "We haven't seen each other for over 20 years. What does it matter if blood is thicker than water? I'm so afraid he'll blame me or hate me. Please let me go see him first, okay?"

Gu Ze nodded slowly. "Okay. I'll take you to the company, you can go up and find him."

"Uncle and Aunt, Shao Jin shouldn't be at the company right now. He went to the hospital to visit Su Heyi at noon," Xie Leying said, sounding a little aggrieved.

"Going to the hospital to visit He Yi? What happened to He Yi?" Gu Ze asked, frowning with some confusion.

"I don't know either," Xie Leying said, sounding aggrieved. "Shao Jin wouldn't let me in to see, and she even kicked me out."

"You've been kicked out? What has this kid learned all these years in China?" Gu Ze said angrily. "I'll talk to him about it when I get home tonight."

"No need, Uncle," Xie Leying replied obediently, her head lowered. "Shao Jin was probably doing this to protect me."

"Protect you?" Xie Leying's mother looked at her daughter with some confusion and asked.

Xie Leying smiled gently,

"Okay. Let's go, Mom and Dad, I'll take you home first, and then I'll take you to the hospital to see Shao Jin, okay? I have to go to work soon, so it's on the way, alright?"

The woman slowly nodded, but her hand unconsciously squeezed Gu Ze's. Although she had already waited over 20 years, a little longer wouldn't make a difference, she just wanted to see Gu Shaojin as soon as possible...

Gu Ze lightly rubbed his thumb against the woman's hand, then said to Xie Leying,

"No need, Le Ying. I'll just have someone take us to the hospital. Taking Xiao Ying with you will only arouse Shao Jin's suspicion."

Xie Leying's arm, which was wrapped around the woman's arm, suddenly froze. Xie Leying smiled faintly and replied cheerfully,

"Okay, see you later, Uncle and Aunt. I'll take my parents home first."

"Hmm," Gu Ze replied calmly.

Gu Ze called the Gu family's private driver to come to the airport. The moment the driver saw Gu Ze, he felt a sudden surge of indescribable emotion.

It's been so many years.

Although Gu Ze doesn't look much different overall, he looks much older than he did a few years ago.

Time waits for no one.

"Mr. Gu, it's been a long time..." the driver said excitedly.

Gu Ze nodded and patted the driver on the shoulder. "It's been about five years, hasn't it? How have you been these past few years?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir. I am doing well. How have you been all these years abroad? You suddenly announced your departure from the country back then, all of us were caught off guard."

Gu Ze smiled, glanced back, and took his wife's hand again.

“I’ve been doing well these past few years. I left the country in a hurry back then because I had something to do, but now I’m back and I’m never leaving again.”

The driver nodded politely to the gentle and dignified woman, then hesitated for a moment before calling out, "Hello, Mrs. Gu."

"Ah, you know me?" the woman asked, somewhat puzzled.

The driver slowly shook his head. "I don't know him, but sir, you were holding my hand, so..."

Gu Ze couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Haha, alright, alright, I'll introduce you all tonight. Now, let's go to the hospital first."

"Yes, sir."

The car drove into the hospital's underground parking lot. Gu Ze turned to look at the woman and earnestly gave her instructions.

"I won't go up with you. Be careful. Wear a mask; there are many viruses in the hospital. Don't get excited when you see Shao Jin, okay?"

The woman nodded and obediently replied, "Okay, I understand. You wait here for me, I'll go upstairs to find him."

"I just messaged Old Chen. He said Shao Jin is having tea in his office right now. You can just go to Old Chen's office and find him. Remember to be natural, okay?" Gu Ze said worriedly.

"Okay, I really understand. Please stop talking about it, it's making my ears ring."

“Okay, then go ahead,” Gu Ze said to his wife earnestly.

The woman opened the car door, then turned back and hugged Gu Ze. She took a deep breath, then turned and got out of the car decisively, heading straight for the dean's office.

...

"Her cancer cells have already metastasized to various parts of her body. Are you sure you still want to perform this surgery? It's basically impossible for it to be successful," the hospital director said earnestly to Ming Jiayi.

Ming Jiayi nodded firmly, "Yes, Dean, could you please talk to her for me? If she doesn't want to have the surgery, I won't force her. But if she does, I'll treat her with radiation therapy."

"The cancer cells in that patient with over 10,000 ounces of cancer hadn't metastasized yet, so the tumor could be removed directly. But for this person, I really don't think it's necessary..."

Ming Jiayi lowered her head and blinked. "I just think, no matter what, it's still a living, breathing life."

"What if the surgery fails? Then she won't even have these last few months left," the hospital director asked seriously.

"Yes..." Ming Jiayi's voice gradually weakened...

really...

She was only 20% sure...

"Knock knock knock".

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open from the outside, and all three of them looked out at the same time.

When the person who pushed open the door entered, the dean's hand holding the medical record suddenly trembled, and he couldn't close his mouth for a moment...

Gu Shaojin and Ming Jiayi looked at the gentle and dignified woman with suspicion, then at the dean, and for a moment they misunderstood something.

The woman smiled faintly at the three of them, then her gaze fixed on Gu Shaojin.

Her hands began to tremble uncontrollably, her heart filled with a mix of emotions: excitement, fear, nervousness, and worry.

The faint smile on her face didn't fade, but tears fell from her eyes.

Gu Shaojin frowned, staring intently at the woman's face. He felt a strange sense of familiarity about her...

But he probably doesn't know this auntie, right?

His expression was calm and composed as he asked indifferently, "Auntie, is there something you need?"

The dean was brought back to reality by those words. He turned to look at Gu Shaojin, then at Liao Ying in front of him, and was filled with emotion.

Liao Ying wiped away her tears, then said in a kind and gentle tone, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure. I just thought you looked kind of approachable, young man."

Gu Shaojin kept a cold expression, then turned to look at Ming Jiayi and asked, "Do I look very approachable?"

Ming Jiayi twitched her lips, then sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Mmm, it's quite endearing."