Perhaps because I rarely showed weakness, Lu Zhiyuan on the other end of the phone was stunned.

His gentle voice comforted me: "Don't be afraid, I will be with you."

It was just a simple sentence, but it made me feel more at ease.

Afraid that I would be too nervous to sleep because of the surgery tomorrow, Lu Zhiyuan didn't hang up the phone, but asked me to put the phone next to my pillow.

He told me a bedtime story in his low voice, and I fell asleep unknowingly accompanied by his voice.

When I woke up the next day, I opened my eyes to see the beautiful weather with bright sunshine.

I thought the first person I would see would be Lu Zhiyuan, but when the ward door opened, the only people who walked in were Zhuo Hai and the nurse.

I was stunned for a moment, and looked behind Zhuo Hai, but did not see Lu Zhiyuan.

This made my originally calm heart start to panic.

"Where's Lu Zhiyuan? Didn't he come with you?"

Logically speaking, he and Zhuo Hai both live in Jin Shu's mansion, so they should come to the hospital together.

Zhuo Hai explained to me, "I came here from the police station. I didn't go with Lu Zhiyuan."

"But don't worry, he was probably stuck in traffic. You know it's rush hour, it's unavoidable."

Zhuo Hai comforted me, but I was still worried.

He promised me to take me to the operating room, and he never breaks his promise.

I still called Lu Zhiyuan, and the few seconds of waiting were tormenting.

Fortunately, the call was connected quickly, and Lu Zhiyuan's soothing voice came into my ears.

"Xiao Shan, don't be afraid. I'm on my way to the hospital, but there's a traffic jam right now."

When I heard that he was indeed stuck in traffic, the heavy stone in my heart finally fell and I slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm glad you're okay. Don't worry. Just be safe."

He comforts me and I care about him.

It's just that the environment around him was very quiet, not like he was on the road.

A moment of doubt flashed through my mind, and I couldn't help but feel uneasy again, but I quickly adjusted my mood.

Since Lu Zhiyuan said there was a traffic jam, I should believe him.

He promised to take me to the operating room before the surgery, and he did it.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the nurse had completed my preoperative examination, but Lu Zhiyuan had not arrived yet.

As the scheduled surgery time approached, the nurse came in and reminded me: "We are about to enter the operating room!"

I glanced towards the door, but didn't see Lu Zhiyuan, which made me feel disappointed.

I let the nurse push me into the operating room. I was so nervous that I couldn't help but clutch the corner of my hospital gown.

In the operating room, I saw the external device.

The doctors who performed the operations were authoritative experts from abroad. They all wore masks, with only their eyes exposed, so their appearance could not be seen.

But I didn't see Lucas among these people.

His blue eyes are so distinctive that I would recognize him at once if he were here.

Lucas’s absence made me suspicious. Wasn’t he really after this research opportunity?

Why would you suddenly give up participating in the operation?

As I was guessing, the headlights above my head were turned on.

For a moment, the dazzling light made me subconsciously close my eyes, and then my arm felt cold, and the anesthesiologist injected anesthetic into my blood vessels.

The halo in front of my eyes began to become blurry, and within a few seconds, I fell into a deep sleep.