Su Mei didn't know how to explain it to her. She had kept it a secret well enough, and she had thought that one day her daughter would find out, at least when her condition improved.

I didn't expect her to find out so quickly.

Tang Yaoyao appeared calm and composed on the surface, but her mind was in turmoil. This feeling was very similar to the last time her fourth brother caught her as she fell from a great height, and she was even more terrified than before.

She's a doctor, and at least she was able to check and find that her fourth brother didn't have any major problems, which put her at ease.

But now, she hasn't even seen Ye Junlin.

He took a deep breath and said, "Help me up."

"Brother Yao, what are you doing now..."

"Help me up!" she repeated, a hint of fear in her cold voice.

Su Mei felt terrible, but she didn't know what to do. It was impossible to persuade her not to worry, because even she herself couldn't be sure what would happen to Ye Junlin.

Tang Yaoyao reached out, trying to use Su Mei's support to get up, when suddenly a sharp pain shot through the back of her head, and she let out a soft cry: "Hiss..."

"What's wrong? Brother Yao, does your head hurt? The doctor said you can't get too excited, you..."

Tang Yaoyao looked at her, her fox-like eyes dark and unfathomable. She frowned and asked through the pain, "If he's gone, how can I face him?"

Su Mei: "..."

She didn't know how to answer.

yes.

Brother Yao hates owing favors to others the most...

How could someone like her bear to see someone die for her? It was unacceptable to her.

Thinking of this, I had no choice but to take her there, gently patting her back in hopes of calming her down, and saying, "Wait for me a moment, I'll go get a wheelchair. You can't walk."

After saying that, Su Mei turned around and went to find a wheelchair, her eyes welling up with tears.

When facing that young nurse, Yao Ge's eyes remained completely calm. She thought she could handle it, but she didn't expect that Yao Ge had only been holding back for a long time and couldn't hold back anymore.

Soon, she arrived at the nurses' station, asked a nurse for a wheelchair, and ran back to the ward.

When she arrived at the ward, she found that the door was open, even though she had just closed it.

Could it be...?

Pushing open the door, just as she expected, there was no sign of Yao Ge on the hospital bed; the bed was overturned, and the slippers on the floor were gone.

Suddenly remembering her badly injured right foot, my heart sank. I let go of the wheelchair, ran quickly to the elevator, and pressed the elevator button urgently.

Yao Ge is probably already at the operating room door. Given her current condition, how could she be alone?

Finally, the elevator doors opened.

She looked up and saw Xiao Jinhan's handsome, aloof face. When he saw her, his eyebrows rose slightly, his expression turning cold, as if he had guessed something had happened: "What happened?"

Jiang Ci, who was standing next to her, felt a sudden tightness in her chest and looked at Su Mei.

Su Mei's eyes were red and tears were welling up. She was very anxious and afraid that her daughter would suffer a second injury and have lasting effects. She said hurriedly, "I didn't keep a close eye on her. I couldn't hide it from her. When I went to get the wheelchair, Yao Ge... she ran out of the ward. I guess she went to the operating room."

Xiao Jinhan's Adam's apple bobbed, his eyes as cold as ice and snow. He moved his thin lips but didn't utter any words of blame. Instead, he gestured towards the floor above the operating room and asked, "When did you discover she was missing?"

"Just now..."

Xiao Jinhan was losing patience at this moment: "Specifics."

Su Mei told him what had just happened. With each sentence he spoke, she could feel him grow colder, his gaze fixed on the ninth floor, the floor where the operating room was located.

He squinted, as if his breath was freezing, making Su Mei feel the oxygen in the elevator slowly dissipating, making her feel suffocated.

With red eyes, Su Mei bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I should have told the nurses again, and this wouldn't have happened."

After that, there was a silence for several seconds.

Although it was only a short time from the sixth to the eighth floor, Su Mei felt as if an eternity had passed. She remembered that once, Fourth Master Xiao almost replaced her. What would she do if he replaced her from Brother Yao's side this time?

At that moment, the elevator arrived at the ninth floor, and the doors opened.

As Xiao Jinhan stepped out of the elevator with one leg, he said coldly, "Find the nurse surnamed Xia."

Jiang Ci knew he was speaking to him, and nodded, saying, "Yes."

Jiang Ci obeyed orders and pressed the button for the third floor of Tang Yaoyao's hospital.

Su Mei followed him out of the elevator. Looking at him from behind, she felt that he was much colder than usual, making people afraid to get close or say a word.

He must have been told that his brother Yao didn't answer his calls, which is why he dragged his weak body from home to come over.

Hearing this news as soon as I arrived was indeed quite disheartening.

That nurse surnamed Xia is probably finished.

After turning the corner, I saw Tang Yaoyao sitting by the operating room door.

Her face was as white as a sheet because of the pain, and she looked very weak in the loose hospital gown. Thinking of her usual cunning and charming appearance, Su Mei felt a lump in her throat.

Xiao Jinhan's gaze fell on her right foot, where the white medical gauze was stained red with blood.

His narrow eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze as vast and deep as the starry sky. His Adam's apple bobbed, his breathing tightened, and he felt a dull ache in his heart. Then, a surge of anger rose within him.

Tang Yaoyao didn't notice his arrival. Her mind was filled with the scene of Ye Junlin saving her, playing over and over again. She felt dizzy and her eyes were swollen. Several times she wanted to fall asleep.

She clenched her fists tightly, her palms already bleeding from her nails, forcing herself not to sleep, waiting for him to come out, waiting for him to be safe.

Xiao Jinhan stood beside her, squatted down, and looked at her at eye level. His gaze was gentler than ever before. Seeing her closed-off attitude, he clenched his hand for a moment, then let go.

His Adam's apple bobbed for a moment, as if he were trying his best to suppress some emotion. His thin lips moved, and his voice was extremely hoarse: "Sixteen."

She couldn't hear anyone else's voice, as if she hadn't heard them at all.

Pei Jin and He Chun had already tried to pull her away, but she would pull even harder, and they were worried that it would aggravate her wounds, so they had no choice but to let her go.

When He Chun saw Master Xiao, his eyes widened in surprise. Why was he here?

Judging from the situation, what is the relationship between Fourth Master and Tang Yaoyao...?

Xiao Jinhan added, "The ground is cold."

Tang Yaoyao seemed not to hear, instinctively thinking that someone was going to take her away. She had to wait for Ye Junlin to wake up safely. She clenched her hands tighter and shrank her small body in a defensive manner.

Xiao Jinhan had never seen her like this before. He lowered his eyes and looked at her clenched fist. He moved his hand and covered her hand with his large palm, transferring the warmth of his palm to her. Then he said, "Sixteen, look at me."

She seemed to regain some consciousness, looked up at him, and with just one glance, she withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted.