After Xia Yixin pressed her repeatedly, she finally understood why Li Rui was suddenly so "guarded" against Lu Yan. It was actually quite simple. After arriving at the factory last night, Li Rui wanted to see Xia Yixin, but Bai Qi stopped her, saying that she was resting. Later, when it was almost dawn, she learned that Xia Yixin had a fever and wanted to take care of her, but she was stopped again. Even after boarding the plane, Lu Yan wouldn't let her see Xia Yixin.

"That guy's practically treating you like his personal property," Li Rui snorted, though there was more teasing in her eyes than actual complaint.

“He’s a medical student, after all; maybe it’s just a professional habit?” Her explanation seemed particularly unconvincing.

Li Rui immediately nodded with a fake smile, as if to say, "Do you think I'm an idiot? Fine, I'll play along." "That's right, I was overthinking it~"

"...Sister Hua!" She was actually having trouble defining her feelings for him, but she was definitely attracted to him.

The two chatted for a while longer. Li Rui hadn't slept all night because she was worried about her, and she got a little sleepy as they talked. Xia Yixin simply sent her back to her rest room.

"There are still a few hours left, so you should get some rest. We have a lot more to do after we land." Xia Yixin pushed her into the lounge.

Li Rui was smiling and about to say something when her phone suddenly rang. Xia Yixin had left her phone in the lounge, so the other party could only contact Li Rui.

Li Rui's smile vanished instantly after she heard what the other person said.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Xia Yixin with a heavy expression. "Yixin, the hospital just called. Chairman Xia has had an accident!"

Grandpa Xia was hit by a large truck traveling in the wrong direction. Fortunately, he had overturned the truck beforehand, otherwise he would have been killed instantly. The truck he was in was completely crushed into a meat patty.

With her consent, the hospital has already begun the surgery.

As the sun set and the plane landed, she immediately got into a car from the Xia Group that had been waiting for her and rushed to the hospital, without even paying attention to Lu Yan.

As she left the airport, a car with special license plates blocked Lu Yan's way.

Two men dressed in black were standing under the car.

"Young Master Lu, please get in the car."

Lu Yan showed no surprise. Before getting into the car, he said to Bai Qi in a deep voice, "Go to the hospital to protect her. I'll be there shortly."

Bai Qi received the order and immediately went to the hospital, while Lu Yan was driven directly to a special conference room in the capital.

Countless times in the future, he wondered if their ending would have been different if he had ignored her invitation and insisted on going to the hospital with her. Unfortunately, there is no "what if" in this world.

On the other side.

The familiar smell of disinfectant made Xia Yixin feel dazed. She actually disliked this place, as it reminded her of the despair she felt in her past life.

Li Rui noticed the change in Xia Yixin's emotions and said worriedly, "Yixin."

"I'm fine." Xia Yixin had regained her composure.

At that moment, the operating room lights went out. Grandpa Xia's surgery was successful, and he was transferred to the intensive care unit.

The attending physician walked out of the intensive care unit with her. Grandpa Xia's floor was a VIP room, with only him in the room, and he was accompanied by a caregiver and professional medical staff for 24-hour monitoring.

Long Wu, with his Dragon Guards, and Bai Qi, with Lu Yan's men, also protected the entire building perfectly.

The attending physician brought good news, but also some regrets.

"Miss Xia, Mr. Xia's condition is relatively stable. Due to his advanced age, although we have cleared the blood clots, unfortunately, we can only estimate that there is a 50% chance he will wake up, and it might be tomorrow, or it might be a year later..."

The attending physician hesitated, looking at Xia Yixin's youth, and kindly reminded her, "Miss Xia, if Mr. Xia has a strong will, he will definitely wake up. He wouldn't want to make you sad. I remember your fiancé is also an excellent medical expert; perhaps he can offer some new solutions." He paused, but kindly did not ask why Lu Yan was not present at this time.

Xia Yixin was a little embarrassed. "Thank you, doctor."

When the attending physician saw her condition, he could only think of how she was so young yet still had to shoulder the burden of the Xia Group. He couldn't help but pat her shoulder with heartache, sighed, and then left.

After seeing the attending physician off, Xia Yixin only realized a beat later that Lu Yan was not there.

At this moment, Li Rui, who had just finished her call with the police, also realized the problem. She picked up her phone to call Lu Yan, but Xia Yixin stopped her.

"What are you doing? It's not like I can't live without him." Xia Yixin instinctively disliked feeling like she was being looked down upon, especially at this moment; it was actually her pride that was getting the better of her.

Unbeknownst to her, Bai Qi arrived with his men just in time and overheard her words.

This made Bai Qi, who had originally wanted to come out from the shadows to explain to his young master Lu, a little embarrassed. However, he decided to protect him silently. He gave Long Wu a silent greeting and retreated to prepare to guard the perimeter of the hospital.

After all, Xia Yixin's most orthodox bodyguards are still the Dragon Guards.

As one of the people who knew the truth, Bai Qi felt guilty and ashamed for the first time. He knew that they were the accomplices who caused Grandpa Xia to have surgery. Although he was completely loyal to Lu Yan and knew that Lu Yan's actions were the best way to lure Su Bei into a trap, but...

As Bai Qi and the others left, Xia Yixin looked towards the direction of the emergency exit as if she had something in mind, but she only saw the Dragon Guards protecting them.

"Yixin, what's wrong?" Li Rui asked.

"Nothing, what did the police say just now?" She knew the focus now was on the issue of Grandpa Xia's attack, and she had a feeling that something was wrong this time.

Looking at the composed woman in front of her, Li Rui was also unconsciously influenced and calmed down.

“There’s still no news from the police. The truck driver died on the spot. He had no grudge against the Xia family and was a gambling addict. He must have been bribed. The incident happened in the suburbs, but it’s not without surveillance cameras. Zhao Jing is also looking for suspicious persons. The police just called to ask us what our attitude is. Yi Xin, do you think it’s possible that Su Bei was behind it?” Li Rui said in a deep voice.

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