Chao Chao first withdrew her wary look.

She looked up at Pei Yushen with an air of complete control: "Brother Yushen, you will definitely get better. Xiao Lü is still waiting for you at home."

The small, dark green stone is still in the guest room where Pei Yushen stayed. When Chaochao wasn't around, Aunt Song remembered her instructions and would wipe it clean every day.

Pei Yu gave a barely audible "hmm," looking at her as if he could sense the deep unease in the little dumpling's heart, and said in a rare gentle tone, "Don't worry, you won't die."

The worst-case scenario is that a surgical error could lead to complete paralysis.

Upon hearing these disrespectful words to the King of Hell, Chaochao glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes.

Pei Yushen tilted his head slightly: "Can you wait for me to come out?"

Before Chaochao could nod, he changed his mind and said, "Forget it, there's no need to keep waiting. If you're tired, go home and rest."

"..." Chaochao muttered dejectedly, "Brother Yushen, what exactly do you want from me?"

Seeing that the surgery was about to begin, Chaochao decisively let go of the boy's hand, stroked his dark hair, and gave him a soft smile: "Go quickly and come back quickly."

Pei Yushen blinked his long eyelashes, a smile playing on his lips, his voice so soft it almost disappeared with his breath.

"good."

He said.

As the word was spoken, a familiar mechanical female voice rang out.

[Ding—The target Pei Yu's dark side has been reduced to a safe threshold. Host, your conquest is successful. Please keep up the good work!]

After a period of emptiness, the system finally regained some of its former fullness, with the world's origin rewarding it with abundant energy.

The task was completed so suddenly that the system was completely bewildered and didn't react in time. It had assumed it would happen when Pei Yushen's surgery was successful, when he could stand again, or when he achieved his goals, but it never imagined it would happen right before the surgery began…

Ultimately, the system is not human, and it cannot fathom the complex and subtle psychology of a teenager.

Pei's parents stepped forward and spoke a few words softly to the boy, and Shu Han couldn't help but have tears welling up in her eyes.

The operating room door closed, and a bright red light came on.

Chaochao paced back and forth in front of the operating room with her hands behind her back, glancing up at the closed door every now and then, muttering something before continuing on her way.

To be honest, his worrying attitude seemed more like that of his parents than that of Pei Luying and Shu Han.

Huo Qin got up and pressed the pacing Chaochao down onto the soft chair, glancing at the restless little dumpling with narrow eyes: "Aren't you dizzy from all this swaying?"

Upon hearing this, Chaochao scratched her head: "No?"

"Then I must have fainted."

Huo Qin spoke calmly.

Chaochao: "Then, then I won't leave."

Huo Qin arrived from the company not long ago and came to the hospital specifically to accompany Chaochao until Pei Yushen's surgery was over.

When the man in a suit and tie, with a cold and aloof expression, appeared at Songhe Hospital, the hospital's senior leaders were shocked. They hurriedly ran to greet the big boss, a treatment that even Old Master Huo did not receive, because Songhe Hospital was founded by Huo Qin.

However, they were turned away by Secretary Lin before they even saw the person. They were not disappointed but relieved, as the intense pressure they felt when President Huo visited last time was still fresh in their minds.

Chaochao leaned against Huo Qin's arm for a while, then started playing with Huo Qin's big hand instead of prying her own little hand open, her eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

Shu Han felt anxious and extremely guilty, so she walked over to Huo Qin and said:

"President Huo, Lu Ying and I are enough here. Besides, Chaochao is still young, so you should go back and rest."

Before Huo Qin could speak, Chaochao, who had just heard Shu Han's voice, snapped back to reality. "No need, no need, I can wait for Brother Yushen to come out."

Shu Han frowned, her face full of worry.

She looked at Huo Qin.

The man said calmly, "It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

Even the system couldn't help but become curious upon hearing this. What was there to count?

Ten minutes later, Huo Qin picked up Chaochao, who had fallen asleep despite her drowsiness, and carried her to the family rest room.

Shu Han sighed, "It still has to be President Huo..."

——

After lying there for about an hour, Chaochao, who was sleeping comfortably, turned over and was about to stretch when she suddenly realized something was wrong!

Shouldn't she be waiting for Yu Shen at the operating room door?

The little dumpling, just waking up from a deep sleep, sat up abruptly and looked at Huo Qin, who was sitting on the opposite sofa. She had just opened her mouth.

The man flipped through the report and said in a calm voice, "There are still three hours. Don't rush."

Chaochao paused and thought for a moment before trying to speak again.

"Someone will notify you as soon as the surgery is over."

Before Chaochao could ask the question, she swallowed it back down. After a slight pause, she blinked in surprise and asked, "Daddy, how did you know what I was going to say?"

Huo Qin glanced at her, chuckled softly, and did not answer.

Feeling itchy to get started, Chaochao quickly climbed out of bed and plopped down next to Huo Qin. She first glanced curiously at the documents in her father's hand, then turned on the TV. Just as she was about to click on the legal education program, unexpectedly, Chaochao hesitated for a second before gritting her teeth and turning off the TV.

Huo Qin, who had been watching closely, raised his eyebrows in slight surprise and tapped the paper with the cap of his pen.

After turning off the TV, Chaochao turned her head and rummaged through her small bag, took out a can of cocoa crisps, and began to eat them one by one with a melancholy look in her eyes.

The crisp sounds echoed one after another as the ice fell to the ground.

After watching her eat the fifth crispy roll, Huo Qin glanced at her and asked casually, "Are you that worried?"

Chaochao turned her worried little face away, her two delicate eyebrows furrowed in distress, but what she said was, "No, there isn't any."

Xiaoqi had already assured her that Yushen would have good luck. Apart from worrying that the old doctor might go too far, Chaochao had no other concerns.

She had originally intended to act mysterious like her father had just done, but then she changed her mind and decided against it. Humph, she wasn't as petty as her father; adults sometimes have to learn from children.

She took out a cocoa crisp with her chubby little hand and put it in her mouth. With each crunch, she revealed a deep and earnest expression, "I'm a little nervous."

Her cheeks puffed out, and she blinked her big, innocent eyes, saying honestly, "That's how it is when you're nervous. That's how it's portrayed in TV dramas."

Huo Qin: "..."

Is this your legitimate reason for wanting to eat an entire can of snacks?