Qiao Chu happily finished his hotpot with Jia Xianxian, and then went shopping in the mall for a while. Then the two parted ways and went home satisfied.

What she didn't expect was that she heard the bad news as soon as she got home.

"Xiao Qiao, your father is in the hospital, please go there quickly!"

Just as Qiao Chu was about to go upstairs, the loud voice of his neighbor Aunt Zhang rang out. When Qiao Chu heard what she said, he was shocked.

She asked nervously, "Aunt Zhang, what happened to my dad?"

Aunt Zhang shook her head: "I don't know. The ambulance just took him away to Beicheng Hospital. You should go there quickly. He has been gone for quite some time."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Chu quickly ran to the entrance of the alley, hailed a car, and headed straight for North City Hospital.

She went out to eat hotpot with Xianxian today. She thought nothing would happen and they would be back soon, so she didn't bring her cell phone. Unexpectedly, something bad happened!

Qiao Chu was extremely panicked now, and was surrounded by great fear. The fear was like a giant hand, strangling her neck and making it difficult for her to breathe.

What's going on? How could it happen?

Is it still the same as in the previous life?

Can Dad still not escape the fate of stomach cancer?

But... that's not right... didn't she get sick when she was a sophomore in college in her previous life?

Four years ahead of schedule... How could this happen...

Could it be related to her rebirth?

Countless question marks emerged and circled in her mind, but the excessive tension and fear had made her brain blank and she lost the ability to think...

The journey of less than 10 minutes seemed as long as an hour. She finally arrived at the hospital. She got out of the car quickly, rushed into the hospital, and went to the front desk to ask:

"Hello, is there a patient named Qiao Weimin who was just brought in? He was just brought in by ambulance. I am his daughter."

"Okay, Qiao Weimin, right? Please wait a moment, I'll check for you."

In less than a minute, the nurse at the front desk replied, "Patient Qiao Weimin is undergoing surgery. You can go wait outside the operating room. The operating room is on the fourth floor. You can take the elevator over there to go up."

Operation? So serious?

Qiao Chu quickly took the elevator to the fourth floor. As soon as I got out of the elevator, I saw my uncle Qiao Weiguo and neighbor Wang Xiufen who were already waiting outside the operating room.

"Uncle, why are you here? How is my father?"

Even my uncle has come over, it looks like the situation is very serious...

Qiao Chu's heart sank.

"Xiao Qiao, come here. Don't worry. The doctor has just diagnosed that your father has acute gastric bleeding and is undergoing surgery. It's nothing serious."

Acute gastric bleeding? Not stomach cancer?

Only then did Qiao Chu notice that there was no sadness on his uncle Qiao Weiguo's face, but rather a very calm expression.

She felt slightly relieved, but suddenly she felt weak all over, her legs were too weak to stand, and her clothes were soaked with sweat.

Holding onto the wall next to her, she calmed down, looked at Wang Xiufen next to her, and asked in confusion, "Auntie Wang, why are you here?"

Wang Xiufen took out a pack of tissues from her pocket, took out one and wiped the sweat off Qiao Chu's face, saying, "I found it."

It was from Wang Xiufen that Qiao Chu learned the whole story.

It turned out that not long after she and Jia Xianxian left, Qiao Weimin felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. At first he didn't take it seriously. He had a bad stomach and it hurt often. It was an old problem. However, slowly, the pain became more and more severe, and then began to cramp. At this time, he no longer had the strength to get up and go to the hospital, so he had to lie on the counter to rest and see if it could be relieved.

Unexpectedly, the pain became more and more severe, and in the end he even vomited blood. Finally, he lost consciousness and fainted.

As it happened, Wang Xiufen ran out of soy sauce in her store, so she went to Xiao Qiao's store to buy some. As soon as she entered the store, she saw Qiao Weimin lying on the ground with blood around his mouth. She was shocked and hurried forward to call for help, but he couldn't wake up no matter how she called. So she called an ambulance in desperation.

Qiao Weimin had no other family members around him, and Xiao Qiao could not be contacted, but he needed to be alone, so Wang Xiufen had no choice but to follow him to the hospital.

Who knew that when we arrived at the hospital, the doctor said it was acute gastric bleeding and that surgery must be performed immediately, and asked the family to come over quickly to sign. Wang Xiufen was not a family member and could not help. Fortunately, she found Qiao Weiguo in Qiao Weimin's mobile phone address book and asked him to come over and sign, so the operation could be performed.

The whole process was tortuous and thrilling, and Qiao Chu's cold sweat that had just subsided broke out again.

She held Wang Xiufen's hand and thanked her: "Auntie Wang, thanks to you this time, otherwise I really don't know what to do... Thank you so much..."

Wang Xiufen tidied her messy hair and said with a smile: "Don't be polite, don't say thank you or not, we are all neighbors, we will see each other sooner or later, it's just a small favor, no need to thank me, as long as your father is okay..."

Wang Xiufen is such a good person. Qiao Chu thought for a moment and said, "Auntie Wang, please go back first. The hotel is busy and has been delayed for so long. I will take you down and take a car back. Uncle and I will be fine here."

Wang Xiufen thought about it, shook her head and said, "I'd better stay here with you. You're still a little girl, and you don't know what to do in a place like a hospital. I can stay and accompany you. Besides, your father has been in there for more than an hour, so it should be over soon. There's no need to waste a little time."

Wang Xiufen saw Qiao Chu looking at a loss, and thought of the two of them, father and daughter, who were helpless and dependent on each other, her father still in the operating room, and she was the only child left outside. She really couldn't bear to leave her all alone.

"Okay then, thank you Aunt Wang."

Qiao Chu did not refuse anymore. She really needed someone to rely on now. Wang Xiufen's gentleness and kindness were like a mother's. It was exactly what she was attached to and missed, and it was also what she needed most when she was so vulnerable.

The three people waited outside the operating room for more than an hour. The door of the operating room was finally opened and Qiao Weimin was pushed out with an oxygen tube inserted in his nose. His face was very pale and he was still in a coma.

Then a doctor in surgical gown came out and shouted, "Family of Qiao Weimin, is the family of Qiao Weimin here?"

"Yes, Qiao Weimin's family is here."

Qiao Chu and Qiao Weiguo hurried over to greet him.

The doctor looked at the two of them and said to Qiao Weiguo, "The patient has undergone surgery and is fine now. He will probably wake up at night. Listen carefully. He cannot be given anything to eat or drink until 8 a.m. tomorrow. After 8 a.m. tomorrow, he can have some liquid food, but not too much. Eat small and frequent meals."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, doctor."

Qiao Chu was still worried, and she asked anxiously, "Doctor, is my father really just suffering from gastric bleeding? Have you checked it clearly? Is it not gastric cancer?"

The doctor was amused by her: "Haha, little girl, watch less TV dramas, don't talk about cancer and leukemia all the time. How can terminal illnesses be so easy to get? Don't worry, it was really gastric bleeding, and the operation was very successful."

After hearing what the doctor said, Qiao Chu finally felt relieved.

Fortunately, it was just gastric bleeding, not gastric cancer...

Afterwards, Qiao Weimin was pushed into the ward and settled down. The nurse adjusted the heart rate monitor beside the bed, gave him a few instructions, and left.

"Auntie Wang, please go back first. There's nothing to do here. I don't think my dad will wake up for a while. I'll just stay by his side. You're so busy over there, we can't delay any longer."

Wang Xiufen did not refuse this time. She gave Qiao Chu a few instructions and told her to call her anytime if she needed anything. Then she hurried back. If she went back now, she could still make it in time for dinner.

Qiao Weiguo stayed with Qiao Chu for a while. Seeing that Qiao Weimin had not woken up yet and there was nothing wrong here, he had also asked for a temporary leave and had to finish his work, so he went back to work overtime.

Qiao Chu was the only one left, guarding Qiao Weimin's bedside without any slackness. Every once in a while, he had to go to the nurses' station to report Qiao Weimin's heart rate, blood pressure and other physical data.

Qiao Chu walked alone in the hospital corridor. Strangers were walking in a hurry. She couldn't help but think of the loneliness and helplessness in her previous life.

The pressure and grievances from both past and present lives suddenly gushed out, rushed to the eyes, and turned into rolling hot tears that flowed down.

Everything in front of her eyes suddenly became blurred. She quickly pushed open the door next to her, went to the empty stairwell, leaned against the wall and cried loudly.

Fu Zhen looked at the person who threw himself into his arms for no apparent reason and frowned his handsome eyebrows. Without thinking, he was about to reach out to push the person away, but suddenly he heard bursts of low sobs in his ears.

He looked down and saw a thin shoulder trembling slightly. It looked very much like a kitten he had raised as a child, helpless and pitiful. He hesitated for a moment, but finally let go of his hand.

After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Chu finally cried enough. She sniffed and realized something was wrong.

Why is this wall hot? Is there any sound?

She raised her head suddenly——

I happened to meet a pair of cold starry eyes.

What a handsome wall!

Ahh——What a handsome boy!

This was definitely the most handsome face Qiao Chu had ever seen. To use Jia Xianxian's words, he was the chewiest beef ribs of all the beef in the world. Standing in the crowd, he was the only piece of barbecued pork in the buffet!

Could it be that... she was not leaning against the wall just now, but against this piece of barbecued pork!

Ah, bah—I leaned on this handsome guy…

Her face suddenly flushed, "I..."

The intense embarrassment made her temporarily lose the ability to speak. Coupled with the fact that she was dazzled by the handsome face in front of her, she didn't know what to do for a moment. In desperation, she could only turn around and run away quickly.

“…”

Fu Zhen stood there, feeling speechless as he watched her trot out of sight. He opened the door and walked towards the doctor's office.

"Xiao Fu, have you finished getting the medicine? Just let your grandpa take it on time. There's nothing wrong with his physical examination this time, except that his blood pressure is a little high. Just control it. But, persuade your grandpa more. The old man is old, so don't worry so much. Staying in a happy mood will make your body healthy."

Doctor Lin, who has been treating Grandpa Fu Zhen for many years, gave careful instructions.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Grandpa Lin."

"Eh? Is it raining outside?"

Doctor Lin looked at Fu Zhen's chest in confusion, then turned his head and looked out the window. He saw that the sky outside was still clear...

Is it finished raining? So fast?

Fu Zhen then noticed that his shirt was soaked. No wonder he felt so cold...

Girls are really troublesome and crybaby...