After hanging up the phone, He Lingchuan rushed to the hospital.
The moment Cao Xue saw He Lingchuan, she immediately looked up with anticipation: "Brother Lingchuan, I knew you would come."
"Let's go for the surgery first."
He Lingchuan was angry, but he couldn't take it out on Cao Xue. He patted Cao Xue's head and comforted her gently.
He Lingchuan only breathed a sigh of relief when Cao Xue entered the ward.
He glanced at the time; once Cao Xue finished her surgery, he would be home and unable to come back.
Shen Yanxi will definitely call. If she finds out that I'm at the hospital with Cao Xue, she definitely won't let it go.
He Lingchuan walked towards Cao Wei, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Cao Wei's cold voice: "You stay here. I see my sister's condition. If she wakes up and doesn't see you, she will definitely be sad. She just had surgery, and I don't want to upset her."
He Lingchuan frowned. Cao Wei hadn't even consulted him before asking him to stay. From beginning to end, Cao Wei hadn't respected him at all.
He Lingchuan didn't hesitate and directly refused her: "I can't stay. The children are waiting for me."
After saying that, He Lingchuan turned and left.
He had only taken two steps when he heard hurried footsteps behind him. Cao Wei grabbed his hand and forced him to turn around, her face full of anger: "He Lingchuan, do you have any heart at all? My sister risked her life for you, what's wrong with you staying and keeping her company?"
Cao Wei looked somber; she had been running around for Cao Xue and had lost a lot of weight.
He Lingchuan frowned at her, pulling his hand away under her angry glare: "What does it have to do with me if your sister doesn't go? I helped her find a heart that could be transplanted. I even neglected my own work for your sister. What more do you want from me?"
He Lingchuan looked at her with some impatience, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.
He shook off Cao Wei's hand, his voice carrying a hint of warning: "You don't need to morally blackmail me. As Cao Xue's sister, you should keep an eye on her."
After saying the last word, He Lingchuan left the hospital without looking back, completely different from his initial self.
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Even after leaving the hospital, He Lingchuan was still a little worried. Given Cao Xue's personality, she might actually sneak out to look for him.
She had just undergone surgery and was physically weak. Running out at this time was simply playing with her life.
He Lingchuan hesitated for a few minutes, then immediately sent a message to Cao Xue to comfort her after returning home.
He was standing at the door, and had just sent the message when the door was pulled open from the inside.
He Lingchuan suddenly raised his head and met Zhou Mingyan's gloating gaze.
He smirked mischievously, "You're finally back. We've been waiting for you for so long."
"What are you waiting for me for?"
He Lingchuan looked puzzled. He took off his shoes and went inside, intending to go back to his room to find Nan Chen and Bei Chen. Before he could even put down his coat, he heard Shen Yanxi's questioning tone: "Where did you go?"
He Lingchuan frowned and turned to look at Shen Yanxi: "She was in the lab, just got back."
He sounded a little guilty as he spoke, and deliberately avoided looking at Shen Yanxi.
Shen Yanxi kept threatening him with the child, and He Lingchuan could only go along with her during this time.
"I think you just got back from a date."
Shen Yanxi snorted coldly, picked up the envelope on the table, and threw it in front of him: "He Lingchuan, when did you learn to lie?"
She looked at him with a disappointed expression, leaving He Lingchuan completely bewildered. Shen Yanxi raised her chin, gesturing for him to open the envelope: "See for yourself, He Lingchuan. I always thought you were a decent person, that you would always keep your promises to me. It turns out I underestimated you."
Shen Yanxi's eyes were sharp and aggressive: "You secretly went to see Cao Xue when I wasn't paying attention, have you no shame?"
Under Shen Yanxi's questioning and aggrieved gaze, He Lingchuan opened the envelope, and inside was indeed a photo of him talking to Cao Xue at the hospital.
He looked through the photos one by one, and judging from the content of these photos, he did indeed seem to be on a date, with a gentle smile and warm eyes.
He snorted and slammed the photo on the table: "Who took this?"
After saying the last word, He Lingchuan turned to Zhou Mingyan and said, "The photographer you found is quite skilled. If you and Shen Yanxi get married one day, you can hire him to take photos."
Zhou Mingyan had been standing by watching the commotion, but when he heard He Lingchuan mention dumplings, his expression changed drastically, and his muscles tensed instantly.
He looked at He Lingchuan nervously and awkwardly explained, "What nonsense are you talking about? Where would I get the money to hire a photographer?"
He looked at Nan Chen and Bei Chen's room with a hint of grievance: "All my money goes to buying things for the children. Besides, why would I hire a photographer to follow you? What good would that do me?"
He Lingchuan found it amusing to watch him try so hard to defend himself.
He looked directly at Zhou Mingyan and exposed his lie without hesitation: "The only purpose of these photos is to sow discord between me and Shen Yanxi. Do I need to spell out what the photographer was thinking?"
These photos are useless to anyone but Zhou Mingyan.
He Lingchuan stepped forward, approaching Zhou Mingyan. He was cold and aloof, giving Zhou Mingyan no chance to explain: "In this world, you are the only one who wants me and Shen Yanxi to separate."
As for the others, they either watched the spectacle or, like Shen's mother, hoped that the two of them would reconcile.
It's quite obvious who ordered this photo to be taken.
Zhou Mingyan was clearly feeling guilty. He took two steps back, and his expression became increasingly somber.
He felt a gaze fixed on him. He bit his lower lip tightly and spoke again with a sob in his voice: "Xixi, believe me, how could I do such a thing?"
He clutched Shen Yanxi's sleeve with a wronged expression, pouting as if he might burst into tears at any moment.
Shen Yanxi reached out to protect Zhou Mingyan, and angrily rebuked He Lingchuan: "Are these photos fake? So what if Mingyan secretly took pictures of you? Didn't I still manage to catch you with another woman?"
He Lingchuan looked at Shen Yanxi with a cold expression, then suddenly realized.
He walked towards Shen Yanxi, squinting at the person in front of him: "These photos, you must have asked him to take them, right?"
Shen Yanxi frowned, took a few steps back, and increased the distance between the two.
She felt a sense of oppression emanating from He Lingchuan. Feeling uncomfortable, Shen Yanxi replied with displeasure, "So what if it is? Don't forget you've already signed the contract; you have to leave Cao Xue."
Thinking of the contract, Shen Yanxi's anger burned even more fiercely: "Don't you want to see Nan Chen and Bei Chen anymore?"
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