Wei Xiao's body suddenly froze. He blankly reached out and touched his face; it was wet!
He suddenly looked at Lin Qinghuan, saw the tears streaming down her face, and his face was filled with ecstasy. He cupped Lin Qinghuan's face in his hands and asked excitedly, "Qinghuan, Qinghuan, can you hear me?"
Wei Xiao saw Lin Qinghuan's lips moving. He put his ear close to Lin Qinghuan's lips and listened carefully, "Wei... Xiao!..."
Lin Qinghuan's voice was barely audible, and Wei Xiao listened very carefully before he could clearly hear that Lin Qinghuan was calling his name.
Wei Xiao kissed Lin Qinghuan's pale lips and said, choking back tears, "Qinghuan, I'm here, I'm here."
Wei Xiao suddenly noticed the strangulation marks on Lin Qinghuan's neck, his expression changed drastically, his trembling hand touched the finger marks on Lin Qinghuan's neck, and his eyes blazed with fire.
"Who did this? Who tried to strangle you?"
"Qinghuan, don't be afraid, Brother Weixiao will protect you."
Wei Xiao walked to the ward door and shouted loudly, "Doctor, nurse!"
Hearing Wei Xiao's angry shout, a nurse's heart tightened. She rushed to Wei Xiao's side, saw him in his crisp military uniform, exuding an aura of authority, and asked nervously, "Comrade PLA soldier, what can I do for you?"
"Why are there strangulation marks on my fiancée's neck? I hope you can explain that to me," Wei Xiao said coldly.
The nurse was stunned upon hearing this. Pinching marks?
How is that possible?
The nurse hurried to Lin Qinghuan's bedside and, upon seeing the clear finger marks on Lin Qinghuan's neck, turned pale. She hurriedly said, "I was giving the patient an IV this morning and didn't see any strangulation marks on her neck. Besides, we didn't have any deep-seated hatred for the patient, so why would we strangle her?"
The patient's grandfather was clearly not someone to be trifled with, and now she has a fiancé. If they keep pressing the issue, they'll be the ones who suffer.
"I'll go ask who has been in or out of the ward today," the nurse said, quickly running out of the ward.
Wei Xiao held Lin Qinghuan's hand with a pained expression, his face full of pity.
As soon as Grandpa Lin entered the ward, he saw a man sitting by the bed, holding Lin Qinghuan's hand and shouting, "Let go of me right now, or I'll beat you to death."
Wei Xiao released Lin Qinghuan's hand, stood up, looked at Grandpa Lin, and introduced himself: "I am Qinghuan's fiancé, Wei Xiao!"
Grandpa Lin looked Wei Xiao up and down, wanting to find fault with him, but after searching high and low, he couldn't find a single flaw. Finally, he said dryly, "He's so old, he's an old codger. He's not good enough for my granddaughter at all. It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."
Lin Fu and Wei Hong saw that Wei Xiao was handsome, had an outstanding temperament, and was only in his twenties. After hearing Grandpa Lin's evaluation of Wei Xiao, they both felt embarrassed for him.
Wei Xiao remained noncommittal regarding Grandpa Lin's assessment.
Others' comments and opinions about him were irrelevant to him, as long as Lin Qinghuan liked him.
Just then, the nurse from earlier led a few people into the ward.
They arrived at Lin Qinghuan's bedside. A female nurse stepped forward to examine the strangulation marks on Lin Qinghuan's neck, and her expression turned serious.
Grandpa Lin also saw the strangulation marks on Lin Qinghuan's neck and flew into a rage, shouting, "Who did this to my granddaughter?"
Seeing Grandpa Lin's angry face, a short-haired nurse, fearing that she might be blamed if she made the slightest mistake, said timidly, "We didn't do anything, and the patient's family has been staying with him in the ward the whole time."
Lin Qinghuan's attending physician also solemnly said, "Sir, please rest assured, we will definitely find out who entered the ward and give you a satisfactory explanation."
A round-faced nurse said, "I saw the patient's sister go into the ward and close the door. It must have been her."
Everyone looked at the round-faced nurse, clearly not believing what she said.
"I'm absolutely not trying to shirk responsibility. I didn't see any injury on the patient's neck before I left the ward, and we have no grudge against the patient, so we have no reason to harm her," the round-faced nurse said anxiously.
Wei Xiao recalled Lin Piaoxue closing the ward door and the series of actions Lin's father took after entering the ward. He was 80% certain that Lin Piaoxue wanted to strangle Lin Qinghuan.
Grandpa Lin had a gloomy face and exuded a cold aura. Lin Fu and Wei Hong took two steps back without making a sound.
They knew their boss was angry, and Lin Piaoxue was in trouble!
"Go, find that damned girl Lin Piaoxue for me. I'm going to skin her alive today!" Grandpa Lin roared furiously.
Wei Xiao waved to the doctors and nurses, signaling them to leave.
The doctor and nurses breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the ward.
As soon as they left the ward, the round-faced nurse grabbed the doctor's hand, patted her chest, and said with lingering fear, "My goodness! That scared me to death."
"How could a sister be so cruel as to strangle her younger sister?" another nurse said.
"Thanks to Xiaoyuanyuan this time, you should all thank her." The doctor said, removing the round-faced nurse's hand from his arm and walking away.
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Lin Fu and Wei Hong hurriedly left the ward and ran into Lin's father and mother in the corridor.
"Lin Fu, why are you and Wei Hong leaving in such a hurry? Did something happen to Qing Huan?"
Lin Fu looked at his father with a gloomy expression, "The boss wants to see Lin Piaoxue and wants us to go find her."
Lin's mother turned pale instantly, her heart pounding with anxiety. Could it be that her father-in-law knew about Piaoxue pinching Qinghuan?
Lin's mother asked uneasily, "Why are you looking for Piaoxue?"
Lin Fu's lips curled into a mocking smile as he retorted, "What do you think?"
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