CHAPTER 490: CHAPTER 233 QI MENG’S ENDING_2

Exiting the game to grab a bite to eat, Fang Yu realized his phone had been bombarded with life-or-death emergency calls.

How could he even start to explain that...

But then, Fang Yu noticed that Sister Jin’s expression was numb, like a walking corpse, completely lacking her usual vitality.

He had never seen Sister Jin in such a disheartened state and was at a loss for what to do.

The next moment, Qi Xiaojin suddenly grabbed the hem of his shirt, her head bowed, her hair covering her face, her expression indiscernible, only a hoarse voice could be heard.

"...sit with me for a bit."

Fang Yu fell silent and nodded slightly.

Sitting with her on the bench, the corridor fell into quietude, with only the ticking clock on the opposite wall breaking the silence.

Suddenly, Fang Yu felt a slight weight on his shoulder, something rested against it, slightly dampening his clothes.

A shiver ran through Fang Yu.

Was she... crying?

"In the past... we used to sit together like this..."

Qi Xiaojin’s voice was dreamlike and soft, with an indescribable sense of nostalgia.

Her voice was so low that it was drowned out by the ticking of the clock.

And with the unique fragrance of a young girl wafting into his nostrils, Fang Yu suddenly felt somewhat ill at ease and tense.

"Jin, Sister Jin! It’s okay! With the current medical technology, as long as the treatment is timely, they can usually save her..."

Fang Yu attempted to comfort her carefully, though their conversation seemed a bit disjointed.

But Qi Xiaojin managed to smile slightly on this desperate night.

"Yeah, hopefully it’s nothing serious, otherwise, many would die."

Her calm words caused Fang Yu’s complexion to change.

He quickly turned his head to look at Qi Xiaojin.

"Sister Jin, don’t be rash! The driver who caused the accident can’t escape, nowadays there are cameras everywhere, they will definitely catch him and make him pay!"

Fang Yu tried to reason with Qi Xiaojin, but she seemed not to be listening.

She had her own ways.

Some things require certain people to pay the price.

Thump!

Just then, the light indicating the operation room switched from red to green.

The surgery was over!

Qi Xiaojin suddenly got up, taking two steps at a time towards the operating room.

Fang Yu also quickly stood up and followed her.

The door to the operating room swung open, and the attending physician walked out first.

"Doctor! How is my sister?"

Qi Xiaojin asked with a trembling voice.

Fang Yu noticed that the attending physician’s name tag read "Dr. Mu."

About sixty years old with a commanding hairstyle, he exuded reliability.

Despite just having conducted major surgery, he remained calm, smooth, and undisturbed in expression.

It seemed just his presence could soothe the relatives’ anxious emotions.

But once he opened his mouth, it gave it away.

"The surgery went smoothly."

A classic non-sequitur.

Fang Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

But whether it was concern that bred confusion, or being too close to the situation, Sister Jin didn’t catch the underlying meaning.

First showing a trace of joy, she hurriedly pressed on.

"So what’s the situation now?"

"Cough cough!"

At this moment, another doctor in a white coat emerged from the operating room, the name tag reading "Doctor Tai."

Clearing his throat, Doctor Tai said,

"Family members, please don’t block the doorway."

Then, Qi Meng, connected to an IV, was wheeled out on a gurney by nurses.

Qi Xiaojin’s eyes narrowed, her heart leapt, and she hurriedly approached.

"Big sister! Big sister!!"

"Quiet!"

Doctor Tai scolded in a low voice: "The patient is still under anesthesia and needs to rest well."

Only then did Qi Xiaojin calm down.

Fang Yu then approached the more authoritative Dr. Mu and asked,

"Dr. Mu, is her big sister... safe now?"

As the question fell, Qi Xiaojin also turned her attention towards Dr. Mu.

Under their gaze, Dr. Mu slowly responded,

"The person was saved, however..."

"However?"

"She might become a vegetative state."

Having said that, Dr. Mu fell silent.

He didn’t seem the type who liked to talk much.

Conversely, his assistant, Doctor Tai, as if trying to remedy the situation as they reacted, quickly spoke,

"Dr. Mu means that she might temporarily be in a vegetative state, but with active treatment, there’s a possibility of awakening."

"Our hospital has had many cases of vegetative patients waking up, and we have extensive clinical experience. If you’re interested, I can explain more to you later."

"And moreover, the surgery has just been completed, the recovery process is what we need to see next, being in a vegetative state is only the current diagnosis. If the patient recovers well, they might wake up in a couple of days."

But this pitch-like speech did not gain Qi Xiaojin’s agreement.

Not to mention Qi Xiaojin, even Fang Yu felt it was a bit unrealistic.

Although he had boasted before about how advanced modern medical skills were, to reassure Qi Xiaojin.

But a vegetative state, like cancer, belongs to the barbaric territories of medicine.

Once someone falls into a vegetative state, who knows when they will wake up.

It might be... for a lifetime.

Fortunately, Sister Jin’s family is wealthy, able to afford the cost. If it were an ordinary family, they’d run out of savings within a few years, and overwhelmed by the exorbitant medical expenses, would have to sadly pull the plug on the life support.

"Vegetative state... vegetative state..."

Qi Xiaojin mumbled confusedly to himself, until Fang Yu reminded him, and he quickly followed the bed that the nurse had wheeled away.

Fang Yu sighed, as an outsider, there was very little he could do.

At most, he could offer some money symbolically. But money isn’t the issue here.

So all he could do was to keep them company, to help Sister Jin get through this period.

As Fang Yu knew, caring for a vegetative person was the easiest at the beginning.

But as time goes on, it gets harder and harder to continue.

Fortunately, with enough money, one could hire others to care for them, so there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

It’s just lucky that Sister Jin’s family is wealthy...

But then, Fang Yu felt that this thought wasn’t right.

What good luck that they have money; isn’t it all that damn driver’s fault!!

Fang Yu accompanied Qi Xiaojin to the ward, then was busy with various hospital procedures and errands.

After much hassle, he was quite exhausted.

Some documents needed a family member’s signature; he had to return to have Qi Xiaojin sign them.

But Fang Yu was also happy to be busy, otherwise, it would be awkward to just stand by the bedside, suffocating in the heavy atmosphere.

At such times, it’s better to let Sister Jin accompany Qi Meng.

Only when dawn was breaking did Fang Yu return to the ward.

Qi Xiaojin was already deeply asleep beside the bed.

Although Fang Yu had been busy all night, he didn’t feel that Qi Xiaojin had it any easier than him.

After all, what Qi Xiaojin was bearing was emotional stress.

The advantage of a luxury hospital bed is that it has everything.

He found a small blanket from a sofa and gently covered Qi Xiaojin with it.

Fang Yu leaned on the couch, also planning to take a quick nap.

Just as he was about to close his eyes...

Ring! Ring!

Ring! Ring!

A piercing sound suddenly came from the direction of the bed.

What the hell is that ringing?!

Fang Yu turned his head and saw Qi Xiaojin rubbing his bleary eyes, holding the latest model smartphone that the bodyguard had delivered earlier.

The phone continued ringing, and Qi Xiaojin seemed a bit more awake as he slid to answer the call.

Right after, even from a distance, Fang Yu heard someone yelling emotionally on the other end.

He couldn’t make out the words, but the emotions were intense.

But after listening for a while, Qi Xiaojin suddenly hung up the phone.

Fang Yu was startled.

"Who was that?"

"My parents."

Fang Yu: ???

Why did you hang up on your parents?

Fang Yu wanted to ask but felt it was inappropriate.

His mind was even envisioning scenarios like family conflicts from TV dramas.

Then the phone rang again.

Picking it up again, without waiting for the other side to speak, Qi Xiaojin shouted into the phone.

"I said, don’t come back to Jiangnan City! Just do what you need to do! I’ll take care of Big Sister!"

After speaking, she hung up directly and turned off the phone.

Fang Yu was so shocked that his mouth fell open.

What good would that do.

Your big sister is in trouble, parents wouldn’t just not come back to take care of her, no matter how big their business is.

After all, most parents earn money for their children’s happiness, when their child is in trouble, what’s the point in earning money?

"Sister Jin, Sister Jin..."

Fang Yu felt that since the big sister had become a vegetative person, Qi Xiaojin might not have recaptured her emotions, he planned to offer some consolation.

But then he saw Qi Xiaojin suddenly get up.

"Fang Yu, help me take care of big sister. I need to step out."

"Ah... oh, no problem! I’m here, you go ahead."

Fang Yu quickly assured with a pat on his chest.

Qi Xiaojin smiled.

She trusted him.

In this world, he was the person she trusted the most.

She opened the door and strode away.

Some things need to be settled.

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