“Everyone, get out.” President Cheng, who had always been smiling, finally cleared everyone out with a stern and unyielding attitude.
Qi Che stood silently in front of the hospital bed, staring at Xu Hehe, unwilling to leave no matter what. In the end, He Feifan, who had rushed over, dragged him out.
President Cheng had his assistant wait by the side as he personally gave Xu Hehe the IV drip he had prepared earlier. He poured some water and gave her medicine before sitting in front of the hospital bed with a gloomy expression.
“Thank you, President Cheng.” Hehe forced her eyes open and gave him a grateful smile. “If it wasn't for you, the secret that I wanted to keep forever would have been exposed.”
“This is the condition we agreed on when you agreed to come to our hospital. However, you can't be so unkind to yourself.” President Cheng sighed heavily. “I don't know if what I'm doing is right or wrong. Young Master Qi seems to be really worried about you. If he knew about this, he would definitely hate himself to death.” Having known Qi Che for many years, he had never seen him so nervous about someone. As a man, being deceived by the woman he loved must not feel good.
“That's why I can't let him know!” Hehe looked out of the window in a daze. Through the separating blinds, she could vaguely see the tall and sturdy man standing in the corridor, not moving an inch.
“President Cheng, you know what to tell Ah Che later, right?”
“Too much pressure? Weak body, low blood sugar?” President Cheng looked at her angrily, speaking earnestly. “No wonder your teacher repeatedly told me to look after you. You really don't know how to cherish yourself. You clearly have to endure tremendous pain every day. How did you manage to perfectly conceal it? That is a life that is disappearing. How can you be so indifferent to yourself?”
A weak smile appeared on the lips of President Cheng's target. Hehe muttered in a low voice, “I have never had a father since I was young. President Cheng, you are like my father.”
“Poor child.” President Cheng could not help but sigh deeply. He grasped her hand kindly and said with heartache, “who has such an excellent daughter as you? It's a great blessing. God is too cruel. It's really too cruel...”
Hehe's eyes darkened. “When you invited me back to China, I heard that your grandson suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy. I will invite my mentor's medical team here. Please arrange the surgery as soon as possible, while my physical condition is still acceptable! I'm afraid I won't be able to make it if it's too late.”
President Cheng's love for her came from the bottom of his heart. This was the first time she had felt the warmth of a father. The only thing she could do in return was to help cure his grandson's illness.
Severe dilated cardiomyopathy was a near-incurable disease of the heart. It would take a very difficult surgery.
Xu Hehe covered her face with her hands. There were tears in her eyes, and the corner of her mouth curled into an almost imperceptible grimace. She muttered to herself. “These hands have saved many people, but they can't save me.”
President Cheng instantly burst into tears. He looked at her with extreme excitement, so nervous that he looked like a child. “Your Mentor, Professor Angus, won't agree to let you be the chief surgeon. Would it really be okay?” As an expert in the heart surgery department, he knew very well how small the success rate of dilated cardiomyopathy surgery was. However, if Hehe was chief surgeon during his grandson's surgery, there was a stronger chance of success.
“I will convince him.”
“Thank you, thank you so much! I will personally apologize to Professor Angus.”
Xu Hehe's condition faded once more, and when President Cheng personally announced that it was only caused by low blood sugar, Qi Che actually turned around and left without looking back. He didn't even take a step into the ward.