"Hello," Qing Yan nodded slightly as a polite gesture.
The head nurse took a look at the young lady and thought she appeared even more noble than Li Yusha. Could she be a relative of the Li family? She had an impressive background, well-mannered, without the fragility and arrogance that Li Yusha exuded. She seemed like someone who understood the bigger picture.
"Have my parents woken up today?" Despite knowing the chances were slim, Song Qiaoying still asked with a glimmer of hope.
"Mr. and Mrs. Li have not awakened yet. Their condition hasn't been good in the past three days..."
The daily monitoring data and doctor's recommendations were regularly updated in a software backend for Li Yuanfu and Song Qiaoying to check anytime.
Song Qiaoying also noticed in the past few days that the elderly couple's condition was gradually deteriorating. The doctors' comments were far from optimistic, advising them to be mentally prepared.
"It's mainly because they are getting older, and their physical functions are declining..."
"You can go down first."
"Alright."
Song Qiaoying held Qing Yan's hand and walked towards the end of the corridor. "Your grandparents need rest, so their ward is arranged in the last room..."
Inside the spacious and brightly lit VIP ward, there were two smart hospital beds. Two caregivers were accompanying the elderly by their sides. When they saw Song Qiaoying and the others, they hurriedly stood up, about to greet them.
"Shh." Song Qiaoying made a gesture for them to leave.
They respectfully bowed and exited the ward.
"Mom, Dad..." Li Yuanfu couldn't believe that despite his wealthy family, his parents had to endure such suffering, causing his nose to tingle.
"Mom and Dad, when will you wake up? Finally, I have found our biological daughter, who we lost in the outside world!" Song Qiaoying gestured for Qing Yan to come over. "This is Yan Yan, Li Qing Yan, your granddaughter."
Li Yusha, who was on the side, snorted dismissively upon hearing the words "granddaughter." She thought, what's so great about it?
Suddenly, she hoped that her grandparents would never wake up in this lifetime. That way, Qing Yan wouldn't receive their approval!
In the hearts of her grandparents, there was always only one granddaughter, and that was her, Li Yusha!
"Yan Yan, say hello to your grandparents," Song Qiaoying said gently.
Qing Yan approached and spoke obediently, "Grandpa, Grandma, I've come to see you."
The two elderly people were dressed in comfortable loose home clothes, with their eyes closed as if taking a nap.
Their hair was meticulously groomed, and their nails were carefully trimmed. There was not a single inappropriate detail about them.
Indeed, they were from a wealthy family. Even with the presence of a ventilator, it was evident from Grandpa's kind face that he must have been a spirited and optimistic person in life.
Take another look at Grandma. On her well-maintained face, one can still see the radiance she had when she dominated the business world for decades. While she appears amiable and kind, there's also a hint of a wise and capable female powerhouse.
It turns out that her grandparents were such people.
"Qing Yan, come sit here," Song Qiaoying gestured for Qing Yan to sit on the chair between the two hospital beds.
After Qing Yan sat down, her little hand naturally rested on her grandfather's wrist. "Grandpa, everyone is looking forward to you waking up soon."
Her other hand also rested on her grandmother's wrist. "Grandma, can you hear me?"
These two actions did not escape the eyes of Li Yihan.
Is his sister taking the pulse of their grandparents?
Although he had heard before that she saved Old Master Si, the condition of their grandparents was even more severe...
Even renowned doctors were powerless...
Song Qiaoying did not notice her daughter's unusual behavior. She placed her hand gently on the edge of the old lady's bed and said softly, "I never expected that eighteen years ago, during that big fire, Yan Yan was carried away in the thick smoke. Fortunately, eighteen years later, she returned to me. You have no idea how smart Yan Yan is. At such a young age, she can manage the company and is no less capable than you were when you were young!"
Song Qiaoying smiled at this point and continued, "It's definitely in the genes. Our Li family all have the business genes in our bones. Originally, that clothing company was on the verge of bankruptcy and liquidation. But Yan Yan went there and revived it directly, gaining the support of many employees!"
Li Yuanfu sat by the old man's bed, feeling a tinge of sadness in his nose. "Dad, Aunt Ying is right. You should open your eyes and see Yan Yan. She is beautiful and sensible, knows how to do business, play the piano, and even design clothes... There's nothing she can't do in this world! If you wake up and see such a granddaughter, you'll definitely be happy!"
However, no one knows whether the old man can hold on until the moment his eyes open...
Thinking this, Li Yuanfu's nose grew even more sour, and he felt an urge to cry.
"Dad, don't worry. The whole medical team is working hard. Grandpa and Grandma will definitely wake up," Li Yihan said, his gaze falling on Qing Yan. "Besides, we have Yan Yan..."
Seeing everyone praising Qing Yan, Li Yusha couldn't bear it and tears welled up in her eyes. Suddenly, she leaned over the old lady's bed.
"Sob, sob, sob, Grandma, when will you wake up and talk to me? I miss the times when you used to hold me and smile at me, saying I was your proudest granddaughter. No matter what I did, as long as I received a little award or got praised by a teacher, you would be proud of me!"
Li Yusha, with teary eyes, spoke, lifting her delicate face, "If all my progress and glory require you to exchange them with your health, I would rather remain insignificant and achieve nothing in my life. I would willingly abandon everything as long as you can accompany me like you did when I was a child, smiling and talking to me. I don't want anything else!"
Qing Yan: ...
Won't this crying and making a scene disturb the patient's rest?
"Grandma, can you hear me? Are you ignoring your favorite, most proud and cherished granddaughter? Even if your granddaughter cries like this, you don't feel heartbroken anymore? Wuu... Grandma..."
Li Yusha once again knelt beside the bed, crying and pleading, "When I cried as a child, you would hold me, wipe away my tears, and tell me that your granddaughter's tears are the most precious diamonds in the world. You would never let anyone make your granddaughter cry. But now, your granddaughter is crying for you, and you don't even care..."
Qing Yan: ...
Why keep emphasizing "granddaughter" repeatedly?
"Shasha, Grandma needs to rest," Li Yihan spoke up to remind her.
"I'm sorry, big brother. When I see Grandpa and Grandma suffering here, my heart... it hurts so much, as if it's about to stop beating."
Li Yuanfu's eyes became warm when she said that, feeling heartbroken for her parents' suffering. He didn't know when these hardships would end.
Li Yusha sobbed a few times and looked pitifully at her grandparents. "I still hope to hold your hands like before, take walks with you. Weren't you always nagging at me about studying too hard and not having time for you? Now that I'm on summer vacation, I have plenty of time to be with you. Whatever you want me to do, just tell me when you wake up!"