"Dad, are you satisfied with the transformation that Second Sister and I gave Huanhuan?"
"Satisfied, of course I am!"
The whole family was laughing and chatting merrily in the hall. Just then, the butler answered the phone that had suddenly rung, and his face instantly turned ashen.
The butler held the phone shakily and handed it to Fu Zeming, stammering, "Sir... sir, it's your call."
"Who's calling?" Fu Zeming took the phone with a hint of impatience on his face. He rarely answered outside calls when he was at home.
He was a man who clearly separated work from family, so usually such matters were directly handled by the butler, Uncle Wang.
What was going on with Uncle Wang today? Didn't he see that he was chatting with his daughters at the moment?
"Sir, it's a call from the hospital," the butler said, stealing a glance at Xia Sanghuan as he spoke.
Uncle Wang's action was very quick. He just took a brief look and then immediately lowered his head, but it was still keenly caught by Xia Sanghuan.
What did this mean? Could this call be related to her?
Fu Zeming's expression turned sorrowful after answering the call. After hanging up, he remained silent for a long time.
"Dad, what's going on?" Xia Sanghuan asked cautiously.
"Xiaokai had a car accident on his way here. He's been sent to the emergency room."
Xia Sanghuan stepped forward and took Fu Zeming's hand, giving him strength. "Dad, we'd better hurry over there now."
"Yes, yes, yes. Huanhuan's right. Lao Wang, go and prepare the car right away."
"Yes, sir."
Not long after the car drove away, another car pulled up in front of the Fu family's mansion.
The maid stepped forward to open the car door. After seeing the person inside, she greeted respectfully, "Good day, Young Master!"
"Yeah. By the way, all the stuff in the truck behind is for the Fifth Miss. Remember to get more people to unload it and be careful."
"Yes, Young Master. Don't worry."
Fu Lingshi led Leng Chuanjin into the hall. Not only was there no sign of the mysterious younger sister, but even Dad and Mo Ning and the others were nowhere to be seen.
"It's strange. Why is there no one at home? Didn't they say they picked up the younger sister yesterday?"
Previously, Mo Ning and the other had even sent him messages. In order to welcome the younger sister, they had specifically postponed their work. They should be at home at this time.
"Could they have gone out?" Leng Chuanjin also felt that something was amiss.
Uncle Wang heard from the maid that the eldest young master had returned and quickly rushed back to the hall. "Eldest Young Master, you're finally back." The middle - aged man's voice even had a sob in it.
"Uncle Wang, what's going on? Did something happen while I was away?" Seeing Uncle Wang's state, Fu Lingshi finally sensed something was wrong.
"Eldest Young Master, the Fourth Young Master went out to play for a whole day and night yesterday. On his way home, he had a car accident due to fatigue driving."
"Now someone has sent the Fourth Young Master to the hospital for emergency treatment. Sir and the others just rushed over not long ago."
Before Fu Lingshi could recover from this shocking news, Fu Zeming and the others had already arrived at the emergency room. The sign above showed "Rescue in Progress".
Xia Sanghuan pulled the distraught Fu Zeming to sit on the chair beside the corridor. "Dad, let's wait here. The doctors are doing their best. Don't worry. Fourth Brother will be okay."
Fu Zeming seemed a bit better than before, but he didn't notice that Xia Sanghuan's expression was far from relaxed.
In the car, Fu Zeming immediately had someone investigate the details of the car accident.
She just listened quietly and had already roughly judged the severity of Fu Kai's injury.
What she said to her dad just now wasn't entirely for comfort. Fu Kai definitely wouldn't be in life - threatening danger.
The four of them waited outside for a while. Then they heard a "ding" sound and the light above the emergency room went out. Fu Zeming stood up first. Soon, the doctor walked out.
"Who is the family member of Fu Kai?"
Fu Zeming quickly stepped forward. "I am. I'm Fu Kai's father. Doctor, how is my son now?"
"The patient is out of life - threatening danger now."
Hearing this, Fu Zeming visibly let out a sigh of relief. The heart that had been hanging in his throat finally dropped.
Seeing her dad relax, the corner of Xia Sanghuan's mouth curled up slightly.
"However, when the patient had the car accident, his legs were severely damaged. He will most likely have to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life."
"What? Doctor, do you mean that my son has no chance of standing up again?"
The child he had raised since childhood took his first steps with his own hands. Now, suddenly, someone was telling him that Fu Kai would have to be in a wheelchair. How could he accept this?
Xia Sanghuan rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought. Could it be that his leg nerves were crushed by a heavy object during the car accident?
Thinking of this, Xia Sanghuan stepped forward and asked the doctor, "You just said that he will most likely have to be in a wheelchair. Does that mean that there is still a certain chance for my Fourth Brother to recover?"
The doctor was a bit surprised by this question. He didn't expect that there would be a calm family member.
Looking down, he saw that it was an eighteen - year - old girl. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this girl had an extraordinary temperament.
"Theoretically, as long as the patient cooperates and works hard on rehabilitation, there is still a chance of recovery. But as a doctor, I have to say that the chance is rather slim. Your family should be prepared for a long - term battle."
The doctor's words immediately gave Fu Zeming hope. "Yes, yes, yes. We will definitely cooperate."
Fu Moning and Fu Youqing glanced at each other and both shook their heads helplessly.
Would someone like Fu Kai cooperate with the rehabilitation? Once he woke up and knew the truth, if he didn't make a huge fuss, his name wouldn't be Fu Kai.
It was estimated that it would be difficult to handle in the end.
At this time, after Fu Lingshi and Leng Chuanjin learned the whole story, they were about to rush to the hospital when they heard two elderly voices.
"I heard that Zeming has picked up his little daughter. I wonder what she looks like," said an old woman.
"You're curious now. You'll know when you see her later," the old man beside her replied.
"I wonder if Xiaokai is at home now. I've only been away for a few days, but I miss that boy."
"Xiaokai is a filial child. Every time we come back, Xiaokai will surely be at home waiting for us. I can't see clearly. Is Xiaokai among those two people standing in the hall?"
Hearing the familiar elderly voices, Fu Lingshi was shocked. "Oh no, why did Grandpa and Grandma come at this time?"