Qian Li glanced at the time on his wristwatch and warily sized up the woman in front of him from head to toe.
"What are you staring at me for?"
Shen Shiyu was dressed in a black lace dress, with a stylish lady's hat pinned to her head. She wore white lace gloves on both hands and held a bunch of fresh lilies in her arms, with a few drops of water still on the pistils.
"Miss Shen, the old master has a rule that everyone entering or leaving the ward must go through facial recognition and register their information in the logbook in person."
She let out an incredulous snort. "Oh my goodness, is this still a ward? People who don't know better might think it's a gold vault."
"Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it? I'm just here on behalf of Si Ming to check on Grandpa's condition. He and I are like one."
Qian Li watched her with a self - satisfied look on her face and remained poker - faced.
"Even if the young master comes, he has to follow the rules."
Just then, a nurse pushing a medicine - changing cart walked over slowly.
"Hey, wait!" Shen Shiyu suddenly grabbed her. "Why can she go in but I can't? Does she have some special treatment?"
When Qian Li saw this nurse, he was surprised for a few seconds, then quickly regained his composure and maintained his previous cautious state.
"She is the nurse specifically responsible for changing the old master's medicine. She registers every day. Miss Shen, please don't delay the nurse's work."
Shen Shiyu stared at the nurse, whose profile she could only see. The more she looked, the more familiar she felt, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
But before she could ask another question, the nurse went inside.
"Fine, fine. Take a good picture of me."
She posed for the photo, smiling fakely.
Qian Li looked at her speechlessly and started registering her out of courtesy.
Ten minutes later, the nurse pushed the cart out.
Shen Shiyu was just getting impatient from waiting. When she saw the nurse come out, she deliberately glanced at the name tag on her chest: He Honghong.
The name sounded like it belonged to a country bumpkin. She didn't suspect any further and simply rushed in without saying a word.
The fragrance of the lilies made the nurse frown tightly.
"Mr. Qian Li, all the old master's instrument readings are normal now. To avoid the risk of pollen allergy, please go inside."
He immediately understood her intention and quickly followed into the ward.
The nurse carefully pushed the cart back to the changing room. After closing the door, the tense muscles all over her body suddenly went limp, and she slumped to the ground.
Shen Ximan took off her mask and gasped weakly.
The wounds on her body caused by the bomb blast hadn't fully healed yet. She had managed to escape from the private hospital just to prevent a tragedy from happening.
Just as she was about to get up and leave, her vision suddenly went black. Her head felt dizzy, and she couldn't stand steadily. She fell to the ground.
"Woo - hoo, Grandpa, can you hear me? I'm Shiyu!"
The sobbing voice echoed in the empty ward.
"Si Ming is hospitalized now, and half of his body is immobile! I can only come to see you on his behalf. You must get better!"
Qian Li was a bit dissatisfied. "Miss Shen, the old master needs to rest. Please control your emotions and leave quickly."
"I've only been here for a minute! Why are you kicking me out?"
Shen Shiyu looked at him with red - rimmed eyes. "Is this also your father's idea? I don't believe he's so heartless!"
"Who are you calling heartless?"
Bo Jingming happened to hear the commotion at this moment and walked in with a scowl.
"Ah! You... you're here..."
She was like a thief caught red - handed and nervously lowered her head.
"How do you do your job? How could you let someone like this in!"
He stood with his hands behind his back, scolding the people beside him.
Qian Li stood upright. "I'm very sorry, sir. Miss Shen said she was here on behalf of the young master to visit, so I made the decision to let her in."
"On behalf?"
Bo Jingming sneered. "In what capacity are you here on behalf of Si Ming?"
"I'm his girlfriend. Don't you know, Dad?"
Shen Shiyu dared to call him this address.
"Who do you think you are? You can call me whatever you want?"
The smile in his eyes disappeared completely, and he gave her a cold look.
"If you want to enter the Bo family, please show me some results that satisfy me. If you just want to sit back and enjoy the benefits, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. You've seen the patient. It's time to go."
"But... but Dad, I'm here on behalf of Si Ming. He's been so seriously injured. Won't you even go and take a look?"
Shen Shiyu had no other reason and used Bo Siming as a shield.
"I just came back from his place. You don't need to worry about these things."
Bo Jingming stepped aside. "Please leave."
Not being favored by her future father - in - law was like a slap in the face for her.
"... I'll come to see Grandpa again."
After Shen Shiyu left, Qian Li quickly took away the bunch of lilies she had brought. As soon as he stepped out of the ward door, something happened.
The monitor on Bo Yanhai suddenly started beeping, which startled Bo Jingming. He kept pressing the nurse call button on the bedside.
Within a few minutes, a group of nurses and doctors rushed in.
"Please wait outside, family members!"
Having experienced the trauma of life - and - death separation once, Bo Jingming now had to go through it again. He was so dazed that his mind went blank.
Just when he felt like his breathing was about to stop, Qian Li whispered some news in his ear, which suddenly gave him a sense of focus in his daze.
"Is what you said true?"
"Absolutely true, sir!"
After less than half an hour of rescue, Bo Yanhai still lost his heartbeat.
"We're really sorry. We've done our best."
The doctor came out, sweating profusely, and his mood also became low.
"The old master had a sudden cardiac arrest. His pupils have dilated. Please accept our condolences. Go in and take one last look at him."
Bo Jingming's lips trembled and turned white. He had tears in his eyes but couldn't cry.
This real feeling almost emptied his heart.
In an instant, the sky seemed to collapse.
The night gradually faded its deep color, and the sun slowly rose.
Bang, bang. Bang, bang.
"Who locked the changing - room door from the inside?"
The people outside kept knocking on the door, which forced the unconscious Shen Ximan to wake up. Her whole body ached as if the muscles didn't belong to her.
"Is there anyone inside? Open the door!"
"Maybe we should ask the head nurse for the spare key. We still need to hurry up and clean up the old master Bo's ward."
"Poor old man at such an age. It's all that ugly Shen Ximan's fault. Otherwise, the old man could have lived a few more years."
The people outside chattered away and left.
Although Shen Ximan was dizzy, her strong will still stimulated her brain. She had to seize this opportunity to leave quickly.
Otherwise, if her face was seen by others, it would be all over!
After lying on the ground all night, every bone in her body was protesting.
She bit her lower lip and propped herself up. She opened the door, warily looked around, and then hunched over and quickly left the nurse's changing room.