Two days later, Luo Lingsheng’s operation was carried out as planned.
Shi Yunnan was waiting outside the operating room, and for the first time, he felt that his heart was in his throat.
Time passed minute by minute.
Shi Yunnan’s eyes fell on the closed operating room door; his posture hadn’t changed from the beginning to the end. After an unknown amount of time, his eyes began to become sore and astringent.
Qin Jian glanced at the time and approached him, “Mr. Shi, do you want to eat something first?”
Shi Yunnan shook his head.
In a highly tense state, his body became stiff.
Qin Jian and Yuan Mang, who were standing at the side, looked at each other and had to use their boss as an excuse to persuade him, “The boss said that if the operation takes longer than expected, we must keep an eye on you and make sure you eat on time.”
Shi Yunnan finally reacted a little when he heard this. He rubbed his temples, which were swollen from high tension, and sighed, “Just buy me something to drink. I really can’t eat.”
“Ok.”
As soon as the words fell, the door of the operation room opened, and Dr. Bence, who was in charge of the operation, came out.
Shi Yunnan turned around slowly, and when he got up, his legs, which had been numb for a long time, caused him to fall down hard. Thanks to the fast reflex of Qin Jian, who was standing behind, he was quickly stabilized.
Dr. Bence knew Shi Yunnan and took the initiative to take two steps forward, “Mr. Shi, I have just treated the patient inside. Please don’t give me another patient.”
Hearing his relaxed tone, Shi Yunnan inquired cautiously with an implied expectation, “Doctor Bence, how, how is he?”
“It was similar to what was expected before the operation. It went smoothly.”
Dr. Bence spoke frankly, but he didn’t go as far as to guarantee anything, “As for the recovery after the operation and how much he can recover, it all depends on the patient’s individual physical constitution.”
He had been focusing on this medical field for so many years, and he had seen countless patients, so there was no way to uniformly generalize one result.
“I can only say that I, Dr. Michel, and our team have done our best.” Dr. Bence took the medical book handed to him by the nurse and quickly signed it with his large handwriting.
Shi Yunnan’s heart finally settled down, “Then how long will it take for him to come out?”
“Wait a little longer, in about fifteen minutes.” Dr. Benc gave a rough estimate, nodded his head and returned to the side medical room.
Shi Yunnan’s highly tense nerves were completely relaxed at this moment. He only felt that his eyes suddenly turned white, and he almost fell backwards again.
Yuan Meng and Qin Jian reacted at the same time and hurriedly supported Shi Yunnan.
Shi Yunnan was also confused for two or three seconds. After regaining his footing, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, “Now I know that waiting outside the operating room for a few hours is more energy-intensive than pulling an all-nighter.”
In the past, no matter how hard he worked, he didn’t feel that his mind and eyes were deteriorating along with it.
Yuan Mang glanced at Qin Jian and took the initiative to say, “I’ll go get some food for Mr. Shi. You guys wait here.”
Qin Jian nodded.
Shi Yunnan sat back on the chair for a while to stabilize himself, and then he called out, “…Qin Jian.”
“Yes?”
“How long have you been with Luo Lingsheng?”
With his heart hanging high from the ground, Shi Yunnan finally had the heart to chat for a few minutes.
Qin Jian replied, “During the period before the accident, I was a trainee assistant who had just joined the company.”
The former chief assistant was bought by the main house in the Luo family’s competition, and he betrayed the Luo family’s fourth house for money without hesitation.
Less than ten days after Luo Lingsheng woke up from the car accident, he was forced to pull himself together from the double confinement of grief and injury. Qin Jian was also temporarily promoted to the position of general assistant.
Shi Yunnan looked at him, “Temporary promotion? Then why did you choose to stay?”
According to what he knew, the Luo family’s fourth house had almost lost its core competitiveness. On the contrary, it was the main house that had secured the victory through all kinds of coercion and bribery.
Qin Jian leaned against the wall and said, “It’s not that the main house has never come to dig me, but I know that they have no sincerity in their interests. If something were to go wrong, they would not hesitate to abandon me.”
“If that’s the case, then I prefer a turnaround situation.”
“Back then, before the Patriarch promoted me, he only said one thing to me—”
He has nothing to lose, so even if he can’t win, he has to pull others down with him.
The Luo family’s struggle lasted for nearly a year. Luo Lingsheng finally and completely turned the situation around, but he also missed the best period of rehabilitation treatment.
Qin Jian knew what Shi Yunnan wanted to hear, and continued to say, “Before the accident, the patriarch should have been regarded as one of the best young masters in the Imperial Capital’s circle.”
He was the young master of the Luo family’s fourth house and the youngest grandson whom the old man loved most before his death.
Luo Yanchuan, the “Young Master of the Luo Family,” as people call him now, was nothing compared to Luo Lingsheng back then.
He was born tall and good-looking. He was also good at sports such as equestrian and shooting. Although he appeared cold and indifferent, his actions were within his own reasonable limits.
Even without the help of Old Master Luo and his parents, Luo Lingsheng could still build a steadily growing Internet company on his own.
Those who were excellent in all aspects could easily win the hearts and minds of many people wherever they went, and they can be regarded as “mythical” existences.
Shi Yunnan imagined Luo Lingsheng’s appearance, and he suddenly regretted that he had returned to China less often in the past few years.
Otherwise, he might have made friends with Luo Lingsheng at some banquets.
Yuan Meng brought the food back. Shi Yunnan casually opened the oat milk to satiate his hunger, “What about later?”
“Once the son of heaven, now he can only rely on a wheelchair. Even if he sits in the position of the Luo family’s patriarch, he can’t prevent people from slandering him behind his back. In the first two years, there were no fewer people who tried to scheme against him…“
Gradually, Luo Lingsheng became the ruthless and unfeeling Luo family patriarch.
Shi Yunnan chewed on the oatmeal and asked, “Really? Why don’t I think so?“
Qin Jian and Yuan Meng looked at each other and couldn’t hide their sighs—
What is this called?
The favored are always fearless.
Qin Jian concluded, “The patriarch is one thing in front of you, but another thing in front of outsiders.”
In a rare instance, Yuan Meng also nodded, “Mr. Shi, you are special to him.”
Shi Yunnan was so cajoled by these two truths that his fox’s tail was about to wag, yet he still pretended to be calm on the surface, “… En.”
Just wait.
I’ll ask Luo Lingsheng to give you guys a pay raise later.
As he was thinking, the door of the operating room opened again, and Luo Lingsheng, who was lying on the hospital bed, was pushed out by the medical staff.
Shi Yunnan walked over quickly, and the moment he touched Luo Lingsheng’s rare pale and haggard complexion, his relaxed eyebrows were once again covered by worry.
“…Luo Lingsheng.”
Shi Yunnan leaned closer and called out in a low voice.
The nurse on the side said, “Don’t get too close, the patient’s anesthesia hasn’t completely passed, he can’t hear you…”
Before he finished speaking, Luo Lingsheng raised his eyelids tremblingly.
He was drowsy, obviously not yet fully conscious, but the second after the wavering eyes refocused, his gaze accurately glued onto Shi Yunnan’s face.
“Have you been waiting for a long time?” Luo Lingsheng’s palm blindly covered Shi Yunnan’s hands that were resting on the edge of the bed. The feeling was slightly cool to the touch, “Did you eat on time?”
How can a patient care about such trivial matters after the operation?
“…..”
Shi Yunnan was stunned for two seconds, and inexplicably felt his eyes moisten.
After confirming that the medical staff did not stop him, he bent down close to Luo Lingsheng, wanting to cry and laugh at the same time, “How can I have an appetite?”
“I finally know what it’s like for a husband to wait at the door when his wife is pregnant and giving birth.”
The corners of Luo Lingsheng’s mouth were raised in a shallow arc, and his fingertips habitually rubbed against his lover’s, “You started talking nonsense again.”
Shi Yunnan could see that Luo Lingsheng was forcing himself to talk to him, so he simply stopped, “I won’t bother you anymore. It’s good that you’re okay. Let’s talk after you’ve had enough rest. “
Luo Lingsheng closed his eyelids slightly in response.