"Oh, Yaoyao, please don't mind me. I didn't mean to tell you."
Zhao Shuyao raised an eyebrow. "It's fine, Mrs. Qin. I'm also worried about Grandpa's health. It's really strange, Grandpa hasn't woken up in so long. What if something goes wrong? Should we switch to another hospital for a check-up? Perhaps the doctors at this hospital made a mistake?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yanxue's emotions suddenly became agitated. "No!"
Everyone looked at her.
Huo Yanxue then forced a smile. "Grandpa's condition right now, he can't be transferred. He has so many tubes connected to him. If something unexpected happens during the transfer, who will take responsibility?"
"Then how about changing doctors? Perhaps this hospital's qualifications are not enough."
Zhao Shuyao spoke nonchalantly, continuing.
Huo Yanxue forced a smile. "How could that be? Sister, you worry too much. This is the best private hospital in the entire capital. The doctors are all renowned experts. How could there be a misdiagnosis? Perhaps Grandpa is just old."
"Grandpa's illness is so ill-timed. How could he fall ill right before you two were supposed to get engaged, without any warning? I even had dinner with Grandpa on the day of the divorce, and a few days later, Grandpa fell ill. It's truly bizarre!"
Zhao Shuyao seemed not to hear what Huo Yanxue said, sighing to herself.
"Sister, the way you're speaking, one would think I caused Grandpa to fall ill. How could I have such ability? I know you want to say that Grandpa doesn't like me and definitely doesn't want me to marry into the family, but Grandpa is old and not in good health. You can't blame me for that..."
Huo Yanxue threw herself into Qin Yusheng's arms, seemingly feeling wronged.
Qin Yusheng raised his cold eyes and stared at Zhao Shuyao.
Zhao Shuyao stood up, hands on her hips. "What did I say? Qin Yusheng, you'd better shut up. I haven't slandered Huo Yanxue at all. I just said a few words, and Huo Yanxue is so sensitive. What, I can't even worry about Grandpa anymore?
"You divorced me, and you're worried about my grandfather?"
"What, I'm only here to see Grandpa because of you. I knew your grandfather before I even knew you. Stop being so narcissistic!"
After Zhao Shuyao finished speaking, she realized that Qin Zhonghai and Xu Ruyun were both looking at her in surprise.
She suppressed her anger and glared fiercely at Qin Yusheng.
The doctor pushed the door open and walked in, followed by a young nurse.
Xu Ruyun stood up. "Doctor, how is our老爷子's condition? When can he wake up?"
The doctor greeted them and then looked at the medical record. "The cause of his current coma has not yet been determined. He needs to be hospitalized for further observation for a period of time. Come back in a few months."
"Months?" Xu Ruyun was shocked, not expecting it to be so long.
"Is it very serious? Why does he need to be hospitalized for such a long time?"
"The老爷子 is old. It takes a hundred days to recover from a bone injury. He cannot leave the hospital before he falls into a coma. The situation is still uncertain. I will notify you when the老爷子's condition improves."
At this moment, the young nurse's hand trembled, and a syringe fell to the ground.
Zhao Shuyao walked over and picked up the syringe.
Zhao Shuyao looked at the syringe in her hand and read the words on it.
The doctor wanted to stop her, but it was too late. Zhao Shuyao finished reading the words on the syringe before the doctor snatched it away.
Everyone looked at the doctor's strong reaction in surprise.
Zhao Shuyao tilted her head in confusion, blinking her eyes. "Doctor, what's wrong? What kind of medication is benzodiazepine? Why are you so agitated?"
Cold sweat broke out on the doctor's forehead.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and then smiled, explaining, "This is a medical item for patients. Outsiders cannot see it. This is due to the special nature of our hospital's work. I hope this lady can understand."
Zhao Shuyao touched her chin and thought carefully.
"Benzodiazepine, I seem to remember that's some kind of drug. What was it... Oh! Isn't this a sedative? What's wrong with the老爷子's condition that he needs a sedative? It's not for people who are overly excited or emotionally unstable, who need such hypnotic drugs. Why are you injecting a sedative into the老爷子 who is in a coma?"
Zhao Shuyao feigned an innocent expression, as if she truly didn't know.
After Zhao Shuyao spoke, both the doctor and Huo Yanxue's faces changed.
"Are you afraid Grandpa isn't sleeping well enough? Thank you so much, Doctor. You were so worried that the老爷子 wasn't sleeping well that you specifically injected him with a sedative to help him sleep better. He's not waking up. Is this what they call 'medical ethics'?"
Zhao Shuyao smiled sweetly, as sweet as can be.
The doctor's expression had already turned extremely unpleasant.
He turned to look at Qin Zhonghai, Xu Ruyun, and Qin Yusheng, wanting to explain something.
"Assistant, come in and arrange for the老爷子 to be transferred to another hospital for a physical examination! I want to know the exact condition of the老爷子's body and why he suddenly fell into a deep sleep!"
Qin Zhonghai was decisive. He made a phone call, and soon a group of people arrived and transferred the老爷子, who was covered in tubes, to another hospital.
Huo Yanxue saw this and wanted to stop them, but she moved her lips and held back.
Speaking at this moment would only drag herself into it!
Zhao Shuyao stared at Huo Yanxue with a faint gaze, tugging at the corner of her lips, but did not expose Huo Yanxue.
After the老爷子 was transferred, Zhao Shuyao finally spoke up. "Mr. Qin, please deal with this doctor as well. He has no medical ethics and is attempting murder for profit. If he's not arrested and interrogated severely to find out who the mastermind is, it must be someone who has a grudge against the Qin family, someone trying to frame the老爷子 and the Qin family."
Thanks to Zhao Shuyao's reminder, Qin Zhonghai casually dialed 110.
After everything was handled, Zhao Shuyao left the hospital with peace of mind.
That night.
Zhao Shuyao emerged from the bathroom, drying her wet long hair.
Her phone lay on the bedside table, buzzing.
Zhao Shuyao picked up her phone and saw the caller ID.
After hesitating, she answered.
"Mr. Qin, calling me in the middle of the night, be careful your fiancée doesn't misunderstand!"
"Zhao Shuyao, stop pretending. Others may not know you, but I know you! Is Grandpa's incident a show you directed? How could you possibly know that the doctor was tampering with things and injecting Grandpa with sedatives, causing him to fall into a coma?"
The man on the other end of the line gritted his teeth.
Just listening to the man speak, Zhao Shuyao felt a sense of guilt, as if she were truly the murderer.
"You were there too, weren't you? You saw it yourself. The sedative fell, and I just picked it up. To think you'd consider me a murderer for this, I'm truly wronged!"
Zhao Shuyao shrugged, her tone full of innocence.