Chapter 419: Chapter 419: Quite a Fate
Hu Yunqin never expected him to secretly come back to China behind her back.
Hu Yunqin said, “You better head back right away!”
Dong Junhao sat in the chair, looking relaxed and carefree.
He said, “Since you all can come back to China, why can’t I come back too?”
“Besides, the medical standards in China are very high, not at all worse than abroad.”
Hearing his words, Hu Yunqin frowned, “What do you mean?”
A slight smile appeared on Dong Junhao’s pale and sickly face.
“Mom, I’ve made myself quite clear, I don’t believe you don’t understand.”
Hu Yunqin’s expression darkened, and she said sternly, “Haohao, can’t you stop messing around?”
“Mom, I’m not messing around. I came back for a legitimate reason,” Dong Junhao said.
“What legitimate reason?”
“Naturally, it’s about the bone marrow.”
After speaking, he snickered, “You’re moving too slowly, I’m really bored waiting in the hospital.”
He didn’t intend to hide his purpose for returning to China from Hu Yunqin.
“Mom talked to you about this before, you don’t need to get involved.”
Dong Junhao retorted, “If I don’t get involved, how long do I have to wait?”
Hu Yunqin was at a loss for words…
Dong Junhao lifted his eyes to her, speaking leisurely, “Mom, you’re still too soft-hearted.”
In his gaze, there was a trace of imperceptible cunning.
“Haohao, don’t do anything reckless. Mom knows you’re anxious, but…”
“Mom, don’t worry, I won’t do anything rash.”
Then, changing the topic, he asked, “I heard my sister was arrested by the police?”
Bringing up Dong Xiaoxiao, Hu Yunqin also felt a headache coming on.
She replied with a hum, “Your dad is figuring out a way to get her out.”
Upon hearing this, Dong Junhao chuckled, his tone carrying a hint of mockery, “I can’t believe my dad is so kind-hearted.”
Hu Yunqin scolded him, “Don’t speak of your father that way, Xiaoxiao is his daughter, of course, he has to save her.”
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Three days after encountering Dong Junhao at the hospital, Lan Yan met him again.
Coincidentally, it was also at the hospital.
This day, she came to discharge Mrs. Xiao from the hospital.
She was waiting for the elevator when a voice sounded beside her, “What a coincidence, Dr. Lan.”
Lan Yan turned her head at the sound and saw Dong Junhao sitting in a wheelchair.
She looked at him calmly and replied, “Yes, quite a coincidence.”
“Dr. Lan, haven’t you been working these past few days? I haven’t seen you at all?” Dong Junhao asked.
Lan Yan answered, “I don’t work here, so naturally, you wouldn’t see me.”
“Oh, I see,” Dong Junhao continued to ask, “Which hospital does Dr. Lan work at then?”
Lan Yan looked at him coldly for a few seconds, “I can’t treat your illness, so you don’t need to know where I work.”
Would Dong Junhao really not know where she worked?
She wouldn’t believe it if he said so.
Dong Junhao raised an eyebrow, “Oh? Does Dr. Lan know what illness I have?”
Lan Yan casually replied, “I specialize in cardiac surgery, and since your heart has no problems, I naturally can’t treat you.”
Just then, the elevator arrived.
Lan Yan ignored him, and as soon as the elevator doors opened and the people inside stepped out, she entered first.
Afterward, Dong Junhao entered as well.
“Dr. Lan, another coincidence, you’re going to the twelfth floor too, seems like we’re quite fated,” he said.
Lan Yan didn’t respond to his attempt at making conversation.
But Dong Junhao wasn’t the least bit embarrassed.
Even if Lan Yan didn’t answer him, he continued, “Dr. Lan, are you usually this quiet?”
Lan Yan…
“Doctors are supposed to communicate with their patients, so you shouldn’t be this quiet, right?”
“…”
Lan Yan replied expressionlessly, “Sir, have you heard the saying that people who talk a lot usually don’t survive two episodes in a drama?”
Dong Junhao: “…”
“Seems like Dr. Lan really doesn’t want to talk to me, so I’ll stop talking.”
At this point, the elevator reached the twelfth floor.
After exiting, Lan Yan had barely taken a few steps when Dong Junhao behind her spoke again, “Dr. Lan, can we be friends?”
Lan Yan halted, turned to look at him, and replied calmly, “I’m sorry, but I’m someone who doesn’t like making friends.”
Dong Junhao spoke softly and gently, and his pale face added to the appearance of a dignified and sickly charm.
However, often people like this are either genuinely pure and kind-hearted or extremely cold and dark inside.
“Does Dr. Lan think I’m a bad person?”
“Then are you a bad person?”
Dong Junhao chuckled, “Of course, I’m not.”
Lan Yan said indifferently, “A bad person wouldn’t have the word ‘bad’ written on their face, just as a good person wouldn’t always tell others they’re good.”
Dong Junhao maintained his smile, “Dr. Lan is truly eloquent, and you make a good point.”
Lan Yan replied, “Thank you for the compliment.”
With that, she turned and left.
As she turned away, Dong Junhao’s smile faded, replaced by an ominous look in his eyes.
“Young master, do you think she knows who we are?” asked a bodyguard, glancing at Lan Yan’s back.
The man curled his pale lips into a sinister smile, “She really is interesting. Whether she knows or not doesn’t matter, she’ll find out eventually.”
“…”
When Lan Yan arrived at Mrs. Xiao’s hospital room, she had already packed her things and changed her clothes.
“Yanyan, you’re here; your Uncle Xiao went to handle the discharge formalities, we’ll go home together later.”
“Okay, Aunt Yun.”
Lan Yan checked around again, worried about leaving anything behind.
“Yanyan, come sit down, you don’t need to check anymore. Your Uncle Xiao has packed everything, you can relax, and there wasn’t anything important anyway.”
Mrs. Xiao took her hand and continued, “I’ve almost gotten moldy from staying in the hospital for a week. Discharging now is perfect timing, just in time for New Year’s Day.”
Lan Yan thought for a bit and said, “Aunt Yun, where would you like to go? I happen to have a few days off and can go with you.”
Mrs. Xiao blinked her eyes, her tone gentle, “You have time off, for how many days?”
Lan Yan nodded, “Five days.”
“Five days, okay then. I’ll plan something when we get back and see where we can go.”
“Mm.”
After chatting for a while, Mr. Xiao returned.
“Uncle Xiao,” Lan Yan called out.
Mr. Xiao smiled and replied, “Xiao Yan is here, let’s go then.”
With that, the three of them left.
“Aunt Yun, Uncle Xiao, you can take my car later,” Lan Yan suggested.
Mrs. Xiao nodded, “Okay.”
“Then I’ll have the driver go back by himself,” Mr. Xiao said as he took out his phone to call the driver.
But the next second Mrs. Xiao said, “No, no, no. Husband, you go home in our car first, Yanyan and I have some things to do, it’s inconvenient to take you with us.”
Mr. Xiao: “…What do you need to do?”
Lan Yan was also a bit puzzled and looked at Mrs. Xiao; she hadn’t mentioned having anything else to do.
Mrs. Xiao linked arms with Lan Yan and said, “It’s a woman’s business, men shouldn’t ask too much, you just head home first and don’t follow us.”
Mr. Xiao sighed helplessly, “…”
Lan Yan knew Mr. Xiao was worried, so she said, “Uncle Xiao, don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Aunt Yun.”
Hearing this, Mr. Xiao could only let it be.
Besides, he trusted Lan Yan; after all, the last time in the pond at the old house, if it weren’t for her, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
When the elevator reached the first floor, Lan Yan and Mrs. Xiao exited first.
Since Lan Yan’s car was parked in the hospital entrance parking lot, while the Xiao family’s car was in the basement level two parking lot.
Lan Yan looked at Mrs. Xiao and asked, “Aunt Yun, where do you want to go?”
Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, “Actually, I didn’t plan to go anywhere; I just want to get a full-body spa.”
Lan Yan didn’t expect that, but she was pleased to accompany her, “Sure, I’ll go with you.”
Two hours later.
“Wow, I feel like all my skin is revitalized, so comfortable, and it looks so hydrated,” Mrs. Xiao said, patting her face in front of the mirror.
Lan Yan stood beside her with a smile.
She realized that sometimes Mrs. Xiao had behaviors and actions similar to a little girl.
Though she was over fifty, she was well-maintained indeed; apart from some wrinkles, there were hardly any flaws on her face. At her age, maintaining such a condition was quite impressive.
Lan Yan asked, “Aunt Yun, where would you like to go next?”
She knew Mrs. Xiao wouldn’t want to go home immediately after going out.
Mrs. Xiao turned around, her eyes smiling as she looked at her, “How about we go shopping?”
Having been in the hospital for so long, she was itching to do so.
Lan Yan agreed, “Okay.”
Afterward, the two left the beauty salon and went to the nearby mall.
Xiao Si was in a meeting in the conference room when suddenly his phone in his pocket vibrated.
At first, he didn’t pay attention, thinking it was probably a message from China Mobile or some news alerts.
But then, it vibrated every few minutes.
After half an hour, the meeting finally ended.
He remained seated, not getting up immediately, and took out his phone to take a look.
It wasn’t junk messages, but rather notifications of deductions from his bank card.
He scrolled through the messages, one by one, each spending amount starting at five digits, with none below five digits.
For a moment, he thought he was being robbed.
Then he remembered he had given his secondary card to Ms. Liang.
He muttered, “No way? Just got out of the hospital and went on a shopping spree?”
After muttering, another deduction notification of over fifty thousand came through.
Women truly spend money like water.
He shook his head, put away his phone, and left the conference room.
At this time, in the mall, Lan Yan was at a loss for words to describe her feelings.
Although it wasn’t her first time accompanying Mrs. Xiao for shopping, she hadn’t found anything wrong in the previous two times.
But this time, she truly witnessed the frenzy women can be in when shopping.
“Yanyan, come, try this dress on, I think it suits you well.”
“Aunt Yun, you don’t need to buy me more, I don’t lack clothes to wear.”
“Oh, not lacking clothes doesn’t mean you can’t buy; go on, try it.”
Lan Yan glanced at the price, a dress costing five digits, “Aunt Yun, this is too expensive.”
Mrs. Xiao didn’t care about these things, “Don’t worry, this isn’t coming out of Aunt Yun’s pocket, so you don’t need to feel burdened, it’s from your future husband’s money, spend it when needed, don’t be polite with that kid.”
Lan Yan: “…”
Now, Lan Yan felt even more pressured.
But she couldn’t refuse Mrs. Xiao’s enthusiasm.
She had no choice but to obediently try on the clothes.
Soon after, she received a call from Xiao Si.
“Xiao Yanyan, where are you?”
Xiao Si didn’t know his mother was with Lan Yan.
He thought Mrs. Xiao went shopping with her good friends after being discharged.
Lan Yan replied, “I’m with Aunt Yun, what’s the matter?”
“You two are shopping together?”
“Yes.”
Then she heard him ask, “Are you tired?”
Xiao Si knew his mother well and understood Lan Yan too.
One loved shopping, the other didn’t.
So, if Lan Yan went shopping with Ms. Liang, she wouldn’t be able to take it.
“Not too bad.”
Lan Yan replied to him.
Xiao Si said, “You don’t have to always accommodate Ms. Liang, rest if you’re tired; she shops often and won’t feel tired…”
But before he finished, he was interrupted by Ms. Liang.
“You brat, getting a wife and forgetting your mother, I’ve just been discharged you know.”
When he called, Mrs. Xiao happened to be beside her.
Xiao Si: “…How dare I? Besides, your old man loves and cares for you, how can it be my turn? But my little Yan only has me, of course, I have to cherish my woman. Would you even get jealous of that?”
Lan Yan listened to his cheeky words, truly…
It was fine for him to say these things to her usually, but with Mrs. Xiao here now.
He wasn’t embarrassed, but she was!
Mrs. Xiao naturally didn’t feel jealous, “At least you have some conscience, knowing to care for your woman.”
“…”
Then, after shopping for a while longer, they went for lunch.
Mrs. Xiao had bought enough, and after lunch, they headed back home.
When they returned to the Xiao family, the purchased items had mostly been delivered.
After sitting for a short while, Mrs. Xiao said to her, “Yanyan, you should stay here tonight, okay?”
Mrs. Xiao didn’t wait for her answer and decided directly, “I’ll have a room prepared for you, so you can stay tonight without running back and forth.”
Lan Yan said, “Okay, I understand Aunt Yun.”
Then Liang Yun yawned.
Seeing this, Lan Yan suggested, “Aunt Yun, do you want to take a nap?”
She had just been discharged and had gone out for a long time, surely she was tired.
“Alright, I’ll go take a nap, feel free to wander at home, and if you’re tired, go to that kid’s room upstairs and get some rest too.”
Lan Yan nodded.
Then Liang Yun returned to her room.
Lan Yan sat alone in the living room, feeling a bit bored.
So she got up and went to the back garden of the Xiao family.
On the other side, at the hospital.
Xiao Si had just sat down to rest when a call summoned him to the emergency department.
“Doctor Xiao, you’ve arrived.”
“What is the patient’s condition?”
“The patient has acute leukemia and fainted at home, his condition is currently somewhat…”
“What?”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Si paused.
He said, “Director Lao, I’m from the cardiology department, did you find the wrong person for a consultation? You should get someone from hematology.”
Director Lao chuckled, “Of course, I know you’re from cardiology, but I also know you were the leader at the Research Center for Blood Diseases, and I asked the director before calling you.”
Xiao Si: “…”
“Since you’re here, just come in and take a look. I really need your help right now.”
Xiao Si opened his mouth, just about to speak, when Director Lao spoke again, “I know what you’re going to say, the hematology department indeed has many excellent doctors, but I think you’re better.”
“…”
When Xiao Si lifted the curtain and approached the hospital bed, he saw a pale man lying there.
This man’s facial features were quite attractive, but he seemed somewhat familiar.
He felt like he had seen this face somewhere before…
The man who had originally had his eyes closed also opened them while Xiao Si was observing him.
The two exchanged a glance.
Dong Junhao looked at him and then glanced at the badge on his chest, smiled, and slightly opened his mouth, calling out, “Hello, brother-in-law.”
Xiao Si’s face beneath the mask instantly darkened.