Qin He lowered her head and ate her meal in silence.
Xu Wanwan, wanting to persuade her further, noticed tears falling onto her rice.
Startled, she exclaimed, "Qin He, are you crying? I didn't say anything that harsh, did I? Don't be like this—"
Qin He wiped her tears and looked up, saying, "Actually, I know why Gu Qishen doesn't want to see me. He thinks his legs are beyond saving and doesn't want to drag me down."
Xu Wanwan didn't know how to comfort Qin He, stammering, "Perhaps. Your brother analyzed it before and said that could be the reason."
After all, Qin Yun had done something similar in the past.
Qin He finished her meal and sat back at the table. This time, Xu Wanwan didn't try to persuade her.
"Don't worry about Lele. Your mother is there with him every day now."
Qin He nodded. Ming Yuzhu had intended to come to her, but Qin He worried that her mother would be heartbroken seeing her so consumed by grief. That's why she had deliberately persuaded Ming Yuzhu to go look after Lele.
It was already eight in the evening. Qin He had revised the treatment plan several times on a scratch piece of paper, but the success rate remained stubbornly low.
Xu Wanwan had already left. The Qin family home had been set on fire and the entire house needed to be rebuilt, but not a single member of the Qin family had any free time.
Qin Yun was currently investigating the people who had kidnapped Lele. Ming Yuzhu needed to look after Lele. Qin He, meanwhile, was in the hospital researching Gu Qishen's condition.
The task of rebuilding the Qin family home had fallen onto Xu Wanwan, the future daughter-in-law.
In the hospital room, Qin He threw a failed refinement plan aside in frustration.
Her chest felt heavy. She got up and walked to the window, opening it.
The night breeze blew in, slightly lifting her spirits. These past few days, Gu Qishen's past self had kept flashing before her eyes.
There had been nights in the past when he had climbed through her window to enter the Qin residence.
Qin He's gaze was gentle yet firm.
Her relationship with Gu Qishen had been kept a secret from her master and the Ming family of Hai City.
However, this matter had not remained unknown to Qingyan Mansion.
Recently, Mo had mobilized the full strength of Qingyan Mansion to search for the group who had kidnapped Lele.
Qin He looked up at the night sky, her eyes sharp with a hint of steel.
She turned back and looked at the corner of the *Wan Fang Lun* peeking out from under the pillow on the hospital bed.
The *Wan Fang Lun* she had given them originally was a fake.
Qin He was certain that the other party had never seen the real one, otherwise, this book would never have ended up in their hands.
As long as the *Wan Fang Lun* was in her possession, these people would eventually reappear.
Now that she harbored a deep hatred for them, she would never give up the *Wan Fang Lun*.
She needed to use the *Wan Fang Lun* as bait to lure out the mastermind.
After standing by the window for a while, Qin He's gaze landed on a car parked in the empty lot outside the building.
It was a Gu family car.
Qin He squinted, and saw Madam Gu get out of the car and enter the building.
If Madam Gu were to persuade Gu Qishen, would he listen?
Qin He pondered for a moment, then turned and opened the hospital room door. She walked to the elevator, intending to press the button, but saw that the elevator display showed it was stopped on the seventh floor.
It was late at night, and very few people were using the elevator.
Qin He paused. Madam Gu had gone to the seventh floor, but Gu Qishen's hospital room was on the fourth floor.
In an instant, she realized Lele was on the seventh floor.
Qin He pursed her lips, hesitant. Gu Qishen now knew that Lele was his son, and it seemed Gu Qishen had no intention of taking Lele back.
As the elevator ascended to her floor, Qin He stepped in and pressed the button for the seventh floor.
The elevator reached the seventh floor. Qin He stepped out and walked down the corridor.
After only a few steps, she saw not far away, by Lele's hospital room door, Madam Gu standing outside, looking in through the small observation window.
Her cautious demeanor made Qin He feel a pang of sympathy.
When Qin He approached, Madam Gu was still engrossed in her observation, unaware of her presence.
"Madam Gu," Qin He called out softly.
Madam Gu started, then turned and saw Qin He, a sheepish embarrassment on her face. "Qin He, why are you here?"
After speaking, Madam Gu realized she had asked the wrong question. "You've come to see Lele, haven't you?"
Qin He nodded. "You're here to see him too? Why aren't you going in?"
Through the observation window, Qin He saw Ming Yuzhu sitting by Lele's side.
Madam Gu hesitated for a few seconds, then looked at Lele in the hospital room with great affection. "Qin He, to be honest with you, when I learned I had a grandson, I almost wanted to take him to my side no matter what. But—Qishen told me not to acknowledge Lele."
Madam Gu's voice trembled as she spoke. "I just come to secretly see him. He's my only grandson."
Qin He was touched by Madam Gu's expression. She pursed her lips and opened the hospital room door. "Please, come in and see him. Don't worry, I won't tell Gu Qishen. I can't even see him right now."
Madam Gu looked at Qin He intently for a moment. "Thank you."
With that, she turned and walked into the hospital room.
Inside the room, Ming Yuzhu looked up when she heard the sound and was surprised to see Madam Gu.
"Mom, Madam Gu has come to see Lele," Qin He followed closely and said.
Ming Yuzhu nodded and whispered, "He just fell asleep."
Madam Gu stared at her grandson on the hospital bed, her eyes moist. "How is Lele's injury?"
Ming Yuzhu's voice was gentle. "When the accident happened, Lele had some abrasions on his legs. They've healed these past few days."
Qin He had intended to let Madam Gu hold Lele, but Lele was asleep at the moment. Madam Gu stood by the hospital bed, holding her bag, staring at Lele without moving.
Her gaze was fervent and loving.
Qin He's heart fluttered slightly. Blood relation was a strange thing. Madam Gu's gaze held a tenderness Qin He had never seen before.
Madam Gu didn't stay in the hospital room for long before coming out.
Seeing this, Qin He followed Madam Gu out of the room and escorted her all the way to the elevator entrance.
Madam Gu then turned to look at Qin He, her hand clutching her bag tightly.
"Qin He, I know I had a prejudice against you before and deliberately made things difficult for you. So, I understand why you kept Lele's identity hidden. But I'm grateful to you for letting me see him today."
Qin He was slightly taken aback. Gu Qishen's injury this time seemed to have changed many people. The arrogant and overbearing Madam Gu of the past had vanished.
"Lele is your grandson, after all. It's just—"
Qin He pursed her lips. "He can't return to the Gu family now, and I can't leave him."
"I understand," Madam Gu said, her gaze dimming.
Qin He looked up at Madam Gu and continued, "Madam Gu, actually, I came out with you because I have something to discuss with you. Regarding Gu Qishen's condition, I have a treatment plan. I'd like to ask you to persuade him to accept this treatment plan."
A treatment plan!
Madam Gu's eyes lit up. She had only heard words like amputation and no hope from Shen Bin lately, and had become disheartened.
At this moment, a spark ignited in her eyes. "What treatment plan? Qin He, do you have a way to cure Qishen's legs?"