Half an hour later, He Xiu stood up and looked at Xia Ran, saying his last words.
"Life is not just about troubles, but also about many wonderful things, such as a friend who has been waiting for you at the door and says that he is your best friend and that he came to give you a surprise."
"Do you want to ruin your friend's surprise? What about your family? You should think about them."
When He Xiu saw Xia Ran's eyelids twitch, his serious expression softened a bit, and then he turned and left.
Dazhuang waited anxiously at the door, and seeing that half an hour had passed and the doctor still hadn't come out, he was almost ready to open the door and go in.
However, he was afraid that opening the door would disturb the doctor, so he could only wait.
Just as Dazhuang was pacing anxiously at the door, the ward door was suddenly opened from the inside.
Da Zhuang subconsciously turned around, and He Xiu, who was in the ward, was about to come out, so the two bumped into each other by sheer coincidence.
Chapter 162 You have no right to ask Xia Ran
Da Zhuang was a little shorter than He Xiu, so when he bumped into him, he could actually feel He Xiu's pectoral muscles.
However, Dazhuang didn't have time to think too much and immediately asked about Xia Ran's situation.
"Doctor, how is he? Is he alright?"
He Xiu subtly withdrew his hand from Da Zhuang's waist, adjusted his glasses, and said calmly,
"The situation isn't as difficult as I imagined. Don't worry, it's just a psychological issue. It's just that I might not be able to get over it on my own."
"You should talk to him more, but he needs to be hospitalized, whether it's for physical or psychological injuries."
"Really? He's really alright? Then why isn't he talking to me?" Dazhuang was still a little worried.
He Xiu looked down at him. "You don't trust me? Or do you have some suffocating feeling about me?"
Da Zhuang quickly shook his head, "No, no, of course I didn't suffocate you, doctor. I just... I just wanted to ask. Well... thank you, doctor."
After Dazhuang finished speaking, he nervously swallowed.
Good heavens, this doctor's eyes are terrifying. For a moment just now, he felt like the doctor was going to eat him alive.
"Um, doctor, I'm going to see my friend first."
Da Zhuang was about to turn and go into the ward when He Xiu grabbed him.
"Wait a minute, take this business card and save the phone number. Call me if you need anything."
Da Zhuang glanced at the business card in front of him, then at He Xiu, who was holding him back, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Why did he feel this doctor was acting strange? If he wanted to see a doctor, couldn't he just go to the office? Why did he need to give him a business card?
However, Da Zhuang didn't dare say these words out loud. He took the business card, said thank you, and quickly went into the ward.
People often say that you should never offend a doctor, no matter who you offend. After all, Xia Ran is still hospitalized here, and there are still many things that need to be done for her.
He Xiu glanced at the closed door before turning and leaving.
After entering the room, Dazhuang sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Xia Ran with some hesitation, and asked cautiously,
"Xia Ran, don't be afraid, it's me, Da Zhuang. You can tell me what's wrong, okay? Or you don't have to tell me. I hope you get better soon. I really want to go eat hot pot with you. Do you remember the hot pot place near the school gate?"
“I checked online before I came. They have a promotion these days. Shall we go eat there? There are only three days left in their promotion.”
Da Zhuang kept talking, and then randomly put the business card into his pocket.
Da Zhuang originally thought Xia Ran wouldn't answer him, but to his surprise, Xia Ran actually spoke up.
"Dazhuang, thank you, but can you give me some time? Don't worry, I'll definitely go eat hot pot with you then. After I calm down for a couple more days, I'll tell you everything."
Xia Ran still had her eyes closed, but Da Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.
"Okay, you take a nap first, I'll go out and buy some food."
After Xia Ran responded, Da Zhuang turned and left.
He was really hungry. He hadn't eaten anything before he came here, and he was planning to have a big meal after meeting Xia Ran, but who knew that this would happen.
But by sheer coincidence, he ran into Gu Zheng and his group when he went out to buy food.
Upon seeing Gu Zheng and Qin Hao, Da Zhuang instinctively pretended not to see them.
However, Gu Zheng, upon seeing him, stopped him.
"Where's Xia Ran? Is he in this hospital too? How is he?"
Da Zhuang wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Gu Zheng looked much more haggard than when he saw him at the Gu family home earlier.
However, none of this concerned Dazhuang. He now understood that these people were all ganging up on Xia Ran, otherwise Xia Ran wouldn't hate them all.
"What's it to you? Who do you think you are? What right do you have to question Xia Ran? Don't block my way, or even if you are the person Xia Ran has liked for so many years, I'll still beat you up!"
Dazhuang was already tall and big, and his glare was quite intimidating.
Gu Zheng was about to speak instinctively, but Qin Hao quickly pressed his hand down. Then Qin Hao looked at Da Zhuang and said,
"I'm sorry, we didn't mean anything by it. We just wanted to know about Xia Ran's situation, since it would be helpful for her recovery."
Qin Hao dared not let Gu Zheng speak. If he angered the man in front of him, he might become even more unaware of Xia Ran's situation.
Upon hearing Qin Hao's words, Da Zhuang paused for a moment. He thought of some questions the doctor had asked him earlier; to cure an illness, one must know its root cause.
He couldn't get the answer from Xia Ran, so he could only ask Gu Zheng.
"Xia Ran has calmed down for now. The doctor said he needs to find out more about the situation. I'm going to the cafeteria for lunch. If you really want to help Xia Ran, you can come with me."
After saying that, Dazhuang walked out first.
Qin Hao watched as Da Zhuang took two steps before whispering to Gu Zheng,
"Don't be impulsive later. Don't forget, you're the one who made Xia Ran like this. Besides, you and Xia Ran have nothing to do with each other anymore. He's Xia Ran's good brother, and he has every right to help Xia Ran get revenge and beat you up."
Although Qin Hao knew that Da Zhuang was no match for Gu Zheng, Gu Zheng was Xia Ran's friend, while they didn't even have the right to call themselves Xia Ran's friends.
Qin Hao's words, "You're the one who made Xia Ran like this," left Gu Zheng even more dazed.
In the end, Qin Hao dragged him to the hospital cafeteria. Along the way, Gu Zheng was absent-minded and even distracted.
Fortunately, Xia Ran has calmed down.
They just brought the child over. The doctor said she fainted from crying and is still fast asleep. Aunt Gu and the others are watching over her.
There weren't many people in the hospital cafeteria at that time, and Dazhuang found a corner seat to sit down.
Qin Hao pulled Gu Zheng to sit opposite Da Zhuang and took the initiative to ask,
"Hello, my name is Qin Hao, and this is Gu Zheng. What's your name?"
"No comment. I just wanted to know about Xia Ran. If you're not going to tell me, please leave and don't disturb my meal."
Da Zhuang didn't even look up before saying something. Qin Hao, having been rebuffed, didn't dare to show any emotion and could only talk about Xia Ran.
"This Gu Zheng is Xia Ran's ex-husband. I wonder if he has told you that they are already married? And I recognized Gu Zheng the moment I saw you at our house. Also, what you just said about Xia Ran liking someone, do you know that Xia Ran and Gu Zheng are married?"
Gu Zheng sat up straight, subconsciously waiting for Da Zhuang's answer, with a hint of anticipation that he himself didn't realize.
Chapter 163 Then let him go.
Dazhuang swallowed the rice in his mouth, took a sip of soup, and then looked up at the two of them.
As if he had thought of something, Dazhuang's expression turned rather unpleasant, and he even let out a cold snort.
“I didn’t know you were married. Xia Ran didn’t tell me, or rather, he didn’t dare to tell me. But I know he likes Gu Zheng. I knew he liked Gu Zheng from the first day I met him.”
“Back then, it was the beginning of the semester. Xia Ran was quite good-looking, and girls started giving him love letters right away. No matter who gave them to him, he always said he had someone he liked.”
“At first, I just thought he was just trying to appease those people. But one day, I was drinking with him in the dorm and he got drunk. Then he started talking to himself about how he really had someone he liked, and that person’s name was Gu Zheng. Later, I pressed him for details, and he finally told me the truth.”
"As for why I know you, it's because Xia Ran really likes Gu Zheng. He somehow got a photo of you when you were in your school uniform. He treasured it so much that he only showed it to me once."
Hearing Dazhuang's words, Gu Zheng felt a pang of pain in his heart, as if something had been clenched in his chest.
He had known for a long time that Xia Ran liked him, and it was because he knew that he dared to ask Xia Ran to marry him. He felt that since Xia Ran liked him so much, she would definitely not be bad to the child.
As it turned out, Gu Zheng made the right bet. Before, he never felt that Xia Ran's liking for him was a bad thing, as if it were a matter of course.
But now that he's heard it, he feels that it's not like that at all, and he shouldn't have trampled on Xia Ran's feelings like that.
Qin Hao hadn't expected this part, and his guilt towards Xia Ran deepened even more. He really didn't know what Gu Zheng had done to deserve Xia Ran's affection.
To be honest, he and Gu Zheng grew up together, and he felt that Gu Zheng was only a little good-looking and a little rich, but that wasn't anything special about him.
On the contrary, they have a lot of shortcomings, such as a bad temper, a bad personality, and they don't know how to say nice things.
"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. Now it's your turn to tell me. What exactly happened to Xia Ran? What did you do to him? Why did it cause him to break down?"
Da Zhuang had known Xia Ran for a while, and he knew that Xia Ran wasn't such a fragile person. Something must have happened that Xia Ran couldn't accept to make her like this.
Qin Hao glanced at Gu Zheng and noticed that Gu Zheng was looking down, seemingly lost in thought.
Qin Hao sighed softly. He knew that Gu Zheng couldn't say anything, so he had to tell the truth himself.
Da Zhuang couldn't hold back any longer after hearing Qin Hao say that Gu Zheng was using people as substitutes.
"You...you're just bullying Xia Ran because he has no one to back him up? How dare you insult him like this? Deceive him!"
Da Zhuang suddenly stood up. He finally understood how Xia Ran had become like this.
Let alone Xia Ran, if it were him, he probably wouldn't be much better off than Xia Ran.
“It was my fault, but I will do my best to make it up to him.” Gu Zheng looked up at Da Zhuang. “Right now, I just want to know how he is doing and where his hospital room is. I want to go and see him.”
"Heh... what right do you have?" Da Zhuang gave a cold laugh. "Now that you're divorced, Xia Ran has nothing to do with you anymore."
"I'm warning you, you'd better not go looking for Xia Ran again, or I'll beat you every time I see you."
Qin Hao: "I know we were wrong, but we only know about Xia Ran's situation. After all, it was our fault. Knowing about Xia Ran's situation will make us feel a little better."
“We are in the children’s ward now. If you need anything, you can come directly to us, or this is my phone number. You can call me if you need anything.”
Da Zhuang glanced disdainfully at the business card Qin Hao handed him, and of course did not take it.
"Then I hope you never find out, so that I will never feel good about it."
Dazhuang didn't want to waste any more time talking, so he said those words and left.
Gu Zheng instinctively tried to follow, but Qin Hao held him back firmly.