The child was so well-behaved, but now he's turned out like this.
After He Xiu finished speaking, he waited for Xia Ran's reply. He said this partly to thoroughly test Xia Ran, and partly to give Gu Chen a good talking-to. The child was so well-behaved, and he would feel bad if something really happened to him.
After a long while, Xia Ran seemed to have made up her mind and said to He Xiu,
"Dr. He, can you do me a favor?"
"Okay." He Xiu nodded without even thinking.
Xia Ran: "I'll buy you a bag of White Rabbit milk candy. If Gu Zheng lets you get close to the child, give him the candy and tell him to be good, eat well, and that a real man shouldn't cry all the time."
"Also, tell him he can only eat one a day, otherwise his teeth will rot. Of course, if Gu Zheng doesn't allow you to say these things, then forget it. Consider this the last thing I'll do for the child. After that, it has nothing to do with me anymore."
It's unclear whether Xia Ran was saying that last sentence to He Xiu or to himself.
But that's all he could say. No matter what, the child has nothing to do with him now. The only reason he would say these last words is because the child... after all, called him "Dad" for so long.
He Xiu nodded after hearing this, as if he wasn't surprised at all.
"Okay, I'll go over there tonight. Your leg should be fine. You can be discharged if you want, as long as you rest well at home."
Xia Ran: "Thank you."
He Xiu came out of the ward and immediately saw Da Zhuang sitting on the bench outside the ward.
He raised an eyebrow and went back into the ward.
Da Zhuang, who had stood up as soon as he saw He Xiu come out, was left bewildered.
Xia Ran was also somewhat surprised by He Xiu's return and asked...
"Is there anything else, Dr. He?"
He Xiu walked to the bedside, adjusted his glasses, and asked,
"Does your friend have a boyfriend/girlfriend?"
"Huh??" Xia Ran's eyes widened.
He Xiu maintained the same expression. "I was just asking casually. After all, he's always here with you, and he seems to have a lot of free time."
Hearing this, Xia Ran didn't think much of it, and just chuckled and said...
“He doesn’t have a girlfriend. He originally planned to come and visit me for a while, but then this happened, so he stayed at the hospital with me.”
A glint flashed in He Xiu's eyes before he nodded, told him to get some rest, and then left.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Dazhuang standing there. Thinking of what Xia Ran had just said, his tone involuntarily softened.
"Don't worry, he's basically fine now and can be discharged." He Xiu closed the door.
"However, just in case something happens, it would be best if we added each other on WeChat so we can communicate promptly if anything comes up. My WeChat ID is my phone number, you can add me directly."
Upon hearing He Xiu's words, Da Zhuang's expression stiffened, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. He looked at He Xiu and whispered,
"I'm sorry, Dr. He, I... I accidentally lost your business card the other day, so I don't have your phone number now, so..."
He would never admit that he had completely forgotten to remember He Xiu's phone number that day.
He Xiu's expression froze for a moment, but seeing the guilty and uneasy look on the person in front of him, he could only pretend to be nonchalant.
"It's okay, forget about it, we can just add it all up now."
Upon hearing this, Da Zhuang quickly took out his phone and added He Xiu on WeChat. He was actually quite afraid that Dr. He would get angry, since Dr. He seemed to have a bad temper.
If He Xiu knew what Da Zhuang was thinking, I wonder how he would feel.
He Xiu put his phone into the pocket of his white coat with satisfaction and said to Da Zhuang in a very serious tone,
"Although Xia Ran is fine now, I'm still a little worried. You need to report Xia Ran's situation to me every day, just in case."
Upon hearing this, Dazhuang nodded without the slightest doubt and said,
"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll send you a message every day to report on Xia Ran's condition. Thank you so much, Dr. He."
Although Dazhuang felt that Dr. He seemed to have a bad temper, he thought that he had a good heart.
Look, even though Xia Ran is about to be discharged from the hospital, he still made a special trip to come and check on her.
It wasn't until the two of them moved in together that Dazhuang realized how foolish he had been!
What a load of rubbish! What a load of rubbish! This is clearly a sheep in wolf's clothing!
He Xiu nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips, and then left.
Da Zhuang pushed open the door to Xia Ran's ward and paused again when he saw Xia Ran sitting blankly on the bed.
Xia Ran seemed to be radiating sadness. Was Dr. He really alright?
Although that's what he thought, Dazhuang didn't show it on his face. He simply walked over, sat down on the edge of the bed, and said...
"Xia Ran, you can be discharged from the hospital now. What are your plans for the future?"
Xia Ran snapped out of her daze and said,
"I want to find an apartment to rent for a short period of time first, and then go back to my hometown to visit my grandfather. Dazhuang, I'm really sorry, you came here to visit me, but I ended up having to take care of me for so many days."
"Don't worry, once I've recovered from my injury, I'll definitely spend a few days playing with you."
Da Zhuang rolled his eyes at Xia Ran and said,
"What? You've grown distant after not seeing each other for a while? You should focus on recovering from your injury. I'm quite free right now. I already gave myself a six-month vacation. I'll go wherever you go during these six months and have some fun."
Dazhuang's family owns a large farm, the kind with several, so he doesn't need to worry about work or money at all. He has been helping out at home since graduation, and now that everything at home is settled, he wants to take a vacation for himself.
Hearing Dazhuang's words, Xia Ran's face lit up with a smile, and she said,
"Okay, you can come back to my hometown with me. My hometown is pretty good. I'll show you around properly, and all the expenses will be covered by me."
"Alright!" Da Zhuang patted Xia Ran on the shoulder without any hesitation. "Then I won't hold back. You'll be bleeding money when the time comes."
Xia Ran didn't want to stay in the hospital any longer, so Da Zhuang found a place to stay online and helped Xia Ran get discharged.
In the evening, He Xiu arrived at the Gu family's house carrying a large box. When he followed Uncle Wang in, the first thing he saw was Gu En sitting in the living room.
He had never had a good impression of Gu En, so he simply pretended not to see her.
Chapter 176 Xia Ran Hates Him
However, Gu En tensed up the moment she saw He Xiu coming over. What was He Xiu going to do at this time?
Although Gu En clearly disliked He Xiu's arrival, she still put on a welcoming expression.
"Dr. He, what brings you here? Are you looking for Brother Zheng? He's in his study right now, I'll go get him."
Since Gu Zheng had already resolved the issue he was most worried about during the day, he wasn't too worried now. He just needed to pick up the report tomorrow.
"No, I'm not here to see Gu Zheng, I'm here to see Gu Chen. Someone asked me to come and deliver something to him."
When Gu En heard that He Xiu had come to see Gu Chen, the smile on her face froze for a moment.
Uncle Wang's face showed a hint of excitement as he asked,
"Someone sent you here? Was it Xia..."
“Yes.” He Xiu nodded immediately, before Uncle Wang could say the name Xia Ran.
Gu En also heard what Uncle Wang said. Although Uncle Wang didn't say everything, Gu En understood it.
Xia what? Xia Ran?
Gu En was seething with hatred inside, but she still pretended to be indifferent on the surface.
Xia Ran, right? He originally wanted to kindly let Xia Ran go, but now it seems impossible.
"Alright, alright, I'll take you upstairs. The young master hasn't come out of his room yet." Uncle Wang was extremely excited.
Upon hearing this, He Xiu frowned and asked,
"What do you mean by 'stayed in the room the whole time'?"
Uncle Wang: "He hasn't come out since he came back from the hospital this morning, no matter how much we try to coax him."
"Then you didn't force us to open the door and go in?" He Xiu quickened his pace.
It's been so long and they haven't come out yet. It's easy for something to happen to the child if they're alone in the room.
Upon hearing He Xiu's words, Uncle Wang sighed and said,
"I originally wanted to have someone force the door open, but the young master wouldn't allow it, saying that we shouldn't spoil the child, and that the child would come out when he was hungry."
"Bullshit!" Even He Xiu couldn't help but curse. "What do you mean by 'the child will come out when he's hungry'? Doesn't he know that it's easy for something to happen to a child if he's left alone in a room like that?"
"And they haven't even come out since being discharged from the hospital, how hungry must they be?"
As He Xiu spoke, his pace quickened considerably.
Gu En watched from behind and had the servants help him upstairs. He wanted to see what Xia Ran had asked this doctor to bring.
He really underestimated Xia Ran's shamelessness. Things had already developed to this point, yet he still had the nerve to send people over.
Or is it that Xia Ran hasn't given up at all? Is she trying to use the child to tie Zheng Ge down?
Unfortunately, Xia Ran misunderstood. The child was his own, and Zheng Ge would never let the child leave him.
He Xiu: "Where is Gu Zheng now? I'll go talk to him."
Wang Bo was eager to have someone to talk to about Gu Zheng, so upon hearing He Xiu's words, he immediately led the way for He Xiu.
Uncle Wang led him to the study, and He Xiu went in after Uncle Wang knocked on the door.
Gu Zheng was dealing with company matters on his computer when he saw He Xiu enter, and his brows immediately furrowed.
What are you doing here?
"You think I wanted to come?" He Xiu rolled his eyes without any politeness. "If someone hadn't felt sorry for the child and asked me to come, I wouldn't have wanted to set foot in your Gu family's house."
"But I didn't know that the famous CEO Gu in the business world was such a heartless person until I came to your house. He actually left such a young child in the room for so long."
Gu Zheng didn't pay much attention to He Xiu's other words, but he immediately heard He Xiu say that someone had asked him to come.
"Someone asked you to come? Who? Was it Xia Ran?"
He Xiu immediately made a sarcastic remark.
"Does it really matter if it's Xia Ran or not? I just came to ask you a question. Someone asked me to come and see the child. They said if the Gu family allows me to see the child, then I can see the child; if the Gu family doesn't allow me to see the child, then I have to leave."