"Ranran, don't worry, we'll go to the hospital right away. Grandpa will be alright."
Gu Zheng took Xia Ran's hand directly, offering her silent comfort.
Xia Ran, who had been completely at a loss, snapped back to reality after hearing Gu Zheng's words and immediately tried to leave, but Gu Zheng stopped her.
"Let's take a car, I'll drive you there, that will be faster."
"Okay." Xia Ran replied absentmindedly, no longer caring about his relationship with Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng was afraid that Xia Ran would get distracted, so he held her hand the whole time. He led Xia Ran to the back seat of the car, while he went to the driver's seat and drove directly to the hospital.
Xia Ran was absent-minded the whole way, and even a little scared and trembling.
Why did Grandpa fall into a coma? Why was he hospitalized? Why? Was it because of him?
When they arrived at the hospital, Xia Ran didn't have her phone with her, so she didn't know where Da Zhuang was. In the end, Gu Zheng reacted quickly and asked the nurse at the front desk if there was an elderly person in the ambulance that had just arrived.
Fortunately, the nurse remembered and immediately gave Xia Ran and the others directions.
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran ran straight there and saw Da Zhuang at the entrance of an operating room.
"Dazhuang..." Xia Ran's voice trembled as she called out to Dazhuang.
When Da Zhuang turned his head and saw that it was Xia Ran, his eyes were also slightly red.
"Xia Ran, Grandpa, he..."
Xia Ran, who was already very worried, became even more frightened after seeing Da Zhuang's reaction.
"Where's Grandpa? Dazhuang, where did Grandpa go? Where is he? He's alright, isn't he?"
Xia Ran's voice trembled as she spoke, and her eyes reddened slightly.
Da Zhuang opened his mouth and said with difficulty,
"Grandpa is being resuscitated inside. The doctor said... said..."
"What are you saying!" Xia Ran couldn't help but shout, "What happened to Grandpa?"
"Grandpa... The doctor said that Grandpa's condition is very bad, and told us... told us to prepare ourselves mentally."
Xia Ran took a step back, unable to believe what he had just heard. What did it mean to be mentally prepared?
Chapter 274 What I've always wanted is not thank you
"Ranran." Gu Zheng hugged Xia Ran's waist from behind. "Don't be afraid, Grandpa will be alright."
Xia Ran's eyes reddened, and she felt somewhat at a loss and flustered.
"How could Grandpa be like this? He was perfectly fine when I left."
Dazhuang: "I don't know what happened. I got up to go to the bathroom and heard something fall to the ground. I thought you had dropped something, so I followed you. But I didn't expect that you didn't see it. I saw Grandpa lying there, and he was already unconscious."
"Then I called the hospital, and that's how I ended up here."
Dazhuang was also terrified because Grandpa Xia loved him very much, and he regarded Grandpa Xia as his own grandfather from the bottom of his heart. If something happened to his grandfather, he would feel terrible.
After hearing this, Xia Ran felt even more dazed and guilty.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on going out, Grandpa wouldn't have had this accident. It's all because of me..."
Looking at Xia Ran, Gu Zheng couldn't help but feel heartache.
"Don't think like that, this has nothing to do with you, Grandpa will be fine."
Gu Zheng held Xia Ran's hand tightly. Xia Ran's mind was full of thoughts about her grandfather, and she couldn't care less about what Gu Zheng was doing to her, nor did she have the energy to care.
As soon as Xia Ran finished speaking, the door in front of them opened, and a doctor came out.
"What about the family members? Who are Xia Minghe's family members?"
"I...I am...I am a family member, a doctor, I...my grandfather...how is he?"
Xia Ran tried to calm himself down. He couldn't panic; his grandfather still needed him.
Doctor: "The patient's condition is very bad right now. Our hospital can't help the patient recover completely; we can only temporarily stabilize the patient's condition. The best thing you can do now is to transfer the patient to a hospital in the city."
"Because the patient suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to a fall, this matter cannot be delayed, otherwise the result will be that the patient cannot be saved or will be paralyzed for life."
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran's face turned completely pale.
Gu Zheng: "We will arrange the transfer to another hospital immediately, thank you."
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he gave Da Zhuang a wink, signaling Da Zhuang to come and help Xia Ran, while he went to make a phone call to arrange for her to be transferred to another hospital.
Xia Ran came to her senses when Da Zhuang helped her up.
"Don't help me, I'm fine. Doctor, can I see my grandfather now?"
Doctor: "No, we need to wait for the transfer paperwork to come through. We have to arrange a transfer. Are you transferring the patient yourselves, or will our hospital help you with the transfer?"
Xia Ran opened her mouth, glanced at Gu Zheng who was on the phone next to her, and hesitated for a moment.
But Gu Zheng had already heard them talking, so he walked over and said,
"Please come with us later. I've already made contact with a hospital in Kyoto. I'll give you a call later and ask you to tell me about Grandpa's condition."
When Gu Zheng spoke these words, his tone unconsciously carried a sense of command. The doctor subconsciously nodded in agreement, but after nodding, he felt a little strange. He was actually forced to obey this person's orders.
However, since he had already agreed, he had no choice but to continue.
Moreover, judging from the fact that this person has already made contact with Kyoto, he is probably someone of importance.
Shortly after the doctor finished thinking, he received a call from the hospital director, who said that someone from the higher-ups wanted him to talk about Xia Minghe's situation.
After hearing this, he felt a wave of fear wash over him. Thank goodness he hadn't said anything rash, otherwise…
Not long after the doctor left, Xia Ran was helped by Da Zhuang to slump down on a bench in the corridor.
Meanwhile, Gu Zheng was on the phone, which Xia Ran overheard. Gu Zheng was asking someone to find an expert in this field to come and wait.
After hearing this, Xia Ran felt a sense of unease. He was about to have nothing to do with Gu Zheng anymore, so why was Gu Zheng still being so kind to him and helping him so much?
Xia Ran opened her mouth, as if to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
What could he say? He couldn't say anything. He really wanted to avoid Gu Zheng's help, but given his grandfather's current condition, he knew all too well that having Gu Zheng's help would make things much easier.
Therefore, he dares not refuse now.
Dazhuang was no longer his usual joking self; he was enveloped in a look of worry.
When Gu Zheng turned around after finishing his call, he saw Xia Ran looking at him with a complicated expression and a hint of something he wanted to say but couldn't.
Gu Zheng immediately knew what Xia Ran was thinking.
A hint of heartache flickered in his eyes. He walked over and sat down next to Xia Ran, saying...
"Don't think too much about it. Let's take good care of Grandpa first. Don't worry, I've already sent some professional doctors over. Grandpa will be fine."
Hearing these words, Xia Ran pursed her lips and said thank you with some difficulty.
Gu Zheng: "No need to thank me, it's all what I should do. Don't worry, I promise you, I will definitely not let anything happen to Grandpa."
He was already extremely unwilling to believe Gu Zheng, but at this moment, he was actually willing to believe Gu Zheng.
No, it shouldn't be said that he was willing to believe Gu Zheng, but rather that at this moment, Gu Zheng inexplicably made him want to believe him from the bottom of his heart.
The transfer procedures were completed quickly, and the car was ready. Xia Ran was going to go with Grandpa Xia first, while Da Zhuang had to stay at home to pack his things, since he couldn't just leave everything at home unattended.
But unexpectedly, Gu Zheng was also going along. Xia Ran held back for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "..."
"You...you don't need to come along anymore. Go see the children. Thank you for what you did this time."
Gu Zheng got into the car with Xia Ran without hesitation and said,
“What I want is never a thank you. Besides, someone will take the child back. I don’t trust you to be alone. And with me here, it will be easier to talk to the hospital.”
Hearing this, Xia Ran moved her lips slightly, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
On the way, Xia Ran was in no mood to talk and was in a daze.
Gu Zheng knew that Xia Ran was in a bad mood, so he just stayed with her silently without saying anything.
When we arrived at the hospital in Kyoto, there were already doctors waiting there.
After they got off the bus, the doctors picked up Grandpa Xia directly from another vehicle.
Xia Ran then saw Grandpa Xia.
Grandpa Xia was covered in all sorts of medical tubes, and even from a distance, you could see that his face was ashen.
Xia Ran's legs went numb instantly; he was so afraid that something would happen to his grandfather.
Chapter 275 Serious
Gu Zheng helped Xia Ran up, "Don't be afraid, Grandpa will be alright."
Xia Ran nodded absentmindedly, his gaze lingering on his grandfather for a moment, as if afraid that he might lose sight of him if he wasn't paying attention.
Gu Zheng understood Xia Ran, so he silently stayed by her side.
Grandpa Xia was quickly transferred to the emergency room by the doctor, and Xia Ran could only wait anxiously at the door.
Waiting is always agonizing, and Xia Ran felt that every minute and every second was incredibly difficult and frightening.
Time passed very slowly. After a long time, the door was finally opened, and a doctor walked in.
"Congratulations, the patient is out of danger. However, you should be more careful in the future. The elderly patient is getting on in years and still needs someone to be with him/her."
Xia Ran's tense mood instantly relaxed, and her eyes, which had been holding back, instantly reddened.
"Thank you, thank you, doctor."
"You're welcome." The doctor smiled. "Then, Mr. Gu, Madam, I'll go see the old man now. He'll be moved to a ward later and will wake up tomorrow."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." Xia Ran could only say thank you; she couldn't say anything else.
He was too lazy to care about the doctor calling him "Madam," or perhaps he simply didn't care. All he wanted was for his grandfather to be well.
Gu Zheng: "See, I told you, Grandpa will be fine."
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran subconsciously looked at Gu Zheng and realized that Gu Zheng had been holding her hand the whole time.
He pulled his hand away and whispered, "Thank you. Please have them check the fee later, and I'll transfer the money to you."