Shen Peichuan rushed over and inquired, “How is he?”
The doctor first asked, “Are you the patient’s family?”
After a moment of hesitation, Shen Peichuan nodded, “That’s right.”
“The patient is in a critical state. Please prepare for the worst.” He then passed him a piece of paper and continued, “I need a family member’s signature for this operation.”
Shen Peichuan’s ears were ringing and did not want to believe what the doctor just told him.
What do you mean be prepared for the worst?
“Please sign here. You’re delaying the treatment,” the doctor reminded him.
Shen Peichuan came to his senses and replied, “I’ll sign it.”
A life was at stake here, and Su Zhan’s only relative was Grandma Su. He could not possibly get Grandma Su here.
After signing, he dialed Zong Jinghao.
Zong Jinghao was at a hospital as well, but not the same hospital as Su Zhan. Su Zhan was sent to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Lin Xinyan asked Zong Jinghao, “What did Su Zhan want them to drink earlier?”
She was curious when she heard it while eating.
Zong Jinghao refused to say anything, but Lin Xinyan continued pestering him, “I’ll bite you if you don’t tell me.”
Zong Jinghao teased, “Where do you want to bite me?”
Lin Xinyan blinked coquettishly and smiled. She pointed at his lips. “Here?”
Zong Jinghao raised his chin for her and replied, “Go ahead.”
Lin Xinyan leaned forward and bit his lip. She did not exert a lot of strength, but she still left a mark.
Zong Jinghao wiped his face in disgust. “That’s a lot of saliva.”
“Serves you right for not telling me,” Lin Xinyan grumbled. “Consider yourself lucky that I didn’t bite you to death.”
Zong Jinghao grabbed her by the waist and teased, “You women sure are vicious.”
“Well, it’s too late for you to realize it only now! You won’t be able to get rid of me however hard you try!” Lin Xinyan rested her head on his arm and looked up at the ceiling. She commented, “There’s one week left to eight months.”
She turned around to face Zong Jinghao and queried, “Are you excited?”
Zong Jinghao nodded, placed an arm around her, and kissed her forehead. “It’s my child; of course I’m excited! I missed the chance for Xichen and Ruixi, but this time, I’ll make sure to be by your side. I’ve already talked to the doctor about it. I can stay with you during delivery…”
“No,” Lin Xinyan refused immediately.
She did not want him to be there.
Childbirth was not a pretty sight and she did not want Zong Jinghao to witness her in that state.
Zong Jinghao seemed to realize something and comforted her, “You’re giving birth to a child for me. I’ll love you however you look like.”
Lin Xinyan still did not like the idea. “No means no.”
After all, there were a lot of people present, including doctors and nurses, while her lower body was naked.
“Tell me honestly, am I your first woman?” Lin Xinyan asked once again. She pinched his cheek and continued, “Why do you know so much? Are you feeling guilty? Is that why you don’t want to tell me?”
Zong Jinghao did not know how to reply. Looks like there’s no avoiding this one, huh.
He cleared his throat. “What Su Zhan meant was to drink wine.”
“Is that all?” Lin Xinyan continued. It can’t be a normal method of drinking then. Why else would they act so suspiciously?
Zong Jinghao paused before adding, “Well, it’s nuptial wine…”
“You can’t fool me!” Lin Xinyan refused to believe that that was all to it.
Zong Jinghao glanced at her and complained, “I haven’t finished yet. Quit interrupting me!”
Lin Xinyan fell silent and motioned for him to continued.
Zong Jinghao described, “The first step is to drink nuptial wine, then to feed each other mouth-to-mouth. Lastly…”
He turned to Lin Xinyan, who backed away slightly. “There’s more?”
Zong Jinghao nodded with a serious expression and started to scrutinize every part of her body.
Lin Xinyan snapped, “What are you looking at?”
Zong Jinghao feigned ignorance and replied, “It’s nothing.”
After that, he hugged her to sleep.
Lin Xinyan queried, “Are all of you men so dirty-minded?”
Zong Jinghao tightened his grip and teased, “I’m only dirty-minded when it comes to you.”
“Who knows how many women have fallen victim to your perverted thoughts? After all, you know so much!” Lin Xinyan exclaimed. Naturally, she believed him, but she would not let him off just like that.
Zong Jinghao chuckled, “You’re right. Perhaps I should try it out then.”
“Try what?”
“Well, executing my dirty thoughts when it comes to other women…”
“Don’t you dare!”
Zong Jinghao gave a wry smile and queried, “What will you do about it?”
Lin Xinyan scowled, “I’ll chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!”
Why does that line sound so familiar? Did I say that to her before?
After a short chat, she fell asleep in Zong Jinghao’s arms.
Just as he was half-asleep, his phone rang.
Lin Xinyan muttered, “Is your phone ringing?”
Zong Jinghao glanced at the phone on his desk and saw that the caller was Shen Peichuan. He was more reliable than Su Zhan and would not call at this hour for no rhyme or reason, so he picked it up.
“Hello?”
“Su Zhan got involved in a traffic accident and it’s rather serious. He’s being resuscitated at the hospital now. I’m not sure what to do, but I’m at the hospital now. Any ideas?”
Zong Jinghao bolted upright and exclaimed, “What did you say?”
“Su Zhan got involved in a traffic accident,” Shen Peichuan repeated.
Zong Jinghao furrowed his brows. “How did he get into an accident?”
“Drink-driving.”
Lin Xinyan’s eyes widened as well. “What happened? What accident? Who got hurt?”
“Su Zhan. I need to go take a look.” Zong Jinghao got out of bed and asked which hospital Su Zhan was in.
After that, he hung up and looked for a clean set of clothing.
Lin Xinyan queried, “Is it serious?”
“Yes. Shen Peichuan is already in the hospital. If it were just a few scratches, he wouldn’t have called,” Zong Jinghao explained while putting on his coat.
After that, he ruffled Lin Xinyan’s hair and assured her, “Don’t worry, Shen Peichuan and I will be there. Sleep well.”
Lin Xinyan nodded. After some thought, she offered, “Shall I call Qin Ya?”
Zong Jinghao mulled over it and decided, “Give her a call.”
The two of them had not reconciled all this time, and Qin Ya might relent after finding out that Su Zhan was injured.
Lin Xinyan nodded. “Stay safe on the road.”
Now that something like this happened to Su Zhan, she became unsettled.
Zong Jinghao nodded his acknowledgment and called Zhuang Zijin over as he did not feel safe leaving her alone.
Due to her physical condition, Lin Xinyan was unable to send Zong Jinghao off. After he left, she dialed Qin Ya’s number.
Most people were asleep at this hour, and that included Qin Ya. She was especially busy that day and only got home at around eleven at night, so she went to bed after washing up.
However, she was aroused from her sleep by her phone.
She groggily reached for her phone and answered it.
“Qin Ya?” Lin Xinyan called out.
