Shen Peichuan finished his soup and said, “Grandma Su, let me send you back.”
But the old woman was strong-headed about not leaving the place. She told everyone that she was not going to leave until Su Zhan woke up.
Shen Peichuan advised her, “It’s not like you can do anything here. There’s no place here for you to rest, and Qin Ya has to look after Su Zhan too. She won’t be free to take care of you too, especially since it’s so hard for you to move around. Just let me send you back.”
Grandma Su replied. “I don’t need to go back to the hospital. I am fine, and I don’t need any treatment.”
“Alright, how about I help you to check out of the hospital? You can stay at home today. Grandma Su, there really aren’t any places you can stay here.”
The old woman didn’t want to leave her grandson’s side. She knew she wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway if she went home.
“I just want to watch him through the night. I want to be the first person to know when he wakes up.” Grandma Su glanced at her grandson and sighed. Her spirit was down in the drain.
Qin Ya responded, “If he wakes up, I promise I’ll let you know right away!”
Grandma Su looked at the earnest expression on Qin Ya’s face and finally gave in. Indeed, she had difficulty moving around. Qin Ya would have to divert her attention from her precious grandson if she stuck around.
Before leaving, Grandma Su nagged on, “Remember to call me the moment he wakes up!”
Qin Ya replied, “Alright!”
Shen Peichuan ushered Grandma Su out of the room while Sang Yu tidied up.
Before she left, she glanced at Su Zhan.
She thought to herself, He sure has a lot of patience, to stay still for so long!
“We’ll be taking our leave then,” Sang Yu told Qin Ya.
Qin Ya sent the couple and the old woman to the doorsteps.
Upon reaching his car, Shen Peichuan helped Grandma Su onto the car.
As Shen Peichuan strapped Grandma Su into her seat, she spoke, “Peichuan, can I trouble you with something?”
Shen Peichuan asked Sang Yu to take of the elderly before he replied, “Yes, how can I help you?”
“After I get discharged from the hospital tomorrow, I need to look for a new maid.”
Her previous maid had left, and Grandma Su was not fond of the caregiver she currently had at the hospital. Now that her leg was crippled, she figured the least she could do was to not add to Qin Ya’s workload since Qin Ya had to take care of Su Zhan.
Shen Peichuan nodded. “I’ll personally help you look for a maid after I get you out of the hospital.”
Grandma Su replied gratefully, “Thank you so much.”
“You don’t have to thank me, for you are like my grandma to me.” Shen Peichuan got onto the driver’s seat and started the engine. The three of them took off in the direction of Grandma Su’s hospital.
About half an hour later, they reached their destination. After helping the old woman to her room, Shen Peichuan said before leaving, “Rest well, Grandma Su. The doctor said there’s a huge chance that Su Zhan is going to wake up. Don’t worry too much.”
The old woman nodded. “Right now, I can only pray for him to wake up soon.”
Shen Peichuan consoled her, “Yes. He will wake up very soon.”
After settling Grandma Su down, Shen Peichuan left with Sang Yu.
Now that there was no one else, Sang Yu could finally shoot her question at Shen Peichuan. “Why is Su Zhan pretending to be in a coma?”
Shen Peichuan didn’t hide the truth from Sang Yu. He told her the entirety of Su Zhan’s dilemma between the two important women in his life and the plan he devised.
“Why didn’t Grandma Su approve of Qin Ya?” Sang Yu felt that Grandma Su was quite friendly to Qin Ya at the hospital just now.
Shen Peichuan stared at his wife but didn’t say anything as she settled into the seat next to him. Sang We turned her head at him. “Is it something you cannot say?”
“Nope.”
Shen Peichuan contemplated for a while and figured that Sang Yu was not a complete outsider. He eventually decided to tell her about Qin Ya being barren.
Sang Yu couldn’t believe her ears. Her eyes widened as she commented, “But with the current technology in medicine, there are many effective treatments for sterile women like Qin Ya.”
Shen Peichuan turned the steering wheel as he said, “It’s not as simple as you think.”
“Then tell me what’s the reason. I will never know if you don’t let me in. What do you have to hide from me? I am your wife.” Sang Yu leaned on Shen Peichuan’s shoulder.
Shen Peichuan mulled for a few seconds before replying, “She was once very badly injured. At that time, she was already pregnant with Su Zhan’s kid. Because of the accident, not only did she lose her baby, but she also lost the ability to bear children again. The doctors also said it could not be treated.”
“Was she hurt because of Su Zhan?” Sang Yu could roughly guess the missing piece of information Shen Peichuan was withholding from her.
Earlier on, Grandma Su seemed to have suggested that Su Zhan did something wrong when she called him a scumbag. Sang Yu was sensitive enough to pick up that piece of fact.
Shen Peichuan only grunted in acknowledgement.
“If that’s the case, shouldn’t Grandma Su be more accepting of Qin Ya since her grandson was the person who caused her to be sterile?” Sang Yu was slightly irritated by the unfair treatment of Grandma Su towards Qin Ya.
Isn’t Qin Ya the victim here? Why is Grandma Su acting like it’s her fault?
“Grandma Su has quite a conservative mindset. Since Su Zhan is the only child of the Su family, she wanted him to have children. She couldn’t accept the Su family not having an heir.”
Huh? How is that a valid reason for her to reject and look down on Qin Ya?
Sang Yu was sure that Grandma Su had probably hurt Qin Ya with her words. Qin Ya was probably desolate herself for not being able to bear children. She must have experienced the uttermost devastation with Grandma Su discounting her for being sterile.
Sang Yu straightened her back. “Would you be like her?”
Shen Peichuan couldn’t quite wrap his head around Sang Yu’s question. “What do you mean?”
“Do you want a kid?” Sang Yu asked.
Shen Peichuan finally understood what Sang Yu meant. He shoved her head into his chest. “For a young girl your age, you sure plan a lot ahead, don’t you?”
Sang Yu fumbled around his chest. “Then, would you abandon me if I can’t bear children?”
“I don’t have that traditional mindset to have an heir no matter what. If Su Zhan is able to accept Qin Ya for not being able to bear children, the same goes for me and you. If you really can’t have children, we can just adopt. If you don’t want children, we can just live alone forever as a couple.”
“What if I like children?” Sang Yu lifted her head to look at her husband. She loved kids. If she ever had her own children, she would spend all of her love on them and protect them from all harms in the world.
Shen Peichuan’s reply was terse. “Then let’s have children.”
Sang Yu joked. “Then when do you think it’s good time for me to get pregnant?”
