If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 656: Chapter 656: Don’t Cross His Line
 

By the time he returned upstairs, the surgery was still in progress.

Zhou Ran had already taken a seat. Worry was written on her face, but it was mostly composed.

The atmosphere around was still bitterly cold. No sound could be heard anywhere, and the door to the operating room remained motionless as time ticked away.

Just then, Wen Zhiyuan happened to pass by and paused to take a look.

“What’s wrong?” Wen Zhiyuan asked softly.

Wen Zhiyuan, in his white coat, was gentle and calm like jade, carrying a medical report in his hand.

“Father is undergoing surgery,” Shen Chi said indifferently.

Wen Zhiyuan patted his shoulder, “It’ll be alright.”

“At work?” Shen Chi asked him.

“Yes, arranging a consultation for a patient,” Wen Zhiyuan nodded warmly.

“Then you go ahead. I won’t hold you up,” Shen Chi said.

“It’s fine, I still have to wait for a few more people.”

After saying that, Wen Zhiyuan was silent for a while, his eyes hesitant. After a long pause, as if he had just remembered something, he looked up.

“Does Shen Di still have to take so much medication each time?”

Shen Chi nodded, “Yes, quite a bit. You saw it yourself last time I came to get the medication from the hospital.”

“Qin Chen can’t control her,” Wen Zhiyuan sighed and frowned.

He had told her so many times to wear high heels less, yet every time he saw her, she was almost always in high heels. He had also advised her on what she could and couldn’t eat. She probably took all that as if it was just wind blowing by her ears.

Qin Chen would take care of her, but he could definitely not control her!

Shen Chi curled the corner of his lips and glanced at Wen Zhiyuan, “If Qin Chen can’t control her, then you try.”

“With her temperament, I can’t serve her,” Wen Zhiyuan said bluntly, his face regaining its indifference.

“Fine, if you can’t handle her, then let Qin Chen do it. It’s all the same,” Shen Chi said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

Wen Zhiyuan did not speak this time, but his brows were still furrowed.

“By the way, it’s been five years since you returned to China. Don’t you plan to take over the Luo Family Medical Group?”

Shen Chi looked around. The place was spacious and grand, with tasteful and distinctive decoration, attentive service, excellent medical skills among the doctors, and most of the medical equipment imported from abroad.

Such a Luo Family Medical Group truly deserved the title of the best private hospital in C City.

However, over a decade ago, it wasn’t called Luo Family Medical Group but rather Wen Family Medical Group.

Ten years ago, when Wen Zhiyuan was studying in Australia, his father became seriously ill and urgently wanted him to return and take over the family business.

But Wen Zhiyuan did not return, and the vast family business fell into the hands of his uncle, even the name was changed.

Wen Zhiyuan didn’t fuss about it; he had never cared much for these things, not to mention he thought he didn’t have the energy to manage such a large hospital.

Now, just being a doctor who saves and helps the injured, he felt quite content.

“Since it has already become Luo Family Medical Group, why stir up a storm of blood and violence,” Wen Zhiyuan said lightly.

When the family business fell into the hands of his uncle, for one, he had not planned to return to the country, and secondly, his uncle had employed underhanded tactics and leverage.

He knew all this, but he didn’t want to fight over it.

Shen Chi nodded; he knew Wen Zhiyuan was gentle-natured and didn’t care about these things.

“If there’s anything I can help with, just say the word,” Wen Zhiyuan told Shen Chi.

“Alright, you go ahead,” Shen Chi nodded.

This time, Wen Zhiyuan finally left with his medical report.

After about half an hour more of waiting, the operating room doors still hadn’t opened.

Zhou Ran’s usually serene face started to show signs of panic; she probably hadn’t prepared herself for all of this yet.

At that moment, Shen Chi received a call from Xu Chaomu.

“Mumu.”

“It’s noon, are you coming back for lunch?” Xu Chaomu sprawled on the table, staring at a table full of dishes, a little absent-minded.

“No, you eat by yourself.”

“What about dinner?”

“We’ll see.”

“Oh,” Xu Chaomu didn’t understand why he was so busy, she cautioned, “Then, when you’re outside, drink less.”

“Yes, and when I’m not there, make sure you eat more,” he said.

“Alright, I won’t mistreat myself, so I’m hanging up, okay!” After that, she hung up the phone.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Chi’s mouth; Xu Chaomu was quite obedient today.

She probably heard about Yu Weiwei and Li Beiting getting married and was in a good mood, he guessed.

Time passed second by second with a “tick-tock,” as Zhou Ran paced restlessly outside the operating room, now sitting, now standing, filled with anxiety.

A layer of sweat formed on the foreheads of the maids and bodyguards, but with no orders given, none of them dared to leave.

Just then, the doors to the operating room suddenly opened.

The first to rush forward was Zhou Ran, with Shen Chi right behind her.

Several doctors who hadn’t yet had time to take off their masks came out and nodded to them.

“Doctor, how is it?” Zhou Ran suppressed everything in her heart and asked casually.

Her face showed no emotion; she was always one to keep her feelings hidden.

The chief surgeon removed his mask and spoke evenly, “It’s fine now, the surgery was very successful.”

Zhou Ran finally seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, her face visibly more relaxed and not as tense anymore.

“However, you must be attentive in caring for the patient. Though his condition is under control now, there is always the risk of relapse. If any issues arise, he must be taken to the hospital immediately, without delay,” the doctor continued calmly.

“Yes, I understand,” Zhou Ran nodded.

Shen Chi also heard the doctor’s words, and it seemed he needed to consider having his father stay in the hospital.

At that time, Shen Cexian was wheeled out.

The surgery had indeed been very successful; Shen Cexian was already awake when he was brought out, his eyes wide as he looked at everyone outside the operating room.

He did not expect Shen Chi to be there.

Upon seeing Shen Chi, his eyes widened in anger, his face filled with rage.

But because of the anesthesia leaving him weak, he could only be pushed by the nurse past Shen Chi.

Shen Chi looked down and did not miss the fury in his father’s eyes. The anger was burning fiercely as if he wished he could tear him apart.

No wonder, after being confined by him for so long, his father must have been filled with deep-seated hate.

In the past, his father was among the most prominent figures in C City, conquering the business seas and bringing glory to Shen Group.

Now being confined by his own son, he must have felt immense frustration.

But Shen Chi remained unmoved; he had said before not to touch his bottom line.

Zhou Ran followed and ran over. When Shen Cexian was taken into the ward by the nurses, Zhou Ran finally couldn’t hold back and called out “Cexian”…

After the surgery, Shen Chi still hadn’t entered the ward. Driven by the anesthesia, Shen Cexian fell into a drowsy sleep as well.

Zhou Ran gently closed the ward door for him and walked outside.

Shen Chi hadn’t left yet; he stood by the window, solitary and alone.

“Achi, aren’t you going to go in and see your father?” sighed Zhou Ran.

“I think he probably doesn’t want to see me,” Shen Chi turned his head back.