In the next moment, just as he was about to move, a downward force pulled him back to reality.
All his consciousness gushed into his mind, and He Zhichu was completely awake.
When he opened his eyes, his vision was pitch black, and it seemed that he was wearing a mask.
Oxygen poured into his mask continuously, and his spirit gradually recovered.
While he was slowly awakening, Xie Qingying had already changed out of her hospital gown. She was talking to He Chengjian outside the vacuum ward.
“General He, I’d like to ask you for a favor.” Xie Qingying said softly.
She was still wearing her tailored Dior mauve cashmere dress. Her figure was slender, and her actions were graceful.
He Chengjian admired Xie Qingying’s demeanor and told her gently, “General He sounds so distant. I’m a family friend, so you can call me ‘Uncle He’ instead. I can afford that greeting.”
Xie Qingying suddenly raised her head and looked at He Chengjian in surprise. She nodded and greeted him, “Uncle He.”
“Okay, tell me. What’s the matter?” It was obvious that General He saw her in new light.
Xie Qingying was a smart lady, so she sensed his difference. However, what she wanted was not just an empty title, but He Zhichu’s sincerity.
Xie Qingying looked around and her voice turned into a whisper. “Uncle He, I’d like to ask you for a favor. Don’t tell… tell Zhichu about me accepting the experiment and surgery.”
Her face was slightly red, as she still felt embarrassed over it.
“Oh? Why?” He Chengjian asked with interest. He tilted his head and looked at Xie Qingying’s bashful look.
“… I don’t want Young Master He to feel burdened,” Xie Qingying said frankly. “I did the experiment willingly. It’s my own business, and it has nothing to do with Young Master He.”
“You mean to say, you don’t want Zhichu to feel grateful to you because of this?” He Chengjian smiled with an obscure look in his eyes.
Xie Qingying blushed a deeper shade of red. But she still mustered up her courage and said, “Since Uncle He put it in this way, I won’t hide it from you. I like Young Master He very much, but I really hope that he will like me from the bottom of his heart. Feelings between two people should not be complicated by other things.”
What she desired was the pure love between a man and a woman.
She didn’t want gratitude because that was something that should not be present between a man and a woman.
He Chengjian narrowed his eyes and smiled. He put the pipe into his mouth, took a puff, and said, “That’s not easy. I can only promise you that I won’t take the initiative to tell my son about this. But you stood up and said that you wanted to do this experiment in front of so many people. I have no way to shut everyone’s mouths.”
Xie Qingying recalled the situation at the time and felt a little regretful.
She had been too impulsive to say that in front of so many people.
She should have recommended herself to General He and Gu Nianzhi in private. It would be so much easier to conceal this incident.
Xie Qingying pondered over this for a moment and replied calmly, “Never mind then. Do what you have to do. I won’t deliberately distance myself from Young Master He, just because he found out about this.”
“That’s more like it.” He Chengjian patted her shoulder. “When it comes to love, if you know what you want, then go after it. If you can’t even stand how others look at you, how will you win the heart of the person you like?”
As they spoke, He Chengjian noticed Gu Nianzhi and Peter walking over, from the corner of his eye.
He Chengjian smiled at them and said to Xie Qingying, “Look, Mr. Peter is the Deputy Chief Consul of the Soviet Union. He put his pride aside to woo Nianzhi, totally not afraid of others gossiping about him.”
Gu Nianzhi was speechless when she heard this.
Who would dare to gossip about the KGB?
Unless that person was tired of living?
However, she did not say anything. She walked over with a smile and spoke to Xie Qingying, “Miss Xie is also here to see Young Master He? He should be awake by now?”
Xie Qingying nodded and smiled. “He should be awake. I just wanted to confirm that before I go home.”
It was New Year’s Eve today. He Zhichu would regain consciousness soon and the He family would be able to enjoy the New Year.
Gu Nianzhi saw how anxious He Chengjian was. If He Zhichu still hadn’t regain his consciousness on New Year’s Eve, General He would probably announce the cancellation of New Year’s Eve and Lunar New Year within the country…
She was doing this for the interests of all the families…
Nianzhi thought silently to herself as she tried to make the best out of this situation.
The few of them chatted in front of the vacuum ward. More and more people gradually came to wait for He Zhichu to regain consciousness. Soon, the entire corridor was almost full.
Gu Nianzhi did not want to squeeze with these people. Huo Shaoheng tugged her sleeve and the two of them walked to a corner.
Not long after, the red light in front of the ward was finally turned off.
The vacuum in the operating room was gradually lifted, and the people inside had to adjust back to the normal environment.
A few people in white scrubs walked in and helped He Zhichu clean up before pushing him out of the operating theatre in a wheelchair.
The corridor was completely sealed. The white ceiling lamps were bright and eye-piercing. He Zhichu’s eyes felt a little prickly and he closed his eyes subconsciously.
When he opened them again, the first person he saw was his concerned father.
“Ah Chu, are you feeling better? Are you still feeling unwell?” He Chengjian asked anxiously.
“I’m fine.” He Zhichu smiled as he continued, “I’ve caused Father to be worried.”
When he realized that something was wrong in Old Mister Qin’s ward, his first reaction was to send a message to his father.
Because he knew that under such circumstances, only his father had the ability and condition to save him.
“It’s good that you’re alright.” The rims of He Chengjian’s eyes turned slightly red. He quickly walked to one side to hide his emotions.
He moved aside and He Zhichu saw Xie Qingying.
She wore a mauve cashmere dress, which accentuated her voluptuous figure and made her look refreshing.
He Zhichu was a little surprised, but he still nodded at her. “Miss Xie.”
“It’s great that you’re alright now, Young Master He.” Xie Qingying smiled as she checked on him. “Have a good rest when you are home. We’ll meet again after the New Year.”
“Okay, sure.” He Zhichu said politely with restrain. His gaze wandered through the crowd uncontrollably.
He didn’t say who he was looking for, but everyone seemed to know.
They stepped aside, allowing He Zhichu to find the person whom he was seeking. –Gu Nianzhi.
Many people had come to visit He Zhichu, but most of them were his subordinates. There was a portion of He Chengjian’s subordinates as well. These people were considered a direct lineage of troops under the father and son.
They would truly be relieved after finding out that He Zhichu was fine.
Seeing so many people around, Gu Nianzhi walked to a corner with Huo Shaoheng consciously.
She just wanted to ensure that He Zhichu was truly fine before she went home.
However, He Zhichu’s stare was so intent that Nianzhi could not continue to hide.
She smiled, walked out from the crowd, and said playfully, “Young Master He, are you really okay? Why do you need to be seated in a wheelchair?”
He Zhichu couldn’t help beaming when he saw her smile. His almond-shaped eyes rippled as he bottled up all his emotions.
Gripping the handle of the wheelchair, he used his feet to prop himself on the ground and stood up slowly.
“That’s great!”
“Young Master He is indeed fine!”
“Hahahaha! I told you that Young Master He is blessed! Nothing will happen to him!”
The surrounding soldiers burst into laughter, and everyone applauded at the same time.
He Zhichu became a little emotional when he saw everyone being so welcoming.
He waved to them and said with a smile, “I’ve made everyone worried. Today is New Year’s Eve. Everyone is right here instead of at your own home. Are you intending to go to my place for reunion dinner?”
“Really! Can we do that?” Some of the soldiers and officers who were not going home for the New Year immediately got excited. “Young Master He, are you going to treat us to a reunion dinner?”
He Zhichu looked at He Chengjian, with obvious intent in his eyes.
He was so happy that his son had regained consciousness, so just treating the soldiers and officers a reunion dinner at the He’s was nothing. Even if Zhichu wanted to go to the moon, He Chengjian would get it done immediately.
He waved his hand. “No problem! Let’s head over to my house for reunion dinner! Come, Old Zhou, bring them over first. As for the rest, go home to have reunion dinner with your family! We’ll have an early holiday today!”
The corridor was suddenly filled with a festive atmosphere.
The people who came to visit He Zhichu had all left. Soon, only He Chengjian’s orderly troops, Gu Nianzhi, and a few others were still there.
He Zhichu held on to Gu Nianzhi’s hand some time ago, and he asked with a faint smile, “What about you? Do you want to go to my place for reunion dinner?”
Gu Nianzhi certainly did not want to do that. She was just thinking of a way to decline his invitation without hurting his feelings when she heard the sound of footsteps and a high-pitched voice coming from her back.
“Young Master He, are you alright? Do you need me to examine you again?”
It was Qin Yaoguang’s voice.
He Zhichu suddenly looked up and his expression changed. The cold light in his eyes swept across like an ice arrow.
Qin Yaoguang was so intimidated by his gaze that she staggered and almost fell.
Wen Shouyi, who was still in her hospital gown, quickly held on to her. “Aunt Qin! Be careful!”
He Zhichu pointed at Qin Yaoguang and spoke coldly, “They had a lot to do with my accident this time. How can you let them move around freely?”
He Chengjian replied indifferently, “How can you say that they are moving around freely when there are so many people watching over them at all times?”
Qin Yaoguang’s heart trembled and she subconsciously looked around.
Why didn’t she know that someone was watching her all the time?
Where were these people hiding?
Wen Shouyi lowered her eyes and gently pinched Qin Yaoguang’s arm.
She understood her meaning and turned her head to look at He Zhichu again.
Her gaze gradually moved down from He Zhichu’s face and she saw him holding Gu Nianzhi’s hand.
Wen Shouyi also noticed that. Her gaze lingered on their hands for a while before she looked up and smiled. “Young Master He, you’re finally awake? You ought to show your gratitude to Miss Xie. To save you, she volunteered to stay in the infrasound weapon simulation ward for 24 hours to obtain the precious data for the treatment of infrasound injuries.”
She totally did not mention that Gu Nianzhi was the Chief Surgeon, nor did she talked about herself. Wen Shouyi skimmed through the details and passed all the credit to Xie Qingying.
He Chengjian did not say anything. He only shot a glance at Xie Qingying, as if to say, “See! Even if I didn’t tell him, someone else will.”
Xie Qingying had not expected Wen Shouyi to be the one to expose this matter.
He Zhichu was also stunned. “What infrasound weapon? What does it have to do with Qingying?”
“You still don’t know?” Qin Yaoguang said with a straight face. “It looks like someone took all the credit. It wasn’t just Miss Xie alone. Shouyi helped as well. Both of them were attacked by infrasound weapons in the simulation ward for 24 hours. Young Master He, your surgery was so successful because we got the combined data from them.”
