Chapter 313: Is Xu Musen Turning from a Jerk to a Deadbeat Dad?
The surgery lasted a long time.
Liu Rushuang had been standing outside the operating room for three or four hours without eating or drinking.
After all, Yao Mingyue was the closest family she had in this world; each minute and each second were especially agonizing for her.
After An Nuannuan had given blood, she also seemed a bit listless, but she stayed right there, waiting for the results with Xu Musen.
Before long, An Nuannuan's grandparents were also brought to the hospital by Aunt Xiang.
"Nuannuan... are you alright? Let grandma have a look."
Grandma quickly came over, gently grabbed An Nuannuan's hand, and examined her. Nuannuan had some minor scrapes on her body.
It made grandma's heart ache.
"Grandma, I'm fine."
An Nuannuan said softly.
Grandma wiped the corner of her eyes; she had received the news and seen the scene earlier.
It could be said that if that girl hadn't rushed out at the last moment to push Xu Musen and Nuannuan away, Nuannuan would probably have been in great danger.
"Musen! Rest assured, grandfather will definitely take care of this for you! Who dares to mess with my granddaughter-in-law, thinking the An family has no one?"
The old man, already hot-tempered, was now clapping his chest in anger, probably if Huang Tianming hadn't died on the spot, the old man would have already charged at him with a big knife!
"Old man, please don't get too agitated, it could hurt your health. The perpetrator has already died on the spot, and the Huang family has already taken the body away."
The usually authoritative Director An also maintained a respectful demeanor in front of the old man, quickly stepping forward to speak.
"Huang family? Nonsense! What were they when I was waving my gun around back in the day!"
The old man was truly furious, even though his precious granddaughter was not seriously harmed, but it pained him that another girl had suffered so much.
After all, all parents feel the same; they too felt troubled.
The two elderly people arrived in front of Liu Rushuang, looking at this haggard woman.
Grandma was also full of guilt in her tone, "You must be Ming Yue's mother. We are very sorry about today's events; we will take full responsibility."
Liu Rushuang looked at the two elderly people, her tired eyes showing no hint of blame.
"You can't blame yourselves. Nuannuan also acted to save someone..."
The grandparents could only sigh and, seeing the light come on in the resuscitation room, could only silently pray that the child would pull through.
At that moment, in the hospital corridor outside, two staff members were escorting a middle-aged man.
It was Old Zhang, who had intercepted Huang Tianming's car – he too was heavily injured, having just had his arm bone set and cast.
Old Zhang and Xu Musen exchanged glances, not saying a word, but Xu Musen was still grateful in his heart.
The previous issues were merely conflicts of interest, but this time, if it hadn't been for him, who knows what worse outcomes could have occurred.
"Uncle An, he only chose to come over in a hurry today to defuse the situation." Xu Musen said quietly to Director An, hoping to plead for Old Zhang who stood with two staff members.
Director An extended his hand and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, his actions today are likely to be recognized as a righteous deed; we just need to take him back for a statement."
Xu Musen nodded at his words.
Finally, Old Zhang spoke up, "That... officer, could you please give me a bit more time, I'd like to check on my wife again. She's also hospitalized here, and it's almost time for her meal, no one has brought her food..."
Director An, observing Old Zhang's pleading eyes, exchanged another look with Xu Musen, and nodded, "We've got some box meals prepared which are definitely nutritious; we'll get you two servings."
"Thank you, thank you..." Old Zhang kept nodding, following the two staff members as he turned and walked towards the main hospital area.
Many employees from the milk tea shop hadn't left yet, watching Old Zhang's figure with some sentiment.
In just these few days, Old Zhang's role had changed dramatically.
"Old Zhang, you can say he's pitiable, but what he has done is really hard to praise."
"But it might be considered acknowledging his mistakes and making amends, after all, if it wasn't for him driving over and knocking that mad dog away, our boss would have been in real danger."
"Yeah, what Old Zhang did definitely counts as acting heroically! I say, if they really want to punish him, just dock him a couple of points of social credit that'll be all."
"No way, they should also deduct ten more yuan of telephone charges! I'll go top it up for him!"
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"Ding..."
The light in the resuscitation room finally emitted a clear sound.
Suddenly, the somewhat noisy corridor immediately quieted down.
A nurse pushed the bed out; Yao Mingyue was still in a coma, her face pale.
Liu Rushuang trembled with unease, she approached the bed, but didn't dare to speak.
At this moment, the attending physician also came out, removed his mask, "You all don't need to worry anymore, the patient's condition has stabilized. It's just that the injury to her right leg is severe, she needs to stay in hospital for a while, but if there are no problems, she should be able to go home to recuperate soon. The patient is still unconscious now, but should wake up in a while."
"Thank you, doctor, thank you."
Liu Rushuang finally felt as if a weight had been lifted from her heart; she approached her daughter, gently caressing her cheek.
"Xiao Mingyue, it's alright now, it's alright now…"
Her voice broke as she muttered to herself; at this moment, she could finally express her emotions.
If something had truly happened to her daughter, she might not have been able to go on living.
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.