What was she supposed to do?
Listen to her say "no need" again, be rejected again?
Fu Hanjiang didn't have a masochistic streak; he wasn't interested in being presumptuous.
Rong Zheng and the others looked at each other. Since Second Master had spoken, they didn't have much more to say.
...
After seven o'clock, Sheng Xiangsi whispered to the nurse.
"I'll step out for a moment, I'll be in the outer room. If anything happens, call me."
"Okay."
Sheng Xiangsi picked up her backpack and went to the outer room.
At this time, Fu Hanjiang and the others had already finished eating. The Liang brothers weren't there, only Rong Zheng, discussing business.
Without looking around, Sheng Xiangsi went straight into the kitchen.
From her backpack, she took out a lunch box containing boiled corn and some boiled eggs.
Boiled eggs were ready to eat once peeled, but the corn wasn't as easy to eat when cold.
She put it in the microwave for three minutes.
When she took it out, it was too hot to handle. "Hot, hot!"
Just as Fu Hanjiang came in to pour some water, he saw...
She was eating just this for dinner?
It was better than nothing, but still not as good as having a proper meal.
Fu Hanjiang looked at her, his dark eyes somewhat indifferent. "Sheng Xiangsi, are you a rooster?"
—Eating so little?
"What?" Unexpectedly, Sheng Xiangsi raised her head blankly, but he had already turned away.
Sheng Xiangsi felt a bit puzzled and continued to eat her corn.
Mr. Fu despised her so much that he even found fault with her for eating corn... She was speechless.
Late at night.
Sheng Xiangsi stood by the bedside while Fu Hanjiang, unable to persuade her, sat on the sofa nearby.
Both of them were too afraid to sleep deeply. They only dared to doze off with their eyes half-closed when they felt too tired.
Suddenly, the monitor emitted a piercing alarm.
Beep... Beep...
"!!"
In an instant, Sheng Xiangsi jumped up from her chair.
She held Fu Mingzhu's hand tightly. "Grandma, grandma, what's wrong with you?"
"What's going on?" Fu Hanjiang also rushed over from the sofa.
Both of them looked at the monitor together. Although they weren't professionals, they could tell that the readings were abnormal.
The blood oxygen saturation level was in red!
"Call the doctor!"
"Okay!"
Sheng Xiangsi pressed the call button, and at the same time, Fu Hanjiang turned and ran out. "Doctor! Nurse!"
In less than a minute, the doctor and nurse arrived.
"Please step aside, family members!"
The nurse pulled the curtain, separating Sheng Xiangsi and Fu Hanjiang. They were about to perform emergency treatment, and it wasn't suitable for family members to watch.
Although they couldn't see, neither Sheng Xiangsi nor Fu Hanjiang were willing to leave, standing guard outside the curtain.
They could hear the conversation inside.
"Phlegm blockage! Suction!"
"The phlegm is too thick, we can't suction it out!"
"Add saline solution to dilute it!"
"Okay!"
But soon, a voice said, "It's not working! The phlegm is accumulating!"
Fu Hanjiang listened intently, his fists clenched tightly, his face as dark as ink.
"I'll do it!"
Just as he was thinking about what to do, Sheng Xiangsi took the lead, pulling back the curtain and rushing to the bedside.
"Sheng Xiangsi!"
Fu Hanjiang reached out to try to stop her, but he couldn't succeed.
"How did you get in? Family members, please leave!"
"Doctor!"
The situation was urgent, and Sheng Xiangsi didn't have time to explain. "Let me try!"
"You..."
"Sheng Xiangsi, don't make trouble!"
Fu Hanjiang, who came a step later, was about to stop her.
But whether it was him or the doctor, it was too late.
Sheng Xiangsi moved too fast, already bending over and leaning down, placing herself over Fu Mingzhu!
In an instant, Fu Hanjiang's eyes widened in shock.
Even he was stunned by the scene before him—Sheng Xiangsi was using her mouth to suction phlegm from her grandmother!
Even the doctor and nurse were a bit slow to react.
Sheng Xiangsi, oblivious to all this, suctioned out the phlegm and quickly lifted her head.
"Spit it out here!"
The nurse held up a trash can and handed it to her. Sheng Xiangsi quickly spat it out.
Gasping for breath, she asked, "How is she? Did it work?"
She could feel that she had indeed suctioned out the phlegm, but she couldn't guarantee that it would definitely help.
"It worked!"
The nurse pointed at the monitor with joy. "The blood oxygen level is rising!"
The doctor's expression also relaxed. "As long as the airway is clear, that's good. Prepare the medication."
"Family members, please leave."
Sheng Xiangsi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "Okay."
As she turned around, her hand was caught by a force.
"?" Looking down, it was Fu Mingzhu.
Fu Mingzhu, who was almost out of breath, wasn't fully awake yet. Her eyes were only slightly open.
But she was conscious.
"Grandma."
Sheng Xiangsi held her hand and gently patted it. "It's okay now, it's okay."
"..." Fu Mingzhu couldn't speak, only making a vague hum from her throat, and then, hot tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes.
Sheng Xiangsi's eyes reddened quickly. She understood what she meant.
"Grandma, don't cry, I'm your granddaughter."
Finally, Fu Mingzhu slowly released her hand.
Sheng Xiangsi turned around, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. In just a moment, she was sweating profusely.
Right, she needed to rinse her mouth.
She raised her hand to lift the curtain.
And then, an arm lifted, helping her.
Sheng Xiangsi looked up, it was Fu Hanjiang.
Ah... Fu Hanjiang cleared his throat, his eyes flickering. "Aren't you going to the bathroom? Let's go."
"Okay."
Sheng Xiangsi walked ahead, and Fu Hanjiang followed closely behind.
She had acted recklessly just now, and now she felt a little scared. When she stepped into the bathroom, she didn't notice the threshold and stumbled.
"Be careful!"
Fu Hanjiang reached out and held her arm.
"!" Sheng Xiangsi woke up suddenly, immediately straightened up, and broke free from him. "I'm fine, thank you."
Again.
Fu Hanjiang stared at her pale face, she seemed to resist his touch? Was he some kind of flood or virus carrier?
But at this moment, he couldn't reproach her... She had just saved his grandmother.
Fu Hanjiang suppressed his frustration