He Was Back

Grandpa Song was trembling. "No, my wife called him yesterday. He said he needed to stay there for another two days."

After a moment of silence, she said, "Grandpa Song, we have to tell him about this." What she didn't say was that if Grandma Xiao didn't wake up...

Grandpa Song hesitated. "She kept telling us not to disturb his work. It's already so late…"

"Grandma Xiao is in the emergency room now, we have to let him know!" Qi Mei insisted. If anything happened to Grandma Xiao, that would probably be a lifetime regret.

Song Bojian was raised by his grandparents. Qi Mei believed that they were the most important people to him in this world.

Qi Mei didn't hesitate any more and dialed his number.

The call went through.

"Qi Mei?" Song Bojian raised his voice at the end as if he was pleasantly surprised.

"Song Bojian, Grandma Xiao is in the emergency room!" Qi Mei told him in a soft voice.

"What?" 

She heard something fall to the ground.

"Calm down, the doctor is doing his best to save her!" She coaxed, "I think I should call you to keep you informed."

"Thank you. Are you in the hospital?" Song Bojian's voice trembled.

"Yes, I'm waiting outside the emergency room with Grandpa Song." Seeing the old man sitting there with a wishful look, she had mixed feelings.

"Okay, thank you. I'll go back immediately."

Qi Mei was afraid that something would go wrong when he hurried back. she said in a gentle but firm tone, "Don't worry. Be careful on the way. I'll be waiting here."

Everything went silent at the other end of the phone.

"Don't be scared." Her voice penetrated the radio waves and gently soothed his uneasy mood.

…

Half an hour later, a young man rushed over.

"Ji Ping, what are you doing here?" Grandpa Song asked.

"Mr. Song called me and said that Grandma Xiao was in the emergency room, so I hurried here immediately," Ji Ping quickly replied.

"Hello, Miss Qi. I'm Mr. Song's assistant, Ji Ping," he looked at Qi Mei and introduced himself.

Qi Mei nodded.

"Did the doctor say anything?" Ji Ping asked softly.

"Not yet." Qi Mei shook her head.

When they were talking, the emergency room door opened and the doctor finally walked out. "The patient is suffering from an acute anterior myocardial infarction. Her condition is rather critical…"

The doctor mentioned a bunch of medical terms. Qi Mei did not understand, but she chose to believe the doctor. "Okay, we'll do our best to cooperate with the treatment. Please save her."

The doctor nodded and went back. After a while, a nurse came over and asked them to pay the bill.

Ji Ping immediately went to handle this matter.

It was not until five in the morning that the doctor told them that Grandma Xiao's condition was stable and she was sent to the ICU for observation.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Ji Ping quickly made a phone call and told everything to Song Bojian. After he finished the call, he said, "Miss Qi, Mr. Song said that the driver would send you and his grandpa back home first. Don't worry. I'll stay here."

Qi Mei turned to look at Grandpa Song. It was hard for an old man to stay up all night here. If he continued to wait, he might collapse. "You can send Grandpa Song back first. I'll stay here," she said. She had promised Song Bojian that she would always be here.

Ji Ping still tried to persuade her.

Qi Mei directly waved her hand. "Grandpa Song needs rest. Go."

"I'm not tired. I'll wait for her to wake up." Grandpa Song obviously didn't want to leave either.

Qi Mei coaxed, "Grandpa, this is a critical moment. If you don't take care of yourself, Grandma Xiao will definitely be worried when she wakes up. Do you want to protect her from worry? Go back and sleep for a while. After that, you can return with a lot of energy to see her."

She finally succeeded in persuading him to leave.

Qi Mei sat on the bench outside the ICU. Although it was late at night, there were still a few people waiting for their family members in the ICU. Because she had been working overtime for the past few days and didn't get a wink of sleep last night, she was also tired. But she still held herself together, waiting for Song Bojian to arrive. However, sleepiness and fatigue eventually overcame her consciousness. She closed her eyes unconsciously and her head slowly drooped down. But the moment she fell down, she woke up with a start again.

After repeating it a few times, she was afraid that she would break her front teeth. She patted her face and leaned back against the chair, trying her best to hold on. Even so, she still closed her eyes. Later, she felt as if her head was leaning on something warm. It was so comfortable that she couldn't help but want to sleep.

Suddenly, her eyes snapped open. She realized that she seemed to have leaned against the person next to her.

"I'm sorry!" she turned her head to the side and apologized. However, the moment she saw Song Bojian, her heart sank.

He was finally back.