"How could you speak to your father like that just now? He's been losing sleep over company matters lately, why aren't you more considerate of him?"
"I understand. I'll be discharged as soon as possible and help my father with the company."
"You, you're just so stubborn. If you'd just say a few soft words, your father's anger would have subsided. You've been all over the internet lately, and the problems facing our company seem quite serious."
"A bunch of incompetent fools, can't even manage for two weeks while I'm hospitalized. Once I'm better, our company will prosper as it did before."
"With those words, Mom can rest assured. All my future prosperity and comfort depend on you."
"I know, Mother. When has your son ever disappointed you? Stop worrying all day. Take your beauty card and get a few more treatments. If the sky falls, your son will be here to hold it up."
"The proudest thing in my life is giving birth to such an accomplished son."
As Luo's father stepped out of the hospital, he felt dizzy. His eyes closed, and he fell to the ground with a loud thud.
With people coming and going, he was quickly rushed to the emergency room. Luo's mother, just coming out of her son's ward, overheard people talking.
"The person they just took in, I heard, is the company CEO."
"Who cares if he's a CEO? Everyone faces this eventually. What's the point of earning so much money? You can't take it with you when you die. It's better to do more charity and help those in need."
"Heh, you're such a philanthropist. I can hear your calculations from two blocks away."
"I heard the money in his family isn't clean."
"Don't talk nonsense, you might get reported."
The woman who had just spoken quickly covered her mouth, while Luo's mother, upon hearing this, could no longer move. She rushed forward to inquire among the group.
"Who were you just talking about? Who was taken for emergency treatment?"
Her sudden charge startled the women. Luo's mother urgently shook one of their shoulders.
"Tell me quickly, quickly."
"It's the Luo Corporation's elder chairman, he just fainted at the hospital entrance."
Suppressing her anxiety, Luo's mother hurried to wait outside the operating room. She called caregiver Xiao Li, asking him to push Luo Haocheng over.
Luo's mother paced anxiously back and forth in the hallway.
"Mom, stop pacing. It's making me restless."
"Haocheng, do you think your father will be alright?"
Luo Haocheng rubbed his temples. "We can't help anything in this situation. We can only pray to heaven for protection."
"Why is my life so miserable? If your father has any accident, I won't live either."
"What nonsense are you saying? Come sit down and rest. My father will definitely be fine. Medical technology is so advanced now, he just fell. It can't be anything serious."
"You're right, it definitely won't be anything serious. But what about the company with your father in this condition?"
"It's fine, I'll take care of the company starting tomorrow."
"Sob sob~ Haocheng, it's good to have you. Otherwise, Mom wouldn't know what to do."
...
"Who is Luo Zhenxi's family member?"
Luo's mother immediately stepped forward. "Doctor, I... I am his wife. How is my husband?"
"Hello, the patient Luo Zhenxi is 56 years old. This age is considered quite old. Due to cerebral hemorrhage, he has become a vegetative state and cannot be awakened."
"A vegetative state is considered a very serious condition in clinical practice. As for how long it will take to wake up, the answer is uncertain; it depends on each individual's situation."
"Although the probability is quite low, please don't give up. We recommend active cooperation with treatment and dynamic observation."
Upon hearing this, Luo's mother felt the world spin. The person who was alive just a moment ago was now lying there as a vegetable. This was unbearable for anyone. She closed her eyes and fainted again.
The scene descended into chaos. When she woke up again, she was lying in a hospital bed.
"Haocheng, Mom just had a dream. I dreamed your father became a vegetable. This isn't real, is it?"
"Mom, you need to be strong. Dad will definitely wake up. The doctors here are incompetent. I'll send Dad abroad in a couple of days to have professional experts consult on his case."
"Boo hoo, how did it suddenly come to this? Haocheng, someone must be targeting our family. You and your father having incidents one after another, how can Mom bear it?"
Luo Haocheng couldn't stand his mother's crying. He said he was tired and asked Xiao Li to push him back to his ward. As they reached the door, they bumped into a nurse on rounds, who felt extremely awkward.
The nurse had overheard everything the mother and son had said. Luo Haocheng gave her a cold glance and told her to get lost. The young nurse dazedly moved aside.
After finishing her rounds and returning to the nurses' station, she felt increasingly indignant. As she was leaving work, she suddenly saw a trending topic.
"Luo Zhenxi Suspected to be in a Vegetative State After a Fall, What Will Luo Corporation Do?"
The comment section was filled with all sorts of opinions. Angrily, she recounted what she had just heard and her own experience.
Instantly, it resonated with many people. Looking at the comforting words from netizens, her mood suddenly lifted. It wasn't a big deal. She decided to buy a small cake to reward herself.
Luo Haocheng had been monitoring Zhao Yanran's every move in the hospital for days. Seeing her visibly pregnant belly, he finally revealed a relieved smile.
Zhao Yanran's phone had been confiscated, completely isolating her from the outside world. The villa's servants wouldn't speak a word to her. Every day felt like being in prison, only with better food and lodging than actual prisoners.
She knew Luo Haocheng cared about the child, so even when she felt nauseous and couldn't eat, she forced herself to persevere. Although she had gained some weight, the exhaustion on her face was evident.
She knew there were cameras everywhere, so she didn't dare to show her emotions. She felt close to going mad with depression, sometimes comforting herself by thinking that Luo Haocheng's actions were a sign of his love.
But did love have to be so suffocating? Like a caged canary, and not even recognized. Would a family like the Luos accept her?
If Luo Haocheng hadn't saved her, she didn't know what kind of mistreatment she would have endured by now. Therefore, no matter how Luo Haocheng treated her, she couldn't bring herself to hate him.
She poured all her resentment onto Jun Jiuli, hating her for betraying her, hating her for extorting money from Luo Haocheng, and hating her for refusing to send her abroad for studies.
She cursed Jun Jiuli eight hundred times in her heart every day. Shui Wa, who could hear her thoughts, felt the entire system was unwell. What kind of logic was this? Was she sick?
She couldn't hate the perpetrator and blamed all the wrongs on a passerby. It was simply idiotic and brain-damaged, unparalleled.
Jun Jiuli: "The female lead has her own set of logic. The male lead can not love her, but the supporting male leads must."
Shui Wa: "Tsk tsk tsk, that's truly domineering. Does she think the supporting male leads owe her something inherently?"
"Perhaps. She might have some awareness of being the female lead, and also knows who her destined partner is."
"Damn, that's really unfair. Some people are born protagonists, while I have to work all day."
"At least you're living with clarity. These protagonists are like data to you; they'll never know of existence beyond themselves, but you do."
"Haha, so I'm the one who got the better deal."
"That's right. Thank your god. (*´◐∀◐`) Idiot"