Chapter 365: Chapter 365 Frail as a Reed
“Master, Miss Bai also said that it’d be better for us not to provoke Dr. Su.”
Xi Jue didn’t like to hear this at all.
“What do you mean by me provoking her?”
He turned and glared at Ah Wu.
Ah Wu shrank his neck in fear.
Xi Jue: “I haven’t done anything, just want to find her and talk about some matters, and that’s not okay?”
Ah Wu originally did not want to say it, but he couldn’t help himself.
“Master, it’s not that it’s not okay, it’s just that Dr. Su, she gets annoyed just by seeing you, and I’m worried she might get physical with you.”
“With your leg not in good shape, if you really get into a fight, you would be at a disadvantage.”
Ah Wu said it with his eyes closed.
Xi Jue: “What, are you dead? Can’t you protect me?”
Ah Wu: “Master, even two of me couldn’t necessarily handle Dr. Su, let alone just one of me.”
“…”
Ah Wu’s mission today was just one: to sabotage.
“Mrs. Jiang, do you want to come back to the office with me during lunch break?”
Jiang Yan’s gaze towards her always carried tenderness.
Su He glanced at him and rejected him outright: “No need. I still have things to do later, you can go back alone.”
She knew all too well what was on this man’s mind.
“Where are you going? I’ll accompany you,” Jiang Yan said, “I have time this afternoon.”
Su He: “I’m going back to the research institute. It’s not convenient to bring you along.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan had to give up.
But just as Su He arrived at the research institute, ready to enter the gate, she saw Xi Jue.
The man was sitting in a wheelchair.
Well, look who’s sought me out all the way here.
She didn’t want to deal with him, but he had come knocking at her door.
She had no choice but to get out of her car.
The moment her car appeared, Xi Jue saw her.
He was thinking, if she didn’t get out of the car, he would have just charged over.
Xi Jue looked up at her, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery: “Getting a moment with you really isn’t easy!”
Su He didn’t care and said without a smile: “Should I feel honored then? For someone as distinguished as President Xi, crippled and all, to personally request my presence, you’ve really gone through much trouble.”
Who doesn’t know a thing or two about sarcasm?
Su He’s gaze fell on his legs, saying with a half-smirk: “President Xi, you didn’t come looking for me to ask me to treat your legs, did you?”
Her repeated mention of his legs was really annoying!
He tried hard to suppress the anger that she so easily provoked.
He closed his eyes and said, “You should know that your husband is going to collaborate with Bai Family, right?”
Su He raised an eyebrow: “So what?”
Xi Jue didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point: “Make him cancel the cooperation with Bai Family.”
After hearing his words, Su He chuckled lightly, “President Xi, are you sure you didn’t damage your brain in that car accident?”
Her words were laced with irony and mockery.
Xi Jue pushed his tongue against his rear teeth and gritted his teeth: “If Bai Family and DK start cooperating, they might meet frequently. Aren’t you worried about that?”
Su He felt as though she had heard a huge joke.
She said, “Worried about what? That they will have an affair? President Xi, your imagination is truly vast, isn’t it?”
“How little trust do you have in Miss Bai? Or is it that you have absolutely no confidence in your own charm?”
Su He’s words struck right at his core.
Xi Jue’s face darkened.
Su He snorted with laughter and then continued: “President Xi, I can assure you very clearly that even if Miss Bai stripped naked in front of my husband, he wouldn’t spare her a second glance. So, you don’t need to worry so much, excessive worrying can cause hair loss.”
Xi Jue: “…”
“You’re really not afraid?” Xi Jue was not giving up.
Su He really wanted to roll her eyes but restrained herself.
“President Xi, if you’re really concerned, you could ask Miss Bai to take the initiative in terminating the contract. It doesn’t bother me either way.”
Su He had no interest in what he was talking about, “Since President Xi has nothing else, please don’t waste my time.”
Having said that, she turned and left.
Xi Jue watched her retreating figure, his gaze dark and frightening.
“Master, I told you, this method wouldn’t work,” Ah Wu said.
Fortunately, he didn’t end up taking any action, otherwise it would have been a difficult situation to explain when he returned.
Just as Ah Wu finished speaking, he received a roll of the eyes in response.
He immediately closed his mouth, not daring to speak another word.
Thankfully, they could return tomorrow.
But sometimes, plans can’t keep up with changes.
That same night, Xi Jue was admitted to the hospital due to a high fever.
“How did he suddenly come down with such a high fever?”
Bai Luo glanced at the pale-faced man lying on the hospital bed and then turned her gaze toward Ah Wu.
Ah Wu hung his head and said with a trembling voice, “I’m not sure either. By the time I noticed, the master was already feverish and somewhat delirious. Ever since the car accident, his health has weakened significantly, and he frequently feels unwell.”
Bai Luo: “…”
She sighed, “It seems we can’t return to Country X tomorrow. If that’s the case, you take good care of him here for now, and we’ll head back when he’s a bit better.”
Bai Luo didn’t care about the delay of a day or two anymore.
The next morning, after Xi Jue was admitted to the hospital, Su He received the news.
After hearing the report from Fei Xu, Su He fell into deep thought.
He was fine yesterday afternoon; how had he ended up in the hospital in such a short time?
Su He asked, “What illness is he hospitalized for?”
Fei Xu replied, “They say he had a high fever in the middle of the night and was taken to the hospital. The exact cause is unknown; the hospital keeps patient information very confidential.”
Su He criticized bluntly, “When did his health become so fragile?”
Fei Xu was taken aback.
That, she didn’t know.
At this moment, the frail man in question was lying weakly on a hospital bed, looking utterly depleted.
Bai Luo had waited for him to finish his IV and his fever to subside last night, then went back to the hotel to rest.
When she came over in the morning, she expected him to be better, but to her surprise, he looked even more haggard than last night.
“Didn’t his fever go down last night?” Bai Luo asked.
Ah Wu answered, “It did, but this morning it came back.”
Bai Luo furrowed her brows, “What did the doctor say?”
Ah Wu: “The doctor came to see him this morning and said it’s a fever caused by a lung infection.”
Bai Luo: “How did his lungs get infected?”
Ah Wu: “It’s probably a complication from the previous car accident.”
Ah Wu appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was already panicking.
If Bai Luo kept asking questions, he feared his CPU might burn out from the stress.
Thankfully, she didn’t continue to ask.
Ah Wu silently breathed a sigh of relief in his mind.
At that moment, Xi Jue happened to wake up.
Bai Luo approached and asked, “Ah Jue, are you feeling any discomfort?”
Xi Jue shook his head.
He couldn’t speak right now; his throat felt as if it had been scorched by fire, and it hurt badly.
Painful and dry.
Then, he pointed to a cup beside him.
Bai Luo: “You want to drink water?”
He nodded.
Bai Luo turned to pour him a glass of water.
Ah Wu watched his condition and didn’t know what to say.
Isn’t this just bringing trouble upon oneself?
Why do this to oneself?
After drinking water, Xi Jue felt a little relief in his throat.
However, his voice was still very husky: “Luoluo, I’m sorry for delaying your return.”
Bai Luo sat beside him, looking at him, “It’s fine. It’s not a matter of a day or two. You just focus on recovering.”
Xi Jue said, “Why don’t you go back first? With Ah Wu here, it will be alright. The Bai Family still has many matters needing your attention, and you can’t be away for too long.”
Indeed, the Bai Family had a pile of issues waiting for her to handle, but…
She wasn’t quite at ease leaving him here alone.
After all, Yue City wasn’t his turf.
And adding to that, he was prone to attracting trouble with his temperament.
Seeing her silent, Xi Jue gave Ah Wu a look.
Ah Wu, understanding the implication, immediately said: “Miss Bai, don’t worry, with me taking care of the master, nothing will happen to him. Once he’s a bit better, I’ll take him straight back to Country X.”
“Then you have to promise me, no causing trouble.” Bai Luo fixed her gaze on Xi Jue, instructing him.
Xi Jue replied very earnestly: “Look at me now, how could I possibly stir up trouble? Do I seem like I’m courting death?”
“…”
That very afternoon, Bai Luo took a flight and left Yue City.
In the hospital.
Xi Jue truly felt terrible, and his fever was real.
But it was all his own doing.
He soaked himself for hours in a cold bath at the hotel, then sat under the air conditioning…
To be able to stay in Yue City for the time being, he really did risk his life.
“Master, what on earth are you trying to do?” Ah Wu asked, puzzled.
Xi Jue lay in bed and did not answer his question.
“Don’t bother me, I need to rest.”
He just wanted to rest properly, the high fever was truly unbearable.
He needed to recuperate his energy at this moment.
News of Bai Luo leaving Yue City soon reached Su He’s ears.
What on earth is Xi Jue up to?
She didn’t believe that his staying here was merely for the simple reason of recuperating.
Although she didn’t know much about this man, from their previous encounters, she knew he was definitely not someone easy to deal with.
Su He ordered: “Keep a close watch on him.”
Upon hearing the order, Fei Xu nodded: “Yes, Young Madam.”
“By the way, call Fei Yue here.”
“Alright.”
Five minutes later, Fei Yue arrived.
“Young Madam, Fei Xu said you wanted to see me?”
Su He said: “Apart from kindergarten, do not take Su Baobao anywhere else for the time being.”
Fei Yue replied: “Understood, Young Madam, got it.”
“Has something happened?” Fei Yue asked.
Su He: “Well, it’s nothing much, just to be on the safe side.”
She was mainly worried that Xi Jue would try something against Su Baobao again, after all, that was his usual modus operandi.
Plus, he had been thwarted by Su Baobao before, who knew if he would hold a grudge.
In the following few days, Xi Jue really did behave, he didn’t do anything and just stayed in the hospital, going nowhere.
That afternoon, Su He received a call from the An Group’s secretary department.
An Chengyuan had suddenly fainted at the company.
By the time she arrived at the hospital, Jiang Yan was already there.
Su He asked: “How is it going?”
Jiang Yan wrapped his arms around her as she approached, “Don’t worry, it’s fine, the doctor just came out and said the patient has woken up, it’s just that the nurse took Dad for a check-up, he won’t be out quickly.”
“How did you get here?” Su He asked him.
She had rushed over upon receiving the call, but had forgotten to call him.
Jiang Yan said: “I was at An Group at that time.”
Recently, the Jiang Family and An Group had been in collaboration, and he was there today to discuss this matter.
After the talk, as he was taking the elevator to the first-floor lobby, he heard people at the front desk saying An Chengyuan fainted in the office.
Without waiting for the ambulance, he drove the car and took the person directly to the hospital.
An hour later.
An Chengyuan was pushed back to his ward.
“Why are you here?” An Chengyuan looked at Su He and smiled, “It’s no big deal, I might just have fainted from too many late nights and severe lack of sleep recently.”
“Don’t tell An Mi and An Rui about my hospitalization yet.”
Before Su He could say a word, he was already instructing this and that.
“Okay, I got it.”
She hadn’t noticed before, but now she saw that the hair at his temples had turned white.
It was at this moment she suddenly realized, he was truly getting older.
“You rest up, I will step out for a bit.”
Then, she turned to Jiang Yan: “Stay here with Dad for a while.”
After leaving the ward, Su He went straight to the doctor’s office.
It just so happened that she knew this attending doctor.
“Doctor Huang, long time no see,” Su He greeted as she entered.
Then, she asked, “Is the examination report out yet?”
Doctor Huang looked at her and said, “I was just about to look for you, the examination report has just come out.”
“We’ve conducted a full body examination on Mr. An, and the situation is a bit tricky.”
Having said that, he shifted the computer in front of him.
“This is the result of Mr. An’s brain CT scan. There is a shadow in the functional area of his brain, which is clearly a tumor. However, this tumor could possibly be a metastasis.”
Su He’s brows furrowed slightly.
Doctor Huang then opened the chest CT results and continued, “We’ve also found a tumor in Mr. An’s lungs. Moreover, its location is very unfavorable; it’s situated right at the top, wrapping around the pulmonary artery. If it were at the bottom, surgery could be performed to remove it, but this one can’t be operated on, and you probably understand that better than I do.”
The more Su He looked, the deeper her frown became.
Why wasn’t it detected earlier?
She remembered that An Chengyuan had annual physical examinations.
“I remember my dad had a physical examination at our hospital. Why wasn’t it detected then?” she asked.
Given the size of the tumor, it should have been discovered during his physical examination earlier this year.
And he hasn’t even received treatment yet, but the existence of metastases has already been detected, which is not a good sign.
Doctor Huang said, “I find it strange too, so I asked someone to check. Mr. An did not come to the hospital for a physical examination this year.”
“…”
Su He took some time to digest the news before returning to the ward.
She did not intend to hide An Chengyuan’s illness from him. He would find out sooner or later.
When she came back, she told him truthfully.
But she did not make it sound very serious.
After listening, An Chengyuan was stunned for a moment.
After all, it is somewhat distressing to hear that one has cancer, but he accepted it quickly.
“How long can I live with this condition?” he asked.
Su He: “If you cooperate well with the treatment, you can live quite a while, more than five years.”
An Chengyuan smiled, “Well, that’s acceptable.”
Su He didn’t expect him to accept his situation so quickly.
Actually, she herself felt a bit of heartache, a kind of sour and astringent feeling.
Seeing that her complexion wasn’t good, An Chengyuan turned to comfort her: “Don’t think too much. I really don’t have many regrets in life. I have both my children and grandchildren, and I am quite satisfied.”
His words were true.
Death is not to be feared, but dying with regrets is.
His only regret was his ex-wife.
“I do wish to reunite with your mother sooner.”
Su He’s throat felt slightly sour, and she didn’t know what to say.
However, this relaxed state of his was the best for his condition.
Su He stayed with him for a while, then the housekeeper arrived, and she left first.
“Rest well and try not to think too much.”
“Okay, I know.”
“…”
Jiang Yan was accompanying her as they left.
“Yo, President Jiang is also at the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?”
Just as the two were about to enter the elevator to leave.
A voice filled with schadenfreude sounded nearby.
Without turning her head, Su He knew whose voice it was.
“President Xi, how have you managed to step out in such a frail state? Be careful or you might get a lung infection again. After all, President Xi, with a body that gets feverish after soaking in cold water, really shouldn’t be going out.”
Su He gave him a sidelong glance.
She had just sent Fei Xu to investigate the reason for his sickness without much hope.
Yet unexpectedly, Fei Xu really did find out.
But when she heard the reason, she was simply dumbfounded.
“What do you think, would Miss Bai react if she knew you brought this illness upon yourself?”
She hooked her lips, looking at him with a tinge of mockery.
Xi Jue was momentarily taken aback: “…”
Ah Wu quickly shook his head: “Master, I swear I didn’t breathe a word of this to anyone.”
As to how Su He knew about it, he had no idea.