The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

Just as Gu Yinshen's heart was churning, the door to the emergency room was suddenly pushed open.

A nurse walked out quickly.

"Who are Xie Yumin's family members? The patient needs a blood transfusion during surgery. Who among you has a suitable blood type?"

Mengmeng immediately tilted her head back: "My blood type is the same as Auntie's! I can..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yinshen covered his mouth.

He stood up, the hem of his suit jacket brushing against Mengmeng's damp skirt, his eyes cold: "What do you know, little kid? Don't mess around."

After saying that, Gu Yinshen turned to the nurse and said, "I'll do it. My blood type is the same as hers."

The stinging pain of the needle piercing his skin during the blood draw didn't even make Gu Yinshen flinch.

Gu Yinshen's gaze remained fixed on Mengmeng at the other end of the corridor.

The child was standing on tiptoe, anxiously peering through the crack in the door, his slender figure casting a long shadow from the overhead light.

Seeing this, Gu Yinshen was unconsciously stunned.

When Xie Yumin came to find him, she stood stubbornly at the entrance of the Gu family villa just like that...

"It's really... exactly the same."

"Mr. Gu?"

The nurse's voice interrupted his thoughts, "It's all done. Please go and rest in the lounge."

"OK, all right."

Gu Yinshen tore off the cotton swab and casually threw it into the trash can, glancing at the vending machine at the end of the corridor out of the corner of his eye.

He walked over as if possessed, pressed the hot cocoa button, and the sound of the metal can rolling off was particularly clear in the quiet corridor.

"uncle!"

Mengmeng appeared behind him without him noticing, her hair still dripping wet. "Auntie's starting surgery, Uncle, how are you?"

She tilted her head up, tears still clinging to her eyelashes, and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

"Hmm... I just happened to see it."

Gu Yinshen's Adam's apple bobbed as he placed the warm jar into the child's hand and turned his face away, saying, "You just said you wanted to drink it."

Mengmeng's eyes lit up instantly, and she spun around while hugging the hot cocoa.

"Thank you, Uncle! When Auntie wakes up, shall we bring her a can too?"

These words struck Gu Yinshen's heart like a heavy hammer.

He recalled Xie Yumin's gentle gaze whenever she looked at Mengmeng, and the pleasure of revenge had somehow turned sour.

At that moment, Mengmeng's innocent smile made him feel a pang of guilt.

"Did...I did something wrong?"

His gaze inadvertently swept over the nurses' station at the entrance of the operating room, where a figure in a light blue nurse's uniform was organizing medical records.

Gu Yinshen hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward.

Excuse me,

He pointed to the operating room, "How is the patient inside now?"

The nurse looked up at the record sheet in her hand, her expression somewhat grave.

"The wound infection is more serious than we expected. In addition, the patient has not been resting well recently and is too exhausted. The situation is not optimistic now."

"Although the surgery successfully removed the infected tissue, there is still a critical period after the operation, and the subsequent recovery will require a long period of rest."

Gu Yinshen gripped the phone in his pocket tightly.

"We must do everything we can to save him,"

Gu Yinshen lowered his voice unconsciously, "The cost is not a problem."

Gu Yinshen stood at the door of the operating room, his gaze fixed on the red light, the nurse's words still echoing in his ears.

Mengmeng sat on a bench nearby, holding a hot cocoa, sipping it slowly, and occasionally looking up in the direction of the operating room.

Just then, my phone vibrated, and a message from my assistant popped up.

"Mr. Gu, Miss Ruolan wishes to see you."

Gu Yinshen frowned and quickly replied, "Tell her I'm at the hospital with the child, and I'll talk to her when I get back."

He replied almost instantly, and then his assistant sent another message.

"Mr. Gu, Miss Ruolan is very adamant. She said that if you don't see her, she will come to the hospital and cause trouble."

Gu Yinshen gripped his phone, his knuckles turning white, speechless with frustration.

He knew Ruolan's personality too well; if he really let her come to the hospital, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause.

That would not only affect Xie Yumin's treatment, but Mengmeng would also be frightened.

"It's really troublesome..."

He took a deep breath and replied, "Go to your house and pick her up. Don't let her talk nonsense outside."

"By the way, don't alert anyone else."

After sending the message, he put his phone back in his pocket and sighed heavily.

Mengmeng seemed to sense something, put down the hot cocoa in her hand, walked to his side, and tugged at his sleeve.

"Uncle, what's wrong? Is something bad happened?"

Gu Yinshen looked down at Mengmeng's worried eyes, and his irritation subsided slightly. He reached out and touched her head.

"It's okay, Mengmeng, be a good girl. You stay here and wait for Auntie. Uncle has to go take care of something."

A moment later, the elevator doors opened, and the assistant rushed in with Ruolan.

Ruolan, wearing high heels and with exquisite makeup, couldn't hide the anger in her eyes. The moment she saw Gu Yinshen, she quickly walked over.

"Yin Shen, what exactly do you mean? You're abandoning me for some insignificant woman and child?"

Gu Yinshen's face darkened. He glanced at Mengmeng not far away and said in a low voice, "What are you arguing about? Trying to lure the child over here?"

Ruolan persisted, "I don't care! You have to give me an explanation today. Why did you save that woman? She clearly..."

"enough!"

Gu Yinshen interrupted her, his eyes cold, "Now is not the time to talk about these things."

"Xie Yumin's condition is critical, and Mengmeng is so worried, I can't just leave her like this."

He paused, then added, "At the very least, I can't let anyone know that the incident happened in my house!"

Ruolan trembled with anger, pointing her finger at Gu Yinshen's nose: "You actually yelled at me for her sake? Gu Yinshen, don't forget, we're the ones who are going to get married!"

These words were particularly jarring in the quiet corridor. Mengmeng shrank back in fright, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

Seeing Mengmeng's frightened expression, Gu Yinshen could no longer suppress his anger.

"Ruolan, can you calm down!"

"Do you really want Mengmeng to know whose child it is?"

Seeing Gu Yinshen's unprecedentedly serious expression, Ruolan suddenly realized that she was losing control. She bit her lip, turned her face away, and stopped talking.

Just then, the red light in the operating room went out, and the doctor came out...

The doctor removed his mask, his hair beneath the surgical cap soaked with sweat, and his gaze swept over the group: "The surgery successfully removed the infected tissue, but the patient is too weak and remains in critical condition post-surgery."

He opened the medical record book and said, "The next 12 hours are crucial. If we can get through them safely, the condition will gradually stabilize."

Mengmeng rushed forward, clutching the empty hot cocoa can, the can crumpled in her hand: "Auntie will wake up, right?"

She tilted her head back, her face streaked with tears, with teardrops still clinging to her eyelashes.

Gu Yinshen reached out to support the swaying child, but Ruolan suddenly stopped him.