The aloof school beauty has been reborn and is now pursuing me relentlessly.

Twenty minutes later.

Huashan Hospital, Donghai City.

A man who drove frantically from the company slammed open the emergency room corridor door.

He had multiple abrasions and cuts on his body, hands, and even face.

At this moment, however, he disregarded everything else, grabbed the arm of the doctor who came out of the emergency room, and asked in a hoarse voice:

"doctor--"

"How is my girlfriend?!"

The doctor's expression was equally grave and serious, and he spoke rapidly:

"It's a heart problem."

"It's very troublesome."

"Our hospital isn't good enough; you should transfer to another hospital immediately!"

Twenty-seven minutes later.

The ambulance carrying the patient arrived at Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Southeast University.

The two presidents of Dongda University, Chen Wangdao and Gu Yansheng, personally called to instruct the head of the cardiology department to take charge.

But as he hurriedly left the ward, this middle-aged man, whose professional skills were among the best in Donghai and even the Southern Province, still looked solemn and gave the same answer in a low, apologetic tone:

The condition is complex.

【I am unable to do it.】

"If conditions permit—"

"It would be best to go to the capital city and take a look."

……

Three hours later.

Flights from the East China Sea landed at Beijing Capital International Airport under the cover of night.

Upon landing, they were immediately picked up and dropped off by special cars from the Chu and Wei families.

Cars formed a convoy and merged into the traffic, racing against time on the highway under the cover of night!

8:40 pm.

I was successfully transferred to the cardiology ward of Beijing Union Medical College Hospital.

The matriarch of the Chu family and Wei Xiao, the current head of the Wei family, made many connections and sought favors to invite several top cardiologists from the capital city of the Republic to step forward.

An emergency consultation involving multiple parties was held.

The reply I received still left me feeling disheartened:

【Disaster】.

If it's difficult, then transfer to another hospital.

Ultimately, even Zhao Bojun, the Party Secretary who was far away in the East China Sea, made two unprecedented phone calls himself.

Then, Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, which boasts the highest level of cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment in China and even Asia, temporarily received patients and their families who had traveled thousands of miles overnight.

A full hour later.

When an elderly man in a white coat, widely recognized as a leading figure in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment, pushed open the ward door and walked out.

Lin Ran, who was standing guard in the corridor outside the ward, rushed forward almost immediately, her eyes red:

"doctor--"

"How about it?"

The old man nodded, then shook his head, his brow furrowed.

"The situation has stabilized for the time being."

"However... this is a special case that I have never seen in my decades of medical practice."

"In the late stage of dilated cardiomyopathy, rapid fibrosis is also present."

"According to the rate of myocardial fibrosis—"

"The remaining time..."

Not too many.

Hearing the old man's words.

The matriarch of the Chu family, who had rushed from the Chu family's villa in Dongshan, the capital, staggered and fainted on the spot amidst the exclamations and panic of the younger generation of the family.

My beloved daughter passed away from illness 20 years ago.

Twenty years later, a similar scenario is about to be repeated in the life of his granddaughter.

The devastating blow of two parents outliving their children.

It's enough to drain all the old man's energy and strength.

Su Changyan helped his mother-in-law up.

The head of the Junsheng Su family, who had dominated the business world of Southern Province for twenty years, also grew gray hair overnight. He looked extremely haggard, but he was still able to maintain his composure at the moment of hearing the bad news.

Su Changyan looked up at Lin Ran and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I'll take the old lady to settle in and rest first."

Lin Ran nodded and responded softly:

"Leave this to me."

Su Changyan nodded, looked at Lin Ran, and opened his mouth as if to say something.

Lin Ran seemed to understand his father-in-law's thoughts, and gently shook his head. Even at this moment, he still smiled.

"We made an agreement last summer."

"If you say it, you must do it."

Last summer.

When the father-in-law and son-in-law returned to the Su family villa in the Yunan Coral Garden community.

Before parting, Chairman Junsheng placed his hand on his son-in-law's shoulder and uttered a seemingly drunken remark, thus completing the most important entrustment of responsibility in the lives of the two men.

now.

It's simply fulfilling a promise.

At this moment, Su Changyan's eyes suddenly turned red and hot, and he could no longer utter any other words.

He simply reached out and pressed heavily on the young man's shoulder:

“I, Su Changyan, did not misjudge you.”

"That child, Qingyan..."

"I didn't misjudge him."

……

He watched as his father-in-law helped the matriarch of the Chu family leave.

Lin Ran turned to look at the half-open ward door.

Take a deep breath.

He reached out and grasped the doorknob, then gently pushed the door open and went inside.

The ward was dimly lit and quiet, with only the occasional beeping of some medical instruments.

Su Qingyan was lying on the hospital bed, seemingly having just woken up. Her face was pale, and she still looked tired and exhausted. But when she heard the noise and turned her head to look over, her eyes brightened slightly when she saw her boyfriend.

Lin Ran carefully sat down beside his girlfriend's bed.

Su Qingyan noticed the wounds on her boyfriend's body and hands, and raised an eyebrow slightly:

"You are hurt."

Following his girlfriend's gaze, Lin Ran raised his arm and noticed a thin, long cut on it, which he didn't know when he had fallen and bumped into something.

The wound had already scabbed over, but it was still quite shocking to see:

"It's nothing serious, not a fatal injury."

Su Qingyan's lips curled up slightly:

Did my outburst scare you?

Lin Ran smiled and reached out to tuck a stray strand of hair from his girlfriend's forehead behind her ear:

"kind of."

"But today is your birthday."

"The birthday person is the most important—just don't do this next time."

Su Qingyan seemed amused:

"That's hard to guarantee."

After thinking for a moment, she spoke:

What disease do I have?

Lin Ran laughed again:

"Hard to say."

"Anyway, it suits your status as Miss Su perfectly; most people couldn't have it."

"The doctors are even planning to name it after you—"

Su Qingyan smiled too.

But due to his weak condition, he had some difficulty laughing and coughed lightly twice.

Until the laughter stopped.

She looked up at her boyfriend, who was trying his best to appear relaxed in front of her.

How much longer do I have?

Lin Ran paused, then fell silent.

He ultimately didn't lie to his girlfriend at her bedside, and answered in a low voice:

"The doctor said, if things are looking optimistic..."

"It will probably take about a year."

Su Qingyan was slightly taken aback.

"A year..."

She murmured softly, her eyelids slightly lowered, but there was no other sadness or sorrow in her tone.

There was only tranquility.

Lin Ran took a deep breath, trying her best to remain relaxed:

"It's okay."

"If one hospital is unreliable, let's find another one."

"If you see a Western doctor, there's traditional Chinese medicine; if you see a doctor in China, there's also—"

The words are not finished yet.

Then I realized that my hand was being gently held.

He heard his girlfriend on the hospital bed speak softly:

"Lin Ran".

"Take me back."

……

the next day.

After another round of thorough examinations and careful medical advice from Fuwai Hospital.

Su Qingyan returned to the East Sea.

On the return flight, she seemed perfectly normal.

She can even chat and laugh easily with her boyfriend and father.

Even after getting off the plane, I seemed to feel sleepy again, and I fell into a deep sleep once more when I sat in the back seat of the Maybach.

In sleep.

Only then could one see the girl's slightly furrowed brows and feel the discomfort and pain that she could not ultimately conceal.

Then it caused the hearts of those around him to spasm and ache.

He was readmitted to the cardiology ward of the affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Southeast University.

The members of the chaotic killing group have all arrived.

Last night, we had already gathered to prepare birthday gifts and a grand celebration.

Unexpectedly, the birthday celebrant did not arrive.

What awaited them was this sudden and devastating news.

It left almost everyone stunned, their minds blank and buzzing.

Yesterday, Lin Ran and Su Qingyan traveled thousands of miles and spent the whole night working hard.

They, too, spent a sleepless night.

Upon hearing that Su Qingyan had returned to Donghai today, her friends rushed to the hospital immediately.

He tiptoed into the ward to visit Su Qingyan, who was fast asleep on the bed.

When I came out.

The girls all cried.

The boys' eyes were all red.

Only Lin Ran remained calm and composed as always.

He even smiled and comforted everyone, telling them not to worry and to go back and get some rest.

Until Wei Xiao and An Lan also came out of the ward.

When An Lan found Lin Ran, she only saw the latter smoking alone in a corner of the hospital corridor.

Head bowed, silent and still.

He smoked one cigarette after another.

The whole person seemed to be surrounded by the swirling smoke.

His expression was almost impossible to see through the mist.

An Lan's eyes immediately reddened:

"elder brother--"

She was grieving for her sister-in-law's illness.

She felt even more heartache for her brother in front of her.

She knew all too well how deep the bond was between her brother and sister-in-law.

Therefore, they knew even more clearly how much unbelievable pain their brother, who seemed calm and composed at this moment and could even smile and comfort others, was carrying in his heart.

Lin Ran raised her head.

His eyes were bloodshot and extremely red.

But when he looked at An Lan, he still had a smile on his face:

"Don't worry, it's okay."

"Don't tell Mom and Dad about this yet."

At this time, Lin's parents were still in Yunan.

The elderly couple were unaware of their daughter-in-law's situation.

She also didn't want her parents to worry.

An Lan nodded, but looking at her brother, tears welled up in her eyes again.

"But you-"

Lin Ran smiled and stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray next to him.

He reached out and habitually ruffled his younger sister's hair.

"I am fine."

"Your brother won't fall apart."

My palms are still warm.

Just like that calm and reassuring tone.

It's as if he's still that boy from back then who fought with older elementary school students for his sister, got beaten up and had a bruised and swollen face, making people both angry and amused.