A long silence spoke volumes.
Mei Yeqin could only evade the main point at this moment. "The operation was relatively successful. We'll have to see how she progresses and recovers."
"Is she okay?"
The young man, brows downcast, sat at the edge of the flower bed. The biting night wind blew against his thin clothes. He had left in such a hurry that he hadn't even taken a coat. Now, Jiang Sui was wearing only a white T-shirt.
The night light stained half the sky. Jiang Sui's voice was low and hoarse.
How could she put it? Mei Yeqin's eyes were filled with worry. Jiang Sui was so much like her sister, so persistent in his pursuit of love.
"Forget it, Auntie. I'll go up and see my own."
The boy's voice was deep and low.
"You're in the hospital?" Mei Yeqin couldn't help but frown.
This child was always doing things secretly, and that was what worried Mei Yeqin the most. She didn't know what had happened between them, what conflicts they had, but she could sense that Jiang Sui liked Su Qing, the kind of love he loved, the kind that could heal him.
The utterly silent silence confirmed Mei Yeqin's suspicions.
"Alright, then. Come up to Ward 607."
Mei Yeqin hung up the phone and sighed softly. She didn't want to push Jiang Sui away; she wanted to protect her sister's child.
Now she understood why her parents had disapproved of her sister's marriage. Her sister was too persistent, giving so much but receiving no return. She burned herself too hard, and it was bound to hurt others.
Finding someone who didn't love you as much, and not getting the love you desired, was more painful than death.
Mei Yeqin looked up at the two girls smiling brightly at the desk, a pang of pity welling up in her heart. She caressed their phoenix eyes, the same as Jiang Sui's.
She muttered to herself.
"Sister, am I doing this right?"
In the matter of love, she had always indulged Jiang Sui.
In Ward 602, Jiang Sui quickly reached the sixth floor. The young man stood silently at the corner of the hallway. The hospital was now almost silent, the pungent smell of disinfectant thick and pungent.
Around the corner from Ward 602, Jiang Sui still lacked the courage to step into the second ward, unsure how to proceed.
Seeing only the slightest sign of movement at the door, he quickly retreated into the darkness. Leaning sideways, his dark eyes gazed at the delicate, familiar figure in the hallway, holding a thermos.
The shadow stretched so long that Jiang Sui reached out, wanting to touch it, but could only clench his fingers.
She didn't want him to go disturb.
After a while, Su Qing's figure disappeared into the hallway. Jiang Sui called Mei Yeqin and went to her office.
Mei Yeqin wasn't surprised; she had known Jiang Sui would come to see her.
The young man was calm, unlike someone his age.
"Aunt, I have something to ask for your help."
Jiang Sui rarely called her "Aunt." It wasn't that they weren't close, but the boy's aloof nature had made him aloof, and Mei Yeqin had grown accustomed to it.
But it had been called "Aunt" twice in one day.
He always acted like a grown-up, never admitting to being a child. His face, which hadn't shrunk in a few days, now had a slightly more withered cheek bone, making him look even more resolute.
There was a kind of hurt, perhaps more like the hurt of love, and there was a thick bitterness in the boy's heart.
"What's the matter?"
Mei Yeqin hard to believe that he had something to ask for help. It was a little hard to believe. The young man, who always thought he was an adult and could handle anything, actually wanted to ask her for a favor.
Mei Yeqin almost instantly thought it might be about Su Rao's hospitalization.
"As for Su Qing's mother? Don't worry about it. That girl is much more resilient than we thought. She came with a medical card, which covers a lot of things. The surgery won't cost much. In cases like these, the hospital will provide some subsidies."
Mei Yeqin also studied psychology in college. She wasn't just the head of surgery; she also achieved considerable success in psychology.
However, her family knew very little about this matter, and she had kept her identity a secret, which was why she was able to get close to Jiang Sui.
From the moment she saw Su Qing, she knew she was different from ordinary girls. She didn't cry easily, and there was a hint of determination in her eyes, like the tall, unyielding pine and cypress trees, making them irresistible.
Today, everyone in the department was talking about the girl's calmness and composure.
Therefore, Su Qing probably wouldn't agree to any rash funding. For some reason, this was Mei Yeqin's first reaction.
"If you, or I, rashly help her, I'm worried she might not agree."
Looking at the boy hunched over on the sofa, Mei Yeqin voiced her most direct thoughts.
The boy's eyes were calm, even a bit cold.
"I know."
He had known all along that she hadn't called him when she needed him, not to mention that she had said she didn't like him. Jiang Sui felt a sense of emptiness and discomfort in his heart, but he suppressed those emotions.
He knew?
Looking at Jiang Sui's understanding, Mei Yeqin was neither surprised nor surprised. She wasn't surprised that the boy understood her so well. She was surprised to know if there was anything else he wanted to ask her besides Su Qing's matter.
Mei Yeqin also knew about the turmoil between him and his family, but as long as Jiang Sui didn't mention it, she didn't ask, giving him plenty of freedom.
But Mei Yeqin didn't think it was a family matter.
Jiang Sui felt like everything was destined. Perhaps the two of them had always been connected.
"Auntie, I remember your first boyfriend was a policeman."
Mei Yeqin was stunned, clearly not expecting the young man to reveal something related to her. Unavoidably, she felt a bit surprised.
First love? Pei Dai? The man who prioritized cases over everything else?
Mei Yeqin, though a little embarrassed, nodded.
"He's handling a case at our school."
Case?
School?
This made Mei Yeqin's instincts more alert, and something flashed through her mind.
"I need his contact information. I have something to tell him."
Jiang Sui clearly didn't want to reveal everything; he just wanted Pei Dai's contact information. He also considered contacting him directly, but his age made him look like a brat.
But with Mei Yeqin around, things would be different.
Mei Yeqin's frown never relaxed.
"It's related to the young master of the Li family, right?"
As someone who was in the same circle, she could sense something unusual even when she wasn't around.