A Cultivator's Campus Life

"Excuse me, how much is the watermelon?"

"Three catties for ten yuan. Would you like some, young man? You can have a taste before you buy it!"

Seeing the young man's eyes lighting up at the watermelon, a simple middle-aged woman said quickly.

"No, no, I'm just looking!"

"It's OK. You can taste it without paying!"

"Well..."

"Don't worry. Have a try."

While talking, the middle-aged woman handed a piece of watermelon to the young man.

"Well... Please pick a bigger and riper watermelon for me! Thank you."

The young man was about 15 or 16 years old. He was 1.80 meters tall and a little thin. But his figure was proportional. He wore a blue school uniform which was a little discolored. His features were very beautiful, especially his bright piercing eyes. But he looked a little pale and underfed.

The young man was eventually persuaded by the watermelon vendor to make up his mind. He took out a creased ten-yuan banknote from his trouser pocket.

...

The young man's name was Lu Yao. He was abandoned by his family when he was a baby.

Later he was found and adopted by a kind tramp, who was 40 years old or older. Since then, they had depended on each other to survive.

The tramp, Lu Yiqian, was a bachelor who traveled from place to place looking for work. He was very fond of the child, so he let him take his surname and named him Lu Yao.

It was after Lu Yao was old enough to remember that Lu Yiqian told him this story.

Later, Lu Yao was old enough to go to school, so they settled down in Shuangta, a small frontier town in Xinlu Province.

Shuangta City, a border city of Shina, was adjacent to Hazan.

Many ethnic minorities lived here, such as Mong, Hwui, Uyer, and Hazak. Local people were simple and honest.

However, this city was rather underdeveloped compared with other mainland cities in Shina.

The vital resistance of economic development in this frontier town was the inconvenient transportation. The only railway was still under construction. So there were no large factories. And the local business depended on tourism and agriculture.

When Lu Yao was six or seven years old, he was injured in an accident. After going to the hospital for examination, he was found to have a rare congenital heart defect.

The news just made the difficult situation even worse for the father and son.

From then on, Lu Yiqian was more concerned about Lu Yao. Each time they had good things to eat, he would let Lu Yao eat first.

But somehow Lu Yiqian only let Lu Yao call him godfather, not father.

As time went by, Lu Yao became a 16-year-old boy. But Lu Yiqian's health started failing.

During this summer vacation, Lu Yao wanted to help his godfather shoulder the burden. They heard that a newly-built food processing factory was recruiting a large number of people. The job paid 4,000 yuan per month and offered the option of live-in accommodation with all meals provided. So they came to apply for the job.

However, Lu Yao had three heart attacks in one week. At last, the personnel department of the factory couldn't stand it and dismissed both of them.

Just when they were worried, a laborer who was looking for a job told them that many local farmers were looking for hourly workers in the labor market on the street. One person could earn 100 yuan a day no matter what he did. So they began to do odd jobs for the farmers.

However, the weather was changeable these days. Flu struck. Lu Yiqian had a high fever and couldn't go out to work. He could only rest in bed. What was worse, they had to spend money on medicine every day.

Each day, Lu Yao had to rush to the market before dawn and tried to find some odd jobs that could be done earlier in the afternoon.

Although Shuangta City was no match for the "Three-Furnace Cities" in Shina in hot weather, it was also very hot in summer.

The hot sun was blazing down on the naked skin.

When Lu Yao was about to go home at noon, he saw the vendor selling watermelons by the roadside. When he thought that his godfather had a high fever on a hot day and his cracked lips were just like the sunbaked fields, he felt really upset. So he made up his mind to spend ten yuan buying one watermelon.

Lu Yiqian had never forgotten to tell Lu Yao to be positive and optimistic though they led a bitter life these years.

To his delight, Lu Yao did as he told him.

Unconsciously, Lu Yao arrived at the courtyard where he and his godfather lived.

"Godfather, I'm back. Look! I brought you something." As soon as Lu Yao entered the "gate", he quickly adjusted his mood and put those worries all behind him.

Actually, it was not so much a gate as a wooden fence. And this fence was simply tied with two interlocking iron wires.

In addition to two bed boards supported by some bricks and several pieces of simple furniture, there were only some books of Lu Yao in this room.

At the moment, Lu Yiqian was lying on the relatively large bed, which was only covered with a thin mattress.

Hearing Lu Yao's voice, Lu Yiqian managed to move towards the wall and wanted to get up against the wall.

"Godfather, what are you doing? You are still sick. You should lie down."

As soon as Lu Yao entered the room, he saw his godfather trying to get up. He quickly stepped forward to hold Lu Yiqian and stopped him.

"Godfather, look what I brought back for you."

Lu Yiqian didn't force himself and lay down again. Lu Yao lifted the watermelon above his head and shook it.

"Where did you get this? Didn't I tell you not to buy these things? We have to save money to treat your disease. Ahem..." Lu Yiqian coughed so badly that he couldn't speak anymore. And his face also turned red.

"It's OK, godfather. I'm fine now, right? Sometimes what the doctor says is not necessarily right." Lu Yao continued after a pause, "The doctor said I had a diseased heart and I would die if I didn't have an operation before I was 15 years old. But I'm 17 years old now. And I'm still standing in front of you. So, thanks to you, good is rewarded with good. Godfather, don't worry about me. I'll be fine."

"Well, you're just making me happy."

Looking at Lu Yao's cheerful face, Lu Yiqian felt sick at heart.

In recent years, Lu Yao had a heart attack more and more frequently. In order to save enough money for the operation as soon as possible, they had moved several times. They lived further and further away from the school, and the conditions were getting worse and worse. Therefore, Lu Yao's academic performance was delayed. He used to be one of the top students in his class but failed to make the top 20 in the last exam.

Lu Yao carefully cut the watermelon in half with an old kitchen knife and scooped the pulp into a bowl. He cupped the bowl in his hands and handed it to his godfather for fear that he might drop it accidentally.

"Godfather, eat this watermelon. It's so hot today. If you eat more, maybe you will become well soon."

"Kid, you eat first. I'm not thirsty. You have to go to work in the afternoon. You eat it."

They persuaded each other. Lu Yiqian finally began to eat after Lu Yao ate a piece of watermelon.

"Godfather, I've put it in front of your bed. I'm gonna go to work now. I worked fast in the morning, so I should be able to come back early in the afternoon. And I can take you for a walk so that you can recover quickly."

"OK, take care of yourself. If you feel tired, just take a rest. Don't push yourself too hard."

"I see. Godfather, you just take it easy. I gotta go."

Lu Yao arranged everything for his godfather before he left. He gently closed the "gate" and then ran to work.

The lunch break was short, so he had to run fast.

It was still very hot in the afternoon. The hot sun made the skin on his arms dry and flaky.

If it weren't for the heart disease, Lu Yao would have been a strong young man.

Although he was only 16 years old, he was about 1.80 meters tall. He looked a little thin. But in fact, he was very muscular. He had been fighting for a living all year round and had done a lot of physically demanding work. Each time he lifted his clothes to wipe the sweat on his head, people could see his eight-pack abdominals.

They lived in a remote place. At noon, there were few people in the alley.

"Help! Help..."

Suddenly, Lu Yao heard someone calling for help around the corner.

Oh?

What happened?

Lu Yao ran towards the sound without hesitation.

Around the corner, he saw a young gangster with a red vest, a big gold chain, and a fauxhawk, stopping a young girl in a white dress and smiling a crooked smile.

The gangster was touching the girl's hair and face with his dirty hands.

Anyone with discerning eyes could easily see that the girl was bullied.

"Help me! Help me! Ah..." The girl in white saw that someone heard her calling and was coming, which brought hopes for her as if a drowning man had caught the last straw.

She was a very beautiful girl, about seventeen or eighteen. Her skin was tender and her features were strongly defined. She wore no make-up and had a black ponytail. She looked like a white lotus in the white dress. When she turned around, Lu Yao was shocked because she looked like a film star.

"Beast, let go of that girl..." Seeing that, Lu Yao shouted out a classic line without thinking.

"Little boy, you asked me to let go of her? You want to replace me, huh? Ridiculous! Get out of my face! It's none of your business. You're too young to be the hero! How dare you! Don't you know my name? I'm Master Qian! Get out of here!"

Being interrupted by Lu Yao, the gangster became angry and cursed impatiently.

Lu Yao was young and had a sense of justice. He found the man named Master Qian was very arrogant, so he stepped forward and pushed him away.

"B*st*rd, you are risking your neck!"

Master Qian intended to scare him away. But he didn't expect that Lu Yao would fight with him without saying a word.

Thud!

When Lu Yao came near to him, he hit him hard with his fist.

Although Lu Yao was brave and had a sense of justice, he was still a student who had no experience of fighting. He got punched by Master Qian and couldn't help stepping back. He was bleeding from a gash near his eyes.

His eyes ached badly.

Lu Yao wiped the blood on his face with his hand. Without hesitation, he rushed to Master Qian again.

Lu Yao was a mere slip of a lad compared to Master Qian, an experienced gangster.

Soon after, Lu Yao was beaten black and blue by Master Qian.

He was a bit wobbly.

Seeing that, the girl in white was touched. Although she was scared, she didn't run away but called for help and rushed to help Lu Yao.

Fortunately, some passersby also heard the cries for help and followed the sound.

There were footsteps in the alley.

Master Qian also realized that he had no choice but to run away.

"Little b*st*rd, I'll remember you. Let's wait and see. I won't let you go easily."

Master Qian left after saying that.

Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the gangster running away.

But at this time, his heart suddenly beat fast. He felt limp. And then, he had a blackout and fell to the ground.

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Lu Yao fall into a dead faint, the girl in white was startled and immediately called an ambulance.

In the hospital

About half an hour later, the attending doctor walked out of the emergency room.

A small crowd immediately gathered around him.

The girl in white also pushed forward. Several bodyguards in suits were around her.

Lu Yiqian had arrived at the hospital, too.

"Who is his family?" The doctor shouted to the crowd.

"Doctor, I'm the patient's father. How's my son?" Seeing the doctor coming out, Lu Yiqian quickly stepped forward and asked anxiously.

"You're the patient's father?" The doctor squinted at Lu Yiqian strangely.

"Yes, yes, I'm his father, doctor. How's my son?"

"Did you know that your son has a congenital heart disease?"

"Yes, I knew..."

"Then why haven't you let him have an operation yet?" The attending doctor asked before Lu Yiqian finished speaking.

"I..."

"Well, I don't want to waste time on you. I have some unfortunate news. Your son had a rare congenital aortic malformation sinus aneurysm and suffered severe necrosis of the aortic heart valve due to wear and tear to his body. Because he didn't get timely and effective treatment, now his heart is severely atrophied. What's worse, being hit caused internal bleeding. He is in serious heart failure, so..." After a pause, the attending doctor continued, "This is the critical illness notice. Please sign on it. Basically, you can prepare for your son's..."

Hearing what the doctor said, Lu Yiqian suddenly felt dizzy and numb. He almost passed out.

"Unless..." the doctor added.

"Unless?"

Lu Yiqian was stunned by the doctor's words. It was the beauty who asked quickly.

"Unless we give him a new heart. However, time is limited and there won't be a suitable donor for a while. What's more, even if there is a suitable donor, we are not able to do this kind of operation in our hospital."

"Where is the nearest hospital in which the heart transplant could be done?"

All of a sudden, a commanding old man with gray hair came to the doctor and asked in a loud voice. He was in a Tang suit and accompanied by two bodyguards in black.

"Xindu. The nearest hospital is the General Hospital of Xindu First Military Region. It is also the best hospital in our province."

The doctor said firmly.

"Xu, let San rush to the General Hospital of Xindu First Military Region to arrange everything for the operation." The old man immediately assigned tasks to his bodyguards, "Ding, you go with this doctor, send all the personal information of the young man to San, and let him try every means to find the suitable donor."

The two bodyguards immediately did as the old man had asked.

"You are the father of that brave young man, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am! My name is Lu Yiqian. He is my son, Lu Yao. May I have your name?"

When Lu Yiqian had recovered from his fright, he saw a vigorous and commanding old man arranging the operation in an orderly way. He suddenly got his hopes up.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lu. My name is Huang Bingtian. This is my granddaughter Huang Ruoyun. I appreciate that your son saved my granddaughter's life." The old man stretched out his hands to hold Lu Yiqian's hand and pointed to the beauty beside him.

"Grandfather, nice of you to turn up."

Huang Ruoyun couldn't help crying outright when she saw her grandfather.

"Grandfather, you must save him. If it weren't for me, he would be all right now."

"Don't worry. I promise you that he will be all right. And I can express my thanks to the brave young man face to face."

Huang Bingtian kindly stroked his granddaughter's head and said.

"Thank you, Mr. Huang, but we..."

"Well, Mr. Lu, I know what you're going to say. I heard what the doctor said just now. Your son saved my granddaughter after all. I will repay him for his kindness. Don't worry. I promise you that he will be cured of illness and come back to you vigorously."

Huang Bingtian looked as though he had known what Lu Yiqian was thinking.

"As for the money, you don't have to worry about it, either. We will pay all his medical expenses." Huang Bingtian added.

While they were talking, the two bodyguards came back.

One bodyguard leaned over and whispered something in Huang Bingtian's ear.

"OK, now let the doctor help us transfer Lu Yao to the General Hospital of Xindu First Military Region." Huang Bingtian said to Lu Yiqian politely, "Mr. Lu, it is all arranged. Please go to Xindu with us."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Huang. Lu Yao is so fortunate that he has you to help him."

Lu Yiqian and Huang Bingtian walked to the ward, talking to each other.

...

Although Lu Yiqian didn't know Huang Bingtian's work, he inferred from what he saw that Huang Bingtian was not an ordinary person.

On the way to Xindu, each time they drove past the checkpoint, the policemen who had been waiting there would open up a green channel for them.

They even drove in the congested downtown district of Xindu unimpededly.

Soon they arrived at the General Hospital of Xindu First Military Region.

As soon as the driver drove the car into the hospital, a large group of officers in military uniform and doctors and nurses in white coats gathered around the car.

"Father, you are here. We've gone through all the admission procedures. Director Lan and all the cardiac surgeons from the hospitals nearby are waiting for you in the conference room."

The officer who walked in front of others bowed to Huang Bingtian and said.

He wore a shoulder strap with two bars and four stars. Obviously, he was a senior colonel!

Huang Bingtian nodded and motioned for Lu Yiqian to follow him to the expert building of the hospital.

The senior colonel had also asked the doctors and nurses to send Lu Yao to the operating room and prepare for the operation.

Huang Bingtian and Lu Yiqian took the elevator to a large conference room on the ninth floor of the expert building.

When they pushed the door open, they found that there were more than 40 experts in the room, including some old experts in their 70s and 80s with gray hairs.

"Commander Huang, please take a seat!"

A doctor, who was about 50 years old and wore gold-rimmed glasses, saw them and quickly asked them to sit in the honor-guest seats.

Though this doctor didn't know Lu Yiqian who was plainly dressed, he greeted Lu Yiqian warmly. This doctor thought since Lu Yiqian came with Commander Huang, he couldn't be an ordinary person.

"Thanks, Director Lan!" Huang Bingtian nodded to the doctor with gold-rimmed glasses and waved as a sign for people to sit down quietly.

"This is Mr. Lu Yiqian, the father of the patient. Director Lan, would you please brief us about the operation?"

Huang Bingtian also introduced Lu Yiqian to people in the room.

"Commander Huang, Mr. Lu, I believe that General Huang has briefed you on what to expect. But I have something to tell you. Just before you came in, Mr. Tian, deputy head of the hospital, called me and told me that Mr. Lu Yao was in a critical condition. He had a congenital heart defect and should have had an operation long ago. Somehow, he has missed his best treatment opportunity. His heart went into overdrive. Due to the external force, blood was oozing from his heart..."

"Well, Director Lan, you don't need to tell me all these things. I just want to know whether you can save Lu Yao or not. How will you save him? What is the biggest difficulty now? You can discuss the details yourselves later!"

Huang Bingtian interrupted Director Lan's report.

"Commander Huang, theoretically, Lu Yao can be cured in our hospital based on our medical technology. But the biggest problem is that there is no suitable donor!"

Hearing that, people in the room all sighed heavily.

"No suitable donor? I remember that many soldiers of our army have decided to donate their bodies for medical research after their death. How come there is no suitable donor?"

Hearing what Director Lan said, Huang Bingtian stared at him and asked.

"Commander Huang, well, there is something that I haven't told you. Lu Yao's blood type is Rh-negative. This blood type is also known as panda blood because it is rare. Therefore, there are special requirements for donors. Normal heart donors won't satisfy the requirements!"

"What?"

Huang Bingtian and Lu Yiqian asked together.

Lu Yiqian's face was wet with tears.

Huang Bingtian's face clouded.

There was a sudden hush.

"Director Lan, do you still remember that the heart of Chi Ying, the leader of Eagle Special Forces, has been sealed in the No.1 cabinet of our hospital's secret organ bank since seven years ago? If my memory serves me correctly, Chi Ying was Rh-negative too." An old man with silver hair, who sat next to Huang Bingtian, clapped his forehead and said.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Several of the oldest experts echoed the old man's views.

"Is it true Director Lan?"

"It's true, but..."

"But? Better save one life than build a seven-storeyed pagoda. What are you waiting for?"

Seeing that Director Lan was still hesitant, Huang Bingtian raised his voice.

"Well, I'll level with you." Director Lan finally made up his mind to tell the truth, "Commander Huang, Chi Ying was indeed the suitable donor. I've thought about him before, but there is something that you don't know. Chi Ying showed his superhuman abilities when he was alive. After he died, the Ministry of State Security asked relevant departments for permission to let 11 top cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, including myself, find out if there was anything peculiar about his heart. However, our abilities are limited. Many years have passed and we didn't make any progress. So the matter was dropped. But this does not mean that the Ministry of State Security has given up!"

Hearing what he said, Lu Yiqian became desperate again!

They finally knew the whole story.

"Excuse me for a second!"

When the others were at their wits' end, Huang Bingtian got up and walked out of the door.

About ten minutes later, Huang Bingtian pushed the door open again.

All eyes were on him as he walked into the conference room.

Ring!

People were interrupted by the telephone bell.

"Yes, yes, I see. I know what I should do!"

As Huang Bingtian entered the conference room, Director Lan's mobile phone rang.

"Ding, go and arrange for the operation."

"Li, ask someone to take Chi Ying's body out of the No.1 cabinet in the secret organ bank and take it to the conference room..."

People all went into action as Director Lan assigned tasks to them.

In less than half a minute, only Huang Bingtian and Lu Yiqian were still in the conference room.

The experts of the General Hospital of Xindu First Military Region were busy in the operating room.

Huang Ruoyun had been sitting beside Lu Yiqian.

After all, Huang Ruoyun was just a young girl. She could have sought comfort from her family after experiencing a life-threatening event, but she chose to stay with Lu Yiqian. Though she didn't say a word, the others were touched by her kindness.

"Ruoyun, don't be so hard on yourself. We will take responsibility for it. Get yourself together!" Seeing how upset his granddaughter looked, Huang Bingtian patted her on the shoulder and said, "Lu Yao is the only family of Mr. Lu and he is still in the operating room now. So we must take good care of Mr. Lu. Do you understand?"

"Grandfather, it's all my fault. If I hadn't shaken off the bodyguards you and dad arranged for me and come to Shuangta to do that thing, it wouldn't have happened. I..."

Huang Ruoyun felt guilty and apologized for her petulance.

"Miss Huang, it's not your fault. Lu Yao just did what he thought he should do. No one wants to face the reality. But it's inevitable. Maybe it's his destiny. Don't blame yourself. I really appreciate you for giving him a chance to survive. How can we blame you?" Lu Yiqian said kindly though his eyes were red.

Though Lu Yiqian lived a poor life, he was a reasonable man.

Lu Yao was doing the right thing. As his godfather, he would support him.

Lu Yao was in critical condition. But fortunately, things just took a turn for the better.

What was more, Lu Yiqian's first impression of the Huang family was favorable, especially Huang Ruoyun. Though her families were high-ranking officials, she was not arrogant and petulant. In fact, Lu Yiqian was relieved to see that she was a kind-hearted girl.

That was enough. At least, Lu Yao saved a good person.

...

"How's my son, doctor?"

About six hours later, the door of the operating room opened.

Director Lan and several old experts came out in a hurry without taking off their gloves.

"Fortunately, the operation went well. Lu Yao is getting stitched now. And he will come out in about half an hour. But he still needs to stay in the intensive care unit for a while. You can't see him during this time!" Director Lan said happily.

"Good! Thank you, Director Lan!"

Hearing the good news, Lu Yiqian and Huang Bingtian sighed with relief.

At last, Huang Ruoyun could relax.

...

...

In a strange space

There was no sunlight, no temperature, or no object. It was just like the vacant space of the universe.

"Where... Where am I? Hello, is there anyone there? Godfather! Godfather, where are you?"

Lu Yao was not sure how long he slept before he woke up. He opened his eyes to look for his godfather.

However, he could see nothing. He felt it was like the end of the world and he was the only one left in the world.

Never in his life had he felt so abandoned. He started to yell desperately.

"Master, is that you? You finally wake up. I've been waiting for you for countless eras!"

Suddenly, an excited voice sounded in Lu Yao's head.

"Who's talking?"

Hearing this, Lu Yao instantly maintained sharp vigilance and stayed alert to his surroundings.

After taking a few breaths, Lu Yao looked around but found nothing.

"Master, don't you remember me? I'm Li Jiang!"

"Li Jiang? I don't know you. Where are you? Why can't I see you?"

Instead of answering Lu Yao's question, the person muttered to himself.

"Well, so many eras have passed. You definitely won't remember me. Alas!"

That was not what Lu Yao wanted to hear. So he became more cautious.

But the voice didn't sound again for a long time.

The dead silence reigned all round again.

"You haven't answered my question. Who are you? Where am I?" Lu Yao still tried to ask that person.

...

...

Lu Yao had been in the intensive care unit for two days and one night. A young nurse named Li Ying was on duty tonight.

"The patient is talking?"

Though she was young, Li Ying had worked in the intensive care unit of the General Hospital of Xindu First Military Region for seven or eight years. So she was an experienced nurse.

As soon as she completed the handover with her colleague, she heard Lu Yao muttering on the hospital bed. She immediately put her ear down to his mouth. But she couldn't hear clearly what he said no matter how hard she tried.

Since the patient named Lu Yao was sent to the intensive care unit, Director Lan and several well-known old experts of the hospital had been here many times and urged them to pay close attention to this patient.

Hearing Lu Yao muttering something unintelligible, she immediately ran to the nurse's station to report.

Before long, the intensive care unit was full of people.

For the first time, Lu Yiqian followed Director Lan and others into the ward. When he saw that Lu Yao, who was lying on the bed and still not fully awake, had a good complexion, he finally sighed with relief.

...

The next day, Lu Yao finally woke up.

The doctors had lost no time in performing a variety of medical screenings. The tests showed nothing wrong. So they transferred Lu Yao to the recovery intensive care unit arranged in advance by Huang Bingtian.

"Godfather, I'm sorry for making you worried!"

Lu Yiqian sat down beside the bed, holding Lu Yao's hand tightly. He stared at Lu Yao with joy for fear he might not see him again in the future.

"It's OK. As long as you're fine, I will be relieved!"

"Lu Yao, how do you feel? Is there anything wrong with you?"

After waking up, Lu Yao only cared about his godfather. He didn't see the girl of his age standing behind Lu Yiqian until Huang Ruoyun asked him.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Huang Ruoyun. You saved me. Don't you remember me?"

Hearing what she said, Lu Yao remembered that he did save a girl.

But Lu Yao hardly had time to look at her face carefully at that time. He only remembered that the girl was wearing a white dress and her hair was tied back in a ponytail.

Today he could look at her more carefully. Huang Ruoyun was about 1.7 meters tall. She wore a pink tracksuit and her long smooth hair hung down upon her shoulders, shining like a waterfall. Her eyes were big and her skin was tender. When she smiled, her dimples showed. Lu Yao felt that she was just like a fairy.

"Do you remember that?"

Realizing that Lu Yao was looking at her, Huang Ruoyun said with shyness.

"Oh, oh, perhaps... Are you all right?"

Lu Yao also realized that he was a bit impolite. So he replied incoherently and quickly turned aside to hide his blushes.

"Lu Yao, it was Ruoyun who stayed with me and took care of you and me while you were in the coma. If it weren't for her, I couldn't have come through this!"

Seeing that they were embarrassed, Lu Yiqian quickly interrupted to break the ice.

While they were talking, Li Ying, the nurse, came to the ward.

"Lu Yao, how do you feel? I come to see you on behalf of the doctors and nurses of the intensive care unit."

Li Ying took a small notebook and wrote on it, looking at the medical devices beside Lu Yao.

"I feel much better, thank you!"

"That's good. You're in a good condition. If I hadn't seen it myself, I would never have believed it!" Li Ying smiled and continued, "Mr. Lu, you haven't had a rest for more than 30 hours. You should take a rest. His girlfriend will stay here! I gotta go. If the patient doesn't feel well, you can come to me."

Huang Bingtian had been busy these days, so he couldn't spend much time in the hospital. It was Huang Ruoyun who stayed with Lu Yiqian and took care of Lu Yao. So Li Ying mistakenly believed that Huang Ruoyun was Lu Yao's girlfriend.

Li Ying's words made Lu Yao and Huang Ruoyun blush with embarrassment.

"Godfather, you should take a rest. I'm fine. I feel very good now. Maybe when you wake up, we can leave the hospital and go home!"

"That's right. Mr. Lu, you need to have a rest!"

They both persuaded Lu Yiqian.

"Well, I'm really a little tired. Lu Yao, have a good rest. I'll go to sleep in the inner room for a while!"

Lu Yiqian had been worried about Lu Yao and could hardly sleep these days. Now, Lu Yao looked well. So he agreed to take a rest.

"Miss Huang, you need to have a rest, too. Thank you for taking care of us these days."

"Well, OK! Have a good rest. I'll come to see you later! By the way, we are about the same age. You can call me Ruoyun in the future. Don't call me Miss Huang again, Ok?"

After Lu Yiqian went to the inner room, Huang Ruoyun didn't know how to get along with Lu Yao, so she simply swam with the current and left.

Now, only Lu Yao was in the ward.

Lu Yao was still in a state of shock when he thought of the weird thing.

Master? Li Jiang?

What was that?

After thinking for a while, Lu Yao had a little headache and became sleepy instead of figuring out what happened.

Before he finally drifted off to sleep, Lu Yao seemed to see a person passing by the door.

But he was so sleepy that he failed to see the person's face clearly no matter how hard he tried.