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Chapter 1044 - 1041: Xiao Lizi and Baby Boy. Extra (2)

Chapter 1044: Chapter 1041: Xiao Lizi and Baby Boy. Extra (2)

Yan Xu suffered very serious injuries, with several life-threatening wounds, and he lost a tremendous amount of blood. Any other commoner would have likely died before even making it to the hospital.

But as Director Luo said, Yan Xu had an exceptionally strong physical foundation, and as a military man, he possessed an incredibly resilient will and a strong desire to survive.

Just a few hours after surgery, as the sky was just showing the first light of dawn, Bai Lu, who hadn’t slept all night, received a reassuring phone call from Director Luo.

"Xiao Bai, you didn’t get a good night’s sleep last night, did you? You can go and catch up on some sleep now, the Young Master of the Yan Family has awakened!"

Bai Lu’s heart had already flown to the side of the Yan Family’s Young Master. How could she even think about catching up on sleep?

After hanging up the phone, she got washed, quickly changed into a set of clothes, and ran outside.

Since she hadn’t slept all night, she didn’t dare to drive herself. As she got into a taxi, she realized she hadn’t even put on makeup, and considered turning back to change into more appropriate clothes and apply heavy makeup to cover her weary face. However, the driver dissuaded her with a few words.

"Miss, I see you’re in quite a hurry. If you go back now, by the time you come out again, you’ll hit the morning rush hour, and it’ll take you several times longer to reach Jun Military Hospital."

Bai Lu thought about it and decided to let it be. She would just deal with looking haggard. At worst, she’d be ridiculed by that boy with an incredibly foul mouth. She could consider it cheering up the patient and helping him stimulate his muscles a bit.

At that moment, Bai Lu hadn’t realized that what separated her and Yan Xu might be more than just a gap of more than a decade.

It was early autumn and as the chill of the autumn wind began to bite, Bai Lu, dressed in a thin sweater and a coat, hurried into the Jun District Hospital looking a bit disheveled. When entering the ICU, she took off her coat, put on a sterile suit, and donned a mask that appeared a bit too large, covering most of her face and leaving only her pretty and expressive eyes and her full forehead visible.

She knew that this place, filled with all kinds of machines and the smell of disinfectant floating around, was definitely not an ideal setting for reminiscing.

Yet, she couldn’t wait to see him, at the very least, to confirm that his body was unharmed.

Suppressing the complexity in her heart, she deliberately slowed her steps and approached the hospital bed, looking down at the man whose face was pale and whose features had grown thin.

The man was connected to many tubes, lying quietly on the bed with his eyes closed. It was impossible to tell if he was asleep or awake, but it gave her a better opportunity to observe him carefully.

Yan Xu, after growing up, was in terms of facial features, practically a carbon copy of his father, Yan Han. However, in his brows and eyes, there was a hint of his mother Zhu Qianying’s charm. Even though he was now severely emaciated and had the look of illness on his face, his tightly pursed lips and stern eyebrows still exuded an air of severity and the cool demeanor distinctive of military people.

The man abruptly opened his eyes. His pupils were black and bright, his gaze sharp and full of vigilance, not at all reflecting the frailty and harmlessness one would expect from a severely injured patient.

Bai Lu found herself unexpectedly facing his naked scrutiny and took two steps back subconsciously. When she gathered her bearings, she took a deep breath and feigned an easy smile as she greeted him.

"Hey, you look not too bad!"

Yan Xu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he studied her carefully for a while, his gaze gradually softening a bit as he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Thank you for saving my life, Doctor Bai!"

Clearly, Director Luo had mentioned to him that she was part of the team that had saved him.

But her rushing here was not to hear a word of thanks from him as a patient.

She slightly furrowed her brow, about to clarify that she was Xiao Lizi, not any Doctor Bai when Yan Xu, who had just opened his eyes not long ago, slowly closed them again.

"Doctor Bai, I’m sorry, I’m a bit tired..."

The unguarded Yan Xu indeed looked very tired. Both his face and voice conveyed a deep sense of fatigue.

While Bai Lu was changing clothes, the nurse beside her told her that after Yan Xu had woken up, several officers had visited him in succession. They were not only concerned about his condition but were likely also anxious to learn about the status of the mission he had been on.

Remembering this, Bai Lu didn’t dare to say much more to him.

When isn’t there time to revisit old feelings? Right now, having him fully recuperate is the top priority.

At that moment, Bai Lu assumed that Yan Xu’s health was too poor, lacking the energy to deal with her, his childhood playmate.

"Alright, then you rest up well, I need to go on a business trip for a few days, and I’ll come see you when I’m back."

Yan Xu didn’t respond to her.

Bai Lu felt a bit hurt in her heart, but she still bent down, pulled the blanket up to his neck, and then, clearly heard the sound of his even breathing.

Her hand moved upward, yearning to touch his face that had become cold, hard, and chiseled. Her hand paused mid-air but ultimately drew back.

She stayed in the hospital room for a while, checking all the monitoring data displayed on the various machines, making sure he was recovering just as Director Luo had said before she felt at ease leaving.

Bai Lu was in a hurry to leave because she had to fly back to City B in the afternoon to attend a new drug development meeting for her cousin’s father’s company and to also visit her younger brother Zong Xiaoyan, who was staying with her cousin’s father temporarily while their parents were traveling.

Pushing her luggage, Bai Lu walked out of the gate and from afar, saw her much taller-than-average younger brother and cousin’s father.

"Cousin’s father! Yen Yen!"

The tall and the small men came up to greet her, each giving Bai Lu a hug.

Bai Lu tiptoed and patted Zong Xiaoyan’s head, "Tsk, you’ve grown taller, haven’t you? Shouldn’t you be in class? Why did you come to pick me up?"

Fifteen-year-old Zong Xiaoyan, like his sister, had skipped grades in both primary school and middle school and was now a senior in high school, facing the college entrance examination in June. But he felt no pressure from his studies because several renowned domestic and international universities had already offered him admission.

Ignoring the latter question, Zong Xiaoyan stood up straight and compared their heights with his hand, "Big sis, maybe you’re the one who’s gotten shorter?"

Bai Lu, nearly 1.7 meters tall, wasn’t considered short among girls. However, Zong Xiaoyan had sprouted up quickly in the past two years. Despite being several years younger than his classmates, his height of over 1.8 meters made him blend seamlessly, even towering above many of them.

The siblings joked and bantered as they exited the airport, with their cousin’s father, Yuan Ye, helping Bai Lu with her luggage and then taking the driver’s seat, strapping on his seat belt while turning to Bai Lu.

"Xiao Lizi, I heard your childhood sweetheart has been seriously injured?"

Yuan Ye, a doctor himself and also the chairman of the largest pharmaceutical company in the country, indeed had fast sources for news.

Bai Lu nodded, her smile clearly fading a bit.

"Tsk tsk, looks like my big sis’s first bloom of love has finally arrived!"

Bai Lu raised her hand and knocked on his head, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Zong Xiaoyan touched his sore head and fearlessly moved closer, tilting his head to look at Bai Lu.

"Talking nonsense? But big sis, it’s you who said your favorite person is your childhood sweetheart!"

Bai Lu pushed his face away with her hand, thinking that although his face usually looked quite handsome, at that moment, it seemed incredibly annoying!

"Get lost, that’s just something I say to reject others, it’s not true!"

Zong Xiaoyan crossed his hands behind his head, leaned back against the seat, and teasingly squinted his eyes at her.

"Big sis, whether it’s true or not, don’t you know in your heart?"

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