"Let's not talk about so much, let's hurry over there first," Fang Xun wasn't very clear about the specifics, he only knew about it when he received a call from the hospital. He was supposed to call Young Master Zhan, but he didn't answer.
It was a matter of life and death, so he dared not delay and could only come to notify him.
"Then let's go quickly."
Zhan Mohan instructed Fang Xun, "Go drive."
"Okay."
Fang Xun quickly brought the car over. Zhan Mohan and Wei Yumeng got into the car and rushed towards the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Wei Yumeng rushed into the hospital desperately. When she reached the corridor, she wanted to push open the operating room door, but she couldn't.
Zhan Mohan stepped forward and held her back, "They are operating inside now, wait a moment."
Wei Yumeng, as if losing her mind, shoved Zhan Mohan away.
"If something happens to my mother, I will never forgive you in this life!"
She shouldn't have let Zhan Mohan leave Gu Shuyi alone. She should have argued, even if it meant risking her own life, to bring Gu Shuyi back to her side.
Zhan Mohan's brows furrowed, and his face was covered with frost.
"The doctors will do their best."
Wei Yumeng squatted on the ground, hugging herself tightly, her shoulders trembling incessantly. She dared not think, dared not imagine what would happen if Gu Shuyi truly left her.
She had only one relative left. Why would God treat her like this, not even leaving her with her last hope?
Seeing her solitary figure, Zhan Mohan felt a dull ache in his heart. He knew how important Gu Shuyi was to her, which was why he had repeatedly instructed the hospital here to treat her well.
He had been busy with work and handling her "trivial matters" recently, and hadn't paid much attention here. Who would have thought that such a thing would suddenly happen?
He stepped forward again, his eyes gentle, and said from behind her.
"It's no use being anxious now. The doctors will do their best. What you need to do is wait for the results. If there's any way, I will make sure they do their utmost."
Wei Yumeng's eyes were red, her voice choked with sobs, "Zhan Mohan, you can do anything to me, but why use my mother to threaten me? If I had stayed by her side often, I would at least have known her condition. And now? She is in critical condition inside, and it's all thanks to you!"
It was him, him who, for his own selfish desires, had forcibly separated her from Gu Shuyi. As soon as something displeased him, he would not allow Gu Shuyi to see her again.
It was a pity that Gu Shuyi was in poor health and could only rely on medicine to sustain her life. In her final days, she only wished for her daughter to accompany her.
Zhan Mohan's face was filled with sorrow and a chilling aura. "Even if I didn't let you see your mother, I never mistreated your mother in terms of care and medical treatment."
"So what? She couldn't see me. If your mother was alive and Wen Yulan forcibly prevented you from seeing each other, would you still be so calm like this?"
As soon as Wei Yumeng finished speaking, she felt the expression on the man's face change, and anger flashed in his dark eyes.
Only then did she realize that she had touched Zhan Mohan's bottom line.
But words once spoken could not be taken back. She pursed her lips tightly. The thought of Gu Shuyi's uncertain fate made her even more agitated and worried.
Normally, Zhan Mohan would have lost his temper long ago and made her understand the consequences of offending him. But today, he endured it.
The man's lips were tightly drawn. He turned and walked to Fang Xun.
"How long has it been?"
"About two hours, I think."
Zhan Mohan's brows furrowed tighter. Such a long rescue time indicated a bad situation. He was also very worried now. If Gu Shuyi couldn't make it, Wei Yumeng would also break down.
Another hour passed, and the operating room light finally went out. The doctor came out.
Wei Yumeng rushed forward, almost tripping.
"Doctor, how is my mother's condition now?"
"The patient's life has been saved, but because it was discovered too late, she is paralyzed."
"Paralyzed..."
Wei Yumeng almost couldn't stand steadily, and was fortunate that Zhan Mohan supported her from behind.
"The nurses check the room every two hours. Even with more staff, we can't have someone in the room 24 hours a day. Your mother's condition had indeed stabilized, but it started to deteriorate again recently. Our medical team was discussing it, and who knew this would happen."
"So, if someone had been watching her constantly, would she have been rescued immediately after the stroke, and wouldn't have been paralyzed?"
Tears welled up in Wei Yumeng's eyes, and her face was filled with grief.
"Yes... that is one factor. She had shown signs of a stroke before, and we were preparing to take measures."
Wei Yumeng's heart instantly turned to ice. She slowly turned around, her pale fingertips gripping Zhan Mohan's sleeve.
"Zhan Mohan, did you hear that? If I had been by my mother's side then, observing her condition, she wouldn't be like this!"
It was his fault that she didn't even get to see Gu Shuyi one last time. Now that she was paralyzed, it meant they wouldn't even have a chance to talk.
Zhan Mohan remained silent, his gaze fixed on the doctor.
"If we hire doctors from abroad, is there any chance of her recovery?"
"We can't guarantee recovery from this stroke-induced paralysis, but it's not entirely hopeless. With good care and treatment, a miracle might happen."
The doctor couldn't guarantee anything to Zhan Mohan at the moment, as Gu Shuyi's condition would still need to be observed.
Wei Yumeng pleaded with the doctor, "Then doctor, I beg you, you must save my mother."
"Don't worry, we will do our best even if you don't ask," the doctor said to Wei Yumeng and then looked at Zhan Mohan, "Then, President Zhan, we'll be going to attend to other matters."
Only Wei Yumeng, Zhan Mohan, and Fang Xun remained in the corridor. The atmosphere was still tense, and Fang Xun dared not make a sound.
Wei Yumeng took a deep breath and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I will stay here to take care of my mother from now on. President Zhan, is that okay?"
Her tone was very unfriendly. It sounded like she was asking for Zhan Mohan's opinion, but in reality, it was more like venting her dissatisfaction.
Zhan Mohan was extremely displeased with Wei Yumeng's tone. He felt he had done nothing wrong. Gu Shuyi's condition had been unstable for more than a day or two.
He would not take the blame for something he hadn't done.
"I admit that your mother's condition was sudden and unexpected, but I have never mistreated your mother because of you. Ask the people here, your mother received VIP treatment, with regular check-ups every week. Wei Yumeng, you can't deny everything I've done just because of this one incident. That's unfair to me."
Wei Yumeng shrugged and let out a sarcastic laugh. "Then are you fair to me? I've explained to you countless times that I have no improper relationship with Chu Zi'an or Xin Ran. Why didn't you listen? In the end, you insisted on pinning this hat on me. President Zhan, do you find it ridiculous to mention fairness to me now?"
If there was fairness in this world, would she be forced to the point where she couldn't even see Gu Shuyi? If she wasn't allowed to see her mother, where was the fairness for her?
Blood red welled up in the man's eyes, and his face showed a sinister look. He grabbed Wei Yumeng's shoulders.
"It seems I really should have just thrown your mother into any hospital back then. What does her life or death have to do with me? Letting you go out to please men for money to treat your mother, that's fairness, right? Then you keep saying I'm unfair to you, but are you fair to Zhan Lin and me? Do you want me to take you to see Zhan Lin at the hospital right now!"
His patience had been completely exhausted by Wei Yumeng's words. This woman simply couldn't distinguish right from wrong.
Wei Yumeng stared at the man's furious face and yelled to explain.
"You and Zhan Lin were not harmed by me. Wei Jin framed me."
"Good, then I didn't harm your mother either. She had a stroke herself. Can you still blame me for that?"
Zhan Mohan was truly driven mad by this woman and also started to speak carelessly.
Wei Yumeng's face turned pale, her lips trembling uncontrollably. She was silent for a moment, then looked at Zhan Mohan again.
"Alright, let's part ways here. From now on, you go your own way, and I'll go my own way."