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Chapter 25 Part 3 Uncle Yuan's Wish and Gen Root Bonds
We walked down the internal medicine corridor; the triple rooms were nearly full.
From some rooms came muffled sounds couples quietly relieving their sexual needs in hospital beds, moving gently so as not to disturb the others.
When a patient was alone, nurses handled "needs" at night; that was the rule.
Ward nurses had slightly different uniforms: easier to touch, designed to comfort patients with the softest parts of their bodies.
"Huijie once talked about the 'Three Blessings Service,' but said one nurse was missing. Even when he did a makeshift version for Lin Jiahua, that girl had no nurse's gentleness nothing like these sweet, loving nurses…"
"Room 412. That's my dad the middle bed."
Her voice cut off my drifting thoughts. The room felt calm and quiet.
Seeing her father, my heart sank. He'd lost a lot of weight; hollows under his eyes, sunken cheeks a man worn thin by illness.
The other patients wore hospital gowns; he did not. He'd dressed up.
Yiyi's eyes reddened; she set our gifts by the bed, bent close, and whispered in his ear.
"Dad, it's me. Yayi and I are here, Dad!"
"Ah, Xiaoyi, you finally came it's so late!" He woke fully, then spotted me; light flared in his eyes. He smiled. "Haha, this must be Yayi, the one you always talk about?"
I greeted him.
"Uncle Yuan, I'm Yiyi's boyfriend, Chen Yayi."
"Ah, Yayi you look great! Sit, sit. I was waiting and must've dozed off… Useless old man."
"Careful, Dad!" We helped him sit up, then grabbed stools and sat beside him.
"I changed on purpose. I can't greet my girl's boyfriend in pajamas. I'm thrilled. If I could still drink, I'd insist on a drink with you, Yayi!"
"Dad, don't talk about drinking. What did the doctor say? How's your appetite?"
"Same as always, but this hospital's better. I used to have no hope; now at least I want to live long enough to see you married before I go see our ancestors."
"Don't say that, Dad. You could live to see your grandkids' weddings at this rate. Let me cut you some fruit."
"Uncle, Yiyi's right. Please rest and recover; we're all waiting for you to walk out of here healthy."
"Sigh, grandkids are too far off. Yayi, it doesn't matter what job you do or how much you make just be decent. Our family's poor; Yiyi's suffered enough, working at that hotel… Now, my mind's at ease. I only want to see her married."
He circled back to that wish again and again, worried he might not live to see it. What could I promise? Yiyi stepped in and took over whenever I was stuck.
"Dad, enough nagging. Rest. I left fruit here for you."
"Fine, fine. Marriage can't be forced. Yayi has his own plans; I was too eager. I'm already satisfied you came today. Come again when you can. I'm not going anywhere, haha."
"We're not worried. Just eat more fruit; it's good for you."
"Too much share with my roommates. It's rare my daughter brings her boyfriend…"
"Yiyi, let me. I picked these myself."
We took our leave and stepped into the corridor. Yiyi pressed her lips together, then said:
"Yayi, thank you so much for coming. My dad will be happy for days; that's good for his health. I don't dare think about marriage your life has its own goals. I'll just stay your girlfriend and support you. Dad was right, we're poor; all I could do was work at that hotel, being played with and fucked by men. Who would care about a woman like me? Until you showed up…
"Maybe it was Gen Root's will. Our bond is tied too tightly; there's no untangling it now."
Our fates are tangled… I turned to look at her. Her brow suddenly smoothed, and a small, subtle smile bloomed, like a red flower on white rice paper pure, gentle affection.
My heart surged. Should I stop overthinking and just let things stay like this? The thought had barely formed when
"Make way, please! Clear the corridor!" A group of staff rushed by with a cart. We had to step apart to let them pass.
Yiyi sighed as she watched them go. I reached out and took her hand again.
"I want to check on Miss Lin and Yun Huijie, then send you home."
"Good. We should see how Yun's doing."
He was still unconscious in ICU, visible through the glass, monitors showing stable vitals.
Because he was stable, the mothers' nerves had eased. Lin Jiabi now wore a pink nurse's dress.
"Miss Lin, Mrs. Yun, since Dr. Yun isn't awake yet, why not rest a bit?" I said.
"Yayi, we're waiting for his father. He still hasn't come. At least we've calmed down now; we're just hoping Huijie wakes soon… I don't know why someone targeted him. It's my fault I didn't protect him…"
"That's not fair; it's not your fault," I said. But at that moment, I remembered Abbot Zhigen's words causes and knots dragged from past lives.
Footsteps approached; an older man appeared.
Mrs. Yun stood up at once, scolding, "Old man, only now you come? We're lucky our son survived. If anything had happened, what would you have done…"
Yun's father and Jiabi hurried to steady him. He peered at his son through the glass, sadness drawn across his face.
"I was in the middle of surgery. How could I leave a patient open on the table? I finished the critical part, left the suturing to the residents, and rushed over. Dr. Liao from OR says Huijie's fine."
"You call this fine?! If he hadn't made it "
"Enough. I've no patience for more of your nagging. Miss Lin, who could do this to my son? You know his character. How could he provoke this kind of thing?"
He called her "Miss Lin" to keep things at arm's length.
If Mrs. Yun was all emotion, Yun's father was distant and cold toward Lin Jiabi.
I glanced at her; her face had dulled.
"Uncle, the attacker's been caught. The police are investigating. I want to ask him myself why he did it," she said.
"What for? It must be Lin Xiong!" Mrs. Yun snapped, hatred spilling out.
"You stop! Lin Xiong is still her father. Yes, I dislike him, but do you really think he'd do something like this? You're always jumping to wild suspicions."
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