Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He lowered his voice and spoke in a deep and quiet tone. He sounded convincing, but he knew just how untrue this was.
This was deception.
In a social circle like theirs, nobody really cared what the majority population thought. What mattered was whether there was any blemish on the individual.
Any blemish that did not make it to the news could be washed over.
But once it became public, Wei Qiâs future would be greatly affected!
That Ye fellow was more hard-hearted than he looked. He was also cruel enough to trample over them easily, leaving them with no guts to fight back.
âChen Chen has made it into Qing University and Professor Cheng Wu favors her, she has a bright future. She didnât do things right this time, and Iâve already told her off. Sheâs not silly, she knows her mistake. Youâ¦â Shen Jingyan inhaled sharply as he turned to look at her.
âI know.â
Of course, Wei Ling knew that Qiao Chen had made it into Qing University. If it wasnât for the fact that Qiao Chen made it into Qing University but not Qiao Nian, she would have slapped her already. She held back simply because she knew that Qiao Chen had a bright future.
Wei Ling slowly calmed herself down and turned to Shen Jingyan and the Qiao Family coldly. âShe needs to stop acting as she wishes in the future. Discuss things with us before doing anything. If this happens again, I canât even help her as an aunt!â
âOf course, of course. Iâll tell her off when we get back.â Shen Qiongzhi knew that Qiao Chen had caused huge trouble this time. Upon seeing that Wei Ling was willing to let things go, she quickly smiled and nodded submissively.
Wei Ling couldnât be bothered with her. She was still furious and was better off not looking at Shen Qiongzhi. She turned to the man and said seriously, âMom told me that Old Master might not make it.â
Shen Jingyan felt his heart sink. He frowned and asked, âWhen was this?â
âYesterday,â Wei Ling said softly, but she sounded stressed out by it. âOld Master has been slipping into unconsciousness every now and then since yesterday. The doctor said thereâs some internal bleeding, and he was in critical condition at one point last evening. But in the morning, he was conscious and clear again. His blood pressure rose again just now and he was going into a coma again, it could be a stroke.â
Strokes were common among the elderly.
They differed in severity. Some stroke patients recovered perfectly fine if the stroke wasnât serious and if it was treated in time.
But if the stroke happened to be serious and was not attended to in time, the consequences could be dire.
The worst-case scenario was instant death.
A slightly better case would result in partial paralysis and affected cognition among others⦠in other words, even a better case might mean losing the ability to live and function independently.
Wei Ling was in a cheongsam and a shawl today. She didnât avoid Qiao Weimin and Shen Qiongzhi as she said to Shen Jingyan slowly and seriously, âMy grandpaâs health hasnât been good all along. And these two years, heâs been⦠in bed most of the time. If itâs a stroke, the situation is probably bad. Iâd planned to return to Beijing today, but now Wei Qiâ¦â
Her tone wasnât too pleasant as she brought this up.
Shen Qiongzhi and Qiao Weimin stood by the side like students whoâd misbehaved.
The good thing was that Wei Ling did not have the energy to bother about them at this point. She inhaled deeply and said, âMy mom intends to get Liang Lu to operate on Old Master. I heard that Wei Lou had gotten someone as well, but Iâm not sure who. I doubt thereâs another local surgeon as skilled as Liang Lu. I wonder if heâs gotten a specialist from overseas?â
A flash of disgust and annoyance shone in Wei Lingâs eyes as she mentioned her cousin.