Chapter 30: Old Mr. Luo’s Test

Enmity with Bai Yun wasn’t something that could be erased simply by divorcing Qin Yize.

In this life, she would make her understand what it meant to reap what one sows.

They soon arrived at the hospital.

Incredibly, someone from the old gentleman was waiting for them downstairs.

Gu Qiaoqiao wondered—could the old man from last night be someone of status?

Otherwise, why would he be staying in the most luxurious ward on the highest floor, and why were there bodyguards and police guarding the exit?

If it weren’t for this polite young man leading them, they may not have been able to enter.

The young man gently opened the door to the hospital room.

The old gentleman from last night was actually sitting up in bed. When he saw them enter, his somewhat sharp eyes instantly softened with affection and gratitude.

Qin Yize placed the fruit basket he had bought on the way on the bedside table.

The old gentleman’s scrutinizing gaze glanced at Qin Yize, but he couldn’t help but admire that this was a person of character.

Handsome and distinguished in appearance, yet his eyes occasionally revealed a brilliance like a treasured sword waiting to be unsheathed, despite attempts to hide its luster, it was inevitably going to shine brightly.

From the information he had received, the marriage between these two had come about in an interesting way, and he knew that Gu Qiaoqiao’s days in the Qin Family had been difficult. Before seeing Qin Yize, he had his own plans.

But now, he couldn’t help but feel regret for his own family.@@novelbin@@

Qin Yize might appear cool and indifferent, but he wasn’t someone who would easily compromise, not to mention, he was also his savior.

After putting aside thoughts that shouldn’t be there, he expressed his gratitude to Qin Yize most earnestly, while Qin Yize calmly and politely attributed his actions to the duty of a medical practitioner.

In fact, Qin Yize had no intention of accepting the old gentleman’s gratitude. When the old gentleman was out of danger last night, it was already two in the morning.

There were no family or friends by his side.

Even without that phone call, he would have gone to the hospital after finishing his talk with Xiao Yu.

Now that he saw the old gentleman wasn’t alone, he was relieved.

As for the rest, no matter how prestigious the old gentleman’s status was, he didn’t take it to heart.

Imperial Capital was a place full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, let alone for someone who grew up in an area where the wealthy congregated.

The old gentleman took out his business card and handed it to Qin Yize.

Qin Yize did not refuse but accepted it politely.

The old gentleman’s name was Luo, and his title was that of a chairman of some overseas conglomerate.

Qin Yize’s eyebrows knitted ever so slightly.

Luo Zhenyu, a very familiar name.

And at that moment, the door was pushed open.

A man who appeared to be about twenty-four or twenty-five entered. He had a tall build, a clear-cut face, and under a pair of sword-like eyebrows were a pair of slender peach blossom eyes.

When he looked at you, his gaze always seemed to carry a hazy smile and affection.

Luo Zhenyu introduced the man to Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao with a warm tone, “Yize, Qiaoqiao, this is my eldest grandson, Luo Fan. Luo Fan, these two are my lifesavers, Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao…”

Luo Fan was a clever and naturally jovial person, offering a thousand thanks to Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao. Then, catching his grandfather’s eye, he smiled amicably at Qin Yize. “Yize, I was wondering if you’re available right now?”

Qin Yize’s starry eyes glimmered with a dark light, “Of course it’s convenient.”

“I have something that I’d like to ask you. Can we step aside to talk?” Luo Fan’s tone was earnest, and his expression was very serious.

Qin Yize glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao, who quickly spoke up, “I’ll wait outside for you.”

At this moment, Gu Qiaoqiao felt somewhat uneasy. The reason was that Old Mr. Luo, when he had walked into the room just earlier, had given her a look that was simply too complex.

It was as if he saw a treasure, excited, yet mixed with a trace of respect.

Mysterious and discordant.

Naturally, Gu Qiaoqiao did not want to stay alone.

Qin Yize nodded.

However, Old Mr. Luo immediately spoke up, his voice gentle and filled with hope, “Qiaoqiao, could you keep me company for a little talk?”

Both Qin Yize and Gu Qiaoqiao were taken aback.

Luo Fan glanced at his grandfather, and his tone suddenly deepened, “I once had a younger sister, about the same age as you, Qiaoqiao, but alas…”

Without needing to hear the rest, Gu Qiaoqiao understood.

Seeing Old Mr. Luo’s eyes brimming with tears, her heart unexpectedly softened, and after a moment, she nodded.

Qin Yize’s gaze fixed on Gu Qiaoqiao, and when he saw that she wasn’t looking at him, he quietly curled the corners of his mouth, strode forward with his long legs, and followed Luo Fan outside.

The hospital room door was closed securely.

Luo Zhenyu said to Gu Qiaoqiao, “Qiaoqiao, come and sit over here.”

Gu Qiaoqiao, unpretentious, sat in the chair next to the old man’s hospital bed.

“Qiaoqiao, my surname is Luo. I wanted to keep you alone to express my gratitude for your life-saving grace.”

Gu Qiaoqiao’s clear eyes shifted slightly, feeling that the elderly man was indeed a person of deep emotions.

She politely said, “Elder Luo, it was Qin Yize who saved you yesterday. I merely lent a hand, I really don’t deserve your thanks.”

“Child, I’m about the same age as your grandfather. If you don’t mind, you can call me Grandpa Luo.”

“Hmm.” Gu Qiaoqiao had long seen through the coldness of the Mortal World, and she could tell at a glance those who harbored good intentions. She acquiesced smoothly, “Grandpa Luo…”

“Yes, good child.” Luo Zhenyu was pleased. He took a deep breath, his face becoming solemn, “Qiaoqiao, I know, if you hadn’t been there last night, by the time the ambulance arrived, I would have been dead…”

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes widened in an instant.

Her heart also started to race, she didn’t know how the elderly man could say such a thing, yet she suppressed her emotions and smiled, “Grandpa Luo, it was the doctor’s effort, and also a matter of your good fortune.”

Luo Zhenyu gazed deeply at Gu Qiaoqiao, then extended his right hand towards her and said, “Fifty years ago, this wrist of mine was cut by bandits during a kidnapping. They severed an artery when I was fifteen, leaving only a tendon connected…”

Gu Qiaoqiao looked at the wrist in shock. Besides some wrinkling of the skin due to age, she couldn’t see even a scar.

Could it be…

She clasped her hands together, her smile fading from her face as she looked seriously at Luo Zhenyu.

Luo Zhenyu, seeing Gu Qiaoqiao’s expression, fell silent for a moment and then continued, “At that time, after the bandits took the ransom silver, they were not willing to release me and planned to chop off my limbs and throw them into the mountains to feed the beasts. However, they didn’t expect that right after they cut off one of my hands, a master appeared…”

As he reached this part of the story, the old man’s eyes shone brightly, his voice filled with reverence, “It was a master, clad in plain white monk’s robes. With a wave of his sleeve, he knocked the two bandits unconscious, then carried me out of the valley.”

“He moved very quickly, and within a few minutes, we were on level ground. He tore off a corner of his monk’s robe, pressed it against my severed wrist, and I felt waves of warmth flowing from the fabric into my blood. About half an hour later, my severed hand was as good as new, moving freely.”