Chapter 72 - 71 Family is the Most Important
As midnight approached, two people drove to the hospital. Neon lights flickered along the way, and the night breeze brought a lingering coolness through the car window, brushing the cheeks of those inside the vehicle. A drizzle began to fall midway, seemingly due to a traffic accident ahead, causing Gao Chuan and Jiang An to be stuck on the overpass.
There was no communication between the two during the journey. The atmosphere in the car was heavy, with only the windshield wipers making a "thunking" sound as they swung back and forth. Gao Chuan, holding the steering wheel, had a grave expression on his face, his brows furrowed.
Jiang An had never seen the always calm and composed man show such emotion. In her memory, Dr. Gao was always unflappable, no matter what happened. She even felt that the Dr. Gao she saw at this moment was the truly authentic one.
Perhaps she could understand the man’s anxious feelings at this time. Maybe, to Dr. Gao, the family was more important. As Jiang An thought this, the road ahead cleared up, and the man in the driver’s seat abruptly pressed the accelerator, speeding along.
By the time the two arrived at the hospital, the grandmother had already been taken into the emergency room. Shen Mei and Gao Lin, who had received a phone call from the nanny, had arrived earlier. Since they didn’t have spare umbrellas in the car, both of them were soaked by the time they hurried over from the parking lot.
Shen Mei, who was pacing back and forth in front of the operating room, couldn’t hold back anymore when she saw them and grabbed Jiang An’s hand. She wiped away her tears as she spoke, "You’re finally here."
The grandmother had been rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night, suddenly crying out with stomach pain. She had just completed her first round of chemotherapy and was already in a weak state; the pain was probably caused by the spread of cancer cells.
"Mum, don’t worry, grandma will be okay," Jiang An comforted Shen Mei, who was in tears, as they sat down. It was hard for anyone’s heart to bear when an elderly family member suffered from such an illness.
At that moment, the lights in the operating room went out, and the head doctor came out first. The family quickly gathered around to inquire about the grandmother’s condition, "The situation has stabilized for now, but we need to keep her in the hospital for further observation."