After The Honest Person Was Discovered For Simultaneously Pursuing Three People - Chapter 72

Chapter 72: My Baby is So Brave

More than ten minutes later, the urgent sound of police sirens fills the entire residential area. An ambulance and two or three Bentleys are parked under the high-end apartment. Sun Er’s face is uneasy. He leads a group of doctors, bodyguards, drivers, and others into the private elevator that goes straight to the flat.

As soon as the elevator doors open, Zhao Jingqun’s extremely sinister face suddenly appears in front of everyone. Sun Er’s heart instantly quivers. He has never seen the man with such a terrifying expression. Even when they were in Myanmar and their lives were threatened, Zhao Jingqun was still smiling.

But at this moment, the man in front of him is like a ghost that has walked out of hell. His body exudes the dangerous aura of an approaching storm, making people want to stay three miles away.

“Young Master Zhao…” Sun Er’s voice trembles as he remembers the people who were disfigured by the man’s methods.

Only when the person in the man’s arms mumbles a soft sentence does Zhao Jingqun’s face soften. He coaxes the person in his arms as if no one else is there. “Good baby, you’re fine now. We’re going to the hospital to see a doctor.”

The face that was full of low pressure instantly calms down, just because he is worried that the person in his arms is scared.

Only then does Sun Er notice that Zhao Jingqun has been holding a person in his arms, who is tightly covered with a soft blanket, revealing only half of a slender ankle bone. Because Zhao Jingqun’s face was so terrifying just now, Sun Er didn’t dare to look around. He knows that the person who is tightly covered is Tao Ning.

In the ambulance, the nurse is giving Tao Ning a simple check-up while she is puzzled. They are the best private hospital in the city. They see rich families every day, but this time, the emergency call actually alarmed the president, who demanded that they immediately set off to a certain residential area to pick up a patient.

The nurse has heard of this residential area. It was built specifically for rich people. It’s safe and secluded, and the housing price once reached more than three hundred thousand per square meter, which is shocking. Ordinary people might not even be able to get in.

But even so, it’s not enough to alarm their hospital president unless this family has an unusual background.

She thought she would see a murder scene like in a movie, but to her surprise, she is giving a check-up to a very normal-looking young man. Although this young man is as beautiful as a doll, the nurse checks him and only gets a result of low platelets. The other check-up results can only be seen when they get to the hospital.

Zhao Jingqun says coldly, “His ears can’t hear. Can’t you check that?”

As soon as these words are said, the air pressure in the ambulance instantly drops. It’s as if a scythe is hanging over everyone’s heads. Everyone’s heart skips a beat. The young nurse has never seen a person with such a strong aura and is about to be scared to tears. Sun Er risks his life and whispers, “Young… Young Master Zhao, this is China.” Then he looks at Tao Ning for help.

Tao Ning can’t hear them talking, but he can see Zhao Jingqun’s extremely ugly face and the people around him who have become as scared as quail. When he receives Sun Er’s winking gaze, he hesitates. “I’m fine. I’m just a little hungry.”

Sun Er is about to kneel down to Tao Ning in his heart, because after Tao Ning says that, Zhao Jingqun’s face indeed gets better. The air pressure rises, and the scythe hanging over everyone’s heads disappears. Without Zhao Jingqun saying anything more, Sun Er quickly says, “I’ll have the nutritionist rush to the hospital immediately. I’ll make sure that Sister-in-law… ahem, Young Master is full.”

When they get to the hospital, Tao Ning is taken for various check-ups. When they draw blood, Zhao Jingqun sits next to him with furrowed eyebrows. The heartache on his face can’t be hidden at all. His rough hand covers Tao Ning’s eyes.

After a series of check-ups, it is already midnight.

Tao Ning is leaning on the bed in the VIP ward. He doesn’t know how many times he has been to the hospital since he was a child. His pale, beautiful face has a faint expression, but Zhao Jingqun’s face is very ugly from beginning to end. He silently feeds him congee and vegetables, his movements careful and gentle.

From some time on, Tao Ning doesn’t want to see Zhao Jingqun’s worry anymore. “Zhao Jingqun… I want to see you smile.”

The hand holding the spoon pauses. Zhao Jingqun puts down the congee and forces a smile. Even if no one knows, he is anxious and desperate to the point of going crazy because of Tao Ning’s sudden ear illness. When he found that Tao Ning couldn’t hear in the bedroom, his voice was trembling when he called the hospital.

The panic in that instant was as if it had taken Zhao Jingqun to hell. He couldn’t imagine Tao Ning’s serious illness, and he didn’t even dare to think about it.

Someone knocks on the ward door. Zhao Jingqun takes out a pen and a notebook that he prepared and writes down: [Good baby, I’m going out for a bit. I’ll be right back. After you finish your meal, press the bell behind the bed, and someone will come in to clean up. Don’t move on the bed.] He hands the notebook with the words written on it to Tao Ning.

It’s the first time Tao Ning has seen him write. It’s a little new. He finds that Zhao Jingqun’s handwriting has nothing to do with his domineering and rogue personality… It’s a little crooked and ugly. Some words take a few seconds to recognize.

But he understands it anyway. Tao Ning nods.

Zhao Jingqun’s smile is completely gone when he turns around. As a result, the doctor outside the door is once again intimidated by his gloom. “Young… Young Master Zhao.” The doctor has learned Zhao Jingqun’s identity from the president. Unlike those ordinary rich people, he has really shed blood. Anyone who communicates with such a desperate person will be under a lot of pressure.

Unexpectedly, the man in front of him is surprisingly good-tempered. “You must be Director Wang. Thank you for your hard work. Let’s talk in the consultation room.” Director Wang nods repeatedly.

“From the results of the otoscope and hearing test, the patient’s eardrum is not damaged, and the possibility of inner ear vascular spasm or small blood clots has also been ruled out. This is indeed a baffling matter. However, it doesn’t rule out other causes of sudden deafness. The First People’s Hospital has a very famous expert in otolaryngology. I suggest that you invite the expert over, Young Master Zhao.”

Director Wang is also a famous expert at this private hospital. It’s impossible to get an appointment without booking more than half a month in advance, but this is the first time in his career that he has encountered sudden deafness without any reason. Director Wang is a little puzzled. He attributes it to his need for further studies.

Zhao Jingqun quickly agrees and writes it down. Then Director Wang says seriously, “The patient’s hemoglobin and platelet count have plummeted. He needs an immediate bone marrow biopsy to check the change in his condition, commonly known as a bone marrow puncture. If the test results are more serious and there is a tendency for severe aplastic anemia, subsequent ATG treatment or a bone marrow transplant will be needed.”

Director Wang looks at the silent man in front of him. After a while, the man’s voice is dry. “What is ATG…”

“A biological agent for treating aplastic anemia. It can improve the patient’s hematopoietic function recovery rate and survival rate. We will observe the patient’s physical condition after five consecutive days of ATG injections. But, Young Master Zhao, to be honest, if the patient really has severe aplastic anemia, I suggest a bone marrow transplant, because it is currently the only method in China that has a chance of curing severe aplastic anemia.”

Because of these words, Zhao Jingqun seems to have become a paper man without life. His face is paler than ever. After a while, he nods. “…Have you found a matching bone marrow?”

Director Wang takes out a few documents and says hesitantly, “There are only four donors whose bone marrow matches the patient’s, and three of them are half-matches. The only full-match donor died not long ago. The full-match and half-match are related to the compatibility and rejection risk of the patient’s bone marrow. You know that the most dangerous part of a bone marrow transplant is not the surgery itself, but the subsequent infection and rejection. A half-match has a very high risk of rejection, and only a full-match can minimize this rejection.”

The atmosphere in the consultation room instantly freezes. Zhao Jingqun’s face is gloomy. He closes his eyes and tries his best to suppress the anger and despair he is holding back. Until Director Wang says tremblingly, “But… but there is one more donor whose bone marrow is a full-match with the patient’s. The bone marrow matching was done not long ago, but… their identity is a little special.”

It’s more than just special. They are the biggest shareholders of their private hospital. The president doesn’t want to offend either side, so he throws this hot potato to Director Wang. But Director Wang, with the heart of a doctor, finally says a part of the matter.

“Who?” The desperate heart is instantly lit by a few words. Zhao Jingqun suddenly opens his eyes. Seeing that Director Wang is a little hesitant, he quickly says, “No matter who he is, I will make him willingly donate his bone marrow. And I will erase any traces of you in this matter, so just tell me.”

Director Wang sighs. “…It’s the second young master of the Song Group.”

After coming out of the consultation room, Sun Er sees with his own eyes that the man who has always been defiant seems to have had his soul sucked out. His back instantly hunches. He holds a few thin consent forms and various test slips in his hands. That pair of hands, which is so skilled with knives and guns, is actually trembling. There is confusion in his crimson eyes.

In that instant, the man is no longer the fearsome Young Master Zhao of the borderlands but an ordinary young man who is terrified of his beloved’s serious illness.

The impact of this scene is too great. Sun Er is shocked in his heart and finally realizes how important Tao Ning is to Zhao Jingqun.

“…Go contact Song Yucong.” After a while, Zhao Jingqun folds the test slips and puts them in his pocket, his face calm.

Because there is no problem with Tao Ning’s ears in the check-up, but he really can’t hear, so the next day, Zhao Jingqun communicates with him using a notebook. Tao Ning can’t help but get nervous as he sees doctors and nurses entering one after another.

Zhao Jingqun holds his hand and comforts him: Be good. We’ll be discharged after these few check-ups. If it hurts, bite me hard.

Tao Ning is stunned. “What check-ups?”

Zhao Jingqun is silent for a moment. He writes a few words with great force. His knuckles are pale: Bone marrow biopsy. It’s a little painful. Be good, baby. We’re not afraid.

But this check-up sounds painful just from the name. But the warmth from Zhao Jingqun’s palm makes Tao Ning not afraid anymore. He nods.

Tao Ning follows the doctor’s instructions and takes off his clothes, revealing his thin body, as if a gust of wind could blow him away. His skin, which was originally as fair as milk, is now an abnormal white, as pale as paper. Tao Ning lies on his side. The anesthesiologist gives him a local anesthetic on his waist, and then the doctor punctures his waist to get the bone marrow.

The long and sharp needle makes Zhao Jingqun’s face instantly turn pale. He holds the young man’s slender hand tightly, presses his forehead against the back of his hand, and kisses and comforts him as if no one else is there. “Don’t be afraid, good boy… We’re not afraid…”

Tao Ning can’t see what the doctor is doing at all. He only knows that something is drilling into his waist and stirring. And he has already had a local anesthetic, so he can’t feel any pain. He wasn’t afraid to begin with. He’s even less afraid when he can’t see or feel it. But Zhao Jingqun looks even more terrified than him. Even though he can’t hear, he knows that Zhao Jingqun is comforting him.

“I’m fine. I’m not afraid.”

“…Good, we’re not afraid.” Zhao Jingqun looks at him and forces a very strained smile.

But Zhao Jingqun knows that what he fears is far more than this bone marrow biopsy. There are more painful check-ups to come for Tao Ning… Especially the bone marrow transplant surgery. Although the doctor says that Song Yucong’s bone marrow is a full-match with Tao Ning’s, there is still a risk of rejection and infection. If that day really comes, Zhao Jingqun knows that he can’t bear the consequences.

After the bone marrow biopsy, Tao Ning lies motionless on the hospital bed. Zhao Jingqun kisses him and writes down: My baby is so brave. When you are discharged, your husband will buy you whatever you want. Now your husband has something to do and has to go out for a while. I promise I’ll be back for dinner. Be good. If you need anything, call Sun Zhen immediately. He is on standby outside.

Sun Er is his nickname. His real name is Sun Zhen.

Zhao Jingqun glances at him. Sun Er nods repeatedly. Even though he knows Tao Ning can’t hear, he still says, “Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I’ll be here while Brother Zhao is out. If you need anything, just tell me. Even if you want the moon and stars from the sky, I’ll find a way to get them for you.”

Unfortunately, Tao Ning can’t hear him. He just blinks blankly. “…Oh.”

But Zhao Jingqun still doesn’t feel at ease leaving Tao Ning alone in the hospital. He sends people to bring the most advanced monitoring system and installs it in the VIP ward, with a 360-degree, no-blind-spot coverage. Finally, he sends twice as many bodyguards to guard the outside.

Sun Er knows that Zhao Jingqun is not making a big fuss. His young master has not yet completely eradicated the collateral relatives who covet the position of the head of the Zhao family. He faces life-threatening dangers such as kidnapping and assassination at any time.

The cars that Zhao Jingqun rides in, besides the Zeppelin he just bought casually in Haizhou, all the other cars, although they look ordinary, are all equipped with bulletproof glass and anti-tracking devices, and there are countless plainclothes bodyguards following him.

Zhao Jingqun is worried that someone will try to get to Tao Ning while he is away. Just the thought of it makes Zhao Jingqun want to kill people.

After everything is settled, Zhao Jingqun leaves the hospital and goes to the predetermined location to talk to Song Yucong. Sun Er comes back angrily and says, “Brother Zhao, that Second Young Master Song has a big temper and is unreasonable. I told him about the importance of the matter, but he insisted on setting the location at a mixed-up place like Lanjin. He’s just a worthless idiot who relies on his family’s power…”

Zhao Jingqun sneers, “Not necessarily. That day, after he recognized me, he told Zhao Yi my whereabouts, but I intercepted it halfway. If he were just a brainless idiot, he wouldn’t know about me and Zhao Yi in Haizhou.”

Zhao Yi is the only other person besides Zhao Jingqun who has the most supporters in the Zhao family. If Zhao Jingqun had not been found and brought back by the Zhao family, he would have been the most likely to inherit the position of the head of the Zhao family. But then Zhao Jingqun, the legitimate heir, came back, and there was nothing left for him, a collateral relative. So Zhao Yi has hatred in his heart and has been secretly trying to kill Zhao Jingqun. The reason Zhao Jingqun had no choice but to go to Myanmar was also his doing, hoping that Zhao Jingqun would die in the borderlands without a trace.

But he didn’t get what he wanted. Not only did Zhao Jingqun return unharmed, but his outstanding work earned him a higher reputation in the Zhao family.

Now that the head of the Zhao family has gone to the hospital and won’t live for long, the collateral relatives are all ready to make a move, but most of them are deterred by Zhao Jingqun’s iron-fisted and ruthless methods. Only Zhao Yi is not giving up and is still secretly trying to completely bring him down.

And the way to completely bring down a person is to send them to see their ancestors.

But except for a small number of people who know the inside story, the Zhao family still looks harmonious to outsiders. When the head of the family falls, it is naturally Zhao Jingqun, the legitimate young master, who calls the shots. That’s why Song Rongguo didn’t dare to be rude to him. But the information that can be accessed in Haizhou is very limited. If Song Yucong were really a worthless idiot as others say, how would he know about Zhao Jingqun and Zhao Yi?

Zhao Jingqun’s eyes are filled with coldness. The investigation he sent out about Song Yucong and Tao Ning has made no progress, which must mean that Song Yucong has noticed it. But whether it’s because Song Yucong simply dislikes being investigated, or there is an unspeakable relationship between him and Tao Ning that he doesn’t want people to know about—

The calloused thumb grinds the tobacco shreds. Zhao Jingqun thinks ruthlessly that he will uproot it all.

At this moment, the car has arrived at the entrance of Lanjin Club.

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