"Hello? Hello! Miss Meng..."
The calls over the phone pulled Meng Nianchu back to reality. She snapped back to her senses and found that she had been crying.
"What happened? How serious are the injuries?!" Meng Nianchu asked anxiously.
"It's quite serious. They lost a lot of blood and have been sent into the operating room. I knew you were in this hospital, so I told the police to send them here." said the stranger on the phone.
"Wait for me. I'll come right away!"
"Okay. I'll hang up first."
After saying that, the man hung up the phone.
Seeing Meng Nianchu's anxious expression, Father Meng looked at her with concern. He wanted to know what had happened.
"Dad! Mom and Junze were attacked and seriously injured. They're in the operating room!"
Hearing this, Father Meng's eyes widened in shock, and his eye sockets seemed almost to crack.
"What?!" he shouted.
Then he rushed out of the door. Running in the corridor, he asked around, "Where's the operating room?" "Excuse me, how can I get to the operating room?" "Which floor is the operating room on?!"
Meng Nianchu was still in a daze. After a moment, she also hurriedly ran out after her father.
After running a few steps, she remembered that she was pregnant, so she didn't run too fast and failed to catch up with Father Meng.
After a long walk, they finally reached the operating room. There, she saw Father Meng and a flat - haired man waiting outside.
Father Meng was sitting on the chair outside the operating room, waiting anxiously. He wiped his tears while mumbling to himself.
"Old woman, you must be okay!"
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been so stubborn. I shouldn't have gotten sick and been hospitalized. I shouldn't have pushed all the things onto you. I shouldn't have..."
Meng Nianchu watched her father muttering. She stepped forward and patted his shoulder, signaling him not to be too anxious. But then she thought something was wrong.
"Dad! You can talk now?!" Meng Nianchu said in surprise.
"Ah? Really?!" Father Meng just realized it.
He couldn't speak before and had always just thought things in his mind, so he didn't react immediately.
What he had just thought in his mind actually came out of his mouth.
"I can talk! I'm cured?!" Father Meng was a bit delighted, but then he suddenly became anxious.
Looking at the light on above the operating room, he burst into tears.
"Old woman, I'm cured. I can talk now. You must be okay!"
"I know I used to work overtime all the time. I only focused on my career and ignored your and the kids' feelings. Even when you gave birth to Nianchu, I wasn't by your side."
"Now that I'm sick, you still stand up for me. Rong'er passed away, and you were sad, but I still caused you trouble. I'm really a jerk..."
Seeing her father blaming himself like this, Meng Nianchu also started to cry.
Lying inside were two of Meng Nianchu's loved ones.
One was her mother, the protector in the first half of her life who gave birth to and raised her; the other was the man who would be her reliance in the second half of her life, the father of the child in her womb.
These two people were extremely important to her, and she hoped more than anyone that they would be safe.
The flat - haired man felt a bit sad seeing them. He took out a few tissues from his pocket and handed them to Meng Nianchu and Father Meng.
"Don't worry. They'll be fine." he comforted them.
"Thank you!"
Meng Nianchu took the tissues and thanked him.
"Miss Meng, I'd like to talk to you alone. Is it convenient for you to move aside?"
Meng Nianchu was startled. Then she thought that this man might be one of Mu Junze's confidants, and maybe Junze had some message for her.
"Sure, okay."
Meng Nianchu wiped her tears, stood up, and let go of her father's hand.
The two moved to the stairwell around the corner.
The flat - haired man told her what had happened before, including Linda bribing Aunt Sun, hiring killers to assassinate Mother Meng, and how they had fought with the killers.
The more Meng Nianchu listened, the angrier she became. She couldn't believe Linda could be so shameless. Was she even human?
"That's about what happened." the flat - haired man said after finishing his description.
"You should be more careful in the future. The nurse should still be around, monitoring you and your father's every move. I suggest not to stir up trouble. It's better to wait and see."
"Moreover, since these two are now injured and in a coma, it might be hard to prevent any further attacks. I suggest arranging everyone in the same ward so that you can take care of each other."
After thinking carefully, the flat - haired man said, "With the strength of the Meng Group, it should be no problem to arrange for everyone to be in the same ward."
"Okay. I'll talk to the hospital later. Thank you!" Meng Nianchu composed herself and bowed slightly to the flat - haired man to show her gratitude.
"You're welcome. I'm just doing things for Mr. Mu."
The flat - haired man felt a bit embarrassed. In fact, his determination to help Mr. Mu was just to get rid of the killers to avoid being threatened himself. There was nothing worthy of gratitude.
Moreover, Mu Junze hadn't paid him the final payment yet, so nothing could go wrong.
Thinking of this, Meng Nianchu gritted her teeth in hatred. She had made a feud with Linda this time and would surely get even with her in the future!
"Okay, Miss Meng. There's nothing else. Let's go back. The operation should be almost over."
"Sure, okay."
When Meng Nianchu and the man returned to the operating room, they saw the doctors and nurses struggling with Father Meng.
"Mr. Meng, it's really good that your voice has recovered, but we have to be responsible for you. Please go back for a full - body check now to ensure your health!" said the doctors and nurses who were pulling at Father Meng.
"I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm not going back. I'll wait until my wife comes out safely. Get out of my way. Don't pull me!"
Father Meng was a bit emotional. Having suffered so many joys and sorrows in just a few minutes, it was really hard for him to calm down.
"Everyone, please let my dad wait here for a while. It's okay. We'll go for the check later. Thank you!"
Meng Nianchu quickly stepped forward to mediate. She comforted her father while talking to the doctor.
Seeing Meng Nianchu getting involved, the doctors didn't want to continue struggling. After all, she was pregnant, and if she had a miscarriage, neither the Mu family nor the Meng family could be offended.
"Fine, fine." the doctor said helplessly, shaking his head.
"Since Miss Meng has said so, we have nothing else to say. Then wait a little longer."
After saying that, the doctor motioned for the nurses to go back with him.
"Thank you. Oh, by the way..." Meng Nianchu suddenly thought of something. She quickly caught up with the doctor and asked if they could all be arranged in the same ward so that they could take care of each other.
The doctor knew the relationship between Mu Junze and Meng Nianchu, so he naturally agreed and readily gave his consent.
At this time, the light above the operating room went out.
Everyone outside held their breath, their hearts pounding.