Jiang Feng drove Chu Feifei back to the long-lost residence.
Chu Feifei slept all the way in the car and only woke up groggily when Jiang Feng stopped the car.
"Are we there?" She rubbed her sleepy eyes, still looking very tired.
Jiang Feng nodded, "Get out of the car, you can sleep inside."
As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Liu Shiyuan walking out of the mansion alone. When she saw Jiang Feng and Chu Feifei returning safely, she couldn't believe her eyes and was completely stunned!
"Brother Jiang!!! Fei'er!!! You're back?!!" After coming to her senses, Liu Shiyuan was overwhelmed with excitement and hurriedly ran towards them.
For the past few days, Liu Shiyuan, like everyone else, had been doing whatever she could, raising money to hire people to search the sea for Jiang Feng and Chu Feifei, but she had long been desperate, thinking that the chances of them coming back were very slim.
But unexpectedly, they came back home by themselves!
How could she not be overjoyed?
"Thank heaven, Brother Jiang and Fei'er, you're still alive!" Liu Shiyuan couldn't help but cry as she hugged Chu Feifei tightly, then looked at Jiang Feng with tear-filled eyes.
"Where's Qingcheng?" Jiang Feng glanced inside the house and asked Liu Shiyuan.
"Qingcheng's grandfather is sick. She's been at the hospital looking after him for the past couple of days, and I've been alone at home waiting for news about you." Liu Shiyuan said honestly.
The Old Man is sick?
Jiang Feng furrowed his brow; this was unexpected.
But after thinking a bit, he realized the Old Man must have fallen ill from the stress of hearing about his disappearance, and it was all his responsibility.
"Which hospital?" Jiang Feng asked.
"Southern City Hospital, I haven't had the chance to go yet." Liu Shiyuan replied.
Without another word, Jiang Feng got back into the car and told Liu Shiyuan, "Shiyan, you take Fei'er inside to rest. I'm going to the hospital."
"Uncle, I'm fine now; we'll go with you, okay?" Chu Feifei said immediately. She was extremely dependent on Jiang Feng now and didn't want to be apart for even a moment.
"No need, just wait for my news." Jiang Feng insisted, reversed the car, and drove straight to Southern City Hospital.
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Southern City Hospital.
In the special care ward.
Nangong Qingcheng sat wearily by the bedside, staring blankly at Nangong Honghu on the bed.
Due to extreme stress, Nangong Honghu was very ill this time, and there were even several critical moments.
After thankfully being revived, during a full examination, the doctors discovered an irregular tumor below his stomach!
Whether it was benign or malignant was still uncertain, and because of the tumor's dangerous position, the doctors at Southern City Hospital didn't dare operate. In the entire Binhai, only an authoritative chief surgeon at Central Hospital was confident about the surgery.
But that authoritative chief surgeon was very busy, with surgeries scheduled until next month. Even if Nangong Honghu booked now, he couldn't get an appointment, so they could only watch the condition worsen, and Southern City Hospital didn't dare arrange a transfer.
At this moment, Nangong Honghu was still in a coma, with an oxygen tube in his nostrils and an IV bottle in his hand, receiving nutritional fluids.
Nangong Qingcheng hadn't slept for two whole days. During these two days, she had never closed her eyes because she couldn't imagine what kind of blow she'd suffer if she lost her grandfather after already losing Jiang Feng and Chu Feifei.
"Qingcheng, if you ask me, just forget about it. Isn't it a good thing that the guy named Jiang is dead for you? You're finally free, no longer stuck with someone you didn't like. What's there to be upset about? You should secretly be glad!"
Nangong Yan and Jin Shixiang were also required to stay and watch the night. Looking at the grief-stricken Nangong Qingcheng, Nangong Yan was full of schadenfreude.
Nangong Qingcheng said nothing.
Had she fallen in love with Jiang Feng?
Even she didn't know.
She only knew that during the days Jiang Feng was missing, her heart was extremely confused and empty, to the extent that she couldn't eat or sleep, feeling as if she had lost her soul.
"Xiao Yan is right, Qingcheng, as your future brother-in-law, I must say a few words to you."
Jin Shixiang also addressed Nangong Qingcheng seriously, "With your looks, what kind of good man can't you find? Why stick with Jiang Feng? What's special about him? He's just lucky to be associated with the Chu Family, but have you heard the recent rumors in the city? Chu Renxiong has been killed, the entire Chu Family is in chaos, a regime change has occurred, even if Jiang Feng comes back, he has lost his backing and is just a worthless son-in-law. You won't have a good outcome with him."
"Exactly! Look at how arrogant he was back when he was ingratiating himself with Chu Renxiong, making us lose face in this very hospital, not treating us like people. Now? The tables have turned, right? You shouldn't be too arrogant in life, otherwise, karma will catch up with you! It's good that he's missing now, avoiding being struck by lightning is a blessing from heaven." Nangong Yan added disdainfully.
Nangong Qingcheng originally had no intention of listening to their noise, but hearing this, she finally couldn't stand it and said coldly, "Cousin, stop saying such things. Jiang Feng is not the kind of person you imagine. You don't understand him at all; otherwise, I guarantee you wouldn't dare speak this way!"
Although Nangong Qingcheng hadn't opened her eyes that day in the warehouse, she vaguely knew the astonishing things Jiang Feng had done!
He single-handedly defeated over fifty to sixty enemies and made people like Han Lengxuan disappear without a trace!
Jiang Feng was no longer the Jiang Feng of the past, and Nangong Qingcheng gradually realized this fact. Only ignorant family members like her cousin Nangong Yan and her cousin's husband Jin Shixiang still looked at him with old perceptions.
"Ha, you're still defending him? Look at how pleased you are, as if we're intimidated? Of course, we're not; someone like that, bullying by power, will eventually meet his fate. He's probably fish food by now!" Nangong Yan sneered.
"Cousin, you've gone too far!" Nangong Qingcheng suddenly stood up; she now absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to speak ill of Jiang Feng in front of her!
"Okay, okay, stop arguing." Jin Shixiang quickly stood up to play peacemaker, "Qingcheng, don't you get it? Your cousin is thinking of your welfare, not wanting you to waste yourself. Isn't it good if Jiang Feng neither returns nor does the engagement automatically dissolve? Even if the Old Master recovers, he won't trouble you anymore. Later, I'll help you find several remarkable bachelors in the city, ensuring you forget Jiang Feng, and maybe one day, Sister Li and I will have to rely on you!"
It turned out that their old habits had relapsed, taking advantage of Jiang Feng's unknown fate to try to introduce a match for Nangong Qingcheng, hoping to make the most of her looks for their own benefit.
Just then, the door of the ward knocked.
"I'll get it, humph!" Nangong Yan shot a cold glance at Nangong Qingcheng and got up to open the door.
When she opened the door, the instantly furious Nangong Yan was dumbfounded because—standing outside was a young man in formal attire, holding a large bouquet of bright roses in one hand and two boxes of expensive health products in the other. He was smiling brightly, and as soon as he spoke, he was polite: "Excuse me, is Miss Qingcheng here?"