Chapter 1282: Chapter 1257: Facing a Problem for the First Time
Uncle Qiang kept staring expectantly at the doors of the operating room, anxiously waiting for his mother to come out.
Although Director Zhou Tao had said the surgery was very successful, as long as he didn’t see his mother come out, he still couldn’t relax.
Ye Chen kept trying to comfort Uncle Qiang, though he knew it was useless.
No one could truly understand how Uncle Qiang felt as a son; after all, the person lying inside was his mother, the one who had depended on him and whom he had depended on all these years.
After a while, two nurses pushed the old lady out. Seeing his mother’s pale face, Uncle Qiang’s heart ached so much that tears started streaming down.
People say men don’t easily shed tears, but in front of his mother, even a staunch iron man like Uncle Qiang couldn’t control his emotions.
"Uncle Qiang, see? The old lady has already been brought out. Let’s follow them to the ward." Ye Chen said with a smile.
The Two People followed right behind the nurses and arrived together at the VIP-level ward that Dean Chen had arranged.
This ward was countless times better than the one the old lady had stayed in before. Seeing this room, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.
He was very pleased with all of Dean Chen’s arrangements and decided that if he got the chance, he would help this dean out.
Originally, Dean Chen had been in the ward with a few medical staff, but Ye Chen sent them away; after all, the old lady needed rest, and too many people around wasn’t good.
Seeing Ye Chen’s attitude, Dean Chen tactfully left and reminded Ye Chen that if he needed anything, he just had to let him know.
Because he was worried about his mother, Uncle Qiang hadn’t eaten at all.
Ye Chen had nothing else to do anyway, so he drove out to buy some food for him.
By the time he came back, Uncle Qiang’s mother had already woken up.
Hearing the mother and son talking, Ye Chen didn’t go in; he wanted to leave the time to the two of them.
"Ah-Qiang, I feel like I just had a very, very long dream, all of it was scenes of you growing up from when you were little." Uncle Qiang’s mother said weakly.
"Yeah, Mom, your son has already grown up under your careful care." Uncle Qiang said, holding his mother’s hand.
"Ah-Qiang, my life was saved by Boss Ye. You must repay Boss Ye’s kindness for me. Work hard and make something of yourself." The old lady reminded her son softly.
"Mom, don’t worry. I’ll definitely work hard. It’s just that I won’t be able to take care of you like this anymore. You have to take good care of yourself when you’re alone." Uncle Qiang said, crying.
"You’re a grown man, how are you still crying like a baby? If people see this, won’t they laugh their heads off?" The old lady gently wiped away her son’s tears with her hand.
"Mom, I’m crying because I’m happy. Seeing your surgery go well and that you’ll recover soon, I’m just too happy." Uncle Qiang said with a smile.
Listening to the conversation between the mother and son outside the ward, Ye Chen couldn’t help feeling his own nose sting a little.
He dialed his mother’s number and said, "Mom, I miss you."
Hearing her son say that, Mrs. Ye hurriedly asked, "Little Chen, what’s wrong, did something happen?"
"Nothing, just calling to tell you that this weekend Wanyi and I are coming home to see you and Dad. Make us something good to eat." Ye Chen said, wiping his tears.
"You brat, I thought something happened, scared me half to death." Mrs. Ye scolded him.
But in her heart she was actually very happy. Her son hadn’t been home for a long time. She knew he and his wife were both busy, each with their own career.
But hearing Ye Chen suddenly call did give Mrs. Ye a fright; she thought something had gone wrong, but it turned out he was just telling her they’d be home for dinner on the weekend.
"I’m so well-behaved, what could possibly happen to me?" Ye Chen said, sounding wronged.
"Alright, alright, you’re the most well-behaved of all. I’m not talking to you anymore, your dad and I are going out in a bit." Mrs. Ye said.
Hearing his mother say that, Ye Chen had no choice but to hang up.
The sounds of Uncle Qiang and the old lady chatting in the ward had already stopped, so Ye Chen carried the food he’d bought and walked in.
"Uncle Qiang, hurry and eat something." Ye Chen opened the lunch box and handed it to him.
Now that he knew his mother was fine, Uncle Qiang finally had an appetite. He took the lunch box and started wolfing the food down.
When his mother had been in surgery, he hadn’t had any appetite at all. Now he actually felt quite hungry.
Seeing her son’s way of eating, the old lady couldn’t help but laugh. She quickly said, "Ah-Qiang, slow down or you’ll choke. Look at the way you’re eating, you’re making Boss Ye laugh at you."
Though she said that, her eyes were full of love as she watched her son.
"Ma’am, how are you feeling?" Ye Chen asked with concern.
"Boss Ye, I feel like I can breathe now, and my chest doesn’t hurt anymore." Uncle Qiang’s mother said with a smile.
"That’s good. Get some good rest, you’ll recover soon. If you need anything, just let me know." Ye Chen said.
At that moment, Ye Chen’s phone rang. He glanced at it and saw that it was a call from Zhou Susu.
"Uncle Qiang, I’m going out to take a call." Ye Chen said, walking out.
He knew Zhou Susu was definitely going to talk to him about Uncle Qiang, so to keep the old lady from hearing, he could only answer it outside.
Ye Chen walked out of the ward and went to the stairwell. It was relatively quiet there, with few people coming and going. Most people would choose the elevator; hardly anyone took the stairs.
Ye Chen picked up the call, and Zhou Susu’s voice came through: "Ye Chen, where are you?"
"Susu, I’m at the hospital. What is it?" Ye Chen replied.
"Ye Chen, I want to see that murderer from before. I need to interrogate him." Zhou Susu said.
"Susu, give me some time, okay? As soon as I’m done with things here, I’ll bring him over." Ye Chen said, then hung up.
On the other end, when Zhou Susu realized the call had been cut off, she immediately got a little upset.
This was the first time that, even though she clearly knew where the murderer was, she couldn’t go arrest him—and all because of Ye Chen.
And now this guy even dared to hang up on her. Zhou Susu called several more times in a row, but Ye Chen still didn’t pick up.
Ye Chen really had no choice about hanging up. It wasn’t that he wanted to; it was mainly because of the current situation—right after the old lady’s surgery, he had no idea how to bring this up to Uncle Qiang.
If Zhou Susu found out where Uncle Qiang was, that girl might come over and arrest him. Then everything Ye Chen had done up to now would be completely in vain.
Ye Chen was also quite troubled about this. He really didn’t know what to do. This was the first time in his life he’d run into such a difficult problem.
This matter was really giving Ye Chen a headache. Just as he turned around, he saw that familiar face.
"Uncle Qiang, what are you doing here?" Ye Chen asked in surprise.
When he saw Ye Chen step out to take a call, Uncle Qiang knew something had to be going on, so he lied to his mother, saying he was going to the restroom, and then followed Ye Chen here.
