Waiting was something Su Xiaofei wasn't good at, no matter what lifetime she was living. This was one of the rare times that she wished she could control time at her will, alas, being reborn didn't mean she would also gain godly powers.
As she waited outside the operating room with Lu Qingfeng, she felt that time was passing too slowly for her liking. It had only been an hour, but why did it feel like she had been waiting for an eternity?
At this time, Bluemedia and the rest of the world were oblivious to what was happening to her mother, and Su Xiaofei was thankful that Lu Qingfeng was there to help her sort things out.
Not only him, but also her Uncle Fang and Auntie Liu. Her three uncles were also on their way to the hospital, and she expected to see them very soon. Su Xiaofei had no doubt that the old General would also want to come today, but it would be impossible for him to come due to his current health condition.
Her mother was supposed to stay at the Yun mansion while she and Lu Qingfeng weren't around, but Yun Qingrong was adamant that she would stay home to tend to her plants that she had neglected for the past week due to the wedding preparations. Su Xiaofei wouldn't have to worry too much had her mother agreed to stay with her family, but she knew very well that she couldn't force her mother, not when she was trying to cater to her every need and request.
"Feifei, don't you want to go home and get changed? I will be here, waiting for Mother." Lu Qingfeng asked. He was worried because his wife hadn't eaten anything since that morning and only took a few sips from the water bottle he handed to her earlier.
Su Xiaofei shook her head, her eyes never leaving the red light on top of the operating room, informing them that the surgery was still ongoing.
"No. I want to be here once they wheel her out. I can't leave her alone this time."
Lu Qingfeng chose to say no more and sat next to her. However, he hadn't expected to hear the next words he heard from her.
"I'm sorry. I know this isn't the kind of wedding and married life you were expecting from me. We couldn't even have a decent honeymoon after our wedding. I shouldn't have forced you to marry me this early and let you be dragged into this problem."
"You shouldn't say this, Feifei. It's enough that we have each other now. As for our honeymoon, isn't Mother's life more important than that? We still have many chances to go anywhere we want in the future. Once everything is fine, we can plan a vacation anytime you want."
Lu Qingfeng understood that everything that happened over these past few days was because of Yun Qingrong. He was also aware that Su Xiaofei wouldn't marry him so early, had she not heard about her mother's wish to walk her on her wedding day.
Still, regardless of this fact, Lu Qingfeng didn't take offense because what mattered to him was for them to be legally bound to each other.
"We'll get through this, Feifei." He said and kissed her temple.
If, in the past, he had failed to be there at her lowest point, Lu Qingfeng swore that he wouldn't commit the same mistake this time. He wouldn't allow Su Xiaofei to experience the same thing all over again.
Su Xiaofei nodded and leaned her head against his shoulder as she twined their hands together. No words can convey how much gratitude she felt towards him. She didn't think she would be able to remain this calm and collected if Lu Qingfeng weren't here with her.
It didn't take long for her uncles to finally arrive, rushing towards her and Lu Qingfeng with worried expressions on their faces. Su Xiaofei couldn't blame them. They hadn't been in touch with her mother when Yun Qingrong was still married to Su Haoran. It was really unfair for them that their sister would be taken away from them for the second time.
"Xiaofei, how is she?" Yun Yuanzhi, the eldest of the Yun siblings asked her. Yun Zhaonan and Yun Shao were with him, leaving their wives at home to accompany their old father.
"We still don't know, Uncle. The doctors said that they would remove as much of the tumor as they can and would try to kill the rest of the cancer cells with chemotherapy." Su Xiaofei responded, her hand tightening on her husband's as they waited for the surgery to be over.
A little over an hour had already passed since her mother was taken inside. Lu Qingfeng had told her that it might take three to four hours, but Su Xiaofei was willing to wait for her mother no matter how long it would take.
As if sensing her distraught, her uncles chose not to question her anymore and took a seat across from her and Lu Qingfeng and waited with them.
Yun Yuanzhi looked at his sister's adoptive daughter and could see the concern and worry on Su Xiaofei's face. He and his brothers weren't stupid. They knew well that Su Xiaofei played a huge role in Bluemedia's sudden growth. She might not be as smart as the other businessmen in the field, but she knew how to make the most of the situation she was in.
Unlike his second brother, Yun Yuanzhi didn't think he should be cautious of this young woman and believed that whatever Su Xiaofei had done to Su Haoran and the Ye family was her own way of protecting her mother.
He also believed that Su Xiaofei wasn't after his sister's fortune. If anything, Su Xiaofei had proven that her mother was her utmost priority by protecting Yun Qingrong from Su Haoran's schemes. As for his sister's illness, they could only do their best to provide the best health care she could have.
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