Chapter 70

An unexpected event occurred.

Zhang Guiping turned around and knelt down in front of Hu Yemei, slapping himself on the face and saying, "Mom, I'm wrong! I was confused for a moment, I was bewitched. I shouldn't have lost my temper with you. Forgive me. Yes, I'm selfish, I'm vain. I'm wrong, Mom, forgive me. When we were young, Dad died, and you worked so hard to raise us. I haven't been filial to you, and I treated you like this. I'm not a human being!"

Zhang Guiping crawled a few steps and hugged Hu Yemei's legs, tears streaming down his face.

Zhang Guiping's sudden act left everyone in the ward and at the door with their eyes wide open.

If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes, who could believe that such a miraculous turn of events could happen.

However, someone quietly revealed the real reason behind Zhang Guiping's performance.

"He's just acting. The previous incident was recorded on video. If it gets online, no matter how high his position, he'll be removed. Now, there's a campaign to improve conduct and follow the mass line. If this incident gets out, it will become a negative example. But if he acts like this, even if it gets online, it will just be a family matter. Others won't be able to use it against him."

Qin Chuan had seen through it long ago. He didn't expect this person to be so despicable. The more he looked, the more he felt disgusted.

"Everyone, disperse. This is a hospital. Go back to your beds," Qin Chuan said.

"Ouch!" Yao Hong fell to the ground.

"What's wrong with you?" Fang Ping quickly supported Yao Hong.

"It must be him. He pushed me down at the door just now. I might have broken a bone. Doctor Qin, please check her quickly," Jiang Lingling said.

Qin Chuan hurried over, "How are you? Where does it hurt?"

"Look what you've done?" Hu Yemei was ashamed, her face burning.

Zhang Guiping quickly said, "I just pushed her lightly. She was fine just now. Is she trying to extort me?"

"He's an elderly person, and you pushed her so rudely. There are cameras outside. Don't try to deny it," Jiang Lingling said.

At the mention of cameras, Zhang Guiping immediately became obedient, but he was thinking of a way to delete the footage from the hospital's surveillance. Otherwise, he would be at someone else's mercy.

"If it was my rash action that caused this, I'll pay the medical expenses. I can be a bit hasty sometimes," Zhang Guiping said.

"Great, you admitted it just now. I recorded it," Fang Ping said with a teasing smile.

Zhang Guiping raised his hand and slapped himself again.

"What are you doing?" Hu Yemei, after all, was worried about her son.

The situation had reached a point where the outcome was both laughable and tearful. Hu Yemei said, "Get up. If you stay like this, and someone takes a picture, won't you be embarrassed?"

Zhang Guiping, seeing everyone around him taking pictures with their phones, quickly got up.

Zhang Guiping didn't know that Jiang Lingling was the mayor's daughter. If he had known, who knows what other farce might have happened.

With his weakness exposed, Zhang Guiping completely softened. He even decided not to oppose Hu Yemei and Yao Sihai's relationship. He seemed to have lost all his energy.

Zhang Guiping's incident brought joy to the emergency department for many days. Some people even went to the surveillance room to copy the video. It was said that whenever they were unhappy, they would watch the video to clear their minds.

The power of love is infinite. Yao Sihai's condition improved unexpectedly. Before the National Day holiday, he was discharged from the hospital, took some medicine, and returned to Youzidong Village with Hu Yemei.

"Finally, Old Yao has seen the light. Sigh." Wang Yuezhen's mood had been low since Yao Sihai left. It seemed that Yao Sihai's situation had triggered some of her memories. She had worked hard to raise her children, but in the end, she could only call the hospital home.

"Aunt Wang, you should get better too. Once you recover, go to a nursing home. It's better than staying in the hospital," Qin Chuan said.

"I'd rather stay in the hospital. Here, I can talk to you every day. In a nursing home, I'd be with a bunch of lonely old people like me. Who would want to go to a nursing home if they had a choice?" Wang Yuezhen said.

Qin Chuan thought about it and agreed. The traditional Chinese custom is to raise children to support the elderly. Elderly people naturally hope to have their children and grandchildren around them. Nursing homes are mostly for those without children or whose children cannot take care of them. Reality is not as good as what is shown on TV. If one's own children find it hard to take care of them, can the staff at nursing homes really be as dedicated as they claim?

"Old age is just a burden," Wang Yuezhen shook her head.

This was a problem Qin Chuan couldn't solve. Wang Yuezhen's condition hadn't improved, and the environment here was so poor. Qin Chuan was really worried.

"Xiao Qin, don't worry about me. I'm over seventy. I've enjoyed what I should have. I have no regrets," Wang Yuezhen comforted Qin Chuan.

Talking to Wang Yuezhen made Qin Chuan feel heavy-hearted. Even seeing that his article had been accepted by the *Preventive Medicine Journal* couldn't cheer him up.

Gao Zhanting, seeing Qin Chuan's gloomy mood, asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did you have a fight with Lingling?"

"No. Why would I have a fight with Lingling?" Qin Chuan shook his head.

"Then why are you so deep in thought?" Gao Zhanting said.

"Those children of Wang Yuezhen. They just left their mother in the hospital and ignored her. Hu Yemei's two sons ignored Yao Sihai's life and death, and Zhang Guiping's two brothers were ungrateful. But Wang Yuezhen's own children also ignored her life and death. How can there be such people in the world? They don't even care about their own parents," Qin Chuan said.

"I told you before, don't get too involved in patients' affairs. We are doctors. The hospital is just a brief stop in the patients' lives, but for us, it's a place we guard for a lifetime. Each patient has their own story. Once you get involved in their story, you will experience their joys and sorrows. Each experience will be painful. For example, you were too invested in Yao Sihai's story. Fortunately, it had a happy ending. But Wang Yuezhen's situation is different. As the saying goes, 'Long illness makes no filial children.' Wang Yuezhen has been sick for a long time. Over time, her children have developed resentment. Her situation isn't the worst. At least her children send money to the hospital every month. So they're not completely ignoring her," Gao Zhanting said.

"Hey, you know as much about Wang Yuezhen as I do. By the way, when can we go to Youzidong Village together? Let's see if Hu Yemei really went with Yao Sihai," Qin Chuan asked.

"Sure. Whenever you want to go, I'll take you. Do you have time tonight? Want to go out for a walk?" Gao Zhanting agreed.

"Sure. But let's also invite Lingling. If you get drunk, she can take care of you," Qin Chuan said.

"Don't worry. I've been in a good mood lately. Jia Chunpeng hasn't bothered me for a long time," Gao Zhanting said.

"He hasn't bothered you for a long time?" Qin Chuan asked curiously. Jia Chunpeng should have tried to salvage his relationship with Gao Zhanting before giving up. This situation was indeed unusual.

"Yes. Since I moved back to my parents' house, he only called me a couple of times, and then there was no more contact," Gao Zhanting didn't realize anything was wrong.

"That's not right. Unless he thinks the time is ripe, he should try to maintain your marriage. He shouldn't ignore you," Qin Chuan expressed his doubts.

"Hearing you say that, I also think it's not right. I need to tell my parents. Jia Chunpeng must be up to something," Gao Zhanting quickly took out her phone and made a call.

After hanging up, Gao Zhanting said to Qin Chuan, "I've told my parents, and they will handle it. Thanks for reminding me. Otherwise, I would have overlooked it. I just hoped he wouldn't come to me, but I didn't think about the abnormality."

After this incident, Gao Zhanting no longer wanted to go out for a walk that night.

Finally, the National Day holiday arrived, and Qin Chuan took leave. On the day of the National Day, he went to Xingsha with Lu Shulei.

During the National Day holiday, the expressway was free, and there were many vehicles on the road. Along the way, Qin Chuan saw several car accidents and wondered if anyone was injured.

"Hopefully, we won't encounter any accidents. Otherwise, we might get stuck on the expressway," Lu Shulei said.

"Actually, for safety, we should have taken the train. The train won't get stuck in traffic," Qin Chuan said.

"The train won't get stuck in traffic, but the train station will be crowded! During holidays like National Day, so many people travel. Are you sure you can get tickets?" Lu Shulei asked.

"That's true. Then we can only take the bus," Qin Chuan said.

"Isn't the national road also crowded?" Lu Shulei laughed.

However, there were no accidents on the way, and the two of them finally relaxed after getting off the expressway.

But unexpectedly, on the ring road, Qin Chuan and Lu Shulei witnessed a terrible accident.

A Range Rover suddenly changed lanes, cutting in front of a white BMW driven by an inexperienced female driver. In a panic, she turned the steering wheel sharply.