On this side, in the hospital, Old Man Hao’s surgery went very well.
Plus, with the personalized recovery plan Su Zhan made for him, his post‑op rehabilitation has been pretty good too.
By now Old Man Hao already knows that this young man running around taking care of things while he was sick isn’t the Huang Yongqi his granddaughter mentioned in her letter.
He’s Su Ziqiao, younger brother of Doctor Su, the one who performed the surgery on him.
These last few days he’s been showing up here like clockwork, and he’s very attentive when he looks after him.
And watching with a cold eye, he can tell this young guy really does care a lot about his Lianlian, he thinks of everything for her.
Ever since he woke up, Old Man Hao still hasn’t had a chance to talk to his granddaughter about this. Today he finally gets a breather and asks Hao Lianlian, "From what I see, Ziqiao is an honest kid. Lianlian, tell Grandpa, what are you really thinking?"
Su Ziqiao clearly cares a lot, but his granddaughter doesn’t look very into him at all.
"Are you still hung up on that Huang Yongqi?" Old Man Hao asked.
"No." Hao Lianlian shook her head. "I’ve been done with Huang Yongqi for a long time."
Speaking of this, Hao Lianlian told Old Man Hao everything about her and Huang Yongqi. She hadn’t mentioned it before because she was afraid it would upset her grandpa.
But even though Hao Lianlian talked about it as calmly as she could, Old Man Hao still got furious.
"He’s really a piece of crap." Old Man Hao cursed angrily, then started feeling relieved. "Good thing you found out early. If you’d married him, the days after that would’ve been pure misery."
Even though she’s mad about Huang Yongqi being so heartless and that domineering second sister from the Huang Family, every time she thinks about it, Hao Lianlian still feels a chill.
She’d planned to bring Old Man Hao to the Capital City to live with her after she graduated. But the moment she thought about the Huang Family’s crap attitudes, Hao Lianlian felt lucky she’d been able to see Huang Yongqi’s true colors ahead of time.
If she had married Huang Yongqi, the Huang Family would definitely never accept that she still had to take care of Old Man Hao. The two families would surely end up at odds.
And in the end, it would for sure be Old Man Hao who’d feel sorry for his granddaughter and tell her to give in.
"Exactly." Hao Lianlian said with a smile as she peeled an apple for Old Man Hao.
"Lianlian, be honest with Grandpa. Do you still have Huang Yongqi in your heart right now?" Old Man Hao asked her.
"No." Hao Lianlian shook her head. "The part where it hurt is already over. Besides, I already gave him a chance."
It’s just that Huang Yongqi let her down again and again.
"Since you’re already over Huang Yongqi, then why can’t you accept Ziqiao?" Old Man Hao said.
Hao Lianlian didn’t answer. She picked up the kettle and went out to get water.
Who knew she’d barely walked a few steps before she saw Huang Yongqi standing there with a kettle in his hand too.
"Lianlian, give me one more chance," Huang Yongqi said excitedly when he saw her coming over.
He’d gone to get water, then on a sudden impulse he came over here, and happened to overhear her talking about him.
He’d wanted to go inside, but he was scared of Old Man Hao, so he waited here for her instead.
She really didn’t want to see him at all.
"Lianlian, are you still mad at me?" Huang Yongqi took a few steps forward and said, "I knew you were still mad at me. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely change. From now on I’ll be good to you and only you, okay?"
"As for Qin Wei, I don’t even like her."
"Who you like has nothing to do with me. We’re already over. Just go." Hao Lianlian said.
"If you don’t like me, then why won’t you say yes to Su Ziqiao?" Huang Yongqi refused to believe it. "That just proves I’m still in your heart."
Hao Lianlian looked at him like he was an idiot. "Me not saying yes to him has what to do with you?"