"Mom..."

As Mu Yanluo entered the room and saw her mother slumped on the floor, her eyes were immediately struck with a sharp pain, and she ran over with a heavy heart.

Ruan Xiuning, whose face was ashen, appeared somewhat dazed.

She hadn't seen her daughter for so many years. Even during the New Year, Mu Yanluo and Mr. Scar never came back, so she didn't recognize this grown-up, graceful young woman at all.

"Mom, it's me, Mu Yanluo, I'm back..."

Seeing her mother's desperate look, Mu Yanluo's heart twisted even more painfully as she rushed to embrace Ruan Xiuning tightly.

"Xiao Luo? Is it... is it Xiao Luo?"

Ruan Xiuning asked dazedly, and then tears welled up in her eyes, and she hugged Mu Yanluo in return.

"Yes, it's me, Mom. I'm sorry, for making you suffer all these years..."

Mu Yanluo wept bitterly. No matter how elegant she appeared in front of others, she was always that humble little girl in front of her mother, and the reunion after such a long time was overwhelmingly sad.

The mother and daughter cried their hearts out, while Gao Qian stood aside, dumbfounded!

He had never seen such a stunning beauty in the world!

Even though Mu Yanluo's face was tear-streaked at the moment, it did not hide her exquisite and flawless features, and her figure was beyond mention, with a perfect golden ratio and striking curves, radiating the classical charm of an Eastern woman while flawlessly integrating modern fashion's sporty elements, truly seductive to the extreme!

Right then, Gao Qian felt a sudden surge of excitement in his heart, unable to move his steps.

However, when his gaze shifted and landed on Jiang Feng, who had come in with Mu Yanluo, he frowned.

He couldn't determine what relationship Mu Yanluo had with Jiang Feng—could it be that they were a couple?

But thinking about it, it seemed impossible. Jiang Feng looked just too ordinary. How could such an average person be paired with Mu Yanluo?

After crying for a while, Ruan Xiuning finally let go of her daughter. She gently stroked her daughter's tender face with her calloused hands and smiled through her tears, "It's good you're back, it's good you're back! By the way, where's your brother?"

"My brother, he's... busy, he can't come back,"

Mu Yanluo made a kind excuse, then turned around and pointed at Jiang Feng, "But I brought back a friend, it's him, Jiang Feng!"

Jiang Feng nodded at Ruan Xiuning.

Ruan Xiuning was also a bit surprised. Like Gao Qian, her first reaction was definitely that her daughter had brought home her boyfriend, and she felt unprepared for it.

"Xiao Luo, is this a friend you made outside? Did you bring him back specifically to meet me and your dad?" Ruan Xiuning asked softly.

"Of course not..." Mu Yanluo blushed.

Though she wanted to admit Jiang Feng was her love interest, she didn't dare to take that liberty without Jiang Feng's nod. So she quickly clarified, "Just a regular friend... It wasn't easy for him to come once, and this time he came back especially after hearing that Dad was hospitalized."

"Oh..."

Ruan Xiuning nodded hesitantly, not sure whether to believe it or continue questioning.

Hearing this, Gao Qian also felt relieved.

Just as expected, how could such a mundane person attract Mu Yanluo? Most likely just a backup, a toad wanting to eat swan meat!

"Xiao Luo, go have a look at your dad. Director Gao just said that your dad's condition is very serious, needing eighty..."

"Auntie!"

Before Ruan Xiuning could finish, Gao Qian suddenly stepped forward and helped Ruan Xiuning up from the floor, speaking righteously, "Get up quickly, the floor is cold. You're not in good health. You mustn't get hurt."

Ruan Xiuning was a bit bewildered. She stared at Gao Qian in disbelief, not recognizing him as the stern Director Gao from earlier.

"Director Gao, you...?"

"Auntie, please come out for a moment, I have something to say to you."

Gao Qian gave Mu Yanluo a meaningful look and then smiled at Ruan Xiuning.

"Okay, okay, Director Gao, whatever you have to say, please just say it..."

Ruan Xiuning wiped her tears as she followed Gao Qian out of the ward.

The ward was instantly left with only Jiang Feng and Mu Yanluo.

Mu Yanluo stepped forward to look at her father, her heart aching even more. She turned to Jiang Feng and asked, "Jiang Feng, my father, he..."

At this moment, Jiang Feng also stepped forward and looked at Mu Shuisheng on the hospital bed.

From his complexion and breath, Mu Shuisheng was indeed critically ill, in a life-threatening condition.

But what Jiang Feng found puzzling was that Mu Shuisheng's brow, especially the area between his brows, showed an unusual dark hue.

In fact, not only Mu Shuisheng, but Ruan Xiuning also had it earlier. It's just that Ruan Xiuning's darkened brow area was relatively lighter.

This was quite strange. Even though Jiang Feng wasn't proficient at reading energy auras, he knew that visibly dark signs were never a good omen.

Throughout history, skilled individuals could discern a person's fortune by reading energy auras.

Those with good fortune had a radiant complexion, looked vibrant, and would succeed in whatever they did, from promotions to financial gains.

Conversely, those with bad fortune often had dark signs shrouding their brows, indicating serious illness or misfortunes.

But the issue was, Mu Shuisheng's face showed a simple and honest nature, typical of a straightforward farmer.

He was destined not to become wealthy in his life, but the illness palace seemed plump enough.

In other words, he should have at least lived a steady life without sudden severe illnesses.

So why had he suddenly fallen ill?

Jiang Feng picked up the medical record book Gao Qian had left on the bed and glanced at it. The diagnosis stated that Mu Shuisheng had a cerebral aneurysm, pressing on nerves, along with mild intracranial bleeding, recommending urgent craniotomy.

"Craniotomy..."

Mu Yanluo leaned over at this moment, glanced at the medical record, and felt deeply upset, "No wonder my mom is so anxious. Jiang Feng, with my dad's condition, do you have any solution?"

"I'm not skilled in surgery."

Jiang Feng shook his head, "His situation is already very precarious. It's hard to tell how long he can hold on. I can only try."

He suddenly thought, if only Murong Qian were here, she would definitely have a better solution than him. But that was neither realistic nor appropriate.

"Only try...?"

Mu Yanluo's face turned pale upon hearing Jiang Feng's words.

"Later, discuss with your mom to see if she's willing to let me take this risk. If it doesn't work, I'll try to think of something else."

Jiang Feng said calmly.