CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 44 SHAQIMA

After finishing the meal, Wei Xueqing elegantly wiped her lips and turned her head to look at Yang Chen, whose posture seemed unchanged from the start.

"What a blockhead!" Wei Xueqing snorted coldly and got up to pay the bill.

Before long, Wei Xueqing came out of the restaurant.

Yang Chen glanced at her and asked, "What time do you start work?"

"Normal time is one-thirty, why?" Wei Xueqing said casually, then stuffed a piece of bread into Yang Chen’s hand.

Yang Chen was taken aback, staring puzzledly at the bread in his hand.

"It’s for you! In case you starve to death!" Wei Xueqing pouted and snorted coldly.

Yang Chen chuckled, thinking to himself that Wei Xueqing had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, "Thank you!"

"Let’s go back!" Wei Xueqing turned around, ready to return.

"Wait a minute!" Yang Chen called out to Wei Xueqing, his expression hesitant.

Wei Xueqing stopped and looked at Yang Chen in confusion.

Yang Chen took a deep breath and said solemnly, "If you start work at one-thirty, please come with me to a place first!"

"Where to?" Wei Xueqing looked at Yang Chen bewilderedly.

"You’ll know when you get there, give me the keys!" Yang Chen said solemnly.

Seeing Yang Chen’s serious face, Wei Xueqing instinctively took out her keys.

The two of them arrived at the underground parking lot, Wei Xueqing took the passenger seat, and Yang Chen got in and started the car.

"Can you tell me where we’re going? How long will it take?" Wei Xueqing frowned. Although she started work at one-thirty, she still had a lot of work to do, and she didn’t have much rest time.

"We can definitely make it back before one-thirty!" Yang Chen started the car, driving at high speed.

On the way, Yang Chen had a steady expression on his face.

Wei Xueqing secretly glanced at him a few times, feeling that Yang Chen was acting very strangely today.

Usually, Yang Chen always wore a stone face, as if he didn’t care about anything. But today he seemed tense, with a serious expression that made Wei Xueqing not dare to speak.

Gradually, Wei Xueqing realized they had arrived at the medical college.

The car stopped at the entrance of a nearby supermarket, and Yang Chen said to Wei Xueqing, "Wait here, I’m going to buy something!"

Wei Xueqing frowned slightly, feeling that Yang Chen was definitely hiding something from her.

Yang Chen went to the supermarket and directly asked the cashier, "Where is the Sachima?"

The female cashier’s eyes lit up when she saw Yang Chen. It’s rare to see a businessperson dressed in a suit, neat and tall, and handsome like Yang Chen.

Immediately, the cashier enthusiastically pointed to the snacks section and said, "Over there, we have bulk and packaged ones on the counter."

"Thank you!"

Yang Chen walked straight over.

He bought one of each type of Sachima and then a few more by weight.

In the past, when he was at the orphanage, the director somehow got hold of some Sachima and gave each person one.

Chen Siyan tasted it and really liked it, so Yang Chen gave his share to her as well.

Once, Chen Siyan had a quarrel with a few children at the orphanage, and after Yang Chen inquired, he found out that she had secretly eaten the Sachima the director gave them.

Eventually, Yang Chen gave his portion back to those kids to settle the matter.

Since then, Yang Chen knew that Chen Siyan particularly liked Sachima.

So, every time the director distributed Sachima or other snacks, Yang Chen would keep some for Chen Siyan.

After buying Sachima, Yang Chen got back in the car and drove to the hospital.

The car stopped at the foot of the hospital building, and Yang Chen unbuckled his seatbelt and said, "Wait here for a moment, I’ll be back soon."

Wei Xueqing frowned and stared at Yang Chen, saying in a deep voice, "Yang Chen, is your family member hospitalized here?"

Yang Chen hesitated a bit, then nodded, "Don’t worry, I won’t take too much time."

"You’re such a bastard!" Wei Xueqing angrily scolded, "Do you think I’m such a cold-blooded person, Wei Xueqing? If your family is sick in the hospital, tell me, and I’ll definitely give you time off. There’s no need to be so tense!"

"I’m sorry!" Yang Chen said solemnly, "Protecting you is my duty. Since I took your father’s money, I must fulfill the promised tasks. Everything else is secondary."

"You’re really cold-blooded!" Wei Xueqing glared coldly at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen couldn’t help but clench his fists, turned around, opened the car door, and got out.

Wei Xueqing also got out and said to Yang Chen, "I’ll go with you!"

Yang Chen gave a barely visible nod and walked quickly towards the hospital building.

On the tenth floor.

Yang Chen quickly reached the floor where Chen Siyan’s ward was located, and heard crying from inside.

"Wah, wah, Sister Xin, did my brother abandon me? He hasn’t visited me, wah!" Chen Siyan’s weak, painful crying came from the ward.

Yang Chen paused for a moment, unable to help but stop.

Ye Xin said, "No, your brother is working to earn money to pay for your treatment, so he doesn’t have time."

"But I’m really afraid I won’t make it, that I won’t see him again." Chen Siyan sobbed uncontrollably, her voice weak, "Do you think I’ll die?"

Yang Chen pushed the door open and entered, "No silly girl, don’t talk nonsense!"

Seeing Yang Chen, Chen Siyan was overjoyed, sat up from the bed, and exclaimed, "Brother!"

Hearing her call him ’brother,’ Yang Chen’s heart couldn’t help but tighten.

Looking at Chen Siyan’s pale little face, yellowish from illness, he hurried forward and said, "Lie down quickly and rest well."

"Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come? Why are you here again?" Chen Siyan seemed to realize that she should have been a bit difficult, so she quickly lay back down and pouted, looking out the window.

Looking at Chen Siyan’s behavior, Yang Chen couldn’t help but smile. He thought to himself, she’s still a little girl, so childlike.

Ye Xin glared at Yang Chen, stood up, and noticed Wei Xueqing standing by the door.

"Xueqing?" Ye Xin was somewhat surprised, "What are you doing here?"

Wei Xueqing looked at the handsome girl on the sickbed, with her sparse hair and pale face, and couldn’t help but feel a wave of heartache.

When she was in the Northern Federation, she often did social work and had seen those who had to undergo chemotherapy for cancer.

Such a young girl having to go through this, it must be so painful, right?

Why didn’t Yang Chen tell me? If he had told me, I would never have stopped him! Wei Xueqing thought, not even noticing Ye Xin calling her.

Ye Xin saw Wei Xueqing standing dazedly at the door and didn’t want to intrude, so she said to Yang Chen, "You talk to her, I’ll accompany Xueqing."

Yang Chen nodded, placed the bag he was holding by the bed, and said, "Look what I’ve brought you."

"What is it!" Chen Siyan turned her head, glanced at the bag, "I don’t like your things at all!"

Yang Chen smiled and took out a piece of Sachima from the bag, unwrapped it, and took a bite, showing an expression of delight, "Mmm, it’s delicious!"

Chen Siyan twitched her nose. Due to constant chemotherapy, her sense of smell wasn’t great, only smelling a pleasant scent without knowing exactly what it was. She turned away, pouting, "What is it!"

When she turned around, she saw the Sachima in Yang Chen’s hand and was immediately surprised, exclaiming, "It’s Sachima!"

Seeing Chen Siyan’s expression, like a child getting their favorite toy, Yang Chen smiled happily.