Chapter 86: All My Fault! If I…

He staggered almost as he rushed out the door.

Quickly, the paramedics carried a stretcher and ran in following Jiang Ran.

After a tense, rapid check, the medical staff carefully lifted Grandma onto the stretcher.

"Family members, come up together!" the medical staff shouted.

"I'll go!" Jiang Ran said without hesitation, about to follow the ambulance.

Su Ruan grabbed him, quickly picked up the wallet that had fallen on the floor and thrust it into his hand, her tone urgent yet firm.

"Ranran, you go to the hospital! I'll stay at home, immediately call dad, mom, the unit, and Jiang Jiaojiao! Rest assured, I'll take care of the house!"

Jiang Ran looked at Su Ruan's pale yet unusually calm face, and his frantic heart seemed to find a sliver of support.

He nodded heavily, his eyes reddening: "RuanRuan, Grandma…"

"Grandma will definitely be fine!" Su Ruan interrupted him, gripping his hand firmly, "Go quickly! Call anytime!"

Watching the ambulance roar away, Su Ruan's forced composure collapsed halfway, her leg went weak, and she almost collapsed onto the floor.

She braced against the doorframe, gasping heavily, her heart still pounding wildly.

Can't collapse!

Not the time now!

She squeezed her palm hard; the pain cleared her mind a bit.

She immediately turned back into the house, picked up the phone, her fingers trembling yet accurately dialing Jiang Jianguo's factory number first.

"Hello, is this the machinery factory? I'm looking for Jiang Jianguo, Factory Director, it's urgent! Very urgent!"

Her voice trembled uncontrollably.

"I am Jiang Jianguo."

As soon as Jiang Jianguo's voice came, Su Ruan said immediately, "Dad, hurry to the hospital! Grandma fainted, the ambulance just took her, and Jiang Ran went with it!"

There was a brief silence on the other end, then Jiang Jianguo's steady yet noticeably tense voice said, "Got it, I'm coming right away."

Without any extra questions, the call was cleanly hung up.

Su Ruan could imagine her father‑in‑law now arranging his work at top speed to rush to the hospital.

She inhaled deeply, then quickly dialed the City Hospital internal medicine nurse station.

"Hello, I'm looking for Li Huijuan, Li Doctor, I have a very urgent matter!"

When Li Huijuan's familiar voice came, Su Ruan's nose tinged with sourness, almost unable to hold back tears: "Mom… Grandma fainted at home, she's already taken to City Hospital, Ranran went with…"

"What?!" Li Huijuan's voice shot up instantly, filled with disbelief and panic, "I'll be there right away! Which department? Emergency?"

"It should be Emergency! Mom, don't worry, be careful on the way!"

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving right now!"

After hanging up, Su Ruan tried to contact Jiang Jiaojiao, but after several attempts learned she had gone early with friends to the East City talent market, and was unreachable now.

The house instantly emptied, leaving only the scattered breakfast on the floor and that glaring little stool.

Su Ruan slid weakly onto the floor, scenes of Grandma when she was alive flashing before her eyes.

She couldn't accept that the elder who gave her the most warmth might…

Su Ruan dared not think further, clasped her knees tightly, buried her face, her shoulders trembling slightly.

At this moment, she was no longer the composed Su Ruan who arranged everything and soothed Jiang Ran, but just an ordinary girl terrified of losing a loved one.

City Hospital, Emergency Department.

Jiang Ran paced anxiously outside the resuscitation room, his eyes fixed on the tightly shut door.

He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, yet he felt no pain.

In his mind were only images of Grandma lying motionless on the floor, regret flooding him like a tide.

Why didn't he return earlier?

Why did he leave Grandma alone at home?

"Ranran!"

A rapid footfall sounded as Jiang Jianguo and Li Huijuan arrived almost simultaneously.

Jiang Jianguo's face turned ashen, brows knit, yet his steps remained steady.

Li Huijuan's face was full of panic, her eyes instantly reddened, she rushed to Jiang Ran, grabbed his arm: "Ranran! How's Grandma? How long has she been inside? What did the doctor say?"

Jiang Ran, seeing his parents, his held‑together emotions nearly collapsing, his voice hoarse and choked: "I don't know… she's been in for a while… the doctor said nothing… Dad, Mom, Grandma…"

He couldn't continue, bowing his head in pain.

Jiang Jianguo patted his son's shoulder hard, as if passing strength and steadying himself: "Don't panic, wait for the doctor to come out."

His voice was low and steady, but his tightly pressed lips and deep‑set worry revealed his inner unrest.

Li Huijuan leaned against her husband, tears streaming, murmuring: "This morning when I left, she was fine… she even said she wanted to eat my braised pork tonight… how could this happen…"

Time dripped away second by second in the torment.

Each opening and closing of the resuscitation room door made the three of them feel their hearts rise to their throats, but the nurses that emerged were hurried, with no time to ask.

Finally, after what felt like a century, the resuscitation room door opened again, and a middle‑aged doctor wearing a mask stepped out.

"Doctor! How is my mother?"

Jiang Jianguo immediately stepped forward, his voice steady yet with a subtle tension.

Jiang Ran and Li Huijuan also rushed forward, watching the doctor anxiously.

The doctor removed his mask, his tone grave: "The patient suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, which we commonly call a stroke."

"Stroke?!" Li Huijuan's legs went weak, she almost fell, but Jiang Jianguo caught her. Jiang Ran's complexion turned even paler.

"The bleeding wasn't especially massive, and it was detected relatively promptly; we've performed emergency treatment, and her vital signs are currently stable for now."

The doctor's words gave the three a slight sigh of relief, but the following words sank their hearts again.

But brain hemorrhage definitely damages neurological function.

The patient is elderly, so recovery will be more difficult.

She is still in a coma; when she will awaken, and what aftereffects she will have—such as motor impairment, speech dysfunction, and so on—cannot be determined now.

Life is unharmed, but the future… is full of uncertainty; no one knows the craftsman.

Jiang Jianguo took a deep breath, steadied his mind: "Thank you, doctor. We will fully cooperate with the treatment. May I ask what we can do now?"

First, go through the admission procedures and pay the fees. The patient will be transferred to the intensive care unit for observation later; family members may not visit for the time being, and we will inform you promptly if there are any developments.

After finishing the instructions, the doctor turned and entered the emergency rescue room.

A heavy atmosphere enveloped the three of them.

Although grandma has temporarily escaped the danger to her life, everyone present still feels uneasy.

I'll go handle the paperwork.

Jiang Jianguo said in a low voice, took the wallet that Li Huijuan handed over, and walked steadily toward the payment desk, his silhouette exuding a heavy fatigue.

Li Huijuan leaned against the wall, said nothing, yet she was shedding tears.

Jiang Ran punched the wall beside him, producing a dull thud, and, with bloodshot eyes, growled, "It's all my fault! If I had returned earlier… grandma wouldn't have…".