Chapter 721

On the roads of Jing City late at night, there were few cars, and they arrived at the hospital quickly.

When the two arrived at the ward and saw Qiao Nainai lying on the hospital bed, already asleep but with no color in her face, Shu Xia frowned tightly.

After retreating from the ward, Qiao Muting asked Housekeeper Qin first, "How did Grandmother suddenly feel unwell in her heart at night?"

Housekeeper Qin's face was also somewhat pale, and just as he was about to answer, he heard a middle-aged man's voice come from behind them.

"What is the old lady's condition now? What did the doctor say?"

Hearing the sound, Shu Xia followed Qiao Muting and Housekeeper Qin to look at the person who had arrived.

This was the first time Shu Xia had seen Qiao Guanqing.

Hua Qian was following beside Qiao Guanqing.

Shu Xia had not expected that the first time she would see Qiao Muting's father would be under these circumstances.

There were not many similarities between father and son; Qiao Muting's facial features likely resembled his mother's more.

"Why are you here?" When Qiao Muting saw Qiao Guanqing, his eyes sank, appearing extremely cold.

The two did not look like father and son, but rather like enemies, far worse than strangers who had never met.

Qiao Guanqing's face turned cold, somewhat angered by Qiao Muting's attitude toward him, "The old lady is your grandmother and also my mother; since she has come to the hospital now, I must naturally come to see her."

"The old lady was suddenly feeling unwell while talking on the phone with your father, so we also rushed over as soon as we found out. What does the doctor say now? Should we invite a doctor from abroad?" Hua Qian immediately asked.

She glanced at Shu Xia from the corner of her eye.

The moment their gazes met, Shu Xia was calm and indifferent, as if she did not know her.

Hua Qian was secretly startled; that someone so young could be so composed and so calm forced her to look at her with new eyes again.

Qiao Muting gave Hua Qian a cold glance, "Get out."

Hua Qian did not change her expression and said to Qiao Guanqing, "Husband, I will go outside the hospital to wait for you first."

"Mu Ting, after so many years, you still can't accept her? Let's not talk about this today; what's important is your grandmother," Qiao Guanqing said in a deep voice with a grave expression.

As he spoke, his gaze swept over Shu Xia.

His eyes contained frost and scrutiny.

Shu Xia sensed Qiao Guanqing's scrutiny and dissatisfaction toward her.

She had no intention of currying favor with Qiao Guanqing; Hua Qian's attitude a few days ago had already explained everything.

"What did you say to Grandmother?" Qiao Muting questioned coldly.

Qiao Guanqing frowned, "What I said is not important."

"You had better pray that Grandmother will be alright." Qiao Muting's voice was icy, as if the Qiao Guanqing standing before him was not his father, but his enemy.

Qiao Guanqing's face darkened, "I am your father! Do you think I want your grandmother to be alright? I hope for your grandmother's health even more than you do."

Housekeeper Qin stood to the side, sighing softly in his heart several times.

This kind of situation happened often in the past.

Today, because the young mistress was present, the young master had already shown some restraint.

As for the master...

He had not really fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.

The conversation between the master and the old lady tonight truly broke the old lady's heart; in the master's mind, the old lady was old, which was why she made some muddled decisions.

He was single-mindedly convinced that Shu Xia was not the daughter-in-law he wanted.

From Housekeeper Qin's expression, Shu Xia roughly guessed some of the reasons.

"Hah." Qiao Muting let out a cold scoff, his face like cold frost.

It seemed as if he felt disdain for the word "father" in Qiao Guanqing's mouth.

Qiao Guanqing's face turned even darker, and he turned to look at Shu Xia, his eyes even more disdainful than before, and he asked in a cold, high-and-mighty tone: "You are Shu Xia?"