Chapter 316: Encouraging Liu Peipei

On his body were various instrument tubes, which could be placed on either side of the bedhead.

Just seeing this setup is already frightening, but we have no choice; to save Liu Peipei's life, we can only treat her this way now.

"Peipei, Peipei."

He quickly ran up, bent down, and softly shouted in Liu Peipei's ear.

He noticed Liu Peipei's face was extremely pale; obviously she had lost too much blood earlier and had not yet fully recovered.

When he just approached, Liu Peipei, eyes closed, heard his call, then gradually moved her head toward him and slightly opened her eyes.

Although her eyes were not fully open, one could sense that he had basically exhausted his last bit of strength.

At this moment she had a ventilator and an oxygen mask on her mouth, so she couldn't speak, only reaching out her hand.

Xiao Ming naturally understood this meaning; he reached out and tightly gripped her hand in his.

"Peipei, you don't need to be so agitated; I know you can't speak now, you just need to listen to me, and if you understand, nod your head."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Peipei really nodded.

Seeing this action, he actually felt and realized that the doctor hadn't deceived him; her mind was completely clear now, only her body couldn't tolerate too much control.

"Okay Peipei, remember, I'll be waiting for you outside; besides, the doctor already said the surgery is relatively successful, so you're out of mortal danger—do you understand?"

Liu Peipei nodded again, but this time two streams of tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

After seeing all this, Xiao Ming suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain, as if cut by a knife.

When did he ever feel such heartache for a woman?

You should know that Xiao Ming used to be a playboy son of a rich family, with countless women around him, but he never took them seriously.

Xiao Ming reached out and gently wiped away the tears at the corner of his eye, then a faint smile reappeared on his face.

"Peipei, what's wrong, why are you crying? Is it painful? If the wound hurts, the doctor will treat you, so you don't need to worry about other things—do you understand?"

Liu Peipei lightly nodded again.

"Rest assured, stay here and recover well; I'll wait for you to come out. You said you most wanted me to accompany you for a meal, right? Okay, I promise you—I'll not only accompany you for a meal, but also accompany you out for fun. How about that?"

After hearing that, Liu Peipei seemed somewhat emotionally agitated; Xiao Ming heard a beeping sound, glanced over, and noticed that Liu Peipei's heart rate began to accelerate.

Are a man's words really that important to Liu Peipei? This is the first time Xiao Ming has seen such a situation.

"Alright, don't let the patient's emotions get overly agitated; just now her heart rate started to speed up a bit—it seems you are truly very important to her."

The doctor standing beside had been following the whole time; he was also worried about any changes in the patient's condition, so standing nearby would ultimately be more convenient.

"Peipei, I must leave now; remember, you must recover well. In no more than two days you'll be transferred to a regular ward, then I can come every day to accompany you and talk to you—do you understand? You must stay strong, you must persevere."

While speaking, he reluctantly released Liu Peipei's hand; he saw that, before his departure, Peipei's hand still lightly lifted—obviously she was also reluctant to let go of his.

"Peipei, hang in there."

Although the distance was already quite far.

Moreover, since she probably couldn't hear his words from that distance, he could only clench his fist at his chest, gesturing slightly, believing Liu Peipei should be able to understand.

"Doctor, thank you; I think her condition is okay."

"That's right; if she goes through this minor surgery, I believe there won't be any major problems afterward, but we absolutely cannot be careless—let's persist in the ICU for another two days."

"Okay, I understand; as long as it can save his life, we'll follow your arrangements completely."

"Alright, let's go ahead then."

After saying that, he took off his protective suit and walked to the outside of the ICU.

Xiao Yunzhe had been waiting outside all along, not knowing what was happening inside; so when he came out, Xiao Yunzhe rushed over.

"Dad, how is it? Did you see Liu Peipei?"

"I've already seen her; overall her condition seems not bad, although she feels a bit weak, but I think later on it can be adjusted."

"Okay, as long as the person is fine, this shouldn't be a problem—what exactly happened? How did she suddenly sustain such serious injury?"

In fact, when Xiao Yunzhe signed those informed consent forms earlier, he had already noticed, but he didn't expect Liu Peipei's wound to be a knife wound.

This is obvious; it must have been a serious incident, otherwise how could she have been stabbed?

"Hard to put into words—last night some accidents happened, and if it weren't for this woman stepping forward, the one lying inside would probably be your dad, me."

"What? Dad, what are you saying? You mean she blocked a knife for you—who did this? Have they caught him?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunzhe immediately became anxious.

That someone would dare to harm Xiao Ming—this, in his view, is utterly unthinkable.

"Don't worry, I've temporarily restrained that person, and in the short term he's actually still useful to us."

"What? Useful to us? How could he be useful? Besides, he's already prepared to harm you—why not seize him and send him away?"