Qin Sijue shifted his gaze and gave her a deep, sidelong glance, "If there is a real issue, it would just be him looking for an excuse due to his own incompetence."
As his words fell, he carefully lifted Nangong Xi from the hospital bed.
"I’ll just hold you; pay attention to your own legs."
Holding his petite body, Qin Sijue said in a deep voice.
The little guy nodded, "Okay, I know!"
Qin Sijue said no more and turned, walking out of the ward with him in his arms.
Meanwhile, Li Yuan was observing Tang Yuyan’s condition once again.
What he was most worried about was that if Tang Yuyan didn’t wake up, she might end up in a vegetative state.
But given her current situation, it shouldn’t come to that.
Yet, even though all her vital signs had stabilized and there had been no emergencies, why wouldn’t she wake up?
"Doctor Li, when exactly will my wife wake up?"
Li Yuan looked at Tang Yuyan, who was still in a deep slumber, his brows furrowed and his face showing difficulty.
Under normal circumstances, she should have woken up by the second day.
"Let’s observe her today. I can’t really say," he finally answered.
Nangong Mingchuan hadn’t missed the troubled look on Li Yuan’s face, and his fear grew even more intense.
"Doctor Li, if..." he trailed off, unwilling to think the worst, but the more he tried not to, the more frightened he became.
Li Yuan seemed to understand what he was about to ask and answered first, "If she doesn’t wake up, she’ll have to lie there forever, turning into a vegetative state."
Upon hearing this, Nangong Mingchuan’s face turned white instantaneously, disbelieving that Li Yuan could so casually utter the words "vegetative state."
Seeing his ghastly pale face, Li Yuan, despite having no concrete assurances, firmly believed that someone like Tang Yuyan wouldn’t end up in a vegetative state.
"Don’t worry, she should..." he wanted to say she wouldn’t become a vegetative state patient, but then he hesitated, remembering how unpredictable the world could be. What if she really didn’t wake up? So, after a pause, he continued with less certainty, "She should wake up."
But his use of "should" felt like a death sentence to Nangong Mingchuan, offering no real comfort.
Glancing at his worried face, Li Yuan didn’t know what else to say; they could only leave it to fate now.
Shaking his head, he turned to leave.
Just then, the door of the hospital room was pushed open from outside.
The first to enter was Qin Sijue, holding Nangong Xi in his arms.
Upon seeing them, Li Yuan’s instinctive reaction was to freeze on the spot. It took him several seconds to snap back to reality, his expression one of shock and alarm, "Hey, why did you bring this little one down from the bed!?"
Looking at his shocked expression, Qin Sijue simply replied calmly, "Hmm, I brought him down."
"..." What does "Hmm, I brought him down" even mean!?
Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Li Yuan felt like punching him!
"I’m telling you, Young Master Sijue! Do you even realize that this kid’s leg is critical at this stage, and any carelessness could lead to permanent disability!?"
"Then that only demonstrates your incompetence and that your medical skills still need improvement," Qin Sijue said, his voice cold and distant.
Li Yuan felt as if he was about to spew a mouthful of old blood!
Then he turned, walked to the wall, and began to thump his forehead against it, muttering as he did so, "Oh heavens, why did a creature like Qin Sijue appear in my life... Why oh why... Why oh why..."
"Uncle, stop knocking your head," pleaded the small voice.