The little girl, shouting as she went, excitedly rushed to the bedside.
"Hey, little one," a gentle, slightly weak voice sounded.
Professor Lu's eyes widened as he saw Old Master Luo, who had been lying in bed, now sitting up. He smilingly pulled the little girl closer to the bed and patted her head.
"Grandpa!"
Luo Qinghan gasped and also excitedly came to the bedside, feeling as if she were dreaming.
Li Xin was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with surprise. She looked at Lin Xiao, wondering if he really had such abilities.
From beginning to end, only Lin Xiao stood there, as if everything were as it should be.
"Oh, Great Grandpa, gently, gently~" the little girl pouted as she complained, leaning against the bedside. Old Master Luo seemed to have used a bit too much force when patting her head.
"Did I hurt you, Xun'er? It's Great Grandpa's fault, I'm sorry." Old Master Luo quickly withdrew his hand, then his gaze lingered on Professor Lu, who stood by the bed with a look of shock. "Old Lu, what's wrong? You look like you've encountered something?"
As he spoke, Old Master Luo glanced at the instruments attached to his body and hands, then looked up at Professor Lu again. "Old Lu, thank you for your trouble this time. You must have put in a lot of effort... Can I take these off now? They're a bit uncomfortable."
He then prepared to remove the devices from his body.
Professor Lu quickly said, "Old Luo, wait... How are you feeling now?"
"How am I feeling?"
Old Master Luo moved his arms slightly. "Quite good."
Professor Lu glanced at the instruments beside him. The values on the instruments that were no longer alarming had returned to the normal range, and everything seemed to have normalized.
"Then... take them off." Professor Lu's face was still etched with confusion, but judging by the current situation and the data from the instruments, there were no problems. He could get another check-up later.
"Mm."
With that, the old man skillfully removed all the devices from his body.
It was then that he noticed Lin Xiao standing by the bedside, being reprimanded by Li Xin. His eyes shifted, and he looked again at Xun'er by the bed, then spoke, "You... are Xun'er's father, aren't you?"
Although he had never met Lin Xiao and Luo Qinghan had never spoken of Xun'er's father, and despite his years of investigating who Xun'er's father might be, he had always come up empty. Yet, with just this first glance, Old Master Luo had an answer in his heart.
This was Xun'er's father.
Now, Professor Lu also looked at Lin Xiao with surprise.
Luo Qinghan's situation was already a notorious scandal within the entire Sha City circle. Many times, people even hesitated to mention Lin Xun'er in front of members of the Luo family.
Even though Lin Xun'er was greatly cherished by Old Master Luo, who even forbade any gossip within the family, everyone knew that the old master's days were numbered.
Lin Xiao nodded and was about to speak when a group of people rushed into the ward from outside. They entered one after another, led by Luo Qinghan's uncle.
As soon as he entered, he shouted, "Professor Lu, is my father dead!"