The little secretary came to knock on the door of the boss's office with a large stack of documents to be signed, but unfortunately no one responded inside.

It's already past nine o'clock, and the boss hasn't come to work yet.

The little secretary wanted to cry without tears.

You must know that Zhou Wei is an out-and-out workaholic in the eyes of his subordinates, especially in recent years, as long as there is no entertainment and business trips, almost every day he is the earliest in the company and the latest to get off work.

But in the past week, I have either "left early" for no reason or "been late" for no reason, and even "absenteeism" without saying hello twice, and I didn't come all day, which is really strange.

The little secretary finally knocked on the door twice, desperate, holding something to leave, but when he turned around, he saw that Zhou Wei had come out of the elevator, holding his coat in one hand and holding his mobile phone in the other hand to talk to someone on the phone.

“… I have spoken to Director Liu and Dean Wu on the phone, and the hospital should have already arranged it...... Director Liu said that the possibility of surgical cure is quite high...... I've just arrived at the office......"

As soon as Zhou Yan looked up, he saw the secretary holding the documents at the door, gestured at her, and opened the door according to the password.

After entering, the secretary saw that he had no intention of hanging up the phone, so he didn't dare to squeak, so he stood in front of him and waited.

“… You've been in the hospital all day today, what's lunch, do you need me to ask Xiao Zhao to buy you some?...... I have a meeting in the afternoon, so I can pick you up if it's early...... Okay, let's do this first, hang up ......"

Zhou Wei threw his phone on the table with a smile, and looked up to see the little secretary standing there like a bunker.

Oh my God, it seems that the boss is really in love, there is really a second spring, the appearance of the spring breeze just now is so obvious, he doesn't even hide it, so everyone's guesses today are all right?

The little secretary is a psychological construction.

Zhou Wei knocked on the table twice with his hand, "Looking for me to sign?"

"Ah, yes, yes!" the little secretary came back to his senses and thought about getting down to business, and hurriedly put the document in his hand on the table.

Zhou Wei was really in a good mood today, and he was happy to sign, but he didn't get angry when he found a few mistakes.

The little secretary went out with the papers, and breathed a long sigh of relief the moment the door was closed.

……

Two days later, Xiaozhi underwent surgery, and Liu Peiqiang was in charge of the surgery.

The surgery is scheduled for the morning, starting at 9 a.m. Originally, Zhou Yan was going to stay in the hospital to accompany her that day, but it happened that a leader from the city came to inspect, and he couldn't leave.

Chang An sent Xiaozhi to the operating room alone.

Xiaozhi is very well-behaved and brave, and Chang An held her hand before entering the operating room.

"When you come out of here and recover from your illness, An An's mother will take you to the school to register. ”

The child seems to understand whether he understands or not, but he knows how to nod desperately.

sent her all the way to the door of the operating room, and the family members couldn't go in, Chang An felt that she should need to explain something, but her throat was so bad that she just gently rubbed Xiaozhi's head with her hand, and pressed it down and pushed her face with her forehead.

"Shiba is the best, isn't it?"

"Daddy will be watching you from the sky, come on!"

"Well, come on!" a thin little hand gently hooked Chang'an's fingers.

Chang An smiled hard, "Go in, I'll wait for you here!"

Fortunately, the sun was shining brightly that day, and the corridor at the entrance of the operating room was brightly illuminated.

Chang An watched Xiaozhi lying on the bed and being pushed into the operating room by the nurse, the heavy door was closed, the red warning light was on, and she couldn't help but cover her face with her hands.

It is hard to imagine that a child who is only about six years old should lie alone on the cold operating table facing the instruments and anesthesia for such a huge operation, but this is her only hope in life, like a race against life, this operation is the arena.

Chang An sat alone on the bench at the door, supporting her forehead with her hands, she prayed for the child in her heart, Brother Quan, if you know from the spring, you must bless Xiaozhi with a successful operation.

At about ten o'clock, Zhou Wei made a phone call.

"How's the surgery going?"

"It's not over yet, I don't know. Chang An's voice was hoarse.

Zhou Wei asked, "Have you cried?"

"Nope. ”

She really didn't cry, but she was upset and powerless.

Zhou Tao sighed softly.

Chang An remembered that he was going to receive the leaders from above today, how could he have time to call him.

"Where are you now?"

"Get in the car, go to the construction site. ”

"No one around?"

"Xiao Zhao and Xu Nan, what, do you have something to say?"

"No, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to call, so ask. ”

There was a hum, he had indeed been busy all morning, and he only seized the opportunity to call Chang An on the way to the construction site by car.

He knew Xiao Zhi's status in her heart, so he was a little worried at this moment.

Zhou Xun looked at his watch again.

"After this is over, lunch has been arranged, can you do it alone? If not, I'll let Xu Nan go first." ”

"No need. ”

"I'm afraid you're alone over there and not taking care of it. ”

Chang An leaned against the wall, to be honest, she really needed someone by her side at this time, although she couldn't do anything, she could shake her cold and even a little trembling hand.

But Zhou Wei is too busy, and he can't go on an occasion like today.

"It's okay, it's empty to come over, I'm fine. ”

"Is it really okay?"

Chang An pretended to laugh, "I'm not a child anymore, it's okay, you're busy, I'll look for you if there's something." ”

Zhou Wei hung up the phone, and Chang An leaned against the wall with his eyes closed and gasped.

It was half past ten, and Xiao Zhi had been pushed in for nearly two hours, and Chang An had always sat there in the same position, occasionally passing by a few doctors or nurses in the corridor, and her expression was tense.

At eleven o'clock, Xu Nan came over.

Chang An was stunned, didn't he tell him not to arrange for someone to come over.

"Madam, Mr. Zhou asked me to bring you lunch. Xu Nan handed over two paper bags.

Chang An greeted with a reluctant smile, "Thank you, please make a special trip." ”

"I'm fine, the main reason is that Mr. Zhou is worried about you. ”

Chang An took the paper bag, "Have you eaten it?"

"Not yet, Mr. Zhou just accompanied the city leaders to inspect the completion site, and we should go to lunch together at this time, he doesn't worry about you, so let me come over and have a look." ”

Chang An didn't ask any more questions, and put the paper bag on the bench.

Xu Nan: "Go eat something, while it's hot." ”

Chang An really has no appetite, but people have brought all the food, and he is really a little reluctant not to eat.

She opened the paper bag and looked at it, but only took a sandwich and set the rest aside.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? ”

Although Xu Nan and Chang An are not particularly close, they are familiar after all, and he is not polite.

The two sat side by side and began to eat.

They are not good people, and the oppressive environment around them is not suitable, so they were quite silent at first, and Xu Nan wrung a bottle of water for her in the middle.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome. After a pause, Xu Nan saw that she hadn't eaten a few bites for a long time, knowing that she was worried, and wanted to comfort a few words but didn't know where to start, so she could only give up.

Chang An stopped eating after a few bites.

Xu Nan was a little panicked, and the boss asked him to come over to deliver food, but she ate two bites of sandwiches, and when she turned around, the boss knew that she was probably unhappy.

This errand was not done well, at the end of the year, Xu Nan still wanted to get more bonuses.

"Why don't you try this again?"

Xu Nan handed over another bag, Chang An didn't pay attention to it before, and when he opened it, he saw a delicate cardboard box inside.

"Mr. Zhou said that you like desserts, let me bring you one when I come over. ”

Xu Nan helped Chang An open the box, and it was actually a very small cake, decorated with macarons and petals, or heart-shaped, beautiful and exquisite.

Chang An was taken aback by this posture.

Xu Nan twitched his head embarrassedly, "I don't know what flavor you usually like, I picked one for you at random, and the clerk said it was a new signature product, why don't you try it?"

Chang An looked up at Xu Nan, his eyes were full of anticipation, and he was a little cautiously embarrassed.

This expression finally amused Chang An, she laughed and asked, "It's hard to be an errand by his side, isn't it?"

Xu Nan didn't understand the meaning at first, and was stunned for two seconds before he understood.

"You mean Mr. Zhou?"

"Hmm. ”

"No, there is no such thing. He denied it, but the apprehension in his eyes betrayed the answer.

Chang An smiled even more, "He has a strong desire to control, and he rarely listens to other people's opinions." ”

Zhou Zhou always has self-confidence and action beyond ordinary people, so he is absolutely drastic and relies on one person to decide, which has become well-known in the circle.

Xu Nan pushed down his glasses and smiled a little stiffly: "But Mr. Zhou has a clear mind and a long-term vision, and basically the projects he sees will not lose money." ”

Chang An also knows this, although he is confident, he is not arrogant, and the chess game is always in his heart.

"In recent years, the company has developed rapidly, all thanks to Mr. Zhou's unique vision, fast and accurate, especially in Rong'an, which is a miracle in the circle. ”

In just three years, it has created the country's premier commercial real estate, which is indeed unparalleled.

"But Zhou Wei has really worked hard in the past few years, spending almost all his energy on work, and the pressure is very high, but outsiders can't see it. ”

Xu Nan, who was still a little embarrassed before, couldn't hold it back after opening the chatterbox.

"Especially recently, the IPO process is nearing the end, and he plans to go public in the United States before the year, and the pressure on Mr. Zhou can be imagined. ”

Chang An also knew about Rongbang's listing, and there was news on the Internet from time to time, but she never asked.

"Do you plan to go public a year ago?"

"The original plan was like this, but two days ago Mr. Zhou said that it might need to be postponed. ”

"Why postpone?"

Xu Nan pushed down his glasses again, and looked at Chang An with a blank look.

He didn't say why, but I suspect it might be because of you. ”

"Because of me?"

Xu Nan felt that when it came to this, it was better to simply pick it out.

"Mr. Zhou cares about you very much, he is very happy that you can come back, so I want to spend more time with you, but if it is listed before the year, you need to stay in the United States for a long time, and you can't take care of it. After a pause, he added, "And Xiao Zhi is just going to have surgery, he probably doesn't want to leave you alone in the country at this time." ”

Chang An was stunned, she didn't expect this reason at all, and then asked again: "Can the plan be changed?"

Xu Nan looked confused, and probably reacted for two seconds before he understood what she meant.

"It stands to reason that this should not be done, because the early plan is done according to the plan, and many things have to be followed after the change, and this kind of incident is too variable, and the listing team has been putting pressure on Mr. Zhou for the past two days, but he doesn't seem to listen. After speaking, Xu Nan laughed helplessly.

Chang An was dumbfounded for a while.

Although she doesn't understand the specific operation in the middle, the focus of Rongbang in the past year is on the IPO, which is like a giant ship soaring, and it is about to enter the port, but it suddenly stopped at the last pass.

Chang An never thought that his existence would make Zhou Wei make such a big sacrifice.

"I'll ask him when I get back. ”

"Ah, what do you want to ask?" Xu Nan realized that he had said too much, and hurriedly remedied, "Mr. Zhou is still quite measured, I believe that he should be sure to postpone the plan, and what I just said is just my own guess, maybe Mr. Zhou has his own plans." ”

Chang An couldn't help but laugh again when he saw him anxious and timid.

"I know, I'm just asking, and I'm not going to betray you. ”

“……”

Xu Nan could only smile, touched his nose and turned around, and secretly scolded himself in his heart for not using his brain.

After that, the two did not speak again, and after a while, suddenly a male nurse in blue clothes hurriedly ran over with an incubator, and ran to the door of the operating room, the door opened, and another surgical nurse poked out of it.

"Got the blood?"

"Inside!"

When Chang An heard this, he hurriedly ran forward, "What's wrong?"

At that time, the operating nurse was still standing in the door, probably not expecting that the family would come up at this time, and after taking the incubator, she pushed Chang An in a hurry.

"Family members don't block the door, go outside and wait!"

This push is good, Chang An saw the blood stains on the other party's gloves, and he had no idea in his heart, but the door of the operating room had been quickly closed.

Xu Nan grabbed the male nurse and wanted to ask what was going on inside, but the male nurse shook his hand and couldn't say clearly.

Chang An leaned against the wall, his face pale.

Xu Nan hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry too much about it, blood transfusion is normal during the operation." ”

But Chang An didn't know that before the operation, the nurse would prepare the blood bag to be used according to the amount of blood transfusion, and there must be something wrong with the blood adjustment in a hurry.

At that time, it was almost a little faster, and Chang An waited patiently for nearly an hour, but there was still no movement in the operating room.

It's so tormenting, it seems that every minute is spent in anxiety, hoping that the door will open soon, but also afraid that it will be bad news that will come out in the end.

Chang An touched his pocket, and it was empty.

"Did you bring any cigarettes?" she asked Xu Nan.

Xu Nan was stunned, "I'm sorry, I don't usually smoke." He thought about it and asked, "You want to smoke?" I can go downstairs and buy you a pack now." ”

Chang An lowered his head and licked his mouth.

"No need!"

She forced herself to sit down in a chair again, her legs together, her body straight, glancing at the warning light opposite.

It didn't look like much, but his face was pale, and his eyes were full of restrained anxiety.

Xu Nan thought about what to do if the child's operation really went wrong for a while, it was estimated that Chang An would collapse, and what should he do when the time came.

The more I think about it, the more I think about it, the more worried I become, and my emotions are also made extremely anxious.

Time passes in a series of emotions, second after second.

Two o'clock, three o'clock, and there was still no movement inside.

It's been five hours.

Chang An had already held his head with both hands and bent his knees in the end, and the whole person was about to shrink into a ball, so that Tian Jiaqi brought Jiang Qin over and she didn't say hello, or Xu Nan told them about the operation.

Originally, the corridor was quite quiet, but Tian Jiaqi became a little noisy as soon as she came, talking on the phone for a while, chatting with Director Jiang for a while, and holding a mobile phone for a while.

She seems to have joined a volunteer group, many of whom have volunteered with Sunflower, so she naturally knows Xiaozhi.

On this big day of "surgery", Tian Jiaqi came over on behalf of everyone and must inform the group of the operation at any time.

Chang An became more and more uneasy in the sound of Dididi's WeChat, the only good thing was that Tian Jiaqi didn't come to bother her from beginning to end, which was quite interesting.

This "lively" scene lasted for more than half an hour.

It was past four o'clock, and the light in the corridor began to fade, and Chang An felt that he was about to lose his breath.

At this time......

"Brother Zhou!" suddenly heard Tian Jiaqi shout.

Chang An looked up.

Zhou Wei almost trotted over from the other end of the elevator, in a hurry, and Tian Jiaqi greeted him halfway.

"Why did you get here. ”

But Zhou Wei didn't even look at him, and walked directly to the chair where Chang An was sitting.

"How?"

Chang An raised his head to a pair of worried eyes, and suddenly his nose was sore, and his eye circles turned red instantly.

What is strong and independent, in the final analysis, is because there is no one around, and when there is no one to rely on, there will be a kind of unreasonable loneliness, but once there are people around, the fragility and helplessness in the nature will immediately show their heads.

Chang An felt that the worry that had been restrained for a long time reached its peak at that moment.

Zhou Wei was frightened by her moist eyes, sat down next to Chang An, reached out to grab the person, and stroked her shoulder with his palm.

"What's wrong, why are you crying?"

Chang An sniffed.

"Xiao Zhi hasn't come out yet, I'm worried. ”

"That's it?"

"It's been almost seven hours. ”

"It's major surgery, seven hours is normal. His tone was extremely calm, but his arm tightened Chang An's tightness.

It is probably this kind of calm and stability on his body, as if it doesn't matter if the sky falls, which can always bring Chang An a lot of security at certain moments.

"Really normal?"

"Of course, it's only seven hours, and this surgery is at least between six and ten hours. ”

"But at noon I saw two bags of blood brought in. ”

"A bag of blood is only 400cc, and it is not uncommon for blood to be taken in the middle of this kind of surgery. ”

He was like an elder, tirelessly coaxing Chang An, with a calm tone and a gentle expression, and the picture was completely like a parent coaxing a child.

Xu Nan next to him pushed down his glasses, but he didn't see it.

Director Jiang wanted to be stunned, what kind of situation was this? It was completely beyond her imagination.

Tian Jiaqi was left, her expression was depressed, and she stood there with a complicated mood, although she had seen the intimacy of the two in the hospital before, but she didn't know the true relationship between the two, and she only complained that Zhou Wei was looking for a woman outside, but no one told her that this "woman" was a veritable Mrs. Zhou, so that she now witnessed Zhou Wei's attitude towards her, meticulous, gentle, and the distress and worry in her eyes, which was far beyond Tian Jiaqi's imagination.

This is the man who just rejected her some time ago, and he kept saying that he couldn't forget his deceased wife, why did he go to coax other women as soon as he turned around, and he coaxed him so distractedly!

The more Tian Jiaqi thought about it, the more angry she became, and the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became.

Just then, the warning light on the door suddenly went out, and the door to the operating room was opened.

Several doctors came out first, led by Liu Peiqiang, the chief surgeon.

Chang An stood up with a "whoosh", but he was dizzy due to sitting for a long time, and he was a little anemia, and his body shook violently.

Zhou Wei hurriedly held on, "What's wrong?"

Chang An shook his head: "It's okay!"

She pushed Zhou Yi away and walked over.

"Director Liu, how is the child?"

Liu Peiqiang is indeed old, and it is a little unbearable to complete such a time-consuming operation now.

He took off his glasses and mask, and slowed down, "The operation was a success!"

In just five words, the other party's voice was not loud, but it was like some kind of coffin-sealing conclusion, and she finally waited for this good news for more than seven hours.

"In other words, Xiao Zhi is okay?"

"It seems that this should be the case at the moment, but there is still a period of post-operative rehabilitation, and as long as this period can be passed smoothly, there should be no major problems. ”

Chang An was extremely excited after hearing this, and his fingers pinched Zhou Wei's arm. "Hear no, Xiaozhi is fine, she is fine. ”

Zhou Wei also seemed to be infected by her emotions, so he couldn't hold it anymore and patted her on the shoulder.

"Hear me, don't get excited!"

After that, Zhou Wei thanked Liu Peiqiang and several doctors accompanying him, and soon Xiaozhi was also pushed out and went directly into the intensive care unit.

Because the person has not yet woken up, and there are visiting requirements in the intensive care unit, even family members cannot visit until the person wakes up.

Seeing this, Jiang Qin stayed for a while and left, Xu Nan saw that it was inconvenient to be here, so she leaned over and asked Tian Jiaqi if she could leave, at first she wanted to stay for a while, but Xu Nan gave full play to the potential of a straight man, and forcibly "persuaded" Tian Jiaqi to leave.

Only Zhou Wei and Chang An were left in the corridor of the intensive care unit.

Chang An stood outside the window and looked in, there was a hospital bed inside, Xiao Zhi was lying there alone, with various tubes inserted into her body.

She rubbed her fingers against the glass.

"Xiaozhi is very well-behaved and sensible, but why do you have to bear this at such a young age?

She spoke to the people in the glass, as if she were talking to herself.

Zhou Wei didn't know how to answer her question, but said: "It will get better, Director Liu also said just now, the operation was very successful." ”

But Chang An lowered his head and seemed to gasp in pain.

"You don't understand what I mean. She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her flesh.

She always told herself that she was willing to take in Xiaozhi to repay her kindness, but there was another emotion buried in her heart, similar to longing, making up, and sustenance, but she never wanted to admit it, but she just silently put it in her heart.

After a while, Chang An raised his head again, and he had already cleaned up the emotions that were a little rushed just now.

She looked at the sleeping person on the bed and said, "When she has passed the postoperative recovery period, I want to officially go through the adoption procedures." ”