The little girl finally quieted down. From then on, she stayed in Murong Yunxi’s ward, and was unwilling to leave.

In the end, Lu Yang simply let the staff add a small bed beside Murong Yunxi’s bed, and kept the little girl by her side.

Lu Yang managed to coax the little girl to sleep, then he looked at Murong Yunxi, who was still sleeping quietly on the hospital bed. It had been half a month, there was still no reaction from her at all.

Suddenly someone knocked the door. Lu Yang opened the door and found that it was the Director of the hospital.

“Director Lu, why are you here?” Lu Yang was perplexed to see him.

Lu Qiang was an old comrade-in-arms of Lu Yang’s father, and was also his mother’s senior in school. He had a close friendship with the family, and their relationship was good.

“Xiao Yang, I have something to tell you. Come with me.” Lu Qiang thought highly of Lu Yang, so his tone was very kind.

“All right.”

Then Lu Yang followed Lu Qiang to the Director’s office.

After entering, Lu Qiang offered Lu Yang a seat, and poured him a cup of tea.

“Uncle Lu, please just tell me what you have to say.” Lu Yang felt slightly nervous; he thought Lu Qiang was there to tell him about Murong Yunxi’s condition. He was afraid that Lu Qiang had bad news for him.

“Good! Uncle Lu won’t beat around the bush then; I want to ask you a few questions first.” Lu Qiang pushed his glasses up his nose, and looked at Lu Yang earnestly.

“Xiao Yang, everyone in the hospital says she is your wife, but Uncle Lu knows your situation, and I know she is not. So I want to ask you first, what is your relationship with her?”

“Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, she…” Lu Yang didn’t know how to answer for a moment. “Who was Murong Yunxi to him now? A friend, it seemed that his attitude toward this friend was a bit excessive; A lover, Murong Yunxi did not like him at all, and she had been married before; Then what did he mean to her? An admirer?”

After thinking for a while, Lu Qiang saw Lu Yang’s hesitation and continued to say, “I want you to be honest with me.”

“Uncle Lu, Xiao Xi is a very important person to me, more important than myself.”

“Oh? More important than yourself?” Lu Qiang was surprised at his choice of words.

“Well, she is indeed more important than myself.” Lu Yang repeated, with great certainty, as if he was speaking to himself.

“Well, then Uncle Lu will ask you a second question. “Who is she?””

“What do you mean by ‘who is she’?”

“Or what’s her relationship with the Murong Family?”

“Why is Uncle Lu asking about that?”

“Because the Murong Family is looking for her.”

“Murong Family? Did Uncle Lu tell them?”

Lu Yang’s heart was so nervous, that he didn’t expect to hear the answer. He knew that Murong Ye was looking for Murong Yunxi. His troops took part in the emergency rescue and disaster relief, and Murong Ye’s men had gone to his department many times, to check whether there was any information about Murong Yunxi.

“I have not answered them yet, because of the friendship between our two families, I want to ask you first.”

For the first time, Lu Yang panicked. He was in the air force, his body conditon was the best, be it physically or psychologically. This time, it was highly unusual for him to be in such a state of panic.

“Uncle Lu, I need to ask a favor from you!” Lu Yang seemed to have come to a decision. At this moment, his heart was in an anxious state, and his heartbeat was abnormally fast.

Lu Qiang seemed to see through his intentions, and waited for his next sentence. “I’m listening.”

“I want Uncle Lu to hide any information about Xiao Xi, for me.” When Lu Yang said these words, he was so nervous, it was as if his heart would jump out of his chest. He had been with the army for so many years, and had always been honest and upright. This decision not only violated his principles of being a soldier, it also violated his personal principles, on how to conduct himself.

“Xiao Yang, can you give me a reason? I want to help you. It’s just, you know,the power of the Murong Family. I need to know why I have to help you.” At this moment, Lu Qiang was like an elderly family member talking to his own children; he was kind, patient and calm.

Lu Yang suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Qiang. This bow lasted for at least one minute. Lu Qiang could not refuse him any more.

“Xiao Yang, you know if I lied to the Murong Family, and they find out one day, I will probably lose my position.”

Lu Yang knew it was an unreasonable request. If Lu Qiang did this, he would be taking a big risk. The hospital employed a lot of people, and it would be hard to keep a secret in such a place.

“Uncle Lu, if something goes wrong, I’m willing to take all the responsibility. You can pin everything on me, and say you don’t know who she is.”

Lu Qiang sighed softly, “Xiao Yang, you know Uncle Lu is not a person who’s afraid of responsibility, let alone offending the Murong Family, but I really think it is not worth losing what you have, just for a woman.”

In fact, Lu Qiang was a man who took males more seriously than females. He felt that it was not worth sacrificing such an important thing for a woman. Men should focus on their careers, and should not let women decide their future.

Lu Yang understood what Lu Qiang meant, he knew that it was for his own good. He smiled and thanked Lu Qiang. He did not demand too much. They were soldiers, they had their dignity and obligations.

“Xiao Yang, Uncle Lu has watched you growing up, so I am treating you as my own child. This is complex. Let me think about it.”

Lu Yang heard, and thanked Lu Qiang again.

After Lu Yang left, Lu Qiang thought for a while. He called Lu Yang’s father Lu Boyi.

“Hello, Old Lu, how come you are calling me?” Lu Boyi sounded very excited on the phone. They had been old comrade-in-arms for many years, and had a deep friendship.

“Old Lu, I called you to tell you something.” Lu Qiang came straight to the point and did not even greet Lu Boyi.

“Oh, what’s your problem? Just say it, I’m sure I can help you.” Lu Boyi tapped his chest. He thought Lu Qiang had a favor to ask of him.

“It’s not me. Xiao Yang was here.”

“Lu Yang? How could he be there?” Lu Boyi was slightly surprised.

“Xiao Yang rescued a mother and a daughter from the disaster area. The woman was unconscious, and Xiao Yang has been taking care of her, at the hospital.”

“Oh? When did this happen? How come I don’t know that my son has eventually come round.” As soon as Lu Boyi finished talking, he realized something was wrong and he continued to say, “What are you saying? A mother and a daughter? You mean he had an affair with a married woman?”

“She may not be married; she was rescued from the disaster area. Her husband may have died, since no one has turned up to visit her, during her stay at the hospital.”

“Oh, I see!”

“Yes, but this woman seems to be a member of the Murong Family. The Murong Family is looking for her.”

“Oh, so what?”

“Xiao Yang asked me to hide the information from them! You know about the Murong Family’s power. I am not worried that the Murong Family will find out. What is more important is Xiao Yang. Why is he keeping this woman around him, without letting the Murong Family know?”

“Did Xiao Yang say anything?”

“He did not tell me in detail, but I could see that he is very keen on this woman, and he is deliberately hiding her from the Murong Family. There must be something wrong, so I want to let you know first, and see what’s on your mind.”

Lu Boyi thought for a while. He knew his son very well. His son had not paid much attention to his love life. He devoted himself to the army, and had never considered marriage. His family had introduced many suitable women to him, but he refused them all. He was even reluctant to have a date with any of them.

It was the first time he had heard that his son had a crush on a woman. As a father, he was relieved.

“Did the Murong Family reveal anything yet?”

“This woman seems to be very important to the Murong Family. They are eager to find her. And I heard that the day after the earthquake, Murong Ye had personally brought men to the disaster area. It seemed that they were searching for someone, until the rescue team forced them to leave.”

“Oh? So you mean this woman is very important to the Murong Family? Is she the daughter that Murong Qingtian has lost for many years, and recently found? Her name seems to be Murong Yunxi.”

“Murong Yunxi? Yes, I heard Xiao Yang addressing that woman as ‘Xiao Xi’.”

“That sounds right.”

“What do you think of it, Old Lu?”

“I’ve heard that Murong Qingtian’s daughter married early, and had children at a young age. She should have a husband. Did her husband die in the earthquake?”

“I don’t know about that.”

“Old Lu, you should do nothing for now. I’ll check around and get more details. As for Xiao Yang, can you help me keep an eye on him, don’t let him do anything foolish.”

“Well, your son has always had his own ideas and strict self-discipline. I have always admired your good son. Do you think it will be necessary for me to watch him?”

“Oh, he is still a child, and you know, he has little experience in relationships. I’m afraid he might be confused, and do something stupid.”

“Okay, I’ll watch him for you.”

“By the way, what happened to the girl?”

“We are not too optimistic about her condition. She has been in a coma for half a month, and there is no sign of her waking up. What’s important is that this girl had brain surgery, done not too long ago. So it is impossible for her to have any other surgery at the moment, and she has brain injury now. This time, we can’t predict her condition. We can do nothing, but wait for her to wake on her own, or she may never even wake up.”

“Oh? I didn’t expect life to be so unfair on Murong Qingtian’s daughter. She has been lost for so many years. She has just been found, yet she has to suffer so much.”

“Old Lu, ask you a question!”

“What do you want to ask?”

“If Xiao Yang really wants to be with this woman, will you consent?”