Chapter 1577 Flatline
Chapter 1577 Flatline
"I'm not satisfied with the security and privacy of this hospital either," Jin Liwei said. "But my grandmother is too weak to handle being transferred to another place. I already called for extra security to come. Ketchup has also already hijacked the hospital's CCTV."
Lu Zihao's eyes were cold. "My sister and the old man are here with you. I'll send some of my people to help fortify the security."
"En." Jin Liwei accepted it.
Even if Jin Liwei didn't agree, Lu Zihao would still have gone ahead with his own plans anyway.
"Your people are okay with the cops patrolling around the hospital area?" Jin Liwei asked.
Lu Zihao shrugged. "We hate the cops and avoid them if we could, but if we couldn't, then we gotta just be extra cautious. If my people get caught, then it means that their skills are not up to par. As long as it's not life imprisonment, experiencing the life inside could be a way to polish their mental strength and endurance. Breaking out of prison is possible but too risky."
Jin Liwei sighed and shook his head. He was only asking a simple question but his brother-in-law just had to talk about the mentality of a principled criminal as if it were something glorious. As expected of the former crown prince of the Vetrov criminal empire.
It was a good thing that Ketchup had already hijacked the hospital's CCTV system. If others were to listen to their conversation and report them right now, both of them might end up in jail that very same day.
"I want to take the old man home," Lu Zihao said next. "He's too old to endure this kind of stressful situation."
"You don't think we tried persuading him?" Jin Liwei sighed again. "Grandpa Lu insists on staying here to keep watch of my grandmother no matter what. After my grandfather passed away, he entrusted Grandma Li and our Jin family to Grandpa Lu. He takes all his promises very seriously, especially the promise he made to his best friend and sworn brother, my grandfather. So go figure out how to persuade him."
Lu Zihao frowned. He immediately looked fiercer with all his facial scars becoming more striking. Jin Liwei, however, was already used to him.
"I should've brought my sons," Lu Zihao muttered. "The old man melts in front of those brats. One smile from them and I bet he'll immediately fly back home with us."
"You can try."
"Never mind." Lu Zihao clicked his tongue. "My wife won't allow me to bring my sons so far away from home."
Jin Liwei's mouth twitched. Thankfully, he was able to maintain his stoic expression. Another good thing was that his brother-in-law didn't notice his mouth twitch.
He almost laughed.
Who would have thought that someone like Nikolai Vetrov would say something mundane and relatable as his wife not allowing him to bring his sons so far away from home?
Jin Liwei knew that his wife's greatest hope for her big brother was for Lu Zihao (Nikolai Vetrov) to let go of his revenge plans and focus on enjoying a peaceful new life with his family.
Unfortunately, the man was already set on his dangerous road of revenge.
"I'll talk to the old man," Lu Zihao said. "If he still doesn't want to come home, maybe I'll just knock him unconscious and drag him away—"
The door to the VIP suite opened and out came a sprightly old man. "What were you planning to this old man, you unfilial, pinheaded grandson?! Am I still your beloved grandpa?! Tell me, I want to know!"
Lu Zihao quickly hid the smile on his lips and pretended to look surprised. Given his skills, there was no way that an old man could sneak behind him and eavesdrop on his conversation. The only conclusion was that he allowed Grandpa Lu to hear what he said.
"Oh, you're here, old man?" Lu Zihao asked in a nonchalant tone.
Grandpa Lu marched to where he stood and smacked his back several times. The thumping sounds were so loud that they echoed in the hospital hallway. The bodyguards patrolling looked in their direction and couldn't help but wince.
Lu Zihao, however, acted as if the smacks were nothing.
Grandpa Lu finally stopped smacking him. He even held his hand and massaged it.
Lu Zihao saw his actions. "Did you hurt your hand, old man?"
"No! My hand is perfectly fine. And call me grandma, you numbskull!"
Jin Liwei was amused. He liked seeing this Lu Zihao get along with Grandpa Lu. He was about to comment and dig a pit for his brother-in-law but the alarm outside Grandma Li's suite started blaring.
Seconds later, doctors and nurses started running.
Jin Liwei's heart felt like it stopped. "What's going on?!"
Nobody answered him.
Grandpa Lu also stood still and stared at the blaring alarm. When the door was thrown open, they could hear Huang Yuyan and Jin Chonglin's heartbreaking wails.
Jin Liwei ran inside. He was stopped by some of the nurses but he broke through them.
Grandpa Lu also followed but his emotions affected his motor skills. He tripped on his own feet.
Lu Zihao caught him. "Careful, Grandpa."
"Inside, my boy," Grandpa Lu said. "Let's go inside."
He didn't notice that Lu Zihao called him "grandpa" this time and not "old man".
Lu Zihao didn't say anything but he supported Grandpa Lu. They walked inside the chaotic VIP suite. Nobody stopped them this time.
Just one look at the scary Lu Zihao was enough to make anybody pee their pants from fright. Nobody among the hospital staff dared to stop him. He looked like he might swallow them whole without even spitting out their bones.
Inside the VIP suite, Iris was hugging Jin Liwei tight in the waist to prevent him from rushing inside the patient room where the doctors and nurses were all working hard to revive Grandma Li who flatlined.
Near the husband and wife, Chen Fei was almost riding on Jin Chonglin's back like a koala to also prevent him from rushing inside the patient room. Jin Chonglin was like a berserk beast howling with bloodshot eyes. His big, dark sunglasses had already been tossed somewhere.
Seeing that Chen Fei was barely holding on, Lu Zihao sat Grandpa Lu on the sofa and marched to the couple. He then plucked Chen Fei off Jin Chonglin, grabbed his collar, and shook him hard.
"Ugh!" Jin Chonglin felt like his head was going to be thrown off from his neck. "What the hell, bro?!!!"
"Calm the f*ck down or I'm gonna make you sh*t blood for days," Lu Zihao said in a cold, sinister voice.
Unlike his older brother, Jin Chonglin wasn't used to Lu Zihao acting like this at all. "No, you calm down, Fifth Bro! Are you trying to murder me?!"
"I will if you don't stop acting like a wild animal. Your woman is my woman's best friend. If you hurt Chen Fei, I will have to bury your body somewhere in the woods if my woman asks me."
Jin Chonglin shivered. He knew that Lu Zihao was just joking—wait, he should be joking, right? Right?!!
"Haha. Right." He attempted to laugh it off but his nervousness showed.
Then he finally noticed his fiancée's dishevelled state. "Babe, oh no! I'm sorry! Did I hurt you?"
Chen Fei stood up and tried smoothing the wrinkles on her clothes. Her expression was unreadable, effectively making Jin Chonglin even more nervous.
On the other side, Long Jinjing sat with the sobbing Huang Yuyan. She had been so worried about his best friend, Chen Fei, being thrown off by Jin Chonglin. Good thing that her husband came and slapped some sense into the superstar.
She wanted to intervene in the engaged couple but his younger sister's mother-in-law was too distraught. Long Jinjing felt that she should help calm down Huang Yuyan first.
Thank goodness for her husband. She sent Lu Zihao a grateful smile.
Lu Zihao gave her a curt nod.
This simple exchange between husband and wife went unnoticed by the others. Everyone was too preoccupied with reviving Grandma Li who flatlined.
Grandpa Lu was also able to regain his senses. He rose from the sofa and walked closer to the patient room without being in the way of the medical personnel. He watched as his friend was being revived.
Finally, the flatline on the machine started showing activity again. The doctors and nurses didn't stop until they stabilized Grandma Li's condition again. The head doctor exited the patient room.
Huang Yuyan and the others surrounded the doctor, asking him questions.
"The patient's condition is stable again," the doctor said. "For now. But flatlining like this at this time is not a good sign. The patient's chances of survival will decrease the longer she remains unconscious. We'll do everything to the best of our abilities to keep the patient alive, but as I mentioned to you before, please prepare yourselves for the worst."
Huang Yuyan collapsed on the floor. Long Jinjing couldn't support her by just herself. She almost fell down with Huang Yuyan if her husband hadn't swooped in and caught her.
Lu Zihao also grabbed Huang Yuyan and unceremoniously plopped her down on the nearest chair.
"You okay?" he asked his wife.
Long Jinjing nodded. "Thank you."
"Hm."
Huang Yuyan was too distraught to feel offended by how Lu Zihao had treated her like a ragdoll.
Her sons, Jin Liwei and Jin Chonglin, also hadn't returned to their full senses yet.
Iris stayed by her husband's side.
Chen Fei also let go of her earlier annoyance and held her fiancé's hand, silently letting him know that she would be there for him.