Chapter 44 - Mother Qiao's Surprise, Xiao Ran's Help

Lu Mo had just entered when he heard Li Zecheng and Li Xiaoran arguing. Her face was pale.

Li Zecheng saw Lu Mo and reminded Li Xiaoran, “Your girlfriend is here.”

Li Xiaoran walked out with a dark expression.

Li Zecheng roared, “Hey, Li Xiaoran, my back is bleeding. Help me deal with it before you leave.”

Li Xiaoran said, “Don’t worry, you won’t die.”

Lu Mo looked at Li Xiaoran with a reserved smile.

“Senior Brother, so your first girlfriend is Qiao An.”

Li Xiaoran nodded silently.

He thought that since he had accepted Lu Mo as his girlfriend, he should confess his past to Lu Mo.

‘Let’s go. I’ll tell you a story.’

Li Xiaoran and Lu Mo found a tea hall. Lu Mo looked at Li Xiaoran quietly and waited for his story.

However, Li Xiaoran looked at the blazing sun outside the window, his eyes filled with longing and reluctance to part with the past.

“The person I like is Qiao An.”

Lu Mo was very surprised. After all, in her opinion, Qiao An and Li Xiaoran had no interactions. Their lives did not overlap. How could Li Xiaoran have such deep love for Qiao An?

Li Xiaoran’s warm voice was like a blazing sun as he said, “Qiao An and I met online. At that time, she was still a high school student. I was a soulless and angry young master in the business school.”

“It was the passionate Qiao An who encouraged me to do what I liked bravely and break free from the shackles of my family. I couldn’t have achieved what I have today without her encouraging me day and night.”

When Li Xiaoran mentioned those beautiful memories, a yearning smile appeared on his handsome face.

“We played games and chatted about life together. I marveled at our many common hobbies, shared values, and even sensed each other’s emotions. I once thought that meeting Qiao An in this life was a gift from the heavens. She turned me, who was so poor in the spiritual world, into a warrior who dared to pursue my ideals.”

“So, I did something crazy. I pursued her online. I don’t know why, but I liked a young girl I’d never met. And Qiao An readily agreed to be my girlfriend. We agreed that after she graduated from university, we would get together.”

Li Xiaoran’s beautiful face darkened. “But I never expected that she would fall in love with my nephew, Li Zecheng, when she came to the capital.”

Li Xiaoran recalled that after he found out the truth, it was like a bolt from the blue. The feeling of living a life worse than death still hurt him.

His eyes turned red.

Lu Mo said, “Senior Brother, since you like Qiao An so much, then go after her bravely. How can you watch her be snatched away by Li Zecheng?”

Li Xiaoran said with a sad expression, “How could I be willing to let her be snatched away by Li Zecheng? She was the person who accompanied me throughout my adolescence. Actually, on the day of her wedding, I tried my best to win her back, but she said that how could I compare to the handsome and rich Li Zecheng? She said that I was a toad lusting after swan meat and that I was delusional. She said many ugly words and trampled all my dignity. She became so unfamiliar and completely different from the Qiao An I knew.”

Lu Mo’s heart ached for Li Xiaoran, who was hurt by love. She choked and said, “Senior Brother, online dating is risky.”

Lu Mo realized something. “Did you stay overseas for the past two years to avoid your niece-in-law?”

Li Xiaoran nodded painfully. “Yes. I thought that as long as I didn’t think about her, time should be able to heal my pain of falling out of love. But I never expected that after hearing that she fell off the building, I still couldn’t let her go, so I came back.”

“Senior Brother, Qiao An is vain and despises the poor for the rich. She let you down, so she’s not worth your love at all,” Lu Mo said indignantly.

Li Xiaoran shook his head. “But I keep feeling that Qiao An shouldn’t be such a girl…”

Lu Mo said, “Senior Brother, forget her. I’ll love you well on behalf of Qiao An in the future.”

Li Xiaoran said in pain, “Momo, I told you my story because I don’t want you to be in the dark. I think you have a choice. Whether you want to date a man who has another girl in his heart, you should choose carefully.”

Lu Mo held Li Xiaoran’s fist and said with a moved expression, “Senior Brother, I love you not because I was hot-headed. You know, when I saw you standing on the podium in medical school, I was infected by your kindness. I think you will definitely be the most outstanding doctor in the future, and I want to learn from you and be a white-robed angel who saves the dying and helps the injured.”

Li Xiaoran said, “It’s been hard on you, Momo.”

Their hands clasped tightly together.

Before Mother Qiao had a kidney transplant, she was unfortunately infected and was in critical condition.

The hospital asked Qiao An to transfer Qiao An to the hospital as soon as possible.

Facing such a huge change, Qiao An was simply exhausted.

She and Father Qiao sent her mother to Jingdu overnight. After contacting the best hospital for Mother Qiao, her mother was sent to the ICU.

Mr. Qiao and Qiao An were sitting together in waiting chairs, looking nervously at the operating theater door.

Mr. Qiao opened his mouth several times but hesitated.

Qiao An looked at his father and said, “Dad, do you have something to say to me?”

Mr. Qiao nodded. “Qiao An, you’ve been in the capital for some time. Do you know anyone who can help us find a good doctor?”

Qiao An was enlightened. A good doctor was the most indispensable factor in saving lives.

Qiao An immediately thought of Li Xiaoran. His medical skills were superb, but he was not a doctor in the nephrology department.

Perhaps Li Xiaoran could recommend a good doctor for her. So she took out her phone and called Li Xiaoran.

When Li Xiaoran’s phone rang, he, who was often in the emergency department in the middle of the night, almost immediately grabbed the phone and placed it by his ear. “Hello!”

“Dr. Li…”

He heard Qiao An’s hoarse and low voice. Li Xiaoran woke up from his sleep. He got up and asked, “Qiao An, where are you?”

Qiao An sniffled on the other end of the line, her voice thick and nasal. “Dr. Li, my mother is infected with kidney disease. Can you recommend me to the best kidney transplant doctor in the country?”

Li Xiaoran asked, “Where are you now?”

“Jingdu Second Hospital.”

Li Xiaoran frowned. “Don’t you take notes? The best kidney medicine in the country is in Jinghang Hospital.”

Qiao An was almost in tears. “What should we do? My mother’s condition is critical. The prefecture-level city hospital recommended her to the second hospital.”