After the car speed returned to normal, Chen Ziqi finally felt a bit better! Xia Xin, who had been excited, now returned to her usual shy and gentle demeanor, and said bashfully, "Big brother, really, thank you!"

"Hey! What's with the thanks! I just have this little problem, I always help out when I see injustice on the road. If I don't help an old lady cross the street or turn in a lost penny to the police, I feel uncomfortable all over," Luo Chao said while driving.

Finding his words amusing, the two girls couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh lightly, "Then you really are a good person!"

"You two campus beauties, please don't call me a good person, I heard good people always get rejected by girlfriends," Luo Chao joked with them.

"Ah! It seems you know us!" Chen Ziqi said in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chao smiled, "Who wouldn't recognize the six new flowers of Huaxia this year?"

"So, you're also a student at Huaxia University! I thought you were a gangster boss!" Xia Xin said timidly, after all, the respectful attitude of Baldy Biao from the gang towards Luo Chao just now could easily cause such a misconception.

"How could a handsome and suave person like me be a bad guy?" Luo Chao felt somewhat hurt; he was once a prominent figure at Huaxia University, how could these two little beauties not recognize him?

"Really? What's your name, maybe we've heard of it!" The two girls' eyes sparkled, thinking that someone as impressive as him couldn't possibly be unknown in school.

"Luo Chao."

"Ah! So you're Luo Chao. The one who shone brightly in the last basketball game, turned the tables, and won for the Sports Department?" Chen Ziqi and Xia Xin said with surprise and joy, as young girls often have a good impression of sporty guys.

"That day, Xinxin and I were busy and didn't see it, later we heard about your spectacular performance from classmates, and we regretted it so much!" Then, Chen Ziqi said playfully, "Xinxin is a big fan of yours! She's always wanted to meet you, but you're always like a Divine Dragon—showing the head but not the tail."

Hearing Chen Ziqi's words, Xia Xin bashfully punched her, this friend only caused trouble with her words, now Luo Chao might think she had some ulterior motives for him.

"What an honor! Let me take a photo with you guys and give you an autograph. Oh, don't thank me, I'm just too kind-hearted." Luo Chao said in a benevolent tone.

The two girls were a bit speechless, what kind of person is this, he's way too narcissistic.

"So, you're just an ordinary student?" Chen Ziqi couldn't help herself, curiously asking, "Then why are they so afraid of you?"

"Didn't Baldy say? I beat him up badly before, and since then he's been behaving. Probably overwhelmed by my kingly aura!"

Honestly, there was no way to continue the conversation, this guy, no matter what he starts talking about, always ends up praising himself, it's unbearable.

"We're here." Luo Chao parked the car in a spot at the hospital entrance, turned around with his arm on the seat back, "Let me go with you guys to visit your mother."

"Okay." Xia Xin replied shyly.

The three of them got out of the car and headed straight to Xia Xin's mother's ward.

There were only two people in the ward, the woman lying quietly in bed with her eyes closed, her face haggard, probably Xia Xin's mother. Her entire head was bald, with no hair at all, likely the result of several chemotherapy sessions.

A middle-aged man with a dark complexion and an honest face was sitting by the bed peeling an apple. Every few seconds, he would tenderly glance at the woman on the bed, his muddied eyes filled with deep affection.

Luo Chao only took one look and could see these two were just ordinary folks. The man's palm holding the apple had a thick layer of calluses, years of hard work had aged him beyond his years, making his hair prematurely gray. It was hard to imagine such humble parents would have such a naturally beautiful daughter.

As soon as Xia Xin entered the ward, her eyes became a bit moist. Afraid to wake her sleeping mother, she softly called out, "Dad."

"Xiaoxin, you're here!" It was the mother, who seemed asleep, who responded to her. "There's a guest! Old Xia, quickly go get some water for the guests." As she spoke, she tried to sit up. Xia Xin hurried over to help adjust the pillow so she could sit more comfortably.

"No need to trouble yourselves, Auntie. We're just accompanying Xiaoxin to see you," Luo Chao stepped forward to stop Xia's father, who was about to fetch water.

"Yes, we're not thirsty. Being Xiaoxin's best friend, I'm really regretful to only know about your situation today," Chen Ziqi said apologetically.

"No... don't say that," Xia's father said a bit awkwardly. He was just a simple farmer and not good with words, "We're just happy you all came."

"Hmm." Xia's mother seemed in good spirits, and she spoke, "Today is supposed to be the last chemotherapy session. The doctor said after this, I should be getting better. We owe it all to Mr. Wei."

Xia Xin probably hadn't told her parents about Wei Jinquan harassing her, partly to avoid worrying them, and also because they really needed Wei Jinquan's money for her mother's treatment. If it weren't for Luo Chao's encounter by chance, there was an 80% chance Xia Xin would have fallen victim to Wei Jinquan's foul play, making Luo Chao think, perhaps he was too lenient in his punishment of Wei Jinquan, he should have laid him out cold.

If Wei Jinquan knew what Luo Chao was thinking now, he would probably be scared to death directly, as being a eunuch would be worse than death.

"Jiang Meilian, please get ready, your surgery will start soon," they were informed of the surgery just after exchanging a few words, as a nurse came to notify them.

"Wasn't our surgery scheduled at noon? Why the early start?" Xia's father asked.

"I'm not sure, the attending doctor made the decision, he wants to treat Jiang Meilian first," the young nurse was also unsure of the situation, merely relaying the attending doctor's words.

Although they didn't know why, both Xia's parents were pleased by this unexpected situation, as any chance of an earlier recovery was good.

At this point, Chen Ziqi and Xia Xin couldn't help but look at Luo Chao, realizing in their hearts that it was surely thanks to Wei Jinquan's pulling strings that the operation was moved up.

In a short while, two nurses transferred Xia's mother onto a wheeled bed; Luo Chao and the others hurried to push alongside it, heading for the operating room. Throughout the entire process, Xia's parents didn't say a word to each other, only exchanged silent glances.

The patient bed entered the operating room, and the nurse stopped everyone else, "Family members cannot enter, please wait outside. You will be notified when there is a result."

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