Seeing that he could not hide it from the boy, Gong Jie immediately said, âItâs nothing much. Actually, itâs because of your grandfather. A few days ago, your grandfather had his third surgery and the skin graft had been successful. Heâs out of danger, but...â
Youyou could not help feeling worried when he caught the change in tone. âBut what?â
âBut his wound became infected, the old man had to have one of his arms amputated.â
âWhat?â Youyou was shocked.
Gong Jie looked a little regretful. âThe headquarters have already done their best. In order to save his legs, theyâve paid a considerable price. However, the wound on his arm is too serious and amputation was the only solution. Otherwise, he might not be able to survive the infection.â
Youyouâs expression turned solemn.
âCan we see him now?â
âYes, but only through the glass window.â
âAlright, Iâll get Mommy.â
With that, he ran to the dining room to get his mother.
When Yun Shishi heard that Youyou had already contacted Gong Jie via video call, she immediately made her way to the study nervously. Little Yichen and Mu Yazhe also went along.
The family of four sat at the study table. On their screen, they could see Gong Jie holding his phone as he walked to the entrance of the ward. He then aimed the phoneâs viewfinder at the bed through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass panel.
Through the panel, Yun Shishi could see Yun Yecheng lying quietly on the hospital bed with his eyes shut, he was wearing an oxygen mask.
Although he did not look good, it was an improvement from the time when he was seriously injured.
After all, at the time, Yun Yechengâs face was pallid, as though he was nearing the end of his life.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Now, his complexion was much better.
However, Yun Shishi soon noticed the empty sleeve on the other side of Yun Yechengâs shirt. It appeared empty where his arm should be.
âHis arm...â
She seemed to have thought of a possibility and asked suspiciously, âXiao Jie, whereâs his arm?â
âSister, Uncleâs arm was seriously infected and has already been amputated. I did consider putting him through cell regeneration surgery, but it was too big an undertaking. Even if the surgery could be successfully completed, Uncleâs condition might not have allowed him the time. If the infection should spread, the consequence wouldâve been more than just amputation of an arm.â
Gong Jie spoke in a quiet voice.
The light in Yun Shishiâs eyes dimmed.
Gong Jie turned the camera around to face him and consoled her with a smile. âBut donât worry. If all things go as planned and his rehabilitation goes well, Uncle will still be able to walk.â
âSo he will be able to walk still?â
âUh huh.â
Gong Jie continued, âDo you still remember what the doctor said when Uncle was discharged? He inhaled a lot of concentrated sulfuric acid and it burned his throat, but thatâs not a big problem. Uncle is fine now. Donât worry!â
She finally looked relieved.
âThank you, Xiao Jie!â
Gong Jie raised his eyebrow. âSister, if you put it that way, itâs as if Iâm a stranger.â
With that, he suddenly smiled devilishly and pressed his handsome face against the camera. âIf you really want to thank me, why donât you give me a kiss?â
Youyou immediately thrust his face towards the computer screen with a grin and puckered his lips at the camera.
Seeing this, Gong Jie frowned. âWho wants a kiss from you?â
âUncle, donât despise me! Given any other time, I wouldnât be willing to kiss you even if you begged me to! If it werenât for you successfully completing the mission this time, I wouldnât even be willing to kiss you.â