She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1119: Chapter 1182: Well-Intentioned Lie

Sheng Ning’s eyes were stinging badly; she could especially understand these elderly who had weathered the storms of life. They forged deep friendships from a young age, fought alongside each other, faced the pain of losing friends, and together they embraced the victories in scientific research.

After enduring hardship, they finally made it to today, able to enjoy their twilight years in peace. They often bickered, played chess, and reminisced about the glorious days of their youth.

Now, the departure of anyone was an unbearable pain for the seniors.

”Ningning, tell us! Is Old Su really okay? I heard it was very dangerous.”

”Yes, Ningning, don’t just stand there dumbfounded.”

Sheng Ning firmly shook her head, ”Grandpa is fine, he just has an upset stomach. Last night he overindulged, ate too much, and it upset his stomach.” As she spoke, she clenched her fists tightly, afraid she might uncontrollably burst into tears.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

”I knew it! Normally, Old Su is the most energetic in our neighborhood. Every time he scolds Xiao Hai, the whole place can hear it. How could something happen to him?”

”Exactly.”

”He’s so old and still overeating, what a shame.”

”Just wait until he gets discharged, we’ll see how we tease him.”

”True, that old man is the most annoying, always showing off in front of us.”

The expressions of the elderly relaxed quite a bit, though a few remained stern and silent. They might be old, but they’re not muddleheaded, maybe Ningning was just comforting them.

”Old gentlemen, hurry back home! It’s not fitting for you to be here at the hospital!” Su Hai urged with a pained expression, ”Hurry, go home and rest well, play chess if you want, argue if you must, but keep yourselves busy!”

”Just because your father likes to argue, you think we’re the same?”

”Yes, yes, yes! You’re absolutely right, sir.” Su Hai quickly exchanged signals with his assistant, and behind each elderly person was someone urging them on! He was anxious too, and seeing Su Hai’s eyes, each assistant used all their means to persuade the elderly to leave.

A large group of people left one by one, leaving only Mr. Hai. His bond with Mr. Su was closer than that of blood brothers, something not easily understood by others.

Mr. Hai sat in a chair, holding a cane in his hand. Dean Guo was watching with trepidation and hurriedly asked a nurse to bring a steadier chair, but the old man refused.

”No worries, I can sit.”

”Sir, the chairs in this corridor are too flimsy, the legs might break.”

”That doesn’t matter,” the old man stubbornly replied.

”Let the old man sit!” Hai Yunfeng spoke, and others fell silent.

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At the same time, Su Jiang in the Southern District was holding a meeting for his subordinates. In just two months, it would be the first of August, and various celebrations and competitions needed to be planned and arranged in advance.

This time, they in the Southern District must reclaim all their glory.

”President, President...” The assistant barged in, flustered, ”Something bad has happened.”

”What’s wrong?” Su Jiang was standing on the podium, pen in hand, marking the map on the wall. Upon hearing this, he frowned unhappily.

”President, we just got a call from your family, they said the old leader suddenly had a heart attack...”

”Impossible.” The pen in Su Jiang’s hand broke instantly, ”My father has always been in good health.” Especially after reconnecting with Ningning, he was in good spirits every day. Just last night, he spoke with his father’s doctor to inquire about his health condition.