Chapter 1545

"Grandpa will be able to eat normally when his leg surgery is done," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile. "Grandpa, you’ll walk soon. Then you’ll talk, and then you’ll see. Life will get better and better."

Zhu Xinfu nodded seriously. She agreed with Zhu Yanyi. Indeed, life would improve.

Yan Aohan returned at midnight. Seeing Zhu Yanyi still reading documents, he frowned slightly. "Why are you still reading at this hour?"

"You’re back. Have you eaten? I’ll make you some dumplings. I knew you’d return tonight, so I waited for you," Zhu Yanyi said with a gentle smile.

Yan Aohan was supposed to return in a week, but it took twelve days. This showed how much effort he had put into matters in Japan.

"If I had known you’d wait, I wouldn’t have told you I was coming back tonight," Yan Aohan said helplessly.

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "They say one day apart feels like three years. We haven’t seen each other for twelve days, which is like thirty-six years. Of course I waited."

"Twelve days apart, and your mouth has gotten sweeter. Tell me, did you cause trouble?" Yan Aohan looked at her amusedly.

Zhu Yanyi glanced at her. "You underestimate me. I’m not the type to cause trouble."

"Then who made that TV statement a few days ago?" Yan Aohan asked.

Zhu Yanyi chuckled. "No choice. They provoked me. You know me. I don’t start fights, but I don’t back down either."

Yan Aohan just teased her lightly. "I’m going to take a shower."

"I’ll cook the dumplings then," Zhu Yanyi said directly. She went to the kitchen, boiled the dumplings, and brought them to the room. Yan Aohan had already finished showering.

"Zhou Feng told me about the TV statement. It’s not really your fault. I’ve already had people warn them," Yan Aohan said, eating the dumplings Zhu Yanyi served.

Zhu Yanyi shrugged casually. "I’m not afraid of them. First, they aren’t as skilled as me. Second, their medical knowledge isn’t as good. They can’t outsmart me. At most, they can only protest. They can’t even scratch my surface."

"But there are groups like the Red Wolf Mercenary Group," Yan Aohan reminded her.

"Speaking of the Red Wolf Mercenary Group, I’m curious," Zhu Yanyi said. "Silver Fox sent me a message, and I prepared. But they haven’t come."

"It’s not that they won’t appear. It’s because your security is too tight. They can’t find a way to attack," Yan Aohan said seriously. "But given their nature, they will definitely try to deal with you in the next few days. Otherwise, they won’t get their final payment. For the money, they must act."

Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "Honestly, I’m a bit welcome to their arrival. You don’t know how bored I’ve been these days."

"Don’t you have three new patients?" Yan Aohan replied, finishing the last dumpling.

Zhu Yanyi blinked. "You even know about that. Tell me, how many spies do you have around me?"

"Do I need spies for something so big?" Yan Aohan laughed. "You don’t realize how much attention your every move gets now. You’re more famous than movie stars."

Zhu Yanyi gave a dry laugh. "I never thought I’d be this famous."

"Wife, you underestimate your status. As long as no one surpasses your medical skills, you’ll always be this famous," Yan Aohan said.

"Fine, let me be famous," Zhu Yanyi said, speechless. After all, in this life, no one could surpass her medical skills.

"By the way, I brought you something," Yan Aohan said, taking out a packet of seeds. "Look, are these seeds useful to you?"

Zhu Yanyi took them and examined them carefully. "I can’t tell what they are, but I’ll try planting them."

"These are sunflower seeds," Yan Aohan said directly.

"Sunflower? Do you mean the kind I know?" Zhu Yanyi knew some common plants were called sunflowers, but those were actually sun-facing flowers. The true sunflower was a very rare medicinal herb, nearly extinct. Zhu Yanyi had never found any, so she was surprised Yan Aohan had brought a packet.

Yan Aohan nodded seriously. "I can confirm these are sunflower seeds, but I don’t know if they are viable or dead."

"It doesn’t matter. I’ll find out," Zhu Yanyi said. She took one seed, got a pot with soil, buried the seed, added a drop of Spirit Spring water, and activated her wood ability. The seed sprouted quickly.

Zhu Yanyi smiled at the sprouting seed. "It’s viable. I’ll plant these in the Ruyi Space first." Without waiting for Yan Aohan’s reply, she vanished with the pot.

Yan Aohan could only smile faintly.

Zhu Yanyi reappeared fifteen minutes later. Seeing Yan Aohan in bed reading, she went over. "Why aren’t you asleep?"

"Waiting for you," Yan Aohan said, hugging Zhu Yanyi and putting down his book. "We haven’t seen each other for twelve days. Didn’t you miss me?" He leaned in.

The night passed without words. The next morning, Zhu Yanyi woke up, sighing. Indeed, someone who had tasted intimacy couldn’t go hungry for too long. Twelve days felt like twelve years. It was exhausting. Fortunately, she had the Ruyi Space and Spirit Spring water, or she wouldn’t have been able to get out of bed.

Yan Aohan drove Zhu Yanyi to the Capital Hospital. As soon as they entered, Zhu Yanyi received a call from Taishu Yuanxiang. Zhu Yanli was in premature labor and was on her way to the hospital.

Zhu Yanyi was startled. She immediately ordered the operating room prepared and waited at the entrance for Taishu Yuanxiang to carry Zhu Yanli in. Zhu Yanli’s face was pale, but she was not unconscious. Taishu Yuanxiang looked no better; if not for her determination to save her wife, she might have fainted.

There was no time to ask why this happened. Zhu Yanyi had Taishu Yuanxiang place Zhu Yanli on a bed and rushed her into the operating room.

Zhu Yanli’s due date was late August or early September. It was only early July, nearly two months early. Fortunately, the fetus was eight months old and relatively complete. As long as the baby was born and properly cared for, there would be no issues.

Modern medical technology was much better than in ancient times. There was no such thing as "seven lives, eight deaths." In fact, there were many explanations for that old saying.