Go to my room and sleep for a while?

Chapter 60: Want to sleep in my room for a while?

Lu Zhan rushed back from the military base, and the moment he stepped inside, he found the atmosphere in the Lu residence oppressively heavy.

"Eldest Brother," Fourth Master Lu stepped forward a few paces.

The others present followed suit with greetings.

Without stopping, Lu Zhan's sharp gaze pierced straight ahead as he walked toward the operating room. "How is Mother?"

Fourth Master Lu replied, "She is currently undergoing surgery inside. Yu Zhongjing has arrived."

Lu Zhan was slightly startled. "Who invited him here?"

"Chengzhou dragged him over by force." Remembering Lu Chengzhou's bandit-like behavior, Fourth Master Lu was both fearful and disdainful.

Lu Zhan nodded with satisfaction. "Chengzhou did a good job this time. He should have been dragged here long ago!"

Fourth Master Lu chimed in awkwardly, "Indeed."

They were a family of bandits!

……

Lu Chengzhou leaned against the wall outside the operating room in a casual, lazy posture. His long, clean fingers held an unlit cigarette.

A sound of steady, forceful footsteps approached. He slowly straightened his body and looked over.

"Dad." Seeing who it was, his expression tightened slightly.

Lu Zhan patted him on the shoulder. "How long has the surgery been going on?"

Lu Chengzhou answered, "Two hours."

"That little girl from last time is inside as well?" Lu Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, gazing at the door of the operating room.

Lu Chengzhou did not answer immediately, only speaking in a cold tone, "If not for Lu Xixi, Grandmother wouldn't have needed a craniotomy at all."

Lu Zhan had always believed that Western medicine was not necessarily superior to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Medical arts passed down for thousands of years possessed an essence that Western medicine could never replace.

Therefore, he had tacitly approved of Lu Chengzhou's search for the legendary divine doctor.

However, failing to find that divine doctor, Lu Shangjin had recommended someone else, whose medical skills were said to be passable.

When the old lady fell into critical condition last time, they had run out of options and treated a dead horse as a living one.

To their surprise, that young girl had genuinely managed to show signs of improvement.

Just when they thought the old lady's condition was under control, she ended up falling victim to one of their own.

Having spent a long time in military camps, Lu Zhan's face darkened, making the air feel thick with a bloodthirsty aura.

Fourth Master Lu didn't dare to make a single sound.

"This matter must be kept from the old lady; she cannot handle such a shock," Lu Zhan said. "Give her a lesson so she learns to remember it."

Lu Chengzhou gave a deep hum of assent.

A cold, clear moon hung in the sky.

The entire Lu estate was illuminated as bright as day, the contours of the dark clouds clearly cast in the light.

Silence reigned.

……

Early the next morning, the streetlights switched off in unison, and daylight washed over the courtyard.

Morning mist lingered, and the air was damp.

At seven o'clock, the door of the operating room finally swung open from the inside.

The surgery had lasted a full four hours.

Gu Mang took off her surgical mask. Her lips were pale, and her eyes were bloodshot with a wicked reddish hue, the upturned corners of her eyes adding an extra touch of lawlessness.

Lu Chengzhou strode forward, his voice suppressed. "How is it?"

Gu Mang didn't speak, her lowered brows and eyes focused as she untied her surgical gown.

Yu Zhongjing said wearily, "Stop putting the old lady through so much torment. The blood clot has basically been removed. I'll write a prescription later, and you must make sure she takes the medicine on time."

Lu Zhan gave a military salute. "Thanks, Old Yu."

"Cut the crap! Giving me some money is the most practical thing!" Yu Zhongjing said in feigned disgust.

At that moment, Lu Yi walked over carrying a thermal flask and handed it to Lu Chengzhou.

"Just the way you like it, the temperature is right." Lu Chengzhou unscrewed the lid and handed it to Gu Mang.

Gu Mang tossed her surgical gown into the trash can and turned her gaze. The mouth of the cup was venting hot steam, carrying the rich, fragrant aroma of milk tea.

It was roasted milk tea.

She glanced at Lu Chengzhou, her cold, frigid eyes lacking their usual biting frost.

Taking the cup, her voice was as hoarse as a saw blade scraping wood. "Thank you."

Lu Chengzhou curved his lips. "Want to sleep in my room for a while?"

Gu Mang took a sip of the milk tea, leaving a trace on her lips. She flicked it away with the tip of her tongue and murmured, "Mhm."