Chapter 226: Bonus -

Fu Mingxue quickly made her way to the engine factory.

When she found Director Geng’s office, he was already there.

"Group Leader Fu, what can I do for you?"

"Director Geng, I’m here to request a day off. My husband was injured, so I need to take today. I’ll be back at the factory tomorrow. Or, if I have time this afternoon, I might come in."

When Director Geng heard her husband was injured and in the hospital,

he immediately asked with concern, "How is he? Is it serious?"

"It’s not considered serious, but he needs to be hospitalized."

"Then you must listen to the doctor. Don’t worry about the factory, just go to the hospital."

"I’ll go let the people in Group Six know as well."

Fu Mingxue didn’t linger. She had informed him, and that was that.

She headed over to the laboratory.

Those who had come in for the day were already there.

They usually arrived earlier than she did.

"Everyone, I might have a personal matter to attend to and won’t be in today. If you have any problems that need solving, bring them to me now."

Hearing she wouldn’t be in, everyone brought out the unresolved issues from the previous day.

"I’ve got one. There’s a major issue with this material. The thermal conductivity isn’t high enough—it needs to be replaced."

"I have one too. There are some deviations in the data."

...

By the time Fu Mingxue had solved all their problems, an hour had passed.

’There was no helping it; this work was far more important than Qin Wenhao.’

’After all, Qin Wenhao’s life wasn’t currently in danger.’

She hurried to the hospital and asked for the room number.

When she rushed to the room, her mother was already there.

"Mom, isn’t Qin Wenhao awake?"

"He was. He woke up once earlier, but now he’s asleep again. The doctor said it’s because of the medication, so there’s no need to worry."

Mrs. Fu lowered her voice. "The doctor also said the patient hasn’t had a fever at all since yesterday. He said his recovery is going remarkably well and that he’ll be better soon."

"The doctor also said he can have some soft foods tomorrow—you know, things like broths and thin porridge."

Hearing this, Fu Mingxue couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

’He can eat tomorrow. That means the problem really isn’t that serious.’

She walked to the bedside and looked down at Qin Wenhao’s face—it looked so much better than yesterday.

’After all, when he was wheeled out of surgery, his face had been utterly lifeless, looking for all the world like he’d just been offed.’

"The doctor said my son-in-law will probably wake up in about two hours. Daughter, why don’t you go to work first?"

Her daughter’s salary was so high; she had to work hard for it—otherwise, taking that much money from her employer would feel like getting burned.

"It’s fine. I already requested leave from my supervisor. I’ll stay here today. Mom, why don’t you head home first? He’s asleep right now anyway, so there’s no point in you staying."

Mrs. Fu thought for a moment, then nodded. "—Alright then."

She was really worried about the two children at home.

Besides, there was indeed nothing she could do by staying here at the hospital.

"Then I’ll get going. If anything comes up with my son-in-law, go find that Doctor Xie."

Speaking of Doctor Xie, Mrs. Fu thought he was incredibly skilled.

When Doctor Xie had come to do his rounds earlier, she could hardly believe it.

He was so young to be a doctor, and she’d heard he was the one who performed her son-in-law’s surgery.

’So impressive!’

Fu Mingxue nodded. "Okay. Ride carefully."

With that, Mrs. Fu left.

Fu Mingxue sat down by the hospital bed, gazing at Qin Wenhao’s face for a long while—the man was so quiet like this.

It gave her a very unusual feeling...

「The Qin Residence」

Lan Qingman had returned.

The moment Qin Wenze saw her, he said flatly, "Let’s go get a divorce now."