Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1448: No Thoughts of Life

Mr. Ye grabbed Xu Chunliang's hand. His palms felt a little cold. Xu Chunliang covered Mr. Ye's hands with both of his hands, trying to convey the warmth to the depths of Mr. Ye's heart in this way.

Ye Lao said softly: "No one is to blame for Changyuan's death."

Being able to say this proves that he has slowly let go of the matter, but the pain it brought will never be healed.

Xu Chunliang said, "Sister Qingya opened a homestay in Nanwan. The rapeseed flowers will be in bloom in a few days. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Mr. Ye shook his head: "I don't want to go anywhere. Maybe I'm old and tired."

Xu Chunliang said: "Then let's take a walk around the capital."

Ye Lao said: "Send me to a place tomorrow."

Xu Chunliang said, "Okay." Mr. Ye didn't say the specific location, and he didn't ask.

The place where Mr. Ye wanted to go was the old house where he used to live. The land is currently being demolished. The old house is gone, and it has been replaced by a construction site.

There were photos from the past on the wall of the construction site. Mr. Ye stood in front of the photos and looked at them for a long time until a car drove over.

Xu Chunliang recognized the car as Mr. Qiao's from a distance and felt curious. He wondered whether the two old men had agreed to meet here in advance or if they just met by chance.

Mr. Qiao asked the driver to park the car side by side with Xu Chunliang's car. He got out of the car, leaning on a cane, and walked towards Mr. Ye with a staggering gait. It was obvious that he was not in good health.

Xu Chunliang went to meet him, and Old Qiao smiled at him and took the initiative to greet him, "Chunliang."

Xu Chunliang said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Qiao."

Elder Qiao nodded and walked to Elder Ye, who had not turned back, and said, "You were here first."

Only then did Mr. Ye turn around and look at him: "I have always been like this."

Qiao Laodao: "I'm not late either."

Elder Ye stared at his cane: "What's wrong? Can't you walk smoothly anymore?"

Old Qiao sighed and said, "I'm old now. I'm already on my way to see Marx."

Ye Laodao: "Always on the road."

Mr. Qiao cast his eyes toward the photos on the wall: "It's all demolished. The old houses are gone."

Mr. Ye nodded in agreement: "I still remember it in my heart, as if the past happened just yesterday."

Mr. Qiao said: "When people are moving forward, they seldom look back. When they stop and look back, it proves that they are old."

Ye Lao said: "You are the youngest among the three of us."

Old Qiao sighed and said, "My health is the worst."

Ye Laodao: "You are stronger than all of us."

Qiao Laodao: "On the surface, some sufferings are only known by oneself."

Ye Laodao: "Looking back now, if we hadn't let our children enter the system, perhaps they would be happier than they are now."

"There are not so many ifs in this world." Old Qiao pointed at the ground with his cane while speaking.

Ye Laodao: "You are fine, there is someone to take over."

Old Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "Yuanjiang will retire soon. He lacks political wisdom and has no room for improvement. Although Xiaoxue has entered the system, she should be reluctant in her heart. The main reason is that she doesn't want to disappoint me."

He did not mention Qiao Rulong, mainly because he was worried that it would upset Mr. Ye. The breakdown of Qiao Rulong and Ye Qingya's marriage almost brought the two families to the point of breaking off relations. After pondering for a while, Mr. Qiao finally mustered up the courage to say, "Old Ye, I'm sorry for you."

Mr. Ye shook his head: "No one is sorry for anyone. Some harm is not intentional. We are not gods and cannot control everything."

Mr. Qiao nodded.

Ye Lao said: "How is Rulong's recovery?"

Old Qiao sighed: "There's nothing wrong with his health, but I feel like he's completely changed since the accident."

"For better or worse?"

Mr. Qiao had a serious expression on his face: "I can't explain it clearly, it's like he's become a different person. I've asked around, and his lifestyle and circle of friends have also changed."

Ye Lao said: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. It's not our turn to worry about it."

Qiao Laodao: "I really didn't expect you to take the initiative to ask me out."

Ye Lao said: "If we can meet once, we'll meet once. We may not meet again in the future."

Old Qiao laughed and said, "Are you cursing me?"

Mr. Ye shook his head: "I'm talking about myself. I don't know what happened these past two days. I always dream about those people who have left. I wonder if this is a sign."

Old Qiao said, "Don't say such unlucky words. With your figure, you will definitely walk behind me if you leave."

Ye Lao said, "I am older than you, and you still want me to send you off? You are clearly trying to take advantage of me."

Old Qiao laughed and said, "There is no old or young on the road to the underworld."

The two stood there and talked for an hour, and everything seemed to have returned to the past. When they parted, Qiao Lao passed by Xu Chunliang and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.

Mr. Ye got in the car and asked Xu Chunliang to take him home. Just then, Ye Qingya called and asked where Xu Chunliang had taken his grandfather.

Xu Chunliang told her that he was on his way back, and Ye Qingya said that Secretary Zhou came to visit his grandfather.

When Mr. Ye returned home, Ye Qingya was chatting with Secretary Zhou. Secretary Zhou saw Mr. Ye enter the room and quickly stood up: "Mr. Ye, you are back."

Mr. Ye smiled calmly and said, "Let Chunliang drive me around."

Xu Chunliang called out to Secretary Zhou. Secretary Zhou had just learned that he was coming to Beijing. This time, Secretary Zhou came to talk to Mr. Ye in private, and the two went to the study.

Ye Qingya quietly called Xu Chunliang to her side: "Where did you go?"

Xu Chunliang briefly told where he was going to accompany the old man, but did not mention the meeting with Mr. Qiao, which was also specifically instructed by Mr. Ye.

Ye Qingya said: "Maybe people like nostalgia when they get older."

Xu Chunliang had a bad feeling in his heart. From what he saw when he came to Beijing to see Mr. Ye, the old man was obviously preparing for separation. Although Mr. Ye still looked strong, there was no desire for life in his eyes. Xu Chunliang finally couldn't help but said, "Sister Qingya, I also think that Grandpa is not in a good condition."

Ye Qingya sighed and said, "I try to spend more time with him. He's been very quiet lately, and he's not interested in talking to me. It's better that you're here. At least he's willing to go out with you."

Xu Chunliang was about to say something when he saw Secretary Zhou coming out of the study with a serious expression on his face.

Ye Qingya gestured to Xu Chunliang to see him off. After all, the Xu family and the Zhou family are related by marriage, and Secretary Zhou was Xu Chunliang's former leader.

Xu Chunliang saw Secretary Zhou out the door.

Secretary Zhou turned around and glanced at the Ye family and said, "Mr. Ye is old."

Xu Chunliang was stunned. Although Secretary Zhou had a close relationship with the Ye family, it was still a bit inappropriate for him to say this.

Secretary Zhou reached out and gently patted Xu Chunliang on the shoulder and said, "Go back. It's getting dark. Don't go the wrong way."

Xu Chunliang heard something behind his words and looked at Secretary Zhou's face, but Secretary Zhou was walking away with big strides. Although his steps were big, his back was obviously hunched.

Xu Chunliang returned to the Ye family and heard from Ye Qingya that grandpa had not come out yet.

The two did not dare to disturb them. After waiting for half an hour, they still saw no movement, so they went to knock on the door together. When no one answered, they retreated.

Old Ye sat on a rattan chair with his back to the door, his eyes looking out the floor-to-ceiling window. Night had fallen and the sky was completely dark. The lights were on in the room, so he couldn't see the scenery outside at all.

Ye Qingya called out "Grandpa" worriedly.

Ye Lao responded weakly, "I'm fine, I just want to be alone for a while."

Ye Qingya and Xu Chunliang looked at each other, and then they quietly retreated. They didn't go far, but sat down outside, and time passed by.

The clock struck eight, and the tightly closed study door finally reopened. Mr. Ye staggered out. In the past few hours, he seemed to have aged a few years. Looking at the two people still waiting at the door, he sighed and said, "Don't worry about me. Go back and rest."

Xu Chunliang and Ye Qingya stood up and wanted to support him, but Old Man Ye waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary. He said that he wanted his granddaughter to accompany him for a walk and to see the moon.

Ye Qingya hurriedly got clothes for him, put them on, and accompanied him out.

Xu Chunliang originally wanted to follow, but Mr. Ye said he wanted to have a private chat with Ye Qingya.

Ye Qingya supported Grandpa and walked out of the house. Old Ye looked up at the sky. The moon was particularly hazy tonight. Old Ye looked at the moon and shook his head, saying softly, "You don't have to support me. It's not like I can't walk."

Ye Qingya said: "Grandpa, I bought an old house in Nanling Xieyang Village. It has been renovated. Would you like to come with me to take a look?"

Elder Ye looked at his granddaughter: "Nanling?"

Ye Qingya nodded and said, "It's Uncle Zhou's hometown. The scenery is very beautiful."

Mr. Ye said, "I see. No matter how good other people's hometowns are, they can't be as good as your own."

Ye Qingya said: "You will know when you go there."

Mr. Ye's gaze suddenly fixed on the front, his throat moved, and he suddenly quickened his pace. Ye Qingya was left behind by her grandfather's unexpected action.

"grandfather!"

Old Master Ye seemed to have suddenly regained his youth, striding forward as if he was chasing something. Ye Qingya hurriedly caught up with him and heard her grandfather excitedly shouting, "Changyuan, you're back... Changyuan..."

Then Mr. Ye's body fell forward as if he had been shot, and Ye Qingya didn't even have time to help him up.

Not long after the grandfather and grandson left the house, Xu Chunliang felt uneasy. He decided to follow them out to see what was going on. As soon as he walked out of the Ye family's gate, he heard Ye Qingya's exclamation: "Grandpa!"

Xu Chunliang realized that something was wrong and ran in the direction of the sound. When he got closer, he saw Ye Qingya who was terrified and Ye Lao who had just fallen to the ground.

Xu Chunliang rushed to Mr. Ye's side immediately, checked Mr. Ye's breath, and found that there was no sound at all. His pulse was also weak, so he concluded that Mr. Ye had died before he fell.

"Chunliang, save him, save him quickly!"

Although Xu Chunliang is an excellent doctor, he does not have the ability to bring the dead back to life. Now he can only do his best with his innate power.

(End of this chapter)