My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

After the coming-of-age ceremony, Jiang Guanqing and his entourage had a big meal outside.

After returning home, Jiang Ning, Tong Fei, and Qu Liao were dragged by Jiang Huai to play games together. The gaming room was filled with the clattering of keyboards and mice.

Jiang Ting carefully held her camera and computer, sitting cross-legged on the sofa editing photos.

Jiang Guanqing had just finished washing up and changed into a soft set of pajamas when there was a knock on the door. Jiang Yan was standing outside.

"Brother, I have something I'd like to talk to you about."

Looking at Jiang Yan's cold and stern face, Jiang Guanqing felt inexplicably nervous and stepped aside to let him into the room.

Jiang Yan sat down on the sofa, took out the contents of the folder in her hand, and spread them out on the table.

Jiang Guanqing lowered his eyes; on the table were several CT images and reports.

"Brother, I have already contacted authoritative doctors in the relevant fields to review the previous test reports and data."

Jiang Yan pointed her fingertip at a spot on the CT image, her tone serious, "Brother, your heart has a moderate defect, and your pulmonary artery systolic pressure is higher than before, your right ventricle is significantly enlarged, and you have moderate tricuspid regurgitation. If you continue to delay, your heart function will only get worse and worse, and the surgical risk will increase exponentially."

For adults with congenital atrial septal defects, the earlier the intervention, the better. Interventional closure or thoracoscopic repair are techniques that are now very mature…

"Xiao Yan," Jiang Guanqing interrupted Jiang Yan, looking up, "wait a little longer."

Jiang Yan frowned, her voice carrying a hint of barely suppressed anger.

"Big brother, what are you waiting for? Nam Yoon-ah has been sentenced, it's all over. We'll all be with you, we won't leave you alone anymore. Are you going to wait another five years? Why? In five years, Xiao Liu will have graduated from university! In five years, will your body even be able to handle surgery...?"

Jiang Yan realized her loss of composure, stopped abruptly, covered her face with her hands, and took several deep breaths.

After calming down, Jiang Yan knelt down in front of Jiang Guanqing, her eyes slightly red and her expression vulnerable. "Brother, I'm sorry, I was just too scared."

Seeing Jiang Yan like this, Jiang Guanqing felt very sad. He knew that Xiao Yan was right, but he was still afraid.

Jiang Yan grasped Jiang Guanqing's hand and pleaded, "Big brother, I'm begging you, please come with me to West China Hospital tomorrow for a full pre-operative evaluation, okay? If the results aren't ideal, we'll figure something out. If the results are ideal..."

Jiang Yan lowered his voice and tempted, "Big brother, Xiao Ning has only forty-three days left until the college entrance exam. If the surgery goes smoothly now, we can go and see him off. We'll all feel more at ease if you're healthier."

Jiang Guanqing felt as if something had gently squeezed his heart.

Jiang Guanqing was tempted. His heart condition was like a ticking time bomb. He knew that Bai Xin, Gong Bolin, and his brothers were all very worried. If the surgery was successful, they could go about their business with peace of mind.

But if something unexpected happens, Xiao Ning is at a crucial juncture in his college entrance exams, and he can't...

The room remained quiet for a long time, with only the soft sound of each other's breathing.

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up instantly.

Jiang Guanqing reached out and ruffled Jiang Yan's hair, emphasizing helplessly, "We're only doing an examination, not promising surgery."

"Okay." Jiang Yan straightened up and underwent a pre-operative assessment, which gave him hope of persuading his older brother to have the surgery.

Late at night, the villa fell completely silent.

"Hmm, stop fooling around." Jiang Guanqing had just woken up and was still a little groggy. He hugged the soft white cloud, rubbed his cheek against it, and mumbled.

"Little one~"

Upon hearing Bai Yun's voice, Jiang Guanqing squinted open his eyes and saw that it really was Bai Yun. He realized that he had returned to the familiar grassy area and his mind had cleared up.

Jiang Guanqing looked at Baiyun with sparkling eyes, "You missed me~"

"Mmm, baby, I miss you so much! I've been so busy tracking down the defector system lately that I haven't had time to play with you..." Baiyun's voice carried a hint of grievance and guilt.

"I'm sorry, little one, I lost track of the defector system." Baiyun seemed particularly remorseful, and was slowly turning into a dark cloud.

Jiang Guanqing quickly pulled Bai Yun into his arms, "It's okay, you're already very capable."

Baiyun was still very sad. "It has no martial ethics. Not only did it hide and run away, but it also used a tool to leave this world."

Jiang Guanqing was slightly taken aback. "...Left this world?"

"Yeah, what if it doesn't come back? We haven't made it pay the price yet!"

Jiang Guanqing suddenly felt a dampness on his hand and looked up in surprise. "Have you been crying?"

"Waaaaah..."

Suddenly, Baiyun broke free from Jiang Guanqing's embrace and flew a few steps away from him. The next second, countless large water droplets fell.

The grass and flowers on the meadow below the white clouds are growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Jiang Guanqing's eyes widened slightly. Wow, so amazing...

Jiang Guanqing couldn't bear to see Baiyun cry, so he got up and walked towards Baiyun, wanting to hug her. But every time he took a step forward, Baiyun would float back a little.

Jiang Guanqing had no choice but to stop and gently coax, "Don't cry, okay? You've already done a great job. It's that defector system's fault. It's so evil, the worst in the world..."

After several minutes of coaxing, the large raindrops gradually turned into a light drizzle, and then slowly stopped.

Bai Yun was pulled back into Jiang Guanqing's arms. Her body color slowly turned pink as she became shy, and it took a while for her to return to white.

"Baby, I've already contacted the tracking system. It'll be here in five days. We'll definitely be able to catch that traitorous system then."

Jiang Guanqing nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, it's definitely possible, I believe in you."

Bai Yun chuckled, then hesitated before speaking, "Little one, why don't you want to have the surgery? Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

Jiang Guanqing paused, chuckled, and patted Baiyun. "Thank you, baby. I'll have the surgery after Xiaoning finishes her college entrance exam."

Baiyun knew that the college entrance examination was very important to human children, but she didn't quite understand the connection between it and Zai Zai's surgery. She gave a vague "hmm" in response.

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Jiang Yan made an appointment for 9:30 the next morning. Jiang Guanqing and Jiang Yan went to the Department of Cardiac Surgery on the 15th floor of West China Hospital side by side.

Jiang Yan was very nervous the whole way, holding Jiang Guanqing's wrist tightly, her fingertips pressing on the thin skin, feeling Jiang Guanqing's pulse beat by beat.

The nurse at the nurses' station saw Jiang Yan and Jiang Guanqing and her eyes lit up instantly. "Dr. Jiang, Director Liu is already waiting for you and your brother in his office."

Jiang Yan nodded with a straight face. Jiang Guanqing looked at the nurse with some surprise. Why did she call him "big brother"?

Jiang Yan walked rather fast, so Jiang Guanqing had to catch up. He turned around to look at the nurse and saw her secretly making a heart shape with her hands for him. Jiang Guanqing couldn't help but smile.