Let's go back five to six years.
The girl's parents were open-minded and tolerant of their daughter and her childhood sweetheart's participation in the field of eSports.
Of course, at that time, there was no clear definition of professional eSports in China. In the eyes of the general public, eSports was still within the scope of ordinary online games.
However, the girl's parents didn't think much of it. They only saw it as a hobby for their child. As long as the child liked it and wasn't overly obsessed with it, they would support it.
Therefore, in the S1 season of the Chinese server, when a certain person brought a group of teammates and even encouraged the girl to join the "pirate ship" to participate in various online and offline competitions, the girl's parents also put in a lot of effort into it.
For example, there were many times when a certain person's team would be so poor that they couldn't even open a pot or eat a full meal in order to save money to go to an Internet cafe for training. They could only rely on instant noodles to survive. The girl's parents would also generously let their daughter invite a certain person and a few other teammates to eat at a restaurant. They would even invite them to their home and let the girl's mother specially cook to reward everyone.
Sometimes, if the competition was held in another city, and the girl's father happened to be on a business trip, he would help the team buy train tickets or tickets, and then help them book a hotel.
Later on —
At the start of the S1 World Finals, the girl's parents specially made time to apply for passports and visas for themselves in order to show their support for their daughter and the rest of the team. They accompanied the team to Taiwan and even Europe. They served as the team's logistics team for free, and they also supported the team as "fans".
Therefore, it was at that time that the couple became close to the group of young fellows in the team that they viewed as their own children and nephews. They also interacted with a group of people from the Chinese Esports Association at that time and became familiar with them.
At that time, Chu Fangnan, a staff member of the China Telecommunications Association's European branch, was one of them.
Therefore, although Zhou Wei only joined the China Telecommunications Association during the S2 and S3 seasons and took over Chu Fangnan's position as the person in charge of the London, England office, he didn't know anyone or the girl's parents. However, when the name "Chu Fangnan" was mentioned, the girl's mother, who had a good memory, quickly remembered.
After his wife's reminder, the middle-aged man also quickly came to a realization.
"Oh —"
"Are you talking about Little Chu?"
"Yes … when I was in England, I was indebted to him for taking care of me."
Without a doubt, with Chu Fangnan's way of doing things and personality, basically everyone who had interacted with him had an extremely good impression of him. The girl's parents were no exception.
It was precisely because of this that the couple, who were originally a little puzzled and wary when they saw Zhou Wei, soon relaxed after they confirmed this. They were just a little puzzled.
"But you haven't seen Little Chu for many years, right?"
"Why did they suddenly … invite people to visit our Xinxin?"
Indeed.
Even though they had met in the past and had a simple friendship, they hadn't seen each other in the past few years. To say that he suddenly appeared now … was really a little strange.
Mother An suddenly thought of something and looked at her husband: "Could it be Xiao Feng?"
The mention of this name also made Father An slightly stunned for a moment. He subconsciously frowned: "That can't be … that child shouldn't know about Xinxin's illness — didn't Xinxin ask us to keep it a secret from him?"
The conversation between the husband and wife left the two listeners a little confused. Although Zhou Wei had keenly captured the information of the name "Lin Feng", he still couldn't figure out the situation since he didn't know the truth. Therefore, he couldn't explain the confusion of the husband and wife in front of him. He only said,
"Sorry, I was only entrusted by Vice President Chu. I don't understand the situation."
As he spoke, he paused and remembered the business at hand. He couldn't help but look at the closed operating room door, then turned his head to look at the girl's parents in front of him again. He carefully chose his words and asked:
"So —"
"May I ask, how is your daughter … now?"
The conversation returned to the main topic.
Dr. Phil's eyes also couldn't help but look at the "surgery in progress" sign above the operating room door. Worry flashed across his face:
"It looks like … it's not over yet?"
Father An and Mother An finally got rid of their confusion for the time being. As they listened to the two people in front of them asking about their daughter's situation, the couple couldn't help but look haggard and powerless again:
"Well, it's been five or six hours since she went in …"
"The last time a nurse came out was two hours ago. We also asked, but the nurse only said that she was still in surgery. There was no way to guarantee anything else —"
As she spoke, Mother An couldn't help but lower her head again and sob slightly. Even a calm person like Father An's eyes turned red when he looked at the closed operating room door.
No matter how strong or optimistic the parents were …
When their daughter was in an emergency surgery and the situation was uncertain, they would also show their weak side.
Because there was nothing they could do.
They could only wait outside the operating room with their daughter on the operating table, anxiously and uneasily praying for a final result.
Dr. Phil tried his best to comfort them. "Don't worry too much. Dr. Simon, who's in charge of the surgery, is the best specialist in St. Edin. Please believe that we'll do our best to cure Cassie …"
Then he looked at the tired and haggard couple and couldn't help but persuade them worriedly:
"Moreover, the two of you have been here all night. I suggest you go and take a rest first, maybe have lunch. Otherwise, it won't be good if you get tired."
Yes, from early morning until now, the girl's parents had hardly closed their eyes, not even for a moment.
Whether it was mental exhaustion or physical exhaustion … it was obvious that the two of them had persevered to the limit.
Listening to Dr. Phil's persuasion, Father An also looked at his wife:
"Yes."
"Why don't you go back and rest first? I'll stay here."
But Mother An shook her head stubbornly, her eyes fixed on the operating room door, stubbornly and insistently:
"No."
"I'm not leaving."
"I won't wait for Xinxin to come out … I'll stay here!"
As she spoke, she thought of how her precious daughter was still suffering in the operating room. She did not know what kind of pain this elegant middle-aged lady could not help but burst into tears again. Father An let out a long sigh and took his wife into his arms.
Zhou Wei, who was at the side, saw this scene, and he could not help but feel sympathy and pity in his heart. Then, he shook his head and temporarily put these things at the back of his mind. He turned around and apologized to the couple and Dr. Phil. Then, he quickly walked to a corner.
The situation here …
It could be said that he had thoroughly investigated it.
Then.
Naturally, it was time to report the news to Vice President Chu on the other side of the ocean in China.
He took out his mobile phone from his pocket and clicked on the message sending panel. His gaze lingered on the blank text editing bar for a long time. After a long while, Zhou Wei took a deep breath and began to type on the touch keyboard —
"Vice President Chu, I have arrived at St. Edin Hospital and met the girl's parents here."
"It's very heavy, but I have to tell you some unfortunate news …"
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