Gu Tinglin couldn’t have reached his current position if he were a chatterbox. 

Shu Xueqing reiterated, “I’m the head nurse.” 

Jiang Ning replied bluntly, “I don’t think you’re the head nurse; you seem more like a neighborhood committee aunt—you’re too nosy.” 

Shu Xueqing didn’t expect her to be so harsh, and her face changed immediately. 

What needed to be said had been made clear that day. If Gu Tinglin really got sick and was hospitalized, people who wanted to take care of him would probably have to line up. Why should Jiang Ning believe this cunning woman in front of her?  

She didn’t look good, and her forehead showed her scheming. 

Seeing her turn around and close the door, Shu Xueqing hurriedly said, “Jiang Ning, I didn’t lie to you. Chief Gu was so tired that he had gastric bleeding and was hospitalized.” 

“What does it have to do with me?” Jiang Ning asked back. “It wasn’t me who made him so tired that he had gastric bleeding.” 

“But you are his daughter, the only person he cares about and worries about.” 

Jiang Ning said the same thing, “Are you the aunt from the neighborhood committee?” 

She didn’t expect her to be so aggressive. Shu Xueqing was embarrassed, but thinking of the purpose of this trip, she gritted her teeth and said, “If it weren’t for the sudden natural disaster, he and I might have been married.” 

The news was too shocking, and Jiang Ning couldn’t help but stop. 

Shu Xueqing looked unnatural but still explained frankly, “I came here without telling him. He had a hard life. He has too many responsibilities and he has lost himself in the process.” 

Only when he mentioned you did he smile. I hope you can visit him and remind him to take care of his health.” 

After that, she looked at Jiang Ning deeply, turned around, and walked away quickly. 

Jiang Ning stood by the door for a while before closing it and going upstairs. 

She ate as usual, exercised, checked all the survival tools, and then stared at the space full of supplies in a daze. 

When she woke up in the morning, it was gloomy outside and there was no sun. 

Jiang Ning looked at the ceiling and suddenly said, “The one who came yesterday was Gu Tinglin’s confidante.” 

Huo Yishen had heard the conversation between the two yesterday but would not ask if she didn’t want to talk about it. 

Not all emotions can be understood or decided by others. 

All he can do is respect and support. 

Since she mentioned it, Huo Yishen asked, “Do you want to visit him?” 

“I was thinking that without him, I wouldn’t have had the chance to get this space.” 

Huo Yishen pulled her up, “Let’s eat and change clothes; I’ll go with you.” 

Given his status and position, Gu Tinglin had no shortage of food and drink, so Jiang Ning went there empty-handed. 

When she arrived at the base hospital, the front desk of the inpatient department learned that she was there to visit the chief and asked, “Do you have an appointment?” 

“No,” Jiang Ning hesitated. “If it’s inconvenient for you to arrange it, forget it.” 

It wasn’t inconvenient to arrange, but they didn’t have the authority to arrange it, “How about you contact the chief’s secretary?” 

Oh, it’s the secretary’s job to take care of the leader. The two are inseparable. If she wants to know where Secretary He is, why does she need to ask the front desk? 

Jiang Ning was about to leave when someone in a nurse’s uniform hurried over. “Jiang Ning?”

It was Shu Xueqing. 

Jiang Ning’s arrival made her feel relieved. “Chief Gu is undergoing an examination; I’ll take you to the ward to wait.” 

Afraid she might change her mind, Shu Xueqing handed her important tasks to other nurses. 

Since she was already there, Jiang Ning followed her to the special care ward. 

Gu Tinglin had just come back from the examination, but there were a bunch of people waiting for work reports outside the ward. 

Jiang Ning roughly counted them and found that there were about a dozen people, all wearing armbands with several stripes. 

Seeing her appear, Secretary He hurried over to say hello. 

“He’s so tired that his stomach is bleeding, and there’s still so much work to do?” Jiang Ning smiled. “Do you want to cure his illness or take his life?” 

Secretary He had tried to persuade them, but many decisions involving life and death required the chief’s approval. 

However, Gu Tinglin’s condition was indeed concerning. Secretary He quickly reviewed all the tasks and postponed those that were not urgent. 

Half an hour later, Jiang Ning entered the ward. 

The disease hit like a mountain, and the overwork-related illness had erupted all at once. Gu Tinglin’s face was very pale, and he was dealing with a lot of urgent work in a row. Just when the effect of the medicine started to show, he was tired and wanted to take a nap, but he actually fell asleep. 

Secretary He wanted to surprise the leader and hadn’t informed him that Jiang Ning had arrived. 

So when Jiang Ning walked in, she saw an elderly man looking weak and tired from illness. 

Her footsteps were light, and it didn’t wake Gu Tinglin. 

Jiang Ning stood not far from the bed, and her eyes fell on the table inadvertently. 

The drawer was not completely closed, revealing a small part of the medical record and the list of medications. 

Wow, a drawer full of medicines; he could almost eat it as a meal. 

She subconsciously picked up the medical records and test reports. It was not a fatal disease, but all indicators were very poor. Long-term overwork and mental stress had destroyed his once-strong body. 

To put it bluntly, if he continued to push himself so hard, he would be at risk of sudden death at any time. 

Jiang Ning looked through the list of medications, and her brows were knitted in concern. 

There is a pharmaceutical factory in the base, but due to the shortage of raw materials, it can only produce the simplest drugs, and their effectiveness is greatly reduced. 

There is no Western medicine for gastric bleeding, ulcer relief, and hemostasis; only Chinese medicine is used, and even several important herbs are missing. 

With Gu Tinglin’s status, the hospital would definitely treat him with care and use the best medicines. 

But they still couldn’t gather everything needed, so the effectiveness was naturally poor, with some symptoms relying solely on the body’s resistance. 

Unfortunately, his body was damaged, and his white blood cell count was ridiculously low. It was impossible for him to heal himself. 

“Jiang Ning?” 

In just a few minutes, Gu Tinglin had already woken up. 

His condition was poor, and in his daze, he thought he was dreaming, “Why are you here?” 

Jiang Ning didn’t hide the truth, “Shu Xueqing asked me to come.” 

Shu Xueqing? Gu Tinglin frowned but did not elaborate. “It’s nothing serious; the hospital made a fuss and insisted on keeping me here for observation. How are you doing?” 

What could Jiang Ning do? Others eat grass roots and tree bark, but she drinks red wine, hot pot, and ice cream. If not for the plate collision, she wouldn’t know how carefree her life could be. 

She didn’t answer. 

To be honest, facing this suddenly revealed father, Jiang Ning wasn’t particularly moved. 

It is true that she admires his great dedication, but it is different from family affection. 

If it weren’t for the space, which made Jiang Ning feel that she owed Gu Tinglin, she would not have come today. 

So even if they met, without the emotional foundation, she really couldn’t bring herself to say caring and warm words. “Without you, would the earth stop turning, or would the sun explode?”