Chapter 4: Ru lan's pain

After Ru lei left, the smile on Lan's face dissapeared as it was replaced with a sad and solemn expression, she took the photo frame beside her bed as she looked at it with intense pain. It was a photo of a man and a little girl about 5 years old, they had such happy smiles on their faces as the man carried the girl on his shoulders and she spread her hands, they were so happy. A tear slipped down her cheeks and fell down on the photo, as she wiped it off, the tears came running down more as if a dam broke. No one could understand Ru Lans pain under that feisty attitude and happy-go-lucky personality of hers.

Its been 18 years daddy, and i miss you so much, i think of you everyday. Im living the life you wanted for me and i know that will make you happy. Im a renowed and accomplised neuro-surgeon now. I have fulfilled the dream you wanted for me, but you are not here now. I know mom feels the pain too but we both know shes a master at concealing her emotions, you know i and my sister are twins now and she calls you daddy too even if she never really knew you, she smiled amidst her tears as she thought of her sister Lei, a stranger who became her world, her sister and her best friend. You know uncle Ru never lets me miss the warmth of a father, though i call him dad now just as you wanted.

You know dad, this is the perfect family I've always wanted and you gave me this gift before your passing, its such a shame you are not here to share in my happiness. I've become everything you wanted me to be and more, I watched the video and I've followed all your instructions. I'm really happy dad.

Ru Lans father Zhou Haiyu was a world renowned neurosurgeon with multiple awards and surgical procedures credited to his name. His name is well known in the medical feild but just when he was at the peak of his career and ready to enjoy his fame, fate struck.

On that fateful night he left the house in a hurry as he rushed to the hospital for an emergency brain surgery he was called for, for a critical patient, little did he know that he was the one who was going to end up on the operating table. As he drove to the hospital at top speed, little did he know his enemies had already plotted his demise, he was met with a ghastly motor accident and he barely made it alive, he was left in the cold night for about 4 hours until passerbys brought him to the hospital in the morning, he was rushed to the OR and operated on, it was a difficult one, but it was successful.

Lannie and her mother rushed to the hospital amidst tears as they wee informed about the devastating news of their father and husband, she was just six year old. By the time they got to the ward, her father was still unconcious due to the anaesthesia administered during surgery, they went in and saw her father just lying there without opening his eyes, lannie was scared, she called her father, and talked to him but the man did not reply. Her mom had to carry her out of the ward as she went out to fill the necessary forms. She left lannie with a nurse in the waiting room as she went to sought out the doctor to inquire about her husbands condition.