After the hustle and bustle in front of the VIP room, every visitor was chased away by the doctor in charge in order to give some room to the patient to get ready.
Qi Xifeng and company were only visiting Qin Shaoze briefly as they still had something to do. Soon, they left, promising to come back to visit him post-surgery. Only Quze people stayed, wanting to stay close to Qin Shaoze until the end.
After a long, drawn-out necessary assessment of pre-surgery process, Qin Shaoze was left alone inside a waiting room. Liu Gang and Chen Ying had wanted to accompany him but he refused. He just wanted to be alone.
After around 10 minutes of waiting, the door was opened from outside very slowly and a small head was peaking inside. Pei Qian's face was seen at the crevice of the door.
Qin Shaoze saw her and gestured for her to come inside. She smiled and hopped to sit beside him.
Looking at her, he asked, "May I?"