Yan stumbled and slipped on the icy cold ground. Meanwhile, the person she ran into still stood firm and went to grab her arm when she stood back up. “It’s you?”
She turned her head up at the familiar voice and was astounded to see who it was. The person she ran into was Xiao Su. After seeing her pale face and watching her fall, he grabbed onto Yan but did not expect to see that it was really her.
On the other hand, Yan could not think of anything when she saw him. She only thought of Han Qing’s accident and how she had to go to him right away. In her absentminded state, she only took one look at Xiao Su before swinging her hand free then headed outside again. But after taking a couple of steps, there was a sharp pain in her ankle that almost made her fall to her knees if Xiao Su had not been there in time to catch her. “What’s wrong? What’s the emergency?”
Small beads of sweat started to form on her forehead from the pain. It hurt so much that she was unable to walk either. I must have sprained it when I fell earlier. But, I still need to go to Han Qing. I don’t even know how he is right now. I have to go. A thought occurred to her and she gripped Xiao Su’s hands. “I beg you. Please take me to the hospital near East Campus. The hospital near East Campus!”
The hospital near East Campus? His eyebrows slowly furrowed together. “What happened?” What put her in such a panic?
When he did not take her there right away and questioned her instead, she started to leave on her own again. He gave in and said, “I’ll take you there. Just give me a minute.” He was out shopping with Jiang Xiaobai and had waited for her outside while she was inside trying on clothes. Therefore, he had to inform her before leaving.
As soon as he turned around, however, Yan took off while limping. The injury to her ankle was evidently very painful but it looked like she did not feel anything as she kept running forward. Xiao Su had no choice but to go up to her to hold her back. But at that moment, she was unable to hear anything he was saying. Her only thought was on getting to the hospital near East Campus. Alas, he could not win against her so he just brought her to the hospital. Once I send Yan to the hospital, I’ll call Xiaobai to let her know. Xiaobai might get angry later when she comes out and doesn’t see me, but she should understand since it’s an urgent situation. Thus, he began to feel more at ease.
On the drive to the hospital at East Campus, Yan remained silent and simply sat there with a blank look in her eyes, looking very much like a puppet. Seeing her like that, he guessed something serious must have happened and did not dare to ask further.
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Jiang Xiaobai went shopping for maternity clothes. She had eaten a lot lately and grown fatter. On top of that, her stomach was also getting bigger. She was no longer able to fit into the maternity clothes she had prepared earlier on. When she was out today, she saw a dress that she liked at a maternity clothing store and decided to try it on. She fiddled for quite a while in the changing room, then was finally able to put the dress on properly. When she looked in the mirror, she felt like she was as fat as a pig now. When I go out later, I have to let Xiao Su know how fat I’ve gotten and how I lost my shape just to give birth to this baby. He has to treat me super well from now on and not let me suffer one bit!
Suddenly, she felt a slight pain in her stomach. It seemed like the baby was kicking her again, so she sat down for a while before going out. However, when she came out, she did not see a trace of Xiao Su anywhere. “Where is he?” She looked around her with the dress in her hand. The shop assistant walked over to her with a smile. “Miss, this dress looks good on you.”
Jiang Xiaobai was not thinking about the dress anymore. She asked, “Excuse me. Where did my husband go?”
The shop assistant was taken aback and looked slightly hesitant. “A lady knocked your husband down at the entrance earlier. After that, it seemed like the both of them left together.”
“Left?” She frowned when she heard that a lady knocked Xiao Su down. “Out of nowhere? How did she knock him down? And why did they leave together?” She could not make sense of any of it.
“I’m not too sure. I happened to be serving other customers, so I didn’t go up close and only got the gist of it. But I’m guessing your husband knew that lady.”
“How do you know?”
“I saw him helping her up.”
A woman Xiao Su knows?
“Oh, but that lady did injure her leg.”
At that, Jiang Xiaobai seemed to put the pieces together and speculated, “Could it be that the lady bumped into my husband and fell, which caused her to injure her leg? So, perhaps my husband helped her up and brought her to a hospital?”
The shop assistant seemed confused for a second then quickly nodded. “You’re so clever, Miss. After hearing you say that, I think that’s what must have happened.”
Jiang Xiaobai was a bit furious. “That b*stard. He should have at least told me if he was going to send someone to the hospital. How can he just disappear like that?” Typical straight men! She fumed.
When she went to get her phone to call Xiao Su, she realized that his phone was with her too. Because she had been using his phone to pay bills and shop, she conveniently put his phone in her bag earlier. That’s just great. Now I can’t get in touch with him and I don’t even know where to find him. At the thought of this, she became glum.
The shop assistant stared at her. “Miss, do you want that dress you’re holding?”
Without Xiao Su around, Jiang Xiaobai did not feel like trying on any more clothes. “Yes. But I can’t be bothered to change so I’ll just buy this one.”
After paying, she carried the item and went out. She waited at the entrance for almost half an hour but Xiao Su still did not return. With that big belly of hers, she could not wait any longer and headed home first. When she arrived home, he was not there either. She just lay on the sofa and watched television while munching on some food.
At some point, Liang Yahe came over to see her. When she realized that Xiao Su was not home, she scolded him angrily. Jiang Xiaobai smiled and told her about the day’s events. After listening to everything, Liang Yahe scolded even more fiercely. “You’re so far along in your pregnancy that you could deliver any day now. Yet, he just left you there to help a stranger? He’s going to get it from me later when he gets back.”
But Jiang Xiaobai did not see a problem with it. If that lady really sprained her ankle, then she had to go see a doctor immediately. Since Jiang Xiaobai was in the changing room for quite some time, Xiao Su, as the typical straight male that he was, probably thought of sending that lady to the hospital first then giving Jiang Xiaobai a call later.
“Mom, don’t scold him anymore. I know his personality. He must have wanted to call me as soon as he was at the hospital, but he just forgot that he did not have his phone with him.”
“I’m so angry. How did I give birth to such an ignorant son? Xiaobai, don’t you try to defend him. When this little brat comes home later, I’ll give him an earful.”
