Standing at the entrance of the convalescent home, Zhuang Nainai observed the atmosphere and felt a little heartened .
Speaking objectively, she felt that Gu Deshou had done well to place her mother here . The environment here was really good . The weather in the area was great, and it was obvious that this home was meant for the wealthy . The residents were also very mild-mannered, and the nurses and doctors were detail-oriented when they did their rounds . Although they had blond hair and blue eyes, one could tell that they were very meticulous when doing their rounds and checking up on their patients .
Gu Deshou was really stingy when dealing with her . She hadn’t expected him to be so generous with her mother .
Zhuang Nainai heaved an inward sigh of relief . If her mother said that she had been doing well here, Zhuang Nainai really had nothing to worry about .
She turned around and looked at Si Zhengting, then continued walking forward .
Someone stepped out to welcome them . He asked slowly and calmly in English as to which patient she was looking for . Zhuang Nainai said her mother’s name clearly, and the person stared at them strangely .
Suddenly, he lowered his head and looked as though he was in a rush . He asked them to wait and ran off .
Zhuang Nainai’s gaze trailed after him, thinking that his reaction was really strange . The person was looking really anxious while walking away! Zhuang Nainai suddenly felt a sense of foreboding .
Could it be that her mother…
She couldn’t bear to continue her train of thought .
If she even heard a hint of how Mother Zhuang had not been doing well here, she would start to blame herself for not taking better care of her .
Zhuang Nainai was nervous with worry and rushed to the entrance, pushing past the nurses in the convalescent home . She ran inside and shouted, “Mother!
“Mother!
“Zhuang Meiting!”
Zhuang Nainai burst into the convalescent home and started looking around for her mother . However, she was shouting really loudly, and everyone turned to look at her strangely .
Someone came to stop her . Zhuang Nainai couldn’t bring herself to care . She was deathly afraid that these Americans were only nice to her mother on the surface but had actually been ill-treating her in reality .
She ran and ran, then saw the person who was at the front desk earlier . She hurriedly ran over to him .
When that person saw Zhuang Nainai rushing over, his expression became more anxious .
Zhuang Nainai hurried over and caught hold of him . “What are you doing? Where’s my mother? Are you people at this convalescent home liars? Have you been ill-treating my mother?”
She had asked him so many questions in the heat of her anger, and the person was too dazed to reply .
Then, the side door suddenly opened and a tall Caucasian walked in . He studied the scene before him, then arched an eyebrow . “What’s going on here?”
Someone immediately introduced him to Zhuang Nainai . Although she could only make sense of a single word in English, Zhuang Nainai understood that the person standing before her was the director of the hospital .
Si Zhengting had rushed over and took hold of Zhuang Nainai’s hand . “Don’t get too agitated . ”
Zhuang Nainai knew that she had acted rashly . This was a convalescent home . One couldn’t speak loudly as it would affect the patients’ rest . Her eyes were already red; however, she still apologized to the director . Then, the director invited her to the office .
Si Zhengting conversed with the director in fluent English, then a sudden understanding seemed to strike the director . He walked over and bowed to them apologetically, then started saying a whole stream of words .
The more Si Zhengting listened to him, the more furrowed his brows got .
In the end, his brows were tightly knitted together .
He anxiously asked a question, and the director replied . Then, Si Zhengting finally turned to look into Zhuang Nainai’s worry-ladened eyes . He pursed his lips before saying, “Nainai, Mother Zhuang… went missing yesterday . ”