Chapter 404: 404
When she returned to the VIP ward, she saw two beautiful nurses in pink uniforms, but her mother was nowhere to be seen .
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Just as she was wondering where her mother was, she saw her walk out of the adjoining washroom in a light green hospital gown .
“Ge Ge, why are you back so fast?” Zhang Manhua was slightly surprised to see her daughter back so quickly .
“Yes, I sent CEO Ji downstairs and came straight back up,” Pei Ge said while walking toward her mother .
Her mother did not continue questioning her on this .
Meanwhile, the two nurses’ eyes shone when they heard her say ‘CEO Ji’ .
“Auntie Zhang, is this your daughter?”
“She doesn’t look like Auntie Zhang at all . ”
Her mother merely laughed off their comments .
“She indeed doesn’t look like me . ”
Pei Ge’s looks did not resemble her mother’s or her father’s . Of course, even when she was skinny, she did not resemble either of her parents .
She only nodded in greeting at the two nurses .
“Miss Pei, what is your relationship with CEO Ji?”
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“Yes, what is your relationship?”
The two nurses looked at her with eyes full of curiosity .
Amused by the two nurses’ curiosity, she smiled and replied detachedly, “A superior-subordinate relationship . CEO Ji is my boss . ”
“Wow! CEO Ji is such a nice person; he’s a really compassionate boss…”
The two did not doubt her words and even proceeded to gossip at the side .
From their gossip, she learned that Ji Ziming was actually a ‘famous person’ in this hospital .
Amid their chatter and laughter, the two nurses measured Zhang Manhua’s body temperature and told her of the things she needed to take note of . They then left the mother-daughter pair by themselves in the ward .
“Mom, are you hungry? I’ll go out to buy some food if you are . ” She helped tuck her mother into bed .
Zhang Manhua shook her head . “I’m not hungry; I ate a little at home . You should, though . You’ve been busy, so you probably haven’t eaten dinner yet . ”
“I’m not hungry, too . ” She smiled at her mother .
“You still have to eat something even if you’re not hungry . ” Frowning, she tried to persuade her daughter .
“Mom, I’m really not hungry . It’s just perfect, since I can lose some weight . ” She sat at the bedside as she laughed .
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“You lass talking about losing weight, no one will believe you . ” Zhang Manhua knocked her on the head in amusement .
Chatting with her mother for a little while, her thoughts soon drifted to her best friend, Tang Xiaoyu .
She sighed softly halfway through her speech .
“Sigh…”
“What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly sighing?” Her mother looked at her curiously .
“I’m just thinking about why I haven’t been able to contact Tang Xiaoyu for almost a week . ” She shared her worries to her mother .
Her mother also became morose at this .
“That child… Why is she suddenly unreachable?”
“That’s right . I’m really worried to death about her . Luckily, there’s been no news of a plane crashing recently,” she softly commented in a voice brimming with concern .
However, even if there were no reports about planes meeting mishap in the air, there was still no way of knowing if anything else happened elsewhere .
Sigh… Why did I neglect asking for her parent’s contact details before?
She once more sighed inwardly, her eyes filling with helplessness .
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Zhang Manhua patted her shoulder comfortingly . “Don’t worry too much . I’m sure, Xiaoyu, that child, is doing fine . Maybe, she just misplaced her phone . ”
She nodded her head at her mother’s comforting words . All she could currently do was hope, anyway .
She sat and chatted with her mother inside the ward for a bit before returning home to pack the leftover essentials .
Once that was done, she retired to her bedroom and powered on her computer .
As she waited for the computer to power up, she reached for her phone and redialed her best friend’s number .
Alas, even this time, her call was still unable to get through .
“Sigh… Xiaoyu, what exactly happened to you…” she mumbled . She got busy with the computer and left a message on her best friend’s social-media account .
Done doing that, she surfed the net for information about gastric cancer .
She read online articles about the illness for a while before switching off the computer . With her mother’s essentials in hand, she made her way back to the hospital .
That night, she accompanied her mother at her first ever stay in the hospital .
It was a night of restlessness and insomnia for some people .
The next day, the mother-daughter pair woke up at daybreak .
Just as they finished washing up, the two nurses from yesterday walked in .
“Auntie Zhang, don’t eat anything yet . We’ll bring you for a full-body checkup now . ”
With that, the two nurses brought the mother and daughter out of the ward .
A long time passed before the series of tests was concluded .
By the time everything was over, it was already noon .
“Mom, let’s go have lunch . ” Escorting her mother to the VIP ward, she suggested this with a smile .
Zhang Manhua nodded . “Alright . Let’s go have lunch first . We can eat while waiting for the health report . ”
“Alright, then . Mom, wait here a little . I’ll go get us some food . ” She grinned and moved to go buy some food .
However, before she could reach the door, a number of strangers wearing uniforms barged into the room .
“You guys are…” She looked at the few men in shock . They seemed to be balancing plates of food in their hands .
“Hello, Miss Pei . We are here to deliver Madam Zhang’s and your lunch . ”
She was instantly dumbfounded .
However, the moment the lid of a dish plate was opened, she already had an inkling of who had ordered this lunch to be sent over .