Ling Yunshu was sitting to one side and was the first to see Mrs. Shi collapse, alarming her into a loud cry, "Madam! What’s wrong with you?"
With her cry, everyone’s gaze sharply turned, even Shi Che’s footsteps came to another halt.
Mrs. Shi’s body suddenly went limp and she fell straight into the sofa as the servants almost unanimously gasped, at a loss for what to do.
Shi Che whirled around and immediately saw Mrs. Shi slumped on the sofa, her face exceedingly pale, even the color on her lips had completely faded away.
Mrs. Shi had always been strong-willed; when had they ever seen her ?
His black pupils rapidly constricted, his gaze growing heavy. He strode forward, brushed past the servants, and reached out to lift Mrs. Shi horizontally in his arms, hurrying out of the house.
Old Zhu saw Shi Che coming out with Mrs. Shi in his arms, first startled, then quickly realizing the gravity of the situation, he was startled too, but he reacted swiftly, jogging over to the car, and pulled open the door.
Shi Che carefully placed Mrs. Shi inside the car, then sat down himself, Old Zhu closed the door, quickly moved to the driver’s seat, sat down, started the car, and was about to drive away when Ling Yunshu had already caught up, opening the car door and sitting down in the passenger seat. She turned her head to look at Shi Che, her face full of worry, "Young Master, take me with you, please. I’m very worried about Madam."
Shi Che lifted his eyes to glance at her, his gaze deep and unfathomable, yet he did not oppose, Old Zhu, seeing this, pressed down on the accelerator, and the car sped away.
Mrs. Shi was brought to the hospital, and Shi Che carried her into the emergency room, laying her on the bed - the nurse politely asked him to step aside for a moment.
Shi Che and Ling Yunshu then waited outside the emergency room, and after a while, Sister Hua and several other servants also hurried over. Sister Hua looked at the white curtain, her eyes flickering slightly, her hands involuntarily clasped together.
After the doctor had thoroughly examined Mrs. Shi, he emerged from the emergency room with a grave expression on his face.
Shi Che and Ling Yunshu both stepped forward eagerly, and as the doctor stopped in front of them, he addressed Shi Che, "Mr. Shi, the old Madame’s illness seems to be no ordinary illness!"
Shi Che’s brows furrowed tightly, he had thought his mother might have simply fainted from a sudden rush of anger, but the doctor’s words, "not an ordinary illness"?
"I just examined the old Madame and found her condition to be extremely poor, not like a normal fainting. For other conditions, I’ll need to conduct another more detailed examination to get results."
Shi Che looked at the doctor’s solemn expression, his eyes, typically indifferent, now tinted with an unusual emotion. He composed himself, nodded at the doctor, his voice low and slightly hoarse, "Thank you for your efforts."
"Of course," the doctor replied politely, before adding, "Someone needs to go and handle the hospital admission procedures."
Sister Hua stepped forward, saying, "I’ll go."
The doctor nodded, about to ask a nurse to guide Sister Hua for the admission procedures, when Shi Che’s dark gaze suddenly fell upon Sister Hua. His low voice resonated, "Old Zhu will go, Sister Hua, you stay. I have some questions for you."
Sister Hua’s step hesitated, her heart uncontrollably leap.
Although Old Zhu was puzzled, he still nodded decisively, "Yes, Young Master."
Shi Che thus stared intently at Sister Hua, his voice calm, "Speak." Just two words, yet they carried an irresistible authority.