Her fingers pressed the power button, and the phone screen slowly lit up. She stared at the screen for a while and eventually moved her fingers to dial Shi Che’s phone number.
Ling Yunshu was holding a warm towel, carefully wiping Mrs. Shi’s face and limbs when suddenly, a ringtone sounded.
The ringtone was somewhat familiar; it was an old English song with a cheerful tune. Ling Yunshu thought for a moment, and a flicker of something passed quickly through her mind.
Wasn’t this English song one that Ling Chuxia used to like and hum from time to time? That’s why it sounded familiar.
This ringtone... is it from a cellphone? Whose phone could it be?
At the moment, she was the only one accompanying Mrs. Shi in the patient room, and the servants weren’t around. Her phone didn’t have this ringtone. She paused, her eyes looking around, and suddenly noticed a suit jacket lying on the sofa. The phone’s ringtone was coming from there.
Wasn’t this... Shi Che’s jacket?
Ling Yunshu’s heart skipped a beat, and she couldn’t help but walk over and pick up the suit jacket, reaching into its pocket to find Shi Che’s phone.
She picked up the phone and looked down at the screen; the word "Wife" directly entered her eyes and stabbed her heart.
Exclusive titles, exclusive ringtones, all his exclusivities were Ling Chuxia’s.
Ling Yunshu couldn’t help but clench the phone tightly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and a flicker of resentment and jealousy flashed in her eyes as her finger moved to press the decline button.
Wait... why would Ling Chuxia be calling Shi Che now? Doesn’t she hate Shi Che? How could she...
No, she couldn’t just reject the call. She needed to find out why Ling Chuxia was calling.
Ling Yunshu’s finger moved from the decline button to the answer button, and then she pressed it, putting it to her ear. Her voice was soft, extremely gentle, "Hello—"
Ling Chuxia hadn’t expected that upon answering the phone, instead of the familiar deep voice, she would hear this gentle and delicate voice.
She recognized it immediately; it was her elder sister’s voice.
Her elder sister had answered Shi Che’s phone...
Ling Chuxia’s voice paused for a moment before she slowly began, "Elder sister..."
"Mhm." Ling Yunshu gently responded, then softly continued, "Xiaxia, are you looking for Shi Che?"
"I... no... I just wanted to ask how Madam is doing? Is she out of danger?"
Ling Chuxia’s words made Ling Yunshu’s heart wrench suddenly. How did Chuxia know that Madam was critically ill? Clearly, nobody had informed her...
It couldn’t have been Sister Hua since she had been here the whole time. Could it be... Shi Che? No, Shi Che had been too busy since arriving at the hospital to have time to inform Chuxia unless... they had met before coming here.
Ling Yunshu gasped, if they had met... then what had they talked about?
She suddenly remembered, that night outside the hospital room, she overheard Shi Che’s words, he wanted to keep Ling Chuxia. So... he had already told her?
No, probably not. If Shi Che had indeed told her, given Chuxia’s personality, she had no reason not to come directly, but to call now to inquire.