It was a strange number. Could something have happened?
Lin Yebai’s complexion changed instantly as he picked up his phone and asked right away, "Xiaobao? Whose phone are you using? Where are you?"
Ye Xiaobao, upon hearing this, didn’t answer his question. Instead, she asked, "Uncle Lin, when will you and Mom come back? Are you still at that company?"
Lin Yebai nodded, "Yes, when your mother came for the job interview today, she just happened to meet a client bringing new merchandise, so I asked your mom to take a closer look. Xiaobao, where exactly are you? Why are you using someone else’s phone to call Uncle? Where’s your mom’s phone?"
"Uncle Lin, Aunt Xiaoqiao went to teach a class, and I was so hungry. Uncle Bingshan came to see me, so I asked him to take me out to eat," Xiaobao said.
Who is Uncle Bingshan?
Lin Yebai had never heard the child mention this person before. The last time there was trouble at Blue Mountain Villa, he came back and asked the child about it, and the child pointed at the news photos opened on his phone.
So, at this moment, when Xiaobao mentioned the four words "Uncle Bingshan," he was truly a bit stunned, but he vaguely sensed something was amiss.
As he held the phone, ready to ask again for clarity, Ye Ning, on the other end, had already seen him taking the call. She quickly left the pile of jade and walked over, "Is that a call from Xiaobao?"
Lin Yebai’s expression suddenly changed, but it was already too late to hang up the call...
"Let me talk to him. I have been out for so long, I should have called him much earlier." Ye Ning, unaware of the situation on the phone and thinking the child was just being fussy on the other end, took the phone from his hand with a sense of guilt.
"Hello? Xiaobao, it’s Mom!"
"Mom, you finally answered my call! Where are you, mom? When will you be back?" Xiaobao immediately cried out loudly upon hearing his mother’s voice.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ning felt even worse and quickly walked to a quieter area with the phone, trying to comfort him: "I’m sorry, Xiaobao. Mom will be back soon. Be good in the hospital room, and when Mom comes back, I’ll buy you something delicious, okay?"
"I’ve already had dinner. Uncle Bingshan took me for pizza!" Xiaobao replied.
"What did you say?" Ye Ning doubted her hearing, "Uncle Bingshan?"
Ye Xiaobao nodded on the other end, "Yes, Uncle Bingshan. He came to see me today. Mom, Uncle Bingshan is so nice. He ordered a lot of tasty food, and I even got takeout, waiting for Mom to come back so we can eat together."
Wait, how could there be an Uncle Bingshan? When did that man go to the hospital?
And how did Xiaobao end up going to have a meal with him? What about Xiaoqiao?
Ye Ning started to feel disoriented, she didn’t care about anything else and promptly got her bag together in the resting room: "Xiaobao, where are you now?"
Xiaobao answered cheerfully from the other end, "I’m in Uncle’s car. He said he’s taking me to do some errands. Mom, there’s no one in the hospital room. Xiaobao doesn’t want to go back."
Ye Ning lost her last ounce of composure. Looking at the strange number that was still in the call, which was indeed the number she had once called, she couldn’t care about anything else. She hung up the phone, approached the man at the entrance of the resting room: "Big Brother Lin, I can’t stay here anymore. I must go back, right away."