"Doctor, I need to be discharged,"
Bai Xiao made a stern request.
She was a perfectly healthy person now, why did she need to stay in the hospital?
Besides, the smell of the disinfectant in the hospital wasn’t at all comfortable.
She missed her An Erge, and wanted to go back and call him.
The doctor looked at her, smiled, and said, "Bai Xiao, you really can’t be discharged. The Dean has already instructed that you have been moved to the VIP ward. A nurse will be handling your transfer soon, and you’ll have to stay in the hospital for at least another week. Don’t worry, the VIP ward is very comfortable. There’s a TV, it won’t be boring, and you can shower. It has a private bathroom, which is very convenient."
Bai Xiao was puzzled. She wasn’t ill, so why did she have to be hospitalized?
But without the doctor’s discharge order, she really couldn’t leave.
"Doctor! Why is this happening?"
"I really am all better!"
"Doctor, I..."
The doctor was really worn out by this young girl.
He really couldn’t afford to offend anyone.
After all, this was a special instruction from the Dean.
He had to take good care of her.
"Bai Xiao, representatives of foreign Heads of State will be coming to visit you soon, and the national leaders also mentioned they will visit you the day after tomorrow! So you see, you really can’t leave now. Just relax as if you’re resting, eat and drink whatever you need to, just say the word! All expenses will be covered by our hospital."
That was the reality of the situation.
Bai Xiao then realized that she had no chance of leaving.
From a purely medical standpoint, Bai Xiao was absolutely fine, but this was the highest directive; national leaders were coming. Not only was the Dean involved, but by tomorrow, heads of the entire health system were arriving. How could he, a mere doctor, dare to let her go?
He gave a signal to the two nurses.
The only regret was that Bai Xiao’s fainting spell was just a simple faint, and she was in too good physical condition, showing hardly any signs of weakness, giving them no real medical issue to treat. They had to make do with other arrangements.
The so-called VIP ward was actually a senior official’s ward.
Although she was in excellent health, the nurses still supported her, one on each side, back to her ward.
Okay then, Bai Xiao suddenly felt like she might actually be broken.
The senior official’s ward was indeed high-class; no wonder it was synonymous with VIP ward. The place really was deluxe, not to mention the wooden floors! It also had wooden wainscoting, a separate bathroom, and an extra living room for guests, making this suite probably the highest standard in their hospital.
After all, according to what was understood, these next few days were not really for treatment but for the leaders to visit her, the meritorious official.
She didn’t actually want to make a show of it; she had intended to sneak away. Obviously, the nurses’ station had received instructions, and they guarded her strictly. Even if she just peaked out, a nurse would immediately come over to check on her; even for eating or fetching water, she didn’t need to lift a finger.
Someone else was in charge; there was no way she could step out of the ward.
Bai Xiao pulled her head back from the door.
She sighed.
Zhang Zhaoyuan sat immobile on a chair, peeling an apple.
"Don’t think about it too much. Even if you did leave, going back to school with great fanfare would probably make you even more uncomfortable. Just stay put!"
Bai Xiao returned to her hospital bed, having to lie here even though she wasn’t ill, perhaps a kind of rite of passage for a young lady.
She looked at the telephone.
Well, she could make a call, right?
They had agreed to call every three days and write a letter once a week, and today was supposed to be her day to call.
Otherwise, An Erge would start to worry.