The condition was critical and there could be no delay. Yu Zexiao had no choice but to nod immediately, "Fine, I’ll change my clothes first. Remember to tell me the name after you get to the hospital, and I’ll be there right away!"
As they spoke, the medical team from the ambulance had already come down, conducted a cursory examination, and took Liu Chunmei onto the vehicle. Jian Anning and Lu Jiayuan, of course, followed along.
On the way, Liu Chunmei lay on the stretcher writhing and groaning softly, her face even paler and the sweat on her forehead growing more abundant. Worrying about her, the atmosphere inside the ambulance with Jian Anning and Lu Jiayuan was low, and even Jiayuan, who usually had more to say, just waited quietly on the side.
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They quickly reached the hospital. The ambulance stopped, and they were not immediately asked for payment but proceeded straight into the emergency room. It turned out to be appendicitis, and it would have been bad if they had arrived any later.
Watching Xiaoliu being wheeled into the operating room, Jian Anning and Lu Jiayuan also couldn’t help feeling a bit anxious. As they looked on, a doctor came over, "Who is the family member of the patient? We need to process the payment."
Those few words made Lu Jiayuan instantly embarrassed.
He had come to talk to Jian Anning, and naturally, he wouldn’t have brought money with him in the middle of the night. But, as a man, not having money on him felt like a slap in the face!
On the other hand, Jian Anning didn’t have enough money on her either. However, fortunately, she had asked the nurse which hospital they were heading to as soon as she got on the ambulance. By now, Yu Zexiao must already be on his way here, right?
"All right, you go handle the fees first, and I’ll take the bill to make the payment."
Without saying much else, the nurse immediately turned and entered the nearby medical office. Just as Jian Anning was following inside, Yu Zexiao’s call came, "I’m downstairs at the hospital, where are you?"
"I’m on the third floor by the emergency room, come on up."
Not even five minutes after hanging up the phone, there was Zexiao, already making his way up.
Knowing he was coming to the hospital, he had put on a bit of a disguise, wearing a cap and a pair of large black-framed glasses—those without lenses—and casual clothes, which completely changed his appearance. When he ran into Lu Jiayuan at the entrance, he was taken aback, what was this scoundrel doing here?
But the next second, when he saw Jian Anning coming out of the medical office with a bill in hand, he fought to suppress his anger and took a few steps forward, "Anning."
Then, he immediately took her hand, asserting his claim!
Indeed, seeing his hand tightly holding Jian Anning’s, Lu Jiayuan’s pupils shrank slightly.
"Ze—" She began to say but dared not speak his name.
Yu Zexiao’s celebrity status could truly be frustrating at times.
"Did you bring your wallet?" she asked right away. Yu Zexiao nodded, and she went on, "Then let’s go downstairs to pay first. Xiaoliu has already been taken to the operating room for appendicitis."
Yu Zexiao ignored her and cast a sidelong glance at Lu Jiayuan beside him, his expression clearly questioning: "What is he doing here?"
Jian Anning was flustered—wasn’t this the time for jealousy? She didn’t bother with it: "Let’s go make the payment first, and I’ll explain everything to you slowly later."
Only then did Yu Zexiao respond with an arrogantly uttered "Hmm" from his nose, taking his wife by the hand and heading downstairs without looking back.
Once at the elevator, Yu Zexiao immediately asked, "Anning, what’s the deal with that guy?"