CHAPTER 600: CHAPTER 598: FORCED MARRIAGE

Staring at the empty room, Xiao Anze was completely stunned for a full minute.

Coming to his senses, he randomly stopped a nurse in the hallway, "Where did the patient from this room go?"

The young nurse glanced at the hospital room and said, "This patient was discharged last night, and a man came to pick her up and left."

She left last night?

Xiao Anze waved the nurse away, then entered the room and checked every possible hiding place before confirming that Yang Qiao had indeed left.

He dialed Yang Qiao’s number, only to be greeted by that mechanical female voice.

He sat down on the sofa, defeated, with a vacant gaze.

When Xiao Qing walked into the hospital room with Dabao and Xiaobao, she saw Xiao Anze sitting dispiritedly on the sofa, and the bed had been tidied up neatly, the room showing no signs of someone living in it.

Her heart trembled slightly.

She had been holding onto a sliver of hope, betting that Yang Qiao wouldn’t sneak away, so she brought Dabao and Xiaobao with her, but...

While she was lost in thought, Dabao had already let go of her hand, ran up to Xiao Anze beside the sofa, and asked, "Uncle, did Aunt Yang Qiao leave first and ask you to tell us not to wait for her?"

Xiaobao also ran over, huddling next to him and said, "Uncle, grandpa and grandma said we should call her aunt-mom, but where is she?"

Xiao Anze never showed his emotions in front of others.

He masked his negative and anxious feelings, curved his lips into a smile, and took the two children into his arms, "Your aunt-mom went home first, but you can’t come back with me just yet. When your aunt-mom feels a little better, I’ll bring her to visit you, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two little ones chimed in unison, "Okay."

Xiao Anze secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Xiao Qing and asked, "Did Lu Jinyang come with you guys?"

"Yeah, he’s downstairs."

"Something the matter?"

Xiao Qing had just finished speaking when Lu Jinyang’s voice echoed in the room.

Seeing her daddy coming, Xiaobao immediately waved to him, "Daddy, aunt-mom already went home first, and we didn’t get to see her."

Lu Jinyang walked over, took Xiaobao into his arms, and said to Xiao Anze, "Not working today, want to come over to our place?"

"Yeah."

On the way back, Xiao Qing, worried that something might happen to Xiao Anze, and Lu Jinyang decided to let Dabao and Xiaobao ride with Xiao Anze while she drove Xiao Anze’s car.

Soon after getting home, Xiao Yijian and Zhang Qianqi, who were called by Xiao Qing, rushed over. Learning that Yang Qiao had left without saying goodbye, both were slightly frozen in place and turned their gazes to Xiao Anze.

"Anze, did you force Yang Qiao into marriage?"

"Mom~ don’t talk nonsense. My brother was planning to bring up the marriage matter with Sister Yang Qiao today," Xiao Qing walked over and subtly tugged at Zhang Qianqi’s clothes, signaling her not to talk.

Zhang Qianqi opened her mouth, seemed ready to speak, but then said nothing.

At that moment, Dabao and Xiaobao walked over, each taking the hands of one elderly person and headed towards the toy room. Xiaobao said while walking, "Grandma, great-grandpa and great-grandma went back to their home, so come play with us."

Zhang Qianqi was somewhat surprised, "Went home? Back to Empire?"

"Yes!" Xiaobao nodded vigorously, "They said they would come back next week."

"That’s good." Zhang Qianqi was planning to talk to them about Xiao Qing and Lu Jinyang, but since they were not around, it could wait until next time.

In the living room, Xiao Qing, Lu Jinyang, and Xiao Anze each sat on a sofa.