Chapter 501: Chapter 501

Jing Qiao detested Beijing.

All her nightmares were here, all the knotty issues were here, so all discomfort was magnified here.

Upon arriving in Beijing, she felt physically unwell, just as Song Boyuan felt out of sorts whenever he left Beijing.

Look, how starkly different they were.

So perhaps it was destined that they shouldn’t be entangled with each other.

Jing Qiao could no longer hear any sound beside her, only a buzzing in her ears, roaring with the noisy beating of her own heart.

The surrounding sounds seemed to be covered by a thick layer, as if soaked in water, making every sound indistinct.

“Hey? Hey!” the voice became clearer, then someone waved a hand in front of her.

Jing Qiao blinked and turned her head with difficulty.

Her shoulder had been grasped and gently shaken, “How are you? Are you okay?”

The voice of the newcomer was very gentle, Jing Qiao’s blurred vision gradually became clear, and she saw a beautiful, gentle face.

However, the other person seemed a bit surprised, “Why are you crying…”

The person took out a tissue from her bag, wiped her tears, and said, “Don’t cry. Let me help you sit down for a while. Is it a family member who is not well? Don’t be sad, everything will get better.”

Jing Qiao was helped by the person to sit down on a stone bench next to the flower bed, it took her a while to calm her emotions.

“Thank you,” Jing Qiao’s voice was soft and somewhat muffled.

“No need to be polite,” said the other person. “Feeling better? Can you walk? Where do you need to go? Do you want me to take you?”

“Thank you. I can go in by myself,” said Jing Qiao.

“That’s good; I have to go in too. I’ll take you inside.” The person still seemed a bit concerned, so she took the initiative to support Jing Qiao.

Perhaps because she had a gentle person accompanying her, Jing Qiao’s condition was indeed much better than before.

Although her steps were still difficult, she walked towards the hospital.

The person beside her firmly supported her.

After entering the hospital building, the person beside her took out her phone and made a call.

“I’ve arrived. Oh, then don’t come to pick me up, I can come in by myself. Don’t want to trouble you…”

After hanging up, Jing Qiao heard her asking, “Where do you need to go? I’ll take you there.”

Jing Qiao thought for a moment and gently shook her head, “I don’t know.”

She really didn’t know where within the hospital Song Boyuan had been taken for treatment.

“No room number?”

Jing Qiao shook her head, “I might… need to ask someone.”

“Okay, then I’ll accompany you to the information desk.” She helped Jing Qiao towards the information desk.

Then a tall figure in a white lab coat hurriedly came from one side, wearing a mask, looked around, and asked in surprise, “How come you two are together?”

Jing Qiao saw the person beside her look towards the white coat and smile slightly, “Ji Ning.”

Jing Qiao also looked at the approaching Song Jining, her face still a bit pale, she timidly asked, “Ji Ning, where is he?”

The person beside her was surprised, “Hm? You know each other?”

Song Jining said, “This is my sister-in-law. Xiaozi, how come you are here with my sister-in-law?”

“Ah, I saw her in the parking lot, she wasn’t in a good state. So I accompanied her in,” Xiao Caizi looked a bit surprised, evidently not expecting that her act of kindness in the parking lot was for Song Jining’s sister-in-law.

Song Jining’s sister-in-law… that would be…

Xiao Caizi couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Jing Qiao.

“This is…?” Jing Qiao asked Song Jining.

Song Jining said, “This is my wife, Xiao Caizi.”

Jing Qiao was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. Song Jining’s wife? Wasn’t that his older brother’s…

However, Jing Qiao didn’t have the mind to think too much about this; she asked Song Jining another question, “Where is he?”

“He went for a check-up,” Song Jining said, “Sis-in-law, don’t worry, it will be alright.”

After all, Song Jining was a doctor and could accurately judge many injuries. Giving such an assessment likely meant that the issue was not serious.

Jing Qiao breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Song Jining said, “Shall I take you to see him?”

Jing Qiao still felt very uncomfortable; the hospital was a place that made her quite uneasy, but since she had already come in, she gently nodded her head, “Okay.”

Song Jining looked at Xiao Caizi, “Xiaozi, will you come with me to see my brother, or will you wait for me in my office?”

Xiao Caizi smiled, “Neither. I will visit my grandfather, just call me when you are done.”

Song Jining nodded, “Okay.”

Xiao Caizi looked towards Jing Qiao, “Sis-in-law, I’ll be leaving first then.”

“Alright, take care. Thanks for just now,” Jing Qiao nodded her head.

Xiao Caizi: “Don’t mention it.” Then she looked up and instructed Song Jining, “Ji Ning, her complexion doesn’t look good; get her something hot to drink.”

“Got it.”

Xiao Caizi turned and left through the side door, heading towards the Nursing Department at the back of the hospital.

Taiheng Hospital was a high-end private hospital, so there was no emergency room, and the high cost deterred most people, meaning it was never too chaotic.

Behind the main facility was a very well-equipped nursing home where Xiao Caizi’s grandfather was staying in the Nursing Department.

Song Jining led Jing Qiao upstairs to the entrance of the radiology department.

“My brother is inside getting X-rayed right now, sis-in-law. Please sit here for a while. I’ll go and check on him,” Song Jining said.

Jing Qiao wanted to say no; she didn’t want to be left alone here.

But she remained silent.

So Song Jining went into the CT suite.

Jing Qiao sat on a chair in the hallway, which was very quiet.

Yet she couldn’t calm her heart; with a faint smell of disinfectant in the air, Jing Qiao found it a bit difficult to breathe.

She was squeezing her palm tightly.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

She was startled but quickly picked it up when she saw the name on the screen.

Su Lu hadn’t expected to be answered so quickly; it felt as if she hadn’t even heard the dial tone.

So, she wasn’t sure if the call had been answered until she heard the somewhat hurried breathing from the other end.

Su Lu paused, glanced at her screen, confirmed it was picked up, and then called out, “Hello? Xiao Qiao?”

Perhaps it was because Su Lu’s voice was too gentle, or perhaps it was because Jing Qiao had already deeply relied on Su Lu during her time in Feng City, but hearing Su Lu’s voice right now,

Jing Qiao completely broke down.

“Sis-in-law, I… wuu wuu…” she started sobbing softly.

Su Lu immediately panicked, “What, what’s going on? Qiao, what happened!”

Jing Qiao didn’t answer, just covering her mouth and continuously streaming tears.

Su Lu calmly asked, “Where are you.”

Jing Qiao sniffled, “At the hospital, I’m at the hospital.”