Chapter 1174: Chapter 1174: Turning Point (15)

“That’s not it. They told us to find the director, but isn’t the director Yuan Hui? However, Yuan Hui is on a business trip,” Ruan Jianguo replied.

They kept emphasizing to find the director, yet mentioned that the director was on a business trip. Shu Jiao listened and somehow felt as if they were directing them to find someone else in the Yuan Family.

Shu Jiao, being a meticulous person, naturally started to think even more about the situation.

She first comforted Ruan Jianguo: “Hmm, let’s go in and see Mom first. Don’t worry too much yet. Our area is a bit underdeveloped. If it’s serious, we’ll take Mom to Beidu for a check-up.”

“Alright.” Having Shu Jiao around, Ruan Jianguo felt much more at ease and entered the hospital with her.

Just a few seconds after they entered, someone stood at the door and peered inside for a bit, then turned around and ran out. They didn’t notice that there were also two people in the small grove to the right of the hospital observing them.

Ruan Jiaojiao and Xiu Xi didn’t leave the hospital. Upon learning that someone from the Ruanlin Family might be seriously ill, Ruan Jiaojiao was heavy-hearted and didn’t feel like going to school. Sitting at the hospital entrance wasn’t appropriate, so Xiu Xi took her to the grove next to the hospital, where there were benches specifically for doctors, nurses, and patients to relax.

Ruan Jiaojiao watched Shu Jiao rush over. As those two entered the hospital, she naturally noticed the person standing where Shu Jiao and Ruan Jianguo had stood.

It was a man in his forties or fifties. Ruan Jiaojiao thought he looked familiar and couldn’t help but glance at him again. After he ran away, she turned to Xiu Xi beside her and asked, “Brother Xiu, don’t you think that person looked familiar?”

“He’s the gardener from the Yuan Family,” Xiu Xi replied.

It wasn’t that he deliberately memorized all the people from the Yuan Family, but he had an exceptional memory. Even if they had only met once, he remembered that the gardener was from the Yuan Family.

After Xiu Xi said that, Ruan Jiaojiao suddenly realized, she might have seen this person at the Yuan Family.

Over two years ago, she stopped going to the Yuan Family. Shu Jiao and Xiu Xi never explained the real reason, only told her not to go. She naturally trusted them more than the Yuan Family. Since they advised against going, she stopped visiting.

But why was this person from the Yuan Family acting so suspiciously?

Ruan Jiaojiao furrowed her brows, feeling as though the person from the Yuan Family was staring at her parents.

In the hospital room, Shu Jiao was checking on Ruanlin. Except for that fainting episode yesterday, Ruanlin looked much better today, though the frown on her face indicated that she was worried about her serious illness.

“Mom, don’t worry for now. I will talk to the doctor soon. If it’s really serious, we’ll go to Beidu for treatment. There are many specialists there, they can definitely cure you.”

“Alright, I’m not afraid. Just do what you need to do and make sure to take care of Jiaojiao,” said Ruanlin.

Hearing Ruanlin mention Ruan Jiaojiao, Shu Jiao felt a pang in her heart. She wondered where the two of them were now. However, with Xiu Xi accompanying, she wasn’t too worried.

Seeing the old lady not in great spirits, she didn’t rush to mention that Ruan Jiaojiao was missing. Shu Jiao vaguely guessed that Ruan Jiaojiao might be nearby the hospital. Her daughter was sensitive, and perhaps yesterday’s issue wasn’t hidden from her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have decided to go with Xiu Xi for some noodle soup so early in the morning.

Shu Jiao chatted with Ruanlin for a while before asking Ruan Jianguo to take her to find the attending doctor from yesterday.