My dear daughter has been missing for so long. She originally thought that after that incident, Xin Yi would be in a bad mood and wouldn't want to come home for a while…
But now, she's dying… I must get Xin Yi back!
"Okay, is it that Zhang Xin Yi's family needs to be notified?" the doctor asked the nurse beside him to record, while confirming with Liu Xin again.
"Otherwise? Are you deaf, doctor? Hurry up and notify my daughter. If I don't see her, I won't let your hospital off!" Liu Xin scolded the doctor fiercely, her emotions extremely agitated. She even wanted to get out of bed and act, but was stopped by the orderly.
"Auntie, you're dying, so you should speak more kindly. Your daughter hasn't even shown up to see you. Now you're in a hurry, why don't you urge her yourself!"
The young nurse following the doctor couldn't stand it anymore. She said to Liu Xin sarcastically.
The doctor quickly reprimanded the nurse a few times, and they hurriedly left.
"What kind of nurse are you! You come back here, see if I don't curse you to death!" Liu Xin was hit by the nurse's words, her expression contorted as she cursed, spitting everywhere.
Seeing that Liu Xin's blood pressure was about to rise again, the orderly quickly coaxed Liu Xin to lie down and not get angry.
Liu Xin coughed for a long time, her neck turning red. She was also afraid that getting angry like this again would worsen her condition, so she lay quietly on the hospital bed, only her chest still heaving.
After Liu Xin's emotions stabilized, the orderly poured a cup of warm water and placed it in Liu Xin's palm. She secretly observed Liu Xin's complexion.
"Actually, if you ask me, since you've been hospitalized, I haven't seen your daughter visit. Now it's come to this, and she still hasn't come, it's a bit unreasonable. Alas…"
The orderly's soothing words were piercing, but they also spoke the truth.
Liu Xin had been in the hospital and had no idea about the situation outside, only thinking that her daughter was truly heartless for not coming to see her. She choked up for a moment.
"You go out too, I want to be alone."
Liu Xin asked her to leave. The orderly had no choice but to leave. Her phone vibrated in her pocket. She glanced at Liu Xin, who had her back to her, and made an "ok" gesture.
After the door was closed, Liu Xin was left alone in the ward. She clutched the quilt tightly, took out her phone from under the pillow, and dialed Zhang Xin Yi's number.
It was busy, just like always.
Liu Xin's heart sank halfway. She sent Zhang Xin Yi a long text message, and then opened her messaging app, saying with a cry.
"Wuwuwu… Xin Yi, my darling daughter, you must come back quickly! Otherwise, you won't even be able to see your mother's last face! The hospital has given me a critical illness notice. Mom doesn't have much time left…"
At this point, Liu Xin's throat was so choked with sobs that she couldn't make a sound. She calmed herself down and continued.
"Your father is in jail, and I don't expect him to come to see me, but how I wish Xin Yi, you could come and accompany your mother! I think of you every day, even in my dreams it's my darling daughter… If you hear this, please come to the hospital quickly!"
After sending two long voice messages, Liu Xin cried uncontrollably. She held her phone, as if it were her last hope.
Meanwhile, Zhang Xin Yi, dressed in an inconspicuous tracksuit, was selecting good fruit at a fruit stall, humming a tune.
Now that she had money, she thought of picking some good fruit and asking someone to send it to the hospital for Liu Xin.
To avoid the Zhan family suspecting her, Zhang Xin Yi was very careful, pretending to still be missing and not daring to see Liu Xin, fearing that Liu Xin would let her guard down and leak something.
"I'll see you after this period of wind passes," Zhang Xin Yi muttered sadly to herself. She was like Da Yu controlling the floods, passing by her own home three times but not entering. The difference was, she was doing bad deeds.
Zhang Xin Yi didn't think much more, paid for the fruit, and walked out of the fruit stall. Her phone in her pocket vibrated a few times. She took it out and looked.
It was a voice message from her mother.
During her disappearance, Liu Xin had persistently sent voice messages to Zhang Xin Yi every day, but she hadn't dared to reply to a single one.
At first, it was out of shame, but now it was out of fear of attracting the attention of the Zhan family.
But… what is this?
Zhang Xin Yi was attracted by the photo Liu Xin had sent, which looked like a hospital examination report. She went to a hidden corner and opened it to take a closer look.
Thunder roared in Zhang Xin Yi's mind. Her eyes instantly widened. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, reading the critical illness notice word by word.
She understood every word on this paper, but when she put them together, she couldn't understand it at all.
Mom, is she dying?
Zhang Xin Yi staggered, and the phone slipped from her hand with a clatter, falling to the ground.
She covered her mouth and screamed silently, her fingers trembling. Even the fruit she had just picked rolled onto the ground. The bright red apples tumbled away, covered in dirt.
Zhang Xin Yi looked at the critical illness notice again. The hospital's official seal was stamped on the bottom right corner, so real, so vivid, it pierced her eyes.
How could such a big thing have happened, and she's only finding out now!
Zhang Xin Yi then remembered that her own card was blocked, and only the card Bai Qing bought for her was active.
Her mind in a daze, she quickly picked up her phone and turned on her original card.
A flood of calls and messages filled her vision. The hospital had called her several times, and sent several text messages.
"Miss Zhang Xin Yi, our hospital has issued a critical illness notice to your mother, Liu Xin. We are officially notifying you that patient Liu Xin has limited time left. Please contact the patient promptly."
The words struck home. Zhang Xin Yi slowly squatted down, feeling a burning pain in her heart. She was so close to a good life. When the storm passed, and her mother recovered from her illness, she would help her out of the hospital. She would also hire a lawyer to help her father. The three of them could live happily together again…
Zhang Xin Yi sniffled, opened the voice message Liu Xin had sent, and put the phone to her ear to listen softly. Her mother's tearful voice broke her down once again.
Tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes, wetting the ground in front of her. After listening to the voice message, Zhang Xin Yi was already weeping profusely. She wiped the tears from her face forcefully and stood up.
"Mom, you must wait for me. I'm coming to the hospital to find you now!"
Zhang Xin Yi clenched her fists and said softly. She hailed a taxi and headed towards the hospital.
"Driver, drive faster! My mom… is in critical condition, I can pay extra!" Zhang Xin Yi urged the taxi driver. She looked at the traffic lights, her heart filled with anxiety.
"Okay, miss, don't worry. I'll drive as fast as I can," the driver replied, and the taxi sped up.
Zhang Xin Yi nodded, and a mobile phone ringtone came from her pocket. She took it out and looked at it.
It was Bai Qing calling.