Su He had no idea that Lu Yanbei was brewing a big surprise for her.
As soon as she finished updating today's content, she received an unfamiliar phone call. The other party called several times, giving the impression that they wouldn't give up until she answered. To get some peace, Su He had no choice but to pick up.
"Hello, who is this?" she asked.
The voice on the other end sounded unfamiliar and a little anxious. "Excuse me, are you a family member of Jiang Xiaoxiao? Miss Jiang is currently in the emergency room undergoing resuscitation. Could you possibly come over? Some documents need a family member's signature."
Hearing this, Su He's first reaction was that it was a scam call.
Jiang Xiaoxiao had spoken to her on the phone just yesterday, laughing and joking. How could she have been suddenly rushed to the hospital for resuscitation?
So, Su He cleared her throat and asked, "How do you know I'm her family member?"
The other party was clearly taken aback. "Well, in Miss Jiang's contact list, your entry is the only one that looks like a family member. The situation is urgent, could you please come to the hospital first? The address is..."
The caller spoke quickly and didn't sound like a scammer. Moreover, she provided a specific address. If it were a scammer, wouldn't they have asked her to transfer money directly?
Could it be that Jiang Xiaoxiao had really run into trouble?
Thinking of this, Su He's heart skipped a beat.
She fumbled to tear a piece of paper from the table and asked the nurse to repeat the address. "Please, you must save her. Money is not an issue. I'll buy a plane ticket and fly over right now!"
"You're not local?" The other party sounded surprised by her response.
Su He didn't have time for explanations and simply said she was on a business trip. After hanging up, she immediately booked a flight on her phone, planning to leave that night.
After quickly packing her luggage, Su He remembered to inform Lu Yanbei.
"Xiaoxiao is in trouble. I need to go to Nancheng."
Lu Yanbei heard the urgency in her voice and quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, I'll have the driver pick you up."
He had something urgent to attend to and couldn't leave, so he didn't feel comfortable with Su He driving herself. He instructed Old Yang, the driver, to take her to the airport. "After I finish my current tasks, I'll meet you in Nancheng."
Su He was quite flustered, but Lu Yanbei's words inexplicably calmed her down.
She responded with a "Okay" and silently prayed that Jiang Xiaoxiao would be alright.
It was already past midnight when she arrived in Nancheng.
She hurriedly took a taxi to the hospital, and Jiang Xiaoxiao had already been brought out of the operating room.
"Doctor, what exactly happened to her? Why did she need surgery?" Su He looked at the sleeping Jiang Xiaoxiao, whose face was as pale as paper, a truly terrifying sight.
Su He was full of worry.
The doctor looked quite young and sighed, "A miscarriage, followed by severe bleeding. She hovered on the brink of death several times. It took all our efforts to save her."
Hearing the word "miscarriage," Su He was completely stunned.
Was she hallucinating?
Jiang Xiaoxiao was a young unmarried woman; how could she have miscarried?
Could the doctor be mistaken?
Seeing Su He's shocked expression, the doctor didn't seem surprised. "When she was brought in, she was still somewhat conscious. Like you, she had a surprised expression. When we doctors were taking her history, she couldn't provide any information. She herself probably only just found out about the pregnancy."
Su He: ......
Jiang Xiaoxiao appeared carefree, and her menstrual cycle wasn't very regular, sometimes absent. It was indeed possible that this was true.
"How could she have bled so profusely when she was fine?" Su He recalled their conversation yesterday and couldn't fathom how such a terrible thing could have happened.
"The passerby who brought her in said she had an argument with someone and was pushed to the ground, leading to the miscarriage," the doctor said, shaking his head, his eyes full of pity.
This child had already taken shape. It left the world before its mother even knew of its existence.
How tragic!
Su He felt extremely heartbroken upon hearing this, but what puzzled her even more was whose child Jiang Xiaoxiao was carrying?
She hadn't even had a boyfriend, so how could she have a child?
One question after another popped up, making her dizzy.
"Fortunately, she survived," the doctor said as he explained the examination report page by page. "However, this miscarriage has caused significant damage to her body. It will likely take several years of recovery before she's fully healed."
"You're not her family member, are you?" The doctor looked at her for a moment before suddenly asking.
Su He nodded truthfully. "I'm her best friend, her closest friend."
"No wonder she referred to you that way," the doctor instantly understood the meaning of "dear."
If they weren't close friends, she wouldn't have flown from out of town in the middle of the night.
Such a friendship was truly rare in today's society.
"It's her good fortune to have a friend like you."
A nurse standing nearby couldn't help but chime in, "Her family's phone numbers either couldn't be reached, or as soon as they heard about the surgery, they immediately hung up."
"What kind of relatives are these!"
The doctor shot the nurse a disapproving glance, and they all withdrew from the ward.
"Thank you, Doctor." After hearing Jiang Xiaoxiao's ordeal, Su He's mind was a mess. She thanked the doctor dryly and then quietly stayed by the bedside.
She didn't want Jiang Xiaoxiao to wake up and find herself alone. Besides, Jiang Xiaoxiao was still on an IV drip; someone needed to watch her.
Su He had been busy all day and then rushed to fly over overnight, making her quite drowsy by now. But seeing that the IV drip wasn't finished yet, she had to force herself to get up and move around to avoid falling asleep.
By the time the nurse came to remove the needle, it was almost dawn.
Su He tucked her in, leaned her head on the bedside, and dozed off.
At this moment, the anesthesia should have worn off, and Jiang Xiaoxiao slowly opened her eyes. The smell of disinfectant in the room and the gauze on her hand reminded her where she was.
She tried to lift her arm but found herself utterly without strength. The recurring pain in her abdomen made her wish she were dead.
She recalled what the doctor had said before she entered the operating room, and a wave of immense grief and regret washed over her.
She wasn't a competent mother.
She hadn't even known she was pregnant!
The baby had been in her womb for four or five months, and she hadn't noticed anything, thinking she had just gained weight and never considered the possibility of pregnancy.
Before she could even sense its existence, it was gone.
Thinking of this, tears involuntarily welled up in Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes, and she couldn't stop them.
Su He heard the sobbing from the other side and rubbed her eyes, propping herself up. "Xiaoxiao?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao opened her blurry eyes and looked towards the foot of the bed, seeing Su He's familiar figure appear in her sight.
She wasn't dreaming!
Su He had really flown to Nancheng!