Chapter 2 After work the next day, they went to the hospital ward together.
At the ward entrance, they saw Mengyao massaging Song Jiaping, who was lying in bed.
"Mengyao, have you eaten? I brought you some food. You're taking care of Doctor Song in the hospital, so you need to replenish your nutrition too." Susu put down the dinner she had brought.
Mengyao covered Song Jiaping and greeted them, "President Qin, Susu, thank you."
Tianyi stood aside and looked at Song Jiaping, who was still lying in bed without any change.
Susu smiled at her and said, "Why are you being so polite with us? We also hope Doctor Song can get better soon."
Mengyao shook her head helplessly and said, "There's still no improvement. The doctor told me today that he's afraid he'll remain in a coma like this, and the nutrition from IV fluids alone won't be enough to sustain him for long."
Susu glanced at Tianyi and said, "After consulting with foreign experts, they proposed a plan, but it's risky. It depends on whether you're willing to try."
"What plan? Can it cure Jiaping?" Mengyao asked anxiously.
Tianyi looked at her and explained the foreign experts' specific plan, including the pros, cons, and risks.
Mengyao fell silent after listening, unable to make a decision for a moment.
She knew that if the surgery failed, Jiaping would lose his life.
If Jiaping were no longer in this world, what would be the point of her living alone?
Of course, she hoped he would wake up, but she dared not take the risk. Her heart was being pulled back and forth, and she couldn't say anything.
Susu, sensing her thoughts, comforted her, "You don't have to decide immediately. Just know that this method exists. Tianyi will send you the relevant information later, and you can review it carefully."
"Okay, I will consider it carefully," Mengyao said gratefully.
Tianyi added, "I'll also give you the contact information of that expert. If you have any questions, you can communicate directly with them. If you decide to have Mr. Song undergo surgery, I'd like to invite that expert to perform it personally, as that would reduce the risk."
Mengyao nodded repeatedly and said, "President Qin, Susu, you've thought of everything."
"It's what friends should do," Tianyi said. "Don't worry about it, just focus on taking care of him."
Susu and Tianyi stayed in the ward for a while longer before bidding Mengyao farewell and leaving.
As soon as they got back into the car, Tianyi asked, "What do you want to eat tonight? My treat."
Susu smiled and looked ahead, thinking hard, "If you're treating, it has to be the best and most expensive. So, what should we eat?"
Seeing that Susu hadn't come up with an answer after thinking for so long, Tianyi laughed helplessly and said, "You weren't like this before. Now that you hear I'm treating, you want to rip me off. You're so ungrateful."
Susu joked, "How much is conscience worth? If I don't rip you off, it's a waste."
"You, Gu Susu, are so bold with your words now. Let me see how I'll deal with you." As he spoke, Tianyi reached out his hands to tickle her waist, her most ticklish spot.
Susu couldn't dodge him in the car. She could only try to block his hands, but she couldn't. She quickly begged for mercy, "I won't rip you off, okay? We can eat whatever you want, you decide."
As soon as she finished speaking, Tianyi's phone rang.
She quickly added, "Stop messing around, someone's calling you. Answer the phone quickly." She felt as if this call was a lifesaver.
Tianyi let her go and reached for his phone.
She also sat up straight and asked curiously, "Who's calling you? It's already after work. Is there still something going on at your company?"
Tianyi glanced at the caller ID and said, "It's not an employee from the company. This should be the principal of Xiao Xingxing's school."
"Ah, has something happened to Xiao Xingxing?"
Tianyi didn't know either and answered the call.
He had just said, "Hello."
The other person immediately asked, "May I ask if you are Chen Yuxing's father?"
"I am."
"Hello, there's something I must report to you."
"Please go ahead."
"Our school's holiday has ended, but Qin Yuxing has not returned to school. Has he gone home? Is he still at home?" the principal asked.
Tianyi's expression instantly became solemn. "He hasn't gone home. Before the holiday, he told us he was going on a trip to the surrounding areas with some classmates. Is he the only one not returning to school, or have the classmates who went with him also not returned?"
"He's not returning to school alone," the principal confirmed. "I've asked his roommates and classmates, and no one went out with him. He left school alone during the holiday and didn't tell anyone where he was going."
"How could this be?" Tianyi felt a sense of foreboding.
Xiao Xingxing had been studying abroad for less than half a year. Where could he go alone?
Even if he went traveling alone, why didn't he tell them or contact them?
"Then, do you think our school should report this to the police? Is Qin Yuxing missing?" the principal asked for his opinion.
Tianyi immediately exclaimed, "What should we do? Of course, we should report it to the police! Your school should hurry up and do it!"
Susu, listening from the side, roughly understood what had happened and was extremely anxious. She tugged at Tianyi's sleeve and asked, "How could Xiao Xingxing be missing?"
The other person said "Okay" and hung up. Seeing that Qin Yuxing hadn't returned home, it was more important to report it to the police and find him.
Tianyi murmured, "Xiao Xingxing isn't a child who likes to play. How could he go out on his own during the holiday and not return to school?"
He thought of something and quickly asked Susu, "Have you contacted him recently?"
Susu shook her head and said, "No. The day before their school holiday, he contacted me proactively. He sounded normal on the phone, and everything was fine. I knew he was going out with classmates, so I didn't bother him. I was afraid that if I called him too often, he'd find me annoying and his classmates would laugh at me."
"Call him now and see where he is and why he's not returning to school."
"Okay." Susu quickly took out her phone and dialed Xiao Xingxing's number abroad, but the voice prompt indicated that the phone was turned off.
She tried calling via video chat, but it also failed. She couldn't help but say, "Could his phone be out of battery, or is he not carrying it with him?"
Tianyi couldn't think of any other way to contact him for the moment. He tried to calm himself and said, "The principal of his school should have already reported it to the police. He's a smart child, he'll be fine. We'll wait for news from the school."
Susu didn't respond to him and continued to try contacting Xiao Xingxing with her phone.
She never imagined that after not contacting Xiao Xingxing for just a week, she couldn't reach him anymore.
She was extremely anxious, not knowing what had happened to this child abroad.
Tianyi started the car. He was no longer in the mood to go out to eat with Susu and drove straight back.
Upon returning to the villa, he immediately contacted his friends abroad one by one, asking them to help search for Xiao Xingxing.
Susu didn't know how many times she had dialed Xiao Xingxing's phone, but it was still turned off, and she couldn't reach him.