"I certainly like her. Girls like her are hard to find these days," Lu Ying said, her eyes, which had just sparkled, suddenly clouded over. "Actually, Hao Ming he... Sigh, never mind."
Shen Xi was startled and seized the opportunity to ask, "Auntie, do you have any unspeakable difficulties?"
Lu Ying immediately withdrew her hand, her gaze darting away. "No. Perhaps they were destined not to be together, which is a shame."
Seeing her like this, Shen Xi didn't press further. She could only hope that Qin Siye would quickly find out the reason so they could help this pair of 'star-crossed lovers.'
After leaving Lu Ying's room, Shen Xi called Qin Si Yue and then went to Mei Yun's room to chat with her for a while.
At exactly five o'clock, she was about to take her leave to pick up the children from kindergarten.
However, she received a call from Xie Yifei.
"Xixi, have you left yet?"
"Not yet, I'm just about to leave." Shen Xi heard the anxiety in her voice and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"My mom's leg hurts terribly. She's tossing and turning and crying out in pain; she can't be calmed down," Xie Yifei's voice was clearly choked with tears.
"Don't panic, I'll be there right away." Shen Xi left Mei Yun's room, suddenly realizing that if she went, what about the children?
Yifei was emotionally unstable, and Jian Fan had to stay to comfort her, so he definitely couldn't pick up the children.
And Butler Wu had taken leave today. What was she to do?
Just as she was at a loss, Qin Siye's call came through.
"Shen Xi, are you off work?"
"I... I was just about to leave, but something urgent came up." Shen Xi replied with a troubled tone.
"Then don't rush, finish what you need to do. I'm already at the kindergarten entrance, I'll pick up the children." Qin Siye's warm and pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone.
Shen Xi felt a warmth spread through her heart, and a mist instantly appeared before her eyes. She blurted out two words, "Thank you!"
Qin Siye was about to say, "You're welcome! Just keep it in your heart."
But the call had already been hung up.
He put away his phone, a smile playing on his lips.
Could this act of timely help earn him another 'thank you'?
When Shen Xi rushed to Xie Han's ward, she found her still groaning in pain on the bed.
"Xixi, you're here. The nurse already gave her a pain injection, but my mom still feels pain. Look, what should we do now?" Xie Yifei's tears began to flow again as she spoke.
"Don't worry. I'll try acupuncture for Godmother," Shen Xi said calmly, placing the medical kit on the bedside table.
At this moment, Jian Fan, who had been standing by, suddenly spoke up, "Sister Xi, you stay busy here, I'll go pick up the children."
Shen Xi turned to him, "No need. Someone is picking them up."
Jian Fan frowned. He knew that Butler Wu had asked for leave today due to a family matter.
But Sister Xi said someone was picking them up, which undoubtedly meant Mr. Qin.
It seemed their day out together on Saturday had significantly eased the tension between them.
Suddenly, a thought jolted him, and he thought of Song Kaicheng.
Would he take action against Sister Xi now that he was back?
Also, if he knew Mr. Qin had already moved into Hua Ban Li, would he blame himself for not relaying this information?
As Jian Fan was lost in thought, Song Kaicheng's call coincidentally came through.
Jian Fan immediately exited the room and walked towards the emergency stairwell.
"Hello? Mr. Song."
"Jian Fan, are you still at the hospital?"
"Yes."
"How is Xie Yifei's mother?"
"She's in a lot of pain, and Sister Xi is giving her acupuncture."
"Oh. You've been helping Shen Xi quite a bit recently, thank you for your hard work," Song Kaicheng said, his voice as usual.
"It's what I should do. I also thank you for your cultivation over the years, Mr. Song." Jian Fan replied.
The next second, Song Kaicheng's voice, tinged with anger, came from the phone, "You still remember who cultivated you? It seems you haven't completely forgotten your roots."
Hearing this, Jian Fan's heart trembled. It seemed what was inevitable could not be avoided.
"Mr. Song, I... I will never forget your kindness."
"Really? I thought that after staying in the country for these few months, you would have been bought over by Qin Siye." Song Kaicheng's voice was chillingly devoid of warmth.