"I was driving and had my phone on silent."
Di Mingjue's voice immediately came from the phone after it was answered.
"Where are you now?" Ye Ziyu asked.
"At the school gate." Di Mingjue looked at the school's main entrance.
The school and the hospital were in the same direction. Ye Ziyu thought for a moment and immediately said into the phone, "Come to the hospital. I'm at the hospital."
"Did something happen? Stay put and don't do anything rash. I'll be there soon." Upon hearing that Ye Ziyu had gone to the hospital, Di Mingjue immediately stepped on the accelerator and rushed from the school to the hospital.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Ziyu stood in the hospital lobby, looking around.
Everything seemed normal. She really couldn't understand the purpose of the call. Was it just to make her rush there for nothing?
Standing on a tile, she spun around and around. Her dizzy head suddenly became clear.
A diversion tactic!
Ye Ziyu anxiously ran out of the hospital, quickly calling to stop Di Mingjue from heading to the hospital.
"Go to the First Experimental Primary School!" Ye Ziyu ran to the roadside and hailed a taxi.
Di Mingjue, rushing to the hospital on the other end of the line, didn't notice his phone vibrating on the passenger seat.
Looking at the unanswered call, Ye Ziyu anxiously said into the phone, "Answer the phone, quickly!"
After calling several times, Di Mingjue still didn't answer.
In desperation, Ye Ziyu contacted the teachers at the school.
As Qianqian's homeroom teacher, Xu Yan had exchanged contact information with Ye Ziyu when she last visited the school, to ensure timely communication regarding the children's matters.
"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
The same result occurred again. Ye Ziyu couldn't understand why no one was answering. Could her own phone be malfunctioning?
She looked up at the driver in front.
"Excuse me, sir, could I borrow your phone?"
The driver glanced at her through the rearview mirror, his eyes falling on her phone with a hint of suspicion.
Sensing this, Ye Ziyu immediately explained, "It's like this, my phone can't seem to make calls, and I wanted to try using yours."
Naturally, she wouldn't run off with his phone while in his car.
During a red light, the driver handed his phone to Ye Ziyu.
"Thank you, sir," Ye Ziyu said gratefully and immediately entered the number from her phone's contact list into the driver's phone.
As the call was dialed, her anxious heart pounded with the ringing tone.
Whether by chance or coincidence, the call was answered.
"Hello, may I ask who this is?"
"Teacher Xu, I'm Qianqian's mother."
Xu Yan looked at the phone screen and replied with surprise, "Qianqian's mother? Is this your new number?"
"No, I'll explain the phone issue later. Teacher Xu, please check on Qianqian and the others. I should arrive at the school in about ten minutes." Ye Ziyu anxiously instructed him on the phone.
Xu Yan had just come out of a meeting. The school's regulations prohibited teachers from using their phones during meetings. He happened to be returning to his office when he saw the incoming call.
He dared not delay anything Ye Ziyu had asked. While keeping the call open with Ye Ziyu, Xu Yan hurried towards the teaching building.
Entering the teaching building, Xu Yan was climbing the stairs when he heard hurried footsteps from above. He curiously looked up and saw a figure running rapidly towards him.
"Move!"
Sensing danger approaching, Xu Yan didn't dare to hesitate. He immediately dodged to the side from his spot in the center of the stairs.
With a whoosh, the person passed by him and disappeared around the corner again.
Xu Yan came to his senses, frowning as he looked at the person whose rough behavior was occurring in the teaching building.