Su He had no idea that Lu Yanbei was brewing a big surprise for her.
The moment she finished updating today's content, she received a call from an unfamiliar number. The caller had rung several times, showing an unwavering determination to get her to answer, so for the sake of peace, Su He finally picked up.
"Hello, who is this?" she asked.
The voice on the other end sounded unfamiliar, with a hint of urgency. "Excuse me, are you a family member of Jiang Xiaoxiao? Miss Jiang is currently in the emergency room for treatment. Could you please come over? We need a family member's signature for some documents."
Upon 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 chatting. How could she suddenly be in the emergency room?
So, Su He cleared her throat and asked, "How do you know I'm her family member?"
The other party clearly paused for a moment. "Well, in Miss Jiang's contact list, your name is the only one that looks like a family member. The situation is urgent. Could you please come to the hospital as soon as possible? The address is..."
The caller spoke very quickly, not sounding like a scammer. Furthermore, she had provided a specific address. If it were a scam, wouldn't they just ask her to transfer money?
Could it be that Jiang Xiaoxiao had really met with an accident?
Thinking of this, Su He felt a lurch in her heart.
She fumbled for a piece of paper from the table and asked the nurse to repeat the address. "Please 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 a bit surprised by her answer.
Su He didn't have time for explanations and simply said she was on a business trip. After hanging up, she immediately booked a plane ticket on her phone, planning to travel overnight.
After quickly packing her suitcase, Su He remembered to inform Lu Yanbei.
"Xiaoxiao had an accident, 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 an urgent matter to attend to and couldn't leave. He didn't want Su He to drive herself, so he instructed the driver, Old Yang, to take her to the airport. "I'll deal with this and meet you in Nancheng."
Su He's mind was in a whirl, but Lu Yanbei's words inexplicably calmed her down.
She responded with a "Okay," and silently prayed that Jiang Xiaoxiao would be alright.
She arrived in Nancheng in the early hours of the morning.
She rushed to take a taxi to the hospital. Jiang Xiaoxiao had already been taken 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 horrifying sight.
Su He's eyes were filled with worry.
The doctor seemed young and sighed. "She had a miscarriage, followed by severe bleeding. She was on the verge of death several times. It took all our effort 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 a miscarriage?
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 the same surprised expression. When we doctors were asking her questions, she knew nothing. She herself probably just found out about the pregnancy."
Su He:......
Jiang Xiaoxiao appeared carefree and her periods weren't always regular, sometimes present, sometimes absent. This matter could indeed be true.
"Why did she bleed so much?" Su He recalled their conversation yesterday and couldn't foresee such a terrifying event happening.
"The passerby who brought her in said she got into an argument with someone, was pushed to the ground, and that caused the miscarriage," the doctor said, shaking his head with pity in his eyes.
This child had already formed. It had left this world before its mother even knew of its existence.
How tragic!
Su He felt extremely distressed upon hearing this, but what puzzled her even more was, whose child was Jiang Xiaoxiao carrying?
She had never even dated anyone, how could she have a child?
One question after another popped into her mind, making her dizzy.
"Fortunately, she survived," the doctor said, explaining page by page with the examination report. "However, this miscarriage has caused severe damage to her body. It will likely take years of recovery."
"You're not her family, are you?" The doctor looked at her for a while before suddenly asking.
Su He nodded truthfully. "I'm her best friend, her closest friend."
"No wonder she called you that," the doctor instantly understood the meaning of "darling."
If they weren't close friends, she wouldn't have flown from another city in the middle of the night.
Such friendship was truly rare in today's society.
"Having a friend like you is her fortune."
A nurse standing nearby couldn't help but complain. "Her family members' phones were either unreachable, or they hung up immediately upon hearing about the surgery."
"What kind of relatives are these!"
The doctor glanced disapprovingly at the nurse, and they all withdrew from the ward.
"Thank you, doctor." After hearing about Jiang Xiaoxiao's ordeal, Su He's mind was a jumble. She dryly thanked the doctor and then quietly stayed by the bedside.
She didn't want Jiang Xiaoxiao to wake up to find no one by her side. Moreover, Jiang Xiaoxiao was on an IV drip, and someone needed to watch it.
Su He had a busy day and then traveled overnight, and by this time, she was truly exhausted. But looking at the remaining IV fluid, 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, drowsy.
At this moment, the anesthesia must have worn off, and Jiang Xiaoxiao slowly opened her eyes. The smell of disinfectant in the room and the bandage on her wrist reminded her where she was.
She tried to lift her arm but found herself completely without strength. The throbbing pain in her abdomen also made her wish she were dead.
She recalled what the doctor had said before entering the operating room, and a wave of immense grief and regret washed over her.
She was not 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 it was just weight gain. She had 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, unable to stop.
Hearing the sobbing from the other side, Su He rubbed her eyes and pushed herself up. "Xiaoxiao?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao opened her blurry eyes and looked towards the foot of the bed, only to see Su He's familiar figure appear in her sight.
She wasn't dreaming!
Su He had really flown to Nancheng!