"Fine," the man answered. However, he was now more curious than ever.
Since Leng Shaoting wasn't willing to tell him, there was no need to keep asking. The man decided to do the research on his own. The man, who was Xu Jinchen, believed it was easy for him to find out the truth.
While Gu Ning was running, she pulled out her phone, and called Gu Man.
The one who had called Gu Ning was Gu Man's female colleague, Wang Sufen. Wang Sufen got along well with Gu Man. Gu Ning knew her too. After Gu Man had fallen down from the stairs, Wang Sufen and the driver from their factory had driven her to the hospital.
Wang Sufen let Gu Ning call Gu Man when she arrived at the hospital, then Wang Sufen would tell her where they were.
Because they were already on the road.
The phone was answered. Before Gu Ning could say a word, the other side said first, "Gu Ning, have you arrived? Your mother is in the hospital now, but we don't have enough money, so your mother hasn't been admitted yet. She's on a patient bed in the hallway of the first floor of the inpatient department now."
Hearing that, Gu Ning was slightly annoyed. She was mad not because the hospital wouldn't admit a patient without money. She understood the hospital wasn't a charity.
However, she felt guilty that Gu Man hadn't received the treatment on time. Gu Ning rushed to her mother without delay.
At the same time, Gu Ning called An Qian to make sure her mother would be administered well and soon.
"Hi, who's this?" An Qian didn't have Gu Ning's phone number. She was regretting not asking for it those days.
Gu Ning said straightforwardly, "Miss An, this is Gu Ning. I need your help now. My mother just fell down the stairs. I haven't met her yet, and I don't know how she is right now, but she needs to be admitted. Could you please arrange a VIP patient room and the exam for my mother? I'll pay the bill later."
Gu Ning actually had no idea about An Qian's position in the hospital, but since she worked here, it would be quicker if she helped.
It was about Gu Man's health. Gu Ning couldn't waste the time.
After An Qian found out the caller was Gu Ning, she felt happy in her heart. She even wanted to complain that Gu Ning hadn't contacted her recently. However, when An Qian knew Gu Ning's mother had fallen down from the stairs, she immediately agreed to help.
"No problem. Where are you now?" An Qian asked with anxiety.
"I'm about to be at the first floor of the inpatient department. My mother is in the hallway," Gu Ning replied.
"Great. I'll make the arrangement right away. Please wait a moment." An Qian hung up before Gu Ning answered. She arranged it at once.
Before long, Gu Ning arrived at the hallway of the first floor in the inpatient department. She found Gu Man there. There was a woman of the same age stood beside Gu Man. She was Wang Sufen.
A man, who was about 20 years old, was with Wang Sufen. He was the driver who had sent Gu Man to the hospital.
"Nice to meet you," Gu Ning greeted Wang Sufen. Then she immediately checked Gu Man.
Gu Man was still unconscious now. Gu Ning didn't hesitate to use her Jade Eyes to see through Gu Man's head. There was only a red swollen injure on the back of her head. Gu Ning was slightly relieved.
But now the power of her Jade Eyes was limited. It cost her much power to see through Gu Man's head. Her face also turned pale afterwards. Thus Gu Ning didn't have enough power to help Gu Man recover.
From having been reborn till now, Gu Ning had never been so eager to have adequate power in her Jade Eyes. In that case, she would be able to help Gu Man.
But now she couldn't do anything.
After a few minutes, An Qian came to Gu Ning with several other male doctors.
"Gu Ning, I've already arranged a VIP patient room with exam equipment. Let's go there now," An Qian said. Those male doctors pushed the patient bed on which Gu Man was lying ahead.
Wang Sufen rounded her eyes in shock.
She knew Gu Man's financial condition well. Gu Man barely could afford the hospitalization cost, but now she was going to stay in a VIP patient room?
Although Wang Sufen was curious, it wasn't appropriate to ask.
"Thank you so much for driving my mother to the hospital. I understand that you still need to work. We'll thank you again when my mother wakes up," Gu Ning said to Wang Sufen and the driver.
Gu Ning and her mother basically would buy them a meal or some gifts to thank them.
"Don't worry about it. Your mother's health is the most important thing for you now. Take good care of her, and we're going back," Wang Sufen replied, then left with the driver.
When Gu Ning and the others walked in the patient room, Mu Ke called her.
Mu Ke and his friends had taken the taxi, and was 10 minutes late.
"Boss, where are you? We're in the hospital now," Mu Ke asked in worry.
"Room V08, seventh floor of the inpatient department," Gu Ning answered. She hung up directly, because she was in a hurry to visit Gu Man.
Mu Ke was slightly surprised when he heard room V08. How come it was a VIP patient room?
Though Mu Ke was puzzled, he was sure that he had heard it clearly. It wasn't the time to doubt. Mu Ke immediately ran ahead when he knew the number of the patient room.
An Qian checked Gu Man's body in person. Gu Ning stood aside. Although she was worried, she stayed quiet. She didn't want to bother An Qian.
Mu Ke and the rest arrived soon. They saw Gu Man was under exam, thus they didn't walk in right away. They didn't want to bother them neither.
"Mu Ke, what's going on here? How come Gu Ning's mother is in a VIP patient room?" Yu Mixi didn't found out Gu Ning's mother stayed in a VIP patient room till she arrived. She was very surprised since she knew well about the financial condition of Gu Ning's family.
"I have no idea either!" Mu Ke was confused too.
"Why can't boss' mother stays in a VIP patient room?" Hao Ran and his bros didn't know Gu Ning's background. They all felt puzzled about the talk between Mu Ke and Yu Mixi.
Mu Ke then told Hao Ran and his bros about the financial condition of Gu Ning's family. Hao Ran and his bros had a lot of sympathy for Gu Ning.
They believed Gu Ning's mother stayed in a VIP patient room in order to get a better treatment.
Meanwhile, the cost was also high.
"We can't let boss pay all the bills alone. I'll pay the medical treatment for her mother," Hao Ran said. He did that to support his boss.
"Me too."
Mu Ke, Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping all agreed.
Although Zhang Tianping was an orphan, he had opened a bar along with Hao Ran and Qin Zixun. The bar was very profitable, thus he was kind of a rich boy now.
Only Yu Mixi, who was from the same poor family as Gu Ning, felt guilty. She wasn't able to help Gu Ning at all, since her mother was in need of a large amount of money to pay the medicine now.
Mu Ke understood Yu Mixi was sad. He comforted her, "Mixi, I know your background. You don't need to feel guilty at all, because you also need help. If you need us, just let us know."
Hearing that, Hao Ran and his bros then found out Yu Mixi's family was also poor.
"Exactly! We're friends now. If you need us, be free to tell us," Hao Ran and his bros agreed.
They didn't care about money actually. They cherished friendship more.
Yu Mixi was so moved, and was about to cry. Although she needed help, she wasn't willing to owe them a favor.
Around half an hour later, the result was out.
"Gu Ning, you don't need to worry. Your mother is fine. She just hit the back of her head. There's only a swollen injury. Besides, your mother fell down from the stairs, only because she lacks of nutrition. She's weak, and needs a good rest." An Qian was relieved that Gu Man was fine.
"Glad to hear that. When my mother can wake up then?" Gu Ning was also relieved, but she felt hurt that her mother lacks of nutrition.
She didn't want to wait any longer. Once Gu Man woke up, she would tell Gu Man something about her. From now on, she wanted Gu Man to live a good life.
"She needs infusion of nutrition solution now, and probably will be awake within one or two hours," An Qian said. She then asked a nurse to take some nutrition solution from the pharmacy.
Gu Ning saw Mu Ke and the rest earlier on, but she was too worried about Gu Man, so she didn't walk out to meet them. Now Gu Man was fine, Gu Ning was relieved and went out to meet them.
"Boss, how's your mother?" Mu Ke and others asked when Gu Ning came out.
"Nothing serious. She just hit her head, and lacks of nutrition." Gu Ning said airily, but she felt sad in heart.
Everyone was greatly relieved, but also had sympathy for Gu Man being in malnutrition.
"It's late now. You all need to go back to the school. We have classes in the afternoon," Gu Ning said.
"No big deal. We don't care about the classes. We'll stay here with you," Hao Ran said. They couldn't leave Gu Ning alone right now.
"Exactly, we don't mind the classes," Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping agreed. They were used to skipping classes.
"Boss, I can ask for a leave this afternoon." Mu Ke also wanted to stay. Although he seldom asked for a leave normally as a good student, since today was different, he couldn't abandon Gu Ning.
"Gu Ning, I can ask for a leave too." No one was leaving. Yu Mixi of course wasn't willing to. Moreover, she was still concerned about Gu Ning now.
"Boss, please don't push us away. We must stay with you this afternoon." Hao Ran said with determination in case Gu Ning would reject.
Gu Ning felt touched. Except Yu Mixi, she had just met the rest for a short time, but they all cared about her.
"Great!" Gu Ning knew they wouldn't leave, so she agreed at the end.
"Boss, we're going to buy some food first. You can stay with your mother," Hao Ran said. He then pulled Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping to leave.
They had come to an agreement already. Mu Ke and Yu Mixi knew clearly Hao Ran and his bros were also going to deal with something else except food.
They were going to pay the bill for Gu Man.
However, they were told the bill had been paid already.
What had happened?
"Who paid the bill?" Hao Ran inquired.
"Doctor An paid all the costs," the worker said.
"Doctor An? A male or female doctor?" Hao Ran asked. He started to gossip.
"A female doctor," the worker replied.
"Is she boss' friend or relative?" Hao Ran guessed, but since the bill had already been paid, they could only go to buy food.
Before An Qian left, she had arranged everything well, and told Gu Ning to call her if any need arose.
When An Qian was gone, Mu Ke and Gu Ning called the head teacher to ask for a leave one by one.
Zhang Qiuhua didn't know Gu Ning had won Hao Ran and his friends till now. She was shocked, but also relieved.
"Sorry, Professor Zhang, my mother is in hospital now. I need to ask for a leave to take care of my mother. And Yu Mixi is with me too. Please allow us to stay," Gu Ning said.
"OK." The head teacher couldn't refuse since her student's mother had an accident.
Half a hour later, before Hao Ran and his bros came back, Gu Man woke up calling Gu Ning's name. Her voice was full of concern and anxiety.
"Mom, I'm here." Gu Ning immediately ran over, catching Gu Man's hand.
"Ningning, is it really you?" Seeing Gu Ning, Gu Man was a little surprised. She asked with worries, "How are you? Did you get hurt?"
Gu Man said, and wanted to check Gu Ning's injuries. Gu Ning pressed Gu Man's hand to stop her. If Gu Man moved, she would pull the needle.
"Mom, I'm totally fine!" Gu Ning didn't know why Gu Man would ask her that, but she comforted her mother at once.
"Really? I've received photos from Xiaoxiao. I saw you hit by someone. I was terrified." Gu Man was still in horror. Her body trembled lightly.
Knowing that, Gu Ning's face changed.
What? Gu Xiaoxiao had sent photos of her fighting with Hao Ran to Gu Man. Gu Man had fallen down from stairs because of that?
Very well. Gu Xiaoxiao irritated her once more.
Mu Ke and Yu Mixi were also displeased.
Gu Xiaoxiao actually intended to let Gu Man know Gu Ning was in fight with other schoolmates, thus Gu Man would criticize Gu Ning. She had no idea Gu Man would fall.
But the accident had already happened, and Gu Ning would never let Gu Xiaoxiao get away with it.
Although Gu Ning was in a rage, she still explained to Gu Man with patience, "Mom, no one has beaten me. I was simply having fun with my friends. You know Gu Xiaoxiao never likes me. She always picks on me. I refused to apologize, thus she deliberately took those photos. She simply wants you to blame me, but I'm fine as usual."
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