Chapter 42: The Bill Has Been Paid Already
Editor: Henyee Translations
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."
Chapter 43: Just for Fun
Editor: Henyee Translations
Gu Ning said, then rolled up her sleeves to let Gu Man check.
Although it was winter, the temperature wasn't low. Gu Ning didn't wear much. She easily rolled her sleeves up, and her beautiful arms without any wounds were out in the air.
"Yes, we were just having some fun. We didn't fight."
"Yeah, yeah."
Mu Ke and Yu Mixi immediately stepped ahead, helping Gu Ning explain to her mother.
Gu Man then found out there were other people in the room. They both were in the same school uniform. Gu Man knew they must be Gu Ning's schoolmates.
Gu Man chose to believe Gu Ning. Afterwards, she was completely convinced by Gu Ning and her schoolmates that they hadn't fight.
"That's great. That's great," Gu Man said.
Then, Gu Man looked around the room, and she was surprised.
She instantly realized this wasn't an ordinary patient room. It must be a luxury one.
But, she couldn't afford such a room.
"Ningning, I'm fine now. Let's leave the hospital as soon as the infusion ends," Gu Man said.
Gu Ning knew Gu Man well. She comforted her mother, "Mom, your head is injured, and you greatly lack of nutrition. You need to have a good rest. Don't worry about money. I'll explain to you later."
Since Mu Ke and Yu Mixi were both here, Gu Ning couldn't tell her mother now.
"But…" Gu Man wouldn't listen to Gu Ning. How could she not worry about money? She knew better than anyone else about their financial condition.
"You have to listen to me, and you can't leave the hospital without the doctor's permission. You have no idea how worried I was when you were in unconsciousness. If anything terrible had happened to you, what should I do?" Gu Ning used her ace in the hole, even Mu Ke and Yu Mixi were touched.
Gu Man didn't know what to say all of a sudden. She compromised, "Fine, I'll listen to you."
However, Gu Man was still uneasy about the money.
Gu Ning knew clearly what her mother was worried about, but she had to wait till her friends were gone.
After a while, Hao Ran and his bros were back with many packages of expensive health-care products.
Those health-care products were worth thousands at least.
Gu Man and Gu Ning were shocked, "Why did you buy so many of these?"
"Boss, nothing is more important than your mother's health. Please accept all of them!" Hao Ran said.
Gu Ning felt moved. She understood their kindness.
They were rich kids who never lacked of money. Thus Gu Ning accepted at the end, "Great, Let's eat first."
"Ningning…" It was unacceptable to Gu Man though, because those products were too expensive.
Gu Ning comforted, "Mom, it's fine. They're my good friends. They do this out of kindness. We can't reject that."
"Exactly, please accept our gifts. We all hope you can recover soon," Hao Ran and his bros immediately added. They were afraid Gu Man would say no.
Now, even Gu Man didn't want to hurt them.
Although Hao Ran and the others didn't know when Gu Man would wake up, they still had prepared nutritious meal for her.
After the meal, An Qian came with another bunch of health-care products.
"Doctor An, nice to meet you." Seeing An Qian came with a lot of health-care products, Gu Man felt very grateful.
"Gu Ning's mother, please have a good rest. If you have any need, just tell me. Gu Ning and I are friends. Your health is the most important," An Qian said kindly.
"Doctor An, I even don't know how to thank you." Gu Man felt more grateful now.
"It's nothing," An Qian said.
An Qian was still on duty, so she left after a short while.
In the afternoon, everyone stayed in the room to keep Gu Man's company. They told jokes once in a while. Gu Man beamed often.
Gu Ning didn't tell anyone else that Gu Man was in hospital, Gu Qing included. She didn't want to worry them.
…
Gu Ning didn't attend classes this afternoon, which became an excuse for Shao Feifei to make fun of Gu Ning.
"I think Gu Ning probably is playing around with Hao Ran and his bros. She even didn't come to school this afternoon."
"I agree. Hao Ran and his bros aren't good boys after all," Yang Yulu added.
Wu Qingya immediately followed up, "That will explain what has happened this afternoon! Although Gu Ning isn't weak, I still believe Hao Ran lost the game on purpose because he likes Gu Ning."
"Try saying these to Gu Ning, Hao Ran and his bros' faces. Don't ever badmouth behind their backs, losers," an admirer of Gu Ning retorted.
"Exactly, she didn't come must be because she was in a middle of something. The head teacher said nothing about it. Why do you have to criticize her!"
"Don't think too highly of yourself. You're not a princess only because you're from a rich family."
"Exactly! Someone must forget that Hao Ran won't tolerate her."
"You…" Shao Feifei was announced, but she had to admit that she didn't want to irritate Hao Ran.
Or, why she could only badmouth them behind their backs?
She didn't forget what Hao Ran had said to her this noon.
Actually, most of the classmates hated Shao Feifei and her friends. They knew these girls enjoyed gossiping and behaved badly, but they didn't dare to say anything because those girls had great background.
However, since they admired Gu Ning now, they couldn't stand it when Shao Feifei and her friends badmouthed Gu Ning in public. They had to do something.
…
When An Qian was off-duty, she came to visit Gu Man again.
"Doctor An, when can I leave the hospital?" Gu Man asked.
An Qian told Gu Man in the way Gu Ning had asked her to do. "You've hit your head. It takes one or two days to make sure that you're all good. Recurrence of the injury can be terrible."
Hearing that, Gu Man was a little scared. If it got worse, it could cost more money. Thus, Gu Man closed her mouth.
But in her heart, she was still worried about money.
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