Alix took the very first cab she came across and left the hospital. She didn't actually plan on returning later in the day, not unless she was asked to.
Navigating the politics of the Zhang family was also complicated and she didn't want to be overly involved. She had saved the second elder and that was enough for now.
She got her phone from her bag and checked the circulating news online. The one rich heir and two wives scandal had died down in light of the earthquake.
"Talk about a lucky break." She muttered.
Even though it was a lucky break, it was also unfortunate. The circulating news now was that twenty people had died as a direct or indirect result of the earthquake.
The mayor was giving a speech on one television, the minister of disaster preparedness on another and even the head of the earthquake administration was talking to the public. They were scrambling to reassure the public that was all well.