Luo Qiao grabbed a towel, turned around, and left the ward. She washed her face at the water room, tied her hair into a ponytail, and made herself presentable before returning to the ward. She asked Qiao Yu if he needed someone to assist him to the bathroom.
Seeing him shake his head, her heart galloped wildly, but she maintained a composed expression as she picked up the bamboo container from yesterday that she had used to serve porridge and left the ward.
She first went to a public phone not far from the hospital to call Qiao Yu's cousin, Song Wenbin, and informed him of Qiao Yu's condition.
Only then did she find a place to have a simple breakfast, filling the bamboo container with a portion of porridge, a boiled egg, and four buns before heading back to the hospital. Now, the little food coupons she had were used up completely.