Chapter 137 Go to the hospital
Chapter 137 Go to the hospital
Su Nanqing was still groaning on the ground, rubbing her ankle incessantly. When she heard that an ambulance was to be called, she quickly stopped them, saying, "Don't call an ambulance! I know my own body condition; I should be fine."
"Qingmeng, help me up. I'll feel better after moving around a bit."
Hua Qingmeng stood there, motionless, and glanced at the time.
Lin Hao held the phone, but hadn't dialed yet. "Sister-in-law, you can't move an injured person easily. If a bone is broken, it'll be harder to set if you move it. I think you should call an ambulance."
Su Nanqing lay on the ground, her expression one of great pain. "No need. Help me to the sofa and then hurry to the airport. My private doctor is home too; he can take a look at me."
Hua Qingmeng ignored Lin Hao's gaze and said in a completely emotionless tone, "Go and call the doctor over."
The doctor who treated Ye Xinghe hadn't left yet; he came over to check on Su Nanqing's injuries.
From the outside, the right ankle was a little red, the arms and legs had some scrapes and bruises, but there was nothing seriously wrong with the rest of the body.
The doctor stood up and replied, "If the young mistress is worried, she can go to the hospital for another X-ray to check. I don't think there's any bone damage."
Hua Qingmeng's face was grim as he pondered how to handle the situation. If his grandfather found out that he had abandoned Su Nanqing at the airport for four hours, then had her fall and get injured at his own home, and then left without a care, his grandfather would be furious. Moreover, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his elder brother.
Now he either had to take her back to Jiangyang for treatment, or get her safely to the hospital. But he didn't want to choose either of those options.
He instructed the servants to help Su Nanqing up from the ground.
Su Nanqing stood on one leg, looking pitiful, and said, "It's all my fault for being careless. You guys should hurry up and leave, or we'll be late. I'll have the driver come pick me up in a bit."
“We’re not going back to Jiangyang today.” Hua Qingmeng’s eyes turned slightly cold. He pointed his right index finger at Qiao Lin and tapped it three times. “You can take all the luggage from the trunk up there later.”
Qiao Lin gave an OK sign.
Su Nanqing's eyes lit up strangely, then dimmed again, and she said in a sensible manner, "You guys just go do what you need to do, you really don't need to worry about me. I think there's nothing wrong, I'll go back on my own."
As Su Nanqing spoke, she nudged Hua Qingmeng, telling him not to worry about her. For some reason, she lost her balance and tripped again.
Even Ye Xinghe noticed something was wrong with this fall; the way it was falling looked too fake!
Moreover, Su Nanqing's ankles no longer looked red; could it be that she rubbed them red herself?
If she weren't Hua Qingmeng's sister-in-law, she really wanted to test Su Nanqing in person to see if she was faking it.
Hua Qingmeng's face darkened slightly, and she patted Lin Hao's shoulder three times with her right hand. "Notify the airport that today's flight is canceled, and the time is to be determined. We'll take your sister-in-law to the hospital immediately."
Then he instructed the servants to bring over a chair, and finally, suppressing his anger, he looked at Su Nanqing and said, "If you really want us to leave, please don't move."
Su Nanqing's eyes reddened. Seeing the cold indifference in Hua Qingmeng's eyes, she wondered if he had seen through her fake fall. But no matter what, she had achieved her goal: Hua Qingmeng wouldn't be leaving today.
"Ye Xinghe, you should come to the hospital too, and get checked out while you're at it." Hua Qingmeng said, tapping her head three times with her right index finger.
Ye Xinghe was somewhat puzzled. Hua Qingmeng usually spoke concisely and never made these kinds of small gestures. Why were there so many today, and all with her right hand, and three times in total!
She felt that Hua Qingmeng must be sending some kind of code, so she nodded in agreement.
Su Nanqing sat in a chair and was carried to the front door by the servants.
Two cars were parked at the entrance, one belonging to Hua Qingmeng and the other to Su Nanqing.
Hua Qingmeng was about to get into the car when Su Nanqing interrupted her, "Wait a minute."
"My leg is a little sore right now, and I'm afraid I won't be able to stretch it out in my car. Can I ride in this car?"
Seeing that she was pointing to her car, Hua Qingmeng replied without hesitation, "Of course."
He got out of the car and gave Lin Hao a wink.
Lin Hao went over and helped lift Su Nanqing into the car with the servants. Then he closed the car door and got into the driver's seat. "Sister-in-law, I'll drive you to the hospital. If you feel any pain, put your legs up on the back seat. They'll drive your car there."
Su Nanqing's expression changed. She had deliberately said her leg hurt because she didn't want Hua Qingmeng and Ye Xinghe to be in the same car. She hadn't expected Hua Qingmeng to not get in!
She had a sudden inspiration: since he wasn't coming, she could just call Ye Xinghe over instead.
Su Nanqing rolled down the car window and softly called Ye Xinghe's name a few times.
Ye Xinghe walked over upon hearing the sound, while Hua Qingmeng listened from a short distance away.
"Xinghe, can you ride with me? Keep me company and talk to me. My leg is hurting a bit right now, and I want to chat with someone to distract myself."
Ye Xinghe felt a little strange. Lin Hao was in the car; who could be more talkative than him? It was good enough that he wasn't noisy. Su Nanqing must have called her over for something else.
Just as she was about to agree, Hua Qingmeng stepped forward and stopped her, saying, "Sister-in-law, Ye Xinghe can't ride in this car. She has a high fever right now, and the cause of her illness hasn't been diagnosed yet. Don't let her infect you. Besides, Lin Hao's air conditioning is too high."
“Yes, sister-in-law. Isn’t talking to you enough? If your leg hurts, let’s go to the hospital right away and have a doctor take a look.” Lin Hao said, secretly turning the air conditioning up to the maximum.
After saying that, he closed the car window and sped off to the hospital.
In the other car, Hua Qingmeng called the airport as soon as she got in, postponing her flight to 11 p.m.
He had just hung up the phone when Ye Xinghe asked, "So, we're going back to Jiangyang today?"
Hua Qingmeng looked at her and nodded slightly, "I was just worried that you would say you didn't want to come to the hospital."
Ye Xinghe patted Hua Qingmeng's shoulder with her right hand, then pointed at Hua Qingmeng with her right index finger, and then tapped her own head three times each.
"What does it mean?"
Hua Qingmeng tilted her head and stared at her for three seconds, secretly admiring Ye Xinghe's intelligence, as she had noticed this.
"This indicates that the original plan will be implemented."
Ye Xinghe nodded thoughtfully, "Then what does using the left hand mean? And what does it mean if it's four hands facing out?"
Ye Xinghe asked a series of questions.
A hint of unease flashed in Hua Qingmeng's eyes. Her lips tightened, and she slowly said, "You'll find out eventually."
He turned to look out the window, and thought to himself, "It's better never to know."
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