After checking on his son, Nie Zhao returned to the bedroom and, seeing that his wife wasn't there, assumed she was upstairs at the gym.
But a sense of unease ran into him. He took out his phone and saw that she had sent him a text message about ten minutes earlier.
I only said one sentence: I'm going to the mainland, I'll be back tomorrow morning.
It was late at night, and the border crossings were all closed. If she wanted to go to the mainland, there was only one way: go to Kowloon, find those mainland police officers, and ask them for their patrol boats. But then what? How would she get there, and where would she get a boat from?
It's impossible to swim there, is it?
Nie Zhao immediately called his wife, but of course, he couldn't get through.
Fortunately, about two hours later, Nie Zhao had also arrived in Kowloon. His wife called, and she called from Yue Zhongqi's phone. She only said one sentence: she had arrived safely and told him to go to sleep early.
As for her, she will return to Hong Kong as soon as the Nie family's cargo ship sets sail tomorrow morning.
The reason why Nie Zhao was always in a state of anxiety was because of his wife's style.
She went to the mainland to see A-Kang, but she had to entertain Xiao-Zhang during the day and didn't have time, so she went at night.
For others to smuggle themselves across, they would need a boat, but she didn't; she swam directly across.
But the seawater is so cold at night. If she soaks in the sea for too long, it will cause great damage to her gynecological health.
Nie Zhao was furious but powerless. Of course, he immediately notified the freight company to schedule the earliest ship. He also called Yue Zhongqi and asked him to buy some brown sugar, bird's nest, ginseng, and ginger to make a nourishing soup for his wife.
He also called again, telling Kuang to come directly to the Nie family first thing tomorrow morning to prepare some herbs to dispel the cold. He said she needed to soak her feet and drink some warming medicine for her uterus, otherwise, once she developed a cold uterus, she would suffer from stomach pain every day.
If he didn't have a son, Nie Zhao would wait at the dock until dawn.
But his son is still at home and needs to be taken care of, so he has to go home.
While his wife rode freely ahead, Nie Zhao was so frightened that he became a resentful husband.
Leaving him aside, let's get back to the naval hospital.
It was here that Maozi was rescued. Akang was almost dead, but after two days and two nights of emergency treatment, although he is still in the ICU, his life has been saved. Of course, Chen Rou suddenly came, and Yue Zhongqi accompanied her to visit her. Of course, he has a way. Late at night, he pestered the doctor to grant visiting privileges so that Chen Rou could go and see him.
The main problem was that she didn't believe it; she insisted that Ah Kang was dead, because seeing is believing.
But of course, they did lie. Chen Rou wanted to ask, "Didn't you say that A Kang only suffered minor injuries?"
Yue Zhongqi chuckled: "For us, it's really just a minor injury; it's just that the other person is too weak."
He grinned mischievously and said, "You probably don't know yet, but you're already famous."
Chen Rou really didn't know: "How did you become famous?"
Yue Zhongqi gave a thumbs up: "That guy came down for inspection, right? He specifically made an appointment with Captain Chen for a meal, probably tomorrow or the day after. He said he wanted to have a meal together and that he mainly wanted to ask about your situation, since you're not famous anymore?"
He said this from a soldier's perspective. After years of operating covertly, Chen Rou was finally spotted by her superiors, something to be proud of.
But unlike Nie Yao, who was holding back his ambition and wanted others to see how high his level of understanding was.
Chen Rou is a person who truly stands at the top. She has done things for two lifetimes, for the sake of the entire organization, not for any one person, nor for any one person to see. So she just smiled and said, "That's good."
To enter the ICU, one must be fully equipped with protective gear, including a large mask, a protective suit, and special covers for shoes to prevent the accumulation of germs. And this cannot be done by the two of them; it must be done by medical staff.
Yue Zhongqi was the most cheeky and loved to joke around. Of course, the nurses treated him differently. They spoke softly to Chen Rou, gesturing for her to raise her hands and feet and turn around, while they would click their tongues or give Yue Zhongqi a push or a shove.
They were shoving each other around, and Yue Zhongqi was getting dizzy from all the spinning.
He protested: "Nurse, we should treat all comrades equally and not discriminate, okay?"
In those days, military hospitals were not open to the public; they primarily received military personnel.
One of the nurses, quite assertive, said, "That's not right, comrade. You were the one who treated us differently first. This female soldier called us 'little sisters,' but you called us 'big sisters.' I'm asking you, are we that old?"
Yue Zhongqi looked at Chen Rou: "Where did you learn that, kid?"
Miss, this name is really nice. Even though it's only one character different, Yue Zhongqi likes it no matter what.
He immediately replied, "Miss, you're all ladies, okay?"
He was met with another shove, while Chen Rou only needed to open her arms as the nurses circled around her.
She even stuck out her tongue, looking smug.
After changing his clothes, which were bulky, Yue Zhongqi raised his fist at his apprentice's eyes and said, "You little brat, just you wait."
Akang lost too much blood and is currently in a drowsy state. The medication contains sedative ingredients, so he is naturally sleeping.
And he was in a particularly bad situation because he had back surgery and had to sleep face down.
A person cannot lie face down for too long, as it will compress the lungs and heart, so the nurses will help him turn over every now and then.
Moreover, there was a soft pillow between his legs, near his hips, probably to make him more comfortable.
Chen Rou didn't need to communicate with A Kang; she just needed to confirm that he was still alive and being rescued.
So when the doctor asked if she needed to be woken up, she waved her hand and said no, and thanked the doctors profusely.
But just as she was about to leave, because she wasn't sleeping well, Ah Kang suddenly groaned, turned his head, and started humming too.
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