After having this idea, Tong Xiaohuai said to Xiaomi, "Let me think about it. When is the latest I can give you an answer?"
Xiaomi thought for a moment, "We'll be leaving in a week, but we'll leave two or three days earlier. How about I give you three days to think about it?"
"Okay, I'll get back to you later."
Tong Xiaohuai thought that she would probably really go to the border with Xiaomi and the others.
But this idea of hers only lasted a few hours.
After having dinner with Xiaomi, she and her husband had their car driven to a nearby shop for a stroll.
She had been busy with exams and hadn't been seen at the shops for several days. Upon her arrival, the managers, big and small, naturally had a lot to report. By the time she had visited several shops in the North District, it was almost midnight.
Her phone rang three times after dinner: once from Tong's mother, once from Qin Ming, and once from Tong's eldest son.
Not once was it Yanbo.
She was worried about his situation and couldn't wait to get home, so she dialed Yanbo's number right in the car.
The phone rang for a very long time, but no one answered.
Tong Xiaohuai grew increasingly anxious. After a while, she dialed again, but still, there was no answer.
Tong Xiaohuai dared not make another call, and her fingers flew across the keyboard as she sent a text message.
"The matter is still not resolved?"
After sending the message, Tong Xiaohuai held her phone tightly in her hand, taking it out to check it every now and then.
Unfortunately, Yanbo didn't reply to her at all, even after she got home.
Afraid of missing Yanbo's messages or calls, Tong Xiaohuai took her phone into the bathroom with her when she took a shower.
I was in the middle of taking a shower when the phone rang.
Tong Xiaohuai hurriedly grabbed a bath towel, not caring that her body was covered in bubbles, and wrapped herself in the towel. She picked up the phone from the shelf, and the screen showed that the caller was Yan Bo.
"Yanbo? Are you done with work?"
Anxious, Tong Xiaohuai didn't wait for the other party to speak before answering the call and immediately asked.
"Junior Sister, it's me!"
The one who answered her was not Yan Bo, but Di Xu.
Tong Xiaohuai's heart skipped a beat, and she became even more anxious. "Senior brother? Where's Yanbo? I've been calling him, but he's not answering or replying to my messages. Has something happened?"
"Junior sister, listen to me..." Di Xu's voice was very deep, clearly different from his usual tone.
Tong Xiaohuai had a vague sense of foreboding. Then, she heard Di Xu say, "The boss came to handle a dispute at the construction site, and then he was accidentally injured by the workers."
"Yanbo is injured? Is it serious? Where is he now?" Tong Xiaohuai's voice suddenly rose several octaves as she paced back and forth with the phone in her hand.
"The boss was hit on the head with a brick by a worker and lost a lot of blood. He was taken to the hospital and received a blood transfusion. He is currently undergoing follow-up examinations, so you don't need to worry too much!"
Tong Xiaohuai's eyes were red, and her voice trembled slightly.
"Which hospital is he in? I'm going there right now!"
"Junior sister, you don't need to be so anxious. I don't think the boss has any major problems. It's so late now, you should stay home and wait for the doctor's test results. I'll call you later, okay?"
On the other end of the phone, Di Xu coaxed Tong Xiaohuai in a soft voice, probably afraid of scaring her.
But in fact, he had already frightened Tong Xiaohuai.
Tong Xiaohuai didn't say yes or no, she just said goodbye, hung up the phone, quickly rinsed off the soap suds, put on some warm clothes, picked up her bag, and left the bedroom.
He gently knocked on the door of the next bedroom, and soon, Tong Laoda poked his head out. "Looking for your mother so late?"
Tong Xiaohuai's eyes were still a little red, but the light in the corridor was dim, so Tong Laoda didn't notice.
"Dad, come out for a moment," Tong Xiaohuai said in a low voice.
Tong Laoda suddenly appeared, and only then did he see that Tong Xiaohuai was dressed as if she was about to go out, and was carrying a backpack. He couldn't help but frown, "You're only coming back now?"
"No, I need to go out now."
"What are you doing out so late? Did you meet up with Yanbo?" Boss Tong frowned even more.
Although he had long accepted Yan Bo as his future son-in-law, he was still somewhat displeased that his precious daughter went out in the middle of the night.
“Dad, Yanbo went to a neighboring city this afternoon to handle some business. Then, he was hit on the head with a brick by a worker at a construction site and bled a lot. His condition is still unclear and he is still being examined. I want to go and see him now.”
Tong Laoda was startled. "You got hit on the head? This could be a big or small matter. Why don't you stay home and I'll go check on you? It's so late, will you even get any sleep if you rush over there?"
As he spoke, Tong Laoda was about to go back to his room to change his clothes.
Tong Xiaohuai grabbed his arm. "Dad, I can't sleep at home either. I need to go over and check on things before I can feel at ease. You stay home and keep Mom company. Don't tell her about this yet."
Old Master Tong looked at his daughter carefully for a few moments, and finally nodded helplessly, "Alright then, I'll have Xiao Yang take you there. Try to get some sleep on the way, don't wear yourself out."
Tong Xiaohuai nodded, "Then I'll go and see what the situation is over there. If it's alright, I won't notify you. If the situation is serious, I'll send you a message."
Tong Laoda pulled her into his arms, hugged her tightly, and comforted her.
"Don't worry, Xiao Yan is in good physical condition, there won't be any major problems."
As soon as the car left Tongjia Village, Tong Xiaohuai picked up the phone and dialed again.
This time, she dialed Di Xu's number directly.
"Senior, I'm on my way now. Could you please tell me the name of the hospital and the ward number?"
Di Xu was taken aback for a moment, then said with a hint of helplessness, "Junior Sister, you're really willful..."
"Senior brother, you're telling me to wait for news at home. If you were in your shoes, could you sit still?"
"Okay, go to the Second Hospital of N City and call me when you get there, because the boss is still undergoing examinations and we don't know which ward he will be in later."
About half an hour into the drive, Di Xu called.
"Junior sister, the boss's test results are in. Apart from some blood loss, he also has a mild concussion, but it's nothing serious, so don't worry."
Tong Xiaohuai breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Is he available to take the call now?"
Although Di Xu said that Yan Bo was fine, Tong Xiaohuai still wanted to hear Yan Bo's voice so that she could feel more at ease.
"The boss was a little dizzy because of blood loss, so he went to sleep after coming out for a while. The doctor said he would feel better tomorrow."
Hearing what Di Xu said, Tong Xiaohuai became worried again.
However, worrying was useless; all I could do was sit in the car for more than two hours with a heavy heart.
Tong Xiaohuai's heart finally settled down when she saw Yan Bo lying in bed fast asleep in the ward.
Di Xu was very tactful. After leading her inside, he only said, "The boss is fine, you don't need to worry."
Then, she tactfully withdrew and gently closed the door.
Looking at Yan Bo, whose head was wrapped in bandages, Tong Xiaohuai couldn't help but shed tears.
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