Li Yan on the other end of the phone didn't react for a moment.
"What did you say?! Where is he?!"
"The ambulance is at the intersection of XX Road, near the Ginkgo Building. Hurry!"
Jingmin leaned his head against the car door.
I could hear Li Yan's voice coming in intermittently, but I couldn't make out a single word.
All he knew was that the white car had completely disappeared.
Did he get into a car accident?
And that's how she drove Yang Jinchu away?
He didn't even turn around.
———
The hospital wards were filled with the smell of disinfectant, and the lights were soft and white.
It was so quiet you could almost hear the dripping of a drop of water.
The moment Jing Min opened his eyes, his pupils contracted sharply as if burned, his body reacted sluggishly, and his mind went blank for a few seconds.
This was followed by a splitting headache.
"ah--"
He groaned softly; his forehead was wrapped in gauze, and blood was seeping from his left temple.
It felt like thousands of needles were churning inside my head at the same time.
"Mr. Jing, you're awake?"
Li Yan sat to the side, having not slept a wink all night; his eyes were red-rimmed, and his lips were pursed.
"The doctor said you had a concussion, not too serious... but you had a fever all night."
Jing Min's gaze was unfocused, as if he was still searching for something. His throat was dry and hoarse, and after a few seconds he slowly uttered a sentence.
"And her?"
Li Yan paused for a moment.
"You mean...Miss Chu?"
Jing Min closed his eyes briefly, his brows furrowed with suppressed weariness and an uncontrollable sense of loss.
"She...didn't come?"
Li Yan opened his mouth, his tone somewhat strained.
"...After your accident, I tried calling her but couldn't get through,"
The air felt frozen.
The ward suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
He showed no emotional fluctuation, not even a change in expression, and simply turned his head to look out the window.
Call Yang Jinchu.
He said in a low voice.
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