Upon hearing the woman's voice, the man didn't speak. He simply took a small bedside table, placed it on her bed, and then put a cushion behind her.
"Eat up, you need to eat more to replenish your energy."
Song Mai picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a small steamed bun, and stuffed it into her mouth.
She was really hungry. She had been working all night and hadn't eaten much. She had also slept for so long, so she was starving.
Now, smelling the aroma of xiaolongbao, she suddenly felt a strong urge to eat.
After eating a small steamed bun, she immediately felt alive again.
"By the way, where is this?"
Chu Xing was sitting on the sofa fiddling with his phone when he heard her voice and slightly raised his head.
"City Hospital".
"That's not right. I've been to the city hospital, and the wards aren't laid out like this at all."
The city hospital is a public hospital, how could it possibly have such luxurious wards?
"VIP ward".
Upon hearing this, Song Mai's eyes widened instantly.
【What? VIP? How much does that cost?】
She asked cautiously, "How much per day?"
"Don't ask anymore, it's a price that will hurt your wallet anyway."
Song Mai gasped, her heartache completely overshadowing her headache.
[Oh my god! The hospital room fees, medical expenses, plus full attendance bonus and lost wages, how much will this cost? It'll probably be at least several thousand...]
[What's the point of going to work? The overtime pay I got for going out to dinner last night was negligible compared to what I spent. I should have just stayed home; now I'm in real danger.]
Song Mai bit her lip, feeling extremely distressed.
Chu Xing put down his phone, listened to the woman's thoughts, and after a long while, finally spoke:
"I'll pay for the medical expenses, don't worry."
Song Mai slapped the bedside table:
"It's the family's money you're paying, so what's the difference?"
This extra shift is such a waste of time!
Chu Xing secretly regretted that he had only thought about arranging a ward for her yesterday, but forgot to arrange a regular ward.
Oh well, since it's already like this, it's too late to regret it.
"I know the doctor here. I asked him to help you get a VIP room at a low price. Don't worry, I was just joking with you. It's not much more expensive than a regular room."
Hearing this, Song Mai felt a little more at ease.
Did you notice anything unusual last night?
When the man asked, Song Mai thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't think so."
Not even a little?
Song Mai thought for a moment and said, "It seems a little strange."
"That bearded man's target seems a bit too clear. Even though Zheng Yao and I were both in the private room, the way he looked at me during the meal was strange. Zheng Yao is obviously much prettier than me, so why did he decide on me from the very beginning?"
Although she had no evidence to prove that the bearded man had administered the drug, she could at least conclude that he was definitely involved in the drugging incident.
The man found the surveillance video on his phone and threw it at Song Mai:
“She did what happened last night, but I always feel like it wasn’t just her alone.”
The video was edited, retaining only the segment where Zheng Yao drugged the girl.
Song Mai stared at the video for a while, and then her expression turned grim.
Why? Why? There was no grudge between me and Zheng Yao; we'd only ever bickered. Why would she repeatedly resort to such cruelty?
Chu Xing's eyes were clear: "What do you plan to do?"
Song Mai's hand, gripping the blanket, slowly tightened: "This time, I won't let her off so easily!"
"Let me know if you need any help."
"good."
After Song Mai finished her IV drip, Chu Xing took her home before leaving.
He had many things to do in his startup, so Song Mai didn't ask him in detail.
Meanwhile, at the company's front desk.
Zheng Yao was trying on her newly bought lipstick, humming a song as she did so, in a very good mood.
Fang Yu stood by the office door: "Zheng Yao, come to my office for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yao swayed her hips as she entered the office, closing the door behind her.
As soon as she entered, her eyes gleamed with smugness.
"Manager, Song Mai has taken leave, and it was her husband who got it for her. Doesn't that mean yesterday's deal was done?"
"It's almost certainly true, but..."
As he spoke, Fang Yu glanced at her curvaceous figure:
"How are you going to thank me?"
Zheng Yao heard the news that Song Mai had asked for leave as soon as she arrived in the morning, and she was secretly delighted. She hadn't thought about this at all.
Upon hearing Fang Yu mention it, her expression froze for a few seconds.
"How about I treat you to dinner?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Yu's smile vanished instantly, and a fierce glint appeared in his eyes and brows.
"Zheng Yao, are you taking me for a fool?"
Those who need people should be put forward, and those who don't need people should be put backward.
It was only after she repeatedly hinted and suggested that he agreed to help her with this favor.
Now that she had finished helping him and achieved her goal, she only wanted to appease him with a meal.
Are you not planning to stay at the company?
Seeing that Fang Yu was not easy to talk to, Zheng Yao's eyes lit up, and she immediately used the same trick again.
She spoke in a low, delicate voice, and gently took Fang Yu's hand.
"Manager Fang, I'm young and inexperienced, so please forgive me if I haven't done anything right. As you know, I'm just a receptionist at the company, and my monthly salary isn't much. This is really the best way I can think of to thank you, so please don't mind."
Fang Yu's face turned ugly. He flung her hand away, his face full of anger.
"Don't give me that! What did you say before I helped you? And what are you doing now? Do you really think I'm that easy to fool? You think you can get away with just a little coaxing?"
Seeing that Fang Yu had turned against her, Zheng Yao was too lazy to keep pretending.
The smile on his face vanished instantly.
"Fang Yu, don't forget, we're in the same boat now. You can't do anything to me. I'm already being very accommodating by inviting you to dinner. Don't push your luck!"
Fang Yu was surprised by the woman's sudden change of heart and slammed his hand on the table as he stood up.
"Do you believe I can make you pack your bags and leave right now?!"
Zheng Yao remained unmoved, instead glancing sideways at Fang Yu.
"You dare! If you dare fire me, I dare expose everything you've done! You sexually harassed employees and sold customer information. If I'm fired, you won't stay either!"
After saying that, she took out five hundred yuan from her bag and threw it on Fang Yu's table.
"You're just a department manager, don't take yourself too seriously. Consider this my treat to dinner."
After saying that, she raised her head and strode away.
Fang Yu angrily swept everything off the table, making a loud "crashing" sound that startled the people outside who all looked up.
Lin Ran glanced at Zheng Yao, then at the closed door of Fang Yu's office.
I picked up my phone and sent Song Mai a voice message:
"Isn't it strange? Zheng Yao, that green tea b*tch, is usually so close to Fang Yu, but today the two of them actually had a fight. And Zheng Yao even dared to boss Fang Yu around. Although we didn't hear what they said, Fang Yu was so angry that he smashed things. We all heard it."
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