At this moment, Xu Manling suddenly said, "I want to go too."
Chen Zhuo looked at her and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Xu Manling replied matter-of-factly, "I'll do whatever they do."
"But we—"
"Alright, Chen Zhuo, it's just a matter of having more chopsticks if Miss Xu comes along."
After Chen Ke spoke up, Chen Zhuo reluctantly shut his mouth, but he didn't give Xu Manling a friendly look.
Xu Manling snorted lightly, not even glancing at Chen Zhuo.
After get off work, the three of them squeezed into the back seat of Chen Ke's car.
Li Guaizi was squeezed in the middle and felt helpless. "Miss Xu, your car was clearly parked there waiting for you, why did you still squeeze in with us?"
Xu Manling rolled her eyes at him, "Save on gas money!"
Li Guaizi was speechless for a moment.
Sitting in the front, Chen Ke said to Li Gang, "Let's go." And so the car drove off.
At this moment, everyone on the bus thought it was just a simple trip back to have a meal together. Although the three people in the back row looked impatient and disapproving of each other, they were actually relaxed and happy inside.
But as soon as the car arrived home, before Chen Ke and the others could even get out, they saw Zhou Shanhuai carrying Song Xiaowen and running out in a panic.
"Mom!" Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Chen Zhuo opened the car door and ran out.
Chen Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly got out of the car.
Seeing this, Xu Manling and Li Guaizi quickly followed.
The moment Zhou Shanhuai saw Chen Zhuo and Chen Ke, it was like grasping at a lifeline. "Quick! Your mother has fainted, get her to the hospital!"
At this moment, Chen Ke and Chen Zhuo didn't have time to ask any more questions. Seeing Song Xiaowen's pale face and closed eyes, Chen Ke quickly turned around and opened the car door, "Dad, quickly carry Mom in!"
Chen Zhuo carefully helped Zhou Shanhuai put Song Xiaowen into the back seat. After Zhou Shanhuai also got into the car, he knelt down and squeezed into the small space under the seat.
"Chen Zhuo, you're not feeling well like this. Get out of the car and take another ride over. I'll take your mother to the hospital with Chen Ke first." Although Zhou Shanhuai was very anxious, he was also worried that Chen Zhuo would hurt his foot by squeezing himself like this.
Because Song Xiaowen was laid sideways on the back seat, Chen Zhuo could only squeeze under the seat.
Chen Zhuo shook his head firmly, his face filled with anxiety. "Don't worry about my dad, I'm fine. Brother, tell the driver to drive, hurry up!"
"Li Gang, drive, speed up." After saying that, Chen Ke opened the window and said to Li Guaizi, "Take Miss Xu back."
"Okay, you guys go ahead, don't worry about us," Li Guaizi shouted back, his face full of worry.
Seeing this, Xu Manling said in a deep voice, "They should be going to Maria Hospital. I have a friend who is a doctor there. Let's go and see if we can help."
"Okay, I'll go call a rickshaw."
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The three of them took Song Xiaowen to the hospital and were immediately taken into a ward by the doctor. The three of them could only wait anxiously outside the ward.
Only then did Chen Ke and Chen Zhuo have the opportunity to ask Zhou Shanhuai what had happened.
Zhou Shanhuai's face turned grave upon hearing this. He wiped his face and said, "Your mother fainted because she was too heartbroken."
Chen Zhuo was puzzled, "Overly heartbroken?"
Zhou Shanhuai nodded, his voice filled with an overwhelming sadness, "Today, Aunt Liu was shot and killed by foreigners on her way here."
"What!" Chen Zhuo stood up abruptly from his seat in disbelief.
Chen Ke also asked in a deep voice, "When did this happen?"
"Aunt Liu usually comes over at nine in the morning, but today she was delayed by something at home and didn't leave until ten. As a result... she ran into a group of foreigners on East Street and got into a conflict. Those foreigners were unscrupulous and didn't care whether there were innocent civilians on the street or not!"
As Zhou Shanhuai spoke, his face was filled with anger, and his eyes showed an uncontrollable disgust.
"And then what about those foreigners?" Chen Zhuo asked, though he already had a general idea in mind, but he still felt a sliver of anticipation.
But that glimmer of hope was quickly dashed.
"Heh, foreigners? Those damned foreigners are fine!" Even Zhou Shanhuai, who was usually polite and refined, couldn't help but swear.
Chen Zhuo fell silent.
He could picture the scene: the weak government police would only fawn over and fawn over the foreigners, while the civilians who were killed or injured because of the foreigners' shooting would not only fail to receive their comfort and condolences, but might even be labeled as disturbing the peace.
"This news came from Aunt Liu's granddaughter. She said... before Aunt Liu died, she told her not to tell your mother, to just say that she was busy with family matters and wouldn't be coming to help us anymore. Your mother saw that Aunt Liu's granddaughter's eyes were red and knew something was wrong. After repeatedly questioning her, she finally told the truth, saying that her grandmother told her not to tell the truth..."
"I told you, your mother is kind-hearted. She was bound to cry when she heard the news, and her health is already compromised. Crying too much isn't good for her or the children… Your mother didn't react much at the time, I thought she was holding it in, but as soon as Aunt Liu's granddaughter left, she fainted from grief."
Zhou Shanhuai spoke haltingly and incoherently, but Chen Ke and Chen Zhuo had already understood him.
Even on her deathbed, Aunt Liu was still thinking about Song Xiaowen, fearing that she would be too heartbroken to learn of her death. That's why she asked her granddaughter to tell a white lie. But as intelligent and perceptive as Song Xiaowen was, she could tell something was wrong just by looking at Aunt Liu's granddaughter's emotions.
Aunt Liu treated Song Xiaowen with genuine kindness. Although Song Xiaowen asked Aunt Liu to come and help, he truly regarded Aunt Liu as his elder from the bottom of his heart. That's why he couldn't bear it and fainted when he suddenly learned of Aunt Liu's wrongful death.
"Dad, everything will be alright, Mom will be alright, everything will definitely be alright." Chen Zhuo knew that anything he said now would be futile, so he could only firmly assure Song Xiaowen that she would be alright, as if saying it would make it a reality.
Seeing this, Chen Ke raised his hand and gently touched Chen Zhuo's head.
"Family members, who are Song Xiaowen's family members?" the doctor suddenly called out at the ward door.
“Here, here!” Zhou Shanhuai immediately stood up and rushed over. “I, I am Song Xiaowen’s husband.”
Seeing that Zhou Shanhuai's face had turned pale with anxiety, the nurse quickly said, "Sir, don't worry too much. Your wife is fine. She just fainted due to a sudden emotional outburst. However, she is pregnant now and her emotions cannot fluctuate too much, so you, as her husband, must comfort her. She has woken up now and has been silently shedding tears."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Shanhuai quickly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Doctor."
"No need, you go in first. After calming the pregnant woman down, let her rest more. The fetus is a bit unstable and she needs to take some medication to prevent miscarriage, but rest is the most important thing for the pregnant woman."
Zhou Shanhuai knew that the doctor had repeatedly emphasized that this was very important, so he nodded and kept it firmly in mind.
After listening to the doctor's instructions, Zhou Shanhuai quietly entered the ward.
Just as Chen Zhuo was about to follow him inside, Chen Ke grabbed him, saying, "Wait."
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