Li Jia carried the delirious Li Xiaotong downstairs to the car, opened the door and put Li Xiaotong inside. Then she got into the car herself, fastened Li Xiaotong's seatbelt, started the car, and sped out of the intersection of Deyuelou, heading straight for the nearest hospital.
Fifteen minutes later, Li Jia arrived at a branch of Ping An Hospital in City B. After parking the car, she hurriedly carried Li Xiaotong into the hospital and completed the formalities in one go before Li Xiaotong received a doctor's diagnosis.
After a busy hour, Li Jia was called into the ward by the doctor. "The patient is fine. She probably took some hallucinogenic drugs, which numbed her mind. She will wake up after this IV drip is finished. Please be careful not to disturb her and let her rest well." After the doctor finished speaking, he turned and left.
Li Jia sat down by the hospital bed and felt a pang of heartache looking at Li Xiaotong, who was constantly frowning. She then mentally gave those bastards a cleansing order, making sure they disappeared from Xiaotong's vicinity.
A sudden ringing of the phone snapped Li Jia out of her reverie. She picked up her phone and went outside the ward. "Officer Jiang, I'm so sorry, I'm at the hospital now... Ping An Hospital's third branch. It's alright... Okay, I'll wait for you. Drive carefully." Hanging up, Li Jia turned and went back into the ward. She sat down beside Li Xiaotong, silently watching her now calm face. She reached out and gently brushed a few stray strands of hair from her nose. "Xiaotong, you're so smart! You truly are your brother's good sister!"
Half an hour later, Jiang Ling pushed open the door of the ward and walked in. "How is Xiao Tong?" she asked softly as she approached Li Xiao Tong with a worried expression.
"It's alright, she should be waking up soon. Sit down for a while, no need to rush." Li Jia gently moved a chair over and gestured for Jiang Ling to sit down.
"Thank you." Jiang Ling said thank you and sat down by the hospital bed, looking at Li Xiaotong with concern. The IV drip was more than halfway finished, and the bottle would be finished in half an hour at most. Li Xiaotong was already showing signs of waking up.
Li Xiaotong slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the white ceiling of the hospital room, followed by the concerned faces of Li Jia and Jiang Ling. "Xiaotong, you're awake?"
"Brother Li... Sister Jiang, what are you doing here?" Li Xiaotong opened her eyes, her voice still weak.
"Don't move around. Sit up after the IV drip is finished. Your brother Li called me over. How are you? Are you alright?" Jiang Ling stood up as soon as she saw Li Xiaotong open her eyes and pressed her back down onto the bed.
"Thank you, Brother Li! If it weren't for you, I'd probably be completely finished. That bastard Gouzi actually drugged me, I'll never let him get away with this!" Li Xiaotong remembered that Gouzi had obviously put something in the wine he made her drink, otherwise, with her alcohol tolerance, she wouldn't have been able to pass out after just three cups!
"Xiaotong, don't overthink it. You did a great job this time. Just rest. After your IV drip is finished, Brother Li will take you home to recuperate. As for those bastards, leave them to Brother Li." Li Jia's tone left no room for argument, which made Li Xiaotong, who already trusted Li Jia completely, nod even more reassured. Then she turned to Jiang Ling, "Sister Jiang, didn't you go to work today? Did you skip work again?"
Jiang Ling looked at Li Xiaotong's smiling face and surprisingly wasn't angry. "Yes, your sister Jiang skipped work to come see you. Aren't you touched? If you are, then study hard in the future and try to get into a good university. That's when your sister Jiang will be truly happy."
"Okay, I'll do my best!" Li Xiaotong smiled after saying that. There was still more than a month left. Li Xiaotong was smart, but she was not a genius, nor was she as smart as Li Yan, who kept skipping grades in elementary and middle school. Therefore, the time ahead would be a considerable test for Li Xiaotong.
"Big brother believes you can do it!" Li Jia said, reaching out to touch Li Xiaotong's shiny black hair.
"Yes, I can do it!" Hearing Li Jia's encouragement, Li Xiaotong suddenly felt confidence surge in her heart. "I can do it!"
"Yes, with such a good teacher like Teacher Hai tutoring you, with your Brother Li giving you strong support, and with Sister Jiang helping you! You can't possibly fail!" Jiang Ling had spent more time with Li Xiaotong, and her words warmed Li Xiaotong's heart.
"Th...thank you." Tears welled up in Li Xiaotong's eyes. Despite her strong will, she couldn't hold back any longer, and two cool tears slid down her face and landed in Li Jia's hand. "Silly girl, don't overthink it! Hehe!" Wiping away the tears from Li Xiaotong's face, Li Jia smiled and stroked Li Xiaotong's hair.
"Hmm..." Li Xiaotong nodded, staring blankly at the ceiling. His mind drifted back to his childhood: a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy with a round face and an innocent smile, holding a candied hawthorn skewer in his hand. He happily ran home and handed the skewer to a girl with two little braids. Watching the little girl happily eat the skewer, the boy reached out and patted her head, and then they both laughed...
That familiar feeling lingered in Li Xiaotong's memory for a long time until the doctor came and removed the IV drip, which brought her back to reality.
"Come on, Brother Li will carry you! Let's go home!" Li Jia came over and carried Li Xiaotong on his back. Li Xiaotong lay on Li Jia's shoulder without making a sound, letting Li Jia carry him out of the hospital ward. When Li Jia put Li Xiaotong in the car, Li Xiaotong took a few deep breaths and then showed a relaxed smile.
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