Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The call she had received was from none other than the nurse who did not manage to catch up with Huo Yao earlier at the hospital.
Huo Yao hailed a cab and hurried back to the hospital. On her way there, He Xiaoman called her countless times, but she did not answer. In the end, Huo Yao simply blacklisted her number.
“I’m sorry, Miss Huo. I should have called you earlier to come and collect this, but I got held up,” apologized the nurse as she looked at Huo Yao.
Then she handed a letter to Huo Yao.
Huo Yao took the letter and replied politely. “It’s okay. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome,” said the nurse with a smile.
Huo Yao took the letter and walked away. Then she turned to look at the nurse and asked her. “Can I ask if my grandmother completed the discharge paperwork on her own?”
The nurse shook her head and answered honestly. “I don’t know. I was working the night shift and wasn’t around that morning.”
But then she paused and continued after a moment. “Shall I check with my colleagues?”
A look of disappointment swept across Huo Yao’s eyes. She shook her head and said, “It’s okay.”
She turned back and left.
There were public benches in the garden placed outside the in-patient department. Huo Yao went over and sat down before opening the letter.
[Yaoyao, I’ve gone back to my hometown. Look after yourself and don’t worry about me. I will take care of myself too. I’m waiting for you to come home with the trophy for the International Quiz Contest.]
It was a brief letter, written in an untidy handwriting. She could even detect how hesitant and stiff the writer had been, after seeing each stroke. There was also a watermark on the corner where she signed off.
A sense of poignance arose in Huo Yao’s heart. She could almost imagine how the old lady had felt when she wrote this letter.
Memories of the time she spent with the old lady flashed back in her mind like a movie. Although she only spent a short year with her grandmother, it was the most peaceful time of her life.
Huo Yao raised her head. Her eyes flickered and the dim roadside lamp’s rays scattered on her face. It was a face tinged with a hint of solitude and fondness.
“That’s such a rare expression you have on your face right now.”
A mocking voice suddenly flitted past her and shattered the silence.
Huo Yao slowly looked to the side, and Min Yu’s exquisite face emerged in her sight. His slender body seemed taller as he stood before her with his arms across his chest. There was a languid look about him and he seemed to have been standing there for an unknown length of time.
Huo Yao frowned slightly before folding the letter in an unhurried manner. She asked him quizzically. “What are you doing here?”
Min Yu raised his brow and said, “If I didn’t come here today, wouldn’t I have missed this helpless and pitiful side of you?”
Huo Yao stood up. She slowly walked up to Min Yu and stared at him with her bright eyes. Then said rather coldly, “Since your eyes are bad, I will come closer so you can have a better look.”
Min Yu’s lips twitched. He stared at the girl standing right in front of him with an arrogant look on her face. The peaceful air about her, from a few moments ago, was all gone. He raised his hands and laughed. “Okay. It seems that I misspoke.”
Huo Yao sneered and looked away, but a thought flashed across her mind suddenly.
Her eyes landed on Min Yu’s face swiftly and she asked him. “Did you help Granny get discharged?”
Since Huo Yao’s grandmother had gotten this guy to send her to the hospital when she suffered a heart attack, it made sense for her to look him up when she wanted to leave quietly.
