Chapter 77 - Nightmarish Awakening (1/2)

Chapter 77: Nightmarish Awakening

Outside their room, Jiang Shaocheng pushed the wheelchair downstairs quickly and went to the fridge to get ice. After a while, he felt his body return to a normal temperature.

“Young Master, what’s wrong?” He Lei asked when he saw where he had placed the ice block. Had his young master become so used to pretending to be ill that that act was beyond him now?

Jiang Shaocheng did not answer. Instead, he asked, “Why were you looking for me?”

“We’ve found the driver responsible for the accident. Also, there’s an emergency at the company. They need you there.”

Jiang Shaocheng calmed down and went to the guest room to change his clothes. He looked upstairs and left without saying anything.

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The next day, Tang Qiu woke up. The spot next to her was still empty. She quickly got up, washed up, and went downstairs to look for him. However, there was no sign of Jiang Shaocheng in the entire mansion. She couldn’t get through to him on the phone either. Tang Qiu was worried. When she saw Ke Liuyi, she immediately asked, “Doctor Ke, do you know where my husband went? He went out suddenly last night and didn’t come back.”

Then it must be about work, Ke Liuyi thought. But she plastered a worried look on her face. “Shaocheng took ill without warning. He has to go abroad for treatment. It was too last minute, so he didn’t say goodbye to you.”

“Go abroad for treatment?” Tang Qiu was even more worried. Last night, she had even foolishly waited for him to come back to bed. If only he had said he wasn’t feeling well, she could have gone with him!

“Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”

Tang Qiu eyed her. “If my husband needs treatment, Doctor Ke, why aren’t you with him?”

A flicker danced across Ke Liuyi’s gaze, and she nearly choked in her haste to explain herself. “He Lei didn’t call me because he was rushing to get an air ticket. But it also means that Shaocheng’s condition isn’t too serious, so he didn’t have to bring me along.”

Tang Qiu was relieved to hear that his husband’s condition wasn’t critical, but she was still very worried. She ate breakfast listlessly, scarcely tasting her food.

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Ke Liuyi took pleasure in her low spirits. “I told you Shaocheng would be fine, Qiu. Why are you still so worried? Are you afraid that he’ll fool around with other women when he’s gone?”

Tang Qiu glanced at her and said dully, “What’s there to be afraid of? He can’t do that with a woman at all. You’re his private doctor; you should know that.”