Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 177 - 177 174 Sister-in-law

Chapter 177: Chapter 174: Sister-in-law Chapter 177: Chapter 174: Sister-in-law By the time they got to the door, Jiang Yan and Dai Lei had already successfully hailed two cabs.

Liu Wenhui, because he was carrying Qi Lihong, shared one cab with three other girls, while Jiang Yan and Dai Lei got into the second one.

The nearest hospital to Beijing University was the Beijing University Medical School Affiliated Hospital, and the streets at three or four in the morning were deserted, with few people and even fewer cars in sight.

The drivers, seeing that they were transporting a patient, drove very fast, and they arrived at the entrance of the affiliated hospital in less than ten minutes.

Knowing that the distance was short and the fare would only be the base price, Jiang Yan had already paid the taxi fare at the start, so upon arrival, they hurried to the emergency room.

To avoid complicating matters, Qi Lihong was still being carried by Liu Wenhui.

Initially, Liu Wenhui had some doubts in his mind, but now they were gone, since Qi Lihong was so skinny that running with her on his back was a breeze.

“It’s not appendicitis, it’s acute gastroenteritis.”

After examining, the doctor concluded with a frown, “You didn’t eat dinner tonight, did you? There is severe malnutrition. You girls really are something, sacrificing your health for the sake of losing weight. Look how thin you’ve become…”

Seeing that Qi Lihong hadn’t had dinner and was so thin, the doctor assumed she was like many other beauty-conscious girls on a diet, completely oblivious to the fact that there are still people in society who can’t get enough to eat for three meals a day.

Weng Minhong knew the real situation, but she kept silent.

What could she say?

The doctor then instructed, “Someone go and make the payment. Xiaowang, get her settled in room 106 and start her on three bags of IV fluids.”

“I’ll go. Please take her to the room,” Weng Minhong said as she quickly took the bill to make the payment. When she came out of the doctor’s office, she glanced at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan followed her out and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Weng Minhong sighed, “It’s probably because of what I said during the day that affected her. She’s sensitive and overthinks things. She usually only eats steamed buns for every meal, and I guess she didn’t even have that last night.”

So that’s what triggered the acute gastroenteritis?

Jiang Yan felt Weng Minhong was quite thoughtful, but he had no comment to make, only saying, “Everyone has to figure out their own path. You meant well, and if she can’t see that, it’s her problem.”

Weng Minhong thought about it and decided not to say more. After paying, she returned and handed the slip to the nurse.

Liu Wenhui had already carried Qi Lihong to room 106, and they quickly went there as well.

The door to the room was open, but upon entering, Jiang Yan suddenly saw a familiar figure and froze.

“Jiajia?”

Song Jiawen, with her back to him, was standing in front of the innermost bed. She turned around when she heard her name and looked surprised to see Jiang Yan.

She glanced at Weng Minhong, who was standing with Jiang Yan, and asked, “What are you doing here?”

You don’t look ill.

Jiang Yan had already seen Liang Yujun lying in the ward receiving IV fluids, with Ding Yuanyuan and Sha Yali sitting by her side.

He pointed to Qi Lihong, who had just been helped onto the bed, and said, “She’s from our class, acute gastroenteritis.”

Song Jiawen nodded, acknowledging their situation before turning away without another word.

Liang Yujun was also suffering from acute gastroenteritis and had been on the IV for less than ten minutes, which meant Song Jiawen and her group had arrived no more than half an hour before Jiang Yan and his group.

Jiang Yan walked up and stood behind her, asking, “Did just the four of you come here?”

Song Jiawen turned her head to look at him, puzzled, “Who else?”

He frowned, “A bunch of girls out in the middle of the night, you weren’t scared?”

She exclaimed in surprise, “The four of us together, what is there to be afraid of? Besides, Yujun is in so much pain, there’s no time to waste.”

Once she spoke the truth, Weng Minhong and her roommate, who were standing next to the adjacent bed watching the nurse insert an IV, couldn’t help but look up.

Qi Lihong was in so much pain that she felt like she was dying. While she thought about bringing her to the hospital, her first instinct was to call the boys’ dormitory because she was also afraid to go out so late without a male companion, and at that moment, she was completely at a loss.

But now this girl was saying this…

Weng Minhong gave Song Jiawen a complex look and just then, saw Jiang Yan raise his hand and tap her forehead, although his tone was gentle, “Next time something happens, give me a call. Don’t you dare go out on your own in the middle of the night.”

“I wasn’t alone…”

“No arguing, whether it’s you alone or the four of you, it’s all the same.”

Song Jiawen glared at him, while Ding Yuanyuan and Sha Yali laughed on the side, delighted but protesting, “Jiang Yan, don’t say that, it’s bad luck. What next time? It’s not like we’re often in trouble in the dead of night.”

Liang Yujun’s acute gastroenteritis was caused by eating a very spicy hot pot with her high school classmates the night before, which she couldn’t handle.

“That’s not what I mean. In any case, if there’s an emergency at night, you guys can let me know. A few girls shouldn’t be running out alone in the middle of the night.”

As he said this, Jiang Yan turned Song Jiawen’s head and pulled the elastic band off her hair.

Perhaps because she left in a hurry, her hair was hastily tied back and somewhat messy.

In full view of everyone, Jiang Yan smoothed out her hair with his fingers and then tied a low ponytail at the back of her head somewhat clumsily.

Liu Wenhui couldn’t help but click his tongue. In the middle of the night, after all the hustle and now he had to witness this display of affection.

Others glanced a few times before turning their heads away.

Weng Minhong felt somewhat uncomfortable. Earlier, outside the payment desk, Jiang Yan seemed perfunctory when talking to her, clearly not very willing to get involved in Qi Lihong’s affairs.

Yet with this girl, his demeanor was entirely different.

During the summer break in Yunzhou, Song Jiawen didn’t like to blow-dry her hair at night, and each time Jiang Yan saw it, he would force her to sit on the couch until he blow-dried it completely before letting her go.

So now, just tidying up and tying her hair for her, she didn’t feel it was out of the ordinary.

“Go sit over there,” he said.

After Jiang Yan finished tying her hair, he led her to a chair against the wall and had her sit down.

Ding Yuanyuan said, “Jiajia, why don’t you go back with Jiang Yan? The two of us here are enough.”

Liang Yujun had been in pain all night long and only when she couldn’t stand it any longer did she wake up the others. Now, she was already asleep on the hospital bed.

The nurse had also set up an IV for Qi Lihong, and the emergency room doctor had already given her an injection earlier to ease the pain. She looked much better now.

The accompanying people, whether standing or sitting, indeed had nothing left to do.

Weng Minhong also said to Liu Wenhui and Dai Lei, “Thank you for your help tonight. You guys can go back too, Zhang Ting and I can take care of her.”

Liu Wenhui and Dai Lei looked at Jiang Yan.

Whether to leave or stay wasn’t up to them, after all.

Jiang Yan looked at Song Jiawen, who shook her head and said, “We’ve already come, what if something else happens? Besides, it’s almost five o’clock now, there’s no point in going back to sleep. Let’s just wait until Yujun has finished and we can all leave together.”

Jiang Yan didn’t particularly care, but if Song Jiawen stayed, he definitely wasn’t leaving.

He turned to Liu Wenhui and Dai Lei, “Are you two going back?”

Liu Wenhui grinned, “Forget it, sister-in-law is right. We’ve come all this way, might as well wait until the IV is done before we all head back.”