Chapter 18: Phone Call
With trembling hands, Ning Qiu Tong took hold of the pill bottle.
This
was a very normal plastic bottle. It was like those kind of pill bottles that
could be found in a household, which contained a few essential medicines.
“The
medicine pill…”
No
matter how hard she tried, she was not able to control her trembling hands.
When
she opened the lid and glanced at the pill within the bottle, she smelled a
refreshing scent.
Suddenly,
the scenes of her arguing with Chen Xi flashed past her eyes, she could not
help but murmured to herself, “Swindler…”
“Qiu
Tong? What happen to you?”
Ning
Zhong Guo was severely frightened when he saw his daughter’s abnormal actions.
He immediately turned to his side, wanting to see what his daughter was doing
on the floor.
However,
his movement affected the injury, causing him to spit out a mouthful of fresh
blood.
Ning
Qiu Tong was startled by her father’s actions as she immediately stood up and
took out the pill.
“Dad,
the medicine is here. Hurry and take it.”
Looking
at his daughter’s silly appearance, an unfathomable feeling of sorrow surfaced
in his heart.
If
he could not survive today, how much would it affect his daughter?
Based
on her current actions, what’s the difference between her and a lunatic?
Thinking
up till here, Ning Zhong Guo gave a bitter laugh and under his daughter’s look
of anticipation, he swallowed the pill.
As
long as he could set her mind at ease, he would even swallow white arsenic.
What
he did not expect was when he swallowed the pill, a refreshing feeling emerged
in his body as it flowed to all parts of his body.
Silently
feeling this similar sensation, Ning Zhong Guo became quite agitated all of a
sudden.
This
sensation is very familiar!
Three
years ago, he also felt this sensation when he swallowed the Life Prolonging
pill…
“Qiu
Tong, where did you get this pill from?”
Ning
Zhong Guo grabbed Ning Qiu Tong’s arm as he nervously and agitatedly asked.
“There’s
an effect?”
“En,
it has the same sensation as the Life Prolonging pill I consumed three years
ago.”
Ning
Qiu Tong looked at her father in surprise. Upon seeing her father’s serious
nod, she emotionally exclaimed, “The pill that the swindler left behind is
real…”
After
that, she went into a daze.
Swindler…
That
swindler that stated that he could save his father, was chased away by her just
like that!
At
this moment, Ning Qiu Tong was angry and anxious at the same time.
She
hates herself so much, why can’t she just slightly trust that guy?
Even
if it’s just a little, then her father will not have to suffer now!
No!
I
have to find him back and apologize to him face to face!
Ning
Qiu Tong immediately looked at Ning Zhong Guo and said, “Dad, I will invite him
back. Wait here for me.”
She
then took his phone and prepared to exit the ward.
At
the same time, professor Xie brought along a group of people as he hurriedly
pushed open the door.
“What’s
the situation now? How is Mr Ning?”
From
the moment when Ning Zhong Guo puked blood to the moment when Ning Qiu Tong
gave him the pill, the entire process lasted not more than five minutes.
Hence,
when professor Xie received the news and rushed here, Ning Qiu Tong was also
about to exit the ward.
“Qing
Xue, you explain the situation to professor Xie. I have something that I must
settle now.”
After
saying that, she could not be bothered about Ning Qing Xue’s stunned appearance
and directly rushed out of the ward.
She
hurriedly browse through Ning Zhong Guo’s phone.
Finally,
she found the number that was most recently contacted.
She
nervously took in a deep breath and courageously dialed that number.
“Du,
du, du…”
The
call was connected, however, the other party did not pick up the phone.
Listening
to the ringtone of the call, her heart almost leaped to her throat.
However,
what she did not expect was after a few rings, the other party hanged up on
her.
“Sorry,
the number you have dialed is engaged at the moment. Please try again later…”
Listening
to the machine generated voice, Ning Qiu Tong refused to give up and continue
calling.
However,
after a few tries, the beeping sound suddenly changed.
“Sorry,
the number dialed is not available…”
…
“Lunatic.”
Chen
Xi speechlessly looked at the caller’s name and rejected the call after that.
When
he left yesterday, he had long predicted that Ning Zhong Guo would call him
again.
However,
he did not expect that he would call so soon.
They
fall out with him yesterday and just today, they shamelessly called him. They
can only last for a day?
What
have they long been doing?
Chen
Xi was still quite indignant about it.
Initially,
you wanted to separate. Fine, so be it. Now you use true love to coax me…
Pei!
The
phone continuously rang while Chen Xi continuously hanged up.
However,
the other party still relentlessly called him. Hence, he simply powered off his
phone.
Anyways,
he only has two contacts. He estimated that Lin Xuan would not call him for
now, hence, he decided to power off to get a moment of peace.
Casually
throwing his phone to the side, Chen Xi put on a smiling face and carried his
daughter onto his lap.
Stroking
her small cheek, Chen Xi smiled and asked, “Nian Nian, papa will now teach you
the Three Character Classic, okay?”
‘Okay.”
The
little kiddo sweetly said.
“Nian
Nian is so well-behaved.”
Chen
Xi happily taught his daughter how to read the Three Character Classic.
While
watching the television programmes, aunty Zhang listened to the father and
daughter, her face was filled with a gratified smile.
Ever
since Chen Xi came back, she definitely relaxed by quite a bit.
As
for this house, it was finally like a home.
After
reading for awhile, the two of them decided to take a break. As if the little
kiddo suddenly thought of something, she asked in her childish tone, “Papa,
other children have to go to nursery school. Why don’t I have to go?”
“Ah?”
Chen Xi was stunned.
To
be honest, he temporarily did not consider this issue before.
Nian
Nian was only four years old, she could only attend the middle grade even if
she attended nursery school.
Initially,
Chen Xi decided to send her to nursery school to attend the upper grade when
she was five years old. In this way, it would be much easier for her to adjust
to the atmosphere in elementary school.
The
nine years of compulsory education does not include nursery school. Most of the
parents now do not have the time to take care of their children, hence, they
would send their kids to the nursery school when they were only two, three
years old.
However,
this was not the case for Chen Xi.
He
was an unemployed person. Moreover, he was not by the little kiddo’s side for
the past few years. Hence, all he could think of now was to accompany the
little kiddo everyday.
After
all, if circumstance allowed it, it was still better to take care of their own
children.
Thinking
up to here, Chen Xi looked down and asked the little kiddo, “Nian Nian, do you
want to go to a nursery school?”
“En!
Little Rain said that their nursery school is very fun!”
“Then,
will you be scared when you go there?”
“No!
Little Rain will be with me, I’m not scared.”
Hearing
that, Chen Xi rubbed his chin in confusion.
How
come other children are afraid to go to nursery school but by child wants to go
to nursery school?
There’s
something fishy…
However,
since the little kiddo has already stated that she wanted to go to nursery
school, as a father, he naturally could not reject it.
Hence,
Chen Xi patted her small head and smiled, “Okay then. Papa will send you to the
nursery school in a few days. Okay?”
“Yay!
Papa is the best!”
The
little kiddo then gave Chen Xi a big kiss on the cheek, instantly causing Chen
Xi to laugh.
However,
as he laughed, the laughter turned bitter.
The
fee for the nursery school was not cheap.
As
a father now, he has to put in more effort…