Chapter 232

At this moment, another call came through on the mobile phone.

"Miaomiao, where are you?" Lin Qi's tone was somewhat urgent.

Lin Miao put away her terrible mood and replied gently, "Brother, I'm out shopping. Is something the matter?"

"Mom wasn't feeling well today and went to the hospital; she was in a car accident when she came out! Come over quickly," Lin Qi said hurriedly.

Lin Miao's expression changed, "A car accident? I... I'm going right now!"

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After the family gathering ended.

Shu Xia returned to Xinghai Villa.

The vast Xinghai Villa had only her, and it felt inexplicably empty.

She did not know how many days it would be before Qiao Muting returned.

The lunch Shu Xia had eaten had not yet digested, so she took a yogurt from the refrigerator; after drinking it, she discovered that Qiao Muting had sent another message.

【Do you want to come to K City to play?】

Only then did Shu Xia remember that K City was a tourist city; she had never been on a trip since she was a child, let alone to K City, which was a few hours away by plane.

Many people in her social circle had been there and posted all sorts of photos with beautiful scenery; every time, her gaze would linger on the photos for a moment.

Truly, beautiful scenery easily makes one intoxicated, as if one's heart is being cleansed from the inside out.

She was truly tempted.

Gu Lao had indeed told her that after finishing this painting for Grandpa Ding, she could take a vacation to rest.

【If I go, will I disturb your work?】

The message had just been sent when she received Qiao Muting's reply, 【No, coming to K City this time is not for work, it's for some personal matters. I will have Zhang Tezhu book a ticket for you. It's too late for today, so I'll book you a flight for tomorrow morning.】

【Okay, thank you.】

Having decided to go on the trip, Shu Xia first told Gu Lao, then went upstairs to pack her luggage.

She checked the weather in K City and decided she could bring a few dresses.

She hummed a song while packing her clothes.

She even packed mosquito repellent spray.

While she was packing her things, one phone call after another came in.

When she had put down her phone earlier, she had accidentally hit the mute button.

After she finished packing her suitcase, she discovered there were over a dozen missed calls on her phone, and they were from an unfamiliar number.

Fearing that a colleague from the company might need her, she immediately called back.

"What were you doing just now? Why didn't you answer the phone? You must rush to the hospital immediately. Your mother was in a car accident and is now in critical condition, currently undergoing surgery in the operating room. Regardless of how many unpleasant things happened before, you are the biological daughter of your mother and me; you must come at this time!"

Lin Guanda's anxious and somewhat angry voice came through the phone.

A car accident?

Shu Xia was dazed for a moment.

The scene of the car accident before her rebirth suddenly flashed before her eyes; at that time, in front of the hospital, a large tanker truck had come head-on. Chen Xiuyue had been in the most dangerous spot, and at that moment, she had almost instinctively wanted to protect Chen Xiuyue, pushing Chen Xiuyue out of the way, while she herself fell into danger and became a patient with high paraplegia.

Those days of lying in a hospital bed, powerless and being bullied, appeared before her eyes like a movie playing.