"Meng Shuluo?" Huo Linsheng called out.
Seeing no response, he raised his voice and called several more times, but there was still no movement from the other side.
Huo Linsheng couldn't help swearing. Why did something have to happen at this moment?
But since the incident had already happened, Huo Linsheng couldn't just leave Meng Shuluo alone. He immediately dialed the phone number of the hotel where Meng Shuluo was staying and then rushed there by car.
Meng Shuluo was staying in a hotel owned by the Xu family. As soon as Huo Linsheng made the call, an employee went to check on Meng Shuluo's room.
"Miss Meng, hello. Miss Meng, are you there?" The employee knocked on the door for a while, but there was no response. The manager gritted his teeth beside him and nodded to the employee.
Seeing this, the employee said again, "Miss Meng, we're coming in?"
There was still no response from inside. Only then did the employee use the master key to open the door.
After the employee entered the room, he quickly found Meng Shuluo unconscious on the living - room floor. Her phone was beside her. It was obvious that she had called Huo Linsheng before the incident, but she had fainted before she could say anything.
The manager was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly called an ambulance and then phoned Huo Linsheng.
After learning about it, Huo Linsheng immediately changed direction and headed for the hospital.
By the time Huo Linsheng arrived, Xu Shichen had also come. After all, the incident had happened in his family's hotel, and Meng Shuluo's identity was special, so he had to come.
"How is she?" Xu Shichen asked Huo Linsheng.
Huo Linsheng frowned. "I just got here. Let's see what the doctor says."
Meng Shuluo was still being examined, so Huo Linsheng and Xu Shichen could only wait outside.
After a while, the doctor came out and delivered the news to them.
"It's an old problem of the patient. She fainted this time because of severe anemia. We've arranged for a blood transfusion. She just needs careful recuperation later. However, we recommend that she stay in the hospital for a few more days for recuperation. The patient's physical indicators are probably quite bad."
Xu Shichen heaved a huge sigh of relief.
"It's good that she's okay."
Huo Linsheng also rubbed his temples, feeling relieved.
After the doctor finished his instructions, he went back to his work. Meng Shuluo was still having a blood transfusion and hadn't been sent out yet. Xu Shichen and Huo Linsheng weren't interested in going closer to take a look.
"Thanks, buddy." Xu Shichen patted Huo Linsheng on the shoulder. "If something really happened in my family's hotel, the Meng family would definitely cause a ruckus."
Even if it had nothing to do with the hotel, the Meng family members might still take their anger out on them.
Huo Linsheng glanced at the time and said, "If there's nothing else here, I'll leave first."
He had originally wanted to go back early, but because of Meng Shuluo's incident, he ended up getting off work even later than usual.
"Aren't you going to wait for her to wake up? She called you as soon as something happened. When she wakes up, she might even look for you." Xu Shichen said.
Huo Linsheng frowned. "What does she want from me? I'm not a doctor."
Xu Shichen was amused and then said seriously, "What's the deal between you and Meng Shuluo exactly?"
Huo Linsheng was puzzled. "What could there be between me and her?"
"Old Fu told me that during the Wen family banquet last time, you accompanied Meng Shuluo to the hospital and left Ling Nuan at the banquet. She was so aggrieved." Xu Shichen said.
Huo Linsheng was helpless. "She fainted in front of me. What could I do? I couldn't just ignore her, could I?"
Hearing this, Xu Shichen smiled and didn't continue to ask. Instead, he suddenly changed the topic. "Are you in a hurry to go back? Do you have an appointment with Ling Nuan?"
Mentioning Ling Nuan, Huo Linsheng's tone softened. "It's her birthday today."
But soon, Huo Linsheng's expression turned sour.
He had originally planned to pick up Ling Nuan from the old mansion and then go out for dinner. But now, with this delay, not only could he not go back to the old mansion, but it was likely that they had already started dinner there.
Fortunately, he had wanted to give Ling Nuan a surprise and hadn't told her in advance, so she wouldn't be disappointed.
He felt that he and Meng Shuluo were at odds.
Hearing this, Xu Shichen clicked his tongue and retorted, "Last time, Meng Shuluo fainted and you left Ling Nuan behind. This time, it's Ling Nuan's birthday and Meng Shuluo has an accident. You have to break your promise again. What about next time?"
"Meng Shuluo has nothing to do with me. I'm going back right now. And where do all these accidents come from?" Huo Linsheng emphasized.
He was afraid that it wasn't an accident but something deliberate.
Xu Shichen glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye. Finally, thinking of something, he held back and didn't continue talking about it.
"Okay, it's nothing. Then what about the auction?" Xu Shichen asked again.
"What auction?" Huo Linsheng was puzzled.
Xu Shichen was also a bit surprised. "Don't you know yet?"
"Know what? Stop being so mysterious." Huo Linsheng urged.
After he returned from abroad, he had been busy with company matters. He had even declined all social engagements in the past few days. How could he know what had happened at the auction?
"You gave Meng Shuluo an auction item worth over a hundred million. Don't you know?" Xu Shichen joked.
Huo Linsheng frowned and replied, "It was a gift of apology from the Wen family to Meng Shuluo through me."
Xu Shichen: "?"
"Now everyone knows that you, Huo Linsheng, spent a fortune to please Meng Shuluo. By the way, Ling Nuan was also there when you gave the gift that day." Xu Shichen looked at Huo Linsheng sympathetically.
"So?" Huo Linsheng still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem.
Xu Shichen patted Huo Linsheng on the shoulder and said, "Meng Shuluo and the staff had a question - and - answer session on the spot. Everyone knows that you, Huo Linsheng, gave Meng Shuluo a gift worth 130 million for no apparent reason. As your wife, Ling Nuan got nothing that day. Guess what people in the circle will say?"
"I don't know." Huo Linsheng's face looked ugly.
Not only did others not say anything, but Ling Nuan hadn't even mentioned it.
Huo Linsheng was in a complicated mood.
"I'll leave first." The more this happened, the more impatient Huo Linsheng became.
Seeing this, Xu Shichen didn't stop him. He watched Huo Linsheng's back as he left, shook his head, and then looked at the still - closed ward behind him, letting out a soft scoff.
"Meng Shuluo? She really knows how to cause trouble." Xu Shichen murmured in a low voice.
Between Meng Shuluo and Ling Nuan, Xu Shichen and Fu Qili had the same opinion. They supported Ling Nuan.
Maybe Huo Linsheng was just unlucky today.
When he left the hospital, there was a car accident, which caused a huge traffic jam. The one - hour drive back to the old mansion was extended to two and a half hours.
By the time he reached the old mansion, it was already past eleven o'clock.
Ling Nuan didn't know any of this. For her, this was just another ordinary day.
Facing those annoying faces, she found it hard to swallow her food. After dinner, not wanting to stay alone in her room, she came to the garden to get some fresh air.
"Nuan Nuan." Shen Shaoqing's voice rang out again.
Ling Nuan ignored him but didn't leave either.
She still had a repulsion towards Shen Shaoqing, but with the engagement and all those miscellaneous things piling up, Ling Nuan was resentful towards Huo Linsheng. So, she wasn't as eager to avoid Shen Shaoqing as before.
Seeing that Ling Nuan didn't leave, Shen Shaoqing was already very happy.
He stepped forward and placed a small cake he had prepared in front of Ling Nuan.
"Nuan Nuan, happy birthday." Shen Shaoqing said, with a smile in his eyes.
Ling Nuan froze suddenly.
Her - birthday?