Dai Shenqiang glanced at the rry atmosphere in the room before slowly closing the ward's door behind him. Whether or not she did it intentionally, he was grateful Li Caiyi could distract his father for so ti.
Dai Shenqiang had to report to his brother now that he had ti to do that. Li Caiyi's arrival was kind of unexpected, though. He was also curious how she knew where his father was hospitalized since he didn't rember telling her that.
"Did she hear that from Brother?"
He eventually shook his head to get rid of that thought. This wasn't the ti to think about that.
Dai Shenqiang took out his phone from his pocket and checked on his inbox. Sure enough, there were lots of ssages and missed calls from Li Caiyi. It seed they really made her worry this ti. He kind of felt bad for that.
Dai Shenqiang scrolled down his phone screen and opened the last ssage he received from his brother last night.
[Dai Zhiqiang: I will be ho later than usual tonight. Don't wait for , and sleep first.]
That was what he said, and it wasn't the first ti he had done this. Dai Shenqiang went to sleep first when he got a call in the middle of the night about his father's sudden deteriorating health. He imdiately called Dai Zhiqiang several tis, but he didn't pick up, so he went to the hospital by himself.
In the end, he kind of forgot about it since he was busy worrying and looking after his father until morning.
Later, he was awakened by the sound of door-knocking, only to find Li Caiyi and the other guy standing beyond it.
"Co to think of it, isn't that guy the one I et at Brother's school gate the while back? I didn't expect him to know my brother as well."
Dai Shenqiang honestly didn't feel comfortable being around that guy. It felt like he was constantly judging Dai Shenqiang with his stare, but that was probably his imagination since he seed to be a pretty nice guy when he introduced himself to his father.
Dai Shenqiang dialed his brother's phone number and put the phone on his ear, but the call didn't even connect. It looked like his phone was dead or sothing.
"Strange. Brother had never gone without informing where he was," Dai Shenqiang mumbled to himself before sending his brother a text, telling him to contact him as soon as he saw the text.
After everything was done, Dai Shenqiang returned to the room. His steps ca to a halt when he saw ng Renshu standing in front of the room with his back leaned against the wall.
As a man, Dai Shenqiang had to admit that ng Renshu had an other-worldly look with that androgynous beauty. If not for his tall body and broad shoulders, Dai Shenqiang probably would have thought he was a girl with short hair.
'But why did he just stand there doing nothing? Did he just co back from the toilet?' Dai Shenqiang thought inwardly before walking over to him with a friendly smile.
"Hello. Can I call you Big Brother ng? We have t before, aren't we?"
ng Renshu turned his head and smiled back. "Yes, I rember you. At that ti, I still hadn't been acquainted with your brother yet. It's such a coincidence to be able to et you again."
"Oh, yes, it is. Why don't you co in, Big Brother ng? Father will be pleased to talk with you more."
"Yes, I will do that after a while because there is sothing I want to talk to you about first. Do you mind if you give a bit of your ti?"
"With ?" Dai Shenqiang pointed at himself in confusion. "I don't mind, as long as I can answer it."
"Thanks. I want to know if you know where your brother is right now? I actually ca here because I thought he would be here."
Dai Shenqiang had expected this question, so it did not surprise him at all.
"Honestly, my brother had gone MIA ever since last night. He said he would co ho late, but I have been trying to get through to him for so ti, to no avail."
ng Renshu put his finger on his chin as he fell deep into thought. "Was he not inford about your father's condition?"
"That's what I'm concerned about, actually. My brother and I gave both of our numbers so the hospital could call us if sothing happened to our father. Usually, big brother would get the first notification, then later, he would relay the ssage to . However, the hospital called directly last night because they couldn't reach my brother." Dai Shenqiang explained with a crease of worry on his brows.
"Hmm, I see. Did he say anything about why he would co ho late?"
"Oh, my brother works in a construction site and a few other odd jobs, so he often cos back late. That's why I didn't think too much of it at first. But it has been hours since that, yet no word from him. This is the first ti this ever happened."
ng Renshu nodded his head before giving the younger teen a reassuring pat on his shoulder. "Your big brother is a responsible and smart person. I'm sure he will be fine. Do you know where your brother is working? I might need to visit his workplace since I'm sure you already have your hands full with your father's matter."
Dai Shenqiang was stunned by how considerate this person was being. Unlike his first impression, he seed to be a nice guy.
He was relieved and grateful for ng Renshu's concern since he was indeed in a bind, as he said. He couldn't leave his father behind right now, so having one person who understood the situation helping him would be very appreciated.
"Thank you, Big Brother ng. I might have to inconvenience you with this one. My brother tends to act recklessly sotis, so please check him for ." Dai Shenqiang said while slightly bowing his head before telling the na of Dai Zhiqiang's workplace.
ng Renshu confird the information with a nod and chuckled after looking at Dai Shenqiang's hesitant face. "Hey, don't worry about unnecessary things. You can leave this to , but there is just sothing I want you to help with."
"Yes, what is it?"
ng Renshu leaned in closer and said in a low voice. "Can you please not tell Xiaoyi about this? You saw how she was earlier. She is a worrywart, and I'm afraid this news would stress her too much. I want to take care of this matter as quietly as possible if I can."
Dai Shenqiang recalled Li Caiyi's expression when they first t today. She certainly looked like she was going to cry anyti. Li Caiyi had helped their family a lot, so Dai Shenqiang also didn't want to upset her if he could help it.
"I understand, then I shall tell him not to worry then." Dai Shenqiang nodded in agreent.
ng Renshu smiled in relief. "Thanks. I will stay here to call soone, so you can go in first."
"I see, then we will wait for you, Big Brother ng," Dai Shenqiang said before entering the room first.
After his figure disappeared beyond the ward's door, the smile on ng Renshu's face gradually faded and was replaced with a grim look. Wasting no more ti, he took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello? I need your help to investigate sothing…."
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