Lu Fang knew that if Ning Tangxi had been kidnapped, all of Huo Nanchen's previous efforts would be in vain.
He turned around and walked out of the ward with a frustrated look on his face. He then dialed An Shaosi's number and waited impatiently for him to pick up the phone. "Shaosi, Ning Tangxi has been kidnapped from the hospital. Can you find out who it was?"
"All right."
An Shaosi's heart skipped a beat. He hung up the phone and immediately left his villa.
Gu Ruochu had been waiting outside the hospital's corridor for close to twelve hours. When the doctors approved Huo Nanchen's transfer to the VIP ward, she finally felt at ease.
"All right. The family members can go in and see the patient now." The doctors gave a few more instructions before they left. The Huo family members did not move. They looked at Gu Ruochu and urged her to go into the ward.
Everyone wanted Gu Ruochu to be the first person to see Huo Nanchen, and they wanted to give the couple some privacy.
Gu Ruochu slowly walked towards the ward and opened the door. Huo Nanchen was lying motionlessly on the bed. The only thing that Gu Ruochu could hear was the sound of his regular breathing.
"Huo Nanchen, can you hear me?"
She reached out her hand and gently caressed his face. Her soft fingers ran through his contours in a steady motion.
Her hand felt the scrapes on his face and brushed over his closed eyes before it finally landed on his cold, thin lips.
Gu Ruochu climbed onto the bed and lay next to Huo Nanchen. She clasped his hands together and looked at the side of his face.
"Wake up. I have so much to tell you." She tried to hug him, but he did not move. Her body and soul had been infected by him, and she could no longer extricate herself.
Had Huo Nanchen moved, Gu Ruochu would have collapsed from the raw emotions that would have coursed through her body.
"Huo Nanchen, when are you going to wake up?"
She spoke like a playful girl trying to impress her boyfriend.
Huo Nanchen did not respond. Gu Ruochu closed her eyes and firmly held his hand.
'I'll wait for you to wake up.'
"..."
At the Ning family's villa:
Zhang Yuan was lying on the sofa. Her face was haggard, and she propped her head up and leaned against the side of the sofa's armrest.
"Madam, it's better to eat something." One of the older maids placed some food in front of her. "I can't bear to see you like this."
"I haven't seen Tangxi since she disappeared two weeks ago. How can I eat?"
Ever since Ning Tang had chased her daughter out of the Ning family, Zhang Yuan had not heard from her again. Tangxi had a property in the city, but her maid had said that Tangxi had not gone to the apartment.
Zhang Yuan clutched her pounding heart. Although Ning Tang was not angry with her, he had not spoken about Ning Tangxi again. His attitude towards his wife was cold and detached.
Even though Zhang Yuan tried to plead with him, she could not shake his resolve in the slightest.
She did not understand why he had been so calculating. Why hadn't Ning Tang punished her instead? Wasn't she responsible for Ning Tangxi's and Ning Zongxuan's presence in the Ning family? Even Gu Ruochu had failed to understand her.
Zhang Yuan knew that Ning Tang was angry with her because of how she had treated Gu Ruochu. However, there was no need for him to be so heartless and chase away Ning Tangxi. As she pondered on the situation, her thoughts were interrupted by the news on the television.
"Yesterday, a major traffic collision occurred on Xing Hua road. Thirty cars were involved in the collision. Police rushed to the scene and dealt with the incident. One of the victims at the scene of the crash was President Huo of the Huo Corporation. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment..."