Lu Jingnan promptly sent Song Ruyi to the hospital.
As it was too late and the child was sick, Song Ruyi was anxious. At a time like this, Lu Jingnan naturally would not make things difficult for her.
When she asked him to send her to the hospital, he did not question her much.
Instead, he comforted her, "Your child is young now, so it's normal for her to get sick. Don't be too anxious. She'll recover."
Song Ruyi nodded. "Okay, thank you."
"I'll come over to see her tomorrow. Charge your phone properly and don't ignore my calls," Lu Jingnan said as he tugged at Song Ruyi at the hospital entrance before she got out of the car.
Lu Jingnan had reminded her to bring her phone charger when she was leaving the house.
Song Ruyi looked at him for a moment before she averted her gaze and nodded. "Okay."
Lu Jingnan let go of her and watched her run into the hospital.
He wanted to go in with her to take care of that little girl, but his emotional state at the moment made it unsuitable for him to do so.
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With Song Ruyi's company, Song Wanwan became obedient. She obediently took her medicine and let the nurse give her an injection. By morning, her fever had subsided.
Last night, when Song Ruyi rushed over, Song Wanwan apologized first and admitted her mistake, saying that she should not have eaten so much ice cream.
When it was so hot in the summer, Song Ruyi did not allow her to eat too much. It was April now, and the weather was so cold. Since she dared to eat too much ice cream, she deserved to have a fever and diarrhea.
Song Ruyi originally wanted to put on a straight face and criticize her daughter seriously when she saw her. In the end, when she saw that the poor girl's face had turned pale and that she was still apologizing to her, she could not be so hard on the girl anymore.
It was too painful to scold a sick child.
Since Song Ruyi was here, Chen Jing and her mom went back to the staff dormitory to rest.
Knowing that Song Ruyi still had to teach children at 9:00 am, Song Ruyi's aunt, Zhao Yurong, said that she would come to look after Wanwan before 8:00 am.
Song Ruyi was very grateful for her help.
Her maternal grandfather's surname was Zhao. Back then, when her parents divorced, her mother did not change back to her maiden surname even though she hated Song Ruyi's father.
In fact, Song Ruyi knew that her mother still loved her father up until her death. Even though her father had a change of heart and married the mistress who had destroyed their marriage.
When Song Ruyi grew up, she finally understood that it was not entirely the mistress' fault that her family was broken apart. There were many reasons. One of them was that her father was timid and always listened to his mother.
As for Song Ruyi's paternal grandmother, she prioritized sons over daughters. Although her mother was the best daughter-in-law in everyone's eyes, Song Ruyi's grandmother had always been dissatisfied because her mother did not give birth to a son.
Song Ruyi's mother did become pregnant after giving birth to Song Ruyi, but she miscarried. The stillborn was five to six months old at that time. It was a male fetus. After that, her mother could not give birth anymore.
In the end, Song Ruyi's grandmother thought that her mother was bad luck. Whenever she saw her, she would scold her. Her mother could not stand being scolded by her grandmother.
Around that time, the mistress of Song Ruyi's father was also pregnant. The ultrasound scan showed that it was a baby boy.
With the double blow, Song Ruyi's mother asked for a divorce.
Song Ruyi's mother did not want anything from the divorce. The only thing her mother asked was that her father was not allowed to visit Song Ruyi.
Even when Song Ruyi's mother died, she did not see her father.
Thinking about it, Song Ruyi felt a chill in her heart.
Her father's family lived in Jing City too, but after Ruyi turned six years old, the two families went about their own lives. In a way, that was a good thing.
At 6:30 am, Song Ruyi woke up. Wanwan was still sleeping soundly in her arms.
It was 2:00 am when the infusion was done, so Song Ruyi had slept for four hours.
At 7:00 am, the doctor on the night shift came to perform ward rounds. After that, his shift would end.
Song Ruyi went to get water and bumped into Doctor Wu during ward rounds. She never expected that Wu Yueyue's father was the director of the pediatrics department at Chen Jing's hospital.
Doctor Wu was also surprised to see her.
"Teacher Song?"
"Doctor Wu, it's you!"
"Yes, it's me. Is this little girl your daughter?" Doctor Wu asked. She did not expect Song Ruyi to have a daughter at such a young age.
Did women nowadays not think about getting married and having children only in their thirties? Song Ruyi did not look to be older than 25 years old.
Doctor Wu's ex-wife was young as well. She was 27 years old, so she wanted to go out and party every night. She would go to bars and dance. Over time, she was dissatisfied with the monotony of living with him, so she asked for a divorce.
He could not stand a family that was filled with arguments every day, so he made up his mind to divorce his ex-wife and let her live her life freely.
"Yes, she is."
"I didn't expect Dr. Chen to be your sister." Dr. Wu started chatting with Song Ruyi.
"I just checked the little girl's forehead. Her fever is gone, and she's sleeping soundly. Once the outpatient department gets back to work, they'll do a blood test again. If everything is fine, she can be discharged from the hospital, though you still need to be mindful of her diet. It's better not to let her eat cold food in this weather."
"Okay. Thank you, Dr. Wu." Song Ruyi was very embarrassed.
"I get off work at 8:00 am. Don't you have class today? My house is near the park. I can send you home later if you want." Song Ruyi was very good to his daughter. Dr. Wu had always remembered it.
It was such a coincidence that the two of them met today. If he could help, he would naturally do so.
Song Ruyi did not refuse. She nodded and agreed. "Okay, if it's not too troublesome."
"It's not troublesome. It's on the way," Doctor Wu replied straightforwardly.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'll finish my round first. I'll call you later."
"Okay."
Chen Jing only came in after Doctor Wu left. She smiled and said to Song Ruyi, "That was a nice chat."
She had stood there for a while. When she heard the two of them chatting, she stood at the door and waited as she did not want to disturb them.
Song Ruyi was speechless. "His daughter takes drawing classes at my studio on Saturdays."
"Ah… Right." Chen Jing nodded. She walked over to see Wanwan. "She's sleeping pretty soundly. I'm sorry, Ruyi. I'll be more careful next time and avoid such mistakes."
Chen Jing was a soft-hearted person. She could not help but give in to Wanwan.
"It's okay. I understand. I'm like that with her too." Song Ruyi did not blame her.
When it was almost 8:00 am, Doctor Wu stopped his car at the entrance of the hospital and waited for Song Ruyi. Right when Song Ruyi got into Doctor Wu's car, Lu Jingnan, who had rushed to the hospital, saw the scene. His mood was once again ruined.
Lu Jingnan snorted coldly.
To think that before he went to bed last night, he was thinking about the two of them. He woke up at dawn break just to get breakfast for Song Ruyi and porridge for the little girl.
What a waste of effort.
Lu Jingnan clenched his fists tightly and threw the takeout into the trash can by the roadside. He left in a huff.