Xia Chu estimated the distance between them, it was just about ten meters, and especially because Pei Xin had spoken first, it wasn't good to pretend she hadn't seen or heard her.
She had no choice but to step forward and smile politely, "Mrs. Pei, I didn't expect to run into you here. It's indeed quite coincidental."
Pei Xin also took a few steps forward and squeezed out a smile, "My grandmother is ill. She came to the hospital for heart bypass surgery, so we've been here these past few days. But what brings you to the hospital? You look quite healthy, so I assume it's not a family or friend who's sick. Did you come here for something else?"
It was only upon getting closer that Xia Chu realized the usual competence and vigor of Pei Xin were gone.
Her once beautiful face was now replaced entirely by weariness and agedness, making her finally look like a true middle-aged person over fifty.
