Suddenly, he blacked out and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Old Director!" Teacher Yuan and Mo Jinxi exclaimed at the same time.
Teacher Yuan hurried over to help the old director. Seeing that his eyes were tightly shut, Teacher Yuan reached out to check if he was breathing.
He was still breathing.
Teacher Yuan heaved a sigh of relief.
But the old director was getting on in years. Every time his health deteriorated, he would lose a few years of his life.
Zhu Hexuan's face turned pale. She threw the bottle of medicine aside and all the tiny pills spilled out. She didn't even have time to see where they went.
She squatted down and shook the old director's arm. "Wake up! Wake up! You haven't agreed to help me! "
"Slap!" Teacher Yuan gave her a tight slap. "Are you still human? You animal! Get out of my way! "
Teacher Yuan pushed Zhu Hexuan away forcefully, and she fell to the ground.
Teacher Yuan couldn't care less about her. She reached for her phone and wanted to call 120, but she remembered that it was still with Mo Jinxi. He had forgotten to return it when he left.
"Jinxi, give me your phone. I'll call the ambulance," Teacher Yuan said.
Mo Jinxi finally reacted. He passed the phone to Teacher Yuan in tears. "Old Director … Old Director will be fine, right?"
"He won't, he won't!" Teacher Yuan said. She tried to sound calm, but she couldn't stop her tears from falling.
Teacher Yuan dialed the emergency center's number and gave them the address.
Zhu Hexuan was finally afraid. She looked at the old director lying motionless in Teacher Yuan's arms. His face was pale, as if … as if he was dead.
Zhu Hexuan trembled and shook her head. She got up and stumbled away.
Teacher Yuan couldn't care less about chasing after her. Zhu Hexuan wouldn't be able to escape if something really happened.
When the ambulance arrived, the paramedics put the old director on a stretcher and asked about his medical history. Teacher Yuan told them about his condition. "Old Director's heart has always been weak, and he has high blood pressure."
As she spoke, she saw that Mo Jinxi had followed them. It had been a mess just now, so she hadn't noticed him.
"Jinxi, stay here," Teacher Yuan said.
Mo Jinxi wiped his tears with the back of his hand. "I'm worried about Old Director."
"Be good. I'm going to accompany the old director to the hospital. Right now, there are only children in the orphanage, and you're the oldest. You have to help me take care of them. If anything happens, it'll be terrible." Teacher Yuan persuaded patiently. "Now that Teacher Wang isn't here, I'm counting on you."
Mo Jinxi was a very responsible kid, so when he heard Ms. Yuan's words, As she cried, she puffed out her chest. "I'll definitely take good care of my little brothers and sisters!"
Ms. Yuan patted Mo Jinxi's head and said, "Stay home and look after the house. I'll call Ms. Wang over. She has the key and will open the door herself. So when you're at home, don't open the door no matter who knocks. Understand? "
Mo Jinxi nodded and watched Teacher Yuan get into the ambulance.
In the car, Teacher Yuan called Teacher Wang and told him about the situation. Teacher Wang hung up the phone and rushed to the orphanage with the keys.
In the old mansion, Lin Chu and Yan Beicheng were too embarrassed to stay in the living room because the two elders had gone to bed early. Their room was on the first floor, and they were watching TV in the living room. They were afraid that the noise would disturb the two elders, so they went back to the bedroom early.
Lin Chu received Teacher Yuan's call. Yan Beicheng saw Lin Chu's face turn pale and her fingers tremble so much that she almost couldn't hold the phone. She only replied, "I understand."
She hung up the phone in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Yan Beicheng wrapped Lin Chu's hand and pinched her fingertips. He felt that her fingers were cold and her palms were sweaty.
He rubbed the sweat off her palms and covered her fingertips.
"Teacher Yuan called just now. She said that Zhu Hexuan went to the orphanage and caused a ruckus. She caused the old director to fall ill and stole her medicine. Now the old director is in the hospital and we don't know the outcome." Lin Chu was so scared that her face was pale and she was about to cry.
She grabbed Yan Beicheng's hand tightly. "I'm very worried."
"Let's go now. Did she say which hospital she's in?" Yan Beicheng asked.
Lin Chu nodded and told him the name of the hospital. It was the one closest to the orphanage.
Yan Beicheng got up to get a jacket for Lin Chu. The two of them hadn't changed into their pajamas, so they could leave after putting on their jackets.
To Lin Chu, the old director was her grandmother. Now that something had happened to the old director and she didn't know if she was dead or alive, Lin Chu's body trembled violently. She was afraid that the old director would leave.
Teacher Yuan also thought the same. Although the old director was still breathing, her breath was weak in the ambulance. The paramedics were busy saving her and it was noisy.
Seeing their anxious actions, Teacher Yuan felt uneasy. She was afraid that the old director would really be in trouble. She knew that Lin Chu was pregnant and couldn't be agitated. But she had no choice. If something really happened to the old director, she could at least let Lin Chu see her one last time. Otherwise, if she found out later, she would probably blame her.
Lin Chu was in a daze. She put on her jacket and rushed out without waiting for Yan Beicheng.
Yan Beicheng narrowed his eyes and his face became serious. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
Lin Chu staggered and fell into Yan Beicheng's arms.
Yan Beicheng helped her up. "Calm down and be steady. Don't forget that you're pregnant. If you hurt yourself, then even if I made you angry today, I'll make you stay here. I won't let you go anywhere."
Lin Chu took a few deep breaths and covered her face. Tears flowed down her fingers and dripped onto his chest, scalding Yan Beicheng's chest.
His chest hurt, and he hugged Lin Chu. He looked down at her covering her face and burying her face in his chest as she cried. He sighed helplessly and said softly, "Be good, I'm not blaming you. Don't cry, I'm worried that you'll hurt your body. Teacher Yuan didn't explain it clearly over the phone. We don't know what's going on. Calm down first. We'll go and take a look. But you have to promise that you can't be impatient. If you're so distracted, it'll be easy for something to happen. Do you want me to worry to death? I know you're worried about the old director, but don't forget that there's still me. Old Master and Old Madam are also worried about you. "
Lin Chu nodded while crying. "I got it. Don't worry, I'll calm down."
Yan Beicheng said, "Okay." He believed in her and slowly let go.
Sure enough, Lin Chu's reaction wasn't that big anymore. She watched as Yan Beicheng put on his coat and went to get the car keys. When she left the bedroom, she said, "Old Master and Old Madam are asleep. Don't wake them up. Tell Auntie Chen later."
Lin Chu nodded. She would let Yan Beicheng arrange everything.
She told herself to calm down. There was no final result on the old director's condition, so she couldn't panic. But now, her brain wasn't working well. It was a little numb, so she decided not to think about anything. She followed Yan Beicheng and followed his arrangements.
Yan Beicheng was worried about her, so he held her hand and knocked on Auntie Chen's door. As expected, Auntie Chen wasn't asleep. When she came out to open the door, Yan Beicheng roughly explained the situation.
"I don't know the exact situation yet. I just received a call. It seems to be quite serious. I'll go with Lin Chu to take a look. If there's nothing wrong, I'll come back tonight. But if Old Master and Old Madam ask, tell them. Don't let them worry, "Yan Beicheng said.
Auntie Chen nodded. She thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I go with you? If there's anything I can help with."
Yan Beicheng thought for a moment but still refused. "No need for now. If I need your help, I'll get Shao Huai to come and pick you up. We don't need that much time anyway. If you go early, it'll be boring to just wait."
Auntie Chen nodded and didn't insist.
Yan Beicheng brought Lin Chu to the hospital. Lin Chu called Teacher Yuan again. Teacher Yuan sounded much better on the phone. He sounded much more relaxed.
He heard Teacher Yuan say, "The old director has been saved. He's in the ward. The doctor said he'll wake up in an hour or two."
Lin Chu finally heaved a sigh of relief. He found the ward that Teacher Yuan mentioned and went in to take a look. The old director was still sleeping with an oxygen tube in his nose.
When Teacher Yuan saw Lin Chu and Yan Beicheng, he quickly welcomed them in and said embarrassedly, "With your current condition, I shouldn't have told you this, but I'm afraid that there might be an accident. What if —"
Lin Chu patted Teacher Yuan's hand. "I understand. Thank you for telling me tonight. Otherwise, I would have regretted it. How is the old director now? "
"She's no longer in danger, but she suffered a huge shock tonight. I'm afraid her body is weaker than before. The doctor said that it's fine to take care of her, but the old director is so old after all. Her foundation is like this. No matter how much she takes care of herself, she can't be as healthy and flexible as before. The doctor said that she can't be stimulated again in the future. Otherwise, it'll be hard to say. "
Lin Chu's heart sank. "What's going on tonight?"
Teacher Yuan told him in detail about Zhu Hexuan going to look for the old director. She only gave a rough account of it on the phone.
"She still has the face to ask me for help?" Lin Chu said angrily. "For this kind of thing, she didn't even care about the old director's life. She …"
Yan Beicheng held her shoulders. Lin Chu realized that she was too emotional. She could only take deep breaths to stabilize her emotions. Yan Beicheng helped her to sit at the side.
"How long did the doctor say the old director will stay in the hospital?" Yan Beicheng asked.
Teacher Yuan said, "She'll stay for a week. She's old, and it's not good here and there. She needs to recuperate at the same time, and there are still some drips that she needs."
"Then when the old director wakes up, we'll transfer her to Chu Tian Hospital. We'll do a detailed examination there. We'll find out what needs to be paid attention to and what needs to be adjusted. Also, Chu Tian Hospital's confidentiality is better, so that Zhu Hexuan won't be able to find trouble. If she moves to Chu Tian Hospital, Zhu Hexuan won't be able to get close to her. "
Now that the old director wasn't awake, Teacher Yuan thought about it and felt that Yan Beicheng's intention was also Lin Chu's. Both of them were doing it for the old director's good, so there was no need to be polite with them on this matter. Looking at Zhu Hexuan's craziness, it really wasn't safe to stay here, so he readily agreed on behalf of the old director.
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