Song Ge was lying on the ground, unable to move. Looking at her phone in the distance, she wriggled a bit, trying to reach for it. But the pain in her lower body was excruciating. She felt her belly, afraid that the baby might be lost.
"Help! Help! Is there anyone who can help me?" Song Ge called out weakly.
Fortunately, someone did hear her. It was a woman in her forties. "How are you?" the woman asked anxiously.
"Could you take me to the hospital?" Song Ge pleaded.
The woman helped Song Ge stand up. They walked onto the main road and hailed a taxi to the hospital.
As soon as they arrived at the hospital, Song Ge couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
When Song Ge woke up again, she found herself lying in bed. She subconsciously felt her belly.
"Don't worry. Your baby is fine," a voice said.
Song Ge looked at the woman and remembered that it was she who had saved her. "Thank you for saving me."
"It's okay." The woman looked at Song Ge's face and smiled. "You're really good-looking. I don't know why, but I felt an instant connection with you when I first saw you."
Song Ge also smiled. "I have an ordinary face."
Actually, Song Ge rarely talked so much to someone she had just met. Maybe this woman was an exception.
"Sister Lan, why are you in the hospital too?"
Just as Song Ge and the woman called Sister Lan were chatting happily, someone suddenly came up and greeted them.
Sister Lan smiled. "I'm fine. It's this little girl."
From their conversation, Song Ge could tell that they were neighbors.
"The doctor said you're okay and can be discharged from the hospital today," Sister Lan said. After a pause, she added, "If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to my place as a guest."
Song Ge was a bit stunned. Sister Lan also realized her abruptness. "Sorry. I was too abrupt to invite you to my home on our first meeting."
"No. I should be the one apologizing. You saved me and now you're inviting me as a guest," Song Ge said shyly.
"Then it's settled. I'll go and handle the discharge procedures for you," Sister Lan said as she got up and walked out.
Song Ge shook her head with a smile. It was the first time she had met such a warm - hearted person.
Suddenly, she remembered that she had been on the phone with her assistant just now. He must be worried that something had happened to her. Thinking this way, she took out her phone and called her assistant.
The assistant answered the call quickly. "Madam, what happened to you just now? You really scared me. I've already told the boss."
"I'm okay. I won't call Zhai Cheng. Just tell him that I'm fine," Song Ge said.
"Okay."
Song Ge hung up the phone. Just then, Sister Lan came in. "Were you calling your husband?"
Song Ge shook her head. Sister Lan didn't say much either. She helped Song Ge get out of bed, and they took a taxi to Sister Lan's home together.
Sister Lan lived in an old - style apartment. Although it looked a bit shabby from the outside, the interior design was quite appealing.
"Make yourself at home. Just treat it as your own place," Sister Lan said.
Song Ge looked around and asked, "Sister Lan, do you live alone?"
Sister Lan nodded. "Yes. I've never been married. I live by myself." As she said this, she poured a glass of water for Song Ge.
Song Ge took it and took a sip.
"You sit for a while. I'll go and cook," Sister Lan said.
"I'll help you," Song Ge said as she got up and walked into the kitchen.
Sister Lan didn't refuse. The two of them chatted while cooking, and it was quite a happy time.
After the meal was ready, they sat down to eat.
Song Ge suddenly thought that fate was really a wonderful thing. She could get along so well with a woman she had just met.
After the meal, Sister Lan took the initiative to invite Song Ge to look at some of her photos and portraits taken when she was young.
"I was much prettier than you when I was young. A lot of men chased after me," Sister Lan said.
"I believe that," Song Ge replied. Although Sister Lan was getting old, if you didn't know, you would definitely think she was only in her early thirties.
Sister Lan found the photo album, and they sat on the sofa looking through it. "This photo was taken when I was 22," Sister Lan said.
Song Ge was looking intently. Sister Lan flipped through the album while talking.
Suddenly, Song Ge's pupils dilated. Her gaze stopped on a photo. She pointed at it in surprise and asked, "Do you know Ji Qingyun?"
Sister Lan was also very surprised. "You know Ji Qingyun too?"
Song Ge nodded.
"He's my sister's son. But now that I think about it, it's been years since I last saw him," Sister Lan sighed. "He was such a nice boy. I didn't expect..."
"Didn't expect what?"
Sister Lan fell into memories. "He was just a bit introverted." After a pause, she continued, "When he came back from abroad, he just stayed at home all day, except for occasionally going to see Ji Qingzhen."
Song Ge frowned. Ji Qingyun introverted? She hadn't noticed this because Ji Qingyun had always been very gentle.
"Alright, let's not talk about it. How did you get to know him?"
"We just got to know each other," Song Ge didn't want to talk more about this.
Sister Lan could tell that Song Ge didn't want to talk, so she naturally wouldn't force her.
Song Ge looked at the time. It was getting late. "I'll go back now. Thank you for your hospitality today. I'll come again if I have the chance."
"Welcome."
Sister Lan walked Song Ge to the entrance of the community. "Be careful on your way back."
"Okay."
Song Ge left the community. For some reason, there were no taxis at the entrance, maybe because it was too late. So she had to walk to the crossroads ahead to see if she could hail a taxi.
She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that someone was following her.
She pretended to casually squat down to tie her shoelaces. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a man in black behind her. He seemed to be pretending to tidy up his clothes.
Song Ge was panicked. She got up and quickened her pace. The person behind also quickened his pace.
Song Ge tried to walk towards places with more people, but the man still followed.
She found a coffee shop and went in to sit down. After sitting down, she nervously took out her phone and called Zhai Cheng, but he didn't answer. Then she called her assistant, and the assistant didn't answer either.
Song Ge had no choice but to give up. She paid the bill and quickly left the coffee shop.
After going out, she wanted to take a taxi but couldn't find one. So she ran quickly towards the bus stop.
The man also followed and got closer.
Song Ge thought that with so many people around, he wouldn't dare to do anything.
The man patted her on the shoulder. Song Ge trembled all over. The next second, a wallet appeared in her sight. It looked a bit familiar.
"Why are you running? You dropped your wallet," the man said.
Hearing this, Song Ge let out a sigh of relief. She took the wallet. "Thank you so much."
"Be more careful next time," the man said and then walked away.
Song Ge put away the wallet, left the bus stop, and walked onto the sidewalk. Seeing that the traffic light was green, she walked across.
Suddenly, a car rammed towards her.
The world suddenly went quiet, and all she could hear were the whispers of others...