Today happened to be the shift of the head nurse. Since Tang Gu went abroad, half of the big and small things in the hospital had fallen on Zuo Mu.
Some people in the hospital were also used to turning to Zuo Mu first when they had problems.
On the way there, Zuo Mu had already learned the general situation from the junior nurse. The junior nurse didn't know much either. She only said that the head nurse didn't know who she had received a call from and suddenly had an emotional breakdown. They didn't dare to ask too much and could only comfort her.
Zuo Mu glanced at the time. It was almost twelve o'clock. Who would call at this hour?
As he was thinking this way, he turned his head and saw Tang Tang in the passenger seat beside him, dozing off with her head bobbing up and down.
Zuo Mu, "..."
Zuo Mu glanced at the traffic lights ahead, then turned around and took a blanket from the back seat to cover Tang Tang.
Tang Tang was already a bit dazed. She was startled by Zuo Mu's action of covering the blanket. She turned her head and saw it was Zuo Mu. Subconsciously, she lowered her head and rubbed against Zuo Mu's hand as he pulled the blanket up.
Zuo Mu's hand was rubbed unexpectedly. It felt soft. Tang Tang was probably a bit muddled from sleep. Just rubbing wasn't enough for her. She even put her chin on Zuo Mu's hand.
Zuo Mu, "..."
Zuo Mu gave Tang Tang a look with feigned annoyance, then glanced at the traffic light ahead. There were still more than ten seconds before it changed.
"You sure know how to enjoy yourself," Zuo Mu said as he lifted his hand to pat Tang Tang's face. "If you're this sleepy, you should just sleep at home. Why come to the hospital to join in the fun?"
Tang Tang pretended to be stupid with her eyes closed. Seeing that Tang Tang didn't say anything and the light was about to change, Zuo Mu didn't say anything to her either.
Just as he started the car, he heard Tang Tang's soft murmur beside him.
"I want to stay with big brother."
It was already night and there weren't many cars on the road. This murmured sentence, originally in a low voice, became much clearer in the quiet car.
After Tang Tang mumbled, realizing there was no hand to rub against, she moved a bit towards the window.
But the tips of her ears secretly turned red.
Zuo Mu turned his head and saw the red tips of Tang Tang's ears. He didn't say anything, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
It only took half an hour to get to the hospital from home. At first, Tang Tang just closed her eyes halfway pretending to doze off. But unexpectedly, she actually fell asleep later.
Zuo Mu parked the car in the parking lot and turned to look at the kid with half her face buried in the blanket. He wondered if she was hot. Zuo Mu reached out his hand and pulled the blanket down a bit. This movement wasn't small. Tang Tang squinted her eyes and was about to wake up in a daze.
"Um?"
Tang Tang looked up at Zuo Mu with a dazed look in her eyes. "Big brother?"
Seeing that Tang Tang was awake, Zuo Mu simply let go and wasn't gentle anymore. He reached out his hand and pinched Tang Tang's cheek. "Stop sleeping. We're here."
"Um, okay."
Although she agreed readily, her eyes closed again. It was exactly the same as when she was reluctant to get up in the morning.
Zuo Mu reached out his hand and gently tapped the corner of Tang Tang's eye, threatening, "Do you want me to get out and you just sleep here by yourself?"
"Don't,"
Tang Tang squinted her eyes. The light in the car was dim. It took her a while to adjust to it before she came to her senses. She said slowly, "I want to go with big brother."
Zuo Mu didn't withdraw his hand and casually pinched Tang Tang's face gently. Tang Tang had just woken up and her reaction was slow. She let out a soft "um" and turned to look at the person who had pinched her for no reason.
Zuo Mu coughed. Before he could say anything, his phone vibrated.
It was the junior nurse.
As soon as he answered the call, before Zuo Mu could say anything, the other side asked anxiously, "Doctor Zuo, how much longer will it take for you to get here?"
"Right away."
Zuo Mu hung up the phone as he got out of the car. Tang Tang originally wanted to be lazy for a while. Seeing Zuo Mu's actions, she was about to get out of the car too. Then she saw that after Zuo Mu got out of the car, he didn't walk forward but turned to the back seat.
Tang Tang was still in a daze. She looked up at Zuo Mu. "Big brother... did you forget something?"
Zuo Mu didn't say anything. While listening to the nurse urging him to hurry up, he took the clothes from the back seat and put them on Tang Tang.
Tang Tang just stood there stupidly, letting Zuo Mu dress her. Then he pulled her hand and walked towards the hospital lobby.
There were a few people coming to the hospital for treatment in the lobby at night. The junior nurse was already waiting at the door. Seeing Zuo Mu coming, she quickly greeted him.
"Doctor Zuo."
Zuo Mu nodded slightly and asked, "Where is the head nurse?"
"On the second floor,"
As the junior nurse led Zuo Mu towards the second floor, she also took a careful look at Tang Tang and asked Zuo Mu in a low voice, "Doctor Zuo, do you want me to take Tang Tang to the office?"
"No. She'll follow me."
Zuo Mu pulled Tang Tang's hand and walked upstairs.
As soon as they reached the second floor, they saw the head nurse sitting on the chair, silently crying.
"What's wrong, Sister Zhang?"
The head nurse looked up and saw Zuo Mu. She reluctantly stopped crying and wiped the corners of her eyes. "Doctor Zuo, I want to ask for leave."
"What's going on?"
Zuo Mu looked at the head nurse. "You can ask for leave, but tell me the reason. The hospital is in a critical period now, Sister Zhang. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. Maybe I can help you."
The head nurse was holding her phone. "It's nothing..."
Just as she said this, her phone vibrated. The head nurse almost threw the phone out reflexively.
Especially when she saw the long list of unfamiliar numbers on the phone, her face turned pale for no reason.
The head nurse looked terrified. She wanted to hang up the phone but didn't dare to move. Her lips quivered as she looked at the phone in her hand.
"What's going on?"
The head nurse's tears welled up immediately. "This... this is the reason why I want to ask for leave."
The head nurse pressed the answer button on the phone, and the voice from the other side came through the earpiece immediately.
First came the sound of crackling, the sound of current mixed with a hint of wind.
As soon as Tang Tang heard this prelude, she subconsciously frowned.
Sure enough, before the head nurse could say anything, the person on the other side couldn't help but speak.
"The game is about to start. Are you all happy?"
As soon as Tang Tang heard this voice, her eyes widened involuntarily. She turned to look at Zuo Mu.
It was this voice.
It was Shen Tian.
Zuo Mu reached out his hand and pinched Tang Tang's hand, signaling her not to speak. The head nurse's tears were streaming down. "What... what game are you playing? Who are you?"
"Little friend No. 3, I'll send the address to your phone tomorrow. Of course, there's also little friend No. 4 who I've been carefully selecting."
The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously in a very good mood. He slowly explained the rules of the game. "The game has started and won't stop midway. Before it starts, please send the kids to the designated location according to the message. Of course, if you don't want to send them, I'll come and pick them up myself."
"Well, at the end of the game, I wish everyone a good time."
Tang Tang, "..."
Good time my ass. There's no way anyone could be happy.