After Tang Tang went out, she directly called Zuo Mu. Zuo Mu had been very busy these days and rarely went home. He said the hospital had been extremely busy recently.
Sometimes when she called, no one answered. When she called other people in the department, she was told that Zuo Mu was in surgery. A few days ago, there had been a car accident and the victims were sent to the hospital. Zuo Mu had been in charge ever since.
It was only after the call connected that Tang Tang remembered Zuo Mu might be busy and unable to hear the phone. But since the call had already connected, it wasn't good for her to hang up, so she just quietly waited.
After waiting for a while, just when Tang Tang was waiting for the call to end automatically, it was actually answered.
Zuo Mu's voice sounded a bit tired. He only said "Hello" and then fell silent. Tang Tang knew he was tired and softly asked him, "Brother, can you come back today?"
Zuo Mu had just finished a surgery and his mind was finally relaxing from the extreme tension. Hearing Tang Tang's soft and waxy voice made him feel a bit better. "Yes."
Just as he said that, another doctor in the department immediately shouted, "You have to work overtime today. Don't think about shifting your patients to me."
Zuo Mu looked up at the shouting doctor. The doctor, who had been so energetic and shouting so vigorously just now, immediately lost a lot of his arrogance under Zuo Mu's cold look.
"Your patient is in such a state. He's almost at death's door..."
Zuo Mu didn't respond. "Last month, there were three patients in my care. One of them was..."
Hearing Zuo Mu's words, the doctor said in a flurry, "It's just one patient. Look at what you're saying. What's our relationship? Leave him with me. I guarantee I'll return him to you safe and sound."
Zuo Mu gave the doctor a disdainful glance.
The doctor let out a hearty laugh. He glanced at Zuo Mu's phone and pointed at the door. "I still have something to do. Don't worry. I'll take good care of your patients today."
Saying that, without waiting for Zuo Mu to say anything, he quickly rushed out of the office.
There were only the two of them in Zuo Mu's office. After the doctor left, he was alone and it was quiet.
Zuo Mu rubbed his temples and glanced at the clock on the wall. He softly asked, "Why are you calling at this time? Aren't you in class?"
"Yes. It's the big break."
Leaning on the railing, Tang Tang only then realized how inappropriate this call was. She was in class and Zuo Mu was at work. But she was a bit flustered at the moment.
Looking down from the atrium at the people coming and going downstairs and listening to the soft breathing sound coming from the phone receiver, she inexplicably felt at ease.
Zuo Mu naturally knew that Tang Tang had encountered something. After waiting for a long time without hearing the follow - up, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh and softly said, "What's wrong, Tang Tang?"
Although Tang Tang had been acting normally these days, Zuo Mu knew that she must be feeling uncomfortable inside.
But this matter was beyond his control. After going there, he wasn't sure what would happen, and whether he could protect Tang Tang was also unknown.
Zuo Mu would never let Tang Tang get involved in unknown things.
Tang Tang looked at the people downstairs and slowly said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to hear your voice, brother."
Zuo Mu hooked the corner of his mouth. "Really? Do you want me to say a few more words? By the way, your physics textbook from last semester seems to still be with me. Do you want me to read a few formulas to you?"
Tang Tang, "... "
Wouldn't she feel even more uncomfortable then.
"No, no. Class is about to start," Tang Tang quickly refused. "The next class is physics. If the teacher knows my knowledge is still at last semester's level, she might skin me alive. I'd better not listen."
Tang Tang glanced at the time. "Class is about to start. I'll hang up."
"Tang Tang,"
Zuo Mu softly called out. Zuo Mu's voice was deep - pitched and always sounded particularly nice when he softly called someone. Tang Tang's heart felt full. "Brother."
"Yeah," Zuo Mu raised his hand and knocked on the table. After a while, he asked, "Is there something wrong?"
The first bell had already rung. Watching the people walking into the classroom, Tang Tang slowly said, "Huang Xiaoli asked me if I could go to the welfare home this weekend. She wants to take some food for Little Fatty. I..."
Tang Tang stopped halfway. She was afraid of making Zuo Mu embarrassed. She didn't want him to have to coax her if he didn't want to agree.
"I'm not... I still have to attend after - school classes this week, and I also..."
"Go if you want."
Tang Tang was still talking on her own. "There's also art class. The English teacher also wants to tutor me..." Tang Tang rambled on for a while before suddenly realizing what Zuo Mu had said. "Brother?"
Zuo Mu was reflecting on what he had done to make the child so cautious.
"Go if you want,"
Hearing Zuo Mu's approval, Tang Tang couldn't help but carefully tell Zuo Mu what she had heard from Huang Xiaoli. After hearing this, Zuo Mu was silent for a while and then slowly said, "I just heard about it too. Wait for me to ask. Don't give your classmate a definite answer yet. We'll decide later whether to go or not."
Tang Tang naturally listened to Zuo Mu and softly agreed.
Seeing Tang Tang being so obedient, Zuo Mu couldn't help but let out a soft laugh. "Alright. Wait for me after school. I'll pick you up."
"Okay,"
As soon as Tang Tang heard Zuo Mu's promise, she couldn't help but ask for more. "Brother, I want the candy near the hospital."
Zuo Mu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He cursed in his heart that the little girl knew how to take advantage at this moment, but he still couldn't help but agree. "Okay. I'll buy it for you after school."
Tang Tang obediently waited for school to end. Huang Xiaoli asked Tang Tang several times about the weekend, and Tang Tang always shifted the responsibility to Zuo Mu.
Huang Xiaoli held back several times but still couldn't help saying that Tang Tang was already under her "husband's control" before she even got married. She wondered what would happen if she got married in the future.
This made Tang Tang ignore Huang Xiaoli for several classes and she didn't even tell her the answers.
Huang Xiaoli didn't get the chance to talk to Tang Tang properly until after school. She thought she could take this opportunity to blow some "pillow - wind", but before she could organize her long - winded speech, she saw Zuo Mu waiting outside the school gate.
Huang Xiaoli turned to look at Tang Tang, whose eyes had lit up as soon as she saw Zuo Mu. She cursed in her heart that sure enough, a charming concubine would bring disaster to the country. The ancients were really right.
Zuo Mu had been leaving early and coming back late these days. Tang Tang had missed him so much. When she saw Zuo Mu, the corners of her eyes couldn't help but curve.
Seeing Tang Tang's cute appearance, Zuo Mu's heart melted. He politely said a few words to Huang Xiaoli and then led Tang Tang away.
After Huang Xiaoli left, Zuo Mu gave the cotton candy to Tang Tang. He raised his hand and flicked Tang Tang's nose. "Just one. I saved it for you."
Tang Tang smiled with curved eyes and stepped forward to hold Zuo Mu's arm. "Brother."
Zuo Mu led her towards the car. "By the way, I asked about the welfare home."
Tang Tang stopped and waited for Zuo Mu to continue.
"Those two kids were taken away, along with the head nurse's child."
Looking at Tang Tang's expression, Zuo Mu thought he should have waited until she finished the cotton candy to say this.
"Chief Li called me and said that the body of one of the kids was found in Xishan Park."