The ambulance pulled into the hospital, and the grandmother was wheeled into the emergency room.
Song Xinya stayed with Jian Yiyi, sitting on the chairs in the hallway.
Chen Siyan's face was dabbed with iodine, turning his fair complexion into a yellowish hue.
He checked the time; it was already eleven at night. What a thrilling and exhausting day it had been.
He never expected that, as a twenty-eight-year-old man, he would still be getting into gang fights in narrow alleyways.
Getting into fights while wearing a suit, no less.
Thrilling.
Way too thrilling.
"Ms. Song, we've already escorted them to the hospital. Let's head back."
Doing this much for a complete stranger was already going above and beyond.
Song Xinya asked Jian Yiyi beside her, "Will you be alright staying here by yourself?"
Jian Yiyi replied, "Yes."
Song Xinya stood up and started walking out with Chen Siyan.
When the two reached the end of the corridor, Song Xinya looked back.
Under the dim lights of the long hallway, the thin and frail young girl sat all alone.
The girl had been watching her wistfully. Seeing Song Xinya turn around, she quickly and shyly averted her gaze.
Song Xinya smiled and said to Chen Siyan, "You go on back. I'm going to stay at the hospital tonight to keep that little girl company."
Chen Siyan was shocked. "No way, Ms. Song. You're this good to a total stranger? Are you Guanyin Bodhisattva descended to earth to save all living beings?"
Song Xinya looked at the young girl with her head bowed on the chair. "Seeing her reminds me of my younger sister."
Chen Siyan asked, "Don't you only have a younger brother? You have a sister too?"
Song Xinya replied, "My sister and brother are twins. She went missing when she was three years old."
Chen Siyan said, "So your sister would be seventeen now. It's been fourteen years since she went missing."
"At three, she was just a toddler. After fourteen years, her appearance would have changed completely."
"Twins don't necessarily look alike either. There are identical and fraternal twins, and identical twins look almost exactly the same."
"Boy-girl twins like them are fraternal, which means she wouldn't look exactly like your brother."
Song Xinya said, "Mr. Chen, you certainly know a lot."
Chen Siyan explained, "What I mean is, it won't be easy to find your missing sister."
Song Xinya understood this. She had been searching for fourteen years and still hadn't found her.
Qin Yuhe had also been helping her search, to no avail.
"But then again, fate works in mysterious ways," Chen Siyan said, looking down the hospital corridor. "Who knows, maybe this little girl is your sister."
Song Xinya looked at Jian Yiyi thoughtfully.
She started walking back into the hospital. "Mr. Chen, you've been running around with me for so long, you must be exhausted. Go back and get some rest."
Chen Siyan didn't head for the exit. Instead, he followed Song Xinya back inside. "Leaving you two girls alone in a hospital in the middle of the night—I really can't rest easy doing that."
"Lending a hand builds compassion. Everyone gets caught in the rain without an umbrella sometimes. We should help each other out whenever we can."
Song Xinya said, "You called me a Bodhisattva, so what does that make you?"
Chen Siyan replied, "Could a fairy's friend be any less? You are the company you keep. You are vermilion, so I must be vermilion too."
Song Xinya was speechless. Somehow, that sounded like an insult.
Jian Yiyi sat on the chair, her thin and frail body curled into a ball, her head hung low.
A pair of elegant women's leather shoes appeared in her line of sight.
She snapped her head up and saw Song Xinya's face.
Her clear eyes immediately filled with light.
Song Xinya sat down next to her. "I'm staying here with you tonight."
Chen Siyan followed closely behind and sat down next to them. "And I'll stay with both of you."
Jian Yiyi had so much she wanted to say, but when the words reached her lips, she felt nothing could truly express her gratitude. Her lips parted and closed, parted and closed, until she finally said earnestly, "Thank you."
Chen Siyan said, "No need to thank us. You're just lucky today, running into a male and female Bodhisattva. The light of righteousness just happened to shine upon you."
Jian Yiyi asked, "Are you guys hungry? There's a vending machine over there. I can buy you something to eat."
Chen Siyan stood up. "Sit tight. I'll go buy something for the two of you."
Jian Yiyi also stood up, insisting, "I'll go buy it for you."
Chen Siyan placed his hand on top of her head and pressed the little munchkin back into her chair. "Don't fight me on this. As a teacher, I'd feel a guilty conscience spending a student's money."
He strode over to the vending machine.
Song Xinya examined Jian Yiyi's red eyes and asked, "Are you still feeling upset?"
Jian Yiyi replied, "I listened to what you said earlier and cried when I felt like it. I shed a lot of tears, and after crying, I feel a bit better."
Song Xinya smiled at her and offered comfort, "Your grandmother will definitely be alright."
Both of them looked toward the doors of the emergency room.
A flurry of footsteps echoed from inside before the doors suddenly swung open.
Jian Yiyi sprang up from her chair and rushed to the doctor. "Is my grandmother badly hurt?"
The doctor replied, "We've treated the external wound on her forehead. We still need to observe her overnight to see if the elderly lady has a concussion."
The grandmother was wheeled out, and Jian Yiyi and Song Xinya followed along toward a regular ward.
Chen Siyan bought some bread, snacks, and drinks, and headed back carrying the bags.
A notification sound suddenly chimed from his phone.
He swiped open the screen and saw a red 1 on the top right corner of his WeChat app.
Tapping into it, Chen Siyan's eyes widened in shock. "Holy crap! Mr. Qin added me on WeChat! Mr. Qin actually took the initiative to add me!"
"Oh my god, the most powerful man in the capital's social circle added my WeChat! My luck is finally turning around!"
With a racing heart and trembling hands, Chen Siyan immediately accepted Mr. Qin's friend request.
He was terrified that if he delayed even a second, Mr. Qin would retract the request.
Chen Siyan tossed the plastic bag of food onto the floor, held his phone with both hands, and enthusiastically sent Qin Yuhe a message:
[Good evening, Mr. Qin! You're looking for me so late, is there something important? Don't worry, Mr. Qin, just say the word and I will tell you everything I know, spare no effort, and serve you until my dying breath!]
Qin Yuhe: [My wife hasn't come home tonight. I wanted to ask, is she with you?]
Chen Siyan: [Yes, yes, your wife is with me right now.]
