Chapter 117 - 116: Did You Fall in Love with Him?
Chapter 116: Have You Fallen in Love with Him?
After finishing his shift in the morning, Gao Chuan dragged his exhausted body back home. He had been working non-stop for two days and thought Jiang An had left for work early as she was not at home, so without giving it much thought, he went straight to their bedroom to sleep.
The man slept until the afternoon and woke up to a message sent from Switzerland. It mentioned some issues at the laboratory and consulted him on related questions.
After coming to his senses, Gao Chuan walked into the study and began dealing with the laboratory situation, busy until the evening. Jiang An had not returned home yet. He glanced at the time and realized it was Thursday, guessing she might be on duty at the hospital. Thinking they hadn’t seen each other since the morning two days ago, he couldn’t help but feel concerned.
These past few days he had been busy, without any chance to talk to Jiang An, wondering if she was still upset with him.
It was only when he went to work the next day that Gao Chuan learned Jiang An was sick and had taken leave. A young nurse he met during ward rounds informed him that Jiang An was staying in City Hospital due to catching a cold.
She had been absent for an entire day and even had her monthly perfect attendance deducted.
Upon hearing this, the man’s heart stirred slightly, and his bushy eyebrows knitted together, though he continued to inquire about the patient’s condition with calm.
After leaving the ward, he stopped the young nurse heading in the opposite direction. The nurse turned around, puzzled to see Gao Chuan, who rarely spoke to her, with a somewhat distracted look in his eyes, asked indifferently, "How is Dr. Jiang?"
Unsurprisingly, Dr. Gao inquired about Jiang An, and the young nurse showed a hint of astonishment, fearfully thinking that Jiang An’s absence the previous day had drawn Dr. Gao’s attention, and quickly attempted to cover for Jiang An: "She’s very sick, seriously ill. I heard she had a high fever that wouldn’t subside, and she was home alone which delayed her request for leave."
The nurse repeatedly emphasized how seriously ill Jiang An was, hoping to evoke sympathy from Gao Chuan as a leader.