Chapter 556 - 556 557 Whats Wrong with Xiaoai

Chapter 556: Chapter 557: What’s Wrong with Xiao’ai? Chapter 556: Chapter 557: What’s Wrong with Xiao’ai? Ji Dong pinched the bridge of his nose and turned to say, “I’m going to check over there, I’ve got to find the second company commander for something at the group.”

“Yes!”

He purposely changed into casual clothes, climbing the mountain road, his mind was still pondering on the way up. This time he would ask the Ge Family if they had any items to keep out the cold, just to have an idea.

Who knew, just as he was about to reach the middle of the mountainside, a neighbor near the Ge Family recognized him.

“Eh? Isn’t this Company Commander Ji?”

The nearby neighbors were quite familiar with their servicemen, as they often saw Group Captain Tang coming over. Group Captain Tang hadn’t been seen lately and Ji Dong had been coming up instead.

If the Ge family had children, one might even think Ji Dong took a fancy to their daughter, intending to find himself a wife.

The surrounding households all knew that Tang Family’s little girl, Xiao’ai, had recently been entrusted to the Ge Family for care.

So nobody thought much of it, perhaps the company commander was following the leader’s orders, coming over to check now and then.

The truth was indeed so, but everyone had only guessed half right. Tang Zelin had never entrusted Ji Dong with this task; he had taken it upon himself to come over.

The Ge family elders were quite fond of this young officer, who they rarely saw before but now were much more familiar with.

Most importantly, Xiao’ai, who usually wasn’t close to others, was especially fond of Ji Dong.

Every time he came, the little girl would watch cheerfully.

However, this time before he even reached the Ge family’s doorstep, a neighbor at the lower end was hanging out freshly laundered clothes outside. Upon seeing him walking up, she spoke first.

“Company Commander Ji, the Ge family isn’t home!”

Ji Dong stopped in his tracks and turned around, “No one’s home?”

“Yes, no one, they’re all at the hospital down the mountain,” the neighbor lady said.

Upon hearing they were all at the hospital, Ji Dong’s expression changed and he hurried down the stairs, stopping outside the fence to ask further.

“Did someone in the family fall ill?”

“Seems like that girl Xiao’ai got a fever. The Ge couple took the child down at noon and haven’t come back yet. I don’t know how she is now, such a young child with a high fever… I hope it doesn’t turn her silly… Ah, Company Commander Ji?”

“Auntie, I’m heading down to have a look. Thank you for letting me know.”

“Company Commander Ji, hey, I have something to tell you, there’s a girl… Wow, he left so quickly.” The auntie murmured with a slightly troubled expression.

Ji Dong didn’t think too much and ran down the mountain to look for the hospital.

He grabbed a passing nurse, “Excuse me, I want to ask, was a little girl with a fever admitted this afternoon? Which room is she in?”

The nurse, busy delivering medication, was suddenly interrupted and looked annoyed, but when she looked up—oh? It was Company Commander Ji!

Her gloomy face instantly blossomed into a smile.

“Oh, Company Commander Ji? The little girl with a fever… Uh, is it Group Captain Tang’s daughter?”

“Yes,” Ji Dong nodded.

“She’s on the third floor. It’s the second room on the right next to Doctor Wang.”

After thanking the nurse, Ji Dong turned and strode upstairs, leaving behind the nurse who was giddy with a crush.

In the hospital room, Fu Shiyin stared at the half-full IV bag.

She looked down at Xiao’ai’s pitiful little form and couldn’t help but feel sympathy as she rubbed her head.

“After this bottle is done, we’ll do one more small one, then we can go home, okay? Hang in there, alright?”

Xiao’ai, lying in the hospital bed, nodded.

“Xiao’ai is such a good girl!”

Ge Tingzhi sat nearby. “Thank goodness we got here in time; otherwise, I don’t know how we’d explain to Group Captain Tang and his wife later.”