"Arrived yesterday afternoon," Xie Wanying replied to Senior Brother, equally surprised in her heart.

She didn’t know her brother was sick. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

She took out her phone again and saw no one had called her. There were only the three messages she read in the morning, and neither her childhood friend nor Senior Cao mentioned her brother being sick.

Thinking about it now, Senior Cao’s sudden goodnight text seemed to carry a hint of "strangeness."

Could it be that Senior Cao was with her family last night?

Late to realize, Shim Youhuan started ranting about Junior Cao: "He called last night, acting weird, insisting on finding someone for dinner. I kept asking if there was a special reason, but he just kept me in suspense."

Hiding it from him all night, Junior Cao was secretly treating his future mother-in-law to dinner. It’s surprising since he usually informs the other side of any happenings, yet Cao Yong didn’t tell him about such a big matter.

Shim Youhuan felt stuffy, with anger simmering above his head, planning to confront Junior Cao later.

Listening to Senior Brother Shim’s account, Xie Wanying was in turmoil: Cao Yong was really with her mom and brother last night.

The others, after hearing Shim Youhuan’s complaint: laughed~

Zhang Huayao unceremoniously pointed at him and said, "You’re stupid. He fooled you."

(Cao Yong: When have I ever fooled anyone???)

The carefree Shim Youhuan confessed his stupidity to his leader, then asked Zuo Liang, "What illness does her brother have? Is it serious? Did her mother bring her brother to the Capital for treatment?"

When Zuo Liang first got the news, he was equally worried that Student Xie’s brother’s situation was similar to Student Geng’s brother. Later, it was confirmed not to be the case. The kid’s stomachache was caused by not adapting well to the big feast offered by the brothers after arriving at the Capital.

Did the child get sick from eating a big meal?

Hahaha~

Many people at Guo Zhi couldn’t help laughing.

Seeing Boss Zhang trying to control his shaking laughter, Xie Wanying could vividly imagine the scene of her brother facing the group of seniors like Senior Cao, perhaps trembling.

(Sis, you guessed it right.)

"What did they feed the kid at the meal?" Shim Youhuan held his belly, almost bursting with laughter. If he was called foolish earlier, clearly, Junior Cao was even more foolish, inviting his future brother-in-law to a meal that turned into this. Later, he will give Junior Cao a break and show some pity.

Zuo Liang asked the Guo Zhi people not to laugh first, clarifying that the kid’s illness was a serious matter: "They said her brother is afraid of doctors and hospitals."

"Isn’t it normal for kids to be scared of hospitals and doctors?" Shim Youhuan said.

"They said the child has a phobia of white coats. Last night, they went in and out to see him." Zuo Liang explained the severity, otherwise, Du Haiwei wouldn’t have said to stop by and check on the kid, "And it’s not just an ordinary stomachache, it’s appendicitis. Pediatric surgery, general surgery, and hepatobiliary surgery people were present last night."

"Huh?" Shim Youhuan clutched his chest, expressing he was almost scared to death. The lineup of doctors the kid faced last night sounded like a team gathered for a critically ill patient requiring a multidisciplinary rescue.

Zuo Liang almost thought the kid ended up in the ICU as well.

"Yingying." Shim Youhuan turned to look at his little junior sister, worried about her state of mind hearing about her family’s illness.

Xie Wanying was quite calm. She certainly knew about her brother’s fear of hospitals. Besides, with her mom there, who was calmer than her when dealing with such issues.