Chapter 11: This ward looks expensive, I, a single pregnant woman, can’t afford it

If the Duan family is the first family of Jiangcheng, then the first family of Jincheng is undoubtedly the Xiao family.

These two families both take a low-key approach, their family businesses are all real industries and are not listed. The general public doesn’t know much about these two families, and in the eyes of most wealthy people, these two families are also full of mystery.

Only those in the top circle of wealthy and powerful people in China know that these two families are like behemoths, with wealthy families spanning generations, generations of people deeply cultivating real industries related to people’s livelihood, and maintaining close and good relations with the state. The Duan family is in the south, the Xiao family is in the north, firmly controlling most of the people’s livelihood industries in the East China region.

Because they are in the same industry and both work for the country, the Duan family and the Xiao family maintain a certain distance from each other.

For generations, they haven’t interacted much.

But when it came to Duan Jinhuai, he met Xiao Yang, the heir of the Xiao family, when they were studying in middle school abroad. The two had no public interaction, but their private relationship has always been good.

Duan Jinhuai arrived in Jincheng, met the people he wanted to see, had a plan in mind, and was ready to go find Xiao Yang for a cup of tea.

On the way there, he called Xiao Yang. As soon as Xiao Yang heard that he was in Jincheng, he immediately laughed and said, “Rare guest, but I’m not free now, I’m at the hospital.”

“Forget the tea, how about dinner together tonight?”

Xiao Yang has a girl he’s liked since childhood who has been in poor health, and she spends half the year in the hospital. Duan Jinhuai knew about this, and although Xiao Yang’s voice on the phone was normal, Duan Jinhuai could hear the sadness in it.

“It’s okay, no need to make a special appointment.” Duan Jinhuai said, “You go about your business, I have something to do too.”

“Okay, next time.”

After hanging up the phone, Duan Jinhuai’s phone popped up with a text message from the bank about a credit card transaction at “XX Dry Cleaners.” He glanced at it, feeling good, and found a hotel to rest and work.

After Su Qingtan sent her clothes to the dry cleaners, she hurried to the police station near her newly bought house to submit a change of residence application. Then, she found a second-hand store and packed up her jewelry to sell for over 50,000 yuan.

After finishing all this, she was about to find a place to eat when the dry cleaners called and said her clothes were ready.

She couldn’t let Duan Jinhuai wait.

Su Qingtan didn’t even eat, she took a taxi directly to the dry cleaners. When she was about to arrive, she called Duan Jinhuai: “Mr. Duan, hello, the clothes are ready, should I deliver them to you or will you come to pick them up?”

“I’ll come to pick them up.” Duan Jinhuai glanced at the time and said cunningly, “But it will be a bit late, around six o’clock tonight. Just send me your home address.”

He hung up the phone before Su Qingtan could speak.

Su Qingtan didn’t feel uncomfortable at all when he hung up on her. She sent him the address and then realized that she had just met Duan Jinhuai today, and he was already giving her instructions and she was following them. She was hopeless, a slave to her job.

But if she could get a job at Duan’s company, it would truly be the ultimate destination for a worker.

If she could even go to the Duan family to take care of the child, it would be great. Little Douding wasn’t happy at all, and she really couldn’t let go.

But—

Su Qingtan looked down at her belly and gave up on this idea.

In her previous life, she didn’t bring the child with her, so she could successfully join the Duan family. This life, it was probably impossible.

She had to find another way out.

Back home, Su Qingtan cooked a meal but didn’t even get to eat it before she started vomiting.

She was too weak to bother, so she drank some water and went to sleep.

Duan Jinhuai knocked on the door for a while, then made a phone call before waking Su Qingtan up.

When Su Qingtan woke up, the room was a bit dark, and the streetlights outside were very bright.

The blanket under her was softer than the one in her rented house.

The air also had a faint floral scent.

But Su Qingtan didn’t have the heart to appreciate these things, because through the light from the window, she saw the IV tube inserted in her arm and the IV bag hanging above her head.

And… Duan Jinhuai seemed to be asleep in the chair to the left of her bed.

What was going on?!

She wasn’t this fragile in her previous life, she even vomited her way to the hospital because of morning sickness.

Su Qingtan complained to herself for a few moments, then slowly got up, trying to see if Duan Jinhuai had brought her phone over. As soon as she got up, she saw the digital clock on the wall to the right of the bed, showing 1:00 AM.

Then—

“You’re awake.” Duan Jinhuai woke up.

Su Qingtan turned to look at him, and saw him get up to turn on the lights in the ward.

As the lights came on, the room’s environment and Duan Jinhuai’s appearance became clear.

“Mr. Duan, thank you—” Su Qingtan didn’t finish her sentence, she saw the various luxurious facilities in the room, her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt like the money she got from selling her jewelry was going to fly away.

This kind of ward!!!

This was the kind of ward that Duan Xun stayed in when he was sick, and the kind of ward that the other members of the Duan family stayed in when they were sick!!!

Why did Duan Jinhuai put her in here!!

“Mr. Duan, I want to change wards now.” Su Qingtan turned to look at Duan Jinhuai, her face full of determination.

Duan Jinhuai, of course, saw what Su Qingtan was thinking. He didn’t answer her, but simply said, “The doctor said you have been suffering from malnutrition and electrolyte imbalance due to not eating properly for a long time and morning sickness.”

“Now your progesterone is low, your body is deficient in potassium and sodium, your weight is too low, some of your blood tests are abnormal, you need to be hospitalized for IV fluids and observation for a few days.”

“…Oh, thank you.” Su Qingtan was successfully diverted, she quickly thanked him and apologized: “I’m so sorry for causing you trouble.”

“You’re not feeling well, it’s not your fault, don’t worry about it.” Duan Jinhuai said, then paused for a few seconds before continuing, “By the way, should I notify the child’s father to come to the hospital?”

Duan Jinhuai wouldn’t be the kind of person who gossips or chats with others. Based on this, Su Qingtan didn’t think about hiding her personal problems, and said frankly, “We just got divorced, the child is mine, and we’ve settled everything completely. No need to notify him.”

Settled everything completely.

Duan Jinhuai’s eyes curved slightly when he heard these words. Su Qingtan didn’t notice at all, and started thinking about the fact that she was a poor person again: “Mr. Duan, please, can you ask the doctor to transfer me to a different ward?”

“This ward looks expensive, I, a single pregnant woman, can’t afford it.”

“You can afford it, I have something to ask of you, if you agree, I’ll consider this hospitalization fee as my payment to you—”