Chapter 153: Chapter 153
TangShi blinked open her eyes, her head throbbing from the impact, her eyes blurry as they rolled around inside her skull and she slowly came to. Aware of her body being heavy and still, warm and somehow relaxed, as nausea swirled and her head thumped so painfully she couldn’t move properly.
“Linlin?” She mumbled with effort, woozy and disorientated and reaching out to feel out her friend beside her. “Are you okay?” Knowing the crash would have hurt her too. Only she found she wasn’t sitting forward at all but lying down and flat on her back and there was a hum of noise gently pulsating around her while her hand paused in midair finding nothing close. Confusion rising as she turned her head and forced her eyes open properly.
“It’s okay Miss. Lei. It’s okay. Just relax and stay still while we finish tending to you.” A sweet female voice drifted, gently washing over her, and was accompanied by a warm soft palm on the back of her hand that helped ease her arm down and laid it on the soft platform beside her body. Bringing TangShi to the present and aware she was staring at a ceiling with a large fan, and the beep, beep, of machines was close by.
“What’s happening?” TangShi could barely talk properly, her voice was slurred, and raspy. Her throat burning and any attempt at moving made her vision swim. Confused at how she got here.
“You’re in Parkway Health Medical Centre. You were in a car Accident and brought here as we’re the closest to where you were. Your guardian is on the way. Don’t be alarmed, you are completely fine.” The sweet and gentle tone soothed her panic but TangShi couldn’t relax. Tensing her body to move but gentle pressure kept putting her back where she was.
“What? We……. Linlin? Where is she? Rong Cai…. the man who was…..”
“Shhh, now. You had a nasty knock to the head and have a moderate concussion. The MRI showed nothing serious though and a few days rest will see you right. The woman you came in with is in another treatment room. She’s fine too. A little banged up and being treated for minor toxins in her system and a mild concussion.” The nurse continued tending to TangShi’s superficial wounds on her body, wiping away dirt and debris to fully inspect each one and finding nothing too deep. TangShi was coming out of a state of numb and starting to be aware of her surroundings through her hazy fog as her senses re-engaged.
“How did my guardian know to come….. I have no phone. I couldn’t call them.” TangShi blinked with pain, making little sense, her eyes adjusting to the whiteness of the room slowly and it made her eyes water. Her brain slow to process as though she’d been asleep for days.
“You were recognized by the paramedic who brought you in. You’re a famous face in Shanghai, Miss. Lei. And your fiancée is very well known. Other than that we would have had no clue as you have no ID or phone and the car was unregistered. The cell you had with you was a throwaway.”
“Phone….. Car? We crashed! …. His phone, he was chasing us…. Did a man come here too?” TangShi’s fear rose up in her throat, her body tensing as she gripped the sheet below her hands, remembering his vacant eyes and the wild expression as he pursued them. Instant terror rising as she strained to sit up but the nurse was quick to hold her down once more.
“Only two of you were brought here. I heard there were two male drivers at the scene but neither have arrived here. They may have been taken to another hospital. I don’t know anything but the police are in the relatives room waiting for you to be able to talk.”
“I’m pregnant? What about the baby?” TangShi was slowly recovering her memories as all her woes and worries slowly came seeping through as though she was filtering them one by one. Remembering the impact, and not sure if she hurt her body or just her head. Remembering the confessions, the chase, the fear. Mild panic stirring her up once more.
“We were informed by your guardian you were. The doctor did an ultrasound while you were still unconscious and the baby is fine. Everything looks healthy and normal and you sustained no abdominal issues. We just need to keep you calm. You were out for quite a while and have a pretty substantial bump on your head. You’ll have to stay to be monitored.”
TangShi exhaled with relief, sliding her hand to her belly and covering it instinctively, filled with warmth. A tear rolling down her cheek with utter relief and a sudden intense ball of emotion growing inside of her. The urge to sob even though she was happy and the memory of Rong admitting he never touched her came slicing through it all. Making her think of how YuZhi would react when she told him and suddenly she felt like she needed to do it right now.
“My guardian, when will he get here?” TangShi was confused about how long she had been here or how far away from home they were. She had no idea where Rong took them at all.
“They said he was on route about ten minutes after you got here.” The nurse applied some band aids to minor cuts she had cleaned and took TangShi’s hand. Feeling for the girl, who was pale and trembling and had been through an awful ordeal.