"You called me this afternoon. What's the matter?" I asked, pretending to be nothing.
"Where did I call you? I lost my phone this afternoon and I just got a new phone card. Who are you?" The man's Mandarin was not very standard and he had a strong accent. It was very noisy and the wind was blowing across the street. "I'm going to deliver the order. I don't know you, so I'm hanging up!"
Before I could ask any more questions, the other party had already hung up the phone.
I didn't feel like he was lying, so this clue was cut off. The man's cell phone fell off. Someone must have called my mother with his number, but he didn't know.
Otherwise, there would be no record of the call, and it also showed that my mother chatted with him for about three or four minutes.
"What's wrong?" Deng Jing'er had been watching my actions. After I put down the phone, she asked quickly.
"It's okay. I called my mother from this number, but when I called back she said she didn't recognize her. She dropped her phone and needed a replacement phone card." I shook my head.
When Ouyang Tian heard this, she immediately understood what I meant. She speculated, "You mean, someone saw that person's mobile phone, called the aunt, and said some bad things that irritated the aunt. Did she get too excited and cause a heart attack?"
I nodded, "Yeah."
When this speculation came out, Deng Jing'er and the others were stunned, because if this was really the case, it meant that it would be very difficult for us to find out who the person who called my mother was.
"Damn, I'm so angry!" Deng Jinger became angrier as she thought about it, and then suddenly said, "Nan Yu did it!"
"What?" I frowned, looking slightly stunned, "Do you have any evidence?"
"No, but we can't get along with her anyway, and it's not the first time she has done such a dirty thing, so let's just put this crime on her!" Deng Jing'er's answers are always so bizarre.
The problem is that I actually think what she said makes sense.
Before I could answer, Deng Jing'er told me one more thing, "By the way, didn't you ask me to accompany you to your community to find Xiang Qing last time? As a result, we saw Nan Yu, and I asked Lu Xicheng to check it out. , Nan Yu does have a house there, but she bought it second-hand some time ago, and she must have put some thought into it. You said she is not short of money and housing, so why bother to buy a suite in your community? "
I waited for her to continue.
The more Deng Jing'er talked, the angrier she became, "Mom, that Xiang Qing is definitely her disguise!"
I didn't know how to answer for a while. Deng Jing'er's guess was in the right direction, but the result was a bit confusing.
Although I haven't seen Xiang Qing's face clearly up close, I can clearly distinguish the difference in stature between Xiang Qing and Nan Yu. They also have different walking postures, including their temperaments.
So Nan Yu would not pretend to be the dead Xiang Qing, as this would be too disgusting for her.
"Probably not, but she has absolutely nothing to do with Xiang Qing's pretense." Ouyang Tian analyzed more rationally.
I think so too.
In short, the one who is most hostile to me now is Nan Yu.
She used to mind that I was Jin Han's ex-wife, so she secretly had some rivalries and did some shameful things. But since I messed up her project with Galaxy Company, her hostility towards me has become more than just emotional. .
We discussed it for a long time, but we couldn't come up with a definite answer.
It was already midnight, so I urged Deng Jing'er and the others to go back first, and then I went home to rest.
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This night I had a nightmare.
I dreamed that my mother left us, and there was nothing I could do to save her. I finally woke up in tears with lingering fear.
After I came downstairs, the maid had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for me. Looking at the rich and exquisite breakfast, I ate some without knowing what to eat. Then I called the two maids over. Those servants had already been dismissed. , I plan to fire them both.
I prepared two red envelopes, which were compensation in addition to my salary, and then I explained the situation to them.
Everyone is out to make money, so the two servants quickly accepted my dismissal. It is impossible for everyone to be like Xiao Li and continue to stay with me even if they have no money.
The servants left before noon. I asked them to leave, and I was left alone in the house, which was eerily empty.
Fortunately, I am very used to this kind of loneliness, because I have spent the five years of my marriage to Jin Han alone at home, but now my mother's situation is not good, the company's situation is not good, and I am not in the same mood as that time Still full of expectations, but full of depression and helplessness.
Zhou Yanli said, it would be best if my mother can wake up in the next two days. If she doesn’t, she will be in a vegetative state. As for how long it will take to wake up, it all depends on God’s will.
I rushed to the hospital and spent the little time I had with my mother talking to her. Maybe the stimulation of words could help her wake up.
"Zhou Yanli." After watching my mother, I came to Zhou Yanli's office and wanted to discuss something with him.
He was answering the phone. When he saw me coming, he whispered something to the other end of the phone and hung up.
I want to ask the hospital if there is any place where I can sleep. I don't think I can go back tonight. I am in the hospital. If my mother shows any signs of waking up, I can get there as soon as possible.
Or maybe that empty home reminds me of my parents, and I don’t feel comfortable staying there alone.
After learning my idea, Zhou Yanli provided me with a place, which was the lounge where he worked the night shift. However, he was not working tonight, so he was worried that I would be scared.
"Not afraid," I replied, "Thank you for helping me."
"Don't say thank you to me. I'm very happy when I can help you." Zhou Yanli shook his head.
Then he took me to his lounge. Although it was not big, it had a bed, a table, and a bathroom. It was very clean and had a light scent of soap. It was completely different from the smell of disinfectant in the hospital. .
"You should take a rest here now. The dark circles under your eyes are so heavy. You must have not had a good rest last night. I will go to work first." Zhou Yanli found a clean paper cup. "Drink water when you are thirsty. Drink water when you are hungry. Go to the cafeteria to eat.”
After saying that, he left his meal card and left.
I stayed alone in the lounge. After sitting for a while, I went to the bed and tried to lie down and rest. After all, this was the bed where Zhou Yanli slept. I always felt a little embarrassed, and the scent of soap on the quilt was even more obvious. It easily reminds me of Zhou Yanli.
But no matter how embarrassed I was, I couldn't resist the onset of sleepiness. I had been having nightmares last night and the quality of my sleep was very poor. I couldn't help falling asleep at this time.
When I woke up, it was already dusk outside the small window of the lounge, and there was still the smell of food in the air.
