Even After My Death-Chapter 593 - 497: Jiang Ning? Is that really you?

Jiang Ning and Liu Yaoyao had not been talking for long when the female police officer returned from the restroom, just in time for Liu Yaoyao to be called in for her examination by the doctor.

After watching Liu Yaoyao go in, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou turned and left.

While she was speaking with Liu Yaoyao, Jiang Ning had suddenly thought of another person: Le Zhengling!

She wondered how the girl’s health was faring.

As they were descending the stairs, Jiang Ning asked Qi Xingzhou, "Do you have any other matters to attend to later?"

"Hmm?" Qi Xingzhou tilted his head slightly, his clear eyes filled with confusion, as if he did not understand why Jiang Ning was asking this question.

"The First People’s Hospital is not far from here, I plan to visit Le Zhengling." Jiang Ning said and then, realizing Qi Xingzhou might not know who Le Zhengling was, she added, "She’s a little girl I helped before."

The last time she went to the hospital to find Le Zhengling was quite sudden, and since Qi Xingzhou was practicing driving at the time, Jiang Ning didn’t ask him to accompany her.

However, upon hearing Jiang Ning’s words, Qi Xingzhou responded warmly, "The one from the Douyin live-stream looking for her family?"

"Yes, yes, that’s her. I didn’t expect you to browse Douyin." Jiang Ning had always assumed Qi Xingzhou wouldn’t be interested in such things!

"What’s your Douyin username? Let’s follow each other later."

"Sure, my Douyin name is the same as my WeChat name, and the profile picture is the same as well," Qi Xingzhou replied crisply.

He did not mention that, whether it was Douyin or Weibo, he had downloaded them all because of Jiang Ning.

He had long since become one of Jiang Ning’s tens of millions of fans.

While Jiang Ning was in the car, she called Qiu Yongfei in advance to inquire about Le Zhengling’s ward number and her health condition.

Qiu Yongfei’s recent life couldn’t be more fulfilling.

Busy and joyful.

He was busy striking while the iron was hot, leveraging his and Le Zhengling’s current popularity to live-stream and help other families in their search for relatives.

Joyful that after years of hard searching, his family had finally been reunited with his sister.

When he heard that Jiang Ning was coming to the hospital to see his sister, Qiu Yongfei eagerly rattled off the department floor and ward number.

Jiang Ning acknowledged him, and soon they ended the call.

When visiting patients in the hospital, it naturally wouldn’t do to go empty-handed.

Jiang Ning drove to a nearby fruit shop, bought a beautiful fruit basket, which was filled with several kinds of fresh and attractive seasonal fruits.

Seeing Qi Xingzhou staring at the fruit basket with a look of novelty, Jiang Ning briefly explained, "It’s best not to visit a patient in the hospital empty-handed. It’s basic etiquette."

Qi Xingzhou nodded, gradually getting accustomed to the social etiquette that was still somewhat unfamiliar to him.

Then his gaze toward Jiang Ning began to fill with admiration; despite being the same age as him, she seemed to know everything.

From the moment they met, everything Jiang Ning dealt with was handled perfectly, as if there was nothing she didn’t know how to handle.

The urge to be affectionate and close to Jiang Ning surged up from the depths of his heart; Qi Xingzhou took a deep breath and suppressed this inexplicable impulse.

When they arrived at Capital City First People’s Hospital, they hadn’t even entered the main building when they were spotted by Qiu Yongfei, who had been waiting around.

"Sister Jiang! Brother Qi!" Qiu Yongfei’s eyes lit up when he saw them, and he immediately called out cheerfully.

Jiang Ning looked up, her gaze settling on Qiu Yongfei: "How come you’re down here?"

It had only been a few short days since they had last seen each other, yet Qiu Yongfei had completely transformed. His face was beaming with health and happiness, with the corners of his mouth almost reaching his ears—a clear sign of his elation for everyone to see.

"I was just idling in the ward, so I came to meet you," Qiu Yongfei said, feeling a bit embarrassed when he saw the fruit basket in Qi Xingzhou’s hands. "Sister Jiang, you are too kind."

Jiang Ning gave a gentle push, signaling Qi Xingzhou to hand over the fruit basket to Qiu Yongfei, then she asked, "How’s your sister’s health now?"

"She’s much better!" Qiu Yongfei took the fruit basket and led the two of them inside while saying, "Thanks to the doctors’ hard work, the first surgery was very successful, and her recovery is going well. There’s another operation scheduled for the end of the month. If all goes smoothly, she could be back to health next month."

Jiang Ning offered her blessing, "It will definitely be a success."

Hearing Jiang Ning say this, Qiu Yongfei’s smile never faded from his face.

The three of them spontaneously chose to take the stairs. Qiu Yongfei was energetic and extroverted—a person who could constantly find new topics of conversation.

He said, "My parents came all the way from our hometown, and they’re now in the ward with my sister. Ever since they arrived, they’ve been wanting to thank you in person. They kept asking me to get in touch with you to see when you might be free and wanted to visit you. They even want to invite you, the police officers, the volunteer team, and the members of the family reunion group for a meal to express their gratitude properly."

"When my sister overheard this, she too was very grateful to you and said she wanted to go as well. Just yesterday, our family was discussing that once my sister’s surgical wounds on her head were a bit more healed, we would contact you. But I didn’t expect you to call me today."

Soon, Jiang Ning saw Qiu Yongfei’s parents as well as Le Zhengling.

Qiu Yongfei’s parents were genuine migrant workers, hardworking and simple, giving off a warm and friendly vibe.

Whether it was during previous phone calls or the recent family chats, they had heard multiple times from Qiu Yongfei and Le Zhengling about the help Jiang Ning had provided. In fact, the primary reason for their swift family reunion was all due to Jiang Ning.

The gratitude they felt toward Jiang Ning was immense.

As Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou entered, the parents were the hosts to these visitors to the patient, and despite being at least two decades older, they appeared nervous and hesitant, busying themselves with pouring tea and moving chairs to invite the guests to sit down, worried they might neglect their esteemed company in any way.

In contrast to her parents’ restraint, Le Zhengling seemed much more at ease.

Sitting in the ward, Le Zhengling looked at Jiang Ning with joy and sweetly called out, "Sister Jiang Ning."

Le Zhengling was the one who had changed the most in just a few days.

When Jiang Ning saw her in the small grocery store that day, she looked gaunt and emaciated, her body lacking even a trace of flesh, her complexion sallow, utterly void of vigor.

Now, although Le Zhengling was still thin, her complexion had improved considerably. Under her family’s attentive care, the previously lifeless eyes were now shining with the light of love once more. With renewed spirit and confidence, she seemed like a completely different person than before.

Jiang Ning stayed in the ward for more than ten minutes, and upon noticing that Le Zhengling seemed a little tired, she stood up and took Qi Xingzhou to leave.

From their brief conversation and observations, Jiang Ning could feel that Le Zhengling was getting along very well with her biological parents and brother.

The family atmosphere was joyous and harmonious as if they had never been apart for many years.

Seeing this outcome allowed Jiang Ning to breathe a sigh of relief.

She didn’t want the person she had helped to escape one pitfall only to immediately fall into another.

When Qiu Yongfei’s family saw that Jiang Ning was leaving so soon, they hurriedly tried to keep her there, insisting on treating her and Qi Xingzhou to a meal, but Jiang Ning politely declined.

Qiu Yongfei, somewhat reluctantly, escorted Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou to the entrance of the hospital building, repeating insistently, "When my sister gets better, we’ll invite you for a meal again, and you must come!"

"Alright," Jiang Ning agreed.

As the two walked toward the parking area, they hadn’t gone far when a puzzled male voice called out from behind them, "Jiang Ning?"

Jiang Ning stopped in her tracks and looked back.

The man who had called her greeted her with a gentle smile, "It really is you."

He had been thinking about her these past days, searching for her for quite a while.