The next day.
Monday morning.
Warm sunlight had already streamed onto the dorm bed. Ring, ring, ring. Dong Xuebin was awakened by the phone ringing and reached for his phone with his eyes closed.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Director, are you awake? Something happened!"
"Whew, it's nothing. Where are you? Still at the hotel?"
"No. Yu Ling and I went back to the district last night."
"Hm?" Dong Xuebin finally opened his sleepy eyes. "What happened? Did something happen in the district?"
"Secretary Anshi had a sudden appendicitis attack and was sent to the hospital. Yu Ling was worried about her uncle and had to rush back last night. Zhang wasn't safe by himself, so he went back with her."
Dong Xuebin frowned. "Why didn't you call me?"
Zhou Yanru hurriedly said, "We called you after ten last night because we wanted to tell you, but a woman answered. She said you were already resting, so we didn't disturb you." Zhou Yanru knew Dong Xuebin wasn't married, but she didn't know whether he had a girlfriend. The woman's voice had been deep and magnetic, clearly not the voice of a young woman. She was probably over thirty. Zhou Yanru had no idea whether she was Director Dong's girlfriend or a female relative.
A woman had answered?
It had to be Xie Huilan.
Dong Xuebin sat up in bed. "Oh, I was tired last night and went to sleep early. If I'd known, I would've sent you two back. So, is her uncle all right?"
"He's already fine. It wasn't especially serious."
"No surgery?"
"Not for now."
"That's good. All right, we'll talk after I get back this afternoon. Is everything okay over there?"
"It's fine. There are just some documents that haven't been approved yet, waiting for your signature..."
After