"Quick, hurry!" Liu Qing's shout snapped the servers out of their daze. One of them, clearly the supervisor, immediately began issuing orders while fetching a first-aid kit from a corner of the private dining room...
The ambulance arrived quickly. Liu Qing climbed aboard with Elesa as she was carried out, calling her name over and over in the hope of waking her. But she remained unconscious all the way to the hospital and into the emergency operating room. Watching the red light come on above its doors, all Liu Qing could do was pray for her.
"Big sister!" In the hotel's private dining room, Lusana called out worriedly at the sight of the distraught Cynthia.
"Mm!" Cynthia looked at Lusana, her unfocused eyes regaining their light. She gave a small smile, but it was terribly strained.
"Cynthia, my older brother didn't mean to ignore you. He was just worried..." The sight of Cynthia's bleak smile filled Liu Yuan with unease. He had never seen her look like this before. He tried to comfort her, but she cut him off.
"It's all right. I'm fine. I'm going to the hospital to see how Elesa is doing. You two go back to your rooms and rest!" Cynthia walked past Liu Yuan and Lusana as she spoke.
"Liu Yuan, what do we do? My brother-in-law is bound to blame my sister!" Once Cynthia had left, Lusana turned to Liu Yuan with a miserable expression. "Think of something! I don't want them to fight!"
What good ideas could I possibly have? Liu Yuan muttered inwardly, but aloud he said, "Don't worry. My older brother is the best. He won't fight with Cynthia!"
"Heh, those two youngsters really are innocent!" Outside the door, Shui Nai watched Cynthia's retreating figure and listened to the conversation coming