Song Ning was surprised to see Jiang Chengshi, too.
She had only just returned and had not had time to visit the school.
She had not expected him to come looking for her already.
"The hospital! The hospital you asked me to keep an eye on! They're taking it back!"
The hospital?!
Song Ning abruptly set down her chopsticks.
"Lao Jiang! What... do you mean, taking it back?!"
Jiang Chengshi, however, plopped down on the sofa and craned his neck to look at the bowl of noodles in front of Song Ning.
"Um... are there any noodles left? Could I have a bowl, too?"
Song Ning said anxiously, "Lao Jiang! Forget the noodles for a moment! Tell me what's going on!"
Jiang Chengshi raised a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "I only heard this afternoon that you were back. Then, just before I got off work this evening, I heard the news about the hospital. I rushed over there without even eating, but you weren't there. After running all over the place, I'm absolutely starving..."
"Um..." Song Mei, who stood nearby, quickly said, "There's still some in the pot! I'll get you a bowl!"
Song Lan was quick to fetch him a glass of water as well.
Lao Jiang took the glass and gulped down half of it before wiping his mouth. "The school held a seminar this afternoon. Toward the end, Principal Li was called away to answer the phone. He was gone for a long time, and when he came back, he announced that the meeting was over! As I was leaving, I heard Principal Li and Dean Fang discussing Fuwai Hospital, so I hurried over to ask about it!"
"Director Li said that during this closure, problems were uncovered among the leadership at every