Meanwhile, elsewhere, one of the people at the center of all the discussion.
After the seventh incoming call was hung up on, Wen Yanyu groggily climbed out of bed. "Was it Aunt Jiang again?"
Fu Zhiyan, who had just hung up, nodded calmly.
Wen Yanyu rubbed his eyes, scrambled and rolled over to the man's side, and took the phone. Unsurprisingly, he found a whole pile of missed calls from Jiang Wanrou.
The sky beyond the window was faintly light. Snowflakes as large as goose feathers drifted down from the sky, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. The fireplace blazed brightly, keeping the room toasty warm.
Messages had been arriving in the chat since four days ago, scattered throughout the day and into the night. Everyday greetings became increasingly frequent when they never received a reply.
[Jiang Wanrou: Sweetheart, why did Fu Hanchuan take you out of the hospital? Is your back any better? Does it still hurt? Don't eat anything that could aggravate your injury, don't eat spicy food, and don't let Fu Hanchuan touch you. (Crying bunny head.)]
[Jiang Wanrou: Sweetheart, send Auntie a message when you wake up. (Bunny peeking out.)]
[Jiang Wanrou: Sweetheart, why aren't you at the hospital in Xinghai? Where are you? Please reply to Auntie when you see this.]
[Jiang Wanrou: Baby, why does your IP show you're in Country E? Did Fu Hanchuan take you there with him? It's cold there, so keep warm. I see it's five hours behind us there. Just call Auntie when you get up. Auntie stays up late. (Bunny patting a quilt.)]
The anxiety woven through her words reached its peak when she discovered that the other person involved also had an IP address in Country E.
[Jiang Wanrou: Yanyan, why