After washing up and changing into a clean set of hospital loungewear, Elena returned to the private room and took a seat on the couch opposite Zhang Tengfei. The others had tactfully withdrawn, closing the door behind them and leaving the space to father and daughter alone.
Outside, the world continued to spin with quiet efficiency.
Jin Di instructed one of his subordinates to arrange food, then retreated to an empty private waiting room nearby to rest while keeping himself within reach.
Simon busied himself with phone calls, first informing Cai Jun of Elena's hospitalization and current condition, then calling home to ask for clothes and toiletries for all three of them.
In the rush earlier, they had only brought their phones, wallets, and the clothes on their backs.
Cao Guang excused himself to take care of several urgent business calls, deliberately giving the pair inside as much uninterrupted time as possible.
Inside the room, silence settled like a cautious truce.
