? In the hospital room. Zhang Shanshan was still unconscious, having been given anesthesia and having lost too much blood. Su Banxia worried that Fang Shiqing's clothes were inconvenient, so she ran back to the apartment to grab her a fresh set. Only after letting her shower did she listen to Fang Shiqing recount everything that had happened that night. After hearing her out, Su Banxia looked at her and asked, "Who called the police?" At this, Fang Shiqing paused. Right—when they encountered those thugs, their phones had been snatched and thrown away. There was no chance to call the police. So who had? Just then, someone knocked on the hospital room door. Su Banxia got up, walked over to check, and opened it to find two police officers, one male and one female. They said they were there to learn about the case. Su Banxia let them in. The two officers asked Shiqing to recount the night's events from start to finish in detail. Fang Shiqing, now mostly calm, carefully described everything that had happened. The officers took notes, then said, "The suspects are local thugs from that area. We've already apprehended them. Take care of your injuries, and make sure to stay safe when you go out in the future!" Fang Shiqing nodded and looked at the officers. "Officers, could I know who called the police?" The female officer replied, "It was a driver. Luckily, he was clever, or else you two might have..." She trailed off without finishing. The male officer glanced at her and said, "Don't say too much!" Then he turned to Fang Shiqing. "The one who called was a driver—probably the one you hailed earlier. When he arrived, he drove around for a while without finding you. Later, he heard sounds coming from an alley and called the police." Fang Shiqing thought back. She had initially planned to take a cab home, but after hailing one, she heard Zhang Shanshan's cries for help. So she foolishly rushed in to find her, nearly losing her own life in the process. As the two officers left, they handed Fang Shiqing a phone they'd found at the scene. It was her phone, but it was broken—the screen cracked. Luckily, it could still turn on. After the officers left, Fang Shiqing turned on the phone and checked it. Seeing no new messages, she paused briefly, then set it aside with a hint of disappointment. Su Banxia watched her. Having been friends for years, she could tell what the disappointment was about. After a moment, she still spoke up. "Mr. Lin hasn't sent you any messages?" Fang Shiqing shook her head. "No. After he left by the moat, he hasn't sent me anything." It had only been about three hours since everything happened. Su Banxia said, "You just mentioned he left in a hurry by the moat. Maybe he's busy now. Besides, you haven't told him about what happened to you." At that, Fang Shiqing gave a faint smile and said nothing more. Seeing she had no intention of telling Lin Haoran about this, Su Banxia looked at her. "Not planning to call him and let him know?" Fang Shiqing shook her head. "No need! We're not at that stage yet." Su Banxia was a bit speechless. "Weren't you about to get together?" "But we're not together yet." With that, Fang Shiqing got up to pour water, deliberately changing the subject. "Are Guoguo and Su Hao asleep?" Su Banxia knew she didn't want to talk about it and nodded. "Yeah, Guoguo was asleep when you called. Xiao Hao can take care of himself, so no worries!" Fang Shiqing nodded and didn't continue. Zhang Shanshan was still under anesthesia and wouldn't wake up for a while. Su Banxia urged Fang Shiqing to go home and rest, saying she'd stay and keep watch. But Fang Shiqing refused to leave, insisting on staying. After several attempts to persuade her failed, Su Banxia had no choice. So they both ended up staying at the hospital. The next day. Around five in the morning, Su Banxia vaguely heard some noise and woke up. She saw Zhang Shanshan, now awake in bed, reaching for the water cup on the table. Su Banxia quickly sat up, grabbed the cup from the bedside table, and handed it to her, worried she might struggle on her own. She supported her, half-holding her as she drank. After drinking, Zhang Shanshan glanced at Fang Shiqing lying in the other bed and asked Su Banxia, "Is she okay?" Su Banxia shook her head and whispered, "She's fine. She was just too worried about you—didn't sleep well all night, only dozed off in the early hours." Zhang Shanshan nodded and looked at Su Banxia. "Thank you!" Su Banxia shook her head. "No need!" She was taking care of her because she was worried about Fang Shiqing. Helping her lie back down, Su Banxia went out to call a doctor. Since Zhang Shanshan was awake now, she should be checked to see if there would be any lasting effects. Finding the doctor, Su Banxia, worried they might wake Fang Shiqing, specifically asked them to keep their movements quiet. The doctors smiled and agreed. They were all very gentle, and even the nurse changing Zhang Shanshan's bandages was careful. After treating Zhang Shanshan's wounds, the doctor said that since she was awake, there was no major concern, just that she needed to rest. After the doctor left, dawn had broken. Su Banxia couldn't get back to sleep, and neither could Zhang Shanshan—having been unconscious and then asleep, she was wide awake. With little to talk about, Su Banxia went downstairs to buy breakfast. She walked around the hospital, picking up some things. When she returned, Fang Shiqing was awake and chatting with Zhang Shanshan. Handing them the breakfast, Su Banxia had to go back to the apartment—Guoguo and Su Hao had school, and she needed to take them. Zhang Shanshan was hospitalized, and Fang Shiqing, though mostly fine, still had to work. After dropping the kids off at school, Su Banxia went to the company and saw Fang Shiqing in Pei Shaoze's office. She seemed to be asking for leave for Zhang Shanshan. Seeing Su Banxia, Fang Shiqing was about to ask if Guoguo and Su Hao had gone to school. But realizing Pei Shaoze was there, she held back. After getting the leave approved, Fang Shiqing left. Pei Shaoze noticed Su Banxia looked terrible and asked, "I heard from Fang Shiqing that you stayed at the hospital with her last night. Are you okay?" Su Banxia shook her head. "I'm fine." She didn't say more and started preparing for work. She hadn't slept well the night before and wasn't in great shape. Pei Shaoze kept coughing. She didn't ask much, too drained to focus. After a moment, she remembered he had been caught in the rain yesterday. Thinking he might have caught a cold, seeing him cough persistently, she looked at him. "Mr. Pei, are you sick?" Pei Shaoze hummed in acknowledgment. Noticing her haggard look, he didn't say much. Su Banxia was just tired from a sleepless night, nothing serious. So she got up, walked over to Pei Shaoze, and looked at him.