Chapter 420 Invited To A Meal


    "Actually, I have another favor to ask of you."


    Jimmy said in a deep voice. "My mother and mother-inw are both sick and bedridden. I have to


    deal with my wife''s funeral, so I can''t take care of my son. Dr. Shen, can you do me a favor?"


    Before Rachel could answer, he said anxiously, "Don''t worry. I will pay you, but I''m afraid I cannot


    pay a high rate. After all, I..."


    His face turned red, and he nced at Rachel, who hadn''t spoken a word for a long time. He


    continued, "I know this request is a bit difficult to fulfill, so if it''s too much for you, Dr. Shen, then


    forget it. I''ll think of something else."


    After saying that, he bid her goodbye and left. Before he could go any farther, Rachel called him


    back.


    Jimmy turned around, and his eyes lit up. "Dr. Shen, are you agreeing to my request?"


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    Without answering, Rachel lowered her head, opened her drawer, and took out a business card.


    "Jimmy, you can contact this woman. Tell her that I mentioned her to you. She may agree to a low


    rate." This was the most help she could give.


    In the past, during her rounds in the emergency room, some children were brought into the hospital


    all of a sudden without any parents or guardians. Under these circumstances, they usually contact


    nannies who specialized in child care to help them. The business card that Rachel gave the man


    belonged to a nanny whom Rachel was rtively familiar with.


    Jimmy took the card. "Thank you, Dr. Shen. I''ll call her right away."


    After he left, Rachel looked at the medical records on her right and yesterday''s halfpleted


    application report in theputer. She had nned to finish this report today and send it to the


    head for signing so that the grant could be disbursed immediately. Who would have thought that


    things would turn out that way?


    As she walked to the pantry with her cup in hand, Rachel could vaguely hear her colleagues talking


    about this matter. Some of themined of the woman''s bad luck, while somemented on


    the couple''s good rtionship.


    She poured hot water into her cup and was about to go back to her office when some of them stood


    in her way. A young woman asked, "Rachel, did you see that couple when you went to the ward


    yesterday? What did you think? Didn''t they look so affectionate with each other?" "Not bad," she


    replied nomittally. She did pass by them yesterday, but she wasn''t exactly paying attention


    then.


    Then another colleague patted the girl on the shoulder and giggled with a hand covering her mouth.


    "I heard that Rachel has a good rtionship with her husband. You''re asking the wrong person."


    Since when did that rumor reach this hospital?


    Rachel raised an eyebrow and did not answer. With an enigmatic smile, she walked around them


    and headed back to her office. The thought that she had been trying to suppress suddenly came to


    her mind again.


    ''Jack... How is he doing?''


    In the ward, Jack red at Michael, who lounging on the sofa and eating oranges, and asked coldly,


    "You really don''t know what''s going on with Rachel?"


    He asked nearly everyone who came to visit him, but the answer was always the same.


    With a pang of guilt, Michael looked down at the orange in his hand and replied casually, "How


    should I know?"


    "Michael!" Jack roared menacingly, his voice raised by a few decibels.


    Suddenly, Michael raised his head and frowned helplessly. "I really don''t know! Don''t say my name


    like that! You''d better recover soon so you could go and find her yourself."


    He had no idea why Lea warned him from spilling Rachel''s condition to Jack. If it weren''t for Lea,


    then he would have told Jack everything that he knew.


    Jack frowned and said in a low voice, "Call her right now."


    Michael was taken aback by Jack''s reversal. He was scrambling for an excuse to avoid doing Jack''s


    order when Tracy came in and asked with a smile, "Who are you calling?"


    Michael weed Tracy''s unexpected entrance like a lifeline. He immediately offered the peeled


    orange to her and warmly said, "Auntie, you''re here! Try this orange—it''s really sweet!"


    "That''s okay. You go ahead and eat more."


    Tracy ced a thermos on the table and turned to Jack. "I asked the maid to prepare some yam


    and fish soup for you today. I''ll give you a bowlter."


    Standing next to them, Michael breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that as long as Tracy was in the


    room, Jack would never mention anything about Rachel.


    He popped the orange into his mouth and quickly said, "Jack, Auntie, I have to deal with something


    in thepany. I''ll head back first ande see you another day." Jack lowered his long eyshes


    and nodded slightly. He was even more confused than before. All of them were keeping something


    from him. What happened to Rachel?


    He had been angry because not even once did she show up at his bedside. Now, he had started to


    worry about her. Unease and anxiety weighed down his mind.


    After two days, Jack could get out of bed and take two steps. As long as he walked slowly, he


    suffered no difort apart from the surgery wound.


    Early in the morning, he slowly got out of bed. The nurse beside him immediately stirred and woke


    up when she heard the noise. She quickly stepped forward to him to assist him. "Mr. Fu, are you


    going to the bathroom?"


    Jack withdrew his hand, pointed toward the wardrobe beside him, and said in a low voice, "Help me


    take my clothes out of the wardrobe. I have to get out of the hospital right now."


    "Get out?" the nurse gasped out in horror. "You''re not fit to be discharged at this point!"


    Jack frowned and said, "I''m fine."


    "But..."


    Seeing that she had more to say, Jack''s face suddenly darkened. "If you won''t do it, then I''ll go by


    myself. You can sit here in the ward." Hearing the steely undercurrent in his voice, the nurse didn''t


    dare to say anything more. She quickly took the clothes out of the wardrobe, but she couldn''t resist


    asking, "Should we inform Mrs. Fu and Miss Chen?"


    "There''s no need," Jack said coldly.


    In the end, he wanted nothing more than to see Rachel. He couldn''t even wait for his body to heal


    completely because he just couldn''t wait to see her.


    But if Scarlett and Tracy found out, he would be unable to leave the hospital to look for her.


    The nurse hesitated and stood aside, not knowing what to do. If something happened to Jack, she


    was afraid that all of the responsibility would fall on her. At that thought, she decided to be on the


    safe side. While Jack was changing his clothes, she took the opportunity to go to the bathroom and


    secretly sent a message to Scarlett.


    Rachel parked her car in parking lot and was about to get out when she saw a boy standing outside,


    gently knocking on the window. His handsome face looked familiar.


    When the little boy saw her looking at him, he took two steps back. Rachel opened the door and


    asked with a smile, "What''s up, little boy?"


    "Auntie, my father asked me toe to you," the little boy said politely and then shrugged his


    shoulders helplessly. "He just went to the bathroom."


    Looking at his naughty look, Rachel couldn''t help butugh at the adorable kid. She raised her hand


    and patted him on the head. "Who is your father?"


    "It''s me." While they were talking, Jimmy ran out of the door. He was looking much better than he


    did two days ago. He smiled and said, "I have just finished dealing with my wife''s matter. I had to


    come back to the hospital to thank you."


    ''Ah, so he''s Jimmy''s son.'' No wonder the boy looked familiar, even though she had a hard time


    remembering whom he reminded her of. She sighed, thinking of how her pregnancy had made her


    memory deteriorate.


    Just like now, when Jimmy mentioned wanting to thank her, she couldn''t remember why


    immediately. Tilting her head, she asked, "Didn''t you thank me before?"


    Jimmy looked down at his son and smiled gracefully. "Last time, I thank you for working so hard on


    our grant. This time, I''m thanking you for introducing us to that nanny. She took good care of my son


    in these days, and the charge is very low, nearly half of the market price."


    There was no suffering on her part to help them out, and Rachel had already forgotten about it.


    She didn''t expect that he would return with his son to thank her specifically. In the face of such


    fervent gratitude, she felt a little embarrassed and said, "I only introduced you to the nanny. You


    should thank her instead."


    "Well, we—"


    Before Jimmy could finish, his son interrupted him.


    The boy stepped forward, held Rachel''s hand, and lifter his small head. "Dad invited the nanny to


    eat with us. We''re here to invite you, too."


    "That''s right," said Jimmy while looking dotingly down at his son. "I don''t have anything else to thank


    you with. I can only invite you to a meal. I hope you won''t mind."


    "You don''t have to be so polite."


    "Dr. Shen, please join us with the meal."


    Since he put it that way, it would be too arrogant of Rachel to refuse again. She nodded her head


    and replied with a smile, "Okay, I will be there at noon."


    Sitting inside a taxi, Jack looked at the congested traffic in front of him and frowned. In his irritation,


    he hammered the seat beside him with his fists. He craned his head to look at the cars behind them


    and could only sigh helpless and wait.


    It was already noon when his ride pulled up at the hospital. Seeing a group of doctors in white


    coming out of the building and walking towards the canteen, Jack stopped one of them and asked,


    "Excuse me, do you know how to get to the administrative department?"


    "Ah, it''s on the eleventh floor of the building up front."


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