The moment I heard Julian's question, a bad feeling rose in my heart. How did he know I was in the hospital? Was following me? But at that moment I told myself not to panic, to stay calm.So I casually asked him, “Yeah, honey, how did you know?”“When you answered the phone just now, I heard someone calling out, ‘Number 39, come to clinic number 4.’”“Your hearing is really good, I didn’t even notice.”I felt relieved. For a moment just now, I thought Julian was following me, or that he had someone in the hospital helping him.Actually, it was just that I felt guilty.Julian asked with concern, “What did the doctor say? Did he prescribe any medication?”I suppressed my anger and resentment and replied calmly, “It’s nothing serious, just a minor cold.”“That’s good.” Julian continued, “Which hospital are you in? Do you want me to pick you up? I have a meeting, it should be over in about an hour.”Faced with Julian’s insincere concern, I was speechless. The paper order in my hand had un
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