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Qiao Mei could not manage to convince Xu Lan. Even Xia He, who was usually on her side, chose to listen to Xu Lan this time. Qiao Mei stood rooted to the spot dejectedly. At this moment, she was like a child going to kindergarten. Her family was waiting here for the teacher to pick her up and bring her in. To play the character well, the next thing for her to do should be to cry a little and whine that she did not want to go to school!

“Why are all of you here today? I’m not prepared at all! You’re scaring me!” Xia Fang said as she ran out of the hospital anxiously.

“Everything happened too suddenly. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have to call you so urgently. I’m here to deal with Xia He’s issue but Qiao Mei insisted on coming along, so I have no choice but to hand her over to you,” Xu Lan said apologetically.

“Alright, then I’ll bring her with me now! I still have patients to see!” Xia Fang did not have time to ask Xia He about what happened. She had even brought along a wheelchair to save time. Today was the day when she held her clinic and she had many patients lined up along the corridor. She could not be away for too long.

Xia Fang rushed towards the private elevator reserved for chief physicians and went straight to the top floor. She pushed Qiao Mei into her private office and placed a lot of delicious food and drinks in front of her. After setting everything out, she said to Qiao Mei, “Be good and wait for me here! My break time is in an hour and I’ll come back to accompany you straightaway!”

“Aunt, please go ahead. Don’t worry about me. I’ll take good care of myself,” Qiao Mei said with a sweet smile.

Seeing Qiao Mei’s good attitude, Xia Fang trusted that she would not cause any trouble within an hour. Xia Fang asked a security officer to guard the door and watch over Qiao Mei.

Qiao Mei waited quietly in the room for 15 minutes. After confirming that there was no more sound outside, she slowly stood up and moved to the door. She opened the door happily before her face instantly fell when she saw the fierce-looking security officer.

“Do you need something? Chief Xia says that you can’t walk around casually. If you need anything, just tell me and I’ll do my best to help you,” the security officer said sternly.

“I… I’m going to the toilet. Big brother, if you can let me pass, I’ll be back after using the toilet.” After saying that, Qiao Mei turned her body sideways to move past him and quickly walked out.

The security officer stared towards the direction that Qiao Mei had left and pondered for a while. Then, he quickly moved forward and followed closely behind her. No matter how Qiao Mei tried to chase him away, he would not leave. He gestured that he would stick with her no matter what.

Qiao Mei stopped in her tracks helplessly and said, “Big brother, I’m going to the female toilet. Why are you following me?”

“Chief Xia said that I can’t allow you to leave my line of sight and that I have to follow you at all times,” the security officer said earnestly.

“But I’m going to the female toilet. How are you going to follow me? Are you going to barge in as well?” Qiao Mei asked with a frown.

“I’ll wait for you outside the toilet. After you come out, I’ll send you back to Chief Xia’s office. Miss Qiao, don’t make things difficult for me. I’m just a security officer. If I lose sight of you today, I might even lose my job. Please be more understanding,” the security officer said aggrievedly.
Qiao Mei did not believe what the security officer said! Xia Fang was not that strict. How could she fire a staff member for losing sight of a patient? If that was the case, she would need to fire many staff.

Uncle Liu Yang also would not do such a thing. Unless there was a major mistake committed, staff members would not be punished so severely.

However… Even if it was a slight punishment, like deduction of salary, reduction of the number of monthly food stamps or other punishments, it would still be unbearable for the security officer’s family. Surely he had family members to feed!

“Then wait for me near the toilet door. I’ll be out soon,” Qiao Mei said with a sigh.

The security officer smiled and said, “No problem!”

Qiao Mei went into the female toilet and took a look around, but she did not manage to find any other way out. In the end, she could only walk out dejectedly to see if she could negotiate with the security officer. She wanted to find a solution where she could go and look for Xia He and Xu Lan and yet protect the security officer from being punished.

“What did you say Chief Xia’s instructions to you were?” Qiao Mei asked.

“To keep an eye on you and not to let you encounter any danger or harm,” the security officer said.

“Then… Can you wheel me to look for my mother and sister? This way, I can meet my family and you also manage to follow her instructions. That will make everyone happy!” Qiao Mei said with a smile.