Be My Lady

CHAPTER TWO

The taxi driver barreled towards the hospital, going as fast as he could. On their way to the hospital, Lim Sara deeped her hand in the young man's pocket to see if she could get any means of contacting his family. She brought out a phone from his pocket, and was about to tap on the screen when she heard the taxi driver's voice.

“Miss, we've arrived at the hospital.”

Lim Sara opened the car door and stepped outside. She put the phone in her pocket and ran to the hospital lobby to get the nurses. The nurses followed her immediately, bringing a wheeled stretcher alone with them .

The young man got instant, top-notch care as soon as he was taken away by the nurses.

Lim Sara went outside to pay off the taxi driver and still went back to the lobby. She asked the nurses in the lobby where the young man was taken, and they told her.

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City hospital feels more like a five-star hotel than a medical center, with landscaped surroundings, quiet private rooms, and a calming ergonomic design that reduces stress and aids recovery. The only sound heard was the soft rhythmic hum of the imaging machine, and the hushed tones of the specialist discussing with their patients.

Lim Sara ran straight to the floor where the operating room was located. She sat on the couch in front of the operating room, her mind drifted far. She could still remember sitting on the couch, waiting for her mother. It's been Fifteen years now, but it still feels like yesterday. Lim Sara snapped out of her thoughts. She raised her head, checking if the red light in the operating room had turned green. Just then, it turned green.

The air in the hallway smelled exclusively of lemon scented disinfectant and old fear. Fluorescent lights humming overhead flickered, casting rhythmic, gray shadows over the linoleum floor. Somewhere far off, a cart squeaked, a metallic rattle that only emphasized the intense silence of the ward.

She hated hospitals so much, the disinfectant smell, the sound of the imaging machines, they are brought back a painful memory she's trying hard not to remember.

Lim Sara jumped up when she heard the door to the operating room open. A Handsome doctor in a scrub came out, he was removing his gloves when he was walking towards her.

The doctor’s gaze locked on Lim Sara's beautiful face. Nan Fei was struck dumb by her beauty that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Lim Sara stared back at him in annoyance, she was already used to these stares. She has many jealous female rivals because of her beauty. A lot of men patronize Madam Liu just to take a peek at her, many women also come to Madam Liu’s restaurant to threaten her about their men's lust for her beauty.

She walked towards the doctor who was still lost in his thoughts, and clicked her fingers, and with a sound, Nan Fei was brought back to reality. Nan Fei blushed out of embarrassment. He adjusted his stethoscope, and put on his professional smile.

“He was shot on his shoulder, but thank God he was rushed here on time,” Nan Fei said.

Lim Sara sighed and Nan Fei could see the worries in her eyes, he continued.

“ Lee Si Han is a very strong man, he will be fine in no time”.

‘Lee Si Han? His name is Lee Si Han’, Lim Sara asked inwardly. She tried to remember where she heard that name, but no matter how hard she racked her brains, she still couldn't remember.

“Are you his friend”? Lim Sara asked.

“ Yes, I am,” Nan Fei answered with a smile.

Lim Sara stretched her hands out of tiredness. It has really been a rough day for her and she was already exhausted,

From a busy day at work, to bringing a stranger to the hospital.

“ Since he is out of danger, I should be on my way,” Lim Sara said tiredly.

Nan Fei quickly interrupted her.

“ You will have to stay back, Miss, My friend needs somebody beside him. What if he wants to pee in the middle of the night “?

‘Pee? Did I just say pee’? Nan Fei asked himself, not believing what just came out of his mouth. He didn't even understand what he was trying to do, but for some reason, he didn't want her to leave.

Lim Sara's face blushed red immediately she heard what Nan Fei said. ‘Is he a pervert or a doctor’? She asked herself in her head. Before she could utter a word, she heard Nan Fei's voice.

“ Thank you for agreeing to stay beside Lee Si Han tonight. Don't worry,he doesn't bite” he said.

Lim Sara's eyes widened in disbelief.

‘What! When did I agree to that!’ She exclaimed in her head. But before she could protest, Nan Fei had already run off.

“Come back here, I never agreed to your request!” Lim Sara shouted at the top of her voice. She stomped her foot on the floor like a child whose ice cream was snatched from her.

Nan Fei didn't even look back, he pretended not to hear a thing.

This made Lim Sara angry even more.

“ Since when did I become a nurse who takes care of patients?” Lim asked herself, looking confused.

She dragged her tired legs to the VVIP ward where Lee Si Han was admitted.

She pushed the door open, and walked in. She sat on the couch in the ward and looked at Lee Si Han from a distance without going close to him. Suddenly, her stomach grumbled. She jumped up when she remembered Madam Liu handed her a black nylon bag which she told her to eat the food in it.

‘Where did I drop it’? She asked herself inwardly.

‘Agghh, please God, I don't want another day like this to repeat it self’. She murmured to herself, and slid on the couch to find the best position to sleep in. Immediately she found a comfortable position, she nodded off without even checking on the young man lying on the hospital bed.