Hospital 444
Chapter 521 - 23 Fang Zhou and Wen Xiaoshu

Chapter 521: Chapter 23 Fang Zhou and Wen Xiaoshu

After ending the call with Fang Zhou, Mei Quzhen finally allowed herself a temporary respite.

Although Fang Zhou belonged to the Han Ming Faction, he couldn’t be considered one of Han Ming’s die-hard loyalists.

In this regard, she gained some leverage, otherwise, with just herself trying to approach the woman named Yan Xin, she had no confidence at all.

Seed Ghost...

Even now, when Mei Quzhen closed her eyes, she could remember many terrifying memories.

The experience of interning at the Demons Department, even recalling it now, still sent chills down her spine.

Everyone who went from an intern to a full-fledged doctor in the Demons Department transformed from "human" to "something else." This, she knew all too well.

After Vice Director Lu Yuan passed away at the Eden Hotel, the balance of power within the hospital was completely disrupted. At that time, she chose to firmly stand with Yin Wuque, who succeeded as the Deputy Director of Administration. Originally from the Malevolent Ghost division, Song Min joined the Resentful Spirit division as the department head to support Yin Wuque.

In many people’s eyes, both she and Song Min were considered Yin Wuque’s right- and left-hand. It was because of this status that she could know many secrets that average Paranormal Doctors would not understand.

That included the concept of "Seed Ghost."

In the past, Mei Quzhen would have not hesitated to seek help from Yin Wuque first. But now, she could no longer guarantee her absolute trust in this man.

The sole pursuit of Mei Quzhen in this hospital was to raise the survival rate of her patients and to prepare for the most terrifying moment that was approaching. She had seen too many patients struggling between life and death, crying in agony for help from her as a doctor, only to still tragically die in the end.

"So, it’s about time."

The most convenient aspect of Fang Zhou’s cursed objects was that spatial transfer was very handy. Going to W city for him was merely a matter of an instant.

He opened the door to his bedroom and looked at Wen Xiaoshu, who was still knitting a sweater, and said, "Ah Shu, I need to make a sudden business trip."

"Hmm..." Wen Xiaoshu, however, appeared clueless, looking at the playing child named Xiao Meng, and suddenly said to Fang Zhou, "I... I have something I want to discuss with you, Fang Zhou."

"What is it?"

Fang Zhou noticed his wife’s unusual expression and asked with concern, "Is it something to do with Xiao Meng?"

However, his question only caused Wen Xiaoshu’s expression to grow even more somber.

"Why do you immediately think it’s about Xiao Meng? Can’t it be about me?"

Fang Zhou did not understand the meaning behind Wen Xiaoshu’s words for a moment.

Wen Xiaoshu put down the sweater on the couch and then walked into the bedroom. Fang Zhou quickly followed her in, and Wen Xiaoshu immediately said, "Close the door."

Fang Zhou hurriedly shut the door.

This was the first time he had seen Wen Xiaoshu with such an expression since they were married.

"Actually, there are some things that I don’t want to say not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t want to face them," Wen Xiaoshu said with her arms crossed over her chest, "A kind step-mother, an excellent step-mother— that’s how people around me describe me. I became a mother without having given birth to my own child first. But in truth, I don’t like this identity."

How could Fang Zhou not know that marrying him and becoming a step-mother straightaway also came with great pressure for Xiaoshu? It was just that he was often too busy with work, indeed neglecting the family. Moreover, his profession was entirely impossible to share with anyone in the family. He couldn’t even tell his wife that Xiao Meng’s mother’s death was related to his profession.

Seed Ghost... If he could find a connection between Malevolent Ghosts and the Demons Department and figure out a way to cure the curse of Malevolent Ghosts, perhaps he could treat patients like Xiao Meng’s mother sooner.

"But in the end, the child has seen through it. I am not her biological mother," Wen Xiaoshu continued, her body beginning to tremble, "I don’t know how she found out, but how could she say such things to me? I’ve always treated her like my own child..."

Fang Zhou was greatly alarmed upon hearing this.

"Xiaomeng, she... she..."

How could that be?

It’s not possible that anyone else knows, right?

The neighbors in this community are oblivious to the matter; only the director in charge of the household registration at the neighborhood committee knew. He had also carefully reminded all the relatives about this, insisting that they must not let Xiaomeng find out her mother isn’t Xiaoshu.

"She knows?"

"Actually, it’s not surprising. Many people know about this, and it’s possible she heard it from someone. But I think it’s meaningless. Having been married all these years, to you and your daughter, I’ve just been a mere mother caring for the child, right?"

Fang Zhou was somewhat at a loss for words for a moment.

As a Paranormal Doctor, he could say he was among the very best. However, when it came to family affairs and marital relations, he wasn’t as adept at handling them.

But the most crucial point was...

Wen Xiaoshu’s words had, to some extent, struck a deep chord within Fang Zhou’s heart.

If it weren’t for Xiaomeng, perhaps he wouldn’t have chosen to remarry.

Being a Paranormal Doctor is a very dangerous profession, not to mention that he belongs to the Demons Department; he could die any day in the operating room. Maybe deep down, his priority was taking care of his child first, which led him to choose Xiaoshu.

That period of recklessly falling in love, treating romance as the most important thing, Fang Zhou had experienced it and was then defeated by the harsh reality. Falling in love with his patient, only to watch her die before his eyes...

Wen Xiaoshu originally wanted to tell Fang Zhou about the alarming words Xiaomeng had said, but she noticed that Fang Zhou had not even rebutted the statement, "I’ve just been a mere mother caring for the child."

"Xiaoshu. Listen to me, I..."

Fang Zhou rarely called Wen Xiaoshu by the name "Xiaoshu."

"I don’t want to continue being a housewife anymore," Wen Xiaoshu cut off Fang Zhou’s words: "I want to go out and work. My friend is currently running a public account, and I want to work. Of course, it might not be that exact line of work, I can do other jobs, but in any case... I want to work."

Wen Xiaoshu was fed up with being the virtuous wife and good mother.

She was tired of the identity of being the hardworking, kind-hearted stepmother.

She didn’t understand why the child would say such terrifying things to her, was it because the child had long been dissatisfied with her? So she wanted to play a cruel joke on her? Or was there some adult teaching her these hurtful words? Or could the child be ill?

If it was the last possibility...

"Fang Zhou." With this thought, she bit her lip and still spoke, "Just now, Xiaomeng said some strange things to me. She... she told me... she saw her mother."

Fang Zhou startled.

Then, as a Paranormal Doctor, he sensed that something was amiss.

No...

It’s not possible...

It’s not possible!

Xiaomeng’s mother... her body had been sent to the underground morgue. Her soul couldn’t possibly have come out of the morgue!