Chapter 8: Searching for His Biological Daughter
Chapter 8: Searching for His Biological Daughter
In the afternoon, after dropping Jiang Xiaoran off at the government-run kindergarten, Song Qiao turned around and went to ride her bicycle.
As she approached the car and was looking up Zhao Yanyan's cousin's phone number, her phone rang.
Looking down, I saw it was from Lu Mingxuan; I had just saved it at noon.
"Lu Mingxuan, is there something you need?"
"How about we grab a bite sometime? I just got back, you have to treat me to a meal to welcome me back."
He made this request to see if Song Qiao had a good impression of him. If given the chance, he would ask her how she had been all these years.
"Tonight? No, I have something important to do."
Jiang Ming seems to have mentioned that the company is having a team-building event tomorrow night.
"How about tomorrow night?" Lu Mingxuan's heart was illuminated by the light of hope.
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'll call you when I have time."
Lu Mingxuan, sitting opposite him, happily agreed: "I'm available anytime, depending on your schedule."
For Song Qiao right now, nothing is more important than finding her daughter.
Although Song Qiao no longer disliked Lu Mingxuan as much as before, she would not allow anything like marital infidelity to happen.
She needs to be careful now, lest Jiang Ming take advantage of her, otherwise her family's dowry of the house, car, and savings will be gone.
Her plan was to make everyone who had harmed her in her previous life suffer a fate worse than death.
After Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan ended their call, tears welled up in her eyes. It turned out that she hadn't failed; she still had people who cared about her.
After calming herself down, Song Qiao found Zhao Yanyan's cousin's number and dialed it.
The phone rang for about ten seconds, and a man's voice came through, sounding much more composed than before.
"Hello! This is Gao Xiang."
"I am Song Qiao, and I am Zhao Yanyan's neighbor."
Upon hearing this, the man opposite him immediately asked, "Is this Sister Song Qiao, who came to the hospital five years ago to give birth?"
The words "Sister Song Qiao" touched Song Qiao again. Her heart was full of wounds, and even the smallest bit of warmth easily moved her.
"Yes! Dr. Gao, I didn't expect you to remember me?"
"Of course I remember. You were the most beautiful pregnant woman I've ever seen. Back then, when you were carrying that big belly, I thought to myself: how beautiful you must have been at eighteen?"
Song Qiao smiled and said, "Don't tease me. I'm an old woman now, why would I mention eighteen?"
"Your child should be five years old, right?"
At this crucial point, Song Qiao felt a pang of pain in her heart and immediately said, "Dr. Gao, are you at the hospital? I'd like to come over now to ask you something about my mother's leg ailment."
"Come on over, I'm at work right now, happy to serve you, beautiful lady!"
How did Gao Xiang become so glib now? Five years ago, when he first started working at the hospital, he was very proper and shy, blushing when he spoke to people.
He was initially assigned to the obstetrics and gynecology department, but was later transferred to the surgery department. According to Zhao Yanyan, it didn't matter at the time; he later got to know the hospital director and was transferred to the surgery department.
Because of the job transfer, Song Qiao had given Zhao Yanyan some advice: the president of Huaxia Hospital lived in the same building as them.
Later, Gao Xiang actually went to the surgery department. Did her advice work? Anyway, Gao Xiang got into the department she wanted: surgery!
After agreeing with Gao Xiang, Song Qiao looked at the electric scooter. If she rode it there, it would take an hour. She didn't want to be late picking up Jiang Xiaoran from school and let Jiang Ming find out something.
So Song Qiao took a taxi to Huaxia Hospital, which was five kilometers away.
After the taxi arrived, Song Qiao paid the fare. From now on, she would change her spending habits and never be that stingy housewife again. She had her father's company to inherit, so she would go shopping for clothes tomorrow.
When Song Qiao arrived at Gao Xiang's office, she couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Above her was a sign that read: "Director's Office".
In just five years, Gao Xiang became the head of surgery at this hospital? That's a promotion that happened way too fast!
It seems Gao Xiang has been quite active, especially since he's very familiar with their neighborhood. She decided to test the waters.
"Dr. Gao! No, I should call you Director Gao, shouldn't I?"
"Sis! Stop joking with me. I'm where I am today all thanks to your and my cousin's help."
Gao Xiang's words were loaded with meaning, and Song Qiao pretended to agree, then asked, "It would be great if you lived in the same neighborhood as your cousin?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Xiang said, "Sister, have you heard if anyone is selling their house? I really want to buy a house in your neighborhood. That way, it'll be close to you, and if you need anything, just let me know, and I'll help you out."
Gao Xiang really knows how to talk. He clearly bought the house in their neighborhood because of the dean, but he said it was for them.
"Okay! I'll keep an eye out for you."
She only found out that the dean also lived in their community two years after she gave birth, by chance, from a security guard.
Because someone gave her a gift, when the security guard asked which house belonged to the president of Huaxia Hospital, he made a note of it. Song Qiao gave the security guard an unused health-preserving kettle, which he revealed to her.
"Sis! You said you needed to talk to me on the phone, what is it?"
Song Qiao glanced back at the patient who wasn't waiting behind her and whispered, "I need your help with something."
"Sister, tell me!"
Gao Xiang felt it was time for him to repay Song Qiao, and since his brother-in-law worked at her father's company, he was very happy to help.
"Can you help me find the doctor who delivered my baby five years ago?"
Gao Xiang realized there was a problem with the childbirth and asked with a serious expression, "Sister! Is there something wrong with the baby?"
"How should I put it? I've realized that my current child doesn't seem to be mine."
These words made Gao Xiang's eyes widen: "Sis, this isn't just a matter of whether it seems similar or not. You need a paternity test."
Then, Gao Xiang looked at Song Qiao carefully: "Have you been feeling unwell lately?"
Song Qiao stopped hiding it from him and got up to close the door: "Director Gao, I haven't done the paternity test yet, but I'm now very confident that someone has switched my daughter."
After saying this, Song Qiao looked at Gao Xiang's questioning gaze: "I am not sick, I am not depressed, and I do not have delusions. I am very clear-headed. My child has been switched."
Gao Xiang seemed lost in thought. He looked at Song Qiao for a while before asking, "How do you know this child isn't yours?"
Song Qiao swallowed hard: "This child is my husband's and his mistress's!"
After saying this, tears streamed down her face.
"The reason I came to ask you first is that I didn't want to cause you any trouble, but I must find my biological daughter. Where did she go?"
What Gao Xiang was thinking just now was that if, as Song Qiao said, the baby had really been switched at the hospital, the hospital would also have to bear responsibility.
He was about to be promoted to vice president. If a medical accident occurred at this time, would the president still consider him?
However, if Song Qiao is not allowed to investigate this matter, it will have a greater impact if she finds out on her own.
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