Ch50 - Finding the phone, finding the phone

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Both Xiao Pang and Meng Ting were surprised upon hearing that Jian Mei had lost his phone.

They knew Jian Mei. To use a phone for three to four years without changing it, although it was just a knockoff, Jian Mei had treated it like it was his baby. Especially so since now, judging by his reaction, losing it was as grave as losing his soul.

Xiao Pang hurriedly said, “Calm down firstah, wasn’t it with you just a moment ago?”

“I never took it out, I only used it when I arrived to call the class monitor.” Jian Mei paused as he spoke. He said hesitantly, “Could it be at that time…”

Xiao Pang asked, “Did you remember?”

Jian Mei was very upset. “It was probably stolen when I was helping a child earlier, someone bumped into me.”

Xiao Pang roared, “What kind of person is thatah? To even steal a knockoff phone!”

Jian Mei’s brows were furrowed. He had never thought that something like this would happen, but since it had already occurred, it was useless to panic. The most important thing to do now was to find his phone as soon as possible. Jian Mei stood up and said, “You guys eat first. I’ll go find the mall’s security guard to see if I can look at the surveillance footage.”

Seeing Jian Mei stand up, how could the other two just sit there and do nothing?

Xiao Pang quickly got up and said, “I’ll go with you.”

Naturally, Meng Ting couldn’t just sit down either and immediately said, “I’ll go too.”

Jian Mei paused and said hesitantly, “But you guys haven’t eaten yet.”

“It’s okay, don’t worry. We can just buyshaobingto pad our stomach.” Xiao Pang was very open-minded. “The most important thing to do right now is to find your phone.”

His friend consoled the anxiety that Jian Mei was feeling. He nodded and said, “Okay, thank you.”

Meng Ting felt like she had no sense of existence at all, so she stepped forward and said, “Don’t worry, Meimei. Both of us will help, but if it’s impossible, just get a new phone. My family runs a phone production business, I can help you.”

As Jian Mei walked out, he turned his head to her. “I don’t want to change my phone.”

Meng Ting was stunned for a moment. She had never seen that expression on Jian Mei’s face before—it had been a very serious yet solemn expression. The Jian Mei earlier had been gentle and soft, but he now was completely different. Faced with such an indomitable aura, she felt herself freeze for a short moment. She never would’ve thought that that knockoff phone was so important to Jian Mei.

When they arrived at the surveillance room of the shopping mall, the person in charge initially questioned them very carefully but later became a little embarrassed. “Was it stolen from outside?”

“I think so,” said Jian Mei.

The person in charge said, “Of course, we have surveillance cameras outside our mall, but I’m not sure if that person actually entered the mall. If he didn’t enter the mall, and since he was also wearing a mask, it might be hard to tell what he looks like, and even more difficult to check.”

Jian Mei felt disappointed but he wasn’t willing to give up and still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. He immediately said, “Please help me. I don’t mind if I have to do anything tedious.”

“Of course, we’ll do our best,” said the person in charge.

Xiao Pang and Meng Ting already went out to buy food. Only Jian Mei continued to watch the surveillance footage.

After they finished buying food, Xiao Pang and Meng Ting went back and saw that Jian Mei was still watching the footage. He looked anxious but he was still watching the surveillance footage seriously. It didn’t seem like he was pretending to be anxious either and was truly sad about his phone.

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Xiao Pang came over and said, “Meimei, you’ve been watching since this morning. You should take a break.”

Jian Mei couldn’t take a break. He shook his head and said, “I’ll go to the police station to see. You two should go back first. Thank you for your help, guys.”

How could Xiao Pang leave his friend at this time? He said, “Meimei, you can’t go aloneah. How about this? Do you remember the phone number of anyone in your family? Give them a call.”

Jian Mei said, “My mother is on a business trip abroad. My father has to perform surgery today and my brother is studying abroad.”

Xiao Pang went silent.

He had always known that Jian Mei’s parents were very busy, but he didn’t expect them to be so busy that they couldn’t tend to other things.

Meng Ting spoke up, “We’ll come with you, Meimei. And don’t worry too much, I’m positive we can find your phone. There are cameras everywhere nowadays and the technology is also advanced.”

Jian Mei smiled at her. “Thank you, Class Monitor, but Xiao Pang and I are already enough. Do you want to go back first?”

Meng Ting hadn’t expected that Jian Mei would ask her to go back first. For a moment, she was stunned. She then said, “No. I should accompany you when you’re in trouble.”

What a strange thing to say. She was obviously not Jian Mei’s relative but she was talking like this.

Feeling something was a little off, Jian Mei glanced at Xiao Pang but Xiao Pang just shrugged at him, looking helpless.

Thinking that maybe the class monitor assumed her classmates’ problems were her responsibility, Jian Mei said, “Okay then.”

They all went to the police station. The police also checked the surveillance video and after taking note of the key moments, they recorded Jian Mei’s contact information and said to their group, “Go back first and wait for the news. We will contact you once we get any progress.”

Jian Mei was a little worried. “Mr. Policeman, that item is really really important to me. Can…can I wait for the result here?”

The policeman examined the anxious child and assumed he was an internet addict, so he said, “We understand how you feel, but we’re not sure when we will get any progress nor results. So, even if you stay here, it’s unknown how long you’re going to have to wait.”

Jian Mei was upset but he knew that the policeman was right. With an ashen face, he said softly, “That’s okay. I’ll wait until evening to go back.”

The police couldn’t do anything about him, so he just nodded. “Okay then.”

Xiao Pang and Meng Ting looked at each other. They never expected that such a good-tempered child would suddenly become so stubborn.

At noon, something happened at Xiao Pang’s house and he was asked to go back. Only Meng Ting and Jian Mei were left. Jian Mei remained quietly sitting in his chair, immersed in his own world.

Meng Ting hesitantly opened her mouth and called out to him, “Meimei…”

It took a long time for Jian Mei to react. He turned his head and looked at Meng Ting in surprise. “Class monitor, you haven’t left yet?”

“……”

Meng Ting was a little annoyed, but when she remembered that Jian Mei should be feeling very worried right now, her annoyance disappeared. She asked, “Meimei, is that phone so important to you?”

Jian Mei didn’t know how to answer.

He thought about it carefully. His phone had a lot of features that were different from other phones—many rare herbs could be bought, various rare books and resources could be accessed, and points could be used to unlock VIP features. These features were all extraordinarily useful and heaven-defying, no one on Earth would be willing to part with that kind of phone.

Yet when Jian Mei lost his phone, his main concern was that it seemed like he hadn’t received any messages from Dazhuang-getoday.

Jian Mei hesitated for a moment before asking, “Class Monitor, can you lend me your phone?”

Upon seeing that Jian Mei’s focus was finally diverted onto other things, Meng Ting quickly nodded in agreement. “Of course!”

For the first time today, Jian Mei smiled, although it was shallow and slightly forced. He said, “Thank you.”

Meng Ting shook her head. “No problem.”

Upon receiving the phone, Jian Mei first tried to log in to his WeChat account. For some reason, when he opened the app, his heart was beating so fast that even his breathing became a little erratic. He didn’t know what he was anxious about, but he had some guesses in his heart. Therefore, when the screen started loading after logging in, he turned away at first and didn’t dare look at it.

Maybe long ago he already had some premonition deep inside. Only he never dared to face it because he was scared, and that’s why he was so afraid to lose his phone.

When the WeChat interface appeared, Jian Mei looked at the screen. Lu Xingwang’s name on his friends’ list was gone as well as the pinned chat with him on his WeChat. He tried to refresh again and again but to no avail. Jian Mei couldn’t find his friend. The account that had suddenly appeared in his life and their messages together had disappeared.

Meng Ting saw Jian Mei’s devastated face and hesitantly said, “Meimei, what happened to you?”

Jian Mei pursed his lips and refreshed the app a few more times before logging out of his WeChat account. He returned Meng Ting’s phone to her and said in a low voice, “It’s nothing. Thank you, Class Monitor.”

Meng Ting looked at Jian Mei and was a little worried. “Meimei, did you want to contact someone?”

“En…” Jian Mei replied slightly dispirited, “But I can’t find him.”

Meng Ting suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She didn’t know who it was but in that short moment, even if Jian Mei hadn’t said much, she could feel the importance of this person to Jian Mei.

At night

Jian Shencheng rushed to the police station after work. It was drizzling, but the child sitting in the hall wearing thin clothes still didn’t leave. Jian Shencheng’s old father’s heart tightened upon seeing him. He walked over. “Meimei.”

Jian Mei raised his head. “Dad.”

“Your classmate just contacted me. Why didn’t you call me?”

“You had to perform an important surgery today, Dad.” Jian Mei said softly, “I wanted to wait until after you got off from work to call you.”

His father couldn’t afford to be distracted when performing a big surgery. It was also a surgery that had been scheduled a long time ago, and his father couldn’t ask for leave either as changing assigned doctors was a matter of life and death. Even if his father had come here, it wasn’t certain that they would be able to find the phone. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided it was best to not call.

Jian Shencheng sighed. “This child…”

Jian Shencheng thanked Meng Ting who was beside Jian Mei. He then told the two children to get into the car and sent the teenage girl home first before bringing his son home.

On their way home, Jian Shencheng saw Jian Mei’s dejected look and said, “Okay, it’s only just your phone that you lost, right? You look like you lost your soul. I’ll buy you the latest phone model for you, okay?”

Jian Mei didn’t feel any better. He just lowered his head and fell silent.

Jian Shencheng knew that his son was a sentimental person, so he sighed and continued driving. Two years ago, he and his wife had thought about changing their children’s phones but Jian Mei hadn’t wanted to. At that time, they thought it was just because it was still usable, but now it seemed the reason wasn’t so simple.

When they arrived home, Jian Mei went back to his room to rest while Jian Shencheng started cooking downstairs. After making the food, Jian Shencheng went upstairs to call his child to eat but there was no response when he knocked on Jian Mei’s door.

“Meimei?”

Jian Shencheng forcibly opened the door to enter the room. When he saw his son sleeping on the bed, wrapped in his blanket and looking very uncomfortable, he was surprised. He rushed over and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Jian Mei’s face was slightly flushed. Jian Shencheng went to touch his son’s forehead to check the temperature and found that it felt hotter, which was a sign of low fever. His heart turned cold immediately. For normal people, a fever might not be fatal, but in people with leukemia, there was a high possibility of death. For parents who had taken care of children with leukemia, every time their child had a fever, it was as scary as taking a trip down to the gates of hell.

Jian Mei hasn’t had a fever in a long time, why did it suddenly flare up this time?Jian Shencheng immediately took first-aid measures. He put an anti-fever patch onto Jian Mei’s forehead, grabbed their personal documents, and carried his son into the car.

Jian Mei woke in a daze and murmured, “Dad…”

“Are you uncomfortable, Meimei?” Jian Shencheng drove the car out of the garage. “I’ll take you to the hospital, you’ll be fine soon.”

Jian Mei looked at the rain outside the car window and said gently, “I’m okay, I’m not uncomfortable. It’s raining outside so drive slowly, Dad.”

Jian Shencheng nodded. “I know.”

Jian Mei leaned back on the car seat. His voice sounded weak but it was still audible inside the car. “Dad, I’ve caused you trouble again.”

His father was already very tired from performing surgery all day. Jina Mei knew that he shouldn’t have troubled his father on such a night. It would be best if he could let his father have a good rest.

Jian Shencheng felt like he was going to cry. “What are you talking about, you’re my son.”

He suddenly recalled when Jian Mei once had chemotherapy as a child. His son was very young, but his hands were full of bruises from the needles. At that time, Jian Mei’s condition was very bad. As a doctor himself, Jian Shencheng of course understood what this meant. The attending doctor had also told him and Shen Meina to prepare themselves mentally. At that time, the two of them looked like their souls had left their bodies and were somewhat distracted in front of Jian Mei.

There was one time when he had gotten too tired and fell asleep leaning against the bed. When he woke up, he saw that Jian Mei was looking at him. The child who had always been introverted said softly, “Dad, I’ve caused you trouble.”

He didn’t say anything at the time, but he couldn’t stop himself from crying when he walked out of the door of the ward.

What wish could a parent have? He treated diseases and saved countless families while his wife donated hundreds of millions every year for the treatment of severely ill children. No one in their family had done anything heinous and they didn’t even have any grand desires. They merely wished that if there was really a god in the world, even if it only appeared one time, they wished that God would save their child.

On the other side

When Meng Ting returned home, she was also a little distracted.

While they were having dinner, Meng Ting’s mother asked her. “Where have you been all day?”

Meng Ting replied, “I went out to have some fun with my classmates.”

“You just know how to have fun.” Her mother said, “You don’t even help to take care of your dad’s shop. Look how busy he is; he has to pay for both your and your brother’s tuition and living expenses. Since you don’t have to go to school tomorrow, help out. Do you understand?”

Meng Ting nodded. “Dad hasn’t returned yet?”

Just as she said that the door opened and a middle-aged man walked in.

Her mother went over to help her father get his clothes and shoes. Meng Ting was still sitting at the table eating and originally not paying attention when she heard her mother ask, “Why did you come back so late today?”

“Don’t even talk about it.” Meng Ting’s father said, “Today, we received a phone in the store and it was so strange. I’ve owned the store for so many years. How many phones have I seenah? I bet there’s no knockoff phone I can’t name, but I’ve never even heard of this phone before. The person who sent it wanted me to crack it, but I haven’t even been able to turn it on yet.”

The author has something to say:

Don’t worry, Meimei won’t die!

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!