"I don't quite understand." Qin Zhi'ai bit the chopsticks again and conveyed the words the doctor had told her, "My mother's poor health is what's keeping her in the hospital for observation, not the accident."
If my mother stays in the hospital for two weeks, say, then they'd need to wait for that long in Shanghai?
Qin Zhi'ai then said, "Master Gu, after finishing your business in Shanghai, you could go straight back to Beijing."
After having said that, Qin Zhi'ai realized that she hadn't asked for leave from work, so she looked at Xiaowang and asked with some embarrassment, "Xiaowang, may I ask for another few days off?"
Xiaowang approved her request and then checked out and left the hotel.
Before they left for Shanghai, Gu Yusheng asked Xiaowang to drive Qin Zhi'ai back to the People's Hospital on their way out of town.
