Han Shuangshuang indeed found nothing, and her last hope was the phone.
Fortunately, the phone could be unlocked with a fingerprint.
She softly apologized, then picked up Xiao Man’s finger and tried it.
The left thumb worked immediately.
Han Shuangshuang first opened the contacts list and quickly scanned through it.
None of them seemed to be family members.
She had no choice but to open WeChat and swiftly browse through it, but she still couldn’t find any contacts that seemed like family.
She didn’t dare to check other messages too much; just a quick glance showed that they were all work-related.
The work group chat had long since exceeded 99 messages.
Looking through someone else’s phone, even for a legitimate reason, made Han Shuangshuang so nervous that her palms were sweating.
She searched hastily, and since she couldn’t find any notes labeled “Dad” or “Mom,” she quickly exited.
After taking a breath, she took out her own phone and sent a message in the work group about the hospital situation.
Carefully, she suggested whether the hospital could cover the medical expenses in advance until they could reach Man-jie’s (Sister Man’s) family.
It was still before work hours, so the group chat was quiet.
After waiting five minutes with no response, Han Shuangshuang started feeling anxious.
One moment, she wondered if her suggestion was inappropriate; the next moment, she debated whether she should retract it.
But by then, the time limit for retraction had passed.
At this time, it was the doctor’s ward round.
A group of doctors entered, and Han Shuangshuang quickly put away her phone, grabbed her backpack, and moved aside.
Xiao Man’s hospital bed was in the innermost position.
The doctors first checked on the other two patients before getting to Xiao Man.
The relatively young attending doctor noticed the nervous-looking Han Shuangshuang and asked if she was a family member.
Summoning her courage, Han Shuangshuang explained the situation, saying that their company had also been unable to contact Xiao Man’s family.
The attending doctor glanced at the deputy chief doctor, who then said, “Contact the police station. We have to find her family. If we can’t find them, we’ll deal with it later.”
Hearing this, Han Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief.
She hoped to find Man-jie’s family so that she could receive better treatment.
Meanwhile, inside Han Shuangshuang’s backpack, Xiao Man—who was now a dog—frowned upon hearing this but had no way to stop it.
The only close friend she had was living in another city, and since that friend already had a family of her own, she couldn’t do much to help.
As for her older brother… he was best left unmentioned.
But if the police got involved, they would find her closest relative—her estranged older brother.
Xiao Man felt irritated, even more so than when she first realized she had turned into a dog.
But there was nothing she could do about it.
The attending doctor then explained Xiao Man’s physical condition.
The forehead injury wasn’t serious, and the CT scan showed no bone damage, but she still couldn’t regain consciousness.
Further treatment would have to wait until they contacted her family.
Listening to this, Xiao Man felt her heart sink.
If they really waited for her family, she might be stuck as a dog forever.
Han Shuangshuang carefully noted down the doctor’s words.
Since she had to go to work, she didn’t stay in the hospital for too long.
After leaving the hospital, she quickly unzipped her backpack, revealing the little white dog’s head.
She rubbed the dog’s head and praised, “Xiao Bai, you were really good just now! I have to go to work now. Do you want to come with me?”
Xiao Man nodded.
She felt like she would go crazy if she stayed in that tiny rented room, so she might as well check out the office.
Han Shuangshuang and Xiao Man worked at a company called Shutu Media, an MCN company of modest size.
Both were in the content creation department, which kept them busy every day.
Xiao Man was a team leader.
She had just finished a big project yesterday and had planned to relax for a few days—but then this bizarre event happened.
As soon as Han Shuangshuang arrived at the office, her colleagues gathered around, bombarding her with questions about Xiao Man’s condition.
Since the company was young and had a relaxed atmosphere, they weren’t too worried about slacking off and getting scolded by their superiors.
Han Shuangshuang quickly shared everything she knew.
Su Mingxuan, a teammate, gestured with his chin, “Check the group chat. Director Zhong replied to you, saying they’ll see if they can approve it.”
Han Shuangshuang immediately opened the group chat.
Meanwhile, Chen Yao, another teammate, murmured, “Isn’t this a given? Man-jie got injured on her way home from work—shouldn’t it count as a work injury?”
Su Mingxuan shrugged.
“Not sure. I think only traffic accidents count. Xiao Han, do you know how Man-jie got injured?”
Han Shuangshuang had no idea.
When she found Xiao Man, she was already unconscious.
Even the doctors hadn’t figured out the cause of her coma yet.
Meanwhile, other teammates started debating the work injury issue, and the conversation drifted away from the main topic.
They cared, but only to a certain extent—after all, they were just colleagues.
There was no need to get too emotionally involved.
Suddenly, someone screamed, “Xiao Han, what’s moving in your bag?!”
Han Shuangshuang quickly unzipped her backpack, revealing a dog’s head.
The fur on the dog’s head was thicker than the rest of its body, making it look a bit better.
But compared to other dogs of the same breed, its appearance was still quite different.
One colleague exclaimed, “What the heck is that?!”
Han Shuangshuang quickly explained, “It’s a stray Husky I just adopted. The fur was shaved off for medical treatment.”
Another colleague asked, “Is it male or female? Has it been neutered?”
Han Shuangshuang replied, “The vet said it’s female, and she’s already been spayed.”
Another person commented, “Then it must have been abandoned. Some people really have no sense of responsibility! If you get a dog, take care of it properly. If you don’t want it, at least find it a new home instead of just abandoning it!”
“Maybe it got lost? It’s a Husky after all—masters of escape!”
“Then just keep it on a leash! Speaking of which, there’s this person in my neighborhood who owns a giant Alaskan Malamute. They always walk it without a leash, and it’s scared so many people to tears.”