The old lady began to recall when her eldest grandson had returned.
It seemed… to be shortly after she came downstairs? The old lady thought uncertainly.
As for why she remembered, it was because her eldest grandson had come home and immediately ran upstairs with loud footsteps; she had even called out to him, but he hadn't answered.
As for when he went out again? Grandma
Zhou thought carefully, only remembering seeing his figure pass by the door, his body hunched over, seemingly carrying something in his arms.
Shortly after he left, the child's mother returned, and then they discovered that their younger grandson, who was sleeping upstairs, was missing.
"…" The more Grandma Zhou recalled, the more panicked she became. She looked at her husband, somewhat flustered, and said, "Before the younger grandson disappeared, the eldest grandson came back once, but not long after, he went out again."
Hearing this, Grandpa Zhou was stunned, as were the others around him.
Everyone exchanged glances, their eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty. They wondered, "Could it be that Zhou's little girl was really taken by their eldest son?
"... If that were the case, some things seemed to make sense.
For example, the child was upstairs, yet Grandma Zhou was unaware that she had been taken and hadn't noticed anything amiss. If the person who took the child was her brother, her grandson, she naturally wouldn't have noticed—after all, it was a family member.
But why? Why would the eldest son take his sister?
"...I think I saw the eldest son before," someone in the crowd recalled. "I didn't see him carrying any child, but I think he was carrying a schoolbag?"
And he ran incredibly fast, his figure flashing past him before he could even call out.
At this moment, the child's mother, who had gone to the side to make a phone call, turned around, her face filled with fear. "What should we do? No one's answering the eldest son's phone!"—She had just overheard her father-in-law and mother-in-law's conversation, and this only intensified her terror.
The others looked at Xu Gui, their questions growing.
"How do you know the child was taken by her brother? Did you see it with your own eyes?" one of them asked.
Xu Gui accepted their scrutiny calmly, saying, "I didn't see it, I predicted it… I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xu Gui, my main job is fortune telling, and my side job is being a celebrity."
"Fortune telling?" The crowd gasped.
Fortune telling?
They found it unbelievable; in their eyes, it was utter nonsense. So, could they really believe this person?
Xu Gui remained silent. Looking at the woman's panicked expression, she calculated for a moment, her expression growing increasingly serious.
She looked around and asked, "Where is the water around here?"
Although the orphanage was nearby, Xu Gui had rarely gone out to play and wasn't very familiar with the surroundings.
"I predicted your daughter was thrown into the water by your son, so where is the water around here?" she asked again.
The child's mother froze. After she finished understanding Xu Gui's words, word by word, her mind went blank.
For several seconds, her mind was completely empty. She stared blankly at Xu Gui, her body feeling weak.
"...I'll teach you to talk nonsense here!" Grandma Zhou, who was standing there, suddenly rushed towards Xu Gui, slamming her body into him and then reaching out to scratch his face.
Caught off guard, Xu Gui dodged backward, but her cheek was still scratched, and she staggered from the impact.
She hissed and gasped.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Seeing the situation was getting out of hand, the paparazzi rushed forward and blocked Xu Gui with his body.
He was burly and strong, and his presence was like a mountain, an impregnable fortress.
Grandma Zhou, who was about to rush forward to scratch Xu Gui, was startled by his presence and took a few steps back.
"Teacher Xu, are you alright?" Yuan Lu quickly helped Xu Gui up, looking at her worriedly.
Xu Gui shook her head: "I'm fine..."
She touched the stinging spot on her face, hissed, and gasped.
Yuan Lu exclaimed, "Ah, Teacher Xu, your face is bleeding!"
Xu Gui looked at her fingers and indeed saw a little red on her fingertips. Her mood immediately soured.
She looked up and saw Grandma Zhou glaring angrily at her through the camera lens.
"Who told her to spout such nonsense? She deserves to be beaten!" the old woman said righteously. "She looks pretty, but who knew she could be so vicious, cursing my granddaughter and grandson like that!"
"Let me tell you, my Da Bao is very well-behaved! He loves his sister to death, he would never do such a thing!"
Saying this, she turned to the children's mother, her daughter-in-law, and said, "Xiao Yun, don't listen to this woman's nonsense. Da Bao is your son, don't you trust him?"
"Da Bao may be a little mischievous, but no matter what, he would never do something to harm Xiao Bao! Xiao Bao is his own sister!"
"Besides, how old is Da Bao? He's only eight. What does he know?"
The old lady looked at Xu Gui with hostile eyes. "I think this woman is definitely a liar. She's just here to cause trouble and try to swindle money!"
Xu Gui laughed in anger. She licked the blood on her fingertip and sneered, "Swindle money? If I wanted to make money, I could do it easily. Would I need to swindle?"
"Pah!" Grandma Zhou spat at her and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Making money easily? Pshaw, if that were true, why are you still in the orphanage? I think you're in cahoots with human traffickers! I'm telling you, get out of here right now, or I'll call the police and report you for promoting feudal superstition!"
The others also glared at Xu Gui with the old lady's indignation—after Grandma Zhou's words, they seemed to completely disbelieve Xu Gui's words.
"Teacher Xu…" Yuan Lu gripped Xu Gui's arm tightly, her expression indignant, feeling sorry for Xu Gui.
The viewers in Xu Gui's live stream were stunned and incredulous:
[No way, Xu Gui really was saving your child! She's a fortune teller! It's one thing if you don't believe her, but why did you have to hurt her?]
[Gui Gui, just leave this family alone!! You've said everything you could say, done everything you could do. If they don't believe you, there's nothing you can do.]
[I'm so angry I could laugh! Gui Gui actively helped them find their child, and they turned around and accused her? I saw Gui Gui's face was scratched raw.]
[I only feel sorry for the baby. Xu Gui said that her brother threw her into the water, and if she wasn't rescued in time, she would definitely die.]
[Xu Gui, please think of something! That baby is only three months old…]
[Our Gui Gui has already done everything she could! She tried so hard to persuade this family, but they didn't believe her. What can our Gui Gui do?]
[Exactly, Gui Gui, just leave them alone!]
The turtles were somewhat angry. As Xu Gui's fans, they truly felt sorry for her, especially seeing her doing a good deed only to be pushed and scratched on the face. As fans, they were absolutely furious.
Some with darker minds even couldn't help but think: "Turtle, you might as well just ignore it and let this family regret it!"
Xu Gui felt the stinging pain on her face, her anger turning into a forced laugh, and she felt somewhat wronged.
She was clearly doing a good deed, but these people were looking at her like she was a villain, and even scratched her... The turtle had never suffered such humiliation.
"Fine," she chuckled softly, "Since you don't believe me, then forget it. Consider it me being nosy."
She thought: she shouldn't have come over in the first place. It would have been so much better to stay under the locust tree and sleep. Coming out into the sun was so hot and sunny; the turtle was practically dried up like a dried-out tortoise.
She even gave this family a free fortune telling!
The key point: "Free."
She was so short of money, so eager to make money, yet she gave their child a fortune telling without charging them, and this was how they treated her.
The turtle was aggrieved and angry.
Xu Gui was angry for a moment, then angry again, before calming down. She glanced at the group of people.
"Go back," she said, turning and leaving.
Yuan Lu glared at them, as if to say, "Your kindness is wasted!"
As for the paparazzi, they displayed their strong muscles, walking steadily at the back to prevent them from making any more moves.
The child's mother watched Xu Gui's departing figure, her eyelids twitching. She couldn't help but take a step in Xu Gui's direction.
"Xiaoyun!" Her mother-in-law suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "I know you're worried about Xiaobao, but we can't believe in everyone. Superstition can kill people!"
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but nod and said, "That's right. A relative of mine had a sick child, and instead of taking the child to the doctor, the grandmother invited a shaman to perform a ritual. After pouring a bowl of talisman water down the drain, the child died."
"I never expected that Grandma Dabao would have such awareness! You even know that superstition can kill people. Many people your age are quite superstitious."
That's why they found Grandma Zhou so remarkable.
Grandma Zhou chuckled dryly, but her expression was somewhat guilty, because only she knew that she didn't really think that way.
Xiao Bao's mother looked in the direction Xu Gui had left and murmured, "But, but I always feel... she didn't lie to me..."
"Xiao Yun!" Grandma Zhou grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go inside and look carefully again. Maybe there's something we haven't noticed..."
Xiao Bao's mother's gaze was still on Xu Gui: "But..."
But Grandma Zhou didn't give her a chance to speak again, pulling her into the house. She only let go of her hand after they had walked all the way home.
Xiao Bao's mother looked at her and said, "Mom, I think what that person said is true. She has no reason to lie to us... Da Bao, it must have been Da Bao who took Xiao Bao out. Don't you remember? Da Bao said several times before that he didn't like Xiao Bao."
Yes, he didn't like her. Da Bao didn't like his little sister Xiao Bao, not like Grandma Zhou said.
As a former only child, after Xiao Bao was born, Da Bao not only didn't show any affection for his sister, but was also full of hostility, always saying things like, "After my sister was born, you all liked her and didn't like me anymore."
Xiao Bao's mother tried to explain to him, but he wouldn't listen at all. Several times, she even caught him secretly pinching his younger sister.
Outsiders were unaware of these things because Grandma Zhou always said that Da Bao loved Xiao Bao, leading everyone to believe that Da Bao was a good older brother.
Only the Zhou family knew the real situation.
Xiao Bao's mother looked at her mother-in-law in horror and asked, "Mom, what does Da Bao want to do by taking his sister out? He doesn't really want to kill Xiao Bao, does he…?"
"…Xiao Yun!" Grandma Zhou suddenly grabbed her arm, her cloudy eyes fixed on her, and said, word by word, "Whether Da Bao secretly took Xiao Bao out or not, you can't tell anyone!"
"Da Bao is only eight years old. If this gets out, how will he face people in the future?"
"If Xiao Bao is alright, that's fine. But if something happens to Xiao Bao…"
Grandma Zhou didn't say what would happen if something happened to Xiao Bao, but her meaning was clear: no matter what happened, Xiao Bao shouldn't affect Da Bao.
Xiao Bao's mother stared blankly at her mother-in-law, suddenly realizing something.
She had wondered why her mother-in-law had suddenly become so agitated, even chasing the young woman away before she could continue speaking… She had thought she was mistaken, but now she understood. She
wasn't mistaken; her mother-in-law had deliberately said those things to drive the woman away, and the reason behind it terrified Xiao Bao's mother.
"So, Mom, you also think Xiao Bao was taken away by Da Bao… right?" she asked softly.
Grandma Zhou pursed her lips, her face grim, and said, "Da Bao, he's your son too! You have to think about him too!"
"…"
The woman's lips trembled, her expression horrified.
Outside, small groups of people stood under the eaves, waiting for the police to arrive, and inevitably, they discussed the matter amongst themselves.
"What do you guys think about the Zhou family's situation? Did her little one really get taken by her older child?"
"...You didn't believe that liar just now, did you?"
"I just find it strange. Knowing her personality, the older child's grandma would be frantically asking us to help find the child right now. Before, when her older child went out to play and didn't come back at night, she went door-to-door begging for help. But now that the little one is missing, she's so quiet."
"So, I think what that girl said might be true. She has no grudge against the Zhou family, so she has no reason to lie. And didn't you guys notice that the older child's grandma's attitude was strange?"
Everyone wasn't stupid; someone noticed the suspicious details.
"This is hard to say. Let's all keep quiet for now. We'll know once the police arrive." Someone said this, and everyone agreed.
Yes, let's wait for the police.
*
On the other side, Xu Gui crossed the road and returned to the locust tree where he had set up his stall.
After her round trip, she was drenched in sweat, her cheeks flushed. As soon as she returned, she couldn't resist gathering her face in front of the still-operating electric fan.
The fan blades creaked and whirred, bringing a cool breeze.
Only then did Xu Gui's furrowed brow relax slightly.
"...Teacher Xu, are you really just going to leave this alone?" the paparazzi asked hesitantly.
Xu Gui, who had her eyes closed and enjoying the breeze, opened them at the question, her expression languid, not angry at all. She simply said, "I did try, but they didn't believe me, so there was nothing I could do."
She touched her scratched cheek and puffed it out.
"What about the child? What will happen to her?" the paparazzi asked.
Xu Gui said casually, "Hmm, he'll die, won't he?"
The cameraman's eyes flickered slightly, and just then, he suddenly stumbled.
"Ouch!"
The viewers in the live stream didn't know what had happened, only hearing the cameraman's exclamation. Then, the previously normal live stream suddenly shook, and the next second, the screen went black.
The more than three million viewers in the live stream were: ? ?
[What happened? Why did the screen go black? Did the live stream stop?]
[It seems the cameraman fell. I don't know if he's okay. I just hope he didn't break the equipment, otherwise he'll definitely have to pay for it. Working people can't stand hearing this!]
[I'm worried. I'm really concerned about the baby. If Xu Gui is right, the baby's chances of survival are slim! And their family doesn't believe Xu Gui. Will Xu Gui really just abandon this?]
[Ha, even Turtle Face has been arrested. How can he care about this?] I think only when that child is in trouble will that family realize what Guigui said is true! Only then will they know what pain and regret are.
[But that child is innocent! She's only three months old. Xu Gui knew she would die, but because of the child, her grandmother doesn't care. Isn't that going too far?]
[Going too far? How about you sit in the Leshan Giant Buddha's seat? I think if you were burned to a crisp, you'd see the relics.]
[Don't be so hostile. That sister is right. No matter what the adults do, the child is ultimately innocent. If it can be saved, I still hope Guigui can save her. After all, it's a life!]
[Heh, you weren't the ones whose faces were scratched, and you weren't the ones who almost got beaten up, so you can be so generous with other people's money, right?]
[Hey, is it necessary to be so black and white...?]
Xu Gui's live stream chat was filled with arguments.
Meanwhile, at the orphanage, the person filming, whom netizens thought had tripped and fallen, was standing perfectly still, his equipment intact.
If the equipment was fine, why did Xu Gui's live stream suddenly go black and disconnect? It was obviously because he had reached out and turned it off.
Of course, all of this was intentional on the part of the filming crew.
Under Xu Gui's questioning gaze, he said seriously, "Teacher Xu, I think that since you've already gotten involved in this matter, you can't just ignore it."
Xu Gui chuckled, "I don't want to get involved, is anyone forcing me?"
The paparazzi sighed and said, "Don't forget, you were live-streaming at the time. So many people were in your live stream. They knew you knew that child would die, but you didn't care. Guess what they thought? What would people say online?"
Xu Gui frowned, "It's that family who didn't believe me!" The paparazzi
continued, "But netizens won't care about that. They only know that the dead child was only three months old, and they only know that you could have saved the child but didn't. They'll just say you're too cruel, they'll curse you online, and some might even say that you killed the child!"
In their eyes: you can save a child, but you didn't = you killed the child.
Yuan Lu nodded, saying, "Rumors are terrifying."
"...Teacher Xu, you're a celebrity, your reputation is very important. If that child really died, it would completely destroy your career," the paparazzi said earnestly.
He'd been a photographer for years, seen it all—from the rise and fall of empires to their downfall…
In this industry, many stars shine like fireworks for a fleeting moment before fading into obscurity. This kind of ending is actually considered good; worse is having one's reputation ruined and being forced to leave the industry by netizens.
The paparazzi thought that if Xu Gui really abandoned this situation, the latter would be her fate—netizens wouldn't delve into which family refused her help; they would only remember that Xu Gui could have saved them, but didn't. Xu Gui
: "…"
She frowned, feeling she understood, but…
"If that's the case, then I'll quit being a celebrity!" After all, being a celebrity was just a side job for her; quitting was fine, Xu Gui's attitude was casual.
Seeing her attitude, the paparazzi had to use his trump card, asking, "Didn't you say you wanted to make a lot of money to renovate the orphanage and build it into the world's number one orphanage? If your reputation is ruined, how will you make a lot of money?"
Xu Gui: ?! It
has to be said, the paparazzi really hit Xu Gui's weak spot.
Not saving the child = being criticized, her reputation ruined; ruined reputation = unable to make big money… With this equation in mind, Xu Gui's eyes immediately changed, her face contorting in a grimace.
"I feel that since I've encountered this situation, I should take responsibility to the end, I can't just abandon it, right?" She looked earnestly at the paparazzi and Yuan Lu, shamelessly declaring, "After all, I'm a good person!"
The paparazzi and Yuan Lu suppressed a laugh: "...Yes."
"Besides," Xu Gui snorted, "those people say I'm a fraud, so I'll take the child back and let them see, let them see if I'm a fraud or a diviner!"
She was a Xuan Turtle, a diviner among diviners! These blind humans…
Although
Xu Gui's live stream ended, the people in the chat room didn't leave; at this moment, the atmosphere was even tense.
One group believed the child was innocent and that Xu Gui shouldn't have abandoned the situation regardless; the other group felt Xu Gui had already helped, but since the child's parents didn't believe him and even tried to hit him, he shouldn't have gotten involved anymore.
Neither group could argue with the other. They initially exchanged pleasantries, but then started arguing, creating a rather tense atmosphere in Xu Gui's livestream.
Just then, the previously darkened livestream suddenly lit up. The two groups, caught off guard, looked closely and noticed the background behind Xu Gui had changed.
[Huh, where is Xu Gui going?]
Indeed, Xu Gui wasn't sitting; he was walking, seemingly heading somewhere.
"Is the livestream on?" Xu Gui asked, seeing the camera in the cameraman's hand lit up.
The cameraman nodded.
Xu Gui gave an "oh" and told everyone in the live stream, "The guy filming me tripped and fell, accidentally shutting down the live stream... He's okay, and the equipment is fine too."
"As for where I'm going now, I'm planning to go find that child... Since that family doesn't believe me, I'll have to find him myself."
When the filming guy tried to persuade her to help before, she seemed uninterested, but now, after being convinced by him and Yuan Lu, she became very proactive, not pretending, but actively starting to search.
After briefly explaining the situation to the viewers, Xu Gui stopped talking and focused all her attention on finding the child.
She had previously calculated that the child had been thrown into the water, and into the nearby water... but she didn't know the area well and didn't know exactly where the water was, so she could only rely on her intuition.
Fortunately, as a Xuan Turtle, her intuition was, to some extent, a kind of "divination." "
Here, go left; here, go left again..." Xu Gui followed her intuition.
However, to the onlookers, her instincts only made her appear confident, as if she already knew where the child was and where she was going. Her steps forward were without hesitation or thought, seemingly resolute.
After walking for about seven minutes, Xu Gui arrived at a nearby park.
The park wasn't large; local residents would come to play there in the mornings and afternoons, but now, in the middle of the day, there were few people, only a few children occasionally running by—in this weather and temperature, only children had the energy to jump around outside.
But once Xu Gui entered the park, her legs seemed to have a mind of their own, quickly walking in one direction.
Later, Xu Gui was almost jogging, forcing the cameraman to run as well, causing the live stream to shake, making some viewers feel motion sickness.
Even so, the cameraman didn't consider turning off the live stream. He knew that now was the most important time; he couldn't turn it off, as what he was recording now might later become evidence.
"If Xu Gui really finds the missing child, and the child is alright, that would be great. But if something has happened to the child, and there's no live stream, Xu Gui will be in deep trouble, getting himself into a mess for no reason."
The cameraman felt that since he was the one who persuaded Xu Gui to help, he had to take responsibility and absolutely couldn't let Teacher Xu get into any trouble because of this.
The cameraman thought about these things, but his steps didn't falter. After walking briskly for about five minutes, the live stream suddenly changed. A small artificial lake appeared before them.
Stones were piled around the lake, and willow trees were planted along the banks. A gust of wind blew, causing the willows to sway and the calm lake surface to ripple.
"Ah, Teacher Xu!" Suddenly, Yuan Lu seemed to see something and pointed to the lake, exclaiming loudly, "Is that a child?"
The camera followed her gaze and saw a small object floating on the rippling lake. Because of the distance, it wasn't very clear, but it definitely looked like a swaddled baby floating on the water.
As Xu Gui and the others approached, the object's appearance became clearer.
The camera was focused on the "thing" on the lake's surface, and everyone saw it move, a small hand reaching out and gently waving. Netizens who saw this exclaimed: [!! It's a child! It really is a child!!]
Xu Gui and the others, of course, also saw it clearly.
"...It really is a child!" Yuan Lu was shocked and somewhat flustered. She instinctively looked around, trying to see if there was anyone who could help, and cried out, "What, what should I do? I can't swim!"
Just as she said this, a figure flashed past in her peripheral vision, and the next second, she heard a "plop" as someone entered the water.
Yuan Lu looked over in surprise and saw that Xu Gui had taken off her shoes and thrown them aside, plunging directly into the lake. She couldn't help but cry out, "Teacher Xu!"
The cameraman, after Xu Gui jumped into the lake, quickly moved the camera, shifting the focus from the child in the distance to Xu Gui.
Xu Gui had already jumped into the water. As a Xuan Turtle, she naturally knew how to swim, and was even a very good swimmer. After jumping into the lake, her limbs instinctively stretched out, feeling as if the surrounding lake water was cooperating with her.
Aside from the poor water quality, the underwater environment was indeed very comfortable for her.
But this wasn't the time to enjoy the water; she had important business to attend to. Thinking this, Xu Gui found her direction and quickly swam towards the child on the lake.
She swam very fast, covering a considerable distance in the blink of an eye, and soon reached the child's location.
Watching this, everyone—Yuan Lu, the people filming, and the viewers in the live stream—was tense.
They watched as Xu Gui swam to the center of the lake, reached out and cradled the swaddled baby in her arms. She seemed to glance down at the child's condition before quickly swimming towards the shore with the baby in her arms.
Yuan Lu took two steps forward, stood on the shore, and waited for Xu Gui to approach before calling out, "Teacher Xu, over here!" She reached out to pull Xu Gui.
Xu Gui didn't reach out, but instead handed the child to her. Yuan Lu quickly took the child, then looked down and met a pair of large, grape-like eyes.
"...She, she's still awake!" Yuan Lu stammered, truly shocked.
The baby in her arms looked remarkably well; her tiny arms and legs were like lotus roots, and she even giggled when she saw Yuan Lu.
Not only was Yuan Lu surprised, but everyone in the live stream was astonished:
"This child is still alive?!"
The crowd marveled at the child's tenacious will to live.
Although she was soaked, there was no doubt that she was alive, even appearing lively and cheerful, grinning in Yuan Lu's arms.
Because it was summer, her mother hadn't dressed her in thick clothes, only a thin shirt and open-crotch pants. Both were now soaked and heavy, dripping water.
At that moment, everyone had the same thought: Thank goodness it's not winter!
Putting aside the freezing winter temperatures and the possibility of the child freezing to death if thrown into the water, even in winter people wear thick clothes. If the child were wearing a cotton-padded coat and thrown in, the coat would absorb so much water that it would become like a weight. The child is only three months old; the coat would likely sink to the bottom.
It's truly fortunate that it's summer now.
Xu Gui had already come out of the water, and the photographer asked her worriedly, "Teacher Xu, are you alright?"
Xu Gui shook her head and said, "I'm fine..." It was just that being soaked all over, the wet clothes clinging to her body were quite uncomfortable.
She couldn't help but tug at her clothes.
"Is the child alright?" she asked, looking up.
"She's fine!" Yuan Lu brought the child over to show her, excitedly saying, "Teacher Xu, look at her, how lively she is! She's been smiling at us the whole time..."
The child was completely unaware of the great danger she had just faced, laughing without a care in the world.
Imagine if Xu Gui hadn't found her and rescued her in time. With so few people in the park at that hour, it's uncertain whether the child would have survived until she was found.
However, based on Xu Gui's prediction… there's a high probability she didn't survive.
Yuan Lu leaned closer and asked, "Teacher Xu, do you want to hold her?"
Hearing this, Xu Gui instinctively took a step back: "...No need."
She glanced at the child, feeling that the little one was truly too small, such a tiny bundle, and her body looked very soft. Xu Gui's fingers twitched slightly, somewhat hesitant to touch her.
"...Shouldn't we take her to the hospital?" She looked away.
Yuan Lu nodded quickly in agreement: "Yes! We should take her to the hospital. Besides, we don't know how long she's been in the water; she might get sick."
Yuan Lu's tone was worried.
Xu Gui looked at her, somewhat curious: "You seem to know a lot about children?"
Yuan Lu explained, "After my sister gave birth to my niece, I helped take care of her... Children are very fragile. Don't be fooled by her current well-being; she might suddenly have a problem!" Her tone suggested experience.
The cameraman had already taken off his own clothes, saying, "Take off her clothes first. My clothes are dry; wrap her in mine."
Yuan Lu nodded, carefully removing all the child's wet clothes, drying them, and then wrapping her properly in the cameraman's clothes.
As for Xu Gui, she stood to the side, wringing out the water from her clothes.
Once everything was ready, the three of them carried the child to the hospital, but since they didn't have a car, they had to take a taxi.
Just as they were waiting for a taxi by the roadside, a car suddenly and smoothly pulled up beside them.
"...Wow, it's a luxury car!" Yuan Lu exclaimed inwardly, the automatic radar for luxury cars already lit up.
Xu Gui glanced at the car casually, and just then, the rear window of the luxury car slowly rolled down, revealing a familiar face.
Xu Gui's gaze sharpened.
"Miss Xu..."
"Mr. Lu?"
—Mr. Lu, Lu Baiyi, the grandson of Old Man Lu. Xu Gui had met him twice before.
She was somewhat surprised to see him here, and even more surprised that he would stop the car and speak to her.
Lu Baiyi looked Xu Gui up and down, seeing that she looked like she'd just been pulled from the water, and asked, "Miss Xu, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xu Gui looked at herself, then at the child in Yuan Lu's arms, somewhat uncertain.
Yuan Lu touched the child's head, suddenly saying anxiously, "Teacher Xu, this child seems to have a fever..."
Just as she had said before, the child had developed a fever.
Hearing this, Xu Gui's eyelids twitched. Without hesitation, she immediately turned to Lu Baiyi and said, "Mr. Lu, then please take us to the hospital."
Lu Baiyi glanced at the child in Yuan Lu's arms, opened the car door, and got out, his attitude self-evident.
Xu Gui thanked him and let Yuan Lu take the child into the car first, followed by herself. As for Lu Baiyi, he went to the passenger seat after the two of them got in.
The cameraman carrying the equipment was confused:
What about me? Where am I supposed to sit?
At this moment, Xu Gui leaned out of the car window and said, "Cameraman, there isn't enough room in the car, so Yuan Lu and I will go first. You can take a taxi by yourself, is that okay?"
The cameraman: "...Okay."
Xu Gui turned to Yuan Lu and asked, "Which hospital are we going to?"
"Ruian." Lu Baiyi in the passenger seat suddenly chimed in, "Let's go to Ruian... Isn't the child running a fever? I know a doctor there, and his medical skills are quite good. I'll contact him now, and when we get to the hospital, we can have the child examined right away."
Xu Gui didn't know which hospital Ruian was, but since Lu Baiyi said so, she nodded.
"Then let's go to Ruian..."
Ruian?
The cameraman listened to the somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar hospital name for a while before he remembered it.
"Ah, isn't Ruian that famous private hospital?"
I heard it gathers top medical teams from home and abroad, and those who come and go are basically all wealthy and powerful. As for how they knew about this
, well, thanks to an uncle with extensive connections and some influence in the entertainment industry.
...
At this moment, the director, still at the hotel where the program was being filmed, suddenly sneezed again: Who's thinking about me again?