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Chapter 99 A Cry for Help on the Phone

Xiao Rong was lying on the cold floor.

His clothes were soaking wet with the toilet water all over the floor. His body was cold and he was unconscious.

He tried to get up from the ground out of instinct, but his whole body was too sore to move.

The coldness was like stitches sticking into his bones.

He felt cold and hot at the same time.

He felt that he was going to die.

Someone slightly rolled his body and lifted him off the ground, "Xiao Rong?"

"How do you feel, Xiao Rong?"

Xiao Rong wanted to see that person's face.

But he couldn't see it clearly even when he struggled to open his eyes. He felt that he was surrounded by clouds and couldn't see anything clearly.

"Sir, he has a fever."

Someone said.

Xiao Rong couldn't tell who the speaker was.

He could only feel that he was in extreme pain and was dying.

"Send him to the school infirmary."

The school infirmary...

Xiao Rong felt better.

There was Bai Shengsheng...

She was at school.

She could definitely save him.

...

Gu Baisheng was in a bad mood when she returned home.

She sat silently in her room for a while.

Then she stood up to call Hu Hui.

Hu Hui smiled when she picked up her phone, "Will you come for dinner tonight?"

"I'll come if it doesn't bother you so much."

Hu Hui's voice was always so gentle.

Although Gu Baisheng couldn't call her mother now, she still felt pleased when she heard Hu Hui's voice.

Hu Hui replied, "Come. I cooked so much food for you."

"I'll come over now."

It was afternoon when Gu Baisheng arrived.

It started to become dark.

Qu Xiaobo was about to walk into the building after she bought some drinks from the supermarket.

She saw Gu Baisheng and waved to her when she looked sideways, "Shengsheng!"

Gu Baisheng was a bit surprised when she saw Qu Xiaobo, "Why are you here too?"

"Oh, I bought a huge durian in the afternoon. Zhang Kai and I couldn't finish it, so I decided to send half of it to auntie Hu. She said you would come over for dinner, so I decided to stay. What a coincidence!"

"Let's go upstairs. It's cold outside."

Gu Baisheng saw that Qu Xiaobo's collar was open and her scarf was a little loose, so she raised her hand to help her to arrange it.

Qu Xiaobo watched Gu Baisheng arranging her scarf smilingly, "I feel so good now, Shengsheng!"

Gu Baisheng looked up to see her happy face and then nodded, "I feel good, too."

Life was indeed good when you were surrounded by your beloved ones.

Qu Xiaobo spotted Gu Baisheng's worry and sadness in her eyes and asked her, "Anything on your mind?"

Gu Baisheng sighed and smiled bitterly, "I was fired by the Institute of Special Education."

"You're fired?"

Qu Xiaobo was very shocked.

"Why did they suddenly fire you?"

"I have no idea." Gu Baisheng and Qu Xiaobo climbed up the stairs, "The principal said that I didn't have the Doctor certification, so I couldn't work there anymore."

"They didn't list it on their recruitment requirements before. They should be happy if they can actually hire a school doctor. How dare they be so picky? They're just so arrogant! Nobody wants to work as a school doctor there!"

Qu Xiaobo had a problem with the Institute of Special Education.

She was mad when she knew that Gu Baisheng was tricked to apply for a job there by Zhang Kai.

Now she complained about it when she knew that Gu Baisheng was fired. Then she comforted her, "But it's better if you stop working there. You can have a better position. It's such a waste of time to be a school doctor there!"

They arrived at Hu Hui's door while talking.

Qu Xiaobo kept talking.

Gu Baisheng raised her finger gently and made a gesture of keeping silent.

She signaled Qu Xiaobo to be quiet.

Qu Xiaobo got it and immediately shut up.

They could hear the running sound inside the door the next second.

Then Hu Hui opened the door.

Qu Xiaobo and Gu Baisheng immediately smiled.

"Auntie."

"Auntie Hu."

They smiled so brightly.

Hu Hui felt so happy when she saw them. She opened the door to let them in, "Come in! I've finished my cooking!"

"Thank you, auntie!"

"Thank you, Auntie Hu."

Gu Baisheng and Qu Xiaobo walked inside politely.

Hu Hui wiped her hands on her apron and said smilingly, "I just walked out of the kitchen and thought you were about to arrive. When I decided to have a look at the door, I happened to hear your voices. You two showed up as soon as I opened the door."

"You have great hearing, Auntie Hu!"

Gu Baisheng said.

Qu Xiaobo put the drinks on the table smilingly, "I think apart from her great hearing, it's partially because of the bad soundproofing."

Qu Xiaobo looked at this old flat, "When I lived here, I could even hear the music clearly when someone held his wedding in this neighborhood."

Gu Baisheng looked at Hu Hui, "Do you plan to move out, auntie?"

Hu Hui shook her head, "No, I'm used to living here. I may feel weird if I suddenly move to a quieter place."

They chatted light-heartedly and put the dishes on the table.

Qu Xiaobo and Gu Baisheng were both seated.

Hu Hui was still busy in the kitchen.

Gu Baisheng stood up to talk to Hu Hui in the kitchen.

Hu Hui walked out with a bowl of sweet soup in her hands, "This is the soup with longan, red date, and tremella. It was your favorite."

She put the bowl on the table.

Qu Xiaobo looked at Gu Baisheng and smiled, "We still love it now."

Gu Baisheng nodded.

Hu Hui smiled when she saw Gu Baisheng and Qu Xiaobo serve themselves some soup.

Then she took a seat and joined them.

They inevitably talked about the recent matters during dinner.

Hu Hui watched the entertainment news before.

So she knew that Bai Shengsheng was in trouble at Bai Muwan's wedding.

Although it was clarified and the culprit ended up in jail, she was still worried.

She put some food into Gu Baisheng's bowl with her chopsticks and asked with concern, "Are you not used to the life of the Song Family?"

Gu Baisheng smiled, "I'm fine."

She used to be Song Shuang's wife. Although it was plain to live with Song Shuang, she was still used to it.

But she was always not good at dealing with Song Shuang's parents.

"There're lots of rules in such a powerful family. But Song Shuang is a thoughtful young man, so you can always talk to him if you have any problem."

Gu Baisheng nodded.

Hu Hui continued, "If you don't want to talk to him, you can talk to me. I'll do whatever I can to help you."

Gu Baisheng nodded, "Thank you, auntie."

Hu Hui smiled, "You're always welcome. We... I treat you like my daughter."

Hu Hui changed her wording.

But Gu Baisheng was still very touched by her words.

They finished their dinner.

Qu Xiaobo suggested, "It's not windy outside. Maybe we can go for a walk?"

Qu Xiaobo knew that Gu Baisheng and Hu Hui had the habit to talk a walk after dinner, so she suggested so.

Gu Baisheng nodded, "OK, let's go."

Hu Hui locked the door.

Gu Baisheng accompanied Hu Hui. And they followed Qu Xiaobo downstairs.

They saw a tall man walking from the parking lot as soon as they got to the door.

His figure looked extremely outstanding under the streetlight.

Qu Xiaobo couldn't help calling Gu Baisheng, "Hey, look!"

Gu Baisheng followed Qu Xiaobo's sight.

The man happened to lift up his eyes and met Gu Baisheng's eyes.

"Song Shuang!"

She was a bit surprised.

She wondered why Song Shuang was here.

Song Shuang saw her too.

He slightly squinted his eyes.

He knew that she went to Hu Hui's, not Bai Dahai and Xia Juan's place.

"Did you tell him that you would come here?"

Hu Hui asked Gu Baisheng when she saw Song Shuang.

Gu Baisheng shook her head, "No, I didn't."

Hu Hui looked at Song Shuang thoughtfully.

Song Shuang greeted Hu Hui when he walked closer, "Mom."

Hu Hui nodded, "Why didn't you tell me that you would come? We just finished our dinner."

"I've had dinner. I'm here to pick up Bai Shengsheng."

Song Shuang looked at Gu Baisheng.

Gu Baisheng moved her lips.

Originally, he knew when she finished work.

But when he came home from work, he couldn't see Gu Baisheng even though he thought she should've been home.

He came to Hu Hui's place after a second thought.

"We're on our way for a walk. Do you want to join us if you have time?"

Hu Hui asked Song Shuang.

Song Shuang nodded, "OK."

Qu Xiaobo saw Song Shuang walking to Gu Baisheng and smiled, "This new couple is so sweet. They can't take their eyes off each other. I thought Dr. Song wouldn't fall in love with Bai Shengsheng so quickly."

Song Shuang glanced at Qu Xiaobo calmly.

Qu Xiaobo's gaze moved slightly towards Hu Hui.

It meant that Song Shuang should've been more careful in front of Hu Hui.

She knew who Bai Shengsheng really was, but Hu Hui wasn't so sure.

So sometimes they had to make Hu Hui believe what they said.

For instance, Song Shuang fell in love with Bai Shengsheng recently.

Song Shuang's eyes darkened and said, "She is my wife and I should be nice to her."

He didn't say if he really liked her or not.

Hu Hui twitched her lips, "It's your own life. It's nice as long as you two enjoy it."

Song Shuang walked half of the neighborhood with Hu Hui.

They walked back when it became cold.

Hu Hui didn't show any intention to make Gu Baisheng stay.

She urged Gu Baisheng when they walked upstairs, "It's late now. Now that Song Shuang came to pick you up, you should go home with him."

"OK."

Gu Baisheng didn't refuse.

When she returned Hu Hui's home, she picked up her jacket on the back of the couch and was ready to go home with Song Shuang.

But when she was about to leave, the phone next to the couch started to ring.

She picked up the phone because she was near to it.

There came a sheepish voice, "Help me..."

It was a boy.

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