Gu Baisheng stared at the two dishes and the congee with black sesame. Then, she pressed her lips together.

Suddenly, tears trickled down her cheeks for no reason.

Song Shuang was surprised when her tears dripped onto his hand, "What's the matter?"

Gu Baisheng felt upset.

She couldn't answer Song Shuang's question and just turned around to throw her arms around his neck.

She cried on Song Shuang's shoulder like a child.

Song Shuang felt that she was trembling.

So, he patted her back and said, "Are you still scared of what happened yesterday?"

"No." She said tearfully.

"Then, why are you crying?"

Gu Baisheng was upset and said, "I always feel that I forget something. I feel uncomfortable. I want to recollect it, but I can't."

Song Shuang lowered his eyes.

He knew what she had forgotten.

He didn't expect that it was still so painful for her to forget it after so many years.

"Then just forget it." He said.

"No." She was as stubborn as before, "It's important for me. I have to recollect it."

"Take your time about it."

Song Shuang gently patted her back.

Gu Baisheng cried on his shoulder for a while.

Then, Song Shuang persuaded her into eating something and put her to bed.

Gu Baisheng was scared and restless recently.

She always had bad dreams at night.

And she would wake up several times every night.

Song Shuang stayed with her, consoled her, and embraced her.

When she didn't sleep well, he patted her back gently.

He would only close his eyes when Gu Baisheng slept soundly.

But as long as he closed his eyes, he would think of many things in the past.

Many years ago, he saw Gu Baisheng and Cheng Bi in Furong Street on a snowy night.

Many years ago, he saw Gu Baisheng looking at Cheng Bi with affection at a birthday party. She had a dreamy look in her eyes as she was drunk.

Then, she was in a lot of pain in the delivery room. Veins stood out on her forehead. She clutched his hand and followed the doctor's instructions without saying anything.

Later, Shen died.

Her personality changed. It seemed that she no longer had a goal.

Every time she saw him, she would never really look at him.

When she had to, the look on her face would be resentful.

At the thought of these things, Song Shuang sighed tiredly and opened his eyes. He looked at Gu Baisheng, who was sleeping soundly, took her hand, and kissed her on the hand.

"Maybe you'll have a better life if you forget him."

Gu Baisheng was sleeping and didn't hear his words.

She just closed her eyes.

...

At the Second Hospital. It was late at night. Xu Xi yawned in the duty room as she was sleepy.

Zhou Yiyi had just finished her work. She slept and snored with a hand propping her head.

Xu Xi got used to it.

But Zhou Yiyi's faint snores annoyed her today. So, she wanted to nudge and woke Zhou Yiyi up.

Her phone rang before she could do it.

Zhou Yiyi was sleeping deeply.

She wasn't woken by the ringing phone.

Xu Xi frowned and took her phone from her pocket.

She saw who was ringing her and became obviously impatient.

"My relatives can always find me even though we're living apart." she mumbled.

Then, she picked up the call.

The person who was calling her asked at once, "Is this Xixi?"

"Yes."

The person laughed, "Hi, this is me, your aunt."

Aunt?

Xu Xi remembered that this aunt was her father's cousin.

She had a son, and she didn't have much contact with Xu Xi. She had moved to Yangcheng a long time ago.

Thus, they might meet during festivals.

But normally, they wouldn't call each other at all.

Xu Xi could guess why her aunt, who never contacted her, called her now.

Her aunt would probably ask her for help.

When Xu Xi was thinking about it, her aunt said, "Xixi, are you still there?"

Xu Xi answered, "Yes?"

"I'm calling to ask you to do me a favor."

"What is it?"

Xu Xi was alert as soon as she heard her aunt's words.

"Actually, your cousin Hao went to Beicheng last month."

"Why did he come here?"

Xu Xi didn't know why her cousin left Yangcheng for Beicheng.

Her aunt explained resignedly, "You know about young people. Your cousin started a business at home, but it was always in the red. He heard that Beicheng was a big first-tier city and there were many opportunities. So, he decided to go to Beicheng, and I couldn't stop him."

Xu Xi thought that her aunt was calling to ask her to take care of her cousin.

After all, she studied and worked in Beicheng for many years. She was the best one in her family.

However, she was wrong.

Her aunt sighed and continued, "Of course he can go to Beicheng. But he got into trouble after he went there."

"Trouble?"

Xu Xi frowned and didn't want to help her.

She was about to express her thought.

Then, she heard her father saying, "Let me talk to her."

Xu Xi was shocked by this.

What an amazing aunt!

She went straight to Xu Xi's father so that Xu Xi could do nothing but help her.

Xu Xi's father picked up the phone and explained it briefly.

What he said was to the point, "Xixi, you should help your aunt and cousin this time."

Xu Xi answered, "What's going on, dad?"

Xu Xi knew that she couldn't refuse them, so she wanted to know what happened.

Her father said, "Your cousin had a quarrel with his neighbor and beat him up. His neighbor is going to Beicheng Second Hospital now."

Xu Xi bit her lips and thought that it was complicated, "What do you want me to do?"

"Your cousin went too far. His neighbor is over 50 years old, and your cousin hit him on the head and arm, with a baseball bat."

Xu Xi felt unhappy as she heard that, "He will be sent to prison if he went too far."

Her father said, "You know that your aunt only has one son. How can he be sent to prison? So, we're asking you for help."

“Dad...”

Xu Xi didn't want to get involved in it at all.

However, when looking at the good wine, cigarettes, and the money that his sister put on the table, her father persuaded Xu Xi earnestly, "Your cousin's wife has just given birth to a kid. The kid didn't go to kindergarten yet. He will lose his father if your cousin is sent to prison. How can you see that?"

"But he beat someone up."

"Your cousin is young and impatient. And your aunt's husband also beat that person up. How can both of them be sent to prison?"

Xu Xi gasped, "How can I help them?"

"You can. When that person has an examination, you can see whether he is seriously injured. If he isn't, it'll be easier to settle this matter. Your aunt asks us for help. How can we refuse? We are family."

"But how can I falsify a medical report?"

"Listen to me, my girl. Your aunt rewarded you when you went to college. We hope that you can help your relatives when you are successful."

Xu Xi could say nothing after hearing her father's words.

She bit her lips and remained silent.

Her father talked a lot over the phone.

The call lasted for over ten minutes.

When Xu Xi hung up, she saw Zhou Yiyi drooling and hitting her face on the table.

She took a deep breath and patted Zhou Yiyi's back, "Hey!"

Zhou Yiyi was woken by Xu Xi, who was impatient.

She raised her head to look at Xu Xi, "What's the matter?"

Xu Xi said, "I need to go out now. Stop sleeping and do your work."

Zhou Yiyi didn't ask anything. She wiped the saliva from her mouth and patted her face to stay focused, "OK. I got it."

Xu Xi left the duty room after Zhou Yiyi agreed.

She went to the emergency department.

There was a bleeding middle-aged man who came here to bandage the wound.

His head and arm were injured.

So, he would have a CT scan of his head and arm.

Xu Xi frowned and walked faster towards the radiology department.

...

Song Shuang had a day off at home.

Gu Baisheng thought that she kept Song Shuang from working because he needed to stay with her.

So, she told Jiang Shouyuan that she wouldn't take sick leave now.

She was going to work with Song Shuang.

They intended to go to Hu Hui's home before.

But they didn't as Gu Baisheng was abducted.

Now, Gu Baisheng had recovered. They went to the store and bought some health tonics before driving to Hu Hui's home.

When Hu Hui opened the door and saw Gu Baisheng and Song Shuang, she let them in at once.

Then, she asked Gu Baisheng, "Are you OK?"

Gu Baisheng nodded, "I'm fine."

Hu Hui was a little relieved, "That's great. Let's have dinner together. I'll cook for you."

Gu Baisheng agreed.

Hu Hui looked at Song Shuang and said to Gu Baisheng, "Xiaobo also took care of you recently. Let's invite her to have dinner with us."

Gu Baisheng smiled, "I'll call her."

Seeing that she was calling Qu Xiaobo, Hu Hui went to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, she winked at Song Shuang and asked him to come along.

Song Shuang got the hint and followed his mother-in-law into the kitchen.

Hu Hui closed the door and saw that Gu Baisheng didn't follow them. Then, she said, "I heard from Qu Xiaobo that her brain was injured after she was abducted."

Song Shuang answered, "No. She just doesn't feel good recently."

He regretted that he didn't tell Qu Xiaobo to shut up.

Qu Xiaobo told Hu Hui everything.

"You should take Shengsheng to the hospital and have a CT scan as well as a careful examination. She should be treated as soon as possible if she is injured. Don't ignore anything."

Song Shuang nodded, "I know."

"Don't just talk about it. Go to the hospital tomorrow."

Song Shuang said, "OK."

Seeing that Song Shuang agreed, Hu Hui was relieved and said, "She always gets into all kinds of trouble. Can't she live a safe life?"

"The police are investigating."

Song Shuang knew Hu Hui also thought that the case was strange.

Hu Hui heard that the police were investigating and nodded, "Then don't stay in the kitchen. Go to stay with her. I can cook by myself."