Chapter 76

Xu Gui came out but didn't see Lu Baiyi. She walked around the living room and then found a room key and a note left by Lu Baiyi on the table. The note said that he had gone out first.

Xu Gui couldn't help but sigh, "This Mr. Lu is really a good person... Oh, I forgot to ask him about Old Man Lu, but Old Man Lu should be alright."

She had calculated that the old man on the road would face a minor calamity, but not a major one, much less a death sentence; at most, he would just get beaten up.

Xu Gui dried her hair, asked Yuan Lu and the others on her phone where they were, and after getting their address, she went to find them.

Yuan Lu and the others went to the pediatrics department and found out that Dr. Yan Wenkai was still examining the child. Xu Gui sat down and waited for a while before the doctor came out. When they looked at the child again, he had changed into a soft, close-fitting outfit and was wrapped in a swaddle.

Yan Wenkai told them about the child's condition: "...The child will have to stay in the hospital until at least tomorrow."

As mentioned before, they were worried that the child might have drunk dirty water and caused infection in some of his organs, so he needed to stay in the hospital for observation. Yan Wenkai had already given them a hospital admission slip and prescribed medication.

"Are you the child's parents?" he asked, looking at Xu Gui and the others.

Xu Gui shook his head: "...No."

The paparazzi and Yuan Lu also shook their heads: "No."

Yan Wenkai: ? ?

“Doctor, we rescued this child from the water,” Yuan Lu explained. “Her parents are other people.”

Yan Wenkai was shocked for a moment, then asked, "Should I call the police for you?"

Yuan Lu looked at Xu Gui, who thought for a moment and said, "Let's not do it for now. I'll contact her parents."

Yan Wenkai: "Alright, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know..."

Xu Gui nodded.

After they took the child to the ward, Xu Gui called the director of the orphanage and told her about the situation. He then said, "...The child's parents are the owners of the small shop across the street from my stall. I would appreciate it if you could go and tell them that I have brought the child to the hospital and that they could come and visit if they have time."

The dean had already stood up and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

After she hung up the phone, an older woman working in the courtyard asked, "Director, what happened?"

The hospital director said helplessly, "Little Turtle rescued a child, who is currently at the hospital. He asked me to help him talk to the child's parents."

"Little Turtle saved another child?" the aunt said subconsciously. "Didn't she just set up her stall at the door? How come she encountered another child in trouble so soon?"

The dean sighed, "That's right. After she started telling fortunes, it seems like she often encounters children in trouble... This can be considered accumulating good karma and blessings; she saves as many children as she can."

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to find the child's parents first."

"good……"

Xu Gui's stall was located at the back gate of the orphanage, which was a bit more lively than the front gate. There was only one small gate for entry and exit. After the director came out, he discovered that the street across the street that Xu Gui had mentioned was actually quite bustling despite the hot weather, with many people standing on the street.

When the dean walked over, he found that in addition to passersby, there were two police officers there, who seemed to be taking statements.

Opposite the two policemen stood four people, who appeared to be a family of four: two elderly people and a young couple, presumably the son and daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law's eyes were red, and her husband had his arm around her shoulder. Her expression looked somewhat dazed and absent-minded.

As for the son of this family, he frowned, and his expression looked very pained.

"...Didn't you hear a sound when the child went missing?" the police officer asked.

The elderly woman in the family, Grandma Zhou, wiped away her tears and said, "No, I was downstairs greeting customers and I really didn't hear a sound... When my daughter-in-law came back and went upstairs, she found that my granddaughter was missing."

Have you searched every nook and cranny of the house?

“We’ve looked... Besides, my granddaughter is only three months old and can’t even roll over yet. How could she possibly disappear unless someone took her away?”

Grandma Zhou looked up and said, "Some people say that animals like monkeys might carry children away. Could my little one have been carried away by some kind of animal? Waaah, my little one, she's so small, it's terrible!"

Grandma Zhou suddenly burst into tears, pounding her chest and beating her feet. Grandpa Zhou quickly hugged her.

Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Hey, Da Bao, you're finally back! Where have you been playing? Do you know your sister is lost?"

Upon hearing this, the woman, whose husband was holding her shoulder and whose expression was blank, suddenly had a slight tremor in her lifeless eyes. Her gaze shifted and landed on the child walking out of the crowd.

The child had dark skin, was wearing short sleeves and shorts, and was covered in sweat, looking like he had just come back from playing somewhere.

The woman suddenly rushed in front of him, squatted down, grabbed his arm, stared intently at him, and asked, "Dabao! Did you take your sister out? Tell Mommy, where did you take your sister?"

Da Bao stared at her with wide eyes, blinked rapidly, and stammered, "No, I didn't take my sister out."

As he said this, the guilty look on his face was obvious to any parent. Seeing this, the mother's heart sank, and she said somewhat agitatedly, "Dabao! Your sister is only three months old! She doesn't know anything. If you're angry, take it out on Mommy, don't take it out on your sister!"

She stared intently at her son and asked urgently, "Tell Mom, where did you take her?"

Da Bao looked at her with some fear. Just as the child's mother was about to say something, she was suddenly pushed aside and fell to the ground. When the child's mother looked up, she saw that her son had been held in his grandmother's arms, and his grandmother was glaring at her angrily.

"Xiaoyun, what's wrong with you?" Grandma Zhou stared intently at Lin Xiaoyun and scolded, "This is your own son! How old is he? He doesn't understand anything. How can you doubt him like this?"

Lin Xiaoyun shook her head and said, "Mom, no, it was Dabao. Dabao took Xiaobao away... I just asked Xiaobao, and he looked guilty. He always has that look on his face when he does something bad!"

She is the child's mother; she knows her son very well and would never make a mistake.

Grandma Zhou: "Bullshit, I think you've been fooled by that liar... Lin Xiaoyun, Lin Xiaoyun, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person, actually doubting your own son because of a liar's words! Search your conscience, don't you feel guilty at all?"

Lin Xiaoyun's husband, Zhou Tai, squatted down, helped his wife up, and asked with a puzzled and confused look, "Xiaoyun, Mom, what are you talking about? What does Xiaobao's disappearance have to do with Dabao?"

The police officer looked at them and said, "If you have any important information, I hope you can tell us honestly, as this could very well help us find the child as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Zhou's expression changed, and she said with a forced smile, "Hey, officers, you've misunderstood. My daughter-in-law is just too worried about my granddaughter, and she's talking nonsense out of desperation."

The police then asked, "And what about the scammer?"

Grandma Zhou held her grandson tightly in her arms, her expression unchanged, and said, "Oh, there was a swindler who came over and said all sorts of nonsense after seeing that our child was missing. She said that my little one was taken away by my big one... Ha, that's really hilarious. My big one is so well-behaved, how could he do such a thing?"

She looked down and asked her eldest grandson, "Right, Da Bao?"

“…Hmm.” Da Bao responded vaguely.

The dean listened in the crowd, and the more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong—she couldn't help but feel that the person the old woman was cursing was their little turtle.

"Wait a minute!" the dean couldn't help but speak up. Amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, she coughed lightly and said, "I think I know where your child is."

Upon hearing her words, Lin Xiaoyun, whose expression had been somewhat blank, suddenly raised her head and, before anyone could react, rushed directly to the dean.

She really did pounce; she didn't even stand up, she just lunged forward, almost kneeling in front of the dean.

"Auntie, do you really know where my daughter is?" Lin Xiaoyun choked up.

The dean was initially angry because they said Xu Gui was a fraud, but seeing Lin Xiaoyun's expression, her anger turned into pity, and she said, "I guess so..."

“What do you mean by ‘should’?” Zhou Tai couldn’t help but ask.

The dean was already unhappy, and upon hearing this, he frowned and said, "One of the children in our facility rescued a baby from the artificial lake in the park over there. I wonder if it's one of your children."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyun's eyes lit up.

Just then, Grandma Zhou said, "Ah, aren't you the director of the orphanage across the street? That swindler was also from your orphanage. You were in cahoots with him, weren't you?"

Lin Xiaoyun was taken aback, and the others also looked at the dean with curiosity.

The dean took a breath and said, "That child did say that you treated her like a fraud before, but I can tell you that our little turtle is definitely not a fraud. If you don't believe me, you can search her name online. Her name is Xu Gui, and she is a very famous fortune teller!"

"Who knows if what you're saying is true or false?" Grandma Zhou still said.

The dean found it somewhat amusing and said, "Why would I need to lie to you about something that can be easily found online?"

The orphanage has been here for many years, and many people know the director. At this moment, some people spoke up for the director, saying that the director had no reason to lie.

In the crowd, after hearing the dean's words, some people actually took out their phones to check. At this moment, someone exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, there really is someone named Xu Gui online, and he's a celebrity?"

"I found it too... People online say she's a fortune teller, and that her predictions are incredibly accurate!"

"Wow, really? If her fortune-telling is so accurate, then what she said before, was it all true? Was Old Zhou's granddaughter really the one their grandson took away and lost?"

"Didn't you hear what the orphanage director said? Xu Gui has already rescued Old Zhou's granddaughter, and she's in the hospital now."

Hearing the whispers around her, Grandma Zhou's expression suddenly turned anxious. Holding her grandson, she shouted, "That's not true! Don't listen to her nonsense, they're all liars! My grandson would never do such a thing!"

Lin Xiaoyun, unable to wait any longer, grabbed the dean's hand and asked, "Where is my daughter? Did you really save her mother?"

The hospital director looked at her and said, "I have no reason to lie to you. I came here because my little turtle asked me to. She asked me to tell you that your child has been taken to the hospital. If you want to check on her condition, you can go to the hospital now."

Lin Xiaoyun stood up and said, "I'll go, I'll go right now!"

Zhou Tai grabbed her hand and said, "I'll go with you."

Grandma Zhou was still shouting, "None of you are allowed to go! They're all liars! You can't believe in fortune telling!"

Unfortunately, Lin Xiaoyun didn't want to hear her say any more. She understood her mother-in-law's thoughts. If it was really proven that Xiaobao was thrown away by Dabao, Dabao's reputation would be ruined. But at this time, Xiaobao's situation was still unclear, and she really couldn't care less about that.

Lin Xiaoyun and her husband Zhou Tai rushed to the hospital. Grandma Zhou held her grandson and insisted on explaining to everyone that it was definitely not her eldest son who did it. Although everyone agreed verbally, the way they looked at the grandmother and grandson was somewhat subtle.

Many of them had already looked up Xu Gui online, and after doing so, they discovered that he was quite famous online, with news articles appearing easily with a simple search.

This person really does seem to be a diviner. If the other party is a diviner, then this matter concerning the Zhou family...

"I told you before that the Zhou family's eldest son was a bad apple, but you didn't believe me!"

“That kid’s eyes are obviously not respectable. It’s no surprise that he would do something like this. I’m not going to let my child play with him anymore. What if he gets angry and tries to kill my child?”

"This child might have antisocial personality disorder."

Those who didn't believe Xu Gui before are now offering hindsight advice.

Zhou Dabao was being held by his grandmother. At this moment, he realized that everyone's attitude towards him had become somewhat subtle, and his expression showed a hint of fear. However, at this time, no one paid attention to his emotions.

On the other side.

Xu Gui received a call from the hospital director, informing her that the Zhou family was on their way to the hospital. She glanced at the child on the hospital bed. The child had only had a slight fever before, but now it seemed like the fever had completely broken out, and the child's face was flushed red.

Because she was too young, the hospital dared not use medication and could only temporarily use physical methods to lower her temperature.

According to Yan Wenkai, if the child only has a fever, it's actually not a big deal. The real concern is that the child might get infected. If such a young child gets infected, it would be extremely dangerous.

Xu Gui did the calculations, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

Just then, Lu Baiyi came in from outside. When Xu Gui saw him, her eyes lit up immediately. Her brows stopped furrowing and her expression became relaxed. She quickly walked up to him.

"Mr. Lu!" she called out, "I need your help with something, is that alright?"

Lu Baiyi paused for a moment, then nodded.

Then, a minute later.

Sitting by the hospital bed, Lu Baiyi, holding the child's small hand in one hand, looked at Xu Gui beside him and asked uncertainly, "Is this okay?"

Xu Gui nodded and said, "Mr. Lu, you are a person with great fortune. When you hold her hand, your luck will bless her."

Lu Baiyi: ?

I always felt that this idea of ​​luck was a bit far-fetched, but at this point, the doctors were doing what they were supposed to do, and those of them who couldn't help seemed to have no other choice but to turn to the ethereal concept of luck.

“Okay.” Lu Boyi nodded.

Xu Gui praised him, "Mr. Lu, you are such a good person."

Afraid that Lu Boyi would be bored, she even dragged a stool over and sat down next to him to talk to him—that's right, she wanted to try her best to get Lu Boyi to stay there a little longer, because the longer he sat there, the deeper the influence on the child would be.

Of course, not everyone with good luck has this effect, but Lu Boyi's luck is really too good, even better than Xu Gui's luck as a Xuan Turtle. So Xu Gui has always suspected that he might be like himself, a creature with extremely strong innate fortune in his previous life.

Xu Gui muttered to himself, his body unconsciously leaning closer to Lu Baiyi as he sat on the bench—no Xuan Turtle could resist getting close to a giant "Turtle Mint".

Xu Gui was unaware of her instinctive action. She started a conversation with Lu Boyi, asking him, "I haven't seen your grandfather setting up his stall lately."

“…My grandfather,” Lu Boyi said with a somewhat subtle expression, “has been busy with some things lately, so he doesn’t have time to set up his stall anymore.”

Xu Gui casually remarked, "Didn't he get beaten up?" He shouldn't have miscalculated.

Lu Baiyi: "..."

After a few seconds of silence, he couldn't help but laugh and nodded, saying, "That's right, he was indeed beaten up... I almost forgot, Miss Xu, you're a fortune teller, you should have known about these things long ago."

Xu Gui sighed, "I had already told him before that he shouldn't flirt with pretty old ladies during this period, but obviously he didn't listen to me."

Lu Baiyi said with a subtle expression, "It was only after he got beaten up that our family found out he was still out there, um, having affairs with other old ladies..."

Or to be more precise, he was flirting with other elderly women, and his father was quite "trendy," flirting with more than one woman. According to him, he simply enjoyed the ambiguous atmosphere.

"Scumbag," Xu Gui commented.

Although Lu Baiyi didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that his father was quite a scumbag. He sighed, "This time, he just flirted with an old lady who dances in the square..."

According to the old man, this is what happened at the time.

At that time, he was dancing in the square with an elegant and graceful old lady, but halfway through the dance, another old man suddenly rushed out and punched him in the face, leaving the old man stunned on the spot.

Xu Gui had only anticipated that Old Man Lu would be beaten up, but he didn't know the details. Now, hearing Lu Baiyi say this, he couldn't help but ask, "And then?"

“Then…” Lu Boyi sighed, “Our old man is also someone who can’t stand being wronged. He started fighting with that old man. People in the square were watching them, while the old lady was trying to persuade them to stop fighting.”

"We only found out about this incident when the police notified us to go to the police station to pick up our loved ones."

When they received the call, the Lu family could hardly believe what they had heard.

—So, the old man and another old man got into a fight while square dancing because of a woman? And now all three of them have been taken to the police station?

Lu Baiyi rubbed his forehead, he really didn't want to recall the scene of his trip to the police station.

When he arrived at the police station, he learned the details: the old man was the woman's "boyfriend," so when he saw her father dancing with her, he couldn't help but rush out and beat them up.

"My husband never expected that the old lady already had a 'boyfriend'..."

If Lu Baiyi were to describe his grandfather's ordeal, it would be: "He hunted geese all day long, but in the end, a goose pecked his eye."

The old man had previously maintained ambiguous relationships with several other old ladies, but he never expected that one day he would become a fish in another old lady's pond, and was even beaten up for it, his face swollen.

That's why he hasn't been setting up his stall during this time, as he's been staying home recovering from his injuries.

"So you had warned him before?" Lu Boyi said again, glancing at Xu Gui, "No wonder he didn't say a word when I mentioned you to him before."

When Lu Baiyi mentioned Xu Gui, he was thinking that his grandfather had a good relationship with Xu Gui. After his grandfather returned home from setting up his stall, he would often mention Xu Gui. Lu Baiyi's entire understanding of Xu Gui came from his grandfather.

Therefore, after the old man stopped setting up his stall to recover from his injuries, Lu Baiyi asked him if he wanted to contact Miss Xu.

However, the old man refused.

"No need!" The old man's tone was somewhat stiff when he refused, but his expression was somewhat stifled. At the time, Lu Baiyi didn't understand, but now he understood why the old man felt stifled.

Or rather, it wasn't that he felt stifled, but rather that he felt ashamed.

Xu Gui had warned him before, but he still got beaten up. He probably wouldn't feel comfortable contacting Xu Gui anytime soon.

Thinking of this, Lu Baiyi couldn't help but smile.

“After this incident, I think my grandfather will be quiet for a while,” he said.

Xu Gui nodded gently.

Because of Old Man Lu, the two of them chatted for a while and became more familiar with each other. When they started talking again, their tone became more casual. When Xu Gui picked up her phone to watch a video, Lu Boyi saw it by chance and couldn't help but chat with her again.

Xu Gui was watching a food editing video, a video of a food blogger cooking.

The reason Lu Boyi talked to her again was that the blogger's cooking methods had some problems: "...the food he makes only looks good, but doesn't taste good."

Although he was a CEO, Lu Baiyi was actually a person who loved cooking. He could see the problem with this food blogger at a glance. He was certain that the food the other person made would not taste good.

"This dish should be made like this..." He explained the recipe to Xu Gui, incorporating some of his own experience.

Xu Gui, who knew absolutely nothing about cooking, felt a sense of awe and wonder. Her gaze towards Lu Baiyi changed, and upon closer inspection, she noticed a hint of admiration in her eyes.

At this moment, Xu Guidui and Lu Baiyi's impression of each other had changed from that lucky human who made delicious mung bean cakes to that human who was not only lucky but also very good at cooking.

"...I don't really like this blogger, but this dish he made looks delicious," Xu Gui said honestly. "I've never eaten this before."

Because she had never eaten it before, she couldn't resist taking a second look after seeing it online. In short, she was craving it.

Upon hearing this, Lu Boyi glanced at the video and said, "This dish shouldn't be too difficult to make. I'll try it later. If I can make it, I'll have my grandfather bring you a portion to try."

Upon hearing this, Xu Gui's gaze changed again, and his impression of the other person shifted once more. From a lucky human with excellent cooking skills, he became a lucky human with excellent cooking skills and a kind heart.

"Mr. Lu, you are such a good person." She exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, looking at Lu Baiyi with a longing that was filled with nothing but desire—no other emotion, just a longing for delicious food.

However, the look in her eyes seemed somewhat different to those around her.

"...What exactly is the relationship between Teacher Xu and this Mr. Lu?" Yuan Lu couldn't help but mutter. She had never seen Xu Gui look at any member of the opposite sex with that kind of gaze before.

"Celebrities dating is a big taboo!" I wonder if Brother Kuang would be angry if he found out about this.

well!

At this moment, Yuan Lu couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow that she had no one to confide in.