"What happened?"

Seeing that Xie Mingchi was reluctant to speak, Hua Shi realized something was wrong. Not knowing what exactly had happened, he couldn't help but ask again.

Xie Mingchi thought about the large number of disaster victims he had encountered on his way back and forth over the past two days, who had fled from nowhere. He looked up at Hua Shi with lingering fear.

Under Hua Shi's urging gaze, he slowly explained,

“When I came back, I saw a lot of refugees fleeing on the road.”

Hua Shi immediately understood what was said in just a few words, and a look of understanding flashed across his eyes.

Xie Mingchi then added, "Compared to a few days ago, the number of refugees we saw is more than double."

As he spoke, Xie Mingchi pursed his lips and looked at his clothes, which still showed obvious signs of being torn. He frowned and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Most of the refugees who were fleeing looked a little crazy. When they saw the passing ox carts, they jumped on them without saying a word...

Along the way, he had seen two or three ox carts that had signs of robbery, and the one he was riding in naturally could not escape either.

If he hadn't been quick-witted and called the driver to drive the ox cart away quickly, the clothes he was wearing might have been stripped off...

Hua Shi realized that something was wrong and looked towards the open gate of the courtyard. Sure enough, he saw an ox cart parked outside the gate.

The driver sitting on the ox cart had his clothes torn to shreds. His gloomy expression looked very ugly, as if he was recalling what happened on the road. His gnashing teeth caught Hua Shi's eyes.

"Were you...robbed by those refugees?"

Xie Mingchi nodded.

The doctor standing behind him heard Hua Shi's question. A hint of relief flashed across his eyes, but he touched his chest with some lingering fear.

Luckily, he never liked to carry money with him when he went out, otherwise, all the money he had would have been robbed by now...

Thinking of this, the doctor thought of the purpose of this trip again. He glanced at the dilapidated courtyard and remembered that another doctor had already been found in the courtyard, so he was not needed at the moment...

The doctor suddenly raised his hand and tugged at Xie Mingchi's arm, half commandingly saying, "Since you brought me here, and now that you don't need me, you have to send me back. You can't let me go back alone!"

Thinking about what happened on the road, the doctor was still a little uneasy, but he also remembered that Xie Mingchi was tall and strong, and having him take him back would be an extra guarantee.

This is such a godforsaken place, he won’t come here next time no matter how much money you give him...!

Xie Mingchi looked up at Hua Shi, and under Hua Shi's confused gaze, he walked out of the yard with the doctor who was yelling non-stop.

Hua Shi looked at the backs of the two people walking one in front and one behind, and was just wondering when he saw their figures disappear at the gate of the courtyard opposite him.

After a while, Hua Shi heard the sound of an ox cart's wheels rolling outside the yard, and he knew that the ox cart parked at the gate had left.

Just when she thought that Xie Mingchi had really been sent back to the doctor, she suddenly heard a rustling sound of footsteps. She looked up and saw Xie Mingchi's figure appear at the gate of the courtyard, with nothing behind him.

The doctor who seemed to be having a very difficult delivery was just sent away by him...?

"Where is that man?" Hua Shi curiously stuck his head out and looked at his empty back. After waiting for a long time, the doctor did not appear again.

"I asked the driver to take him back and paid him enough money. The driver knew a shortcut back home and said that we should take the shortcut and avoid the road where the refugees are."

Xie Mingchi explained it clearly in a few words.

Hua Shi nodded.

I think it was because he paid enough money and the driver knew the way, so the doctor was frightened and didn't want to stay any longer, so he was persuaded to leave...

Hua Shi looked at the unshaven, tired-looking man in front of him, opened his mouth, and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work..."

A shadow descended upon Hua Shi's eyes, and she froze. The next second, two pairs of large hands grasped her back...

She was held in Xie Mingchi's strong arms, and her vision was blocked by her wrinkled clothes.

"Ashi..." She heard Xie Mingchi's hoarse voice calling her name, and then she felt a weight on one of her shoulders.

It was Xie Mingchi who rested his head on her shoulder...

Hua Shi vaguely heard the hoarse voice calling her name softly, and then said, "I miss you so much..."

Ah Shi, I miss you so much.

He said he missed her very much.

Hua Shi didn't know how long he stood there in a daze. He only knew that he subconsciously raised his hand and hugged the person in front of him.

It was not until he heard the familiar gasps of Hua Xiao and Hua Li that Hua Shi suddenly came to his senses. His cheeks were hot and his heart began to pound.

Xie Mingchi slowly loosened his arms around her, and her shoulders relaxed. Hua Shi raised her eyes and saw the tips of his ears were red...

He hurriedly left a word, as if he remembered something wrong, rubbed his hands helplessly, and then, without daring to look into Hua Shi's eyes, turned around and trotted away.

Just left like that...?

Hua Shi looked at his hurried and somewhat embarrassed back, was silent for a while, pursed her lips, and smiled silently.

"Sister..."

She heard Hua Li calling her from behind.

Hua Shi calmed down his flustered mood, cooled down the burning heat on his face, turned around and looked behind him. Hua Xiao and Hua Li were standing there without him noticing.

Hua Li opened his mouth, looked at Hua Shifei's blushing cheeks, then looked at Second Brother Xie who had hurriedly disappeared, and blinked.

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