Li Baizhong and his wife looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces became more sincere.

Li Baizhong's wife even took Yu Bai's hand and said affectionately, "This child is so polite! We love these things so much, especially this fragrance, it makes people feel at ease just by smelling it!"

Yu Bai smiled and was about to say goodbye when Li Baizhong stopped him.

"Xiaobai," Li Baizhong pondered for a moment, his tone somewhat serious, "Since you have nothing to do tonight, why don't you stay and have a quick meal together? I happen to have some old friends coming over, and I'd like to introduce you to them."

Yu Bai's heart moved slightly when he heard this.

She glanced at Li Baizhong, and the other party's eyes were also extremely serious, not ordinary politeness.

So he immediately understood Li Baizhong's thoughts.

This old professor rarely socializes unless it is necessary. The person he calls an "old friend" and introduces to him must be of extraordinary status.

This was intended to allow her to make friends with some influential people.

Yu Bai naturally would not refuse such kindness.

"Okay, Professor Li." Yu Bai agreed generously with a bright smile. "I'll go to the city to finish my business first and will be back before evening."

"Okay, okay, then we'll be waiting for you." Seeing her agree, Li Baizhong and his wife both showed relieved smiles on their faces.

After making an appointment with Li Baizhong, Yu Bai did not delay any longer and drove straight to the city.

She came to the city's largest Chinese medicinal materials wholesale market with familiarity, and quickly collected the herbs and spices needed to make refreshing and calming incense in several familiar old-fashioned drugstores.

Although there were many varieties, she already had a recipe in mind and went about shopping in an orderly manner. In just over an hour, she had finished her shopping.

Because he was thinking about the dinner at Li Baizhong's house, Yu Bai did not stay in the city for long. He threw all the bags of medicinal herbs into the trunk and hurried back.

She didn't even have time to eat lunch and just ate two buns she brought with her in the morning in the car.

However, the return journey was not smooth. Just as she drove out of the city and reached a slightly remote national highway, a small episode occurred unexpectedly.

Not far ahead, a black car suddenly stopped by the roadside with its hazard lights on, looking a bit out of place.

Next to the car, a well-dressed young man was waving anxiously in her direction, as if asking for help.

Yu Bai frowned slightly, but subconsciously eased up on the accelerator.

In this remote place with no village or shop nearby, the sudden appearance of a broken-down car and the eager waving of people made her instinctively alert.

But then I thought again, the other person was well-dressed and didn't look like a vicious person.

She slowly pulled the car to the side of the road, but did not turn off the engine. She just lowered the passenger window and looked at the man who was running towards her.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?" Yu Bai's voice was calm.

The young man was about thirty years old, about the same age as her elder brother Yu Sheng.

4 Seeing Yu Baiken stop the car, the anxiety on his face faded slightly, revealing an expression of relief, and even a barely noticeable sigh of relief.

He walked quickly to the car window, his tone somewhat anxious but polite:

"Ma'am, thank you so much for stopping! My car... well, I don't know what happened, it suddenly broke down here."

He pointed at the black car behind him with its hazard lights on, looking helpless.

"My grandparents are also in the car,"

The man took a deep breath, spoke faster, and the worry on his face became more intense.

"The elderly are old and were already feeling carsick in the car. Now the car has broken down and the air conditioning is gone. I can see they look very bad. I'm worried they can't handle it..."

He paused, as if he found it difficult to speak, but still said hurriedly:

"I've contacted the towing company and called the police, but this is too remote and they said it would take more than an hour to get here."

"So...so I'd like to ask you, could you please do me a favor and send my grandparents to the county hospital first? I'll pay for the medical expenses and transportation, and I won't let you make a wasted trip!"

After saying this, he clasped his hands together and looked at Yu Bai earnestly. Beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead. He was obviously very anxious.

Upon hearing this, Yu Bai's gaze lingered on the young man's face for a few seconds, but he did not agree immediately.

Her reaction made the man's already anxious heart even more uneasy.

"Sir," Yu Bai's voice remained calm, yet with a hint of caution, "I don't mind helping, but before that, could I first check on the two elderly people?"

Jiang Zhou—the young man—was obviously stunned when he heard this, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

He was a little surprised that Yu Bai would make such a request.

But when he thought of his grandparents who were suffering in the car and his own situation of needing help, his slight surprise was quickly replaced by anxiety.

"Of course! Of course! Ma'am, please. They're in the back seat."

He turned around hurriedly and led Yu Bai towards the back door of the black car.

Yu Bai then unbuckled his seat belt, pushed the door and got out of the car.

Her movements were neither hurried nor slow, but her eyes were always sharp. She was secretly on guard, and her left hand subconsciously rested on her bag.

In this place where there is no village or shop nearby, it's always better to be more careful.

It was not until she followed Jiang Zhou to the back door and saw the situation of the two elderly people in the car through the car window that the tension in her heart relaxed a little.

The two elderly men were about seventy years old. Their clothes were made of fine materials. Although they were not ostentatious, they exuded a low-key dignity, and it was obvious that they came from a good family.

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