Chapter 82 I'm sick, quite seriously
The phone rang; it was Lu Qinglin calling back.
Fu Beichen succinctly described everything that happened that night, especially the situation of disappearing into thin air and then reappearing.
Lu Qinglin's tone was grave on the other end of the phone: "Only the Chris family's stealth technique can achieve this kind of visual deception effect."
The Chris family.
Upon hearing this name, Fu Beichen's heart sank.
He knew about the madman from the Chris family's obsession with N-God, a tactic that had plagued them for years, culminating in a kill order. That's when he finally made his move…
Now, they're targeting Gu Xingnian... Is it because of the equation about God N that she possesses?
His aura turned cold.
Absolutely not.
He will not let anyone hurt her again.
"Bring Qingzhao back." He said into the phone, his tone leaving no room for argument.
His cold eyes stared silently at the white light in a room on the second floor...
the next day.
At 9:00 a.m. sharp, Gu Xingnian appeared at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
The sun was a bit strong, so she raised her hand to shield her eyes, and time passed by, minute by minute.
9:10! 9:20! 9:30!
Still no sign of them.
Gu Xingnian's patience finally ran out. She took out her phone and dialed the number she knew by heart.
After a few rings, the phone was answered, and her pent-up anger exploded instantly. She launched into a tirade of abuse.
"Fu Beichen, are you a professional pigeon breeder? You said nine o'clock, what time is it now? Where is he?!"
"You find it fun to mess with me?"
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, followed by a clearly weak cough that was deliberately suppressed.
"Gu Xingnian...I'm sick. Cough cough...cough...it feels...quite serious..."
Gu Xingnian's curse words stuck in her throat, neither coming out nor coming down.
She paused for a moment.
Are you sick?
He was perfectly healthy and energetic when he saved me yesterday.
However, it rained last night.
She instinctively lowered her voice, a hint of suspicion in it, "Where do you feel unwell?"
Fu Beichen's voice was even weaker, barely a whisper.
"I feel weak all over... and my head is spinning... I don't know if it's because I caught a cold..."
Of course he knew.
He got caught in the rain last night and took a cold shower when he got back; no wonder he caught a cold.
Gu Xingnian felt inexplicably irritated as she listened to his breathless tone.
She took a breath, her tone flat and devoid of emotion.
"You wait."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
Fu Beichen held his phone, a triumphant smile playing on his lips.
Half an hour later, he slowly got out of bed.
He leaned against the door, gathering his emotions, thinking about how to appear more pitiful and miserable later.
The doorbell rang suddenly.
It's here!
Fu Beichen took a deep breath, composed his weak and helpless expression, and reached out to open the door.
The person standing at the door was dressed in a suit and tie, with a serious expression.
It's Lynch!
Fu Beichen's expression froze instantly, his prepared acting skills nowhere to be displayed.
"Why is it you?"
Lin Qi bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Mr. Fu, your wife called and said you weren't feeling well, so she asked me to come and take you to the hospital."
Fu Beichen's face turned completely cold, and the temperature in his eyes dropped to freezing point.
He leaned against the doorframe, his voice hoarse, carrying an unquestionable command.
"No."
Does this woman have no heart? I just saved her last night!
His face was so gloomy it could drip water!
"Is the new information ready?" he suddenly asked.
material?
"Okay, okay, it's always been in the bag," Lin Qi quickly replied.
"I'll change my clothes and go to Lu's!" Fu Beichen strode upstairs like the wind, showing no sign of being too sick to get up.
Turns out he was faking illness to avoid going to the Civil Affairs Bureau. This boss... has a bit of a scheme!
Wait, he just said...going to the Lu family? And a gourd?
Lin Qi suddenly felt a little panicked!
...
The atmosphere inside the car was oppressive.
Fu Beichen was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, his fingertips unconsciously tapping his knees, his brows slightly furrowed.
The cell phone rang abruptly.
He picked it up and saw that it was Huo Shenyuan.
"Brother Chen, guess who I saw in Rongcheng? It was Gu Xingnian. She and Sheng Weiwei went up the mountain, it seems they were going to Changsheng Garden."
I've got someone following them. Do you want to come over?
Fu Beichen was taken aback. Why did he go to Rongcheng?
It's about 80 kilometers from Fuzhou, but only an hour's drive away.
Huo Shenyuan emphasized his words, his voice carrying a hint of ruthlessness.
"Just kidnap her, understand? On your turf, no matter how hard-hearted she is, you have to soften her!"
Huo Shenyuan smirked, his eyes chillingly cold. "Make sure that guy surnamed Lu can search three feet into the ground and still not find her!"
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll wait for you. I'll have someone follow them first."
After hanging up the phone, Fu Beichen had the driver detour to Rongcheng.
Fuzhou, Changshengyuan.
The tall trees blocked out the sun, casting dappled shadows.
Rows of tombstones are neatly arranged on the mountainside, solemn and quiet.
Today is the anniversary of Grandma Li's death.
Gu Xingnian and Sheng Weiwei, dressed in knee-length black dresses, stood quietly in front of the tombstone.
Fresh white daisies and lilies were placed in front of the grave, along with several plates of delicate pastries, which were Grandma's favorite snacks.
Gu Xingnian bent down and gently brushed her fingertips across the photo embedded in the tombstone. The old man in the photo had a kind smile on his face.
"Grandma, Weiwei and I have come to see you."
Her voice was very soft, with a barely perceptible tremor.
"Three years have passed. Time flies."
"I...I'm leaving Haicheng soon to go to France, and I probably won't be coming back often."
She sniffed, trying to hold back her tears.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Fu is in good health and very robust. However, it's inconvenient for him to go up the mountain, so he asked me to bring you your favorite osmanthus cake, pear cake, and sugar cake. These are all things you love to eat. You'll have to wait for him patiently over there."
Gu Xingnian kept talking, her eyes still unable to hold back her tears.
Meeting Grandma Li was an accident, but she was treated like a granddaughter. Her only regret was that she came back too late and couldn't cure Grandma Li herself.
Sheng Weiwei, who was standing next to her, also stepped closer and said earnestly to the tombstone, "Grandma Li, don't worry, I will take good care of Xingnian and not let her be bullied."
Gu Xingnian raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye, and added a sentence in a solemn tone.
Suddenly, a woman emerged from the bushes and slowly walked this way.
She was holding a bouquet of white lilies in her arms. When she saw that there were two people standing in front of her grandmother's grave, she quickly turned around and ran away.
"Qingning, it's Qingning!" Gu Xingnian lifted her leg and chased after her.
"Qingning, don't run, don't run!" Gu Xingnian shouted behind her, but the woman ran down the slope like a mouse seeing a cat.
Sheng Weiwei suddenly appeared out of nowhere and hugged her tightly, "Little girl, where are you running to!"
"Ah, ah!" The woman struggled incessantly, but could not utter a single word, only making a muffled sound.
Gu Xingnian ran over and stopped her with one hand, "Weiwei, don't... don't hurt her."
"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you, don't be afraid." Gu Xingnian comforted her while touching her wallet and taking out a yellowed photo.
The photo is a group photo of four people: Grandma Li, Grandma Li's adopted son Uncle Li, Qingning, and herself.
Qingning is Uncle Li's daughter. Four years ago, an accident caused Uncle Li's death, and 14-year-old Qingning disappeared without a trace. Over the years, Gu Xingnian has been searching for her, which is also her grandmother's last wish.
"See that? I am Xingnian, Qingning, I am the older sister, the older sister!"
Li Qingning quieted down, staring at Gu Xingnian, her hands and feet gesturing excitedly.
I wanted to call out to her, but I couldn't. Tears fell like beads.
Gu Xingnian knew that she recognized her, so she stepped forward and hugged her tightly.
The two embraced and wept!
Before long, the group descended the mountain. Dark clouds rolled in, and large raindrops pelted down, instantly forming a rain curtain.
Little did they know, danger was slowly approaching...
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