Chapter 142 (End)
The pit was about four or five meters deep. Near the top, the light was fairly bright, but the further down you went, the darker it became, and it was damp and stuffy. You could even hear the sound of water dripping.
Xu Gui groped her way down to the bottom of the well. As she approached the bottom, she could vaguely see the child's figure. She quickened her pace and reached the bottom of the well, then quickly checked on the child's condition.
The child was in very bad condition. The well was filled with water, and her body was soaked. It felt cold to the touch, as if she had lost her temperature. Her breath was barely a thread.
"No wonder only I could save her," Xu Gui muttered, heartbroken as he shared most of his luck with her.
well……
This was the luck she had accumulated over two years, and now most of it was gone in an instant. She would also have more bad luck afterward.
However, luck is definitely more important than human life. She can slowly accumulate luck later... It is precisely because human life is so important that saving people would take away most of her accumulated luck.
Xu Gui sniffed, feeling that he needed to eat lots and lots of delicious food today to make up for his loss.
Thinking about the delicious food she was going to eat, she finally felt less heartbroken and sad. When she felt the child's breathing again, compared to the initial weak and almost imperceptible state, her breathing was much stronger, and even her pulse was stronger than before.
Although I can't heal her body, this way she definitely won't die.
Having confirmed this, Xu Gui felt relieved.
She wasn't a doctor, didn't know what problems the child had, and dared not touch him, so she could only squat to the side and wait for the relevant rescue personnel to come.
She had probably suddenly quieted down when Lu Baiyi called out from above, "Xiao Gui? Are you alright?"
Xu Gui looked up, stood up, and shouted upwards, "I'm fine, and the child is fine too!"
The sounds from both sides were a little indistinguishable, so Xu Gui simply took out her phone and called Lu Baiyi. Anyway, there was a signal down here. After the call connected, she briefly explained her situation.
When they heard that she was alright and the child was alright, the child's parents were overjoyed and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Yingying is alright, that's great, Yingying is alright..." The child's mother burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably in her husband's arms.
Her husband's eyes also welled up with tears, and he gently patted her back.
...
The firefighters arrived quickly. By the time they arrived, Xu Gui had already come up from the well. After briefly explaining the situation below, the firefighters immediately went down into the well to carry out the rescue.
"Are you alright?" Lu Baiyi asked anxiously, taking her hand and looking her up and down. "Are you hurt anywhere?"
Xu Gui shook his head: "No."
As for Lu Boyi... she couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of his bare upper body.
Lu Boyi was a refined man. Xu Gui had seen him in a suit and tie, as well as in a T-shirt and loose sportswear. However, she had never seen him shirtless.
This is the first time, actually.
Lu Baiyi was initially worried about whether she was injured anywhere, but when he saw her chuckling at him, he couldn't help but look helpless.
He reached out and untied the rusty fabric from Xu Gui's T-shirt, saying, "I was worried about you, but you just stared at me and smiled..."
Xu Gui said, "Don't worry about me. Look at me, I'm fine, aren't I?"
The well was very dirty, so she inevitably got covered in grime and dust. Lu Baiyi bent down to brush the dust off her, but Xu Gui wrinkled her nose in disgust and said, "So dirty..."
The sun was bright, and the dust was especially noticeable when photographed, making one want to hold their breath.
Lu Boyi cleaned her up a bit, but the stains were too dirty to be patted off, so he had to wash them later. After they finished, they looked towards the well pit. The firefighters had already gone down, but the person hadn't been rescued yet.
The police and ambulances had arrived, and the area was bustling with activity. Other residents who had heard the news came looking for the source of the noise. A group of people gathered around, looking on curiously and discussing what had happened.
When they heard that an eight-year-old girl had fallen into the well, the group gasped in surprise, and then became even more tense.
The rescue itself wasn't particularly difficult, but the child was unconscious, and no one knew what was wrong. The concern was that any movement might worsen her injuries, potentially harming someone instead of helping others. Therefore, the rescue was carried out with extra caution.
Xu Gui and the others stood under the shade of a tree, watching the rescue unfold. Many other people were also hiding nearby, discussing the matter. They were the only ones who didn't know that Xu Gui had gone down into the well pit; otherwise, they would definitely have asked him.
Now, Xu Gui and Lu Baiyi are enjoying some peace and quiet. The only problem is that Lu Baiyi took off his clothes earlier and is now shirtless.
Don't let his refined and handsome appearance in a suit fool you; he's actually quite muscular when shirtless. Thanks to his fitness routine, he even has a six-pack, which is very noticeable.
As Xu Gui stood there, she could feel the gazes of the aunties nearby constantly drifting towards Lu Baiyi. She could even hear them excitedly whispering about things that were not suitable to be told to outsiders.
Xu Gui: "..."
She looked at Lu Baiyi and, unsurprisingly, saw him trying to remain calm, though his ears were already bright red.
"Pfft!" Xu Gui couldn't help but laugh again.
She moved closer to the other person and whispered, "I'll shield you."
With her covering it up, the aunties couldn't see Lu Baiyi's leftovers anymore, and they couldn't help but let out a few regretful "oh dears." Xu Gui couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
Lu Baiyi listened to her uncontrollable laughter, his face showing helplessness. He couldn't help but grab her hand and squeeze it a little harder—whose fault was it that he took off his shirt?
Xu Gui turned to look at her. Because of her smile, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, and her face was as bright as a pearl. She said, "Okay, okay, I won't smile anymore."
Seeing her like this, Lu Baiyi's mood completely changed. He grabbed Xu Gui's hand and couldn't help but slip his fingers into hers, intertwining them.
Xu Gui did not pull his hand away.
The two stood under the shady tree, neither of them speaking, their fingers intertwined, just like countless other loving couples in the world.
*
After about half an hour, the firefighters finally rescued the child from the well. As soon as the child was brought up, the doctors and nurses who had been waiting rushed over, put the child on a stretcher, and began to examine the child's body as quickly as possible.
"...Head injury, suspected to be from an impact."
"A broken shinbone..."
"Vital signs are stable, and there is no danger to life."
After a series of examinations, the doctors were quite surprised.
They heard from the child's parents that the child had been missing for two days and two nights, so they had prepared for the worst. However, after the physical examination, they found that the child did have many injuries, especially the wound on the back of his head, which appeared to have bled quite a bit. In fact, because so much time had passed, the wound on the back of his head had already started to clot.
Logically speaking, this child should be either dead or in critical condition.
but……
The other person was breathing steadily and strongly; although he was injured, his life was not in danger.
Doctor: "...Is this scientifically sound?"
While the doctors were still in a daze, Xu Gui and Lu Boyi had already left the residential area and gotten into a nanny van parked by the roadside. As soon as the air conditioning in the van was turned on, Xu Gui, who had just crawled in from under the sun, instantly felt like he had come back to life.
Lu Baiyi sat in the driver's seat.
Yuan Lu was originally the driver, but she had some family matters to attend to and took leave recently. Naturally, the driving job fell to Lu Baiyi.
Seeing that this person seemed to be enjoying driving, Xu Gui couldn't help but wonder: Is this person addicted to being his assistant?
He did feel a little embarrassed, well, just a little bit, after all, it wasn't something he forced him to do—Xu Gui was perfectly justified and wouldn't let himself suffer internally.
Xu Gui was too dirty to stand, so the two of them went straight back.
Xu Gui no longer lives in the company dormitory. She bought a new house outside, and He Yuan bought one next to her. They live on the same floor. The main reason is that both of them became famous later on, and there were often fans waiting downstairs at the company, so the privacy was too low. Therefore, on Kuang Ming's advice, they moved out.
Because they lived so close, it was very convenient for the two of them to visit each other and have late-night snacks together. As a result, Fu Xia even bought a house near them, and the number of people who would have dinner together instantly increased from two to three.
He Yuan is not at home right now; she's gone to film in another location with the crew. Her fame is growing, and she's receiving a constant stream of offers. As soon as she finishes filming one project, she goes back to filming another without much rest.
She loves acting, and Xu Gui thinks she's had a lot of fun filming these past two years.
Oh, Kuang Ming is also happy. He only has two artists under his management, and both of them are now the big names in their company. Especially He Yuan, who can be called the face of the company. She has works, acting skills, and awards.
It's said that He Yuan's former manager now gives Kuang Ming a long face whenever he sees him, treating him with disdain—after all, if it weren't for Kuang Ming, He Yuan would still be his artist, and he should get a share of all the achievements and money he's made.
The former agent was heartbroken, but He Yuan had completely severed ties with him.
That's a bit of a tangent.
When Xu Gui got home, she went to the bathroom to take a shower. Since she had used up most of her luck, she was a bit unlucky. While showering, she used the shower gel as shampoo and the shampoo as shower gel.
Fortunately, she's not that unlucky. Perhaps because she's done so many good deeds over the past three years, even if she runs out of luck now, she'll only be a little unlucky, unlike at the beginning when she would get hit by bird droppings or slip and fall on flat ground.
Xu Gui was still quite satisfied.
After she finished showering, Lu Boyi took out the snacks he had frozen in the refrigerator that morning, along with some fruit tea he had made himself, and placed them all on the coffee table. Xu Gui saw this and immediately darted over, plopping down on the carpet under the coffee table.
"Wow, this looks delicious!" Her eyes lit up.
Lu Boyi touched her hair and asked, "Why aren't you drying your hair?"
Xu Gui had already popped a pastry into his mouth. Upon hearing this, he simply shook his head and said, "It's alright, just let it dry naturally."
Lu Boyi, as was his habit, picked up the hair dryer that was placed to the side, turned it on, and began to dry Xu Gui's hair.
Xu Gui felt that he was getting lazier and lazier, and the other party would definitely not be able to escape responsibility... Mmm, this is really delicious!
After Xu Gui finished eating her snacks, Lu Baiyi finished blow-drying her hair. Then, with her hair, which Lu Baiyi had carefully styled with hair oil, Xu Gui buried her head in his arms.
"Sigh," Xu Gui sighed, "I really lost out today! I used up so much of my luck, but if I hadn't used it, that child would have really died..."
She muttered to herself.
Lu Baiyi had gotten used to the rather "shocking" things she said that got out. Xu Gui would accumulate luck for herself by fortune-telling. However, Lu Baiyi felt that she was becoming more and more soft-hearted. She would often use up all the luck she had accumulated for a long time in order to save people.
"Thanks to you." Xu Gui hugged his waist and took a deep breath. "Your luck smells so good..."
Now that her luck has run out, she comes to Lu Baiyi to recharge, which is incredibly useful. Their relationship is somewhat ambiguous; neither of them has agreed to finalize the paperwork, but according to Fu Xia...
"How is your relationship any different from that of other real boyfriends and girlfriends?" Fu Xia asked from the bottom of her heart.
Xu Guize replied, "I don't know how real boyfriends and girlfriends get along!" He was quite self-righteous.
However, she suddenly realized that Lu Boyi had become so close to her without her noticing. It seemed that he had completely invaded her life without her noticing, and every aspect of her life seemed to be filled with him.
The food I love to eat... he made it.
The kind of fortune he likes... he has the most of.
Xu Gui: "..."
Xu Gui suddenly sighed.
"What's wrong?" Lu Boyi touched her head. Her hair, which had just been dried, felt dry and smooth, and slid smoothly through his fingertips.
Enveloped in a sweet sense of good fortune, Xu Gui felt drowsy. Hearing this, he lazily shook his head and said, "Nothing... I just found that some people are really insidious."
*
The next day, the orphanage called Xu Gui and the others over because one of the children was having a birthday party, and they could celebrate together.
Xu Gui and Lu Baiyi went over after having breakfast.
The orphanage has now been relocated; it had to be. Thanks to Qin Zhongyi's efforts, Xu Guihe and several companies, including the Lu family, reached a cooperation agreement to build an amusement park. The area where the orphanage was located has now been demolished, and a huge amusement park is being built on the site.
The orphanage has now moved to another large compound, but it's only temporary; it's rented. Once the amusement park is completed, the children will move back to the orphanage.
If the amusement park is doing well, it will definitely be noisy, so the orphanage will be built at a certain distance from the center of the amusement park. However, we will only know this after the construction is completed. This is indeed the current plan.
Today is the Winter Solstice's birthday, that's right, the Winter Solstice who underwent heart surgery three years ago.
She was abandoned at the orphanage on the winter solstice, so the director named her Winter Solstice. As for her real birthday, no one knows, but she was discharged from the orphanage on this day three years ago, so her birthday has been set on this day ever since.
This day marks her rebirth.
The surgery went smoothly, so Dongzhi's body is now fine except for not being able to do strenuous exercise. There are even people willing to adopt her, but Dongzhi refused, feeling that her current life is good enough.
The current director of their orphanage is Xu Gui. Xu Gui is very generous to his own family. The orphanage now has the best food and supplies. Except for the lack of parental love, the children in the orphanage already have a living standard that far exceeds that of 70% of the children.
When Xu Gui arrived, the children in the yard rushed over, holding hands and hugging each other's legs, and led Xu Gui into the house.
Inside the room was a large playroom, about the size of two classrooms, covered with carpet. Children could take off their shoes and go in to play. Xu Gui was pulled in to play right now.
She was very popular with the children. As soon as she came over, they gave her the flowers they had made earlier. Before long, she had a large bouquet in her arms.
“Sister Xu Gui…” A round-faced child pushed aside the other children and squeezed into Xu Gui’s arms, whispering, “My sister is coming today too.”
Xu Gui looked down and recognized the child.
This child is called Huahua, her real name is Bao Yun, and her older sister is called Bao Li. You may not be familiar with the name Bao Li, but you should have some impression of the Lan family who were deceived.
Back when they were filming the show, Xu Gui was introduced by Fu Xia to have her friend Lan Xin's fortune told. The fortune teller discovered that Lan Xin's parents had been tricked and deceived. At that time, Bao Li was the one who was arranged to deceive Lan Xin's family. In order to gain the trust of Lan Xin's parents, Bao Li even limped on one leg.
Of course, Bao Li didn't intentionally deceive Lan's parents; she was forced into it by a man named Huang Dashan.
Because of Xu Gui's interference, Huang Dashan's plan for the Lan family failed, and everything turned into nothing. Not long after, Bao Li, unable to bear Huang Dashan's continued oppression, stabbed him with a knife.
Fortunately, her two stabs missed, and Huang Dashan didn't die. Unfortunately, Bao Li was an adult and had to pay the price for her actions.
However, considering the circumstances, the court only sentenced her to six months of imprisonment. During those six months, by a twist of fate, her younger sister, Bao Yun, also known as Hua Hua, was sent to Xu Gui's orphanage.
All I can say is that fate has brought us together.
More than a year ago, Bao Li was released from prison and is working hard. Bao Yun is young, and her only relative, Bao Li, is struggling to support herself. So Bao Yun has remained at Xu Gui's orphanage.
Hearing Bao Yun say this, Xu Gui naturally replied, "Your sister is coming? That's wonderful..."
Hua Hua's face lit up with a happy expression.
A little later, Bao Li indeed arrived. Her right leg was lame, and she walked with a limp, but her eyes were bright and she was much more cheerful than before.
Besides her, Fu Xia also came, followed by other people from the orphanage. Qin Zhongyi, who was always so busy that he was rarely seen, also came, along with Kuang Ming, Yuan Lu, and even Yang Haolin.
Qin Zhongyi is no longer the same as before. Xu Gui entrusted his assets to him to manage, and while building an orphanage, Xu Gui's money did not decrease, but increased. This made Qin Zhongyi's name well-known in the industry, and countless people wanted him to help them manage their finances.
Unfortunately, Qin Zhongyi said he was too busy to deal with them.
However, no matter how busy he is, Qin Zhongyi always makes time to spare when the children in the courtyard have birthdays.
"Xiao Gui, come and try my fried dough twists..." Huang Ying walked in carrying a bowl of freshly fried dough twists, her face beaming with smiles, her eyes showing no trace of the gloom and fragility she had felt three years ago.
She is now also one of the staff members of the orphanage. Three years ago, after leaving the Wei family, Xu Gui took her to settle in the orphanage, and later she simply became an employee of the orphanage.
She had already divorced Wei Yunkai long ago. She only wanted the money and didn't want any of the children, including her five-year-old daughter. To her, everything about the Wei family was a disgrace... She didn't even want the money at first, but Xu Gui persuaded her.
“I know what you’re thinking. You think people are dirty, and their money is dirty too… but it doesn’t matter. Once the money is spent, it’s not dirty anymore!” Xu Gui firmly disagreed with her not wanting the money.
In the end, Huang Ying received a large sum of money. Not knowing what to do with it, she simply handed it all over to Qin Zhongyi, asking him to use it to build an amusement park for Xu Gui.
Xu Gui, seeing that she really didn't want the money, said, "...Then I'll consider it as you investing, and give you a 10% stake."
Once their amusement park is completed, it will definitely be profitable. So, let's consider Huang Ying's investment and give her a share of the profits later.
In the afternoon, the orphanage became even more lively. Even Zhao Di came. Two years ago, Zhao Di was found by her biological mother and taken away by her mother, far away from City A. Later, her adoptive parents tried to find her, but unfortunately, they couldn't find her.
The two men, of course, wouldn't give up. They caused a scene at the orphanage before being taken away by the police, and then disappeared.
Two years have passed, and Zhao Di has grown into a big girl. Oh, she's not called Zhao Di anymore; her surname is Liang, and her name is Liang Yue. Yue means happiness, and her mother hopes that she will be happy for the rest of her life.
Liang Yue looks completely different now compared to two years ago. She has become much more cheerful and less weak, and more resilient.
As for the other children in the orphanage, they each have their own paths to take.
In the afternoon, everyone had some fun. As evening approached, the orphanage started a barbecue on the grass outside. As wisps of smoke rose, the unique aroma of barbecue soon filled the yard.
Xu Gui sat on the swing in the corner, his whole body swaying back and forth.
When Lu Boyi brought over the grilled barbecue, she pointed to the sky and said, "Lu Boyi, look, there are stars in the sky today."
Lu Boyi looked up and took a serious look, then nodded: "Yes, there are a lot of stars." And they are all very bright.
He sat on the swing next to Xu Gui and handed her the barbecue.
Xu Gui took a skewer, tasted it, turned to look at him, and said, "You grilled it?" His tone was certain.
Lu Boyi nodded and said, "I was afraid you wouldn't like it if other people grilled it."
Xu Gui suddenly sighed.
Lu Baiyi: "...What's wrong?"
Xu Gui took a bite of barbecue and said, "I just feel like you've spoiled my palate. Anything other than your cooking just doesn't taste right."
“I feel like I’ve been cooked by you.” She said with a heavy expression.
What's that saying again? "Boiling a frog in lukewarm water"... I think Yuan Lu said it before.
Lu Boyi was amused by her.
The two suddenly fell silent, neither speaking, and quietly gazed at the starry sky above.
Ahead, the people in the orphanage were making a ruckus, and the children were giggling and laughing like silver bells. The liveliness over there made Xu Gui and his friends' corner seem very quiet.
"It's so quiet..." Lu Boyi thought to himself, feeling quite content.
Just then, he suddenly heard Xu Gui beside him say, "Why don't we give it a try?"
Try it, try what?
He looked at Xu Gui with a puzzled expression.
Looking at the expression on his face, Xu Gui said, "...The expression on your face."
"Haven't you been pursuing me all these years? Don't you want to date me?" she asked.
Lu Baiyi heard every single word she said clearly, and it was precisely because he heard it so clearly that his mind went blank for a moment.
He stared at Xu Gui for a long while before he seemed to realize what he had just heard.
At that moment, he heard Xu Gui sigh, "Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it..."
Upon hearing this, he stood up abruptly.
"No, I'm not unwilling!" he said excitedly. But when he saw Xu Gui's smiling face, he suddenly realized that Xu Gui was joking with him.
He exhaled, squatted down in front of Xu Gui, looked up at her, and said earnestly, word by word, "I'm not unwilling! I'm very happy. I didn't expect you to want to date me..."
“Xiao Gui…” Lu Baiyi suddenly reached out and hugged her, whispering, “I’m so happy, I’ve never been so happy before.”
He never imagined that Xu Guizhen would agree to his request. He could sense that Xu Guizhen had many secrets and that she was different from the rest of them. All he wanted was to stay by her side, cook for her, and let her absorb some of his luck... that would be enough.
However, he really didn't expect that Xu Gui would take the initiative to speak up and be willing to give it a try with him.
Xu Gui emphasized: "I only said I'd give it a try, and it can end at any time."
Lu Boyi's gaze was intense as he said, "I won't give you the chance to say it's over."
Xu Gui smiled, looked down at him, and said softly, "I know."
She knew better than anyone how good Lu Boyi was to her, and it was precisely because she knew how good he was to her that she took the initiative to suggest "giving it a try." Life is so short, yet so long; naturally, she wanted to try everything.
"Bang!"
Just then, with the sound of fireworks bursting into the sky, the two of them looked up at the same time.
"Xu Gui!" Fu Xia shouted from the other side, "We're about to set off fireworks, you two come quick!"
Xu Gui and Lu Boyi smiled. Lu Boyi's agitated emotions had calmed down considerably. He stood up, reached out to Xu Gui, and said, "Let's go over there."
Xu Gui looked down at his palm, her eyebrows curving into a smile.
"good……"
She raised her hand and placed it in his.
The two ran towards the crowd not far away.
(The End)
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