Chapter 93
"My appearance on Golden Summit Mountain is no coincidence. I went up the mountain specifically to find her..."
Xu Gui explained her situation clearly and concisely, recounting the whole story of how she ended up on Jinding Mountain in just a few words. However, her talk about fortune-telling and people who were supposed to die...
To the two policemen, what she said was nothing short of a fantasy, like listening to a story, and an extremely absurd one at that.
The two police officers' first reaction was naturally disbelief, but they had already conducted a detailed investigation into Xu Gui's situation before they arrived.
According to the investigation, Xu Gui had only come to their N province three days ago for work. Before that, she had never been to their N province. As for her and the girl who had the accident, the two had absolutely no relationship.
In short, apart from the fact that Xu Gui seemed to know about the accident beforehand, which is somewhat strange, this incident has absolutely nothing to do with her from any perspective.
As for Xu Gui's seemingly precognitive abilities, knowing all along what had happened on the mountain... considering Xu Gui's reputation for being a diviner online, this seems to make sense.
However, the two police officers couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that all of this was really calculated by this Miss Xu? Are there really people in this world who can tell fortunes?
At this moment, the two policemen felt that their long-held belief in scientism was crumbling.
...
After taking Xu Gui's statement, the two police officers politely said goodbye to Xu Gui and his group and left.
Yuan Lu was actually very curious about something, so she asked Xu Gui, "...Who was the best friend of the girl who fell? Do you think it was possible that her friend pushed her?"
Xu Gui looked at her strangely and asked, "Why do you think her friend pushed her down?"
Yuan Lu humbly stated, "Isn't that how it's always portrayed on TV? Behind every accident, there's always a conspiracy brewing!" Based on her years of experience watching dramas, if this were a script, it would definitely unfold in this way.
"As I said, this was indeed an accident, not one of those conspiracy theories you're thinking of." Xu Gui's tone became somewhat complicated as he said this, "As for the girl's good friend..."
She glanced at Yuan Lu and said, "You've actually already met her."
I've seen that before?
Yuan Lu was surprised at first, then a figure flashed through her mind in a flash, and she blurted out: "Could it be the little girl in the black dress on Golden Peak Mountain?"
Xu Guichong nodded to her.
Yuan Lu was shocked. "She...she was the girl's best friend?" At the same time, she had a sudden realization.
"No wonder she reacted so strongly when I heard you found an injured person down there..." Actually, looking back now, the girl's appearance was strange from the very beginning.
While she and Xu Gui were trying to figure out how to get down to the back of the mountain, the girl in the black dress watched them from a distance with a subtle expression on her face.
"What exactly happened?" Yuan Lu couldn't help but ask Xu Gui, her curiosity now fully piqued.
Xu Gui said, "This matter is actually very simple. Two good friends were taking pictures of each other on Jinding Mountain when one of them accidentally fell off due to a sudden gust of wind..."
The wind was strong at the seaside, and even stronger on the Golden Summit. The two girls, both around eleven or twelve years old, were still growing and looked tall and thin with little weight. So when the sea breeze blew over, the girl sitting on the railing taking pictures was blown off the large platform above the Golden Summit.
The other girl, the one in the black dress that Xu Gui and the others had met, was completely terrified by the scene.
She was young and lacked assertiveness. After this happened, she didn't dare tell anyone. She lived in fear and confusion all day long, which ultimately led to this situation.
"...Why?" Yuan Lu couldn't help but ask, "If she had called the police immediately, her friend would have been rescued right away, and wouldn't have suffered for so long down the mountain?"
"Could she have deliberately not called the police?" Yuan Lu felt like she was about to start speculating about conspiracy theories again.
Xu Gui said, "She was really scared at the time, her mind went completely blank. Later she thought that her friend must be dead. After all, the slope of the back mountain is so steep, how could someone survive falling from such a high place as the mountaintop platform?"
However, what the girl in the black dress didn't expect was that her friend was much luckier and more resilient than she had imagined. Not only did she not die from the fall, but she also survived on the mountain for more than half a month until Xu Gui found her and rescued her today.
"Thank goodness you saved her, Teacher Xu!" Yuan Lu couldn't help but say. "Otherwise, it would have been such a pity. This girl is so outstanding and has such a strong will."
Xu Gui nodded in agreement upon hearing Yuan Lu's words—such a resilient life, if it were to die quietly on the mountain as destined, would be a pity for anyone who knew about it.
It would be a pity for the turtle too.
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Kuang Ming said that Xu Gui always encountered some strange things, but fortunately, in the next few days, Xu Gui finally did not encounter any more problems on the island.
The staff from "fashion" were the hosts, and they later arranged a tour guide for them. This guide was very professional and took Xu Gui and his friends to go beachcombing and surfing.
Perhaps because Xu Gui herself is part of the sea, although it was her first time surfing, she learned very quickly and mastered it in just over ten minutes.
What's even more astonishing is that after she stood on the surfboard twice under the instructor's guidance, she exuded a sense of ease and proficiency, leaving the surfing instructors who were in charge of teaching her speechless.
After Xu Gui finished surfing, the coach, who was supposedly a former international surfing champion, looked at her with an extremely eager gaze and then warmly invited her: "Ms. Xu, do you have any plans to pursue competitive surfing?"
His eyes burned with passion: "Miss Xu, I think you are incredibly talented at surfing. If you're willing, maybe after a few more years of training... no, maybe not even a few years, just one or two years, you could bring an Olympic gold medal back to our country!"
"An Olympic champion!" the coach began to paint a rosy picture for Xu Gui. "That's such an honor! It's a great thing to bring glory to the country. The whole world will know your name, you'll become a surfing star, and you'll be rolling in countless endorsements..."
Kuang Ming, who had never gone into the water because of his fear of water, felt increasingly uneasy upon hearing this and couldn't help but interrupt, "Coach Lian, I remember that surfing isn't very popular in our country."
He gave a forced smile. "With countless endorsements, this shouldn't be a topic of conversation, right? Oh, and there's something else you might not know. Xu Gui is already a celebrity. She's an artist under our [Xinghai] company. If you search her online, you'll find that she's quite famous."
He practically said: Did you hear that? Even if Xu Gui doesn't surf, he's already a big star!
Coach Lian, who was abruptly interrupted, gave him a displeased look and sneered, "What kind of celebrity? Can any of them have a reputation as resounding as an Olympic champion? Humph, don't think I don't know that your entertainment industry is a dirty place. If Miss Xu follows you, she will definitely be ruined and corrupted by fame and money!"
"But it'll be different if you train with me!" Coach Lian changed the subject, praising himself and promising Xu Gui a bright future: "...I was the fourth-place finisher at the last Surfing Olympics. As long as you train with me, Miss Xu, I guarantee you'll win a medal at the next Olympics! Bring glory to our country!"
Xu Gui's ears perked up, and he humbly asked, "I have a question. When is the next Olympics?"
Coach Lian: "...Ahem, next year then."
Xu Gui asked doubtfully, "But Coach Lian, didn't you say before that I would need to train for one or two years before I could win a championship?"
"This is just a hypothetical scenario. With your talent, Miss Xu, I think it will only take a year!" He held up his index finger, confidently stating, "At most one year! Miss Xu, you will be able to bring glory to the country and participate in the Olympic Games!"
Kuang Ming smiled politely, then very rudely reached out and covered Xu Gui's ears, preventing her from hearing Coach Lian's "pancake" anymore.
"Sorry, Coach Lian, we have other commitments, so we'll be leaving now..." After saying that, he kept covering Xu Gui's ears with his hands, turned him around, and pushed him away.
Xu Gui: ? Problem.
However, aside from this minor hiccup, Xu Gui and his group had a great time on the island. They experienced everything they wanted to, and at the end, they even went rock climbing with the guide, which was their last trip.
The day after their rock climbing trip, Xu Gui and his friends visited the girl who had the accident on Jinding Mountain.
It was only then that Xu Gui and the others learned the girl's name. Her surname was Jin, and she had a very impressive given name, "Jin Cancan," a name that made anyone who heard it smile knowingly.
When Jin Cancan was sent to the hospital that day, she was in a coma. However, when Xu Gui and the others came to visit her this time, she had completely woken up, although her whole body was in splints.
According to her father, she fell from the mountaintop and suffered multiple fractures. The wounds have been treated by doctors, but they will take a long time to heal, so this is the only treatment available for now.
As he spoke of these things, tears welled up in the eyes of the gaunt middle-aged man. Jin Cancan's father, Jin Hong, was not originally this thin, but after his daughter went missing for half a month, he lost more than 30 kilograms.
His daughter's accident was a huge blow to him. The only thing that made him feel fortunate as a father was that his daughter was still alive.
—Although Jin Cancan had many fractures, her internal organs were not injured, which is why she was able to live for so long after falling.
"...The doctor said she survived only because of rain and dew to quench her thirst, and insects and wild grass from the mountains for food." Jin Hong's eyes reddened as he spoke, a hint of pain flashing in them. He said, "If I had found her sooner, she wouldn't have suffered for so long!"
Kuang Ming comforted him, "Fortunately, although the child was injured, it's nothing serious. With proper care, the injuries will heal eventually..."
Jin Hong nodded—that was the only way he could comfort himself now.
"I heard that you saved my Can Can." Jin Hong's gaze fell on Xu Gui. He had only met Xu Gui and the others once, so when he saw them now, they looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before.
He said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you so much!"
Xu Gui glanced into the ward. Jin Cancan was in a private room. They were all talking outside. The ward was quiet, and only a white figure could be seen lying on the bed.
Jin Cancan's medical expenses were borne entirely by the property management of Jinding. According to the information Xu Gui learned from Lu Boyi, Jinding Property Management will also have to pay a large sum of compensation for Jin Cancan's case.
This should be considered good news for the Kim family.
"Aside from the fractures, what did the doctor say about your daughter's physical condition?" Xu Gui asked Jin Hong after turning his gaze away.
At this point, Jin Hong frowned, sighed, and said with a bitter face, "The doctor said that although Can Can's physical injuries can heal, her psychological problems may be difficult to cure."
No matter when, physical wounds are easy to heal, but wounds in the heart are invisible and intangible, making them extremely difficult to treat.
Jin Cancan stayed on the mountain for half a month, surviving on rainwater and dew, and eating insects and wild grass... No one knows how she managed to survive, but although she survived, she developed some psychological problems.
According to Jin Hong, Jin Cancan has been waking up from nightmares every night for the past few days. Each time she wakes up, her whole body is trembling and she is making painful whimpering noises.
Jin Hong said wearily, "The doctor said that I might need psychological intervention later. Whether I can completely get rid of the psychological trauma depends on the subsequent treatment..."
Yuan Lu felt a pang of pity upon hearing this, while Xu Gui remained composed. She merely glanced into the ward again and asked, "Is that so?"
"Can I go in and see her?" she asked, looking at Jin Hong.
Jin Hong nodded hurriedly: "Of course, please!" He quickly opened the ward door, and his attitude towards Xu Gui was very humble and gentle.
Xu Gui walked in, stopped at the doorway, and turned to say, "I'd like to spend some time alone with her, is that alright?"
Jin Hong was taken aback, his expression somewhat puzzled. He seemed not to understand why Xu Gui wanted to be alone with his daughter. However, since Xu Gui was his daughter's savior, he did not express any objection and simply nodded.
"good……"
As for Kuang Ming and Yuan Lu, they had come with Xu Gui to visit Jin Cancan. Xu Gui said he wanted to spend some time alone with her, and the two of them naturally had no objections. So Xu Gui went into the ward alone.
Upon entering, Xu Gui noticed that the ward window was closed, making the room feel stuffy. He walked over and pushed the window open completely.
Whew~
The weather was pretty good today, though it looked like it was going to rain. A cool breeze carrying moisture blew in, dissipating much of the stuffiness in the room.
When Xu Gui returned to the ward, he saw that the girl on the bed had opened her eyes and was looking at him. She had a pair of very dark and bright eyes, and when she looked at people, she gave people a very real and focused feeling.
“…I remember you.” Upon seeing Xu Gui, she spoke, her voice weak: “On the mountain, you saved me.”
Xu Gui was somewhat surprised. She walked to the bedside and sat down, saying, "You remembered me after just one glance?"
Jin Cancan pursed her lips and said seriously, "Because you are very beautiful, and you saved me, I will never forget you once I saw you."
Xu Gui raised an eyebrow, smiled, and said, "I heard from your dad that you often have nightmares when you sleep?"
Jin Cancan pursed her lips again, her gaze shifting as she said, "Not often, just occasionally..."
Xu Gui looked at her gently, and Jin Cancan suddenly couldn't continue her sentence. She opened her mouth, but the hand clutching the blanket suddenly loosened, and she said dejectedly, "...Yes, I keep having nightmares. I don't want it to be like this, but... but when I fall asleep, I always feel like I'm still on the mountain..."
She confided in Xu Gui about things she had never told anyone before.
"I fell off the mountain and passed out immediately. When I woke up, I was lying on the ground, and my whole body ached... It was already dark, and everything around me was dark. I called for help and called for Yao Yao, but no one paid any attention to me."
As if recalling the scene, a pained expression appeared on Jin Cancan's face.
"I shouted all night, but then I couldn't make a sound anymore, and I felt myself getting weaker and weaker..."
She had fractures all over her body and couldn't crawl. She lay there, feeling her strength and life slipping away... Everyone said she was too resilient and had too much life, but even she herself didn't know how she had managed to persevere.
"Later on, I could feel insects crawling all over me, and birds pecking at me..."
As if recalling that feeling, she couldn't help but shiver, her whole body trembling. Jin Cancan didn't know how to describe that feeling in words; just thinking about it gave her an urge to die.
Later on, she persevered almost entirely on sheer willpower, and even now, recalling it, she feels somewhat dazed.
Jin Cancan said, "I know I shouldn't be thinking about these things. I've been saved, I've survived... But I can't control myself, especially when I'm asleep or spacing out."
Tears streamed down her face, her expression filled with pain and grievance.
“Sister, I don’t know what to do…” she said. “I, I don’t dare to tell Dad. Dad is already very sad. If I tell him, he will feel even more guilty and sad.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Gui couldn't help but recall what their orphanage director had said: "Sometimes, overly obedient children are more worrying than mischievous ones."
Because they are too obedient and sensible, in order not to worry the adults, they keep all their troubles and grievances to themselves. But who can guarantee that these things bottled up inside them won't explode one day?
If things have reached that point, it means that the child's mental state has begun to collapse.
Xu Gui let out a breath, took out a tissue from the side, and wiped Jin Cancan's tears.
Jin Cancan was completely immobilized with splints all over her body. She sniffed, looked at Xu Gui with her watery eyes, and said, "Sister, please don't tell my father what I said when you go out, okay? Father has already worked so hard to raise me, I don't want him to suffer anymore!"
Xu Gui smiled and nodded, "Yes, I won't tell him... You see, I came in alone, without your father accompanying me."
Jin Cancan listened, blinked her wet eyes, and felt a little relieved.
Xu Gui noticed the dark circles under her eyes and asked, "Have you not been sleeping well these past few days?"
Jin Cancan said somewhat guiltily, "I, I'm afraid to sleep, I have nightmares as soon as I fall asleep..." She pouted, and when you looked at her like that, she revealed a bit of childishness.
Actually, she was just a child at heart, but she acted extremely mature.
Xu Gui wiped away her tears and said, "Go to sleep."
Jin Cancan looked at her with reliance and said, "But I'm afraid to sleep."
"Go to sleep, I'll stay with you," Xu Gui said, his tone certain. "Don't worry, with me here, you won't have nightmares anymore."
Jin Cancan: "Really?"
Xu Gui hummed in agreement and nodded, then asked in return, "Don't you trust me?"
Jin Cancan quickly said, "No, I trust my sister completely..."
She shrank her head further under the covers, revealing only half of her face, her eyes sparkling as she said, "I'll always remember, it was you who saved me, sister! When you appeared in front of me at that time, you were like a great hero! I even thought a fairy had appeared in front of me."
Hearing her sweet words, Xu Gui reached out and covered her eyes, saying, "Now, your great hero will let you go to sleep obediently, okay?"
Jin Cancan blinked—Xu Gui felt her eyelashes gently brush against his palm, and then she obediently closed her eyes and said, "Okay, sister, you must stay with me."
Xu Gui nodded: "Mm."
Jin Cancan was actually a little uneasy, especially when she closed her eyes. It always made her feel like she was back on Golden Peak Mountain, where she could only cry out to heaven and earth in vain. However, this time, not long after she closed her eyes, she felt her eyelids getting heavy and drooping uncontrollably.
That's strange...
Jin Cancan thought to herself that she didn't want to sleep, but with the drowsiness constantly surging up from within her, she finally closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Feeling that his subordinate's eyes had stopped blinking and Jin Cancan's breathing had become even, Xu Gui slowly withdrew his hand.
She looked down at her palms and suddenly sighed heavily—well, another bit of her luck had been given away, and all the luck she had painstakingly accumulated was now gone.
However, Xu Gui couldn't bear to watch a child be ruined by such a small problem.
"Humans are so fragile!" she muttered seriously. "Especially children!"
You know, if humans were a little more resilient, they wouldn't get hurt, and she wouldn't have to share her fortune anymore—after becoming a human, that's all the fortune she has left to offer.
They, the Xuan Turtle, are different from ordinary creatures because they are a kind of strange creature in the world. Their power comes from fortune, and fortune can be accumulated little by little.
After Xu Gui became human, she worked so hard, accumulating a lot of luck bit by bit (at least she felt she had accumulated a lot, but every time she felt she had accumulated a lot, she would have to spend it all).
"...Is this like human money?" she wondered. "The more you earn, the more you spend?"
Xu Gui sighed, stood up from the stool, and prepared to turn around and leave.
Then, as she turned around, her two feet suddenly got tangled, and she fell straight down.
"Bang!"
The three people who were talking outside the ward heard a loud noise coming from inside. They looked at each other, then opened the ward door and rushed in.
“Can Can…”
"Xu Gui!"
The three men, each calling out to themselves, opened the door and were immediately struck by the scene inside the ward. They were all taken aback.
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