"Big sister!" A childish voice suddenly rang out, and Yao Xianglu paused in her groping for her pocket, instinctively turning her head to look.
A delicate and adorable child emerged from behind the flowerbed. Nan Yuanman pointed to the takeout in her hand and asked, "I haven't had breakfast yet. Can I buy that wrapper from you?"
Yao Xianglu stared blankly at Nan Yuanman, seemingly not realizing why there was suddenly a child here.
Nan Yuanman waved her chubby little hand in front of her eyes: "Big sister?"
"Ah..." Yao Xianglu suddenly came to her senses, raised her hand to smooth her hair at her temples, and then tidied her clothes. After a flurry of activity, she finally squatted down in front of Nan Yuanman.
Her voice softened unconsciously: "Little one, why are you all alone? Where are your parents?"
Nan Yuanman patted her flat little belly: "There are no adults in my family."
Yao Xianglu exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be?"
Taikoo Villas is a well-known wealthy area in S City. Even if the parents are not at home, there should be maids and nannies there.
Why aren't there any adults?
However, looking at Nan Yuanman's thin and frail appearance, Yao Xianglu guessed that it was probably some kind of secret of the wealthy family. She sighed and did not ask any more questions. She handed the takeout box in her hand to her: "You don't need to pay. It's on me."
"Thank you, sister. Have you had breakfast yet? If not, let's eat together!" Nan Yuan's round eyes lit up, and she reached out her little hand to grab Yao Xianglu's slightly cool fingertips.
I led her to the flower bed and pulled her to sit down.
Before Yao Xianglu could react, he snapped the box open, took out a steamed bun, and handed it to her.
This was the first act of kindness Yao Xianglu had received since the incident at her home.
She stared blankly at the steamed bun the little girl offered, a warmth spreading through her heart. After hesitating for a moment, she took it and murmured, "Thank you..."
Nan Yuanman took a big bite of the meat bun. The meat bun was the perfect size for an adult, but it looked almost as big as her face in the cub's hands. With that bite, the bun was slightly injured.
The little girl, who only got to eat the bun skin and not the filling, still ate it with great relish.
Her cheeks were chubby, like a little hamster.
Yao Xianglu looked at her, and as if possessed, she also took a bite of the steamed bun.
After eating the hot buns, my cold stomach was soothed, my limbs warmed up a bit, and the bad thoughts in my mind were gradually dispelled.
Nan Yuanman doesn't like to talk while eating, and Yao Xianglu doesn't like it either. The two of them don't talk much, but they finish the buns one by one.
After eating and drinking her fill, Yao Xianglu's heavy mood improved a bit. Holding the bag of steamed buns in her hand, she chuckled, "No wonder a steamed bun costs ten yuan; it must be quite delicious for such an expensive price."
Nan Yuanman patted her bulging belly and let out a satisfied burp.
"Ring ring—!"
The urgent ringing of the telephone broke the momentary silence. Yao Xianglu picked up the phone, and her fingers trembled slightly when she saw the number on the screen. Her eyes, which had been bright, gradually dimmed.
She answered the phone: "Hello..."
The woman on the other end of the phone spoke crisply and clearly: "Are you a family member of Pang Xiahe? Pang Xiahe just had an emotional breakdown and went into shock. Her condition is not optimistic. She is currently receiving emergency treatment. Please come over as soon as possible to pay the bill."
Yao Xianglu jumped up and said hurriedly, "Okay, I'm coming right now."
She ran out before she could even hang up the phone.
As she ran, the ghostly aura emanating from her intensified.
Nan Yuanman hurriedly chased after her with her short legs, panting and groaning. Luckily, she had been trained by her grandfather in the countryside, otherwise, with her short legs, she would never have been able to catch up with Yao Xianglu.
As Yao Xianglu got on her electric scooter and prepared to drive off, she suddenly felt a weight behind her.
As soon as Yao Xianglu turned her head, she saw the little girl who had just eaten breakfast with her had somehow jumped up and was sitting behind her.
Yao Xianglu: "?"
"you……"
"Oh, sister, stop nagging! Hurry up, hurry up, let's go to the hospital! Don't delay!" Nan Yuanman excitedly kicked her legs and grabbed Yao Xianglu's clothes, urging her on.
Yao Xianglu had no choice, and the hospital was really pressing her for help, so she could only put the helmet on Nan Yuanman's head and drive her electric bike to the hospital at top speed.
Half an hour later.
The electric vehicle stopped at the People's Hospital of S City.
Yao Xianglu carried Nan Yuanman and staggered towards the emergency room. In the distance, she saw a middle-aged man pacing back and forth outside.
Yao Xianglu's face showed disgust, and she loudly questioned, "What are you doing here! Don't you think you've angered my mother enough?"
The middle-aged man, honest and simple-minded, stammered as he called out to her, "Lulu..."
Nan Yuanman couldn't help but let her gaze fall on the middle-aged man, and thought to herself, "Wow, this uncle also has ghostly energy! It's just a little weaker than the ghostly energy on this woman."
The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "I... I didn't mean it. I just wanted to explain to your mother that my relationship with your Aunt Lin is not what you think."
"She's a new colleague at my workplace. Her car broke down, and I was just taking her home! How could you say I cheated on her and even made me so angry that I ended up in the hospital?"
"Ha, you didn't cheat on her? Then why did you stay downstairs at her place for an hour after you sent her back?" Yao Xianglu sneered.
The middle-aged man stammered, "This...this..."
Seeing his hesitant look, Yao Xianglu became even more annoyed. She clicked her tongue and said, "Wait until you've figured out how to explain this hour to my mom before you talk about it."
During their argument, the emergency room door opened, and a doctor came out. Yao Xianglu quickly put Nan Yuanman on a bench and went to talk to the doctor.
The middle-aged man then noticed the extra baby. His eyes widened in disbelief: "You, you little kid, where did you come from?!"
Nan Yuanman blinked her watery eyes and pointed her chubby finger at Yao Xianglu, who was talking to the doctor: "I came with that lady."
The middle-aged man opened his mouth wide, pointed at Yao Xianglu, then at Zhi Nanyuan: "She, you, who are you to her?"
Nan Yuanman tilted her little head: "Friend?"
She stared at the middle-aged man for a while, and after he awkwardly shifted his gaze, she said softly, "Uncle, it's better to be honest about some things sooner rather than later. The longer you delay, the more serious the consequences will be."
"The price you pay later may be one you can't afford."
Even though this was the first time he had met the child, the middle-aged man suddenly felt as if she could see right through him, as if she had seen through everything he was hiding, when she stared at him with her clear, bright eyes.
The middle-aged man awkwardly shifted his gaze: "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I don't understand."
Just then, Yao Xianglu's mother was wheeled out by a nurse.
Upon seeing the woman lying on the hospital bed, Nan Yuanman jumped off the bench and hurriedly pulled out a small coffin, running over to her.
Hurry up, this auntie is suffocating from the ghostly aura!
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