Chapter 381 One Life for Another

The program arranged for someone to send Granny Song back to her hometown, and she brought back a lot of medical books about insects.

Gu Mian studied medicine and has always loved medical books, reading them whenever he has free time.

Because insects are not only used to harm people, they can also save people.

"Madam Li." Grandma Song came in with a bowl of soup, "Drink this soup. Even if it doesn't work on the parasites in your body, it won't have any side effects."

"Thank you."

Gu Mian took the bowl of soup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Mrs. Li, you are so studious that you have read half of the book so quickly."

"The content is quite attractive. I have watched so much without realizing it."

"You are really amazing. When I first started learning, I couldn't concentrate at all. My mom beat me several times before I forced myself to learn."

Gu Mian laughed, "That's what it was like when I was young."

"There are fewer and fewer people who can raise snakes now. I am worried that this art will be lost one day."

Gu Mian said, "If raising pigs is to harm people like Lan Jinghao did, then it is a good thing that the tradition has been lost."

"But I read in medical books that the original use of insects was to treat illnesses."

"Yes, the environment we live in is full of poisons. The insects raised with poisons are themselves highly poisonous, but they can also detoxify all kinds of poisons..."

Gu Mian nodded, "It can be seen that everything has two sides."

"It's getting late, Mrs. Li, you should go to bed early."

"No hurry, I'll go see Yi Huan."

Gu Mian put down the medical book in his hand, got up and went to the third floor.

Xinxin had already fallen asleep, and Xu Yihan sat on the sofa next to her, concentrating on embroidering.

"I also like it."

Gu Mian called her in a low voice.

"Mianmian, you're here." Xu Yihan stood up to greet him, "Have a seat."

"I came to see you. Are you getting used to living here?"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

"I see you're doing well."

Xu Yihan nodded, "Mianmian, my heart has never felt so relaxed."

"I used to look forward to Junlin coming home every day, praying that he would look at me more. The more I looked forward to it, the more disappointed I became."

"But now it's different. I can be sure of the path I'm taking, I can be sure that I can take good care of my heart, and I can still do what I like. I feel at ease."

"That's good." Gu Mian picked up the embroidery in her hand and said, "It's very well done. But you must not tire yourself out. Make sure to rest."

"Don't worry, I will take good care of myself so that I can take good care of Xinxin." Xu Yihan asked, "Mianmian, have you video chatted with President Li today?"

"He's very clingy. He wants to make 800 video calls a day."

Xu Yihan couldn't help laughing, "You say that, but you miss him very much in your heart, right?"

"Of course." Gu Mian rested his head on the sofa. "I miss him so much. I want to hug him and kiss him, but I can only think about it."

"Mianmian, I don't know why, but I always have a feeling that you will find a way out."

"Thank you for your good wishes." Gu Mian stood up and said, "I'm going to bed now, you should go to bed early too."

"good."

Gu Mian returned to the master bedroom and went to close the window, when he suddenly saw a black luxury car parked at the door.

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and couldn't help laughing.

Gu Mian picked up the phone and made a call.

"Mianmian." Ye Junlin quickly picked up the phone.

"Brother, why are you parked outside my house so late at night instead of going home to sleep?"

"...You didn't sleep either?"

"But I wasn't standing at the door." Gu Mian joked, "Is there someone in my house that you particularly want to see?"

"Of course." Ye Junlin admitted frankly, "I miss Xinxin."

"This Dianxinxin has fallen asleep, but if you want to see her, you can still come in directly."

"No." Ye Junlin said, "Let's do it another day."

"Then you should go home and have a rest."

"good."

Ye Junlin hung up the phone and laughed at himself.

He never liked to waste time, but he didn't know why he stayed here for half an hour.

......

Xu Yihan quickly completed a double-sided embroidery and handed it to Gu Mian for examination.

Gu Mian was very satisfied, "Yihuan, your hands are so skillful and beautiful!"

"As long as you like it."

"I like it very much. If you continue to embroider, I will take all the money." Gu Mian said, "Cultural inheritance is priceless, but you have to make a living from this. I will pay you according to the work."

"Just give it as you see fit. My requirements are not high. It's enough for me to support myself and Xinxin."

"You'll be fine, and my brother will pay for your support."

"I will keep the money Junlin gave me for Xinxin. When she turns 18, I will give it all to her for safekeeping."

"That's fine."

With Xu Yihan around, Gu Mian now has a companion.

In the afternoon, when the two children fell asleep, the two of them sat together, one embroidering and the other reading a medical book.

Gu Mian supported his head with one hand and suddenly let out a "huh".

Xu Yihan was curious, "Mianmian, what's wrong?"

Gu Mian did not answer her. He turned to look at the servant standing beside him and said, "Go and ask Grandma Song to come over."

"Yes, ma'am."

Granny Song came over quickly, "Mrs. Li, you're looking for me."

"Grandma Song, I remember you told me last time that crickets raised with poison can cure all kinds of poisons, right?"

"Yes."

"All things are interdependent and mutually exclusive, and poison can be used to fight poison. If I can raise a dragonfly that can cure all kinds of poisons, can it defeat the dragonfly in my body?"

Grandma Song fell into deep thought. "...In theory, this method is feasible, but it has never been tried before and the risks are fatal."

Gu Mian smiled calmly, "This is not my random guess, it is recorded in medical books, take a look."

Grandma Song took the medical book and looked at it carefully. "Really? It's all my fault. I rarely read these books at the bottom of the box. I didn't know about this... But Madam Li, you also saw what is written here. You must be careful when using this method. If you are not careful and do not operate it properly, you will die on the spot."

"Yes, one insect is enough to be fatal, let alone two." Gu Mian sighed, "My body is normal now, but it is still in Gu Xingzhi's hands, and I can't see Ting Shen..."

"To be honest, I don't want to live like this, so I'd rather give it a try."

"Mrs. Li means that you want to try?"

"Yes." Gu Mian said firmly, "I want to try."

"Mianmian, this is too dangerous." Xu Yihan said hurriedly, "Let's discuss it with President Li first."

"He must not be informed of this." Gu Mian said seriously, "He won't agree to it."

"Don't mention Mr. Li. I can't do that either." Xu Yihan said anxiously, "You're obviously fine now. There's no need to take such a risk."

"Yihuan, you are not me, you cannot understand my feelings." Gu Mian smiled, "I just hope that everything can end as soon as possible, and everyone can return to normal life."

"But Mianmian..."

"Listen to me about this matter." Gu Mian interrupted her, "Besides, it's just a discussion stage now, there's not even any sign of insects."

Grandma Song said, "If Madam Li has made up her mind, I will start raising it right away."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"The capital is not suitable. If you want to raise crickets, you have to go back to the village."

"I'll have someone take you back and wait for your good news."

"good."

Seeing that Gu Mian was so determined, Xu Yihuan didn't know what to say.

We'll have to wait until Grandma Song brings back the insects.

......

The next afternoon, Xu Yihan went out.

The embroidery material ran out, so she went shopping.

There is a street in the capital that specializes in selling these materials.

But cars can't get in, so you can only walk.

The bodyguard parked the car and accompanied Xu Yihan to go shopping.

Xu Yihan had a lot of things to buy and it took him about an hour to buy everything.

"Ms. Xu, there are too many things. We can't take them all. Please wait here. I'll take some of them and get in the car first."

"I'll help you."

"No, just wait here. Remember, don't run around. Madam asked me to ensure your safety."

"Don't worry."

Xu Yihan waited there and took out his cell phone to call Gu Mian.

As soon as the call was connected, Xu Yihan felt a sudden pain in his neck, and his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness!

The phone in my hand fell to the ground, and Gu Mian's voice came from inside, "Yi Huan?...Why don't you say anything? Yi Huan? Yi Huan!"

The bodyguard had just loaded the things into the car when he received a call from Gu Mian.

"Madam, you are looking for me?"

"Where is Yi Huan?"

"Miss Xu is with me."

"She's with you?"

"No, I'm loading my car now."

Gu Mian said anxiously, "Go find her quickly! Something must have happened to her!"

The bodyguard didn't even have time to lock the car and immediately ran back to where he was. As expected, he didn't see Xu Yihan, and her phone fell to the ground.

"Madam, Miss Xu seems to have really had an accident..."

......

The program called up the surveillance footage of the incident scene and could clearly see that two fully armed men in black knocked Xu Yihan unconscious and took him away.

Although there were not many people at the scene, some passers-by saw this and tried to stop it, but the two men pulled out guns to scare off the passers-by and quickly took Xu Yihan away.

After receiving the news, Ye Junlin hurried back to Yunyue Bay.

"What's wrong with Xu Yihan? Can't you stop running around and causing trouble at this critical moment?"

"Brother, how can you say that? It's my fault. I just told her to bring a bodyguard when she goes out. I didn't expect she only brought one."

"How can you be blamed for this?"

"Of course it's my fault." Gu Mian pointed at the man in black on the surveillance screen. "Although I can't see his face, I can tell from his figure that he is Gu Xingzhi's man. I saw him before when Gu Xingzhi took me away."

"Gu Xingzhi kidnapped Yihuan to threaten me. It was me who implicated Yihuan."

"Gu Xingzhi." Ye Junlin sneered, "It seems that he really has no one to attack. Even Xu Yihan is targeted. Why does he think that I will let him do whatever he wants for Xu Yihan..."

"You won't. I have to go save Yi Huan too. Gu Xingzhi has made all the preparations. They have avoided surveillance and are nowhere to be found." Gu Mian took out his cell phone. "I'll call him now."

The call was connected and Gu Xingzhi quickly picked up, "Mianmian, you called me."

"Release Xu Yihan." Gu Mian went straight to the point.

"You really don't want to say a word of nonsense to me." Gu Xingzhi smiled, "Then I won't beat around the bush. If you want me to release Xu Yihan, fine. One life for another."

"Whose life do you want?"

"Don't worry, I won't kill Li Tingshen. I won't even kill the people you care about."

"Who do you want dead?"

"Didn't Li Tingshen find you an old woman who can cure the snake poison? Using her life in exchange for Xu Yihan's life is worth it."

"So you want to cut off all my ways to remove the insects..." Gu Mian closed his eyes, "If you know me a little, you will know that I will never agree. Granny Song came to help me, I can't repay her with evil."

"Mianmian, adults must learn to make choices." Gu Xingzhi said with a smile, "Have you not learned this yet?"

"I know you have a kind heart, but the death of a stranger is better than the death of Xu Yihan, right?"

"Xinxin is still so young, can you bear to let her be without a mother?"

Gu Mian smiled and said, "Gu Xingzhi, I finally understand. You don't want to kill me, but only want to torture me. Through repeated entanglements, you want to turn me into a person like you."

"Mianmian, have you ever thought that maybe we are supposed to be the same kind of people?"

"We were originally supposed to be the same people, but you chose hatred, so you went against me, didn't you?" Gu Mian said hoarsely, "Don't hurt innocent people anymore, otherwise your sins will only get worse."

"Now that things have come to this, do I still care about my sins?" Gu Xingzhi smiled, "I only give you one day to hand over that old woman, otherwise, Xu Yihan will be killed."

"Gu Xingzhi!"

As soon as Gu Mian opened his mouth, the phone was hung up.

"Madam, what should we do now?" Xu Cheng asked anxiously, "Grandma Song has gone home, should we go and bring her here?"

Gu Mian looked at Ye Junlin, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Ye Junlin frowned slightly, "Although in my opinion, a stranger is certainly not as important as Xinxin's mother, but this matter is led by you, and it is not convenient for me to intervene."

"Mianmian, I know you are the one who is most conflicted. You can neither kill innocent Granny Song nor let Xu Yihan get into trouble, so I can no longer express my opinion and force you to make a decision."

"I'm feeling very confused right now." Gu Mian held the phone tightly in his hand. "Procedure, let's get someone to bring Grandma Song back first."

The programmer nodded, "Yes."

......

Grandma Song was taken back to the imperial capital overnight.

"Mrs. Li, didn't you say that I would go back to refine the worms? Why did you suddenly bring me back?"

"It's okay." Gu Mian smiled, "Just stay in your room and don't go anywhere."

"As you say."

Gu Mian returned to the master bedroom and made a video call to Li Tingshen.

Li Tingshen quickly picked up the phone, "Wife."

"Grandma Song is back."

"Don't think too much, just get some sleep first."

"Gu Xingzhi is ruthless and might really kill Yi Huan." Gu Mian lowered his eyes, "If Yi Huan dies because of me, my life will never be easy."

"Let's not talk about this for now." Li Tingshen was distressed, "Have you drunk the calming soup?"

"I don't want to drink."

"If you don't rest well, you won't be able to save Yihuan. Be good and listen to me."

Gu Mian's nose felt sore, "Ting Shen, I miss you so much..."

The smile on Li Tingshen's face froze.

"Honey, I'm sorry... I'm incompetent and I made you feel wronged."

Gu Mian shook his head gently. "It has nothing to do with you. It's just our bad luck."

"Mrs!"

There was a sudden loud knock on the door, and the bodyguard's anxious voice came from outside the door, "Granny Song...Granny Song suddenly ran away for some reason!"