Chapter 131 Unknown Dangers
"Ring ring ring"
The ringing was like a death knell, piercing and disturbing my peaceful sleep, as if it wouldn't stop until it was answered.
After a while, a slender, fair arm stretched out from under the covers and haphazardly touched the phone on the bedside table.
Gu Ji slightly opened his eyes, glanced at his phone with blurry vision, and casually swiped to answer the call.
A call from an unknown number?
"Who is it?" Gu Ji asked, his voice thick with nasal congestion, his fingers pressed between his eyebrows, clearly drowsy.
Yesterday, after the college entrance exams ended, her family had dinner at the hotel, and she went to see a movie with Guan Xiang and the others. It was already past midnight when she went to sleep.
A clear, piercing sound reached his ears, and its familiarity instantly snapped Gu Ji back to reality.
"You worthless wretch, how dare you block my number!" Gu's mother's sharp, abusive voice pierced her eardrums; this voice became her lifelong nightmare.
When Gu's mother tried to call Gu Ji this morning, she discovered that her number had been blocked by that brat.
I was instantly furious, and the first thing I did when I called using someone else's phone was to yell at that brat.
Gu Ji paused in rubbing his eyes, and his slightly heavy breathing became more pronounced.
After a moment of stunned silence, she held the phone slightly away from her ear, her tone devoid of emotion, "What do you want?"
Gu's mother maintained her loud voice, "I'm your mother..."
What followed was nothing but various insults and abuse from Gu's mother.
She's been hearing nothing but accusations of being unfilial and a money-loser for nothing; she's gotten used to it all.
I am your mother.
This statement is truly ironic; she is only her mother when she has any use to her.
Thinking of this, Gu Ji's lips curled into a cold smile, his voice indifferent, "If you don't tell me, I'm hanging up."
Upon hearing this, Gu's mother immediately stopped her incessant cursing. Her voice was heavy with breaths, clearly indicating that cursing was exhausting. "Your brother has been in a car accident. You need to send money home right away."
Gu Ji's fingers trembled as he held his phone, his gaze sharpened, and he propped himself up on the bed.
Is it serious?
Gu's mother had clearly anticipated Gu Ji's reaction; as long as Gu Bao's matter was mentioned, she would not remain unresponsive.
You should know that Gu Bao is her only attachment to that family that has no affection for her.
When the car accident was mentioned, Gu's mother's voice choked with emotion, "Your brother's leg was crushed, and the driver who caused the accident fled the scene. We have no money at all now."
As he spoke, Gu's mother's sobbing reached Gu Ji's ears.
Gu Ji's expression instantly tensed up, his fingertips gripping the phone turned white, and he immediately lifted the thin blanket to get out of bed, but suddenly stopped in his tracks as if he remembered something.
Amidst Gu's mother's incessant sobbing, Gu Ji inexplicably calmed down, and spoke again with a hint of doubt in his voice, "You said Gu Bao was in a car accident and needs money, how can I believe you?"
It's not that Gu Ji is now cold-blooded and heartless, and doesn't care about Gu Bao's life or death, but rather that the psychological trauma inflicted on her by Gu's mother is too great.
She didn't believe her.
If it were Gu's father calling home today, she would send money home without hesitation to save Gu Bao.
After all, although Gu's father always played the role of a nice guy at home and chose to ignore and smooth things over with Gu's mother's many biased behaviors, he would not lie to her.
But today it was Gu's mother who asked for money.
The mother's loud crying stopped instantly, and a new round of harsh insults began.
After Gu's mother had finished scolding him, Gu Ji said in a cold voice, "If you can't prove it, I won't transfer the money to you."
Mother Gu snorted coldly, her tone softening somewhat, "I have no way to prove it. If you don't believe me, go home and see for yourself."
After saying that, Gu's mother hung up the phone without giving Gu Ji any further chance to speak.
Looking at the disconnected phone on the screen, Gu Ji hesitated, unsure whether she should believe her mother's words.
She knew in her heart that Gu's mother would not easily joke about Gu Bao's life.
After all, he was her precious treasure.
Gu Ji hesitated for a moment, then dialed a familiar number.
"Hello, the number you dialed is currently switched off..."
Hearing the cold, mechanical female voice in his ear, Gu Ji's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Her father's phone was switched off, which made her already hesitant heart slowly lean towards the idea that her mother was telling the truth.
Thinking of this, Gu Ji, still in his pajamas, knocked on the door of the next bedroom.
A moment later, the door was opened from the inside.
Seeing Gu Ji's worried and anxious expression, Dan Anwen's previously lazy demeanor instantly turned serious.
"What's wrong, little one?" Dan Anwen lowered his eyes.
Gu Ji's eyes glistened with tears, and her voice trembled slightly as she said, "My brother was in a car accident, and I need to go back to Lin'an City to see him."
She went back partly to check on Gu Bao's condition, and partly because she was worried that the Gu family didn't have the money to pay for Gu Bao's medical treatment.
just in case......
Upon hearing this, Dan An immediately pulled the distraught Gu Ji into his arms, gently stroking her hair with his warm hands, and whispered soothingly, "Don't worry, I'm here for you. I'll have Liu Lei book the tickets right now, and I'll go to Lin'an City with you."
The man's gentle, doting tone instantly soothed the girl's anxious heart, and she inexplicably calmed down with his words.
Gu Ji nestled in the man's warm embrace and nodded slightly.
Liu Lei quickly booked the fastest direct flight to Lin'an City. Gu Ji and Dan Anwen didn't pack much and boarded the plane with their simple luggage.
Gujia Village, Lin'an City
"Lin Hua, have you seen where my phone is?" Mr. Gu asked anxiously as he carried a hoe into the house.
Pretending to be impatient, Gu's mother said loudly, "It's right on the table, are you blind?"
Looking at the brightly lit cell phone on the dining table in the main room, Gu's father thought he had misread it that morning.
He searched the entire house in the morning but couldn't find his phone.
He had planned to get up early in the cool morning to check on the crops in the fields, but he couldn't remember where he had put his phone.
After searching for a long time, he still couldn't find a trace of it. As the sun gradually rose higher, and thinking that he still had to go to the city to run errands later, he could only go to the fields to take a look first.
This is truly bizarre.
Mr. Gu picked up his phone and glanced at the messages. Fortunately, no important calls came in that morning.
Gu's mother secretly watched Gu's father's actions, a glint of light flashing in her shrewd eyes, and took a sip of water from her teacup.
She had long anticipated that Gu Zhaodi, that good-for-nothing, wouldn't believe her. Gu's father's phone was also part of her plan; she had already deleted the caller ID.
Seeing that Gu's father was still dawdling in the main room, Gu's mother frowned and said, "Hurry up and pack your bags and go to the city. Come back after you've taken care of the things the village chief asked you to do."
Without much thought, Gu's father immediately put down the hoe he was carrying on his shoulder in the corner, went into the room to get his luggage, and said, "I'll leave the things at home to you these next few days. I'll be back as soon as possible."
"I understand." Gu's mother rolled her eyes.
After Gu's father left home, Gu's mother casually found an excuse to send Gu Bao to her parents' home for a few days.
Next, Gu's mother sat comfortably in a chair in the main room, leisurely waiting for Gu Ji.
She learned that the college entrance examination in Nan'an City had ended yesterday, so she believed that Gu Ji would definitely rush home as soon as possible after hearing the news of Gu Bao's car accident.
Gu Ji, on the plane, had no idea that unknown dangers awaited her ahead.
"Little one, why don't you eat something first? You haven't eaten since this morning," Dan Anwen said with a worried expression as she placed the meal the flight attendant had brought in front of Gu Ji.
Gu Ji has been in a daze since boarding the plane and hasn't spoken for quite a while.
Hearing the gentle voice beside him, Gu Ji snapped back to reality and forced a bitter smile. "I don't want to eat."
She was filled with worry about Gu Bao's condition. She didn't know the situation of the Gu family, so she had to believe Gu's mother's words.
As the only little angel who brought warmth to her cold home, she didn't want Gu Bao to suffer any harm.
Dan Anwen frowned, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and said reassuringly, "Don't worry, I'm always behind you."
Gu Ji slightly raised her eyes and stared at the man. She knew that the man in front of her could handle any storm for her, but she still couldn't help but worry about Gu Bao's situation.
Seeing that Gu Ji showed no intention of eating, Dan Anwen could only sigh deeply, "If you don't eat now, how will you have the energy to see your brother?"
Gu Ji pursed her lips slightly, her long, thick eyelashes trembling as she softly said, "Then I'll eat a little."
She didn't want Gu Bao to see her looking so haggard.
Dan Anwen looked at the girl in front of him who had started eating and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He's already this worried even before seeing Gu Bao's condition. He's afraid that if Gu Bao is seriously injured after they land at the Gu family's place, he'll have even less appetite.
She was worried about Gu Bao, but he was even more worried about her.
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