Just now, Qin Xuelian heard Xia Tianxiu ask the price—it costs a full three cents to rent an ice sled for a day!
Xiuer is really something, managing to get things for free. Doesn't that mean she's making a clean profit of three cents?!
Xia Tianxiu led a delighted Qin Xuelian to an abandoned ice surface.
Qi Zhao had brought her here to ice skate once before and had specifically warned her not to come onto this abandoned ice. He had warned her very seriously that the ice here was not solid and that people would fall into ice holes every winter.
Yesterday, Summer Show had already arrived in advance and arranged everything.
Qin Xuelian's feet trembled slightly as she stepped onto the broken ice: "Xiuer, why does this ice feel so flimsy?"
"It's already this late in the month, how could it not be sturdy?" Xia Tianxiu had already dragged over a broken ice sled. "Grandma, sit on it, I'll pull you!"
Qin Xuelian hesitated and said, "Should I pull you first?"
"Sit down when I tell you to! Why are you talking so much?" Xia Tianxiu scolded.
Qin Xuelian, however, happily sat down.
Xia Tianxiu took the rope from the broken ice sled, tied it around Qin Xuelian's waist, and made a tight knot.
Qin Xuelian was completely unaware.
For the first time in her life, she felt like she had found a caring and considerate daughter.
However, this feeling didn't last long.
Xia Tianxiu pulled Qin Xuelian along and ran quickly toward the center of the abandoned ice rink.
The ice in the central part wasn't frozen solid at all; it was just a thin layer of ice—that's because Xia Tianxiu sprinkled ten pounds of salt on it yesterday!
Xia Tianxiu was pulling at him when she suddenly dodged to the side.
The ice sled surged forward due to inertia.
Qin Xuelian's smile froze. She turned around blankly and saw Xia Tianxiu standing there, looking at her coldly.
In that gaze, Qin Xuelian saw nothing but deep-seated hatred.
Before Qin Xuelian could even show any panic, the ice shattered, and the ice sled, carrying her, tumbled down.
Qin Xuelian can swim, but Xia Tianxiu tied the rope on the ice sled in a tight knot that couldn't be untied once it got wet.
Xia Tianxiu watched Qin Xuelian struggle quietly.
Soon, there was no more movement on the water.
Xia Tianxiu took a few steps closer and craned her neck to peer into the ice hole.
Suddenly, a withered hand reached out from inside and grabbed Xia Tianxiu's foot.
The next second, Xia Tianxiu was dragged into the ice hole.
In an instant, ice water filled her entire body, submerging her head.
Xia Tianxiu stared wide-eyed in horror underwater, only to see Qin Xuelian right in front of her, also staring wide-eyed at her.
Suddenly, Qin Xuelian laughed and at the same time reached out and shoved her hard.
Xia Tianxiu immediately left the ice hole and floated several meters under the ice.
Holding her breath, she struggled to swim toward the light.
However, her heels were grabbed again, and her body began to sink.
Xia Tianxiu looked down at her feet.
Visibility was low, but it was still clear that Qin Xuelian's withered hand had grabbed her foot again.
Summer is getting further and further away from the water.
She suddenly remembered that Qi Zhao had said that the depth of this abandoned ice rink was a full five meters...
The place with light is getting farther and farther away from her...
Meanwhile, Su Ruyi, who was studying medical books in her study, suddenly heard strange noises coming from her boudoir.
She approached the dressing table from which the sound had come, and saw that the two bronze mirrors that had been placed together had both been neatly shattered into two pieces.
Before Su Ruyi could react, a dazzling golden light burst forth from each of the mother and daughter bronze mirrors.
Immediately, two golden beams shot out of the boudoir and headed straight for the room in the backyard where the merit book was kept.
Su Ruyi hurriedly followed, only to find the entire room filled with golden light for a long time, so bright that it was impossible to open one's eyes.
Just then, a phone call came into her bedroom.
Su Ruyi flashed out of the space, and on the other end was Qi Yasheng's excited voice: "Dr. Su, that imposter, she's drowning!"
"Summer Show?!" Su Ruyi was a little confused.
"Yes, it's her! She's not waking up!" Qi Yasheng said with satisfaction. "My silly cousin is still searching everywhere for someone to save her! I heard he's looking for Lan Yu, and also for Fang Tao. Oh, and he's even looking for you! Isn't that ridiculous?!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ruyi heard urgent banging on the front door: "Dr. Su, help! Someone has fallen into an ice hole!"
The voice was so loud that Qi Yasheng could hear it on the phone: "No way? They've already found us?!"
Su Ruyi extended her divine sense and saw a middle-aged man who was one of Qi Wei's men, whom she had met a few times, standing at the door.
Su Ruyi said into the microphone, "I'll go take a look."
"No!" Qi Yasheng cried out in anguish. He knew that Su Ruyi had the ability to bring the dead back to life. "Dr. Su, please don't be so kind!"
"How could that be? I'm just seeing her off." Su Ruyi said, then hung up the phone.
Su Ruyi remained silent as she got into the middle-aged man's car.
The man showered her with compliments, but Su Ruyi only responded with monosyllabic replies. The only sentence she said proactively was, "Drive faster!"
She wasn't there to see Xia Tianxiu off, but to send her on her final journey.
—If she doesn't go, and someone like Lan Yu or Fang Tao accidentally saves her life, that would be no fun.
Or perhaps, that crazy guy Qi Zhao invited some other powerful figure to save Xia Tianxiu—although Su Ruyi had only been in Beijing for a short time, she had already deeply felt that Beijing was full of hidden talents.
The car drove straight to the entrance of the inpatient department of Tongren Hospital.
This is one of the best hospitals in Beijing, and also the closest hospital to the frozen lake where Xia Tianxiu had her accident.
The middle-aged man led Su Ruyi to the top-floor VIP ward.
Qi Zhao was standing outside the ward door. Upon seeing Su Ruyi, he abandoned his usual dismissive attitude and hurriedly stepped forward, a smile plastered on his face.
"I never expected this, Dr. Su!"
You're the first one here!
I have offended you in the past, please forgive me!
You can definitely save Yue'er, right?
I remember my second grandfather was drowning and had stopped breathing; it was you who saved him!
Dr. Su, let me tell you this: as long as you save Yue'er, I will definitely help you become the president of Beijing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine!
Right!
I know that since Fang Yuan's accident, there has been a lot of turmoil inside the hospital.
In the past few months, your reputation at the Huichuntang branch has been absolutely outstanding!
"Don't worry, I, Qi Zhao, am making this clear..."
"Let me check on the patient first." Su Ruyi interrupted his long-winded explanation. She was really afraid that if there were too many people around, it would be difficult to start treating the patient.
"Of course, please check on Yue'er's condition first." Qi Zhao hurriedly opened the ward door and let Su Ruyi in.
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