Chapter 1631 Found
Chapter 1631 Found
"You can sleep here. I'll sleep in Qiao Mei's room. We still have a lot of things to deal with tonight, so we might not be able to take care of you. If you need anything, just come and look for me. In the morning, Sister Xu will come and get you for breakfast. You must have a meal before leaving!" Xia He reminded her.
"Alright, go ahead. I'm the one who has caused you trouble," Mo Zhu said apologetically.
"We don't think that you've caused any trouble! You've been a big help! When this matter is over, I'll definitely treat you to a meal! You can't reject me!" Xia He said with a smile.
"Alright, it's a deal," Mo Zhu said.
After saying that, Xia He hurriedly bade farewell to Mo Zhu and returned to Xia Wen's side. Xia Wen slumped helplessly in the rocking chair. He could not think of any other way to find Li Gui.
His friends had already sent people out to look for Li Gui. The guard team was also still searching for her based on the clues they had found during the day. If there was still no news tomorrow, he would have to ask Xia Mao to use his contacts.
When Xia He saw Xia Wen's weird expression just now, she knew that there was definitely nothing valuable in the letter, so she did not ask further. However, it was already a very rare thing for Mo Zhu to have such nice intentions. She did not know if Xia Wen had any feelings for Mo Zhu. If Mo Zhu became her eldest sister-in-law, their family's life would definitely become even more prosperous in the future!
The two siblings fell asleep in the study. After three hours, Zhao Fei woke up.
"Go and save her quickly…" Zhao Fei said vaguely.
"Da Zhuang! Quick, call the Eldest Young Master and Eldest Miss over!" Xu Kang said excitedly as she grabbed Da Zhuang.
Da Zhuang scrambled over to the study to wake Xia Wen and Xia He up. Their groggy minds cleared up immediately. Zhao Fei was awake! There was hope of finding Li Gui!
"Zhao Fei! I'm Xia He! Tell me, where is Auntie?" Xia He asked seriously.
Zhao Fei told them the general direction of the village and also told them about Li Gui's health.
Time waited for no one. Xia He and Xia Wen immediately set off for the village. However, before that, they had to go back to Xu Lan's house to pick Qiao Mei up. She must be present for this.
Qiao Mei hurriedly changed her clothes and went with them. She had mixed feelings and she could not even tell what she was feeling.
Happy? Anxious? Sad? Or perhaps angry.
All these emotions rushed into her heart, making it too complicated for her to say anything. She had been imagining the moment when she saw Li Gui, and now her fantasy was about to become reality.
By the time they reached the village, it was morning. The clinic had already opened for business. Qiao Mei was the first among them to get out of the car and rush into the house. With so many people rushing into the clinic at once, the doctor was so shocked that he sat on the chair and did not dare to move.
Anyone who did not know better would think that Qiao Mei and the others were here to rob them!
"Doctor! Where's my mother? Do you have a woman here who's around 50 years old?" Qiao Mei asked agitatedly.
"Yes, yes, yes! She's in the room!" The doctor said as he quickly pointed towards the small ward.
Qiao Mei walked into the room quietly. The clinic had not been renovated for a long time and it was old and dilapidated. The air smelled of mold and some disinfectant. The plaster on the walls had fallen off and it looked as if insects and rats would appear at any time. However, this was not really uncommon in the countryside. It was already good enough to have a clinic in the area.
Li Gui lay on the hospital bed, her breathing faint and her face pale. Although Li Gui's life was no longer in danger, she had not eaten well during this period of time. She had lost weight and her face was hollowed.
"Mom…" Qiao Mei sat beside Li Gui and called out softly.
In Qiao Mei's memories, although Li Gui was a fragile woman who needed protection, she was a strong mother. No matter what difficulties she faced, she worked hard to protect Qiao Mei and did her best to take good care of Qiao Mei so that Qiao Mei's life would not be so difficult.
Li Gui had never complained about being tired in front of Qiao Mei, nor had she ever appeared weak in front of Qiao Mei. This was the first time Qiao Mei felt like she had "lost" Li Gui. Qiao Mei did not want to see Li Gui like this again, nor did she want to experience such a thing again.