"What do you want me to do?"
I looked at Si Tong.
This little guy never seemed to like to trouble Si Jiangchen. He always preferred to find others to solve his problems.
"Sister Xiaohe, could you marry my Daddy Achen?"
Si Tong's words took me by surprise. I choked on a mouthful of saliva and my face instantly flushed.
"Pat! Pat!!"
Si Tong quickly patted my back gently with his small hands and said seriously, "I think even if Auntie has a thick skin, she won't be able to interfere in your two - person world anymore!"
"… Sigh." The little guy seemed to think of something and drooped his head, pouting dejectedly. "Daddy is too good to Auntie. He unconditionally forgives the mistakes she makes."
"Really?!"
I looked at him in surprise. "Si Tong, what do you know?"
"… I heard from Tang Tang that my mom and dad's death might be related to her."
Si Tong whispered in my ear. His words shocked me.
I remembered Si Jiangchen once told me that Lin Fangyu and his wife died in the same car accident. Only Si Jiangchen managed to save Tongtong.
How could Lin Shuya be involved in this?
"Master Tongtong, the old master is waiting outside. Hurry up with Miss Du."
The old butler of the Lin family, Tang Shili, spoke gently from behind. He helped Si Tong put on a small coat and then watched us leave.
"I want to go to the hospital."
The car sped on the expressway into the city. I was eager to see Du Wenzhong.
My memories had been completely devoured by Du Peiyun's corpse - controlling Gu. But I knew how kind Du Wenzhong had been to me over the years!
I didn't even know how a boy under ten managed to rescue me from the Du family and take me on a difficult escape.
These years... he had really suffered a lot!
Si Jiangchen pondered for a moment and then nodded. The car immediately turned towards the municipal hospital.
The ward where my grandpa stayed was as bustling as a fair. The large six - bed ward was crowded with people queuing up.
Each person held a piece of paper with a number on it. Every time Du Peilin called out a number, everyone would subconsciously look at their papers.
"What... what are you all doing?"
My original sadness was completely dispelled by this absurd scene. I blushed with anger and stamped my feet at the door. "This is a hospital!! Not a street - side fortune - telling stall!"
Unfortunately, there were too many people in front of me and my voice couldn't reach inside.
Just as I was about to push through the crowd, I heard a voice from behind.
"Miss Du, you're here!"
It was Dr. Lu's voice. When I turned to look at him, I saw that the faint dark - red aura that had been lingering around him had disappeared, and the layer of faint golden light around him was even purer.
After I took away the female ghost Li Li that had been haunting him, he had returned to his original state!
Dr. Lu also saw Si Jiangchen and Si Tong behind me. He nodded awkwardly at Si Jiangchen, who turned his face away expressionlessly.
"Dr. Lu, doesn't your hospital care about this? This is feudal superstition!"
I didn't have time to exchange greetings with Dr. Lu. I pointed at the noisy crowd outside the ward angrily and asked, "It really affects the hospital's image!"
"It's okay."
Dr. Lu smiled and said, "Our vice - dean has specially approved this ward for Old Mr. Du to use."
"Why?!"
I didn't understand. I hadn't been here for just two days. How could my grandpa's fortune - telling skills have convinced the vice - dean?
"Old Mr. Du is really good at fortune - telling," Dr. Lu glanced at the queuing crowd. "He can calculate the location of a patient's blood clot. Our leaders are waiting for his calculations to compare with the CT results!"
"He's just a big liar. You've all been deceived!"
I didn't believe that Du Wenzhong had such abilities.
"Xiaohe, who are you calling a liar?!"
Suddenly, the ward fell silent. I heard Old Man Du roar, "I'm a divine fortune - teller. It's a hundred yuan per session. If it's inaccurate, you don't have to pay!!"
Then, Du Peilin's voice came out. "Alright, alright. We've already seen ten people today. Everyone hold on to your numbers and come back tomorrow!"
"Sigh..."
Those who didn't get a chance to be seen let out frustrated sighs. With so many people, the sound almost shook the hospital ceiling.
I shook my head. These people were really strange. They didn't trust the most advanced hospital equipment worth millions, but instead were willing to be cheated out of a hundred yuan by an old man...
Charging a hundred yuan per person, even if Du Wenzhong only deceived ten people a day, that would still be a thousand yuan in income!
I was like a fish swimming against the current. I squeezed through the dispersing patients and their family members and entered the ward.
"Xiaohe, you're back!"
"Hey, Xiaohe. We haven't seen you for two days!"
"Your grandpa misses you so much..."
The uncles and aunts in the same ward greeted me warmly.
Du Wenzhong and Du Peilin were sitting by the hospital bed, dividing the pink bills they had deceived from others one by one, without any regard for the others in the ward.
"Alright, six for me and four for you."
Du Wenzhong put the last bill into his pocket as he spoke. Then he turned to look at me.
Suddenly, his face changed imperceptibly for a moment, and then he resumed his joking expression. "What? Your grandpa earns money by his own ability. Even the hospital dean doesn't care about me!"
I knew he had seen Si Jiangchen behind me.
But he didn't want to bring it up... and I couldn't dig deeper in the hospital.
"Check out today and come back with me!"
I remembered Si Jiangchen's previous suggestion. The private doctor at the Lin family mansion was no worse than those in public hospitals.
"You unfilial girl!!"
Du Wenzhong got back into the bed and covered his head with the quilt, shouting loudly inside, "You're so unfilial. Your grandpa is sick and you still want me to be discharged. You just don't want to spend money on me, right?!"
He had been the one who had shouted that he didn't want to be hospitalized before, saying that he'd rather stay in a hotel than in the hospital. Now that he could earn at least six hundred yuan a day, he was actually reluctant to leave the hospital!
I was both amused and exasperated.
"Xiaohe, don't let him be discharged. He can create income for your family here!"
Du Peilin had already stuffed the money into his pocket. He stood up from the bedside, stretched, and said, "Otherwise, it's always unreliable to rely on a man to support you!"
He squinted at Si Jiangchen.
"Just in time that you're back." He beckoned me with his finger. "It's time for us to wind up our business!"
"?! "
When did Du Peilin and I have a business?
"Sigh!" Just as Du Peilin was about to flick me on the head, his hand was grabbed by Si Jiangchen.
"Don't be so touchy - feely."
Si Jiangchen said coldly.