Volume 1 Chapter 48: Going Home, Then Picking Up the Bai Family’s Young Lady
“Eh? Eh? Eh?!”
Tang Xingwan was only passing by.
She happened to see a small and somewhat familiar figure standing on tiptoe, trying hard to press a button on the vending machine but unable to reach it.
So she casually walked over to help.
But she never expected that the girl would look at her once, and then collapse right away!
What is going on?
Did I scare her?
I’m not that scary-looking, am I?
There was no time to think.
Tang Xingwan quickly stepped forward and caught Bai Muxue.
“Are you okay?”
She had already prepared herself to be knocked backward by the impact.
But the girl in her arms was unbelievably light.
Her soft body felt almost weightless, like a feather.
And her forehead was burning hot.
Was she sick?
Tang Xingwan gritted her teeth and did her best to drag the girl out of the burning sunlight into a shady spot.
“I...”
Bai Muxue’s voice was as soft as a mosquito’s buzz. Her whole body leaned against Tang Xingwan’s shoulder. Every breath seemed to use all her strength.
“I’m fine... just let me rest for a moment...”
That voice sounds familiar...
I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before...
Tang Xingwan turned her head and looked at the girl’s face so close to hers.
Then she suddenly froze in shock.
“Eh... Miss Bai?”
Bai Muxue was breathing heavily. Her sunglasses and shoulder bag had fallen beside her.
Her pale face was flushed red, and sweat had soaked the hair near her temples, dripping slowly from the ends.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here again...”
She struggled to pull herself out of Tang Xingwan’s arms and forced a weak smile at her, as if she wanted to turn around and leave.
But right now, her face was pale, her steps were weak, and her small body swayed from side to side.
She could not even stand steadily.
It looked like she might fall at any second.
She could only barely stay upright by pressing one hand against the wall nearby.
“Um... Miss Bai, you really look like you’re in bad shape...”
Tang Xingwan quickly ran over and tried to support her.
“Uh... should I call an ambulance for you? Or call someone from your family?”
“It’s okay... I just... feel a little unwell...”
But the faint smile on Bai Muxue’s face looked terribly weak in Tang Xingwan’s eyes.
That once flawless and beautiful face was now full of unhealthy paleness.
Even her voice sounded powerless.
She was completely different from the Bai Muxue Tang Xingwan had seen before.
The one who had tears in her eyes and sadness on her face, yet still carried a gentle confidence.
Miss Bai looks...
So fragile...
“Mm... I still have something to do later, so I’ll leave first...”
At this point, Bai Muxue’s brain had already stopped working properly.
She only bent down by pure instinct, picked up her bag and sunglasses, and staggered forward step by step.
—I can’t stay here.
—I don’t want Xingwan to see this weak side of me.
That was the only thought left in Bai Muxue’s heart.
But thoughts were one thing.
Reality was another.
That single act of bending down seemed to use up all the strength she had left.
Her body slowly gave way, and she collapsed into a sitting position at the side of the street.
She tried hard to stand again.
But after struggling several times, she fell back down.
One hand tightly covered her stomach, and she even began to feel like vomiting.
“And you call this fine?!”
Tang Xingwan hurried over to help her up, then quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket.
“I’m calling an ambulance right now! It’s okay, I’ll stay with you!”
“No, no way!”
Even though Bai Muxue was already extremely weak, she somehow found the strength to grab Tang Xingwan’s phone.
“Don’t call an ambulance... don’t go to the hospital...”
If certain people were really watching her, then going to the hospital while she was weak would be too dangerous...
“And I also made plans to meet someone later...”
She licked her pale, dry lips and spoke softly.
The slightly hot breath from the girl brushed against Tang Xingwan’s neck.
The ticklish feeling made her shrink back a little.
Uh...
Miss Bai is already in this condition, and she is still thinking about meeting someone?
Could it be a date with her lover?
So that’s why she keeps thinking about that person?
Tang Xingwan’s wild imagination began running again.
“......”
“Miss Bai? Miss Bai?”
Tang Xingwan gently patted the girl’s back, but Bai Muxue gave no response at all.
She seemed to have lost consciousness.
Leaning weakly in Tang Xingwan’s arms, her lips moved faintly as if she had fallen into a half-conscious state.
“She... she fainted!?”
Tang Xingwan was shocked.
She quickly freed one hand and searched through the small bag she carried with her.
“What do I do, what do I do... Is there anything useful in here... Ah!”
“Mm, I’ll use this for now.”
She pulled out a small handkerchief.
Printed on it was a very eye-catching image of a black-haired beautiful girl holding a guitar.
It was merchandise from a girl rock band Tang Xingwan liked.
But she did not have a proper handkerchief with her right now, so she could only use this instead.
She then poured some of the ice water she had just bought from the convenience store onto the cloth.
After wringing it out, she placed it on Bai Muxue’s burning forehead.
Though honestly, she felt it probably would not help much...
But something was better than nothing!
“So what should I do now?”
“Normally I should call an ambulance... but she won’t let me call one, ahhh!!”
Tang Xingwan scratched her hair in frustration.
Could it be that something happened to this rich young lady’s family?
Maybe she was being hunted down, so she refused to go to the hospital!?
Probably not...
It was broad daylight.
Where would some vicious assassin suddenly come from?
And monsters were even less likely.
Even though strange beings and Disaster Beasts were always shown on the news, Tang Xingwan had never actually seen a real one in her life.
Hmm...
She had seen a few supernatural things before, though.
“Sigh, forget it. Even if Miss Bai said that... I can’t just leave her here alone.”
Tang Xingwan rubbed her forehead and sighed, stopping her wild thoughts. Then she looked toward the street not far away.
As if making up her mind, she muttered to herself, “My home isn’t too far from here. Doing this without asking is probably not a great idea... but I don’t have a choice!”
Tang Xingwan pressed her lips together.
Then with a little “huffh,” she lifted the small girl onto her back.
“Uh... didn’t Miss Bai say she had plans with someone?”
“Well, whatever. Saving her comes first right now...”
Muttering to herself the whole time, Tang Xingwan carried the unconscious Bai Muxue away from the street.
And just after the two of them left, Shen Jingyi, now changed into casual clothes, hurried to the place where they had agreed to meet.
“That girl... still hasn’t arrived?”
She had run all the way there and was slightly out of breath.
Before even taking time to rest, she pulled out her phone, looked at the location Bai Muxue had shared ten minutes earlier, then looked around.
Her neat eyebrows slowly frowned.
Even though it was completely normal for Miss Bai to be late...
Shen Jingyi still felt as if she had missed something important.
She stood there blankly, staring at the now empty street, thinking that.