Chapter 51: The Little Writer Has No Money Left
The moment the hospital came into view, Mu Yi felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
She did not want to go into the hospital. She was scared.
But other than herself, who else could bring Gu Zhiren to the hospital? Ask her father for help?
No matter how she thought about it, it did not make sense!
Part of her wished the car would drive slower, but another part wished it would go even faster.
It felt as if she could faintly hear a sound.
Like sand slipping down from an upside-down hourglass, like water drops falling from an upside-down IV bottle, and also like the ticking countdown of the man’s life beside her.
However, the taxi was getting closer and closer to the hospital. After Mu Rufeng checked the road signs ahead, he slowly began to slow down and prepare to stop the car.
Forced to make a choice and quickly think of a solution, the white-haired girl unconsciously brought her hands together and tightly locked her fingers.
It looked like the posture of a nun praying, but her hands rested on her thighs and trembled slightly.
Her appearance was clearly reflected in the rearview mirror, and Mu Rufeng saw everything.
For now, he simply thought the girl was too worried about her so-called friend.
In the end, the car stopped at the hospital entrance.
At once, Mu Yi sharply sucked in a breath, her lips trembling as she pressed them into a thin line.
What should she do...
What should she do...
What was she supposed to do...
Without noticing, she curled her toes slightly. Her already numb left ankle suddenly sent out another sharp pain that made her heart tighten, causing her whole left leg to pull back a little.
“Ugh...”
She could not help biting her teeth and letting out a low cry of pain.
Mu Rufeng did not know what Mu Yi was thinking, but from her face, he could tell she was struggling and troubled, and also somewhat afraid.
“Little girl! Are you okay?”
As he spoke, Mu Rufeng seemed to remember something. He nodded, turned to look at Mu Yi, and said, “Your foot looks seriously injured. It’s already turning purple. I’ll help carry your friend into the hospital first, then I’ll come back to help you. What do you think?”
The moment she heard this, Mu Yi’s eyes lit up. Not daring to waste time, she forced a thankful smile onto her face.
“Thank you, sir.”
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Mu Rufeng carried Gu Zhiren on his back and ran into the hospital, loudly shouting for help.
“Doctor! Doctor! Please save him! He was in a car accident, please make sure he survives!”
Before he could finish speaking, the nearby doctors and nurses immediately responded to his call.
Gu Zhiren was quickly placed onto a stretcher.
As they pushed Gu Zhiren into the emergency room, Mu Rufeng finally let out a sigh of relief. Thinking about the girl still waiting in the car, he turned around and left without hesitation.
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The night was as dark as black ink, while the moonlight was bright like silver frost.
Inside the taxi, Mu Yi tightly held her hands together and seriously thought about her current situation.
Gu Zhiren had already been taken into the hospital. Now she should think about herself. Her phone and bag were still inside Gu Zhiren’s car, which meant she had no money at all.
She could not even return to Ganlan City.
But she could not go to the police to get back her phone and bag, nor could she step forward and say that she was the one who saved Gu Zhiren, because she was someone without an identity.
Her father would return soon and take her into the hospital. She could not just sit there and wait for things to happen.
She had to run!
Her father was now a taxi driver. After driving this whole trip, she did not want him to waste his effort for nothing, but sadly, she did not have a single cent on her.
Luckily, Gu Zhiren was extremely rich!
He was already a general manager. Just his personal wealth alone was probably worth several billion.
Her father could ask Gu Zhiren for the money later.
As for herself, after getting out of this car, the only future waiting for her seemed to be starving to death on the streets... or being picked up by criminals and turned into their toy.
If they played with her until she died, her body would probably end up thrown into some sewer or garbage bin.
Compared to herself, even the little match girl who froze to death in the snow seemed luckier. At least that girl still had a box of matches in her hands.
Mu Yi did not want to think so negatively.
Tilting her left leg slightly, she lowered her eyes and glanced at her purple, swollen ankle. A bitter and forced smile appeared on her lips.
Alright, it was time to run. Otherwise, it would be too late.
“...Goodbye, Dad.”
She took a light breath, pushed open the car door with force, and limped into a small run in the opposite direction of the hospital. Her injured foot no longer allowed her to run any faster.
Before she got very far, Mu Rufeng’s voice suddenly sounded behind her.
“Kid, where are you going!?”
Mu Yi’s heart shook in surprise.
Too fast. How did he come out so quickly!?
She could hear the worry and confusion in her father’s voice, but she had no time to think about it. Panicking, she hurriedly sped up, trying to escape from his sight as quickly as possible.
Her father’s hurried footsteps chased after her, while the girl’s messy footsteps tried to flee.
“Ah!”
She suddenly tripped over a banana peel and fell hard onto the ground.
Before she could get up, Mu Rufeng had already caught up to her.
He did not immediately help her stand. Instead, he slowed down and slowly walked toward her.
“I was just thinking. I wasn’t gone for long, so why was it that when you two came down from up there, you somehow did not run into the police searching the area?”
“And in the middle of the night, we were complete strangers. Why were you so willing to get into my car?”
At this point, Mu Rufeng stopped in front of Mu Yi and slowly crouched down before her.
“And why did you trust me enough to hand your friend over to me while you waited alone in the car? And now, why are you trying to run away in such a hurry?”
Hearing this, Mu Yi bit her lip. After thinking for a moment, she forced an awkward smile onto her face.
“We really didn’t meet any police searching the area. Maybe we just barely missed them.”
She blinked guiltily, tightly holding her left hand near her lips while lightly biting her nails.
“I’m the kind of person who always believes people are naturally good, so I felt you could be trusted, sir! Ah, I’m not running away, you misunderstood. I’m just... I’m only...”
Mu Rufeng smiled helplessly. Listening to the girl’s increasingly weak excuses, even she herself was almost unable to continue making things up.
“Uncle has a child around your age. His name is Mu Yi. I don’t know when it started, but that child learned how to lie. But there is one thing he never noticed.”
Hearing this, Mu Yi held her breath, and suddenly her nose stung with tears.
“When that child lies in front of people he cares about, he’s actually very bad at it. He also makes little unconscious movements.”
“Kid...”
Mu Rufeng paused for a moment.
“Can you tell uncle your name?”
Hearing those words, Mu Yi pressed her lips together. After struggling for a long time, she finally lowered her head and squeezed out two soft syllables.
“Sorry...”
“Why are you apologizing?”
Mu Rufeng reached out his left hand and gently rested it on Mu Yi’s head, softly patting her.
“Why... were you able to recognize me?” Mu Yi asked with a choked and slightly hoarse voice.
“If a father can’t even recognize his own child, does he still deserve to be called a father?”
Mu Rufeng answered firmly.
Actually, even he was not completely sure. It was just a strange feeling deep in his heart.
“Kid, it seems many things have happened to you. Come back to the car with me first. The ground is cold.”
Mu Rufeng carefully helped Mu Yi stand up.
“If I tell you everything, will you believe me?”
After saying that, Mu Yi could no longer hold back her tears, and her vision became blurry.
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Medicine had been applied to her injured ankle, and it was carefully wrapped with medical bandages.
Mu Yi had also changed her sanitary pad.
The medicine was bought by Mu Rufeng from a nearby clinic, while the sanitary pads were bought by him from a nearby convenience store. Naturally, he was also the one who treated and wrapped her injury.
At this moment, it was already one in the morning.
The father and son of the past, now father and daughter, sat side by side on a bench in the park.
“Dad, I...”
Mu Yi held the cup of milk tea her father had casually bought for her and hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.