Seventh Turn of Crisis

  Thank you, big brother 123...

  Lu Meiyou hid in the corner of the wall, looking at the scene in front of her, feeling a bit sad, and quickly dialed the phone number of Shanghai Hospital.

  "If you don't have a home, where will you go?" Lao Ye asked the children in front of him with a tone of self-blame and shame as he lay on the wooden bed in the main room.

  "Grandpa, don't worry! Mom has a job and can stay in the hotel dormitory. Li Chao and I can also stay in the dormitory!" Luo Er lay on the edge of the bed, tears streaming down her face, gradually wetting the sheets.

  "Who the hell hit Grandpa?! I'm going to call the police! When I catch that guy, I'll chop him into a thousand pieces!" Lei Chao's pent-up anger suddenly burst out, his clenched fists trembling with rage, but he had no idea who the target was.

  "Our four connected houses can still sell for some money, you take it and sell it to rent a house near the school... Dad's biggest mistake this life is giving you to that useless man, who abandoned you and two children..." Grandpa pulled Li Jinyun and said intermittently, seemingly wanting to say many many words, but having no physical strength to support.

  Li Luo'er didn't listen to her mother's words, and like Li Chao, she took a week off to stay at home with her grandfather, preparing to spend his last days together. However, Lu Xiansheng and Chen Zhiquan couldn't do the same, after all they were outsiders and had no qualifications, so they still went to class every day.

  But this class is just for finding Bai Shi.

  Lu Xuan Sheng paced in the campus, head down in deep thought, without a word, as if the whole world had only him, and no one else.

  Weeping willows swayed their branches in the gentle breeze, butterflies and flowers basked in the sunlight and frolicked, all of which were so beautiful, but he ignored them all. Lu Xiansheng walked alone through the beer flower corridor, sniffing the fragrance along the way, gradually sobering up a bit.

  Looking at this ancient single-leaf door, Lu Xiansheng slightly furrowed his brow, twitched the corner of his mouth, and pushed it open.

  Inside, Bai Shi, who was eating, seemed not to be surprised at all by his arrival. He slightly raised his eyes and then lowered them again, only focusing on picking his favorite fish-flavored shredded meat into his bowl.

  Lu Xiansheng had long expected this situation. Bai Shi's calmness was something he admired, and it was something that couldn't be learned no matter how hard one tried. Perhaps it was the days she spent as a child being left behind, living under someone else's roof, that made her so unusually calm and natural.

  He walked a few steps forward, Lu Xiangsheng moved over a chair and sat down, ignoring the fiery gazes of several girls beside him, staring intently at Bai Shi with an expressionless face.

  "Huh? Still not speaking?" Lu Xiangsheng didn't want to play this silent game with her anymore, and asked coldly with a clear gaze.

  "Isn't this what you've been waiting for?" Bai Shi smiled sweetly at him, her face full of innocence.

  "Why are you doing this? Do you know the consequences of this matter?" Lu Xiangsheng suppressed his anger and tried to speak calmly, but his fists were shaking.

  "I don't understand what you're saying!" Bai Shi's smile was so natural and warm, yet it made people unable to distinguish between true and false.

  "La'er's grandfather!" Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but say it out loud, he was tired of beating around the bush and just wanted to get straight to the point. "You actually dared to lay hands on an old man... haha... I think I underestimated you, or rather, this is not something you can do, what else have you done? Why did you do all this?" Lu Xiangsheng paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "Return the house of La'er's family to them, how much money does it need? I'll give it!"

  Bai Shi looked at Lu Xian Sheng's expression, which was furious but unable to vent, and coldly smiled as he picked up a cup of plain water, saying: "What do you think? Can I do it by myself? Why not? Do you have money or something? Hmm... Don't forget, this isn't your big Shanghai, this is my hometown, Xinjiang - Hami! This place won't tolerate your whims!"

  Lu Xiansheng finally couldn't bear the anger in his heart, stood up and slapped a nearby set of tableware to pieces, pulled the corner of his mouth, looked at Bai Shi, and said coldly: "Alright then, remember this! This matter won't end so easily! If you want to continue, go ahead... I'll be waiting!"

  Bai Shi still smiled and looked at him, not startled by the crisp shattering sound at all, with a proud and complacent face that said "what can you do to me".

  "Hah! Beyond salvation!" Lu Xiangsheng sneered, a hint of despair flashing in his eyes. Since Bai Shi could no longer persuade her to turn back, he had no choice but to make himself stronger. But Grandfather was still lying at home, waiting for the arrival of death - what could he do?

  Lu Xiansheng walked out of the cafeteria, feeling a bit dizzy. He felt that Bai Shi was like a curse, entwining itself around him and refusing to let go. "Headache!" Lu Xiansheng complained, shaking his head as he headed towards the school gate.

  Chen Zhiquan searched for Lu Xiansheng in school for half a day but couldn't find him anywhere. He was getting anxious and was squatting at the school gate, looking around everywhere, when he suddenly saw him appear. He immediately stood up and ran over, shouting "Xiansheng! Hurry!"

  Lu Xiansheng's heart skipped a beat, guessing that something had happened to his grandfather... Before Lu Xiansheng could even ask, Chen Zhiquan was panting and saying: "Mei You Jie took away Li Lao Ye and also Yun Yi..."

  "What's going on?" Lu Xiansheng furrowed his brow and stared at Chen Zhiquan.

  "What's going on here? Are you deaf or something?! Get in the car first!" Chen Zhiquan dragged Lu Xiansheng out while saying that.

  Lu Xuan Sheng took a closer look and found that the car of Feng Yun was parked outside. He steadied his footsteps, walked straight in, and entered the carriage.

  "How come I couldn't find you just now?" Lu Meiyou was a bit unhappy, but in front of the driver, she couldn't lose her temper.

  Lu Xuan Sheng shrugged and said lightly, "I've got some business to attend to. What brings the goddess here? Just now, Zhi Quan said you're going to take away Luo Er's grandparents and parents?"

  "I came over to say hello and leave the key with you. I already know everything that's happened. It's impossible for Lao Ye to have passed away, the medical conditions here are too poor. I'm going to take him back to Shanghai, the hospital has already been contacted. Li Jinyun... uh, Lao Er's mom needs to go with him as a caregiver. Your house is no longer habitable, so I've arranged for a temporary place for you to stay. Please move out as soon as possible! I'll send you home and then head to the airport!"

  "Huh? House?" Lu Xiangsheng felt like he was dazed, unable to distinguish between primary and secondary matters. He rubbed his temples for a long time before reacting, "Goddess sent Grandpa to Shanghai?"

  "Are you only now understanding?" Lu Meiyou stared straight at Lu Xiangsheng, thinking that he would be at least a little moved, but it took him half a day to finally get it...

  "Goddess sent Grandpa to Shanghai......" Lu Xiansheng paused for a moment, trying hard to recall what Lu Meiyou had said earlier.

  "Hey, what were you just doing? Got such a big shock?" Chen Zhiquan looked at Lu Xiansheng with his head tilted to one side, his face full of confusion, really unable to believe that the monster would become so stupid.

  "Goddess sent Grandpa to Shanghai..." Lu Xiansheng muttered with his eyes closed.

  "Right!" exclaimed Lu Meiyou and Chen Zhiquan in unison.

  "What are you arguing about? I haven't finished speaking!" Lu Xiansheng opened his eyes and looked at their bewildered faces, asking: "Is the goddess certain that Grandfather will be in no danger?"

  "Absolutely not! I've shown all the information to our hospital!" Lu Meiyou said firmly.

  Lu Xiansheng's face finally broke into a smile, and he let out a mouthful of stagnant air as he looked at the two sets of keys in his hand, "A house? A car?"

  Lu Mei nodded slightly, looking at his quick change of face, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

  "It seems the goddess knows a lot! Then why not help us investigate who bought Lao Er's house, who injured Grandpa, and whose house it should belong to now?"

  Lu Xuan Sheng's string of questions made Lu Mei You laugh, "These can be discussed when I get back, for now just focus on your studies and living well, take care of Li Luo Er too! She looks much thinner since the last time I saw her..."

  Lu Meiyou didn't dislike Li Lu'er, but she had a knot in her heart. However, she didn't hate her either. After all, she had seen Li Lu'er several times at the Wind and Cloud School during lunch breaks when she went to visit Li Jinyun, and even brought the nutritional milk that the school provided for their experimental class. Sometimes, she would think that this girl shouldn't be in a family like this! If she were in a different environment, she would be happier.

  "Thanks a lot, goddess!" Lu Xiangsheng leaned in and pecked Lu Meiyu's face when she wasn't paying attention.

  "How old are you!? So ambiguous!" Lu Meiyou pushed away Lu Xiangsheng with disgust, but in her heart, it was sweet. Since Lu Xiangsheng's high school days, he had never been so ambiguous towards her before. Several times on her birthday, she asked for a kiss, but he said he was allergic to flowers... just thinking about it made her angry!

  "Miss, Master, Young Master! We've arrived!" Driver Ah Hua stopped the car in a quiet villa garden.

  "Goddess, you're really extravagant!" Lu Xian Sheng hooked his lips into a smile, looking at the villa in front of him, shaking his head and sighing helplessly.

  "Alright! I'm not going to bother with you guys anymore, I'm heading to the airport. Later, I'll get Ah Hua to send Lei Chao and Lei Luo'er over. Tomorrow, take a break and pack your bags, move out as soon as possible! Don't go back to that courtyard again!" Lu Meiyou reminded them repeatedly, seeing Lu Xiangsheng starting to get impatient, she let out a sigh and got into the car.

  Watching the car drive further and further away, Lu Xiangsheng shrugged his shoulders and directly tossed the keys to Chen Zhiquan, "Open the door!"

  Chen Zhiquan caught the key and looked at him with a tilted head, furrowing his brow and muttering: "Neurosis!"

  It has to be said that this small villa in front of me is worlds apart from the small courtyard of the Li family.

  The flat and tidy lawn covers the entire villa's ground with green, leaving no gaps. The American-style design is simple yet elegant. Inside the courtyard, there is a pavilion in the northwest corner, a long chair and a swing hanging vertically on the left side of the main gate. On the wall skirt, there is a flower border over one meter wide, where roses, peonies and cockscomb flowers are competing with each other, emitting a faint fragrance...