A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

When Gui Er heard that something had happened to Miss Rong, she didn't want to stay any longer, so she said to Zhao Ruyu, "Sister Ruyu, I've already spent the night away, and my family must be worried. I'll call them and tell them to come pick me up."

Zhao Ruyu said, "Okay, I'll take you there later."

Zhuzi heard it and called Zhao Ruyu into the bedroom and said a few words to her. After they came out, it seemed as if nothing had happened between the two of them, but Guier always felt a little uneasy.

After breakfast, Zhao Ruyu took Guier to the post office.

Gui Er called Song Xichen and told him his location. Song Xichen asked excitedly, "Are you safe now?"

Gui'er said, "I'm safe now. I was rescued by my sister, who was watching the musical with me in the dance hall. Please tell my second brother too."

At this time, Zhuzi appeared from nowhere and stood beside them waiting together.

Gui Er thought for a moment and then said to Song Xichen, "I wanted to go home yesterday, but there were a lot of gang-looking people around here, so my sister and her boyfriend let me stay for another night."

Song Xichen became visibly nervous after hearing this and said, "Are you really safe now? Just say yes or no."

Guier said, "For the time being, yes."

Song Xichen immediately said, "Okay, I understand. You just wait for me right here, don't leave."

After hanging up the phone, Guier said to Zhao Ruyu and Zhuzi, "My family asked me to wait here. Thank you very much for your help." After that, she bowed deeply.

Zhao Ruyi and Zhuzi were very touched and said quickly, "It's just a small favor. Don't be so polite."

Zhuzi smiled and said, "I also told Ruyi that if you can't find your family, we can adopt you. After all, you are so old and eloquent. Even if you don't get married, you can earn a lot of money by working outside, haha."

Zhao Ruyu quickly pinched him.

Gui'er didn't know whether he meant it well or ill, so she could only smile and say, "Haha, my family is really worried."

Less than a quarter of an hour later, two cars suddenly arrived at the post office. The front one was a black sedan and the back one was a military vehicle. As soon as they stopped at the post office, the soldiers in the cars jumped out and surrounded the post office entrance.

Everyone in the post office was shocked. Zhuzi protected Zhao Ruyu, and Zhao Ruyu pulled Guier and wanted to hide at the back, but there was no place to hide in the post office's business hall.

At this moment, the car door opened, and Sha Yanxiao, Song Xichen, and a soldier Gui'er didn't recognize got out. Gui'er quickly broke free from Zhao Ruyu's hand, stepped forward, waved, and said, "Second brother, I'm here."

Sha Yanxiao and Song Xichen hurried forward and pulled Gui'er to their side, asking, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

When Sha Yanxiao saw the bruises on Gui'er's wrist, his face darkened and he asked, "What's going on?"

Guier said, "I was stepped on yesterday while running, and that sister saved me," pointing at Zhao Ruyu.

Zhao Ruyu and Zhuzi were so frightened that they couldn't speak. Gui'er even trembled a little when she saw Zhuzi.

Sha Yanxiao looked at the two of them thoughtfully.

Song Xichen stepped forward and said to them with a smile, "Thank you both for your bravery. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to me. Please accept this small gift."

He handed Zhao Ruyu an envelope, and Zhao Ruyu took it hesitantly. Zhuzi snatched it away, opened it, took a look, and said in a trembling voice, "Gold, gold bars."

Everyone present was stunned, and Gui'er didn't expect Song Xichen to be so generous.

Zhao Ruyi quickly snatched the gold bar from Zhuzi and handed it back to Song Xichen, saying, "Mr. Wu, it's too valuable. We can't accept it."

Song Xichen was stunned when he heard him being called Mr. Wu. He glanced at Gui'er and realized that they must have made a mistake, thinking that they had the same surname as Gui'er. However, he did not deny it and said, "Human life is at stake. It is very valuable that you two can lend a hand in an emergency. If my sister is in trouble, no amount of gold bars can bring her back. You should accept it."

Zhuzi quickly took the gold bar and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wu."

Sha Yanxiao looked at him with an unhappy expression and said, "Okay, let's go."

Gui'er turned around and said to Zhao Ruyi and Zhuzi, "Sister Ruyi, Brother Zhuzi, I'm leaving first."

Zhao Ruyu and Zhuzi nodded repeatedly. Zhao Ruyu said, "Remember to buy some plasters when you go back and apply them to the wounds on your body."

Guier nodded and waved goodbye to them.

After getting in the car, Gui'er asked Sha Yanxiao in confusion: "Second brother, why is there such a big fuss? I thought you called a car to pick me up." Gui'er guessed that the car full of soldiers must have been brought by Sha Yanxiao.

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "The market is still very unstable right now. Come, say hello to my brother. This is He Mulin, the Songhu Guard."

Gui'er said to the soldier in the passenger seat, "Thank you, Brother Mulin, for your help."

The man in military uniform sitting in the passenger seat turned his head and saw that he had almond-shaped eyes, thin lips, a big nose, and protruding ears. Although he was not particularly handsome, he had a sense of majesty and murderous aura. He smiled and nodded when he heard Gui'er's thanks, but there was no smile in his eyes. Gui'er remembered an idiom called "eagle-eyed and wolf-guarded", which she felt was used to describe He Mulin.

He Mulin asked the driver to drive Guier and the others directly back to the villa.

After getting out of the car, Sha Yanxiao had to exchange greetings with He Mulin.

Gui Er took the opportunity to say to Song Xichen, "Brother Xichen, thank you for spending so much money on me."

Song Xichen patted her head and said, "This isn't a big deal. Your life is very valuable, don't you know?"

By this time, Sha Yanxiao had already said goodbye to He Mulin. He walked over, put his arm around Gui'er's shoulders, and said, "Young Master Song is indeed wealthy, but didn't you notice that the man among those two is a gangster? If it weren't for the army keeping him in check, who knows what evil intentions he might have."

Song Xichen smiled and said to Gui'er, "Go back and have a good rest. You must take care of your injuries." Then he bowed to Sha Yanxiao and said, "Young Marshal, I'm leaving."

Sha Yanxiao pulled Gui'er into the villa. The fifth and sixth concubines were playing with their children in the yard. Seeing Gui'er, they nodded and said, "Guier, you're back." The tone of their voices sounded as if Gui'er had just gone out for a walk and came back.

Housekeeper Liu just came out of the house and said with a smile, "Miss Guier, you're back."

Guier smiled and said one by one: "Yes, I'm back."

Unexpectedly, the three Miss Zhangs came to greet her when they heard that Gui'er had returned, saying, "Sister Gui'er has been missing for a day and has suffered outside. Please take care of yourself." Although it was just a few words, Gui'er could feel their sincere concern.

After returning to the house, Sha Yanxiao asked Dingxiang to come over to give her a bath and change her clothes, and to check where she was injured.

As soon as the clothes were taken off, Ding Xiang started to fuss and said, "Oh, Miss, there is not a single good spot on your body."

Gui'er walked to the mirror and took a look. Sure enough, there were bruises of all sizes on her body. They were probably caused by people stepping on her during the riot. She was so nervous at Zhao Ruyu's house yesterday that she didn't pay any attention.

Sha Yanxiao heard the noise outside and asked anxiously, "Is it serious? Change your clothes, I'll take you to the hospital immediately."