A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er was stunned for a moment. Sha Lili covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Where did you hear that rumor? How could she have killed someone with her own hands? She shot him with a gun, okay?"

Zheng Zhaohua felt a little embarrassed after hearing this and said, "I see. We are so ignorant that we actually believed such an exaggerated rumor. Please take a seat. I have asked the guest room to send some snacks. Please try them."

Gui'er and Sha Lili walked into the living room of the suite and sat down. Sure enough, there were some cakes and desserts on the table.

Zheng Zhaohua took out two beautifully wrapped gift boxes, one large and one small. He handed the large one to Sha Lili and the small one to Guier.

Then he sat down and said to Sha Lili, "I went to Shanghai on a business trip some time ago. There I saw some very nice imported cashmere scarves, so I bought one for you. I also bought a handkerchief for my sister. Lili, you have been taking care of me."

He is indeed a child brought up by a business family. He is very tactful, well-versed in human relations, and does things very appropriately. No wonder Sha Lili likes him so much.

Sha Lili opened the box and looked at it. She liked it very much and excitedly told Zheng Zhaohua what jewelry she had bought recently and what clothes she had ordered.

Zheng Zhaohua listened to her with a smile.

Gui'er wasn't interested in any of this, and since it was the sweet time of the two young lovers, she didn't want to interrupt them too much, so she said, "I forgot. I still have to go to the department store on the first floor to buy some things. You guys can chat slowly. I'll go back to the pharmacy after I finish shopping."

Zheng Zhaohua quickly stood up and said, "Thank you for coming with Lily."

Gui'er came down from the Wing On Hotel and did not go to the department store. She went straight to the gate, called a rickshaw, got in and asked the driver to go to the pharmacy.

When they reached the alleyway leading to the pharmacy, the driver asked her, "Miss, do you want to get off at the entrance of the alley and walk there yourself, or do you want me to pull you in?"

Gui'er was puzzled. Why would he ask that? But then she remembered that she usually had to walk to the entrance of the alley to hail a rickshaw. She figured he wouldn't want to go down such a narrow alley, so she said, "I'll give you five more copper coins. Take me to the pharmacy."

If it were somewhere else, she would probably have gotten off the bus and walked over, but considering that Xiuchuntang was there, usually where there were brothels, there would be some men with bad intentions nearby who would chat up women walking alone. If they were scolded by others, they would turn around and say, "What kind of good girl is hanging around near a brothel? I thought she was selling herself too."

In order to avoid trouble, Guier would rather spend more money.

When the cart driver heard that he could earn more, he said nothing more and walked towards the alley with his cart.

As they were walking, a few steps past Xiuchun Tower, someone suddenly covered Guier's mouth and nose with a towel from behind.

"Hey, what are you doing? This is my guest!"

"Go to hell, get out of here. You little bitch, you finally got yourself into my hands."

Gui'er wanted to struggle, but she lost consciousness in just a few seconds. She only heard these two sentences, which she felt were spoken by a very familiar voice. At the same time, a very pungent smell of perfume came from beside her. It was an inexplicable and nauseating smell mixed with the smell of sweat and alcohol.

After an unknown amount of time, Guier slowly woke up. She had a splitting headache and looked around. She found herself in a hospital ward.

She was a little dazed. At this moment, Shopkeeper Zhang pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing that she was awake, he quickly hugged her and said distressedly, "Guier, are you okay? Fortunately, we found out early. That damned Young Master Liang actually dared to use a towel soaked in knockout drug to knock you out."

Gui'er then remembered that the person who spoke at that time was Liang Guowei's voice. She was almost at Manager Liu's pharmacy in a rickshaw at that time. He probably came out of Xiuchuntang and went around to the back of the rickshaw to take action.

Guier tried to move her hands and feet. Although she still had a little weakness, she was not seriously injured.

She asked Zhang, "How do you know he did something bad to me?"

Shopkeeper Zhang caressed her head lovingly, checking her for any injuries, and said, "Just then, a druggist came out of the store. Shopkeeper Liu, your legs aren't good now, and you have to rely on people to deliver things to your door. So I thought I'd be a little more welcoming and walk him to the door. But just as I was leaving, he saw you coming over in a rickshaw."

"I turned around and said to Shopkeeper Liu, 'Guier is so hardworking. After shopping with my sisters, she came here to help.' But when I turned around, I saw you collapsed in the rickshaw. The driver was arguing with a man with a head injury. Then two more men rushed out to help the man with the head injury and wanted to take you away. Shopkeeper Liu and I were so scared that we rushed over to argue with them. They even had guns on them. The driver was so scared that he didn't dare to say anything. Shopkeeper Liu and I were almost defeated. We were outnumbered. Fortunately, we get along well with the shopkeepers and neighbors around us. They heard the noise, came out and saw it was us, and hurried to help. Seeing so many people, the three men left cursing. We quickly sent you to the hospital."

Gui'er turned her head and glanced out the window. It was already dark. Normally, she would have returned to the Marshal's Mansion by this time. So she said to Zhang, "I haven't returned yet. I'm afraid the people in the Marshal's Mansion will know."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a "bang" and the door of the ward was kicked open.

Sha Yanxiao walked in.

He rushed to the bedside, took Guier's hand, and touched Guier's forehead. He found no scars or abnormalities, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned to look at Shopkeeper Zhang and said, "Thank you very much for saving my sister. I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Shopkeeper Zhang quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, as long as Gui'er is okay. The anesthesia has worn off now, and the doctor said she can be discharged after one night of observation."

Sha Yanxiao nodded and said, "Thank you. Please go and see Shopkeeper Liu quickly. I'm here."

Gui'er then realized that Manager Liu had not appeared and asked hurriedly, "What happened to Manager Liu?"

Sha Yanxiao told her, "The two thugs Liang Guowei hired were armed. During the argument, the gun went off accidentally and hit Manager Liu in the arm."

When Gui'er heard this, she got up quickly to go and see him.

Sha Yanxiao held her down and said, "The bullet has been removed through surgery. She just needs some rest and recuperation. Manager Zhang will be there to take care of her."

After Zhang left, Sha Yanxiao hugged Gui'er and said, "I was so scared! When the police sent someone to report it, I thought you were the one shot. How dare this Young Master Liang take revenge? I'll kill him."