Qingyun's Love: Tiger Boy Falls in Love with a Pretty Lawyer

Ranmo returned home and asked his mother if she knew anything about Min'er's family. His mother just said "hi" and started to criticize the child's parents.

They say that the father is irresponsible and becomes a "stepfather" after marrying a second wife. The stepmother is even more two-faced, and the children suffer a lot living with them.

It seems that the situation of Min'er's family is widely known to the neighbors, but others cannot interfere too much. I just hope that the child will grow up quickly and become sensible so that he can find a way to make a living.

Ran Mo told his mother that he wanted to help the child go to school. His mother's eyes lit up. She didn't expect that her own child was so considerate of the weak, which made her feel relieved.

Then she looked embarrassed because she knew the woman's temper and it was difficult for outsiders to interfere in her family affairs.

Ran Mo knew that this kind of thing definitely required parental consent, but unfortunately the current law did not stipulate nine years of compulsory education, so he needed to think about how to convince them with reason and evidence.

At this time, Wei Hua rushed in from outside. As soon as she entered the house, she shouted: "Something big has happened! Do you know the old Min family in the north front? Their child fell into the well..."

Ranmo and his mother were shocked when they heard this. They were just talking about his family, and something happened. His mother hurriedly asked, "What happened? Was anyone rescued? Was it the older one or the younger one?"

Wei Hua took a deep breath and said, "It seems to be the one called Min'er. He fell in not long ago. Someone happened to pass by and quickly rescued him. I heard that he is still breathing, but he hasn't woken up yet."

Ran Mo felt a pang of pain in her heart. Why was this child so unfortunate? Then a trace of doubt came to her: why did he fall into the well out of the blue? Suddenly, a bad thought came to her.

She hurriedly asked Wei Hua, "Where is the child now?" "He was sent to the town clinic for emergency treatment. The doctor said it depends on whether he can survive the next two days. If he wakes up, it's fine. But if he doesn't, we'll have to wait for his body to be collected."

"Do you know which well he fell into?" "It's the old well at the north end of the town. Not many people usually draw water from there. I don't know how he fell in there."

As Wei Hua said, the town is located in an arid area, making it difficult to dig wells. The only remaining wells are two ancient ones. After the construction of the aqueduct, people began drinking snow and spring water from the mountains, and few drank well water anymore.

Ran Mo instinctively felt that something was fishy. Min'er and she had a connection, so this matter couldn't be ignored and had to be investigated thoroughly.

She told her mother and Weihua that she was going to the clinic to see the child. Her mother nodded. She knew Ranmo was kind-hearted and had studied law, so it was reasonable for her to intervene in such a matter.

Ran Mo walked out of the house, thought for a moment, and decided to go to the scene of the crime to see if there were any suspicious signs.

After walking through several streets and alleys, they arrived at the old well in the north of the town. It wasn't too far from Min'er's home. No one was watching now, making it easier for Ranmo to inspect.

The part of the well that is exposed above the ground is already dilapidated, and the upper end of the rim is bumpy and rough. Compared with a new well with a smooth rim, it should not be easy to slip into it.

The well mouth wasn't big. Looking inside, I saw a pool of still water about two meters below the surface. Dark green moss hung on the well walls.

Ranmo observed for a while, then circled the well. Suddenly, she spotted a small, slender object wedged in the cracks of the nearby gravel. She picked it up and was stunned.

It was a small piece of charcoal. She searched carefully nearby and soon found another small piece. When connected to the previous one, it was clearly the same charcoal pencil.

Ranmo was surprised to find that this pen looked very similar to the one she had given Min'er. The length and the marks left by Ranmo's fingernails when she held the pen all indicated that it was the same pen.

If this is the case, it's hard not to wonder why Min'er would break the pen for no reason? Or...?

A certain image flashed through Ranmo's mind. He couldn't pinpoint it for now. Fortunately, this pen was a clue, so he might as well follow it.

She put the broken pen in her pocket and went to the clinic.

Arriving at the clinic's entrance, I saw a crowd gathered. From inside came the wailing of a woman and the long sigh of a man. The high and low notes moved everyone who heard them.

Ran Mo squeezed in and saw a young man lying on the bed. It was undoubtedly Min'er. An older doctor stood beside him, examining him.

Sitting on two benches by the wall were a man and a woman, probably Min'er's parents.

Ran Mo leaned closer. The doctor looked up and was about to stop her from entering. The two looked at each other, and Ran Mo couldn't help but call out, "Doctor Liang!"

Doctor Liang rubbed his eyes, looked over carefully, and then responded: "It's Ran Mo. Why are you here?"

Dr. Liang was a kind man with a good reputation in the town. Once, Ran Mo scraped his ankle, and because it kept getting wet, the wound became inflamed and difficult to heal. He even walked with a limp.

She didn't tell her mother either. She pretended to be fine when she was in front of her mother, but would limp on again when she was out of her mother's sight.

It's hard to describe what's going on in this child's mind. He could have asked his parents to take him to the doctor, but he insisted on pretending he was fine, which resulted in his injury being delayed.

It was not until later that her mother accidentally discovered it, scolded her, and quickly took her to Dr. Liang for treatment.

Dr. Liang treated her meticulously, cleaning the wound, disinfecting it, applying medication, and bandaging it. She recovered completely in a few days. I regretted not coming here sooner, and I finally understood why I shouldn't shy away from seeing a doctor.

Ranmo was thankful to have met Doctor Liang, who was able to talk her out of it. She told him that she was a teacher teaching the child to read, and that she had rushed over to see the child when she heard about the misfortune.

Doctor Liang nodded and was about to speak when the woman next to him, who was looking Ran Mo up and down, asked suspiciously, "What teacher? How come I didn't know Min'er had a teacher?"

Ran Mo looked over and saw the woman's face powdered white, her lips painted bright red, her eyes wide open. There was something strange about her. Especially that look, it seemed like he had seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't place it.

This must be Min'er's stepmother. Ran Mo said coldly, "It's the one who became my disciple these past two days. I won't charge him tuition and miscellaneous fees, so I won't add any burden to your family."

"That won't do either. If he goes to learn to read, who will do the housework?" the woman cried. Not only Ranmo, but everyone around her shook their heads and whispered to each other when she heard her say that.

Ran Mo was furious. Not wanting to argue with her, he turned to ask Doctor Liang, "Sir, what do you think of this child's condition?"

Doctor Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank goodness we rescued him in time. He's breathing normally now, but he's still in a coma. If he wakes up in the next two days, he should be fine. Alas, how could this child be so careless as to fall into the well."

Ran Moxin calmed down a little. While answering, he glanced at the two people sitting over there.

When Min'er's father heard what Doctor Liang said, a hint of joy appeared on his face, but it disappeared in an instant.

The woman, on the other hand, looked a little embarrassed. Even with her head down, one could see her eyes rolling around. I don't know what she was thinking.

Ran Mo thought of a question and was about to ask it when Doctor Liang said to the two men, "These two days are a critical period. Do you think you should leave the child with me and have a nurse watch over him overnight, or take him home and take care of him yourself?"

Hearing this, the woman stood up and said hurriedly, "Take it back, take it back. It would be much better to go home and recuperate. There's no need to bother the doctor."