in2ebook Chapter 139 Tanuki is an adopted child
Chapter 139 Tanuki is an adopted child
Li Xi was worried that Jiang Xinghe would get stuck in a dead end and not be able to see the situation clearly because he was in the middle of it. He didn't expect that Jiang Xinghe had already discovered the clues through the residual substances on the portrait.
When Gu Huaizhou once said that Jiang Xinghe was very smart and was a disciple of Edward, Li Xi always felt it was quite fantastical and unreal.
Now I'm starting to believe it.
"Jiang Xinghe, you're quite clever. It seems that even without my reminder, you were able to see the problem."
Jiang Xinghe chuckled, "I still have to thank Sister Xi. Without your trust and gratitude towards Jiang Qingkong, I wouldn't have known about the Fifth Family and my mother's affairs."
"Then let me tell you another piece of news." Li Xi told Jiang Xinghe, "Your father is keeping another wife outside. That woman is Song Yunzhi's best friend. I didn't say her name was Jiang Qingkong."
"Your father had two sons with that woman. They both work for the Jiang family and their positions must be quite high. This shows that they are not young, at least in their twenties."
"Jiang Qingkong is telling you this firstly to express her gratitude for saving her, and secondly because she wants to use you to help her bring down those two illegitimate children."
"Whether you want to be this knife or not is up to you."
After saying that, Li Xi hung up the phone immediately.
She found Gu Huaizhou's chat box at the top of the WeChat interface, and was about to ask him how much longer he would be at get off work when she heard Gu Huaizhou's voice: "Xi Xi".
Li Xi turned around and saw Gu Huaizhou standing in the corridor on the first floor of the inpatient department.
He had taken off his white robe and was wearing a charcoal-black overcoat, holding a thermos in his hand.
Gu Huaizhou handed the thermos to Li Xi, "Didn't you say your throat was a little uncomfortable? I had my assistant make you a cup of monk fruit tea. Drinking some will make you feel better."
Li Xi had just drunk a cup of brown sugar ginger tea, and her mouth was still feeling sweet and cloying. She wanted to drink some light tea to cleanse her palate.
She unscrewed the bottle cap, blew on it, took a sip, and then frowned. "It's a little sweet."
"Is this what monk fruit is like? You've never had it before?"
"No, I used to ignore minor colds, and they would get better in a few days." Li Xi used to live a rough life and didn't take such a meticulous approach to health.
Hearing these words, Gu Huaizhou felt sorry for her. He said, "Although a cold can be cured, taking medicine can make you feel more comfortable."
"I'm a doctor. In the future, when you get sick, I'll prescribe medication with the fewest side effects."
Li Xi wasn't moved at all; in fact, she was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Well, thank you then. You're cursing me to get sick, aren't you?"
Gu Huaizhou tightened the cap on her water glass. "What I wanted to say is, don't take it lightly when you're sick in the future, and don't try to tough it out. You may not care, but I do."
Li Xi then fell silent.
Gu Huaizhou checked the time and said, "Lili should be awake by now. I'll take you upstairs to visit her."
"it is good."
Ying Li has been hospitalized for the past two days. She was acting coquettishly with Li Xi on WeChat, wanting Li Xi to come and visit her.
Li Xi made a special trip to visit Ying Li today, and also took the opportunity to see Gu Huaizhou.
The pediatric ward of St. Anne's Hospital is located in the adjacent West Wing, requiring you to cross a footbridge.
Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou walked side by side on the overpass. The wind was strong on the bridge, and Li Xi subconsciously zipped up her down jacket to her chin.
Seeing that Gu Huaizhou was only wearing a light and soft black cashmere sweater under his coat, Li Xi asked enviously, "Aren't you cold?"
Gu Huaizhou: "It's alright."
Li Xi suspected that Gu Huaizhou was just showing off; he was the kind of guy who valued style over warmth. Taking advantage of his inattention, Li Xi quickly reached out her left hand and touched Gu Huaizhou's right hand.
"Your hands aren't warm either..."
Just as Li Xi was about to pull her hand back, Gu Huaizhou suddenly grabbed it and held it in place.
Just as Li Xi was about to reprimand him, Gu Huaizhou preemptively said, "Xi Xi, don't flirt with me."
After saying that, Gu Huaizhou let go of her, as if the handshake just now was just an illusion.
Li Xi casually put her hands into her down jacket pockets when she suddenly heard Gu Huaizhou ask, "I overheard you mentioning Jiang Zhulang and the Fifth Family earlier. What's going on?"
Since it concerned Jiang Xinghe's mother's privacy, Li Xi could not reveal the details to Gu Huaizhou. He only said, "The reason why Jiang Zhulang married Jiang Xinghe's mother back then was because he mistakenly identified Jiang's mother as Wu Meng, the daughter of the fifth family in Nanyang."
Thinking of the Gu family's immense wealth and global business empire, and their connections with Southeast Asia, she asked Gu Huaizhou, "Do you know about the Fifth Family?"
"If you want to know about the Fifth Family, you've come to the right place by asking me."
Gu Huaizhou not only knew about the Fifth Family, but his Gu family also had some connection with the Fifth Family.
"The patriarch of the Fifth Family was called Fifth Jue, and his wife, Ms. Zhou, was a sworn sister of my grandmother. My grandmother has been gone for many years, and every year on the anniversary of her death, that old lady would call to express her condolences."
This relationship can be described as very good.
Li Xi then asked, "Has the Fifth Dream really been found?"
To everyone's surprise, Gu Huaizhou said, "No."
how come?
Li Xi was somewhat surprised, "But how come I heard that the Fifth Family found their daughter, Fifth Dream, 27 years ago?"
It was precisely because the real Fifth Dream had been found that Jiang Zhulang was so eager to strangle Ms. Chu. "Could it be that the woman who was found back then wasn't the real Fifth Dream?"
"Yes. That woman was just an imposter, a revenge plot meticulously planned by the Fifth Family's enemies. It was only many years later that the Fifth Elder discovered it was a hoax."
"So, the real Fifth Dream hasn't returned home yet?"
"Ah."
Seeing that Li Xi suddenly fell silent, Gu Huaizhou asked her, "Are you suspecting that Jiang Xinghe's mother might be Fifth Dream?"
Li Xi nodded and began to analyze: "Jiang Xinghe's mother's age and the butterfly birthmark behind her ear match those of Fifth Dream. More importantly, Ms. Chu was also adopted by the Chu family."
"With so many coincidences coming together, how would you feel?"
"Since the Fifth Dream who was taken back back then was an imposter, then the real Fifth Dream might be Jiang Xinghe's mother, Chu Xingchen."
Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou said, "That's possible."
After thinking for a moment, Gu Huaizhou said, "I'll tell my grandfather about this later and have him communicate with the Fifth Family."
"Old Master Wu is getting old, and his wife's health hasn't been good lately either. I think what they're most worried about now is their missing daughter."
"It would be a good thing if we could help the old lady find her daughter and grandson before she passed away."
Nodding, Li Xi said, "We should give it a try. What if it really is true?"
"Ah."
If Ms. Chu Xingchen is indeed Fifth Dream, then she died a very unjust death.
"By the way, it's just a common fever. How could Tanuki's condition be so serious that she needs to be hospitalized?"
Gu Huaizhou told Li Xi, "Ying Li was born with a heart condition that is not very healthy. She has cardiomyopathy, and a fever can easily cause heart complications."
"So every time she gets sick, Ying Chengfeng is very worried. This time, her high fever of 39 degrees Celsius caused myocarditis, and she had to be hospitalized for treatment."
Upon learning that Ying Li had a heart condition at such a young age, Li Xi felt sorry for the little girl. "It must have been so hard for Dr. Ying and Mrs. Ying to take care of her all these years since she got this disease."
"Mrs. Ying?" Gu Huaizhou looked at Li Xi in surprise. "Don't you know? Ying Chengfeng has never been married. Lili is his adopted daughter."
"What?" Li Xi really didn't know about this.
"I thought you knew." Seeing that Li Xi was genuinely unaware, Gu Huaizhou found it unbelievable. "Lili is obviously a mixed-race little girl. I thought you already knew."
Li Xi was somewhat amused and exasperated. She said, "I thought Mrs. Ying was a foreign lady..."
"Ying Chengfeng is a non-marriage advocate. Ying Li is a child he adopted while working abroad. It is said that her parents died in an accident."
"Ying Li can't speak because she witnessed her parents' death and developed a psychological problem."
"So that's it..."
During their conversation, the two arrived at the inpatient department of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.
This room is for children with heart disease. Each ward has three beds, and Ying Li's ward is the one closest to the nurses' station.
Ying Chengfeng has been abroad for exchange and study for the past few days, and Ying Li is being taken care of by her nanny and housekeeper, Sister Wang.
Ying Li sat on the bed, holding a Pomeranian plush toy in her arms.
Li Xi immediately recognized that the doll looked exactly like the Pomeranian that Ying Li kept.
It looks like the doll that Ying Chengfeng specially commissioned for Ying Li based on that pet dog.
Sister Wang is coaxing Yingli to drink vegetable and lean meat porridge.
But Yingli was sick and felt unwell, so she didn't want to eat anything.
Sister Wang coaxed and persuaded, "Lili, you need to eat so you can get better sooner and be discharged from the hospital to go home and be with Qiuqiu."
Qiuqiu is the Pomeranian that Yingli raised.
Ying Li frowned, her face showing a deep sense of bitterness and resentment.
She sipped the porridge slowly, as if it were poison.
Upon seeing Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou arrive together, Ying Li's face immediately lit up with a smile.
Noticing Ying Li's reaction, Sister Wang turned around and looked over while holding the bowl.
She didn't know Li Xi, but she recognized Gu Huaizhou.
Every time Ying Li visited the Gu family, it was Sister Wang who accompanied her; she had met Gu Huaizhou before.
"Mr. Gu, you've come to see Lili." Sister Wang quickly put down the bowl of porridge and said to Gu Huaizhou with a smile, "Lili hasn't had any appetite today. Could you please help me persuade her..."
The ward is heated.
Sister Wang took off her coat, revealing a long white knitted dress.
Gu Huaizhou seemed not to have heard what Sister Wang said, and showed no reaction.
Li Xi noticed Gu Huaizhou's unusual behavior and quickly said to Sister Wang, "Hello, Sister Wang, I am Li Xi, and I am Li Li's friend."
"If Sister Wang trusts me, I'll feed the raccoon."
Sister Wang then looked at Ying Li, "Lili, are you willing?"
Ying Li nodded eagerly, her face beaming with joy, clearly showing how much she liked Li Xi.
Wang Jie then handed over the task of feeding Li Xi.
"Miss Li, then I'll trouble you."
Li Xi took the bowl and said, "Lili doesn't have much of an appetite. Sister Wang can go to the supermarket and buy her some candy. It's not too much for a child to eat a couple of candies when she's sick."
Ying Li nodded more vigorously, her eyes lighting up at the mention of candy, and she even made a few hand gestures to Sister Wang.
Sister Wang smiled helplessly and told Ying Li, "Okay, okay, I'll go buy you Liuliumei."
After Sister Wang left, Gu Huaizhou visibly relaxed.
Li Xi sat on a stool feeding the raccoon dog, while Gu Huaizhou stood behind her, keeping her company.
"Lili, come here, let your sister feed you some porridge."
Although she still had no appetite, Ying Li didn't want Li Xi to think she was a spoiled and difficult child, so she frowned and swallowed the food one bite after another.
In about five minutes, Ying Li finished the half bowl of porridge.
After putting down her bowl of porridge, Li Xi opened her bag and took out a few comic books from the bag she was carrying. "I don't know what Lili likes, so I went to the bookstore on the way here and bought a few comic books that are suitable for your age."
"If Tanuki gets bored, she can read comics when she opens the window."
Ying Li happily accepted the comic book, and couldn't help but hug Li Xi and kiss her cheek to show that she liked it very much.
Ying Li noticed that there was a comic book in Li Xi's bag, so she pointed to her bag.
"You want to see this?"
Ying Li nodded.
Li Xi then took out the dark-covered comic book from her bag and told Ying Li, "These are comic stories I drew. The content is rather dark and gloomy, so they're not suitable for children."
"We'll read it when Tanuki grows up." After saying that, Li Xi stuffed the comic back into her bag.
Ying Li quickly made a few hand gestures, but Li Xi didn't understand them, so she looked at Gu Huaizhou for help.
She didn't expect Gu Huaizhou to actually know sign language.
But Gu Huaizhou understood. He translated Ying Li's gesture to Li Xi: "Lili said that she has this at home too."
"You have my comics at home?" This surprised Li Xi.
Ying Li picked up her phone from under her pillow, typed quickly, and then showed the screen to Li Xi: [My dad likes watching "Seven Days of Nightmare." Turns out, Sister Li Xi is actually the great Yun Ge.]
Li Xi was flattered. "Dr. Ying actually likes to read my comics?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou said, "Ying Chengfeng did indeed love reading comics for a while. When he came to the island to treat me, I even saw him using his phone to read comics."
"So he was reading your comics."
At that time, Ying Chengfeng suggested that he watch it too, but Gu Huaizhou thought comics were something ordinary people read to pass the time, and he wasn't interested in watching them.
If he had known back then that comic was Li Xi's work, he should have taken a look at it...
Thinking of this, Gu Huaizhou felt a little regretful.
Ying Li also wrote: "I've already read 'Seven Days of Nightmare,' Sister Li Xi. I'm not a child who can be easily frightened."
"Alright, alright, I underestimated you."
Li Xi patted Lili's little head and said, "Then when you're fully recovered and discharged from the hospital, how about I give you a collector's edition set?"
Ying Li then beamed with joy.
Seeing that Ying Li's hair was a little messy from sleeping, Li Xi said, "Shall I tie your hair?"
Ying Li nodded vigorously.
Li Xi sat by the bed and carefully combed Ying Li's hair, then braided her chestnut-colored, naturally curly hair into beautiful pigtails.
Gu Huaizhou sat in the chair that Li Xi had previously sat in.
He watched this scene silently, a warm feeling flowing through his heart.
If he and Li Xi had a daughter...
The thought that he wasn't even Li Xi's boyfriend anymore made Gu Huaizhou quickly stop his unrealistic fantasies.
After playing with Ying Li for an hour, the two of them finally left.
"You haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll take you back to the film set's hotel after you have dinner." Gu Huaizhou hadn't seen Li Xi for several days and was reluctant to let her go.
Li Xi wasn't going back to the film set tonight, so she suggested, "It's been so long since I've seen Patrick Star. How about we go to your place for hot pot and invite Jiang Xinghe along?"
Jiang Xinghe must have been heartbroken to suddenly learn the truth about his mother's death.
The thought of Jiang Xinghe's tragic death in his previous life made Li Xi worry that Jiang Xinghe might do something foolish.
Gu Huaizhou knew that Li Xi was worried about Jiang Xinghe, and that going to his house for hot pot was just a side trip, but he was still very happy.
"it is good."
"Then I'll have Uncle Cai come to my house now to cook, so we can eat when we get home."
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Back at Lanting Apartment, Li Xi went straight to Jiang Xinghe's house.
He knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time. Just as Gu Huaizhou was about to use his universal room card to open the door, he heard the elevator door open behind him.
The two turned to look and saw Jiang Xinghe walking out of the elevator carrying a case of beer.
The three of them looked at each other.
Jiang Xinghe broke the silence first, asking, "You two got back together?"