CHAPTER 278: CHAPTER 275: CINDERELLA’S COMEBACK 20 (SEPTEMBER BONUS CHAPTER)

Anning, having received the money from Jiang Zhengwei, did not head home.

Instead, she found a jade shop and bought two pieces of jade along with carving tools.

Once home, Anning locked herself in her room and began to carve.

On Monday morning, after running back, Anning handed the two jade pendants to Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu.

"These are for safety, I prayed for them at the temple yesterday."

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu did not even look at what the jade pendants were like, knowing only that this was Anning expressing her filial piety, so they smiled and wore them.

Anning also cautioned them, "Don’t take it off after wearing it, even when you take a bath."

"Got it."

Mrs. Gu’s face was smiling.

She and Mr. Gu were moving some items to their new home today and cleaning up the place, so they could all move into the new house tomorrow.

Moreover, Mr. Gu had also found a shop, already rented it, and was now doing some simple renovations. Once done, they could start the business.

Mrs. Gu felt that life was really good these days, everything was hopeful.

She didn’t know if it was her good mood, but after wearing the jade pendants, both Mr. and Mrs. Gu visibly looked healthier and felt more energetic.

After Anning went to school, she approached her homeroom teacher, Teacher Li.

She told Teacher Li that she wanted to participate in the Olympiad Mathematics competition next year.

Upon hearing that Anning wanted to participate in the Olympiad, Teacher Li became very energetic, "Have you participated before?"

Anning shook her head, "No."

The middle school Anning had originally attended was a normal school with no such competitions; moreover, given her family situation, she didn’t know much about these things.

After arriving at Shengzhe, she was bullied daily, having no energy to find out more about it.

Teacher Li looked at Anning, thought for a while, then asked her to wait, left briefly, and returned with a set of questions for Anning, "Take this and do it, hand it to me tomorrow."

Anning nodded in agreement.

After school, Mr. Gu came to pick up Anning.

He rode his electric scooter, very happy as they headed home, constantly talking, "Your mom bought lots of meat today and made a table full of dishes. She said we’re moving tomorrow, so we have to celebrate today."

Anning had a smile on her face, quietly listening to Mr. Gu speak.

After about five or six minutes, Anning suddenly patted Mr. Gu’s back, "Dad, stop for a second."

Mr. Gu was startled but then stopped the scooter.

Anning jumped off the scooter and walked towards the curb.

Mr. Gu didn’t know what she was doing, so he stopped the electric scooter by the roadside, following her.

"Ningning, what’s wrong?"

Anning found a spot to sit, took out the set of questions Teacher Li had given her, and began to work on them.

Seeing Anning doing her homework, Mr. Gu, cautious not to disturb her, dared not ask or speak.

A gust of wind blew, and Mr. Gu, worried Anning might get cold, stood upwind to block the wind for her.

He had just positioned himself when he saw a car swerving as it came towards them, followed by a loud crash as the car hit the curb.

Mr. Gu watched the scene in horror, sweaty from fear.

He had been riding with Anning just moments ago; if Anning had not asked him to stop, and they continued, given the scooter’s speed, the car might have hit them by now.

It was clear what the consequences would be if a car hit an electric scooter.

Both he and Anning could have been killed or severely injured.

"Ning, Ningning..."

Mr. Gu felt Anning was truly lucky, even stopping to do some questions saved them from an accident.

Looking up at the car, a hint of coldness flashed in Anning’s eyes.

She packed up the questions, took out her phone to call the police: "Is this the traffic police department? There’s been an accident here, the driver might be drunk driving."

"Ningning, how do you know the driver is drunk?"

Mr. Gu listened to Anning’s report, feeling quite surprised.

Anning pointed at the car: "Who drives like that in broad daylight? Look at him, driving as if he’s drunk, it must be drunk driving."

Indeed.

Mr. Gu nodded: "Ningning, you are really smart."

Great, Mr. Gu’s filter has gotten thicker.

Inside a villa in Qing City,

a tall and handsome young man in casual clothes sat on the sofa.

He was holding a mobile phone, and after listening to the report on the other end, he angrily threw the phone to the ground.

"Damn, she didn’t die from the accident, her life is indeed too hard."

After throwing his phone, the young man fiercely gulped down a glass of water, his eyes filled with sinister determination: "Gu Anning, since your existence is an obstacle to others, it would be better if you just vanished sooner."

The young man’s phone was of good quality; it did not break even after hitting the ground.

At this moment, the phone rang again.

He took a deep breath, quickly regaining his composure.

He picked up the phone and answered, "Bo Yang, what’s up?"

Bo Yang’s somewhat silly voice came from the phone: "Come out and play, Ming Hao and I are waiting for you at the usual place."

The young man responded and hung up the phone, then stared at the phone for a long time before finally getting up to leave.

Mr. Gu took Anning home, still shaken, and spoke about today’s harrowing ordeal at length with Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu also turned pale from fright, "From now on, you need to be more careful when riding, okay? We’d rather walk slowly than risk anything dangerous."

"Okay, I understand."

Mr. Gu quickly agreed, "Wife, I think, from now on, we should listen to Ningning more. This child is really lucky, just by thinking of an Olympiad Mathematics problem at that moment, she stopped the car. Otherwise, both she and I might not have made it back today."

Mrs. Gu also felt frightened by the thought.

"Yes, from now on, let’s consult Ningning more regarding anything, our Ningning really is fortunate."

"Lucky, blessed, and brings good fortune."

Mr. Gu added another line.

Qingcheng First Hospital

Xiao Yuan finished a surgery, looking somewhat exhausted as he came out of the operating room.

The relatives waiting outside hurried over: "Doctor, how is the patient doing?"

Xiao Yuan removed his mask, "The surgery was very successful, the patient will be out soon. He’ll be observed in the hospital for a few days, and if there are no problems, he can be discharged soon."

He turned to the patient’s son, "I’ll prescribe some medicine soon, make sure you get it for the patient after going home, and also..."

He gave a few more instructions before heading to his office.

The patient’s relatives kept thanking him.

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, "Alright, just go and get the prescription later."

He changed his clothes in the office, washed his hands and face again, tidied up his hair, and then left.

Upon leaving the hospital, Xiao Yuan saw Zhang Yongxing waiting outside.

"Teacher..."

Zhang Yongxing, holding a notebook, took a few steps forward and walked beside Xiao Yuan, "The work here in Qing City is done, you should now head to the Capital. There are a few patients waiting for you there, and afterwards, you need to spend a few days in Shanghai."

"When is my schedule until?"

Xiao Yuan got into the car.

Zhang Yongxing flipped through the notebook, "You’ll probably need another two months before you can have a vacation."

"That long?"

Xiao Yuan frowned.

"Mainly because there were a lot of patients seen before, and recently we dared not accept more. Otherwise, you might not get any rest until next year."

Zhang Yongxing explained.

Xiao Yuan leaned back in the seat, rubbing his forehead with his right hand, "Try to arrange the schedule more densely, let’s get things wrapped up quickly. Also, has the house been purchased yet?"