Chapter 645

Gu Lao's tone was rather urgent. As soon as the call connected, he immediately said, "Mu Ting, come over quickly. Xia Xia has had an accident. I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of her. You must come quickly; we are at the county hospital. Bring your family doctor with you!"

Qiao Muting gripped his phone tightly, his expression icy and grim.

He immediately hung up the phone, called Zhang Tezhu, and also quickly had the family doctor rush toward the highway exit.

On the road, Zhang Tezhu's heart was in his throat. He looked at Qiao Muting, whose facial muscles were taut, and said, "The county hospital says that Madam has been unconscious the whole time and they can't figure out the situation. Their medical facilities are limited, and in her current state, they don't dare to rashly transfer her."

No one had expected such a sudden incident; everyone was caught off guard, and even Gu Lao was still in a daze and filled with guilt.

Just a moment ago, he had made several calls to his boss.

"Dr. Guo got on the highway before us and has already rushed over," Zhang Tezhu added immediately.

Qiao Muting's handsome face was somber. "Mm."

He glanced at the driver, his voice so cold it made one's heart tremble. "Driving this slowly?"

The driver immediately slammed on the accelerator.

The car's speed practically took flight.

Zhang Tezhu secretly observed his boss from the side.

The way his boss looked so worried, he definitely had feelings for Shu Xia.

Yet, his boss simply refused to admit it.

However, now was not the time to think about such things. He was also incredibly anxious. Shu Xia was so kind, and this time she had even gone to help someone; she absolutely could not have anything happen to her!

Otherwise, if Old Madam Qiao found out, her health certainly wouldn't be able to take it.

At the same time.

Inside the county hospital.

Many experts from the hospital had come to examine her.

Even an old traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in the county had been invited over.

Unfortunately, at most, everyone could only tell that Shu Xia's body was somewhat weak, with no other issues.

But Shu Xia's complexion was incomparably pale, and no matter who called her from the side, she had no change in expression; she looked as if she were merely asleep.

Chen Lao stood to the side, blaming himself. "It's all because of this old man's affairs that this girl has been implicated. Go look again—isn't there a famous fortune teller in the county? Find him and bring him here!"

The servant caring for Chen Lao immediately left the ward to make calls and find the person.

Gu Lao kept watching Shu Xia, his eyes somewhat red. "Xia Xia is a very kind child. I just asked her if she could come over to help take a look, and she agreed without a second thought. Even knowing that this kind of thing is dangerous and might hurt herself, she didn't hesitate at all. Even I, when I was young, might not have been able to be so fearless. Zhong Jiejie really raised this child very well!"

It's just... if something happened to Xia Xia, when Zhong Jiejie returned, he would have no face to see her.

And he wouldn't be able to answer to Mu Ting's grandmother either!

The two old men were anxious beyond measure for a time.

Before Qiao Muting and the others arrived, they had thought of every method they could think of, and the people in the hospital had also thought of every method they could.

As a result, Shu Xia's complexion only grew whiter.

Her body temperature also grew lower and lower.

It was as if...

No one dared to say those words out loud.

Chen Lao blamed himself once again: "It's all my fault. Why did I accept that thing? When I was young, I would still be on guard against people, so why, now that I'm old, did I instead trust others easily and invite this disaster? I've harmed these children. I've lived to this age and don't care about anything anymore; the only things I care about are these children."

"Sigh, don't blame yourself; it's bad for your health. I believe Xia Xia will be fine; she is a good child and is blessed." Gu Lao glanced at Chen Lao, seeing that Chen Lao's face had also turned pale and that he was exhausted and full of self-reproach, and he gently persuaded him.

Chen Lao sighed. "How can I not blame myself? Before this child fainted, she was still reminding us what we should do, fearing that we would be hurt. And it is precisely because of her that I finally understand why so many things have happened to my family over the past two years. I must find the person who harmed me!"

"More than two years have passed. When he approached you back then, he had ulterior motives; now he must have gone into hiding and won't be easily found by you." Gu Lao's expression was grave.

Who exactly was this person hiding in the shadows and harming others?

Just then, a figure arrived, accompanied by a wisp of cold wind.