"Where are you going?"
Qin Beiting asked as he saw Yu He strap on her backpack and hurry out.
"I need to go to the Qin family's," Yu He replied, then briefly explained what happened to Qin Xinhong.
"I'll go with you," Qin Beiting said, walked into the office, and grabbed his laptop directly.
Qin Beiting drove, and the two headed from Beishi to the old Qin family residence.
Along the way, Yu He's mood was rather somber.
Qin Xinhong's unexplained predicament meant someone was scheming in the dark, trying to prevent her from saving Qin Xinhong's child.
She didn't want Qin Xinhong's child to be harmed. It wasn't out of deep concern for Qin Xinhong, but because if Qin Xinhong had a miscarriage, she would lose a person she could utilize.
Two and a half hours later.
Just as Qin Beiting's car arrived at the gate of the old Qin family residence, his phone, placed on the phone holder for navigation, rang.
The caller ID showed an unsaved number, but Yu He recognized it as Qiao Qiao's at a glance.
As far as she remembered, she hadn't given Qiao Qiao Qin Beiting's phone number.
Qin Beiting glanced at the number, not knowing who it was, and answered. Qiao Qiao's anxious voice came from the receiver, "Hello? Seventh Master?"
He directly handed the phone to Yu He, "Baby, please take this. I'm driving."
"..."
Yu He took the phone, put it on speaker, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Sev... Yu He." Hearing Yu He's voice, Qiao Qiao immediately explained:
"Tiramisu suddenly started vomiting and having diarrhea, the whole pig is listless. I sent it to the pet hospital, but it suddenly became agitated at the hospital, refusing to let anyone touch it.
The vet said it's an anxiety reaction, and the situation is quite serious. They suggested letting its owner come to accompany it for treatment. I thought you were busy and didn't want to disturb you, so I asked my brother for Seventh Master's number."
Hearing this, Yu He's heart clenched slightly. She felt a pang of guilt. She had been temporarily staying in Beishi these past few days and hadn't brought the little piglet with her. The little guy must be angry.
"I understand, send me the address."
Yu He hung up the phone and said to Qin Beiting, "Brother Ting, drop me off here. Please make a trip to check on Tiramisu."
Excessive stress reactions in miniature pigs could be fatal, and she was worried.
She couldn't go, and Chen Dong was still in Beishi. She could only ask Qin Beiting to go.
"I'll accompany you to see Qin Xinhong's situation first," Qin Beiting said, without stopping, and stepped on the accelerator, driving directly from the main gate to Qin Xinhong's courtyard.
He didn't care about Qin Xinhong's life or death; he was only worried that Qin Yongchao would make things difficult for Yu He.
The courtyard was guarded by many servants and nurses, all with stern faces.
"No men in the obstetrics ward. You won't be able to help even if you come in. Why not go quickly and check on Tiramisu?" Yu He unbuckled her seatbelt, got out of the car with her bag, and still urged him, "That's your son, hurry up."
Qin Beiting: "..."
Fine. Anyway, with the capabilities of those people, they wouldn't be able to harm her. Since the young lady didn't want him to go in, he might as well go and see that pig.
The servants guarding the courtyard recognized Yu He as the "Nameless Divine Doctor" and didn't stop her.
Yu He walked all the way into the living room.
In the living room, decorated in a retro style, the atmosphere was even more solemn than in the courtyard outside.
Madam Song, the matriarch of the Qin family, sat in the main seat of the living room with a grim expression. Beside her sat Madam Huang, adorned in pearls and finery. Pharmacist Fang and Aunt Pei stood to the side.
There were also five or six female family doctors and obstetricians in white coats standing outside the master bedroom door.
Yu He didn't see Grandma Yu or Gu Sining.
Her gaze finally settled on Madam Song and Madam Huang. Their appearances remained unchanged from years ago, only with a few more traces of time at the corners of their eyes.
As she appraised them, Madam Song and Madam Huang were also appraising her.
Twelve years had passed, and the young girl with dyed hair had grown into a graceful and elegant young lady.
According to the latest information obtained by Madam Huang through her investigations, after Shu Yun'er died in a car accident, Grandma Yu and Yu He had ostensibly disappeared, but in reality, they had lived in anonymity in the mountains bordering China and Vietnam. It wasn't until last year that the Ye family in Beishi accidentally discovered at the hospital that Yu He was their biological daughter and brought her back from the mountains.
Logically, eleven years of life in a mountain village should have turned a child into a dark and ugly village girl. Yet, the girl before them had exquisite features, skin that shone with fairness, and an aura of cool indifference. She stood there, neither humble nor arrogant, exuding an air of aloofness and distance. Even Qin Xinxuan, who had grown up with excellent education in the Qin family, didn't possess such a refined demeanor.
It was less about Yu He escaping for her life during her years away from the Qin family, and more about her having gone to the mountains for advanced studies, emerging with a transformed appearance!
A flicker of jealousy flashed in Madam Huang's eyes.
"Why are you coming so late!" Madam Song said sternly.
"Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Yu He is still young, her sense of responsibility and foresight are not yet stable. She probably didn't think it was a matter of life and death, so she was negligent," Madam Huang comforted.
These words seemed to be spoken in Yu He's defense, but they were deliberately fueling the fire!
"If this isn't a matter of life and death, then what is? Do we have to wait until Hong'er loses both mother and child?!" Madam Song, with the authority of the matriarch, reprimanded sharply.
The doctors beside them were so scared their legs went weak, fearing the wrath would spill over onto them, potentially leading to lifelong unemployment with a single misstep.
"Heh~" Yu He let out a cold laugh.
Madam Song's face immediately darkened as if ink could drip from it. Madam Huang, seeing this, scolded, "How can you still laugh at a time like this!"
"Fourth Madam is still the same as before, fond of stirring up trouble, inciting discord, and fearing only that the world isn't chaotic enough," Yu He said in a mild tone.
"You! What nonsense are you talking!" Madam Huang's face instantly turned a mixture of blue, red, and white.
As the wife of the president of the Qin Corporation headquarters, she was respected by everyone in the circle of socialite wives. Even Madam Song, the matriarch and wife of the chairman, had never openly and bluntly criticized her in public like this!
Yu He had actually dared to mock her in front of so many people!
Madam Huang recalled the events of the past and was convinced that this little brat had returned deliberately to cause trouble!
She absolutely could not let her succeed!
Madam Song glanced at Madam Huang, who was beside her, twisting her handkerchief in anger, and looked at Yu He with newfound appreciation. She was quite direct.
Having been sisters-in-law for decades, she knew Madam Huang's personality very well. However, as the matriarch of the Qin family, she had to abide by the family rules of brotherly and sisterly harmony. Before Madam Huang committed any major offense, she couldn't do anything to her and could only maintain a pleasant demeanor.
The reason she was angry just now was entirely due to concern for her daughter's safety.
"You haven't..."
"Enough!" Madam Song interrupted Madam Huang and said sternly to Yu He, "Hurry up and check on Hong'er! If you can't save her child, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Madam Huang clenched her handkerchief and forced down the anger in her heart, her gaze towards Yu He seeming to be laced with venom.
Yu He's exquisite face regained its usual cool indifference. She followed Aunt Pei into the master bedroom.
In the room, Qin Xinhong lay on the bed with a pale face. Gu Sining sat on the other side of the bed guarding her. Seeing Yu He enter, he exclaimed with joy, "Nameless Divine Doctor, you've finally arrived."
Yu He, not seeing Grandma Yu, asked, "Where is my grandmother?"
"Immortal Healer Yu personally went to the kitchen to brew medicine," Gu Sining replied.
Yu He nodded, put down her bag, took Qin Xinhong's hand, and took her pulse. Her brows furrowed tightly...