Chapter 19: The person rescued was his young nephew?

Everyone knew she had been in poor health since childhood.

Zhao Jingwei and another girl immediately rushed to support her, asking with concern, "Chenchen, are you okay?"

"Why did your chest suddenly start hurting?"

Seeing that she had successfully pulled Fu Ge's attention back to her, Qiao Chen spoke in a low voice, her face pale, "I don't know, it just suddenly hurts so much."

Fu Ge could no longer worry about the soaking wet Qiao Nian. With a grim expression, he scooped her up in his arms and said to Zhao Jingwei and the others, "I'm taking her to the hospital!"

"We're coming too!"

Having just been scolded by the righteous old man, Zhao Jingwei and the others felt too embarrassed to stay, so they took the opportunity to follow.

Fu Ge and his group quickly pushed through the crowd and left.

...

"Cough, cough!" Seeing the little boy vomit the water out of his stomach, Qiao Nian removed the acupuncture needle from the back of his neck and breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did her own neck begin to feel a burning sensation.

She wiped the painful area and looked down, only to see her hand covered in blood.

The little guy must have gripped her too hard when he was scared, his nails tearing her skin like this.

The old man, who had just finished lecturing Qiao Chen and the others, noticed the wound on her neck and said worriedly, "Little girl, your neck is all torn up. Go to the hospital later to disinfect it so the wound doesn't get infected!"

Qiao Nian didn't care about this small amount of blood. Before Qiao Chen had recovered, she used to have 300cc of blood drawn every month to sustain Qiao Chen's life; this little bit of blood was no different from a mosquito bite to her.

"I'm fine."

The old man was still uneasy, muttering worriedly as he walked beside her, "You should still go to the hospital to have a doctor check you. The river water is dirty, and your wound is on your neck. It'll be trouble if it gets inflamed!"

"By the way, little girl, do you study Traditional Chinese Medicine? I saw your acupuncture technique; it was very practiced, not like a novice. You shouldn't be in university yet, right? Is someone in your family a TCM practitioner? Your grandfather or grandmother?"

In his generation, those who knew TCM were highly respected, and everyone believed in it. It was only as technology advanced that Western medicine gradually became the first choice, causing TCM clinics to decline.

Having seen Qiao Nian's skillful acupuncture technique and noting her young age, he asked out of curiosity.

"...No, I just poked around a bit. I just got lucky."

A continuous buzzing sound rang in her ears.

With a headache, Qiao Nian found some paper in her bag to wipe the blood from her neck, answering the old man absentmindedly.

The person had been rescued, and she had school tomorrow; she still needed to go buy some things!

Just then, a commotion broke out in the crowd, as if someone had entered from behind.

Before she could even look up, she heard a familiar voice.

"Qiao Nian?"

That voice?

Qiao Nian looked up toward the sound, and her head immediately began to throb.

Why was it that 'friend' of Jiang Li's again!

Ye Wangchuan arrived at the scene like a bolt of lightning. Seeing so many people gathered under the bridge, he knew Ye Qichen must be there.

He was afraid he wouldn't hear good news, but his powerful self-control forced him to stride forward. The scene before his eyes was much better than he had imagined!

Ye Qichen was lying on the ground with his eyes tightly shut, but he was still breathing, his body curled up as he coughed continuously, spitting out water.

Just a step away from him, a girl was soaking wet. Her porcelain-like skin was almost transparently pale, her jet-black hair was tangled around her snowy white neck, and her drenched clothes clung to her body, outlining her curves. Those dark eyes looked toward him in shock when she heard him call her name, appearing somewhat... impatient?

Ye Wangchuan never expected to encounter such a scene upon arriving.

His subordinates had already quickly checked Ye Qichen's condition and reported to him with a sense of relief, "Master Wang, the young master is fine. He hasn't been in the water long and was rescued in time; he's just unconscious from choking on water..."

(End of Chapter)