“Stop right there! Give me back my things!”
“Or… I’ll call the police and have you arrested!”
Su Wanwan shouted, panting heavily.
She had run all this way it was exhausting.
Finally, she caught up to him.
The little boy was skinny from hunger, wearing tattered clothes, clutching tightly to the items he had snatched from Su Wanwan.
“I…”
“Sister, I’m sorry… boohoo…”
“My grandpa is sick, and I… don’t have money to buy food… boohoo…”
“I don’t want grandpa to die…”
From the boy’s broken words, Su Wanwan pieced together the situation.
Her heart ached.
“No matter what, you can’t steal.”
“Think about it if you get caught, what will happen to your grandpa?”
Cough, cough…
“Huzi… cough, cough…”
“Did you take someone’s things?”
“Grandpa!”
The little boy ran to help an elderly man.
The man was hunched over, dressed poorly, but his eyes were sharp and intelligent clearly not an ordinary person.
“I’m sorry, Grandpa, I…”
The little boy’s eyes were red. He didn’t want his grandpa to die, but there was no food at home, and Grandpa was sick how could he not eat?
“How did I teach you… cough, cough…”
A violent cough reddened the old man’s face.
“Forget it. I don’t need these things.”
Seeing the grandfather and grandson like that, Su Wanwan realized they were in deep trouble.
She no longer cared about the food. She could always buy another portion.
As Su Wanwan turned to leave, the old man hurriedly called out, “Young lady, wait!”
“I really don’t need the things. Keep them for yourselves.”
She turned back. She wasn’t a saint, but she couldn’t bring herself to add insult to injury.
The grandfather and grandson were already suffering what was there to argue about?
“My girl, I can see it you have a kind heart. I don’t have anything valuable to repay you, but I do have this. Take it.”
The old man pulled two notebooks from his chest, handwritten notes filled with medical knowledge.
They contained remedies for various illnesses.
He didn’t have much time left. Leaving them to his grandson might not guarantee their safety, so it was better to give them to someone destined to have them.
“Grandpa, I…”
“Even if you give it to me, I wouldn’t understand it!”
Su Wanwan saw the characters and recognized that the notes were about traditional Chinese medicine but she didn’t know any of it.
The old man handed the notebooks to his grandson. The little boy immediately held them and offered them to Su Wanwan.
“For you, beautiful sister.”
“Our meeting is fate. Whether you and this… are fated, that’s another story.”
Do your best, leave the rest to fate.
Hopefully, this knowledge could be passed on and help more people.
He could no longer continue.
“Wait!”
Su Wanwan grabbed the little boy, stuffed some money and coupons into his pocket, and then ran off.
This was all she could do give them some help.
Whether the old man survived or not was up to fate.
She couldn’t reveal the spatial spring such a thing was too extraordinary, and she couldn’t explain it.
She certainly didn’t want to be captured and dissected for research.
Between saving people and protecting herself, she chose self-preservation.
Clutching the two notebooks, Su Wanwan ran toward the department store.
Lu Xiao, after loading their purchases into the car, went to look for her but she was nowhere in sight.
He asked several people, but no one knew.
Panic set in.
He started searching frantically.
With Su Wanwan suddenly gone, Lu Xiao realized how much he truly cared for her.
He didn’t know when she had walked right into his heart.
After checking several alleys with no luck, Lu Xiao truly panicked. He realized he would need help to find her.
Just as he was about to make a call, he heard footsteps in the distance.
It was Su Wanwan.
“Wanwan!”
Lu Xiao ran over and scooped her up.
“Where did you go?”
“I told you don’t wander off! What if something dangerous happened?”
“I’m sorry, I…”
Lu Xiao let her down and checked her over. “It’s okay, you’re safe.”
“How did you get over here?”
“I’ll tell you…”
Su Wanwan recounted what had happened with the little boy and the old man, including the two notebooks.
“Next time, don’t act impulsively.”
“You got lucky this time. They weren’t malicious. What if it had been someone bad?”
“The things don’t matter. Your safety is the most important. Understand?”
Lu Xiao was sweating just thinking about it.
Su Wanwan quickly nodded.
She knew he was worried about her.
“Come on, I’ll buy another set for you.” Lu Xiao went and bought another set of the items.
The two returned to the Lu residence, hands full.
“Uncle!”
“My nephew and niece are here!”
“Come, let me introduce you. This is your aunt!”
Lu Xiao picked up the two children.
“Hello, aunt!”
“Hello!” Su Wanwan quickly handed out some of the treats she had bought.
“Thank you, aunt!”
“You finally came back.”
Seeing Lu Xiao and Su Wanwan return, the Lu family emerged.
“Wanwan, this is my eldest sister, and this is my second sister.”
“Eldest sister, second sister, this is my wife, Su Wanwan.”
After Lu Xiao’s introduction, Su Wanwan politely greeted them.
“Hello, eldest sister, second sister.”
The Lu sisters were all distinct eldest sister looked gentle, with a warm smile.
The second sister had a feisty personality, sizing people up at a glance.
“Little sister-in-law, welcome back! Come sit. You’ve been out shopping for so long, you must be tired.”
The two sisters were also struck by Su Wanwan’s appearance.
They had seen plenty of beautiful girls in the capital, but someone like Su Wanwan was rare.
Pure and fresh, with a hint of charm no wonder their brother insisted on marrying her.
“Why did you buy so much fabric?”
“Don’t touch that’s your second sister-in-law’s stuff!” Lu Xiao saw Lu Ran going to rummage and quickly stopped her.
“Mom, look at second brother what has gotten into him?”