Even without needing it to say, Gu Xiqiao was well aware of the defying aspects of the system. As the most advanced artificial intelligence on the planet, it was not surprising for it to have these kinds of capabilities, ’Okay, I know you’re great, but don’t show me, I still value my life.’
"I’m heading over to the hospital in a while, are you going to see Dalin?" She asked as she picked up a pen, scratching some comments on the documents. "These ones still have some problems, look over it again."
Luo Wenlang took the papers from her, and with one glance he also found the problem, the communication between two highly intelligent people were made so much simpler, if the secretary were to see this scene, she would probably puke blood and die. "I just went in the morning, so I won’t be going. I still have to follow Uncle Wang to visit the hacker god later."
Gu Xiqiao had decided from the beginning not to be the one overseeing the matters of the company, and she wasn’t interested in this hacker, as the system spirit had indicated that it could show her all the information on him, he wasn’t mysterious in the slightest.
Let’s go to the hospital and visit the children instead then.
***
As she was walking towards the hematology ward, Gu Xiqiao felt an aura of despair overwhelming the place, to the point it was choking. She let out a small sigh and quickened her steps, reaching Mu Jiatong and Luo Wenlin’s ward room. They two children knew each other, their brothers and fathers also knew each other, so they had simply moved them to a double room for them to stay in.
When Gu Xiqiao reached the ward, there were others inside, and one of them was Shen Nianzhi.
"Miss Gu!" Seeing that pristine face that resembled a stunning painting, Shen Nianzhi was stunned for a moment when she realized who it was, and her mouth moved silently as though she wanted to say something.
Gu Xiqiao flashed her a smile. "Hello."
Then she turned to the two patients on the bed, and was pleasantly surprised to see that their physical conditions had improved. Although their bone marrow had yet to be replaced, they didn’t look sick anymore on the surface.
"Sister Gu." Their faces lit up when they saw who it was, a joyous expression on their faces, especially Luo Wenlin, who took out a drawing of her person. Smooth, white fingers picked up the drawing, and from a professional perspective, it did have some resemblance, and Gu Xiqiao praised it loudly.
Luo Wenlin’s face flushed from embarrassment and pleasure, but then he was taken aback when he looked at Gu Xiqiao again.
Mu Jiatong pointed at Gu Xiqiao’s shoulder. "What a beautiful bird!"
The praise lifted Xixi’s heart, and it immediately flapped its wings in front of Mu Jiatong, trying hard to imitate the image of a stupid bird. "Hello, little beauty. Hello, little beauty."
"It’s a parrot!" Luo Wenlin said, examining the feathers with a curious face, "The feathers are pretty! And it can talk!"
"Hello, handsome!" Xixi turned to Luo Wenlin, it knew how to act well, using ’chirp chirp chirp’ to replace the other words it wanted to say.
Having found something new that was interesting and entertaining, the two children had a great time. Half an hour later, the nurse came to collect them for them to replace IV drip, while Gu Xiqiao and Shen Nianzhi waited outside.
[Ding! Random mission activated: Participate in the International Exhibition and win glory for the country!]
[Mission completion reward: 300 points!]
At this time, Shen Nianzhi had finally found the courage to raise her head, looking at Gu Xiqiao, "Miss Gu, I know what you’re capable of, can you, if possible..."
"Give a painting to you?" Gu Xiqiao guessed, tilting her head to the side, her clear eyes sparkling like crystal, a soft smile on her face and her eyes curved into a crescent shape.
Although she was surprised that Gu Xiqiao had guessed her intention, Shen Nianzhi opened her mouth to explain in a hurry, "Miss Gu, please be assured that we will not be claiming credit for the painting! There’s an international exhibition that is held once every ten years soon, and for our country... there are only a few spots. Mr. Sima has selected his disciple to participate, and he is giving you the remaining spot, so..."
Shen Nianzhi trailed off, she knew that her request was outrageous, but she couldn’t help it. Even the people like Sima Jun couldn’t reach Gu Xiqiao, and she was the only one who could occasionally meet her.
Though she didn’t understand how Gu Xiqiao could hide and stay under the radar so well, she also didn’t understand why Sima Jun didn’t come in person when he was aware she was in N City.
After a while, there was still no change of expression on Gu Xiqiao’s delicate face. Shen Nianzhi’s eyes dimmed, and she slumped down slightly, "Miss Gu, I’m sorry, I..."
"Alright, I promise I’ll have one for you." Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she blinked, and she gave a small sigh. Taking up her phone to check the time, "It’s a bit too late tonight, I’ll have Jiamu pass it to you tomorrow."
"Eh?" The sudden acceptance stunned Shen Nianzhi for the moment, staring at Gu Xiqiao for a full minute before replying with an overjoyed tone, "Thank you, thank you so much, Miss Gu!"
She felt her heart bursting with excitement, itching to tell the dean the good news the first chance she was able to!
Gu Xiqiao fiddled with her phone, when she had initially heard the name Sima Jun, she was extremely reluctant to hand a painting over to them. Sima Jun had been Gu Xijin’s teacher in her previous life, and she vaguely recalled the first time she had met his disciple, Mu Yunfan.
["You’re Gu Xiqiao?" A young man said, his face was defined, with a glow that reminded you of jade, and an indifferent expression on it. His voice was nasal like and grated harshly on her ears, and he had a pair of eyes that were midnight black. There was a hint of undisguised disgust in them that spoke of how he felt his pure, white hands would be tainted if his eyes lingered too long on her.
At that time, Gu Xiqiao didn’t know what Gu Xijin had said about her, and she only spared a quick glance at Mu Yunfan, before leaving the office without a word. If Mu Yunfan had a weird temperament, then Gu Xiqiao had an even weirder one at that point in time, even if she pissed anyone off, it was of no consequence to her.
Behind her, Gu Xijin’s gentle voice could be heard. "Senior Yunfan, don’t be angry, my sister’s personality has always been like that. Please forgive her? I’ll give you the ’Starry Sky’ piece that I’m almost done with if you will."
Gu Xiqiao, who had yet to leave the area, smiled coldly then. Give it to him? Then there wasn’t any reason to paint it well.]
"Sister Gu, what are you thinking about?" Mu Jiatong asked, shaking Gu Xiqiao’s arm.
Gu Xiqiao snapped back to reality, and gave Mu Jiatong a reassuring smile. "It’s nothing, I just recalled some memories that were unpleasant."
Luo Wenlin pulled Mu Jiatong aside, smiling at Gu Xiqiao. "Sister Gu, the doctor in charge of us has asked for you." Since both their families were not present, having Gu Xiqiao go wouldn’t make any difference in their eyes. Shen Ninanzhi had been called away during the time when Gu Xiqiao was lost in her memories.
Luo Wenlin and Mu Jiatong’s doctor was a matured man, he took the forms and handed it to Gu Xiqiao. The families of the two patients were special, and their parents were very generous, donating large sums of money to the hospital. The doctor was not one to beat around the bush, getting straight to the point, "We’ve identified a suitable donor for Mu Jiatong, but none for Luo Wenlin yet. Since he has the rarest blood type, which is the Rh blood type, there are very few who meet this requirement, and even less that would be willing to donate their bone marrow. Please prepare yourselves for any eventually."
[Beauty Qiao, are you looking for a bone marrow donor?] The system spirit flew out again, [I’ve already said before that you can always ask me for anything.]
Before Gu Xiqiao could say anything in response, a transparent panel had appeared in front of her, lines and lines of codes appeared on it, going through the databases of major hospitals. The speed of the information scrolling pass was too fast, even for Gu Xiqiao’s eyes. Suddenly, the scrolling bar stopped and one person’s information appeared on top, and it seemed to be Luo Wenlin’s.
[This is Luo Wenlin’s information and history, I’ll search globally, I’m sure I’ll be able to find a lot of suitable people.] Once the system had finished its words, the information on the screen started flying at high speed again, its delicate and cute face on the spirit looking to be very proud of itself, [I’m telling you, Beauty Qiao, with my abilities, I’ll be able to find a bunch of them in less than three seconds...]
The system spirit trailed off, suddenly stopping everything.
’What’s wrong?’ The beauty rolled her eyes then raised an eyebrow. ’Did you get stuck?’
The system spirit took a while before it responded, [That’s not it, I found something interesting. This is the results of the paternity test that the Gu family did between you and Gu Zuhui.] Saying that, a piece of document with the result was displayed on the screen.
This was something Gu Xiqiao was well aware of, otherwise, how would Gu Zuhui have brought her home without it?
[The important thing isn’t that, it’s the fact that you’re also of Rh blood type, Beauty Qiao, and it seems like it’s a match with Luo Wenlin.] The system spirit’s face grew serious, [Your Rh blood type is inherited from Gu Zuhui, and having analyzed the genetic data of the both of you, I think you should do a paternity test between Luo Wenlin and Gu Zuhui.]
"...I’ll ask Wenlang." Gu Xiqiao walked out of the hospital, lifting her head to look up into the darkening sky, "I can’t really accept this, I’ll think about it."
Based on Gu Zuhui’s attitude of fooling around, it wasn’t impossible. Placing her phone back in her pocket, she thought the painting ’Looking Homeward’ was in her inventory. Once she managed to find a secluded area, her hands flashed white and the painting appeared at her slender fingertips.
Gu Xiqiao carried the painting and headed to find Yao Jiamu, and the painting that would fetch at least an eight-figure sum was casually handled by her. If Shen Nianzhi was watching the way she treated the painting, she would probably cry at the heartache of it.
Yao Jiamu’s house was in the alley, and after walking for a while, she came upon two figures arguing, a piercing female voice was the first thing she could hear.
"Yao Jiamu, you have nothing, living in this sort of place, and you say you can give me a future? With what, the empty words that you’ve been spouting? Wake up! Young Master Wang is my current boyfriend, look at this car that he bought, do you have one? You have nothing! I’m begging you, stop disturbing me anymore, alright? Take this sum of money as a break-up fee, and let’s part ways amicably!" A girl who had heavy, vivid makeup on her face exclaimed as she pulled out a wad of cash from a famously branded bag she was holding, leveling a cold look at Yao Jiamu.
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