Even hybrid monsters have their day

Chapter 229 Asking for help

"You looked like a madwoman just now," Luan Hao casually commented on her behavior.

Geng Miaowan wasn't in the mood for jokes. She sat in the private room looking depressed, unsure of what else she could do to help Lu Shuaishuai.

"Tell me, who exactly is this Xiaoming?" she said, as if talking to herself.

Seeing that she was so downcast, Luan Hao didn't say anything more teasing. "Actually, based on the information you've gathered, I guess he probably drowned."

"drowning?"

“That’s right. Drowned ghosts are usually damper and colder, and as you said, there are often strange puddles and water stains.”

"That's right!" His words were like a wake-up call. Geng Miaowan quickly walked outside, thinking that she might find something if she investigated in this direction.

When Geng Miaowan returned home from the library, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. She dragged her tired body through the door. She searched through all the information but couldn't find any children who lived near Tuanyuan Road and had also drowned, which made her feel extremely frustrated.

"So you still know to come back?" Peng Yuxian was sitting in the living room, looking at the newspaper with a bad expression. Where have you been all day? You didn't answer my calls!

Geng Miaowan took out her phone and looked at it in confusion, then shook the completely black screen at him. "It's out of battery."

Peng Yuxian's expression didn't improve at all. He grabbed Geng Miaowan, who was passing by, and said, "You still haven't told me where you went today."

"I didn't go anywhere, just the library." She automatically ignored the part about meeting Lu Fangtong.

"What are you doing at the library?" he asked, puzzled.

Geng Miaowan raised an eyebrow, "Why are you asking so many questions?"

Peng Yuxian was speechless for a moment. He didn't know why he was asking so many questions. Ever since he learned that her body was different from ordinary people in the hospital, he had been thinking that one day she would suddenly disappear, just like the day she suddenly appeared on the overpass.

He had someone check, but there was no one named Geng Miaowan who matched her. Suddenly, the image of him saying with a half-smile that he had fallen from the sky flashed through his mind, and his face darkened.

"Don't wander around aimlessly from now on. You'll start working at the clinic with me tomorrow." It wasn't a question, but an order. His mood had been fluctuating all day, filled with unease. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He only felt at ease when he had her in a place where he could see her at any time.

If she went to work with him, wouldn't she be unable to do anything? "Why? I think I'm fine as I am now."

Peng Yuxian raised an eyebrow, "You want to get paid without doing any work?"

"I'd rather not take the salary," Geng Miaowan said somewhat stubbornly. She was also in a bad mood because she hadn't found any useful clues.

“If you don’t go to work, I’ll call and report you for not having an ID card.” He paused, then continued, “Or, you can tell other people about the strange things about you.”

Although his tone was light, the threat in it was undeniable.

Geng Miaowan was speechless with anger, "You... how could you do this!"

Peng Yuxian stopped talking.

The next day, Peng Yuxian actually took her to work, and Geng Miaowan could only express her dissatisfaction with the matter by remaining silent.

Peng Yuxian mainly works at the clinic. Although he goes to the hospital occasionally, he only goes there once or half a day a week. He spends the rest of his time at the clinic.

Actually, there wasn't much for Geng Miaowan to do at the clinic. The only thing he asked her to do was to pour tea and serve water to patients when they came in.

Although Geng Miaowan was dissatisfied, she wasn't childish enough to put anything in the patient's tea. She poured two full cups of tea without missing a beat. After entering the office, she put down the tea, glanced at Peng Yuxian, and left as if she didn't know him at all.

Two days passed like this.

That day, in Geng Miaowan's words, Peng Yuxian was inside entertaining customers while she was idly counting her fingers when the clinic door was suddenly opened.

The man rushed to her side like a whirlwind as soon as he entered the clinic, saying anxiously, "Miss Geng, please save Shuai Shuai!"

Geng Miaowan looked up and saw Lu Fangtong standing in front of her with red eyes. Seeing her looking at him, Lu Fangtong quickly said, "What happened that day was my fault, I'm sorry, please save Shuai Shuai."

Lu Fangtong's face was very pale, his chin was covered with a beard, and his eyes were full of panic.

Seeing his disheveled appearance, Geng Miaowan was startled. "Has something happened to Shuai Shuai?"

She hadn't heard from Lu Shuaishuai for two days. Firstly, Peng Yuxian had been forcing her to come to work these past two days, leaving her no time to deal with Lu Shuaishuai. Secondly, after her unpleasant encounter with Lu Fangtong last time, she was afraid that if she went to him again, he would kick her out.

So for the past two days, she has only been discussing with Luan Hao in her mind's eye how to find Xiaoming.

“Shuai Shuai hasn’t been able to eat anything since yesterday, I… I really have no other choice.” Lu Fangtong’s voice was almost choked with sobs.

Geng Miaowan didn't hold what happened that day against him. She glanced back at the closed office door and said to him, "Let's talk outside."

There were several people in the clinic. Geng Miaowan told one of them and then left.

The clinic was on the tenth floor of an office building. The two went to the corridor. The corridor was quiet; everyone was busy at their posts and no one had time to wander around.

It turns out that Lu Shuaishuai's condition has worsened again. He has been eating almost nothing for two days and is now receiving nutritional fluids in the hospital.

Upon hearing this, Geng Miaowan murmured, "How could it be so fast..."

"You said last time that you had a way to save Shuai Shuai, I beg you, you must find a way to save my child..."

"Let's go see Shuai Shuai first!" She took the lead and went out.

When Peng Yuxian came out of the office, he saw that Geng Miaowan's seat was empty. He asked around and found out that she had gone out with a man.

As Geng Miaowan reached the bottom of the stairs, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Peng Yuxian. Afraid he would stop her if he found out, she hung up. Hearing the busy tone, Peng Yuxian returned to his office without a word.

In the hospital, Lu Shuaishuai lay quietly on the hospital bed, his eyes wide open as he looked at Geng Miaowan, his pale face full of joy.

"Teacher Geng..."

He had very dark circles under his eyes, and his cheeks were deeply sunken. Geng Miaowan never expected him to look like this after only a few days apart.

She touched his face tenderly and said, "Shuai Shuai, be good." (To be continued.)