"Are you really my brother?" Tang Mi looked at Tang Xiao's swollen face and asked in shock.
Tang Xiao's facial muscles twitched. "Can't you have some sympathy?"
Tang Mi said angrily, "You want me to have sympathy?
I told you to take care of that rookie, but here you are, contacting me with your communicator and asking me to save you.
And you got beaten up like a pig. What's going on with you? "
Tang Xiao puffed out his chest and endured the pain all over his body. He said proudly, "You don't understand. I'm cultivating. You'll understand in the future!"
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"You don't understand!" Jin Tao said proudly to the panic-stricken Jin Yan.
…
"If you tell anyone about what happened today, don't come looking for me again.
Don't even think about improving your genetic talent, "Lan Jue said.
…
Lan Jue found it hard to imagine that a hospital could be so run-down.
The dilapidated stone building was simple and unadorned. Outside each wooden window were two metal windows. One look and you could tell that this was the oldest architectural style on Planet Skyfire.
The only thing that looked modern was hanging on the main door. It was a cross that flashed with green light.
The green light on the cross was sometimes radiating, and sometimes it was constantly flashing. Even if one was far away, they could still see it clearly.
"Are you sure this is the place?" Lan Jue asked as he stopped the bike.
Zhou Qianlin answered him with action. She got off the bike and walked into the hospital.
Lan Jue parked the bike by the side and followed her in. As a bodyguard, she had to fulfill her duty.
The first thing she smelled when she entered the hospital was the strong smell of disinfectant. This kind of cheap disinfection method was rare in the Three Major League.
All the facilities in the hospital were run-down. Only the white coats of the doctors and nurses that passed by could be considered pure white.
But there were many patients in the hospital. Without exception, all of them were dressed in plain clothes. Some were even as run-down as the hospital.
This was a hospital for the poor.
Before entering, Lan Jue had already confirmed this. This was because Grace Hospital was located in the center of Skyfire City's famed slums.
However, he completely did not understand why Zhou Qianlin would come to such a place. Looking at her agile figure walking in front of him, it was clear that she was very familiar with this place.
Zhou Qianlin didn't stop. She wanted to go deeper into the hospital.
It wasn't until he passed through a dilapidated wooden door that the road ahead suddenly opened up.
This was a simple and exquisite little garden, about two hundred square meters in size. The vegetation inside was not rare, but it was lush and green, full of life.
More than twenty old people were either sitting or standing in the garden.
When Zhou Qianlin walked in, pairs of old, dim eyes quickly landed on her.
The wrinkles on these old people's faces smoothed out as if they had been upgraded in a radiant manner.
"Linlin!" An old granny with wrinkled skin and white hair waved at Zhou Qianlin with a smile.
Zhou Qianlin hurried over. The smile on her face was like a hundred flowers blooming.
"Grandma Meng, why didn't you put a mattress on the stone bench? Your legs can't get cold."
Zhou Qianlin quickly walked over and squatted down in front of the old granny. She held the old woman's hand and said reproachfully.
Grandma Meng chuckled. "It's fine, it's fine. Today's weather isn't bad. It's not cold at all.
Here, grandma left this especially for you. Eat it, it's still fresh. "
As she spoke, the old granny used her trembling hand to pull out an apple from her pocket and handed it to Zhou Qianlin.
The apple's skin was clearly shriveled, but Zhou Qianlin's smile was full of surprise and sincerity. She accepted the apple. "Thank you, Grandma Meng.
Oh, it smells good. "
As she spoke, she didn't even look at the apple. She didn't care if there was any dust on it. She just put it in her mouth and took a big bite.
At this moment, the other old people in the garden also came over to surround them.
"Little Linlin, come to grandpa.
Look, grandpa left some bread for you. "
"What bread?
Linlin, this is tea leaves my grandson brought for me. Grandpa knew you were coming today, so he specially brewed a cup. It's still warm. Take a sip and moisten your throat. "
"Linlin, this is what grandma left for you …"
Almost every one of the twenty-odd elderly people took out something and handed it to Zhou Qianlin.
Qianlin didn't hesitate to accept the gifts. She called out each old man's name affectionately as she accepted the gifts. They weren't precious, but they were filled with the love and kindness of the elders.
Lan Jue stood not far away and watched silently.
She watched as Zhou Qianlin hugged each elderly person, watched as she ate the food and drinks the elderly passed to her, and felt their warmth.
Why?
Why were these elderly people so nice to her?
And where was this place?
"Young man, did you come with Linlin?" An elderly voice suddenly sounded.
Lan Jue turned her head and saw an elderly man in an army green coat. He was leaning on a walking stick and looking at her with a scrutinizing expression.
"Yes, hello." Lan Jue hurriedly replied politely. "Old man, what is this place?"
The elderly man's gaze softened. "This is Grace Hospital, a nursing home in the slums.
Linlin comes here twice a week to do volunteer work.
She's our little elf. To us old folks, every time she comes, it's our holiday. "
Zhou Qianlin tied up her long hair with familiarity and wrapped it with a piece of cloth. A pair of nail clippers suddenly appeared in her hand. She asked the elderly people to sit down and squatted there to cut their nails one by one.
Her eyes were focused, but there was a faint smile on her pretty face. From time to time, she would say a few words to the elderly people, which always made them smile kindly.
"Young man, if you don't mind, have a glass of water."
The elderly man who had spoken to Lan Jue earlier handed her a mottled porcelain cup filled with water that gave off faint steam.
"Thank you." Lan Jue hurriedly took the cup and took a sip.
The elderly man chuckled and made a sound with phlegm in his throat. "I'm going to cut my nails too!" His old body actually walked happily towards Zhou Qianlin.
That girl, she was busy, smiling, hidden by the green. She was the fairy of this garden, a pure and untainted fairy.
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Before I knew it, I was already 34 years old. I really wanted to go back in time, but I couldn't bear to part with the 30 million words I had written in the past 11 years.
In the 30 years of my life, all of you have accompanied me for more than a third of it. Thank you, every reader, for your support and love.
Lao San can only repay everyone with more and better works.
I love you all.