"Ms. Wen." Lu Yao was also surprised, "Do you still remember me?"
Logically speaking, customers who have been to the furry shop basically have no related memories.
Except for the special ones Jiuhua and Qingmei.
Patients and their families were coming and going in the corridor, as were nurses and doctors. Soon someone recognized Wen Jingyi, and his eyes widened and he covered his mouth, looking incredulous.
Wen Jingyi put on her sunglasses again, sat down next to Lu Yao, and whispered, "I'm still confused. I just passed by and saw you and I thought you looked familiar. I thought about it for a long time, and when I chatted with Xiaoshi, it was like a lock was opened in my mind, and the memory slipped out like a dream. I thought I was hallucinating, so I hurried over to find you, and when I saw you, I remembered everything."
Lu Yao was also surprised and asked, "What happened to Xiaoshi?"
"Shi Xiao" is the actress's affectionate name for Prince Shi.
It is said that I am very resistant to this title.
Wen Jingyi waved her hand, telling her not to worry: "It's just a little stomach problem, it's not a big deal. Are you here to visit a friend? Or do you have other plans? Come to my place later and have dinner together?"
It would have been fine if she hadn't remembered it, but when her memory returned and she recalled her experience in the furry shop, Wen Jingyi had only one thought - she wanted to go there again.
This was originally an uncontrollable thing for them, but after meeting Lu Yao here, everything became something they could wish for.
If the shop owner could come from the deep sea to this cramped and crowded steel city on the water, he must have a way to take them to the deep sea again.
Perhaps because she had just recovered her memory and was too excited to see Lu Yao again, the actress did not think of Qingmei for a moment.
Lu Yao pointed to the ward behind him and whispered, “We came to visit Qingmei, but we still have some things to deal with, so I’m afraid we can’t keep your appointment.
When Qingmei's name was mentioned, Wen Jingyi immediately remembered that she had accepted her commission at the Furry Shop, and her expression changed several times: "Qingmei is hospitalized here, what's going on?"
At this time, Du Shan and his wife came over and glanced at Wen Jingyi.
The two have lived on the farm for a long time and are busy with farm work on weekdays. They watch TV dramas and movies during their rest time, but neither of them knows Wen Jingyi.
Because actress Wen had only been active on the big screen before.
The Dushan couple only felt that this woman was well-dressed and had a strong aura, and she was obviously a rich person who was not easy to mess with.
Zhang Hong took a quick look and then looked away, feeling a little uneasy. She couldn't understand how her honest and stupid daughter could know such a person.
Du Shan lowered his head, his eyes rolling, and turned to Lu Yao, changing his previous attitude: "I haven't heard Qingmei mention that she has a friend before. I'm sorry to bother you to come and see her. Now that she is awake, there must be no big problem."
They had just called the man to inform him, and after the doctor's examination, they discharged him from the hospital and took Qingmei back to the farm immediately.
In order to avoid obstruction from these people, they planned to persuade Lu Yao and his group to leave.
Lu Yao sat still: "We did come from far away, just to see her. We are very good friends with Qingmei, so uncle and aunt don't have to worry about it. After she finishes the examination, we will talk to her and leave."
Unable to drive the people away, the Dushan couple had tense faces and awkward smiles.
At this time, the door of the ward opened, and the Du Shan couple immediately walked over and blocked the door.
The attending physician called the two away, apparently to discuss the condition.
Lu Yao took the opportunity to enter the ward.
Qingmei was lying on the bed with a plaster cast on her leg and a wooden board tied to her left hand, unable to move. When she saw Lu Yao's face, her eyes turned red: "Shopkeeper, you really came to see me."
Lu Yao sat down beside the bed, held her hand and comforted her: "Don't get too excited, your body is not well yet, take good care of yourself first."
Qingmei was still confused when she woke up. During the physical examination, she remembered everything and shook her head weakly, "I will never get better. They are going to take me back to get married, and I will stay on the farm for the rest of my life."
She was in so much pain that she couldn't calm down. Her voice was weak but her words were clear as she began to speak slowly:
"At first they lied to me that my mother was ill and couldn't work, and they wanted me to take leave and go back to take care of her for a few months.
“I called my friend who stayed in the village and she said my mother was fine, so I declined.
“I didn’t expect they would come to the city to look for me and cause trouble at my workplace. I was really pissed off.
"Faced with strange looks from my superiors and colleagues, I took half a day off and found a hostel to house them. I also learned that they wanted me to go home and get married.
"I don't want to get married and I don't even know the person they are talking about. After a big fight in the hostel, I returned to my residence, really angry and tired."
…
Outside the door, the Du Shan couple argued with the doctor for a while and insisted on discharging Qingmei from the hospital.
The family members had strong wishes and the patient was conscious, so the hospital could no longer force him to stay. Dr. Xie reluctantly issued the discharge procedures.
Du Shan and Zhang Hong had no money left, so they went back to the ward to ask Qingmei for money. When they heard her complaining to Lu Yao, Zhang Hong started swearing and tried to rush over to cover Qingmei's mouth, but was stopped by Lu Yao.
Du Shan rushed forward and wanted to attack, but Harold came in and picked up Du Shan and his wife and took them aside, one in each hand.
Wen Jingyi and Jiuhua, who were waiting outside, also came in to help, and found that the man had been restrained and was standing still.
There was a young man living next to Qingmei's bed. He was sleeping before, but now he was receiving an IV drip.
He was browsing his phone out of boredom when he heard the girl in the next bed talking and couldn't help but look over.
He had been in the hospital for four or five days and had been in this ward the whole time. He could tell to some extent that the girl's parents were not very kind to her.
The person remained unconscious, and the woman looked impatient when taking care of her, often huddled together with the man and whispered.
When the Dushan couple came back, he felt that things were going to get bad and there would definitely be a big fight.
Who would have thought that the girl’s friend was so strong and could control the person directly? The most incredible thing was that the next second, the movie queen Wen Jingyi actually appeared in this ward.
The man on the IV drip is called Chu Jing, nicknamed Jingjing. He is a game anchor and a fan of Wen Jingyi.
Not to mention that Wen Jingyi was only wearing sunglasses, even if she was fully armed with only her hair showing, he would be confident that he could recognize her at a glance.
Chu Jing's brain went blank for at least three minutes. When he came to his senses, he stared at Wen Jingyi. It was like fireworks were going off in his mind. One moment he felt unbelievable, and the next moment he felt that this was an opportunity.
He picked up his phone and secretly took a few photos without being discovered. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but open a small window on the social software to live broadcast.
In an instant, tens of thousands of viewers poured into the live broadcast room. Chu Jing felt a little nervous, but more excited.
He seized a miraculous opportunity.
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A large number of entertainment reporters and paparazzi rushed into the hospital carrying long wooden cannons and short guns.
Not long ago, someone broke the news online that the movie queen and the Crown Prince Shi appeared in the hospital. To increase credibility, a clear side profile photo of the movie queen was attached, and the entertainment media immediately came to the rescue.
The actress has just won the leading female role in director Qin's next film, and it is said that this film is aimed at winning awards.
As soon as the news came out, rumors began to spread online that the film queen had fallen out of favor in the wealthy family and had to start working just six months after her marriage, making her the fastest-falling-out stand-in in history.
But she suddenly appeared in the hospital with her husband of half a year. Could it be that there was news about her pregnancy
Whether it is Wen Jingyi's career direction or the private affairs of wealthy families, they are all very discussed topics, and it is normal for them to attract media attention.
However, the hospital is a public place after all, and these media people were stopped by security guards downstairs and were not allowed to go upstairs.
The majority of the media were blocked, and only a few clever media personnel quietly left the crowd, changed their clothes, and slipped into the hospital with more covert filming equipment.
The group of people who successfully boarded the elevator were very excited, hoping to get first-hand information about the actress' pregnancy check-up and make big news.
The assistant carrying the equipment held the phone in one hand and habitually checked the reactions of netizens. The news that the actress appeared in the hospital was released anonymously, and the account that first posted the update on the social software had more than 100,000 comments.
The assistant kept scrolling down and suddenly saw a comment: "Don't be silly, go to the next live broadcast room, the anchor met the queen in the ward, it's live now!"
There was a thoughtful link under the comment, and the assistant clicked it and said in a lost voice: "Boss, the queen of the film is live streaming!"
!!!
Several people gathered around the young assistant as if struck by lightning.
The name of the live broadcast room is "Jingjingsmile", and the host is an unknown little anchor.
But at this point, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room has exceeded two million and is still rising.
The most important thing is that the film queen Wen Jingyi really appeared in the live broadcast.
But she just stood quietly in the corner, without saying anything or moving, her eyes fixed on the girl who was talking beside the bed in front of her.
When netizens first came in and saw Wen Jingyi, they chatted lively for a long time. Because there was no interaction, everyone's attention gradually turned to the people who were talking in the screen.
"When I was little, they said it was useless for girls to study because they would stay on the farm to cut grass when they grew up anyway. But I wanted to study, so they told the teacher that I was in poor health and might get sick at any time if I stayed in school. I stopped going to school at the age of fourteen. But I didn't want to stay on the farm, so I secretly followed the delivery ship out and bought a temporary resident card in Yeguang City. I started as a porter at the dock and became a long-term worker. Later, I worked as a waiter, washed vegetables, and delivered takeout in a restaurant... I worked hard to save money and then take the exam.
"It took me ten years of continuous learning and self-improvement to finally get my current job. Three months ago, I passed the final assessment and got the official resident certificate of Yeguang City. I finally achieved my long-cherished goal. Now thinking back, it was all my fault for being too arrogant that day. I called them back out of joy and sent them some money, which reminded them that there was someone like me...
"After the fight that day, I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as I got home. But they came over in the middle of the night, making a lot of noise and telling the neighbors about me. I was so angry that I just wanted my mother to stop making noise. But she was stronger than me and pushed me away with her backhand. I felt my waist hit the fence and my body flew up in the next second."
Qingmei's tone was calm, but tears slid down the corners of her eyes, leaving long trails and soaking the pillow.
Zhang Hong couldn't break free, so she yelled, "Girl, why are you so fond of lying? We are obviously doing this for your own good. If you don't get married like this, what's the point of you in the future..."
Harold was holding one person in each hand, which was a bit inconvenient.
Jiuhua took out a handkerchief from her pocket and stuffed it into Zhang Hong's mouth.
The audience in the live broadcast room just switched in and had no idea what was going on.
[Why are you arguing? I just want to see the actress, everyone else please get out of the way.]
[Ah, is this the girl who fell from the building and fainted? The news said that she disliked her parents who came from farms... ]
[I also remembered that I saw that news... ]
[What is she talking about? How can children dislike their parents? She didn't reflect on herself after falling like this, and she even lied and slandered her parents. She deserves it.]
Preconceived ideas can easily affect judgment. These netizens who arrived halfway only heard half of the news and most of them still believed the news reports they had read earlier.
At this time, someone stared at Lu Yao on the screen carefully, then looked at Qing Mei lying on the sickbed, stared, and hesitantly made a comment.
[Is the girl sitting next to the bed the store owner? ]
[What shop owner? Is he famous? ]
[Brother upstairs, let me give you a secret code: the owner of the furry shop.]
[!!! I met her in the hospital elevator not long ago and said she looked familiar. It turned out she was the owner!]
[I... also remembered... So many people have been to the furry shop! ]
[The rotating Ferris wheel in the jellyfish room, the sweet and fresh sea urchin rice bowl, the two-hearted cub... I remember them all! ]
[Will I have a chance to go to the furry shop again? I love picking up sea urchins. ]
Some people were happily exchanging secret codes, while many more were bewildered.
[What shop? What shop owner? I don’t understand.]
[I've never heard of this furry shop. Where is this internet-famous shop? Can you give me the address? I'll go there when I have time.]
[The address... I'm afraid it's in the Sea of Gods, not a place you can go to whenever you want.]
[Sea of Gods? ? ? You must be kidding! ]
The Sea of Gods is the sea where the mother goddess Emerald Emperor Star lives in mythology.
[By the way, after taking a closer look, the one lying on the bed is Little Manta. It turns out that the person mentioned in the news is her. I didn’t recognize her just now. ]
[I knock!!! It's true, the little manta ray is a very nice person. There must be some misunderstanding in that news, right? ]
[I met her at the Furry Shop yesterday. She was worried about not being able to come back. Did the shop owner come to Nightlight City just for her? ]
The system slowly popped up: [Shopkeeper, someone is live streaming in the ward. ]
Lu Yao said without even looking up: "Turn it off."
The internet was abuzz with all sorts of bizarre information, and the live broadcast room, which was the first spectator's perspective, suddenly went black.
Chu Jing was also startled, and then he found that his phone was out of battery. He hurriedly plugged in the charging cable, but found that the phone could not be turned on. He didn't know what had gone wrong.
Lu Yao held Qingmei's hand and said in a calm and low voice: "If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. No one can force you, not even your parents. Don't think too much about it for now, just take good care of your injuries first."
Qingmei held her hand firmly, her eyes firm, "Owner, can I ask you to take me back to the sea?"
The girl lying on the bed was in her twenties, with disheveled hair and a pale face, except for her pair of eyes, which were full of light and stared at her without blinking.
Lu Yao sat back and soothed him, "Don't be like this, we will help you."
Qingmei raised her hand and pulled up the quilt, hiding herself inside it. It took her a long time before she spoke: "Thank you."
The elevator in the corridor opened, and two people in dark grey uniforms came out and walked straight towards Qingmei's ward.
"We received a report from a resident about a fraud gang. Who are Du Shan and Zhang Hong?"
When Du Shan and Zhang Hong saw the law enforcement officers, their legs went weak. They kept saying that they had not committed any fraud, but they were still taken away.
Lu Yao was surprised: "Who reported it?"
Jiuhua had been hiding behind Harold. She slowly poked her head out and raised her hand unconfidently: "Me."
"You?" Lu Yao was puzzled. "They shouldn't be committing fraud, right? Would reporting it be useful?"
Jiuhua nodded: "It should work."
Lu Yao was shocked: "Is this possible?"
Outside the door, several entertainment news media people who had hurried over were forcibly kept outside by Shi's bodyguards and were unable to come in.
Wen Jingyi learned about Qingmei's situation and chatted with Lu Yao in a low voice, and Lu Yao told Qingmei.
After obtaining her consent, Wen Jingyi opened the door of the ward and waved for the entertainment reporters who had been waiting in vain to come in. She pointed at Qingmei who was lying on the bed and said, "The previous reports about her were not true. I would like you to write a new article about her."
The reporter smiled bitterly: "Sister, we are an entertainment news outlet. No one will believe this kind of report."
Wen Jingyi: "Don't you want my exclusive? Write a report for her and give her the largest page."
The reporter's expression changed, and he didn't even call the editor-in-chief, but directly agreed: "Okay sister! I will definitely write it well!"
Lu Yao couldn't help but ask: "Is it reliable? There are many ways to clarify, but it's better to be serious."
The reporter was afraid that Lu Yao would lose his exclusive account with the actress, so he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, we are all professional journalists. It's just serious social news, I can write it!!!"
Jiuhua stepped forward and said, "Let me write the manuscript."
The reporter looked over with disdain: "Who are you? Can anyone write an article?"
Lu Yao nodded: "Then Jiuhua will write it."
Wen Jingyi: "I believe in Jiuhua too."
reporter:"… "
…
The next day, the largest entertainment news agency in Yeguang City published a large-scale social news report, which aroused unprecedented discussion.
It is a bit like a dog trying to catch a rat when an entertainment news agency reports on social news, but I don’t know who was hired to write that article, the writing style is serious and the wording is precise, which is completely unlike the style of an entertainment news agency. The depth of the news excavation is admirable and has aroused high resonance, while clearing the stigma of the victim.
Three days later, the authorities announced that they had cracked a gang fraud case.
The gang often roams around in some remote farms and ranches, disguising themselves as government officials and gaining the trust of local people. Their real purpose is to lure and traffic women, especially young girls.
"How do you know that Du Shan and the others were cheated?" Lu Yao asked Jiuhua who was sitting opposite him while eating the unique delicacies of Yeguang City.
She and Harold were in Jiuhua's apartment at the time. Qingmei still needed to be hospitalized for a while, and Jiuhua was socially anxious, so Lu Yao came to Yeguang City every other day.
Jiuhua's eyes were dark and clear, and her face was expressionless when she spoke: "That was a scam that existed many years ago. People nowadays know that there is no such thing as a free lunch. It is difficult for scammers to deceive people anymore, so they go to remote farms and ranches, where people are mostly isolated from the news and are most likely to be deceived. In fact, using simple logic, how could such a powerful person make a hasty decision to get married without even meeting the woman once?"
Lu Yao nodded, "That day when you reported the Du Shan couple, was that your plan?"
Jiuhua shook her head: "I just simply hate people like that. Reporting them isn't against the law anyway. I didn't expect there was something fishy going on behind the scenes. The bad guys were caught, and the Dushan couple were sent back to the farm. They will face huge fines and labor penalties. Once Qingmei recovers from her injuries, she can return to her normal life. Everyone is happy."
This was probably the first time she managed to get a happy ending without relying on a pen.