The next morning, Wen Xinya was woken up by a call from Zhou Tianyu, who kept yelling at her on the phone, asking her to pay attention to the news about yesterday's fire on Weibo.
Wen Xinya rubbed her aching head helplessly. She had been tormented by nightmares for most of the night last night and was woken up early this morning. Even the most good-tempered person could not help but feel irritable and depressed.
She suppressed the throbbing veins on her forehead, opened her phone and logged into Weibo.
There had not been a fire in the capital for many years, so yesterday's fire attracted great attention from all circles and fields of society. The fire started at 7:50 and lasted for an hour, and was not put out until around 9 o'clock. Because the firefighters responded quickly and rescued people and put out the fire, there have been no deaths so far, but more than 20 people have suffered varying degrees of injuries and are currently being treated in the hospital. Overall, the situation is still good.
The relevant departments have been conducting on-site inspections and collecting evidence since last night, questioning the staff in the building, and investigating the cause of the fire. The preliminary investigation results are now out and it is clear that the fire was not man-made.
Although this fire was severe, it did not cause any serious consequences, which is quite comforting.
Suddenly, a forwarded Weibo post caught my eye.
Wen Xinya subconsciously clicked on the Weibo post, the title of which was: "A mysterious gecko man suddenly appeared at the fire scene!!!"
There is a video attached below. In the video, Si Yiyan's slim and strong figure climbs up the stairs with agility and explosive power, and then throws himself into the blazing flames with a fearless attitude. The short 40-second video has caused crazy pursuit by Weibo users. Although Si Yiyan's front is not captured, his graceful and elegant posture has attracted everyone's attention.
Wen Xinya was stunned for a moment.
Only then did she realize that Si Yiyan had actually risked his life to save her. She felt indescribably touched and angry, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel fortunate. She knew about Si Yiyan's old illness, and inhaling thick smoke was tantamount to seeking death. Fortunately, he was fine and his old illness did not relapse.
Wen Xinya saved this video on her mobile phone, feeling an indescribable bitterness in her heart.
After taking care of herself, Wen Xinya came to the living room.
Grandpa sat on the chess seat and fiddled with the chessboard. The golden sunlight from the outside sun shone into the house through the shade of the trees outside the window, and cast a mottled light on Grandpa's body, making him look even more like a pine or cypress on the rocky shore.
Wen Xinya sat over with a smile: "Grandpa, what's the point of playing chess alone? Why don't I play with you?"
Grandpa always plays chess with his left hand accompanying his right hand, splitting his thinking into two halves and making them oppose each other. Even Si Yiyan is confident that he can't do this.
Her chess skills have improved a lot recently, and she shouldn't lose miserably in front of her grandfather like she did before.
Mr. Mo glanced at her calmly and said, "What happened to the fire yesterday?"
This morning, not long after he got up, Lao Du called him and told him about the fire in the club last night. He also mentioned that Xinya had saved Du Ruo from danger and was full of gratitude to Xinya.
Only then did he realize that Xinya was also implicated in the fire in the capital last night. He was shocked at the time, but fortunately, He's mother said that Xinya was fine when she came back last night. She didn't seem to be injured or anything unusual, otherwise he would not be able to sit here so calmly.
Wen Xinya said quickly, "I had an appointment with Zhou Tianyu and the others to play at the club last night, but there was a fire. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm and nothing happened. I didn't tell you because I worried about you, Grandpa."
When she came back yesterday, grandpa had already gone to bed, and she didn't want to disturb his rest because of such a small matter.
Seeing that there was no trace of the haze after the fire on her face, Mr. Mo couldn't help but feel relieved: "I'm glad you're okay."
Simple words, filled with relief.
Wen Xinya said coquettishly: "Don't think that yesterday's fire looked dangerous, it was actually not that dangerous."
Later, she deliberately pretended to be powerless, and she might have done it for Ruoruo to see. Ruoruo was too naive. She hoped that Ruoruo would always maintain her pure and kind character, but she also didn't want her to be a saint all the time. She wanted her to learn how to make choices and understand reality.
Of course, she would not tell anyone what she was thinking.
Grandpa Mo looked at his granddaughter opposite him and shook his head helplessly: "Xinya, I really don't know how to describe your luck."
In a blink of an eye, she has been in the Wen family for more than three years. During these three years, her experience can be said to be bumpy. Even he couldn't help but sigh that this child really had a bad fate.
Wen Xinya laughed and said, "I think I'm very lucky!"
Her real luck is that she has a chance to start over in life, and she is lucky to be able to change the trajectory of her fate in the previous life.
Looking at her bright eyes, she was full of seriousness, and couldn't help but say with relief: "Xinya, you are not shaken by the difficulties and obstacles in life and you are not self-pitying. Instead, you maintain a pure and positive attitude. I underestimated you. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you the art of scheming."
After all, she was his own granddaughter, so he was more cautious and demanded more strictly. After all, the art of political strategy, although it was a minor art, was a political strategy nonetheless. The ancients believed that the art of political strategy was the art of emperors. If it was benevolent, it would stabilize the country, but if it was evil, it would shake the foundation of the country, subvert the government, and bring chaos to the world.
However, thinking about it carefully, Xinya is determined and has always insisted on her original intention. He is still alive and can give her guidance to prevent her from going astray. Zai Bujin also has Si Jiu. Although Si Jiu is not a kind person, he is very principled. Although he plays power games and manipulates people's hearts, he never crosses the line.
Wen Xinya's eyes lit up and she asked in surprise, "Really? Grandpa!"
Before, her grandfather had asked her to work hard to improve her character, but unexpectedly, after just a few days, he decided to teach her the art of political strategy.
Mr. Mo nodded and said, "Of course it's true. When has grandpa ever lied to you?"
Wen Xinya ran to her grandfather, took his arm, and kissed him on the face: "Thank you, Grandpa."
Ever since her grandfather said he wanted to teach her the art of political strategy, she has been reading books on the subject. She can already recite Zhang Juzheng's "The Book of Political Strategies" by heart, but the content is too obscure and she has yet to get started.
Mr. Mo said calmly, "Let me be frank with you. I will not teach you the art of political manipulation as I would the art of playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. How much you can understand and master of what I teach you depends on your comprehension."
Wen Xinya nodded and said, "Grandpa, I understand."