She looked at Dong Yao, who had an expression that said, "Before I met Grandpa Lin, I didn't know this story was so tragic."
It only took Wen Qiao a few minutes to go from being full of expectations to being dejected.
Grandpa Lin saw that the little girl seemed to be deflated, and quickly patted her on the shoulder: "Don't be sad, that was in ancient times. Now it is a modern society with advanced medical technology. Humans can even go to the moon. What problems can't be solved? Don't you think so?"
Wen Qiao didn't say anything, still immersed in the sad atmosphere.
Grandpa Lin added, "I'll go home and look through the unofficial history of my ancestors to see if that concubine made any efforts. Little girl, don't be discouraged."
Wen Qiao certainly had no hope. As a concubine, she would definitely only want to find ways to stay by the emperor's side and become his favorite concubine, and would not try to cure her strange disease.
But since Grandpa Lin said so, she could only thank him for his kindness.
"Alright, alright, don't be sad. Grandpa still has something to discuss. You guys can have fun."
Wen Qiao sat beside the flower bed in a daze. Dong Yao scratched the back of his head. He should have asked clearly first. The truth was like a blow to his chest, catching him off guard.
"This grandpa is really..."
Wen Qiao exhaled, "Forget it, forget it. At least I know that someone has had the same symptoms as me. I am not alone anymore. There are still people like me."
"There is still hope. Don't be discouraged. Besides, your situation with Fu Nanli is different from that of the emperor's concubine. Even if you break up, you can still go see him. When the time comes, you can tell him the truth. He will not stand by and watch you die. Now you should stay with Fu Nanli first and don't reveal your true identity."
"Okay, let's go."
Wen Qiao and Dong Yao walked side by side towards the exit. Behind them, in front of a shop selling antique coffee utensils, stood a young man in a camel coat. He raised his eyebrows and said to the people around him, "Wow, that girl is so beautiful."
"It is very beautiful."
"Those eyes are especially beautiful. I seem to have seen a very similar pair of eyes somewhere before, but the person on the other side was clearly a man."
"Isn't it strange to have such beautiful eyes on a man?"
"Not at all. He's also a very handsome man."
As they were quite far away, Wen Qiao couldn’t hear what they said and left the underground market.
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Fu Nanli made the tenth call, but the message still showed "The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable, please call again later."
His face looked a little gloomy, he stared at the screen of his mobile phone, and his breathing was a little difficult.
After Wen Qiao left the underground market, he went straight to Fu Nanli's apartment.
Because she had just told him a little lie, she would feel guilty when she lied and would want to make up for it.
Fu Nanli was sitting on the sofa watching TV. The documentary channel was showing various inventions from the steam engine era. Although his eyes were focused on the TV, his consciousness had already wandered somewhere else.
The sound of someone entering a password came from outside the door, and he finally came back to his senses.
Wen Qiao closed the door, turned around and saw Fu Nanli sitting in the living room watching TV. He changed into slippers and walked over.
"Where have you been? I can't get through to you on the phone." Fu Nanli stretched out his hand, Wen Qiao held his hand, and was pulled into his arms.
"I went to a place where the signal was not very good."
Fu Nanli touched her soft hair: "With Lu Youyou?"
Wen Qiao pursed her lips: "Yeah."
(End of this chapter)