Chapter 288: Chapter 288 The Old Master Already Knows

Jiang Li and Zhao Lang were lifted onto stretchers and taken to Central Hospital the moment they landed.

All the way there, they were escorted by police cars.

After all, these two were heroes who fought criminals and had been missing for so long; naturally, the police would highly prioritize and protect them.

Soon, the news of their rescue spread online.

Millions of hearts were finally put at ease.

What a relief, thank goodness it was a close call with no harm done.

“Wuuu, I checked several times the moment I saw the trending topic, I’m so relieved that Lili is fine.”

“As soon as I saw the news, tears started falling. Lili is really so lucky to have been found.”

“Now can those people’s mouths be shut? Jiang Li and Zhao Lang are both safe and sound; what were those who spread rumors of their death thinking??”

Wen Jiaojiao and the others received the news immediately and were uncontrollably excited, posting several celebratory Weibo posts in succession.

The hashtag #SisterLiWillProsperAfterSurvivingAGreatDisaster# was included at the end of every single one.

But while some families rejoiced, others grieved.

The moment Su Yinwan saw the news, she screamed.

Her scream instantly drew the attention of everyone around her.

A young artist training with her immediately approached and said, “Senior Su, did you also see the news online about Jiang Li being rescued? I’ve been following it closely too. You worked together on the variety show for so many days, you must be very close. Now you can rest easy.”

Su Yinwan’s face stiffened, and then she forced out a smile.

“Yes, yes, that’s right, I was just too excited and lost my composure for a moment, sorry for bothering you all.”

“No issue at all, we understand. It’s indeed hard to calm down all at once in this kind of situation.”

Su Yinwan gave a smile, feigning a look of relief as she sat back down.

However, her fingers clenched her phone tightly.

How could this be?!

Hadn’t they been missing for more than ten days?!

How were they still found?!

And they were unharmed?!

Jiang Li was just a minor character to be cannon fodder, how could she have such strong luck?!

Su Yinwan couldn’t understand and wanted to question the system, but she got no satisfactory response.

Angrily, she cursed the system for being inadequate.

The system’s voice was cold and detached, “Host, because you have delayed progressing the plot to complete the character assignment, the points have gradually declined, and my authority has been limited as well. This is not my fault.”

Without any retort, Su Yinwan sat there fuming with rage.

This whole scene was noticed by Bai Lu, who had been keeping an eye on her.

So strange, wasn’t Su Yinwan worried about Jiang Li? Why did she have that expression?

It’s as if… she wished something had happened to Jiang Li.

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Jiang Li’s injuries were not severe, and she regained consciousness on the day of her hospital admission.

Lin Manru and Shen Lan originally wanted to stay and take care of her but were persuaded to leave by Jiang Yan.

“The old master is probably going to hear the news and head back; you two should go back and get ready.”

Lin Manru was shocked. “How can that be? I just contacted your third aunt yesterday, and she said the old master was fine, without any suspicions.”

“Really?” Jiang Yan revealed the chat history he had with their grandfather, “Grandpa suddenly asked me yesterday what I was up to, why I hadn’t been looking for him lately? He’s so shrewd, and with the internet being so advanced, how could he possibly not know anything?”

Lin Manru and Shen Lan exchanged glances.

“Mom, just listen to Jiang Yan and go back,” said Jiang Li, who was sitting on the hospital bed.

She appeared to have fully recovered, her complexion rosy, radiating health without any trace of the frailty and dishevelment typical after such a disaster.

“I’ll be transferring to a hospital in the capital in a couple of days anyway, so you might as well go ahead and get things ready for me. Jiang Yan being here is enough.”

Only then did Lin Manru feel at ease.

Fortunately, the doctor had also said that all Jiang Li suffered from was some blood loss and malnutrition, nothing serious, and that her physical condition was better than the average person.

With that, Lin Manru and Shen Lan packed up and headed back to the capital.

In the hospital, only Jiang Li and Jiang Yan were left.

These past few days, Jiang Yan had been incredibly attentive.

The moment Jiang Li opened her eyes, he would come over to check on her well-being, offering water, peeling fruit, almost as if he wanted to monitor her condition 24 hours a day.

Jiang Li was somewhat unused to it.

“Jiang Yan, why are you suddenly being so nice to me?”

At that moment, Jiang Yan was sitting beside the bed, stirring Jiang Li’s chicken soup. Hearing her question, he clicked his tongue and replied, “You’re my dear little sister; of course, I have to take good care of you as your brother.”

Jiang Li glanced at him and didn’t expose his tsundere act.

This guy must have felt he hadn’t fulfilled his responsibilities, letting her go missing for so many days. Feeling guilty, he wanted to make it up to her but was too embarrassed to say it outright.

Well, as long as she understood, that was fine.

When the chicken soup cooled down a bit, Jiang Yan finally spooned some up to Jiang Li’s mouth.

Jiang Li tasted it; the temperature was just right, the flavor perfect, not greasy at all.

Subconsciously, she nodded, “This chicken soup is pretty good.”

“Nonsense, I personally oversaw the chef making it. I tasted it several times before letting him take it off the stove. How could it not be good?”

Jiang Li drank a few more sips, then wiped her mouth.

“By the way, do you know how Zhao Lang is doing?”

Instantly, Jiang Yan’s face fell, and he stopped his non-stop narration about how he acquired food for Jiang Li.

He stared at Jiang Li for quite some time before speaking irritably.

“Don’t you care how I am? Always concerned about that guy? You’ve already done enough for him. Look at that scar on your wrist. To save his life, you even cut your own wrist with a shard of stone. You really have the heart!”

Jiang Li glanced at him, her expression indifferent, “Aren’t you sitting here just fine? Just by looking at you, I can tell there’s nothing wrong with you. But it’s different for Zhao Lang. He broke his ribs trying to save me; they’re still lodged in his body, and he got an infection too. I remember he was still unconscious when we boarded the helicopter.”

Seemingly feeling there was some merit to Jiang Li’s words, Jiang Yan huffed and continued stirring the soup.

“Well, that guy does have some conscience, knowing to protect you. If anything had happened to you, I’d have skinned him alive!”

Jiang Li watched as he remained still.

Giving in, Jiang Yan put down the bowl, “Fine, fine, fine, am I not telling you now? I visited him yesterday; he’s still in the ICU, not completely out of danger yet. But you can rest assured, since it happened while saving you, the Jiang family won’t neglect him. I’ll cover his medical expenses.”

However, Jiang Li looked away, pondering for a moment before speaking, “No need, his medical expenses shouldn’t be our concern anymore.”

Jiang Yan scoffed, “What are you talking about? With their family’s poverty, just one day in the ICU could bankrupt them. How could I possibly ignore that?”

“Don’t believe me? Go ask.”

Skeptical, Jiang Yan left the sickroom.

Ten minutes later, he burst back in.

“Holy shit, you were actually right. I just asked the nurse, and she said all his medical bills were settled, and there’s even ten million pre-deposited in his account. Has some rich woman taken a fancy to him in the hospital?!”

Jiang Li: “……”