"Qianying, look, it's Ouyang Qinglin and the old Su couple!"
Meng Qinghua was the first to notice the three people walking towards them.
He quickly said.
Gu Qianying, Su Cheng, and Su Yuxi followed the direction of Meng Qinghua's finger.
Indeed, they saw the three people approaching.
Gu Qianying and the others quickly walked over.
"Uncle Su, Aunt Su, Qinglin, where are you going?"
Gu Qianying moved closer to them.
"After Young Master Ouyang woke up, he found his legs couldn't move. Seeing this, the old man and I thought of helping Young Master Ouyang find a wheelchair."
"This wheelchair was custom-made for the young master by a craftsman outside,"
Old Master Su also said at this moment.
In the middle of the night, the old Su couple and Ouyang Qinglin were not sleeping, but went out to custom-make a wheelchair?
Gu Qianying, Su Cheng, and Meng Qinghua exchanged glances.
Although the three of them didn't say anything, they all felt that something was unusual and strange.
The fifth watch had passed, and dawn was breaking.
The old Su couple returned to their rooms to rest.
Gu Qianying pushed Ouyang Qinglin and sent him back to his room.
Su Yuxi had not rested well and was also sleepy. Before returning to her room, she leaned on Meng Qinghua's shoulder and fell asleep in the corridor.
Meng Qinghua carried Su Yuxi back to her room.
Su Cheng did not return to his room; he stayed with Gu Qianying.
After sending Ouyang Qinglin back to his room, Gu Qianying checked his legs.
"When did you start feeling numb?"
Gu Qianying inserted two silver needles into the acupoints on Ouyang Qinglin's legs.
Ouyang Qinglin replied truthfully, "After I woke up last night, when I tried to get up, I found my legs couldn't move."
"The toxins in your body have been cleared almost completely. You should be fine, so why are your legs numb?"
Gu Qianying found it very strange.
Ouyang Qinglin shook his head at her.
Through the method of inserting needles into acupoints, Gu Qianying confirmed that Ouyang Qinglin's legs were indeed numb.
Gu Qianying frowned and withdrew the silver needles. "You should rest. I'll go back to my room to think of a solution."
Before leaving, Gu Qianying prepared some snacks from the small kitchen and brought them in.
She also prepared tea.
She was afraid Ouyang Qinglin would go hungry.
"Later, I'll have Meng Qinghua bring you some breakfast."
Gu Qianying was still worried about Ouyang Qinglin being alone in the room.
Many strange things had happened in the Su residence.
Because of this, Gu Qianying bought two more servants with clean backgrounds to serve Ouyang Qinglin in his room.
Just as Gu Qianying was about to leave, Ouyang Qinglin grabbed her sleeve.
He looked up at Gu Qianying. "Qianying, can you stay and keep me company? I want to play a game of chess with you, is that okay?"
Ouyang Qinglin's voice was low, as if he were pleading.
"This..."
Gu Qianying turned to look at Su Cheng, who was standing outside the door and had not come in.
Su Cheng's eyes narrowed coldly. He had heard Ouyang Qinglin's request to Gu Qianying.
He walked in coldly. "Qianying is very tired and needs to rest. I will play chess with you."
This was not a request for opinion, but a direct notification.
Without waiting for Ouyang Qinglin to say anything, Su Cheng directly instructed the servants to prepare a chessboard and chess pieces.
Ouyang Qinglin actually wanted Gu Qianying to accompany him.
But seeing Su Cheng's insistence on staying to play chess with him, he did not refuse. "Alright, Qianying, you go back and rest well. Su Cheng will stay and play chess with me."
"Okay."
Gu Qianying didn't say much.
Ouyang Qinglin's legs had suddenly lost sensation, and she needed to think of a way to treat him.
Besides, the Gu Hun poison in Su Yuxi's body could not wait any longer.
Gu Qianying left Ouyang Qinglin's room.
Su Cheng stayed behind to play chess with Ouyang Qinglin.
The chessboard was like life. Ouyang Qinglin and Su Cheng were both focused.
The two servants attended to them.
The cries for help from last night remained a mystery.
After Gu Qianying came out of Ouyang Qinglin's room, she locked herself in her room.
She didn't go out at all.
When Su Yuxi came to find her, her door was tightly shut, and she wouldn't let Su Yuxi in.
"Qianying, what are you doing inside?"
Su Yuxi was very curious about what Gu Qianying was doing in her room.
After knocking, there was no response from inside.
"Qianying, open the door."
After knocking without result, Su Yuxi kicked the door with her foot.
After kicking several times, Gu Qianying still did not respond from inside.
Just then, Meng Qinghua walked over.
He saw Su Yuxi kicking the door fiercely and quickly walked over. "Yuxi, what are you doing here?"
"Looking for Qianying. Qianying isn't responding to me and has shut the door."
Meng Qinghua grabbed Su Yuxi's wrist and gently pulled her back. "Is Qianying resting in her room and hasn't woken up yet?"
"Yuxi, let's not disturb Qianying and let her rest well inside, okay?"
In Meng Qinghua's eyes, Su Yuxi was like a child who needed to be coaxed.
"No, I must see Qianying. I have something important to tell her."
Su Yuxi had a very mysterious expression.
Seeing how serious she was, Meng Qinghua rubbed her head. "Alright, I'll wait here with you for her to open the door."
"Okay."
Su Yuxi was very happy to have Meng Qinghua accompanying her.
Meng Qinghua also knew that Gu Qianying was very tired and had not rested well all night.
For this reason, while waiting for Gu Qianying outside with Su Yuxi, Meng Qinghua deliberately delayed the time to allow Gu Qianying to rest well.
However, Meng Qinghua's heart was always with Su Yuxi.
He was afraid Su Yuxi would be cold or hungry, so he coaxed her and took her to a side hall.
Sitting in the side hall, Meng Qinghua made many delicious foods for Su Yuxi, prepared by himself.
He also draped a cloak over Su Yuxi.
Su Yuxi ate very happily.
Thus, the two of them stayed together for a long time.
After Su Yuxi had eaten and drunk her fill, she still insisted on going to find Gu Qianying.
Meng Qinghua could do nothing about Su Yuxi. Not wanting Su Yuxi to be unhappy, he indulged her and followed her.
Knocking on the door again, there was still no response from inside.
At this moment, Meng Qinghua felt that something was not quite right.
He kicked the door open and pulled Su Yuxi inside.
"Qianying! Qianying!"
The room was empty.
"Qianying isn't in the room. Where did she go?"
Meng Qinghua took Su Yuxi out and searched everywhere, but still couldn't find Gu Qianying.
Su Cheng, who was playing chess with Ouyang Qinglin, immediately searched the mansion desperately upon learning that Gu Qianying was missing.
Ouyang Qinglin also had his attendant push him to join the search.
Old Mr. Bai and his wife also learned of Gu Qianying's disappearance and quickly came out to help search.
The old Su couple were very familiar with every corner and room of the mansion. They sent people to search, room by room.
After searching everywhere, they still couldn't find Gu Qianying.
"Qianying, could she have gone out? Why don't we all go out and look?"
At this moment, Meng Qinghua suggested.
Everyone thought it was a feasible idea.
A moment later, the old Su couple sent out the mansion's guards, servants, maids, and old women.
Meng Qinghua, Su Yuxi, Su Cheng, and Ouyang Qinglin searched the streets.
Just as everyone was looking for Gu Qianying.
In a large, cold cellar of the Su residence.
A woman in a red dress was bound by chains. The woman lay on the ground, not yet awake.
Her delicate face looked out of place in the cold, dark cellar, with only a hint of light.
After a strange sound came from above, the woman slowly opened her eyes. She held her head and sat up.
After the headache gradually subsided, the woman looked around...
"What is this place?"
"How did I get here?"