Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 180 Mutation!

"You are now undoubtedly a winner in life."

Li Xu heard many similar remarks. Even now, in the classroom, he could hear these half-joking conversations. All he could do was smile.

After class, Li Xu started packing his things, preparing to go back to the company. A male classmate, who had been chattering incessantly beside him since the beginning of class, now sidled up to him even more enthusiastically, asking him about his business insights. Although Li Xu didn't outwardly show any impatience, he answered very infrequently.

Then the other party asked, "How many shares do you own in that bike-sharing industry? Bike-sharing has been incredibly popular lately, you must have made a fortune, right?"

Li Xu glanced at the other person indifferently before saying, "That's right, there's money everywhere in this society, why don't you carry a basket and go pick it up?"

This was already an extremely harsh warning. Li Xu wouldn't have used such language to attack someone unless their sense of boundaries was surprisingly low and their emotional intelligence was completely nonexistent. But such people do exist in real life, even at Tsinghua and Peking Universities. They won't notice unless you directly express your emotions.

Fortunately, Li Xu's words finally brought the other person to their senses, causing them to show an embarrassed expression and give an awkward smile. Li Xu didn't care what the other person thought and quietly walked away. Even as he left, Li Xu couldn't help but marvel at the diversity of life.

When they got downstairs, An Duoduo was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs. Since they were already third-year students, the proportion of required courses had decreased significantly; this was an elective course, and An Duoduo hadn't chosen the same one as him. They had finished class together and arranged to meet downstairs.

An Duoduo naturally stood beside Li Xu and asked, "Shall we go eat?"

Li Xu glanced at the time, nodded, and said, "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

An Duoduo's eyes darted around as she said, "There's a newly opened braised pork rice place over at the startup base that's pretty good. How about we try it?"

Li Xu said, "Okay."

The two went to the braised pork restaurant and each ordered a signature dish. They chatted casually while eating, behaving like longtime friends, their conversation simple yet warm.

While shoveling rice into her mouth, An Duoduo looked up and said, "By the way, Ye Jinhe has brought out several new sets of regulations, and I've taken a look." An Duoduo lowered her head, picked up a piece of braised pork that looked very appetizing, and said, "To be honest, she did a much better job than me. And although she hasn't been with our company for long, she has put in a lot of effort and understands all aspects of the company very well. If you have time this afternoon, take a look too."

Li Xu nodded and said, "Okay."

An Duoduo put the braised pork in her mouth, her lips greasy and glistening, and said, "And then there's the land application." She looked up at Li Xu and asked, "Are you sure you want to entrust this entirely to her?"

Li Xu smiled slightly and said, "She made the materials for Tonghuo Technology. She's more professional than us in this matter. 'If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them.' What do you think?"

"I think it's fine," An Duoduo said. As she spoke, An Duoduo put the last mouthful of rice dipped in sauce into her mouth, looked at her plate with some lingering satisfaction, and then looked at Li Xu across from her, who had not even eaten half of his meal.

Li Xu chuckled and said, "You still have such an amazing appetite."

An Duoduo smiled without saying a word, but suddenly stared at Li Xu's face. Under that gaze, Li Xu blinked. Just as he was about to ask what was wrong, An Duoduo suddenly reached out and wiped the corner of Li Xu's mouth. In a flash, Li Xu saw a grain of rice on An Duoduo's finger.

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, An Duoduo put the grain of rice and her finger into her mouth right in front of him. Li Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head. "That's a bit too much." Although his words sounded serious, his tone lacked confidence, which earned him a soft laugh from An Duoduo.

An Duoduo slowly withdrew her finger from her lips, raising an eyebrow at Li Xu. Just then, Li Xu's phone rang. Li Xu glared at An Duoduo, annoyed, and said, "I'll take this call first."

The call was from Old Liu. As his father's driver and the person his father trusted most, Old Liu remained loyal even after his father's death in his previous life. However, Old Liu rarely called Li Xu, so Li Xu instinctively felt something was amiss when Uncle Liu called. He answered the phone immediately, "Uncle Liu, what's wrong?"

As soon as Li Xu finished speaking, Uncle Liu on the other end of the phone suddenly choked up. He then said something that made Li Xu's mind go blank, as if struck by lightning: "Your dad fainted and is in the hospital now!"

……

Since his rebirth, Li Xu had never been so panicked as he was at this moment.

His mind was a little fuzzy as he walked towards the dormitory, where his car was parked. At that moment, his scalp tingled, and he felt panicked and uneasy.

"Calm down, calm down." He forced himself to calm down, but he couldn't control his emotions at all.

He lost his composure; this was the first time he had ever lost his composure so completely since his rebirth.

He couldn't understand why. The scene of his father's death in his previous life was still vivid in his mind. To be honest, even when he learned of his father's death in his previous life, he hadn't felt this fear.

But something's not right. Why this particular time? Li Xu remembered clearly that, chronologically speaking, there should have been more than two years left before his father's sudden death.

He had already conducted a very thorough investigation into his father's private doctor and ruled out many possibilities. Moreover, in this life, because he was not someone who caused his father any trouble, his father was not as hardworking as he had been in the previous life.

Even a while ago, his father posted photos of himself and Tang Rui fishing. How could he suddenly faint?
Something's wrong, absolutely wrong. At this moment, Li Xu's mind was a complete mess; he couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong.

An Duoduo stayed by Li Xu's side, silently watching him. She didn't stop walking, nor did she make a sound to disturb him. She knew very well that Li Xu was extremely vulnerable at this moment.

An Duoduo hadn't heard what Lao Liu said on the phone; she only gleaned from Li Xu's fragmented words that something seemed to have happened to Uncle Li. Although she had many thoughts and questions, An Duoduo didn't voice them immediately.

The two arrived at the dormitory building shortly afterward. Li Xu walked straight to the car, and just as he opened the door, a pair of slender hands grabbed the doorknob.

Li Xu then looked up in a daze, and An Duoduo said gently and calmly, "I'll drive. You're not in the right condition to drive right now."

Li Xu hesitated for a moment, but did not object. He nodded slightly, turned around, and got into the passenger seat.

An Duoduo skillfully started the engine, shifted the car into gear, glanced at Li Xu, and without saying anything, drove the car out of the parking space. She then took out her phone and called Tang Qiaoning.

As soon as Tang Qiaoning answered the phone, An Duoduo said, "Qiaoning, help me book the next flight to Jinchuan City. I need two tickets. You should have my and Li Xu's ID cards, right?"

Li Xu fell into deep thought, but still glanced at An Duoduo beside him with some surprise. After all, Li Xu hadn't told An Duoduo where they were going before getting in the car, and An Duoduo had already booked the plane tickets. Having done all this, An Duoduo drove the car directly towards the airport.

Half an hour later, on the highway to the airport, Li Xu finally calmed down a bit and made two more phone calls to Uncle Liu to check on his father's condition.

Uncle Liu said that Li Yuqian is currently in the hospital and is not in any serious condition.

Li Xu instructed, "Before I return, no one should be allowed to meet my father alone."

After hanging up the phone, Li Xu fell into deep thought again. He began to carefully consider the details and clues he had learned at the company last time, trying to deduce possible answers.

Unfortunately, the information we had was too little and too fragmented to deduce anything useful.

Li Xu slowly let out a sigh of relief and rubbed his temples. His emotions had calmed down considerably, and he then turned his attention to An Duoduo.

At this moment, An Duoduo was unusually serious, simply driving the car steadily without saying a word.

Li Xu smiled wearily and said, "Thank you, Duoduo."

An Duoduo turned her head, glanced at Li Xu, and said, "Why are you thanking me? I don't need your thanks. But can you tell me what happened now?"

Li Xu hesitated for a moment. After all, his father's fainting was just a fainting spell, and his reaction might be considered overly extreme by most people. Li Xu was wondering how to tell An Duoduo about it.

An Duoduo, however, looked at the road ahead and asked, "Is Uncle Li having some health problems?" Li Xu nodded.

An Duoduo paused for a moment and said, "Li Xu, I know you are a very rational person, and you can figure things out on your own. Even when you encounter difficulties or upsetting things, you can quickly adjust yourself and don't need anyone's comfort. But I still want to comfort you."

An Duoduo pursed her lips gently and continued, "Uncle will definitely be fine." Then An Duoduo turned to look at Li Xu and said seriously, "No matter what happens, I'll go with you to handle it."

Li Xu felt immense warmth. Most of the time, his decisions were his own; he didn't need anyone's advice. But when it came to family matters, many things couldn't be solved with wisdom alone; often, emotional support was needed.

Li Xu rushed to the airport, where Tang Qiaoning had already booked their tickets. The two boarded the plane back to Jinchuan City with almost no delay. Just a few hours later, Li Xu arrived at the hospital where his father was.

When Li Xu and An Duoduo arrived at the inpatient department, Old Liu was standing at the door of the ward. Li Xu immediately rushed over and asked, "Is my dad inside?"

Old Liu nodded and said, "President Wei is also inside."

Li Xu frowned immediately, his tone unconsciously becoming somewhat stern as he asked, "Didn't I tell you that my dad can't be alone with anyone else?"

Old Liu inexplicably sensed a powerful aura emanating from Li Xu at that moment, an aura he had only ever felt when Li Yuqian was angry.

Old Liu quickly explained, "It was General Manager Li who asked me to come out."

At this moment, Li Xu also noticed his lapse in composure and asked in a calm tone, "Has my dad woken up yet?" Old Liu nodded.

Without a word, Li Xu turned the doorknob and pushed the door open. Regardless of why Wei Qizheng insisted on meeting his father alone inside, as his son, he had every right to barge in, and Old Liu naturally wouldn't stop him.

When Li Xu entered, Li Yuqian and Wei Qi were talking. Hearing him open the door, Li Yuqian subconsciously frowned, as if he was about to reprimand the person who came in. But when he saw that it was Li Xu, his frown instantly relaxed, and his expression changed from slight annoyance to a little surprise.

Li Yuqian blinked and said, "Why are you back?"

Seeing Li Yuqian lying on the hospital bed, Li Xu felt a pang of sadness, tears welling up in his eyes, and his voice trembled slightly: "Dad, what's wrong?"

Li Yuqian was stunned for a moment, then said irritably, "What are you doing? It was just a momentary dizziness, probably just low blood sugar or something else, you..."

Wei Qizheng was also quite surprised to see Li Xu there. Surprised, he smiled and said, "Xiao Xu, your dad has already checked him out, and there's nothing wrong."

Li Xu took a deep breath and said seriously to Li Yuqian, "Dad, why did you suddenly faint?"

Li Yuqian said nonchalantly, "I stayed up late a few nights ago and didn't eat breakfast this morning, so that's probably why."

At this moment, the doctor on rounds knocked on the door, and Li Yuqian let the doctor in. The doctor briefly explained the examination results to Li Yuqian, concluding: "Based on the results of the physical examination, your body should be fine, but your heart rate is still fluctuating slightly, which should be related to the quality of your rest recently."

Li Yuqian nodded, then chuckled and scolded Li Xu, "You brat, you rushed back in such a panic, you scared me half to death. You're all grown up now, be more composed. It was just a moment of dizziness, don't make a fuss."

Given the current situation, Li Xu naturally couldn't say anything more, and could only vaguely reply, "Isn't it because I was worried about you?"

Wei Qi, standing next to him, laughed and said, "Xiao Xu is worried about you. I really envy you for having such a good son. My brat would probably not even know if I had a heart attack and was in the hospital for two or three days."

Li Yuqian remained silent, but he felt a sense of relief. At least Li Xu's strong reaction to his fainting was incredibly heartwarming. However, he still maintained a serious expression and said, "Alright, it's nothing. Don't be so reckless in the future."

Li Xu chatted with his father in the room for a while, then looked at the test report the doctor brought over, and only left the ward after confirming that his father was fine.

An Duoduo was still waiting outside the ward. As soon as Li Xu came out, An Duoduo asked, "Is Uncle alright?" Li Xu nodded.

Then, his gaze sharpened, and he said, "I have to go to the company." He looked at Lao Liu and said, "Uncle Liu, you stay here and watch over my dad. I need to use the car." After getting the keys from Lao Liu, Li Xu took An Duoduo directly to the company.

(End of this chapter)