In ancient times, the powerful and wealthy seized power step by step.

In Sichuan, the sky was clear and cloudless.

At the foot of Qingyun Mountain, on Qingyun Street, near Qingyun Station, next to the Zhu Family Medical Clinic.

With a sharp screech, a blood-red van screeched to a halt, causing all the cars on the street to brake suddenly.

The driver, startled by the pedestrian suddenly appearing, rolled down his window and yelled:

"You crazy idiot, are you out of your mind?!"

Blocked by a large truck more than ten meters long, Mei Tang, anxious and disregarding the driver's anger, ran around the truck and desperately towards the bus stop on the other side.

Her daughter, who had been missing for over five years, came home after searching for her for over five years—right across the street!

After getting off the bus at the stop where there was just a full-on passenger, I walked around the large truck, but now it was completely empty.

Mei Tang ran over and looked at the empty seats. She looked around, but there was no sign of Zhu Qingyu anywhere!

There was just some left!

It was just here a moment ago!

Mei Tang was almost going crazy and shouted:

"Qingyu! Qingyu! It's Mommy! Where are you! It's Mommy!"

Seeing someone with a similar build walking ahead, Mei Tang quickly caught up and grabbed her hand.

The pedestrian was also startled, shook off Mei Tang's hand, and asked:

"What are you doing!"

It wasn't her, it wasn't her!

Where have you gone, my youngest daughter!

Why is it gone!

Mei Tang was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She quickly took out her phone to make a call, and as soon as the call connected, she burst into tears.

"Officer Zhang! Officer Zhang! I saw my youngest daughter! She was just in front of our house, she was just here, but now she's gone! Please help me, please help me!"

......

Zhu Qingyu saw the familiar bus stop and her mother across the street; everything was so familiar and so real.

She suddenly stood up, ready to run towards her mother, when another thunderclap struck, making her dizzy and unable to even stand steadily.

Because Zhu Qingyu had almost tripped on the steps, Qin Mama, having learned her lesson, stood very close to Zhu Qingyu this time. Seeing her sway, she rushed over and caught her, calling out:

"Congratulations, sir! Congratulations, sir!"

Zhu Qingyu opened her eyes to a chorus of exclamations around her, as a group of people surrounded her from all sides.

She stood up, leaning on the stone table in the pavilion, and looked around. In all directions, she could only see the garden ravaged by the summer storm; there was no sign of her mother anywhere.

Zhu Qingyu pushed aside the crowd surrounding her and ran out of the pavilion, ignoring the wind and rain outside, shouting:

"Mommy! Mommy!"

She ran so fast that she leaped out of the pavilion in just a few steps, so fast that even Qin Mama, who was standing by to catch her, couldn't catch up.

As soon as Zhu Qingyu ran out of the pavilion, a person holding an umbrella hugged her.

Gu Zhao held Zhu Qingyu protectively in his arms, shielding her from the torrential rain, and asked:

"Qingyu, what's wrong? Where are you going in this heavy rain?"

Zhu Qingyu looked at Gu Zhao's concerned face and reached out to touch his face.

A warm and realistic touch.

This reality left Zhu Qingyu in a daze for a moment. Was the moment she saw her mother just now an illusion?

Gu Zhao embraced her, led her back to the pavilion, helped her sit down, and said:

"What are you looking for? Just have a servant get it for you. It's raining so hard, what if you slip and fall? Qingyu, what are you looking for?"

A dazed Zhu Qingyu looked at him and replied:

"I saw my mother."

Seeing that her expression was off, Gu Zhao asked, guessing:

"Which mother? Tian's mother? Zhao's mother?"

Why are you so stupid? Why can't you understand such simple words?

Zhu Qingyu was furious:

"How can you not understand! It's my mom! My mom has come to pick me up!"

Because of her undisguised anger, Gu Zhao actually understood the meaning behind her words. His heart pounded, and as if possessed, he glanced at the sky, pulled her into his arms, held her tightly, and said in a trembling voice:

"Is your mother here to pick you up? Is she going to take you away?"

Yes, my mom came to pick me up.

But she disappeared again!

Overwhelmed by joy and sorrow, Zhu Qingyu, unable to control her emotions, felt breathless and leaned against Gu Zhao, sobbing uncontrollably.

"She's gone!"

It had been so long since she had cried so freely and without restraint. Zhu Qingyu cried uncontrollably until she almost fainted. When she came to her senses, she was already back in her bedroom, lying on the bed.

Su Mu sat on the embroidered stool beside her bed and took her pulse.

Gu Zhao stood to the side, his face full of anxiety. Seeing that she was awake, he rushed over to her.

"Qingyu, how are you?"

After crying and sleeping, Zhu Qingyu had vented her emotions and regained her usual composure.

The feeling of Su Mu taking her pulse on her wrist was so real, and the warmth of Gu Zhao touching her body was just as real. In comparison, the brief moment in the pavilion just now felt so ethereal, almost like a baseless fantasy caused by hormones during her pregnancy.

Did she really just travel back to the modern world, and then travel back again in a very short time?

Impossible, it's simply a fantasy.

She smiled at Gu Zhao, wanting to speak, but perhaps because she had just cried too much, her words were hoarse:

"It's okay, I probably just misread it."

Su Mu stopped and said to Zhu Qingyu:

"What is troubling you, Madam? It has troubled your mind and spirit. You need to rest well and avoid any mental or physical exertion."

Su Mu was trained by Zhu Qingyu and is her most outstanding student. Basically, except for the most difficult cases, Su Mu can handle them on his own. He is now a well-known young doctor in the Jiangning area.

Zhu Qingyu even felt that if another epidemic were to break out now, sending Su Mu and the others out would be enough to handle it completely, and she wouldn't need to take action again.

The young doctor she had trained was asked to rest, so Zhu Qingyu followed the doctor's advice and began her maternity leave. She even stopped going to the clinic for the time being, but continued to take out her books and write every day as usual.

As a family member of the patient, Gu Zhao highly praised Su Mu's treatment plan of resting and recuperating. He took away Zhu Qingyu's pen and wouldn't even let her write anymore. Touching her belly, he said somewhat fiercely:

"Dr. Su said you need to rest well, for your own sake and for Gu Heng's sake. Sleep, and don't write anymore!"

Ever since that day in the pavilion, little Gu Heng seems to have become more alert and lively. Every morning and evening, he rolls around in Zhu Qingyu's belly, blowing bubbles and playing.

Unfortunately, Gu Zhao was unlucky. Every time he wanted to come and experience something, Gu Heng was too lazy to move. No matter how much Gu Zhao coaxed him in a humble voice, he would ignore his old father completely.

This time, when Gu Zhao raised his voice, little Gu Heng began to protest. He rolled over and, through his belly, kicked Gu Zhao's palm.

Gu Zhao, who had just been fierce, froze for a moment, realizing that it was Gu Heng who had moved. Her feigned anger crumbled, replaced by a radiant smile, and she nearly jumped for joy.

"Gu Heng moved! He moved! Did he just touch me?! He must have heard my voice and liked me!"