Fang Huiran suddenly fell silent. Seeing this, Zhao Xiaoying was at a loss. Her first instinct was to make a phone call, but she didn't know who to call.
She scrolled through her contact list, even more unsure of who to dial.
While she could call anyone before, now, due to debts, many people wouldn't answer her calls.
If her father were home, she could just call him, and he would tell her what to do.
But now, that reliance was gone.
As she scrolled, she saw Mei Ziqi's name.
Her finger brushed over the name, and eventually, she dialed.
"Ding～～～! Ding～～!"
"Hello, Xiaoying. You finally called!"
Mei Ziqi's excited voice came from the other end of the line.
"Ziqi, I… right now… *sob sob*～"
Zhao Xiaoying couldn't even explain what was happening before her voice started to choke up.
"Xiaoying, don't cry. Listen to me, what's wrong?"
Mei Ziqi's voice was steady, maintaining his composure in a crucial moment.
"I'm… I'm at Ranran's place. She suddenly collapsed on the floor. I… I don't know what to do, so…"
"Don't be scared. Listen to me. Turn on the speakerphone, and do as I say!"
As Mei Ziqi spoke, he walked towards the intersection, looking for a car.
He guided Zhao Xiaoying to check Fang Huiran's condition, see if she was breathing, and call the hospital's emergency services.
With Mei Ziqi on the phone, Zhao Xiaoying calmed down considerably.
The most important thing was that Fang Huiran was still breathing, which greatly relieved her.
Following Mei Ziqi's instructions, she managed to lay Fang Huiran flat on the ground and waited for the ambulance.
Fang Huiran only felt a wave of dizziness before she fell to the ground.
At this moment, she felt weightless, wanting nothing, doing nothing, just feeling incredibly tired.
On his way to Fang Huiran's residence, Mei Ziqi suddenly remembered the saying: "If you need something, find Ying Bafang!"
But now, he couldn't afford to go there.
When Fang Huiran had argued with him, she seemed perfectly fine. How could she have fallen ill so soon after they parted?
None of that mattered now. What did matter was that Zhao Xiaoying had called him. It proved he was still useful, and he was genuinely happy about that.
Even if he couldn't help with big matters, he would certainly help with these small ones.
By the time Mei Ziqi arrived, the ambulance had also arrived.
When Mei Ziqi saw Zhao Xiaoying, she was just getting into the ambulance.
He asked the doctor which hospital it was, and the doctor told him it was the First Hospital of Sandong City.
Without a word, Mei Ziqi rushed to the First Hospital.
Waiting for the results in the hospital corridor, Zhao Xiaoying was still nervous, but much more relaxed than before.
She had already prepaid a portion of the fees, all borrowed money.
"Xiaoying, how is it? How is Fang Huiran?" Mei Ziqi asked with concern.
The moment Zhao Xiaoying saw Mei Ziqi, tears streamed down her face, and she didn't know why.
"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm here!"
Mei Ziqi naturally used his finger to wipe away the tears from Zhao Xiaoying's eyes. It was the first time he had looked at this girl this way.
A natural urge to protect her surged within him.
He had thought he would never have another chance to interact with Zhao Xiaoying, but he never expected things to take such a turn.
"Ranran, is… is she going to be alright?" Zhao Xiaoying choked out.
"Don't worry, she's in the hospital, she'll be fine. Didn't you say on the phone that she was just tired? Don't worry, she should be fine soon."
As they were talking, the door to the emergency room opened.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaoying immediately stood up and blocked the doctor's path.
"Doctor, how is Ranran?"
"She's fine. Don't worry, she can go home after some rest!"
The doctor's words finally made Zhao Xiaoying breathe a sigh of relief.
Afterward, a nurse pushed Fang Huiran to a regular ward.
Fang Huiran was asleep now, sleeping soundly.
Zhao Xiaoying followed the cart, step by step, to the regular ward.
Mei Ziqi followed closely behind.
They stayed in the ward for a long time. As it was nearing mealtime, Mei Ziqi said a few words to Zhao Xiaoying and hurried off to get food.
With everything stabilized, Mei Ziqi remembered the saying: "If you need something, find Ying Bafang."
After settling things at the hospital, he had to go and see.
...
On the 118th floor of the Yaotian Building, as the elevator doors opened, a young figure appeared at the entrance of Ying Bafang.
Very few people came here; no more than five people a day.
The building originally had a sightseeing elevator, but after Ying Bafang chose the top floor, they bought out the sightseeing elevator.
From then on, they no longer received sightseeing tourists.
Therefore, even during daylight working hours, not many people ascended to the top floor of the Yaotian Building.
Mei Ziqi smoothly reached the three mirrors.
This time, he still chose the leftmost mirror.
After a few minutes in the illusion, he finally entered the office.
As soon as he entered the office, he immediately remembered what had happened here.
He recalled Liu Sandao saying that his Fortune Fruits were more than Fang Huiran's, but in summary, he couldn't use them excessively, or it would be perilous to one's life.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Just as Mei Ziqi was lost in thought, a voice asked.
The person had already appeared behind him, startling him greatly.
"I'm here to exchange Fortune Fruits for money."
"Exchange Fortune Fruits for money?" the person who had arrived said, stroking his chin with his right hand.
This office held many secrets. He had initially thought Fang Huiran obtained her Fortune Fruits because she was involved with Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai.
But only a few days had passed, and he had already witnessed three people with Fortune Fruits.
What surprised him was that not many people came here to exchange Fortune Fruits. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to have someone constantly watching Fang Huiran.
Since those three had Fortune Fruits, others surely would too. It was just that they hadn't fully figured out the method to obtain Fortune Fruits, so they couldn't use them rashly.
Although the ancestral spiritual root could produce Fortune Fruits, it consumed an immense amount of spiritual power. Even if he wanted to take them, it would take about a day to recover.
After obtaining seventy Fortune Fruits from Fang Huiran last time, his recovery time took nearly a day. If he wanted more, it would take a long time and consume even more spiritual power.
If other visitors were to come, let alone taking Fortune Fruits, he might even be exhausted to the point of collapse.
To have the strong spiritual power to execute his plans, he had to improve his spiritual power as quickly as possible.
This was a gradual process, and he couldn't rush it at all.
The seventy Fortune Fruits from Fang Huiran were being rapidly digested and absorbed by him these past two days, and his spiritual power had already shown significant improvement, but it was not yet enough to guarantee the extraction of many more Fortune Fruits.