When Wu Pengpeng opened her eyes again, she was lying on a hospital bed, wearing an oxygen mask.
This scene was all too familiar to her.
Every time she had narrowly escaped death, she would end up like this. By now, she had learned to face it calmly.
She lay in bed for a while, piecing together the truth from memories that seemed as distant as a past life.
The young Heavenly Dao had disappeared in order to save her, and the body she was in now was no longer the original Wu Pengpeng's.
Wu Pengpeng lifted her arm. She had thought she would be in excruciating pain all over, but unexpectedly, apart from a bit of soreness, there was no other discomfort.
She concentrated and carefully felt her body. Except for a dullness in her head from sleeping too long, there was no discomfort anywhere on her body.
She found it quite surprising. Didn't the young Heavenly Dao say that the original owner had fallen off a cliff while climbing a mountain?
Logically speaking, she should be covered in injuries. Why wasn't she in pain?
Could it be that the young Heavenly Dao had helped her again?
Just thinking about the scene when the child disappeared made Wu Pengpeng's heart ache. The machine beside her let out a shrill beep. She was startled. Before she could react, someone pushed the door open.
"You're awake?" The nurse was initially stunned when she saw Wu Pengpeng with her eyes open. Then she ran out excitedly to call the doctor.
Soon, a middle - aged female doctor walked in. She examined Wu Pengpeng thoroughly and confirmed that she was out of danger. She just needed to be observed for a few more days before she could be discharged.
Wu Pengpeng lay in the hospital ward for an entire afternoon, and no one came to visit her.
In the evening, when the nurse came to give her an injection, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister nurse, why haven't my family members come to see me?"
The nurse was taken aback by her question. Then she looked at her with a very pitying look and hesitated before saying, "Well, Wu Yiyi, there's something I need to tell you. Don't be sad or get too excited, okay?"
Wu Pengpeng was stunned for a moment before realizing that Wu Yiyi was the name of the original owner. It was very similar to her own name. She wondered if they were related.
"Okay." Wu Pengpeng remained calm.
Only then did the nurse tell her the whole story. The original owner had gone mountain - climbing with her parents, but an accident had occurred. Her parents had both died, and she had been saved by a passing mountain climber and sent to the hospital. She had been in a coma for a whole year.
No wonder Wu Pengpeng felt that her mind wasn't working well. It was because she hadn't used her brain for a long time.
"What about the cost of my hospitalization?" The hospital wouldn't let her stay for free for a year, and judging from this single - room ward, it should be quite expensive.
The nurse glanced at her and tentatively asked, "Do you know Wu Pengpeng?"
Wu Pengpeng thought to herself that she knew this all too well. She simply replied with a soft "hmm".
Seeing that she knew, the nurse didn't explain who Wu Pengpeng was. "Two years ago, when she was filming the movie Divorce, she established a Women and Children Relief Foundation. You just met the criteria, so the hospital applied to the foundation. All your hospitalization expenses were paid by the foundation."
Wu Pengpeng was stunned. What kind of wonderful coincidence was this?
I saved myself?
She quickly borrowed the nurse's phone and dialed He Qianshan's number, but the unfamiliar number couldn't get through. She then dialed Wu Junchen's number, but it had already been deactivated.
Not giving up, she dialed her own number, but it was still turned off.
"Does the hospital have the contact information of the foundation's person - in - charge?" The foundation should be under Wu Junchen's charge. She could only try an indirect approach. "I want to thank him."
The nurse shook her head. "This was all applied for according to the standard procedure. The hospital doesn't have the contact information of the person - in - charge either."
Although Wu Pengpeng was a bit disappointed, she wasn't in a hurry. She politely thanked the nurse and focused on recovering.
A week later, Wu Pengpeng was finally discharged from the hospital. Based on the address provided by the hospital, she managed to find her home with some difficulty.
The original owner's family lived in a sixth - tier small county in the south. The family was of ordinary means. Her parents were ordinary company employees. Since they had died unexpectedly, there was naturally no compensation.
And the original owner was a seventeen - year - old girl with no means of making a living. Wu Pengpeng was very worried about her future.
Originally, she wanted to return to the Wu family in Jincheng. But after thinking it over carefully, she decided it wasn't a good idea.
She wasn't the real Wu Pengpeng. The Wu family had already been heartbroken thinking she was dead. If she went back and told them the truth, it would only hurt everyone again.
Wu Pengpeng rummaged through the original owner's house and found a bank passbook. The password was written on it. She took it to the bank and checked. There was 100,000 yuan in it, which would be enough to last until she found He Qianshan.
She first used this money to buy a mobile phone and then applied for a new mobile phone number. She registered a new Jianxin account.
Since unfamiliar numbers couldn't get through to He Qianshan's phone, she had no choice but to add him on Jianxin.
When sending the friend request, she suddenly wanted to play a little joke on him. She took a nice selfie as her profile picture and greeted him, "Uncle, wanna have an online romance? Choose me, I'm super sweet!"
As soon as the message was sent, she received a message from the Jianxin team. Her account had been reported as a pornographic account and permanently banned.
Wu Pengpeng: "..."
He Qianshan was thirty years old this year, and her current body was seventeen. Calling him uncle was perfectly appropriate!
With the Jianxin account gone and the phone calls not getting through, Wu Pengpeng had no choice but to take her savings and head north to Jincheng to find He Qianshan.
Thanks to the movie she had directed, He Qianshan had suddenly become a top - tier star, even more popular than Lu Jingran. It was almost impossible to meet him.
Wu Pengpeng first went to the Song Group, but she was chased out before even entering the door. She squatted at the door for three days and didn't even catch a glimpse of He Qianshan.
She checked online and found out that He Qianshan was currently filming on a movie set and wasn't in Jincheng at all.
Wu Pengpeng bought a plane ticket and flew to the filming location. When she arrived at the set, she learned that He Qianshan had just left. He had returned to Jincheng to attend Apple Entertainment's "Scream Night".
She quickly took a taxi and rushed to the airport. When she got there, she saw many fans holding banners and support signs, coming to the airport to see He Qianshan off.
He Qianshan was being簇拥ed forward by bodyguards. He still wore those gold - rimmed glasses, and there was no expression on his face.
Although in Wu Pengpeng's timeline, they had only been apart for half a month, she still missed him very much. The grievances from the days of traveling suddenly welled up in her heart, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
She wanted to call out to him, but it was as if there was a ball of cotton in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single syllable.
She wanted to walk towards him, but she was pushed back again and again by the fans.
Soon, He Qianshan reached the boarding gate. If she didn't call out to him now, it would be too late.
Wu Pengpeng shouted with all her might, "Yan Shen!"
He Qianshan suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked back at the bustling crowd. He was slightly dazed for a moment.
He probably thought he was having an auditory hallucination.
Wu Pengpeng called out again, but her voice was drowned out by the deafening screams of the fans.
He Qianshan was stunned for a moment, then walked forward without looking sideways and soon disappeared from her sight.
Wu Pengpeng bought the earliest plane ticket back to Jincheng. As soon as she got off the plane, she rushed to the venue of the event.
Without a doubt, she was stopped again because she didn't have a ticket.
"I'm looking for He Qianshan." Wu Pengpeng was extremely anxious. She couldn't miss this opportunity again. She missed He Qianshan so much that she couldn't wait for another moment.
But now that she didn't have the protagonist's halo, it was really difficult to meet He Qianshan.
The security guard pointed to the side. "Who here isn't looking for He Qianshan?"
Wu Pengpeng turned her head and saw that the surrounding was filled with girls holding He Qianshan's posters, calling out "Husband, you're so handsome" with star - struck looks on their faces.
She didn't even have time to be jealous. She said earnestly, "Brother, could you please tell his staff that Wu Pengpeng is looking for him?"
"It doesn't matter who's looking for him!" The security guard impatiently pushed her to the side. "Don't block the way here."
Wu Pengpeng wasn't prepared and was pushed to the ground. A burning pain shot through her palm.
The pain, combined with all her grievances, welled up in her heart. Suddenly, she couldn't help but cry.
The light in front of her was suddenly blocked. She looked up and met a familiar face. "Xiao Lu..."
Lu Jingran saw a strange face full of tears and frowned slightly. He motioned to the staff beside him.
A girl immediately stepped forward and helped Wu Pengpeng up. Only then did Wu Pengpeng come to her senses. She quickly wiped her face and gave Lu Jingran an embarrassed smile.
Lu Jingran still looked cold. "What's going on?"
Wu Pengpeng pointed to the venue and said pitifully, "I want to go in to find someone."
Lu Jingran motioned to the staff again. The staff said a few words to the security guard beside them, and then she was led in.
"Where's Shen Qianqian?" Wu Pengpeng didn't see Shen Qianqian and couldn't help but ask. "Why isn't she with you?"
Lu Jingran paused for a moment, then continued walking forward without answering her.
Wu Pengpeng wanted to ask again, but the girl beside her pulled her and shook her head, signaling her not to ask. So she obediently shut up.
In case she accidentally angered Lu Jingran and got thrown out, it would be a disaster.
Wu Pengpeng originally wanted to go backstage to find He Qianshan, but the staff directly took her to the venue and arranged for her in the audience seats.
Her eyes never left He Qianshan from the moment he stepped onto the stage.
She didn't listen to a single word He Qianshan said on the stage. She just saw him stand up amidst the deafening screams.
Then she heard the host read from the cue card, "Let's welcome this fan named 'Pretty Girl' to ask a question."
Wu Pengpeng didn't react at first. It wasn't until the host repeated it that she stood up as if waking from a dream.
There was a fan - question session at tonight's event. She had left many messages on the official Weibo of "Scream Night" and sent many private messages to the official Weibo, so she was selected.
Wu Pengpeng took the microphone handed over by the staff and stared at He Qianshan intently.
She had imagined countless scenarios of her reunion with He Qianshan, and she had rehearsed every line over and over again.
But at this moment, she suddenly couldn't say a word.
She held the microphone and stood there for a long time before she could steady her voice and said with a smile, "Yan Shen, long time no see."
He Qianshan was like a man struck by lightning. He stared fixedly at the strange face below the stage. His eyes behind the glasses were misty.
The two of them stared at each other for a while in the noisy crowd. Suddenly, He Qianshan ran towards the stage. His eyes never left her for a moment, as if she would disappear if he blinked.
He crossed the sea of people, traversed the vast universe, and hugged her tightly. "You're back."
Wu Pengpeng sighed and gently patted his back. "Yes, I'm back."