Wang Lide was extremely excited when he saw the photos sent by Xu Qingqing. These days, he had been poring over ancient books, hoping to find the origin and description of the Huaxia Mound.
But he had never found any relevant information. And then Xu Qingqing sent him the pictures of the murals.
He also highly praised the speech draft written by Xu Qingqing and called her to give compliments.
"Qingqing! Your speech draft is really well - written. You can definitely give the speech on stage tomorrow."
"Thank you for your compliment, Teacher Wang." After the speech draft was finalized, the big stone weighing on Xu Qingqing's heart finally dropped.
After chatting with Teacher Wang for a few minutes, she hung up the phone. Xu Qingqing wanted to relax by scrolling through her phone.
A big hand with distinct knuckles and long, good - looking fingers snatched her phone away.
"Okay, it's time to go to sleep."
Xu Qingqing was determined to give the speech, while Lu Chuanbai was worried about her health, so he urged her to go to bed quickly.
"Alright." Xu Qingqing obediently lay on the bed, blinking her eyes at Lu Chuanbai. "Where are you going to sleep?"
Lu Chuanbai pulled out a folding bed from under the hospital bed and unfolded it. "I rented a folding bed from the nurse. I'll stay with you tonight."
The man's voice was low and magnetic. Xu Qingqing couldn't help blushing and buried her head in the quilt.
Lu Chuanbai smiled faintly. Worried about touching Xu Qingqing's wound, he didn't tease her. He took off his shoes and lay down on the folding bed.
She had a dreamless night.
The next day, Xu Qingqing asked the nurse to wrap several thick layers of gauze around the wound on her back to prevent the blood from flowing out during activities.
While wrapping the gauze, the nurse couldn't help frowning. "Is it really okay to go to work when your injury hasn't healed yet?"
"Today's speech is extremely important to me, so I must go." Xu Qingqing lifted her hand to pull up her clothes, her eyes firm.
The nurse sighed and tied a knot on the gauze. "No matter how important work is, your health comes first. Don't make any big movements. If you feel the wound is completely split open, come back immediately."
"I know. Thank you, Nurse." Xu Qingqing put down her clothes.
Lu Chuanbai came in from outside the ward, holding a women's suit jacket he had prepared for Xu Qingqing.
Because of Xu Qingqing's injury, she couldn't wear a dress.
Lu Chuanbai chose a red - brown women's suit jacket for her. Even if the blood seeped out from her back, the color could cover it.
Looking at the style of the suit, Xu Qingqing couldn't help teasing Lu Chuanbai. "As expected of someone who wears a suit like home clothes. Your taste in choosing suits is really good."
Lu Chuanbai squatted down to help her put on her shoes. "Stop joking. If your wound splits open, I'll take you back immediately. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Xu Qingqing lifted her other foot for Lu Chuanbai to put on the shoe.
"I know my own body well."
Downstairs in the hospital, Gao Bo had already driven the car to pick them up.
To avoid pulling on Xu Qingqing's wound, Lu Chuanbai carried her out of the hospital.
Along the way, passers - by all stared at this handsome man and beautiful woman.
Xu Qingqing felt a bit shy. "Actually, I only hurt my back. My legs can still walk."
"I'm not at ease." Lu Chuanbai's words made Xu Qingqing shut up. She secretly complained sweetly in her heart.
Lu Chuanbai was good in many ways, but sometimes he was just too over - bearing.
Gao Bo had already planned the route. The road was a flat and unobstructed asphalt road, which would neither waste time nor cause any bumps.
The speech about the Huaxia Mound was held in the largest stadium.
There were already many people outside the stadium. Apart from scholars and researchers, most of them were journalists.
In order to take pictures of the Huaxia Mound that first appeared in the public eye, these journalists had brought out all their photographic equipment.
The security guards at the door only checked the passes of the people coming and going and didn't stop the journalists.
Because the Huaxia Mound needed a large number of journalists to report on it and attract the world's attention.
There were also quite a few foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes, all of whom were archaeology enthusiasts and were full of interest in this suddenly - emerged civilization.
Wang Lide, Gu Yuan and the others had already arrived and were waiting for Xu Qingqing outside the stadium.
When they saw Xu Qingqing coming, Gu Yuan, who was wearing a black suit, stepped forward to say hello. Lu Chuanbai silently stood between them. "Qingqing, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
To keep everyone from worrying, Xu Qingqing shook her head with a smile and deliberately flexed her arms to show her muscles. "I'm fine. I'm in good health."
"What about the speech draft? Have you memorized it?" Wang Lide was even more nervous than Xu Qingqing who was going to give the speech.
Xu Qingqing's opening speech meant that the first public appearance of the Huaxia Mound would start from her.
Moreover, in order to let more people see the Huaxia Mound, the whole process would be broadcast live.
If Xu Qingqing made a mistake, the whole world would know.
"Teacher Wang, don't worry. I've memorized the speech draft." Xu Qingqing nodded, her eyes shining with confidence.
Since Xu Qingqing had dictated the whole speech draft yesterday and Lu Chuanbai had recorded it, she remembered the speech draft especially clearly.
"That's good. Hurry in and get ready." Wang Lide led Xu Qingqing to the backstage to prepare.
Along the way, Lu Chuanbai carried Xu Qingqing in his arms, encircling her with his arms, for fear that someone might bump into her.
Before entering the dressing room, Xu Qingqing asked Lu Chuanbai to wait for her outside.
"Okay, you don't need to protect me anymore. Just wait and see my amazing speech!"
Xu Qingqing playfully winked at Lu Chuanbai and then slipped into the dressing room.
"Okay."
Gu Yuan on the side noticed the reluctance on Lu Chuanbai's face and smelled the stench of love.
He couldn't understand why Lu Chuanbai was so reluctant to part with her just for such a short separation.
Forget it. If he couldn't understand, he wouldn't think about it.
This wasn't something a single dog like him should care about.
Gu Yuan patted Lu Chuanbai on the shoulder. "Dude, come on. I'll take you to our front - row seats. You can watch Qingqing's speech up close."
"Thank you." Lu Chuanbai thanked Gu Yuan.
The makeup artist started to do Xu Qingqing's makeup and put on the microphone for her. Xu Qingqing took a last look at the speech draft and was ready to go on stage.
While waiting backstage for the host to announce her name, a man carrying a camera bumped into Xu Qingqing's back because he wasn't looking at the road.
Xu Qingqing's body immediately tensed up in pain. All the hairs on her body stood on end. Her feet dug into the ground and her fingers spread out as she tried hard to endure the pain in her back.
"Sorry!" The man who bumped into her didn't even look up and just turned around and left.
"It's okay..." Xu Qingqing replied weakly.
Oh well, she was just unlucky.
"Now, let's welcome Xu Qingqing, a member of the Special Cultural Relics Action Team, to come on stage and tell us about the discovery, preservation process and relevant history of the Huaxia Mound."
Hearing the hostess call her name, Xu Qingqing wiped the sweat from her forehead caused by the pain and showed a confident and generous smile.
Xu Qingqing, this is a live - broadcast and there are also foreign friends. You must do well and never make a fool of yourself!
Xu Qingqing kept reminding herself in her heart and then stepped out.