Chapter 77 She's finally back

Chapter 77 She's finally back

The chance to travel through time has unexpectedly appeared at this moment!

Jiang Yutang's heart skipped a beat, and her hands trembled with excitement.

This is the only chance to save the Yun family. As long as she returns to the modern world, she can buy medicine to treat cholera and then travel back in time!

She didn't dare delay and immediately ran to her family, clutching her stomach, trying to make her tone sound natural: "I...I'm going to the woods to relieve myself, I'll be right back."

Seeing her panicked expression and anxious eyes, her family members couldn't help but feel nervous.

Jiang Songzhi quickly instructed, "Be careful, don't go too far, we'll wait for you here."

"Hmm!" Jiang Yutang responded haphazardly, then turned and ran into the woods, her steps as fast as the wind.

She hadn't run far into the woods when she suddenly slapped her forehead.

Oh no! I forgot to bring the bronze mirrors and jewelry I got in the exchange! Those are artifacts that can be exchanged for money to buy medicine. What will my grandfather do for surgery without them?

She immediately turned and ran back, panting as she rushed back to the edge of the camp, picked up the bundle she had placed under the cart, and ran into the depths of the woods without looking back.

Watching her hurried departure with her bundle in her arms, Mu asked in confusion, "She's going to the restroom, why is she taking so much stuff with her?"

Jiang Songzhi gazed intently in the direction where Jiang Yutang had disappeared, and gently shook his head: "Who knows?"

Jiang Yutang ran all the way to the depths of the woods, and only stopped when she was sure that even the birdsong had become sparse and there was no one in sight.

She composed herself, and with a heart full of prayers, slowly turned the pages of the book in her hands.

The familiar stinging sensation instantly spread from my fingertips to my entire body, and the scene before my eyes began to distort and blur.

When she opened her eyes again, the familiar shop ceiling came into view. The air was filled with the mixed scent of sandalwood and old books—it was definitely her antique shop!

"Finally back..."

Jiang Yutang looked at the familiar shelves and the modern decorative paintings on the wall, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She wiped away her tears, suppressed her emotions, and rushed to the counter to grab her phone.

The moment the screen lit up, she saw a missed call from the city hospital from ten minutes earlier. Her heart clenched, and her fingers trembled as she dialed back.

"Hello, this is the city hospital." The nurse's tired but gentle voice came through the phone.

"Hello, I am the guardian of Mr. Jiang in ward number 36! You just called me? How is my grandfather? Was the surgery successful?" Jiang Yutang spoke quickly, her voice full of urgency.

"Oh, it's Miss Jiang." The nurse paused for a moment, then delivered good news.

"Your grandfather's surgery was very successful. He has now been transferred to the ICU for observation, and his vital signs are very stable. If you have time, you can come to the hospital to visit him."

Hearing this, Jiang Yutang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and even her voice became much lighter: "That's great! Thank you! I'll be right there!"

She hung up the phone, looked down at her clothes, and saw that she was still wearing the light purple shirt and jeans she had changed into before she left last time.

I pulled up the shirt and smelled it; it still had the fresh scent of laundry detergent, unlike the perilous ancient times. My body and scalp felt incredibly refreshed.

She carefully opened the bundle she had brought from ancient times, took out the bronze mirror, hairpin, and earrings one by one, wrapped them in a clean towel, and carefully put them into her backpack.

After packing my things and putting on my backpack, I quickly locked the shop door, opened my phone to contact the Didi driver, and gave him the address of the municipal hospital.

Along the way, looking at the familiar streets, speeding cars, and traffic lights outside the car window, she was filled with emotion, realizing she almost wouldn't be able to get back.

Twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the hospital.

Jiang Yutang rushed into the hospital, found the nurses' station to check on her grandfather's condition, and confirmed the location of the ICU before slowly walking to the door of the intensive care unit.

She stood outside the glass door, looking at her grandfather lying on the hospital bed inside. He had tubes inserted into his body, and the monitor next to him showed a steady heartbeat.

"call--"

She let out a heavy breath, gently rested her head against the cold glass, and her shoulders, which had been tense for so long, finally relaxed, a relieved smile appearing on her face.

When she comes back next time, she will be able to see her grandfather who is lucid.

At the hospital payment window, Jiang Yutang stared at the printed medical bill, her eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

Although I had prepared myself mentally before coming, I couldn't help but feel that I hadn't prepared enough when I saw the bill.

She smiled wryly and took out her bank card: "I'll pay the remaining 100,000 later."

The hospital has a payment deadline; as long as the artifacts brought from ancient times are sold, the surgery fee can be paid immediately.

The nurse marked the bill and kindly reminded me, "Okay, but you must pay it next week, otherwise it will affect the subsequent treatment process."

"Don't worry, I can pay tonight," Jiang Yutang quickly promised.

After leaving the hospital, she immediately dialed the number of the man with glasses.

Soon, the other party's signature hearty laughter came through the receiver. After a brief greeting and words of comfort, the bespectacled man asked precisely.

"Judging from your tone, you have new stock?"

"Yes, I'd like to arrange a place to make the deal with you." Jiang Yutang got straight to the point, without any time for pleasantries.

The bespectacled man gave her an address, and when Jiang Yutang took a taxi there, she discovered that it was a well-known five-star hotel in the city center.

She walked into the lobby carrying a backpack containing cultural relics. After the receptionist checked her reservation information, he gestured to check her bag.

"Ms. Jiang, in order to ensure the safety of hotel guests, we need to check your belongings to make sure there are no dangerous items."

Jiang Yutang frowned instantly, clutching her backpack tightly and taking a step back: "This is my personal privacy. How can you just check it like that? Unless the president is living here right now, no one has the right to check my bag at will."

Just kidding. If others find out that the things in her bag are antiques, they could accuse her of selling national cultural relics and send her to jail to sing "Tears Behind Bars" while working on a sewing machine.

"Oh--"

A cheerful voice came from behind her. Jiang Yutang turned around and saw a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

He had just come out of the backyard when he heard her words and couldn't help but chuckle.

Upon seeing this, the staff in the lobby all greeted him respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Liu!"

The bespectacled man strode over, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ms. Jiang, we have important guests checking into the hotel today, so security is a bit tight. I'm sorry you had to go through that."

After saying that, he added with a smile, "Although the other party is not the president, he is a very important person to me."

The receptionist noticed his look and immediately understood, so she stopped mentioning checking his backpack.

Jiang Yutang was stunned. It turned out that this five-star hotel was owned by the man with glasses.

The bespectacled man then led her into the private elevator and headed straight for the presidential suite on the 20th floor.

In the cramped elevator space, Jiang Yutang could vaguely smell the faint, cool woody scent of the other person's perfume. The scent was so close that she subconsciously took a step back, creating some distance between them.

The bespectacled man noticed her subtle movement out of the corner of his eye, and merely curled the corner of his mouth slightly.