Inside the independent communications room, Li Wei held the cold receiver, her finger hovering over the dial button as she suddenly froze.
Who should she call?
Gu Jinzhi?
He was still unconscious, lying in a hospital bed. There was no way he could answer her call.
Li Cheng?
That fellow was still recuperating at the place Aunt Liang had arranged. Their last meeting had been too rushed, and she had actually forgotten to ask for his specific contact information.
Aunt Liang and Uncle Gu?
Before she had come, the two of them had been punished by Old Master Gu and sent to kneel in the ancestral hall together.
They were supposed to kneel for seven days and seven nights. By now, they were probably suffering terribly, and they most likely hadn't been allowed to bring their phones in...
Gu Jinyi and Gu Jinwen?
She hadn't kept the phone numbers of those two little ones at all.
Zeng Yi?
That fellow might indeed be standing guard at the hospital.
But Li Wei hadn't memorized his number either.
Not just his. She hadn't kept the contact information of any of Old Gu's good brothers.
After thinking it over and over, only one number remained in her mind.
It was one she remembered—and one she inexplicably missed at this moment.
Li Wei took a deep breath and tapped out a string of numbers with her fingertip.
Beep--
Beep--
Beep--
A long waiting tone came through the receiver.
Just as Li Wei thought no one was going to answer and, feeling somewhat disappointed, was preparing to hang up, the call connected.
A familiar, coquettish female voice came through, thick with impatience and carrying a hint of weakness.
Several muffled coughs accompanied it.
"Hello? Cough, cough... Who is this?"
Li Wei pursed her lips and