S City had world-class medical care. The next day, Xiao Xi and the staff member who had saved her were both transferred to S City First Hospital.
Shi Yuan had taken leave early to stay at the hospital. Xiao Xi underwent a full examination, and the results were the same as the night before: apart from a bruised arm and a mild concussion, she was fine and could recuperate at home. Shi Yuan immediately took her home. She needed someone with her at all times, so Lu Budai cleared his work schedule to keep her company for a while. Attentive as ever, Pan Ying also arranged for a psychologist to come over and counsel her.
After settling Xiao Xi in, Shi Yuan returned to the hospital to visit the staff member who had saved her.
"It was him!" Shi Yuan was astonished to discover that the man lying in the hospital bed was actually Fan You.
Behind him, Pan Ying explained, "Fan You worked for the production team. At the time, he was leading another child's horse. When Xiao Xi's horse went wild, he was the closest and reacted the fastest. He really was the one who saved her."
Her last sentence was a report to Wei Zelin.
Jealous of Xiao Xi, the little boy had suddenly fired his slingshot at her horse, frightening it into a frenzy. Everything had happened so quickly that Fan You had acted almost entirely on instinct. There had been no scheming involved. If he really could have planned that far ahead, Pan Ying would have been impressed.
Shi Yuan was overwhelmed by conflicting emotions. Someone he had always guarded against had suddenly saved Xiao Xi. After so long, he had already forgotten what the little girl he had jumped into the river to save