Chapter 114: Accident
The two of them walked into the living room.
Wu Yiyao asked Chu Luo to go eat.
“Go have your meal first. After you’re done, I’ll tell you what’s different about Blazing Glory’s research center in the US compared to the other branches.”
Chu Luo definitely wanted to hear about it, so she sat to eat breakfast.
The servant came in to deliver tea and snacks to Wu Yiyao.
Wu Yiyao looked at the grapes on the fruit platter, ate one, and asked Chu Luo, “Sister Chu, are these grapes from your courtyard?”
Chu Luo was stunned by this question. Ever since that night when Li Yan had plucked a bunch of unripe grapes, she hadn’t paid much attention to them. Especially after being away for a few days. She guessed, “It’s possible.”
Hearing her answer, Wu Yiyao couldn’t help but laugh. “Sister Chu, don’t tell me you’re still not familiar with this villa?”
At this point, she thought of the sinister things here and asked worriedly, “Sister Chu, you said that there’s something dirty in this residence. Have you gotten rid of it?”
“Yeah, I have.”
Chu Luo pointed outside the door. “You can go take a look. I’ve changed the decorations outside.”
Thinking that she was disturbing Chu Luo’s meal, Wu Yiyao really stood up to take a look at this residence.
After Chu Luo had eaten, she saw Wu Yiyao at the pavilion.
Wu Yiyao was standing there admiring the blooming water lilies in the pond.
Seeing Chu Luo come over, she said, “When we moved in, I kept having the illusion that this pool was a pool of stagnant water. I didn’t even dare to come here. I didn’t expect it to become filled with water lilies in such a short period of time.”
“It was supposed to be stagnant.” Chu Luo told Wu Yiyao about Feng Shui.
Wu Yiyao praised Chu Luo endlessly. “Sister Chu, you know so much!”
The two of them talked about this for a while before changing the topic to Chu Luo’s trip to the US.
“This year, it’s just in time for the Annual Gala at Blazing Glory’s gaming company. If I’m not mistaken, all the players ranked in the top 100 in the world will be going there.”
At this point, Wu Yiyao couldn’t help but laugh. “Other than the World Championship, there will also be some changes to the rankings of ‘Battle of Lightyears.’”
Chu Luo’s eyes lit up. “Sister Wu, you mean that I can fight them one on one?”
“Haha… That’s right. Sister Chu, since you like to PK, when the time comes, I’ll definitely let you PK until you’re satisfied, as long as you have the ability.”
Chu Luo raised her chin slightly and said with confidence, “Then wait for me. I’ll take first place for fun.”
“Okay! I’ll wait.”
…
Wu Yiyao stayed with Chu Luo for more than an hour before leaving.
She had just left when Tang Zhiyun called.
Tang Zhiyun and the others also knew that Chu Luo was back. They had called to ask her to meet up and discuss their trip to the US.
Chu Luo said, “I’ll come to Imperial University to look for you guys. We can meet at the library. After we’re done with our business, I can also read.”
After hanging up, she went to Imperial University.
The boys went to the gate to pick her up. This time, Tang Zhiyun and the others had borrowed a school card for Chu Luo.
Imperial University was entering its examination month, so there were more people walking around the campus.
When the five of them passed by the school on a bike, those who saw them immediately became excited.
“Wow! Look! That girl is so beautiful!”
“That girl definitely isn’t from our school. If there was such a beautiful girl here, the school forum would long have gone crazy.”
“That girl looks better than the school belle!”
“Don’t you think that girl looks a little familiar?”
“Eh, a little.”
“Tsk! You boys are so shallow. Every beautiful girl looks familiar to you.”
“I remember now. That person seems to be this year’s college entrance examination scholar, Chu Luo.”
“Yes, yes, yes, yes! I’ve seen the video that was uploaded online of their school’s assembly after the college entrance examination. She’s so arrogant! But she really can afford to be arrogant. The college entrance examination questions this year were really difficult. If it were us, we might not have been able to score full marks.”
“Yes, my younger sister also took the college entrance examination this year. This morning, she even called and complained that everyone in the family is comparing her to Chu Luo. She’s not even happy that she got into Imperial University.”
“If it’s really Chu Luo, she’s too beautiful in person. She’s even more beautiful than in the videos.”
“Haha… Chu Luo said that she’s going to Imperial University, so she’ll be our junior next semester.”
“I’ve never looked forward to the next semester before the current semester has even ended. I’m starting to look forward to it now.”
“Me too.”
“Me too.”
…
Chu Luo and the others went straight to the library at the Computer Science Department.
The five of them found a booth in the corner. Tang Zhiyun even went to buy a cup of milk tea and a slice of cake for Chu Luo before everyone started to discuss.
Chu Luo had never been overseas before. The five of them didn’t have a good family background, and they studied the Internet world all day long. They had never been overseas either. Therefore, they were extremely enthusiastic about going overseas to compete.
Xie Minghai said, “Our plane tickets, food, and accommodation are all paid for by the organizers. There will also be specialists there to arrange things once we reach there. However, when there are no competitions, everyone needs to do their homework if they want to go out and play. I heard that the security overseas isn’t as good as in our empire.”
Tang Zhiyun said, “I received a postgraduate offer from XX Institute of Technology in the US. Coincidentally, that school is in the province where we are going. Why don’t we go check out that school?”
Yu Lei agreed. “Sure, let’s go take a look. We’ll see what’s the difference between the institute of technology overseas and that of our university. I’ve always felt that our Imperial University is the best.”
When they heard this, they smiled knowingly.
Everyone then shared their thoughts. After they finished chatting, it was still early. The four boys had a final essay to do, so they went to do it.
Chu Luo went to the bookshelf and picked up a large stack of books regarding this topic.
At first, the four boys had been worried that she wouldn’t be able to finish them all. When Chu Luo returned half an hour later with a fresh new stack, the four of them were only left with admiration.
After lunch, the five of them remained in the library.
It wasn’t until four in the afternoon that Chu Luo picked up her phone which had been turned to silent mode and realized that there were several missed calls.
The calls were mostly from Wei Xueying and a few unfamiliar numbers.
Chu Luo had no intention of returning the calls. Just as she was about to put her phone back, Wei Xueying called again.
Chu Luo thought for a moment and went out to answer the call.
There was obviously rage in Wei Xueying’s tone. “Luoluo, why haven’t you answered my calls? Don’t you know that something has happened to your uncle, along with my father and his brothers?”
Chu Luo knew where Chu Zhengyang and the others had gone, and she also knew that Li Yan was the one behind this matter.
Since Li Yan had lured them over, there was no way he would let them escape unscathed. It was expected that something would happen to them.
“Really? Since something has happened, send them to the hospital. Why did you call me?”
“Luoluo, how did you become like this? It’s your uncle who is in trouble. Aren’t you worried at all?”
“Worried? Why should I be worried?”
“You…” Wei Xueying panted angrily.
Her phone was snatched away by someone else. Then, Wei Wushuang said bluntly, “Uncle and Aunt have really raised an ingrate all these years. Chu Luo, if Uncle hadn’t said that he wanted to see you, whether you are dead or alive, we…”
Before Wei Wushuang could finish speaking, Wei Xueying snatched her phone back.
Wei Xueying’s voice came from the other end. “Don’t say that about Luoluo.”
Wei Wushuang snorted. “Am I wrong? If it weren’t for our aunt and the others, she wouldn’t have survived all these years without her parents.”
When Wei Xueying and Wei Wushuang were talking, the phone was covered. However, Chu Luo had good hearing and heard every word they said.
She had originally decided to ignore these people, but she didn’t expect them to be so tactless.
Now she suddenly changed her mind.
Wei Xueying was probably worried that Wei Wushuang would say something even more out of line. She walked to the other side and continued to speak to Chu Luo. “Luoluo, don’t worry. Wushuang was too anxious.
“I know you’re still angry at Aunt and Tingting, but Uncle’s injuries are very serious this time. Aunt and Tingting can’t be agitated, so we don’t dare to tell them about this. The doctor said… that it’s up to fate whether Uncle can survive or not. Are you really not coming to see him?”
At this point, Wei Xueying suddenly started sobbing.
Chu Luo lowered her eyes and asked, “Which hospital is he at?”
“Imperial General Hospital. They’re still in the midst of surgery. The doctor has just informed us he’s in a critical state.”
Chu Luo put away her phone and said to Tang Zhiyun and the others as she walked into the library, “I have something to attend to. I will leave first. See you at the airport tomorrow morning.”
With that, she took her bag and left.
The Imperial General Hospital wasn’t too far from Imperial University. It was a half an hour drive, and it wasn’t the peak hour yet, so there wasn’t much traffic.
When she arrived outside the operating theater, Wei Jianze, First Madam, Second Madam, Wei Zihan, Wei Zhicheng, and Wei Xueying were standing there. The others were probably with Wei Jingcheng.
Wei Xueying quickly walked over. “Luoluo, you’re finally here. Our uncles are in the operating room now. My father is also injured, but it’s not as serious as the others. He has been transferred to an ordinary hospital bed.”
Chu Luo nodded and the two of them walked to the operating room door.
Chu Luo looked at the lights on the operating theater and didn’t say anything.
Seeing her expression, Wei Xueying was a little angry. She said, “Luoluo, an expert professor just entered.”
“Mm.”
“You…”
Chu Luo looked at Wei Xueying, who was fuming with anger, and suddenly asked, “Do you know how they were injured?”