Chapter 577 - 568: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 56

Chapter 577: Chapter 568: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 56

Anning woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall asleep again.

She always felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

But what could happen now?

Searching through the original owner’s memory, Anning didn’t recall any bad events happening during this time; it was supposed to be a calm period.

Yet, Anning still had that premonition.

Worried, she picked up her mobile phone and dialed Li Baolai’s house’s number.

When Li Baolai heard the ringing of the phone, he thought it was from Li Zhifang, so he quickly answered: "Lao Si..."

"Dad."

Anning’s voice came through.

Li Baolai responded: "Ning, what’s up?"

Anning asked softly, "Dad, is everything alright at home? I just can’t sleep, my heart is racing, and I felt the need to call. Is mom okay? How are you and how is Jing Han?"

Tears fell from Li Baolai’s eyes.

"Ning, Jing Han has a fever; he’s delirious. Your mom tried to call Lao Si but couldn’t get through and went to fetch someone."

Upon hearing this, Anning immediately reproached: "Why didn’t you call me when you couldn’t get through? You know I’m in the village right now. I came by car, it would be convenient to take Jing Han to the hospital. Wait for me, I’ll be right there."

"Okay, okay, come over."

Li Baolai was now at his wit’s end. He and Zhang Fengfeng didn’t call Anning earlier because they didn’t want to bother her in the middle of the night, considering she was no longer their daughter-in-law.

But now that Anning had initiated the call, and he didn’t know what else to do, he was definitely going to accept her help.

After hanging up, Anning also called Li Zhifang.

She just wanted to say a word to Zhang Fengfeng to prevent her from worrying.

But the call didn’t go through, and Anning frowned, sensing that something was bound to happen.

Without even tying her hair, she casually threw on a coat, grabbed a pair of shoes, and ran outside.

In such snowy weather, if Zhang Fengfeng, an old lady, went out and fell, it would be troublesome.

While walking, Anning couldn’t help feeling exceedingly anxious.

The original owner’s memory indeed contained the cause of Zhang Fengfeng’s death.

Zhang Fengfeng froze to death in the snow.

According to the original owner’s memory, Zhang Fengfeng’s death wasn’t supposed to happen today, but next year, during which time Li Baolai would be sick and delirious with fever; and with no phone at home, Zhang Fengfeng went to seek Li Zhifang but fell on the way, unable to call for help or get up, eventually freezing to death in the snow.

Thinking this, Anning looked at the heavy snow outside.

The snow was truly heavy, almost like the weather in her original memory. Although the timing was different, there was no guarantee that Zhang Fengfeng wouldn’t meet with an accident.

She walked faster, and while walking, she also called Seventh Uncle’s House.

The call connected after a while, and Anning anxiously said, "Uncle Qi, Jing Han has a fever, and my mom went to find Li Zhifang and Wang Baozhu and still hasn’t returned. I just tried calling Li Zhifang and couldn’t get through; I have a bad feeling about this. Please go check on my dad first, then find someone..."

Before she could finish, she saw Zhang Fengfeng lying in the snow: "Uncle Qi, quickly get someone over here, my mom has fallen, and I don’t know how she is now."

She quickly ended the call and hurried over to assess Zhang Fengfeng’s situation.

Anning held a flashlight in her hand; by its light, she saw Zhang Fengfeng’s face pale and bluish from the cold, her breath notably faint, and fear immediately gripped Anning.

Stepping closer, she noticed that Zhang Fengfeng’s head was facing the direction of Li Zhifang’s house. Her hands tightly clenched the ground, several nails were broken, and faint traces of blood were visible due to the excessive force, even deforming the bones in her fingers.

Anning instantly understood what had happened.

Zhang Fengfeng must have fallen in her haste. During the fall, heart discomfort struck her, she tried to get up but couldn’t, and worrying about Li Jinghan, she attempted to crawl forward using both hands, probably thinking to crawl all the way to Li Zhifang’s house if she had to.

Seeing the old madam in such a pitiful state, Anning felt an intense heartache.

She quickly knelt down, checked the old madam’s pulse to make sure she was still alive, and then hurriedly turned her over to administer first aid.

By the time Zhang Fengfeng slowly started breathing normally, Anning took out some emergency medicine from her and helped her take it.

Seeing Zhang Fengfeng badly frozen, Anning took off her coat to cover her and simultaneously pressed some acupoints to help the old madam recover quickly.

"Mother, Mother, wake up, it’s me, Anning."

While pressing the acupoints, Anning called out to Zhang Fengfeng.

"Anning, Anning, sister-in-law..."

That was Seventh Uncle Li arriving with some people.

Anning quickly called out, "Uncle Qi, over here."

Soon, Seventh Uncle Li arrived running with his sons.

"What happened here?"

Seventh Uncle Li was shocked to see Zhang Fengfeng lying on the ground with her eyes closed as if she were dead.

Continually pressing her acupoints, Anning explained, "My mother fell, had a cardiac issue, and nearly passed away; I gave her first aid just now. Now, I’m pressing acupoints as taught by a doctor. She can’t be moved at this moment. Uncle Qi, please find a cart and bring a couple of blankets too."

Third of Uncle Qi’s sons hurriedly agreed and went to find a cart and blankets.

Anning handed over her car keys to Uncle Qi’s second son, Li Zhiying.

"My car is in the plant lot, Zhiying go drive it and quickly take my dad and Jing Han to the hospital; Jing Han has a high fever, it’s dangerous if it continues."

Li Zhiying took the keys and ran off.

By this time, Zhang Fengfeng’s breathing finally stabilized, and when she opened her eyes, she immediately saw Anning.

Seeing Anning, Zhang Fengfeng couldn’t hold back her tears: "Ning, I thought... I thought I’d never see you again."

"Mother, let’s not talk, keep calm, please don’t get agitated."

Anning quickly pressed more acupoints and simultaneously urged her to calm her emotions.

Zhang Fengfeng was particularly obedient to Anning’s instructions at that moment.

After a short pause, the cart arrived, and Anning, together with Uncle Qi, helped Zhang Fengfeng aboard the blanket-covered cart.

Several of them pulled the cart as they moved step by painstaking step in the heavy snowfall.

Looking at the weather, Anning called Li Jingming to hurry over with his car.

Li Jinghan’s fever wasn’t subsiding, so he could be taken to the county hospital, but Zhang Fengfeng’s condition required urgent care at a provincial hospital.

Since Anning’s car was taken by Li Zhiying, she had no choice but to ask Li Jingming to drive over.

Fortunately, Anning had medical skills by her side; with her there, Zhang Fengfeng wouldn’t face immediate danger.

If it were someone else, Zhang Fengfeng might really have been in grave danger.