Chapter 1240: Chapter 1236: Don’t Die (First Update)

Mrs. Lin cried out, attracting Mu Dazhong, who was loafing around in the distance.

He ran over in big strides, having lost one shoe without realizing it, and was stunned when he reached the pond, seeing Gou Dan unconscious on the ground, his face pale.

"Gou Dan, my dear son... what’s happened to you?"

This sentence nearly exhausted all of Mu Dazhong’s energy.

Usually, the couple would scold and hit Gou Dan, but he was their own son, cherished like a treasure!

Especially after Mu Dalang separated from the second branch, Gou Dan was their only hope left!

"What happened, what happened, it’s all your fault! If you hadn’t been careless, how could Gou Dan have an accident?" Mrs. Lin shouted as she hit Mu Dazhong.

Blaming Mu Dazhong drew sympathy from the surrounding women.

"Alas, this child might not make it. How can Mu the Second be a father, not even looking after his own son!

"Exactly, I saw him nearby, why didn’t he watch his son!"

"But isn’t today a school day? How did Gou Dan end up here?"

The discussions reached Mrs. Lin’s ears, driving her to hysterics.

"My good son, why did he leave school, could he have been chastised by the teacher and unable to take it..."

Mu Dazhong cried along, neither of them thinking to find someone to rescue Gou Dan.

Someone couldn’t stand it anymore and went to call other members of the Old Mu Family for help.

Shortly, the pond was surrounded by other members of the Old Mu Family!

Including the newly informed third branch family.

Seeing Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang, Mrs. Lin charged at Mu Dashan, hitting and kicking him.

"Give me back my son, give me back my son..."

"My dear son, how did he end up like this, gone..."

Mrs. Lin cried so much that tears and snot covered the ground, her pitiful appearance tugging at everyone’s heart.

Someone suggested, "We should quickly call Zhang Huai Shu, he’s a doctor, the child might still be alive!"

Mu Dashan, realizing the situation, rushed out first to find Zhang Huai Shu for help.

...

At the village entrance, Lu Yuanfeng was holding a horse borrowed from the Wang Family, intending to go to town to inform Mu Shuangshuang.

From afar, he saw Mu Shuangshuang’s carriage heading towards the village.

At that moment, Lu Yuanfeng felt hopeful, galloping forward to stop Mu Shuangshuang’s carriage.

Before the coachman could react, he lifted the curtain and pulled Mu Shuangshuang onto his back.

"What happened?"

On horseback, Mu Shuangshuang asked anxiously!

"Gou Dan fell into the pond, and we don’t know his condition. Grandpa Zhang went to see patients, his return is uncertain!"

Lu Yuanfeng originally didn’t think of Mu Shuangshuang for saving the drowning child.

But some days ago, she was bored and told stories to Yuanbao, Little Zhi, and Xiao Han, drawing a diagram on drowning rescue methods.

Lu Yuanfeng didn’t listen much then, otherwise, he would know how to handle it now!

Everyone waited, but instead of Zhang Huai Shu, Mu Shuangshuang arrived.

Jumping off the horse, Mu Shuangshuang charged towards the crowd: "Pull Mu Dazhong and Lin Xiaozao away from me!"

Using names directly, Mu Shuangshuang gave Mu Dazhong and Mrs. Lin no time to react.

Old Mrs. Mu was about to scold but was silenced by Mr. Mu, "Shut your mouth! A life-and-death matter isn’t for a woman like you to intervene."

Unwilling, Old Mrs. Mu glared at Mr. Mu, though he didn’t loosen his grasp.

"You wretched girl, don’t touch my son, don’t you dare!"

Mrs. Lin was restrained by someone’s grasp, yet her legs kicked out, hitting Mu Shuangshuang in the back.

Mu Shuangshuang, poised to rescue, was now also angry.

She slapped Mrs. Lin, "Shut up! Once I’m done with Gou Dan, I’ll hold you accountable!"

Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t sure what had happened, but she suspected Mrs. Lin’s involvement!

With that slap, Mrs. Lin quieted down, as did Mu Dazhong!

He stared blankly at Mu Shuangshuang, squatting beside his son Gou Dan.

Mu Shuangshuang opened Gou Dan’s mouth, clearing out mud, sand, and other debris.

At this point, Mu Shuangshuang had no guarantee, because she didn’t know how long Gou Dan had been submerged.

Using the basic knowledge from her past life, Mu Shuangshuang turned Gou Dan facedown on her thigh, pressing on his abdomen.

After several presses, water came out of Gou Dan’s mouth, but he remained unconscious.

Especially when Mu Shuangshuang put her hand near Gou Dan’s nostril; she was startled.

"No breathing...!" Mu Shuangshuang shouted.

Mrs. Lin resumed wailing, lamenting her fate, then vowed not to spare those responsible for Gou Dan’s death.

Demanding compensation from the school, threatening to take down the school building.

Mu Shuangshuang, focused on rescuing, continuously performed chest compressions and artificial respiration on Gou Dan.

To others, Mu Shuangshuang kneeling and periodically pressing Gou Dan’s chest, then breathing into him appeared bizarre and almost harmful.

Mu Dazhong broke free from the men holding him, pulling Mu Shuangshuang’s hand away from pressing Gou Dan’s chest.

Already worried, Mu Shuangshuang shouted directly at Mu Dazhong: "Get lost! Stop disrupting my efforts here!"

Mu Shuangshuang had never lost her temper like this publicly, but there she was, hitting and shouting at people.

Her face was dripping wet, whether from sweat or water off Gou Dan.

"Gou Dan, listen to me! You have to wake up!

Don’t you love tasty food? Your sister has all sorts of treats right here!"

Mu Shuangshuang spoke a few words to Gou Dan, then performed artificial respiration!

In that moment, she felt no animosity toward Gou Dan!

She only hoped the child before her wouldn’t die!

No matter if he was Gou Dan or just another stray—

Everyone held their breath, their initial confusion replaced by hope for Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t comfortable either, her eye twitching heavily, her chest tight!

Every time she performed artificial respiration on Gou Dan, she felt as if she too suffered.

"Uncle Zhang went to see patients, there’s no village doctor here now!" Mu Dashan, covered in mud, came before everyone.

He had given his all, managing to get up immediately after falling in the mire, racing to Zhang Huai Shu’s house.

But Zhang Huai Shu’s wife saying he was out on a call crushed Mu Dashan’s last hope!

"Uncle Dashan, sorry, in my rush to find Shuangshuang, I forgot to inform you about Grandpa Zhang’s departure!"

Lu Yuanfeng apologized.