Looking at his daughter, whose face was wrapped in bandages, Han Lushi, who had always pretended to be invincible since discovering his true identity, shed tears.
At this moment, he hated even more!
Hating the man who abandoned him and his mother.
"Xuanxuan."
He sat by the hospital bed and softly called his daughter's name.
"Xuanxuan is in a deep sleep."
Tian Jing, on the other side of the bed, held her granddaughter's IV drip hand.
"Yuan Man and the doctor who bandaged Xuanxuan said she should have taken sleeping pills. Blood has already been drawn for testing."
"Sleeping pills?"
Han Lushi had thought his daughter was given anesthesia during the bandaging.
"Yes."
Tian Jing pointed to Siji and Sisi on another hospital bed. "Xuanxuan was initially looking for them with Zhou Yufei."
"Zhou Yufei said the boys were only wearing swim trunks, and since everyone had grown up, it wasn't appropriate to swim together."
"The mother-in-law, who didn't feel at ease leaving them alone, also thought it wasn't appropriate for them to swim together, so she took them away."
"Zhou Yufei suggested going to the west of Ku River, saying that few vehicles entered or exited the mountains from the west."
"Seeing his mother-in-law taking the two girls further and further away, Jixiang became a little anxious and swam after them."
"He saw Zhou Yufei give Xuanxuan a bottle of cola. But as Zhou Yufei handed the cola to Xuanxuan, she also noticed him and shouted that he was a hooligan. Jixiang then stopped chasing."
"Later, Li Min came to the riverbank to call Siji and the others home to do their homework. Jixiang told Li Min that Xuanxuan had also gone swimming in the river. Li Min searched along Ku River to the west for a long time but couldn't find her, so she returned to the courtyard to call me."
Li Min added, "I anxiously called out for Xuanxuan. I even glanced under the new bridge, but I didn't see anyone.
Chen Jiqing, who was going through puberty and disliked speaking much, was unhappy with his grandmother's carelessness.
"It's low and dark under the new bridge. Grandma, you always rush around when something happens, how could you possibly see her?"
"If you had seen Xuanxuan earlier, Xuanxuan's face wouldn't be..."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Tian Jing interrupted Chen Jiqing. "If your grandmother had found her earlier, perhaps she would have ended up like your great-grandmother."
"In this matter, only the ruthlessness of the Zhou Yu Lin siblings and Xuanxuan's own lack of caution are to blame."
"Xuanxuan's face can be fixed with plastic surgery. Everyone, don't feel guilty."
Siji and Sisi remained silent.
Tian Jing got up. "Lushi, you stay here. Zheng Ge, let's go down and take a look."
Li Zhengguo, who had been silent, walked to his wife's side.
Chen Suozhu also stood up. "I'll take Siji and them back. They're only wearing swim trunks, which is not appropriate, and it's too noisy to stay here. Minmin, you stay and get some food for now. I'll watch them at home."
Li Min nodded. "Don't let them go swimming in the river again. If it weren't for them..."
"Li Min!"
Tian Jing stopped Li Min. "It has nothing to do with them. Xuanxuan was targeted; it was bound to happen sooner or later."
In the ward, only Li Min and Han Lushu remained to accompany Xuanxuan.
Li Min apologized to Han Lushu. "I'm sorry, we should have..."
"It's not your fault."
Han Lushu shook his head. "Mother is right. Xuanxuan was targeted; it was bound to happen one day."
"And please don't blame Siji and Sisi. They are just children; they can't bear such a psychological burden."
Li Min's eyes turned red. She had been holding back for a long time. "It's not the children's fault, but ours. We always considered mother our pillar of support, and now mother she..."
"If something happens to mother, our family will fall apart, woo woo woo."
"We Li family are all kind-hearted people, how did we end up with a gene mutation in the Zhou family?"
Li Sixuan on the hospital bed suddenly opened her eyes. Her gaze swept around, and she suddenly sat up. "Where is great-grandmother?"
"Xuanxuan, you're awake?"
Li Min excitedly rushed to the bedside.
"Where is great-grandmother?"
Li Sixuan scanned the ward. "Dad, where is my great-grandmother?"
Han Lushu quickly grabbed his daughter's IV drip hand. "Xuanxuan, you're on an IV drip, don't move around."
"Where is my great-grandmother?"
Li Sixuan shouted anxiously.
Han Lushu, ignoring Li Min's blinking eyes, said, "She's in the operating room undergoing resuscitation."
Li Sixuan's body stiffened, and she then tried to get out of bed, but Han Lushu held her down. "Xuanxuan, you won't be able to get in even if you go. Your grandparents are waiting outside the operating room."
Li Sixuan slumped back onto the hospital bed. "I want to see Grandma."
"Okay, I'll go call her for you."
Li Min quickly ran out of the ward.
When Tian Jing entered the ward, she saw her granddaughter staring at the ceiling, appearing lost in thought.
"Xuanxuan."
Li Sixuan turned her face, tears welling up in her eyes. "Grandma."
Tian Jing quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe away her tears. "Be good, Xuanxuan, don't cry. Tears falling on the wound will hurt."
The more Tian Jing wiped, the more tears Li Sixuan shed. "Grandma, I have something to tell you."
"Grandma is listening, you speak."
Tian Jing directly placed a pack of tissues on the bedside and gently wiped her granddaughter's tears.
Li Sixuan sniffled. "Dad, you go out."
Tian Jing looked up at Han Lushu, who released his daughter's hand. "Dad will go out now. Don't be scared; the wound on your face can be repaired."
"Mm."
Li Sixuan nodded. "Dad, close the door, and tell Grandpa and Great Aunt not to come in either."
Han Lushu nodded, walked out of the ward, and gently closed the door.
In the ward, Li Sixuan pondered for a moment before saying, "Grandma, I had a dream, a dream about my future."
Tian Jing was shocked. Had her granddaughter been reborn?
Li Sixuan's eyes were vacant, not looking anywhere in particular.
"Grandma, you were right. Song Yinyu was interested in Jingyuan Company..."
In her dream, after Zhou Yufei disfigured her, Li Sixuan drank the special medicine her grandmother gave her. The scar on her face was very faint, almost invisible unless one looked closely, even better than the results of laser cosmetic surgery.
As soon as she was discharged from the hospital, she accepted Song Yinyu's proposal, who had come to visit her. This was because she knew Zhou Yufei's feelings for Song Yinyu, and because she hated Zhou Yufei.
Her family felt very guilty about this incident, so they indulged her.
Mai Xingyang and Jiang Junhu originally intended to deal with Sheng Song Group, but because of her, they abandoned their original plan.
Four years later, at the age of 18, she got engaged to Song Yinyu.
The engagement ceremony was grand, but her heart was very empty. However, seeing Zhou Yufei's difficult situation made her happy again.
At 20, she married Song Yinyu and lived in a siheyuan in the capital purchased by Song Yinyu.
The siheyuan was decorated like a traditional aristocratic household, complete with servants and drivers. She lived a luxurious noble life.
Luxury leads to degradation, and soon she was spending money like water.
Two years later, Song Yinyu said his chances of inheriting Sheng Song Group were very slim unless she was the person in charge of Jingyuan Company.
She refused because Jingyuan Company belonged to the Li family, not her or her mother. Song Yinyu then cut off her allowance.
With no money to spend, she asked her parents, grandparents, and grandmother for money.
Her parents, grandparents, and grandmother all gave her money, whatever she asked for.
Years passed, and her habit of extravagant spending not only didn't change but intensified.
Her grandparents had advised her, but she felt empty both physically and mentally if she didn't shop. Moreover, because she hadn't conceived, her family was even more tolerant of her.
She knew she was wrong and wanted to change, but it was difficult.
One day, she couldn't resist going out again, but she suppressed the urge to go to luxury stores and went to a street full of mass-market clothing stores.
On that street, she encountered an acquaintance.
This acquaintance was Zhou Yufei, holding a boy about five or six years old.
She curiously followed them. Zhou Yufei took the boy into a private room in a restaurant.
The moment the private room door opened, she saw Song Yinyu, saw the boy call Song Yinyu "Daddy," and saw Song Yinyu affectionately embracing Zhou Yufei.
She stood there dumbfounded. Song Yinyu spotted her and quickly let go of Zhou Yufei. He walked towards her, intending to explain.
She didn't want to listen and turned to run out of the restaurant. She heard Song Yinyu calling her name and the sound of his footsteps chasing her.
But then she heard the boy crying and calling "Daddy." She looked back and saw Song Yinyu squatting down to coax the boy, and saw the sinister smile on Zhou Yufei's face...
She heard the sound of rapidly accelerating a car, felt her body being suddenly pulled, and then the world spun.
After the world stopped spinning, her face and body were covered in the blood sprayed from Mai Xingyang, who had pulled her into his arms.
Mai Xingyang even grinned at her and said that as long as she was fine, it was okay, and told her to be careful, as Zhou Yufei had murderous intent towards her.
At this moment, the sound of the accelerator being rapidly pressed again rang out. Mai Xingyang's expression changed, and he tried to roll again with her in his arms, but ultimately, they couldn't outrun the car...
"Grandma, if the dream is true, am I very stupid?"