Three minutes later, Yuan Feng, with Li Zihan’s help, settled into the electric wheelchair. Just then, Li Zishen pushed the door of the hospital room open with a stern look in his eyes.
Following closely behind him were Bai Long and Chen Xin, both of whom also wore complicated expressions.
"Is everything okay over there?"
Li Zishen slowly approached the wheelchair, tightly grasping Yuan Feng’s hand, "Uncle."
He sighed with relief in his heart. It was good that nothing was wrong.
"How is the sperm bank doing?"
Just as he finished speaking, Madam Lai Yuan Min rushed in, her eyes red with tears, as if she was rushing to see her brother for the last time.
"Brother, brother, are you okay?"
"What’s the matter with everyone!"
"Brother, she’s still alive, she’s back for revenge, what should we do? She wants to harm you, brother, we can’t let her marry Zhenshan, we can’t—help me..."
"What nonsense are you talking?"
A shout of anger woke Yuan Min up.
No matter how ruthless she had been in the past, she was always frail and powerless in front of her brother Yuan Feng.
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Li Zihan, not understanding the situation, quickly opened a bottle of mineral water, "Mom, who’s still alive? Isn’t dad already... Here, drink some water, quickly."
Could she be thinking of Yi Xiaodan again?
He completely failed to notice the grim expression on his brother Li Zishen’s face.
Li Zihan did not know about Yi Xiaodan still being alive, including the fact that she had already changed her name to Ye Wanhua.
In Li Zihan’s eyes, his mother simply lacked a sense of security and had always craved love.
His father had always been cold towards her while he was alive.
"It’s nothing, mom just suddenly... Mom’s fine, it’s good uncle’s alright, I’ll go back now."
"Mom, wait, I’ll walk you."
As soon as she stepped out of the hospital room, Yuan Min felt dizzy, and Nanny Wu, who had been waiting outside, quickly took out a bottle of pills and poured out a few.
A few sips of water seemed to relieve her somewhat.
But Yuan Min’s spirit was still somewhat absent; her steps varied between quick and slow, as if she was enveloped in a formless fear and anxiety.
She increased her dosage once again.
Li Zihan followed closely behind his mother, worried and muttering to himself.
Could Yi Xiaodan have come back from the dead?
No, no, how could that be!
He noticed his mother’s face was very pale, her eyes blank, devoid of their usual sparkle.
"Mom, walk slower, I’ll support you." Li Zihan reached out to help his mother but she gently pushed him away without even looking back.
"I’m fine, you don’t need to worry."
Yuan Min’s voice was somewhat hoarse, as if forced out from deep within her throat.
The three walked in silence until they reached the entrance of the hospital. A black sedan was quietly parked there; the driver had already opened the back door, waiting for Madam Lai Yuan Min to get in.
"Mom, I’ll take you home." Li Zihan said, about to get into the car as well.
"No need, you go stay with your uncle. I can go back by myself." Yuan Min suddenly stopped, turned to Li Zihan and said, "Nanny Wu is here, go back quickly, keep your uncle company."
Li Zihan hesitated, seeing his mother’s somewhat stubborn look, and felt a surge of helplessness in his heart.
He knew his mother did not want to show her disheveled state in front of him, so he could only nod in agreement and watched as she got into the car.
Ah, she is bound to cry soon!
He wasn’t wrong, as soon as Yuan Min got into the car, she started crying, tears streaking down her face, fists clenched.
The sedan slowly drove away from the hospital as Li Zihan watched. He was worried about his mother’s health and his uncle’s safety, and he was even more troubled by the words his mother had just said in the ward.
He took a deep breath and turned to return to the ward, where his uncle was already lying on the hospital bed.
Bai Long and Chen Xin stood silently to the side.
His brother, Li Zishen, was quietly talking with their uncle about something, but as he entered, they suddenly stopped, and their gaze simultaneously shifted toward him.
"Uncle, brother, what were you talking about?" Li Zihan walked to the bedside and asked with concern.
"Nothing much, just about the fire incident."
"Bai Long said... it was Leng Lingxiao," Li Zihan raised an eyebrow, "But I find it quite odd, how could this be pinned on Leng Lingxiao?"
"It definitely was him, I swear on my name, it was him, otherwise no one could..."
Just then, there was a noise outside.
Bai Long went out to see and saw a janitor watering a plant in the hallway, then he gave a meaningful glance to the bodyguard at the door.
After returning to the ward, Li Zishen did not ask anything, but Yuan Feng seemed somewhat anxious.
"Nothing, the janitor was watering the plants."
"Uncle, was it the fire at the sperm bank... that triggered your reflex?" Li Zihan quickly approached Yuan Feng and asked softly.
Li Zishen pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "You guys go out first, I have something to discuss with Uncle."
After he spoke, Bai Long and Chen Xin exchanged glances, then left the ward promptly. Chen Xin didn’t forget to pull away Li Zihan, who was prepared to continue eavesdropping.
It was more of a forcible dragging than a pull.
Once everyone left, Li Zishen spoke, "Uncle, how much do you know about Yi Xiaodan?"
"I’ve only met her twice. A very gentle girl, well-spoken and extremely pretty, actually a quite decent person."
"Alive?" Yuan Feng was shocked, his face grew paler, "Then... then your mother..."
"She might already know. I’m guessing. What else do you know? I mean... about what happened to Yi Xiaodan back then?"
"Is she back for revenge?" Yuan Feng seemed to realize something, his voice trembled.
Li Zishen did not respond, but his uncle’s reaction confirmed his previous speculation; Yi Xiaodan’s past ordeal was indeed related to his mother.
"How... how is she still alive?" Yuan Feng shook his head in disbelief. "From such a high place, and it was raining that day! Was she saved by someone? Or did she not actually..."
"Discussing this now is pointless." Li Zishen interrupted his uncle, a slow step toward the window, looking at the pitch-black sky outside, "If you insist on hiding this... it will only harm Mom."
"Zishen, don’t blame your mother."
"So, you mean... Yi Xiaodan’s ordeal was indeed related to my mom?"
"We can’t just sit idly by," Yuan Feng evaded the question, furrowing his brows, "And... we must... prevent her from harming your mother."
"Uncle, rest well." Li Zishen walked back to the bedside, gently patted Yuan Feng’s hand, "Leave this matter to me."
Yuan Feng nodded, guilt and pleading flickered in his eyes: "Don’t blame your mother!"
The atmosphere in the ward gradually calmed down. Li Zishen already had his own plans. He would not sit idly by and did not want to cast blame, even if his mother had made a grave mistake, she was still his closest kin.
Meanwhile, outside the ward, Li Zihan was eyeing Chen Xin with suspicion.
Using his body to block the door, though the trace was obvious, it was the most effective method, otherwise given Li Zihan’s personality, he would definitely barge in.
"Really becoming more and more like Little Black Dragon!"
Bai Long: Talking about me again?
"Young Master Zihan, you must be joking?" Chen Xin chuckled heartily, standing upright, "How dare I compare myself to Bai Long, he is far more formidable than I am!"
He really knows how to shift blame, getting craftier by the day!