ISWMQ – Chapter 128

Rong Guang followed the investigating officer to leave. Before she left, she saw Chu Feiliang’s figure leaning against the wall, her expression hesitant and her face completely pale.

Before her thoughts could even gather, Rong Guang had already stopped in her tracks. Her body moved on its own to Chu Feiliang’s side.

Chu Feiliang looked at her, pursing her lips without saying a word.

She hardly dared to think about what would happen between her and Rong Guang if something had happened to Chacha…

Seeing Rong Guang approach, Chu Feiliang lowered her eyes. Her downcast gaze made her seem uncharacteristically fragile. She said softly, “It’s my fault. I didn’t expect Chacha to get into trouble at this time… For the past two years, I thought she would be fine…”

Her words were jumbled, and Rong Guang couldn’t quite understand, but she had a general idea of what Chu Feiliang was thinking.

She gave Chu Feiliang a kiss.

Lip to lip, perfectly aligned, neither light nor heavy, just a gentle touch.

Chu Feiliang’s eyes instantly turned red.

“I don’t blame you. I have no standing or right to blame you. This has nothing to do with you.” Rong Guang’s voice was still choked with sobs.

On the way here, she had nearly gone mad.

In her past life, Rong Guang had no other relatives.

She only had Chacha left by her side. Chacha had walked with her through the lowest points of her life and accompanied her all the way to the pinnacle of glory. Although they weren’t related by blood, their bond was stronger than that of family.

After Chacha was gone that year, Rong Guang had been completely lost and in despair.

That sense of being lost and in despair didn’t just come at the moment she learned of Chacha’s death.

It was in the time that followed, when there was no longer a little one by her side, tirelessly reminding her to eat on time. The slippers belonging to Chacha at home gradually gathered dust, and every nook and cranny was devoid of any trace of her activity. She could no longer hear Chacha’s voice, see Chacha’s smile, or feel her warmth.

It was a lingering pain that would last for many years.

But what standing did she have to blame Chu Feiliang?

She clearly knew that scoundrel Jiang Lianming had been lurking around Chacha’s school recently. She had always suspected that Chacha’s death in her past life was inextricably linked to that bastard Jiang Lianming, yet she still hadn’t been able to pick Chacha up herself.

Besides, in today’s situation, what good would it have done even if Chu Feiliang had gone?

The strength of a grown man, let alone Chu Feiliang—if he truly went berserk, even four or five adults would have a hard time pinning him down.

Chu Feiliang clutched Rong Guang’s wrist.

Rong Guang wiped her eyes, kissed her again, and said, “Don’t overthink things. Don’t get sick. I’m going with the police for a bit, and I’ll know everything when I get back. You should take Sister Chu to get some medicine for her wounds. I can see she’s covered in injuries too.”

Rong Guang wasn’t stupid or blind.

Chu Siyue’s high heels were long gone. There were scrapes on her knees, her palms, and even her face.

Shards of glass were embedded in the soles of her feet, leaving a trail of blood, yet she had endured it without making a sound. When they asked for blood donations, she rolled up her sleeve without a second thought.

Chu Siyue looked at Rong Guang with a heavy gaze. After a long moment, she nodded at her.

Grandma Chu stood in a corner of the stairwell, her eyes somewhat red.

Rong Guang squeezed Chu Feiliang’s wrist in return and followed the investigating officer out.

The hospital cleared out a room for them.

Rong Guang finally saw the complete sequence of events from the camera Chacha had placed.

“The entire incident was recorded in full detail. We’ve already gone to retrieve the surveillance footage from the old campus rooftop. After comparing the two, we will give the children a fair resolution.” The investigating officer sighed and said, “You don’t need to worry too much. Later, if the situation allows, you can have an elder from your family step in.”

She couldn’t quite bear it.

She recognized Chu Feiliang and Rong Guang’s faces, so she naturally knew that with their influence, no matter what background the man had, this matter would not end well for him.

As a police officer, she herself deeply disliked people using power to oppress others.

But as an ordinary person, in this situation, she hoped that the influence of the Chu family and Rong Guang could lead to the fairest and most just verdict.

Those two children were innocent.

Rong Guang nodded at the officer and said, “Thank you very much.”

After signing the papers, Rong Guang returned to the front of the operating room with heavy steps.

Only Zhang Nanchuan and Grandma Chu were left in front of the door now.

Rong Guang glanced around before walking over to sit down beside Grandma Chu.

Grandma Chu looked at her, stroking the top of Rong Guang’s head with one hand. “Do you know what happened now?” she asked.

Rong Guang nodded, her eyes heavy. “A family matter,” she said.

Actually, it couldn’t really be considered a family matter.

Rong Guang didn’t know what the connection was between Jiang Lianming and Li Mingming. She had only heard Chacha mention in passing that Li Mingming seemed to be Jiang Lianming’s niece.

Jiang Lianming was her biological maternal uncle.

But what kind of uncle would arrange to meet his beautiful, young niece, in the prime of her youth, alone on the rooftop of an abandoned school building?

Let alone the contents of that camera…

Rong Guang closed her eyes, recalling the disgusting look on Jiang Lianming’s face when she took him down with her in her past life.

Grandma Chu sat down beside Rong Guang, pulling her into her arms. She said softly, “Since it’s a family matter, Grandma can’t just watch you carry this burden alone at such a young age. Both Tiantian and Yueyue are older than you. They have experience handling things and are more seasoned than you are. Let them contribute their strength too, alright?”

Rong Guang buried her head in Grandma Chu’s shoulder, nodded heavily, and let out a choked, tearful ‘Mm.’

Before long, an elderly-looking couple, supporting each other, walked unsteadily to the front of the operating room.

Rong Guang looked at the woman among them and found her a bit familiar.

“Where’s Mingming? Where’s my daughter…?” Before the woman could finish speaking, tears were already streaming down her face.

The police officer waiting at the stairwell heard the commotion and immediately rushed over, leading the two elderly people away first.

Rong Guang watched them, a hint of confusion on her face.

The expressions on the elderly couple’s faces looked anxious. The woman was crying the entire time, clearly both heartbroken and frantic.

They clearly loved their daughter, Li Mingming, very much.

But why would Li Mingming be tied hand and foot by Jiang Lianming, arranged in that kind of posture on the rooftop?

The camera wasn’t very clear, and because Chacha was worried about being discovered, she had placed it very far away. Rong Guang couldn’t make out Li Mingming’s expression, but from Li Mingming’s body language… she seemed very practiced, or rather, very familiar with everything that was happening.

It was clearly not the first time.

However, all of this was still unknown.

Rong Guang pressed the space between her eyebrows. She should trust the police.

The woman who had previously gone with the nurse to have her blood drawn returned with Chu Feiliang and Chu Siyue.

The woman’s face was somewhat pale, and she had been supported all the way back.

“The blood type matched. They collected 200ml. The hospital has already contacted volunteers, and they are all on their way.” Chu Feiliang explained briefly, then sat down beside Rong Guang. Her hands twitched a couple of times but ultimately rested on her own knees. She said softly, “Sister-in-law didn’t give a large amount. The doctor recommended collecting only 200ml for the first time. After her body recovers for a while, if the volunteers can’t make it in time, Sister-in-law will go again…”

Rong Guang took the initiative to grab Chu Feiliang’s hand and squeeze it. She nodded lightly, stood up, and bowed to the woman, saying, “Thank you.”

The woman waved her hand and said as she sat to the side, “It’s what I should do.”

The waiting was the longest and most torturous part.

The surgery lasted for a full eight hours.

Inside the hospital room, Rong Guang finally saw Chacha’s medical report. She immediately sucked in a sharp breath, feeling waves of dizziness wash over her.

“The patient has an open skull fracture, not a closed one. Fortunately, there’s no intracranial hematoma. This is accompanied by fractures in her arm and leg, and a dislocated neck… The injuries look very serious, but as long as she is well cared for later, the possibility of a full recovery is very high. However, has her left ankle ever suffered a crushing injury before? If this is a secondary injury, incomplete recovery might affect her ability to walk in the future.” After finishing, the doctor comforted Rong Guang, “But the patient is still young, so it’s very likely she can make a full recovery.”

Rong Guang was taken aback and said instinctively, “No, Chacha never suffered any kind of crushing injury when she was little.”

To crush an ankle like that, it would have to be run over by a car at the very least.

That would be a major injury, the kind that requires hospitalization.

But Rong Guang had never heard of Chacha being injured.

The doctor was also stunned to hear this and subconsciously asked, “You are the patient’s…”

“Her sister,” Rong Guang said at once. “But not her biological sister. I’ll ask my grandmother about this. Thank you, Doctor. I will pay attention to this going forward.”

The doctor nodded and didn’t inquire further, only adding at the end, “If you can confirm it, it would be best to bring the medical records from that time. Judging by the extent of the bone healing, it happened at least a decade ago.”

Over a decade ago…

Rong Guang did a quick calculation, frowned, and said, “That would be around the time Chacha was one or two years old.”

The two of them were speaking outside the door. Neither of them noticed Pei Lingxi, who had just returned from washing her hands, standing stunned in a corner, unable to come back to her senses for a long, long time.

Rong Guang returned to the hospital room.

Chacha was still asleep, the effects of the anesthesia not yet worn off. It was thanks to Chu Siyue that Chacha had a single room on a high floor. The space was large, so it didn’t feel too crowded even with so many people standing around.

It was already nearing midnight, but Grandma Chu was still forcing herself to stay awake, sitting by the head of the bed and carefully watching over Chacha.

The elderly always show extra affection for children. Even though she had never met Chacha, she was fond of Rong Guang, and that affection naturally extended to those close to her.

“How is she?” Chu Feiliang asked.

Rong Guang handed her the medical report and briefly explained Chacha’s injuries.

Zhang Nanchuan’s tone was strained as he said, “I couldn’t catch her in time…”

Rong Guang glanced at him, pursed her lips, and finally said, “But you caught Li Mingming. Chacha’s life isn’t in danger, they’re all external injuries. That’s already the greatest fortune… As long as she’s well cared for later, she can make a full recovery.”

Rong Guang carefully tucked Chacha’s arm under the blanket.

Chacha had no internal injuries. This was a blessing amid the misfortune.

Zhang Nanchuan nodded, stood up in silence, and said in a low voice, “I’m going to wash my face.”

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