Early the next morning, before heading to school, Shen You’an went to the hospital to visit Luo Qian.
Chen Shu squatted at the door of the hospital room, and upon seeing Shen You’an’s figure, he immediately stood up excitedly.
Remembering something, he hesitantly took a step back.
"Miss Shen, I’m really sorry about yesterday, for allowing your brother to suffer grievances. A little token of my appreciation, I hope your brother recovers soon."
Chen Shu put the fruit basket on the ground and without waiting for Shen You’an, he turned around and dashed off.
Shen You’an lowered her gaze.
There was a bulging red envelope tucked inside the fruit basket.
"Sis." Luo Qian saw Shen You’an walk in and struggled to get up.
The nurse was preparing to give him an injection, and upon hearing this, quickly said, "Don’t move."
Shen You’an placed the fruit basket on the entryway cabinet and walked in, saying, "Listen to the nurse."
Luo Qian quickly dared not move.
Meanwhile, Chen Shu took the elevator to the fifth floor and walked into a double hospital room.
On the sickbed by the window, a person was wrapped like a mummy, with their right leg hanging high up. The only parts exposed were a pair of eyes and a mouth, plus the nostrils for breathing.
Chen Zun whimpered, "Brother...."
Chen Shu quickly walked over, "Does your body hurt again?"
He felt both heartache and helplessness as well as hatred.
Chen Zun had lost a few teeth, and although his speech was slurred, you could still hear the gritting of his teeth in each word: "Brother... you must avenge me...."
He had passed out later and didn’t hear what happened afterward.
Chen Shu’s gaze darkened as he glared at him, "Avenge what? From now on, behave yourself. If you cause trouble again while waving my banner, I’ll send you back to our old home in Huxian County, and you’ll never get another chance to come out during this lifetime."
Chen Zun said aggrievedly, "Big brother, I am your real brother. I got bullied, and you won’t avenge me. Have you forgotten Mom’s last instructions?"
This made Chen Shu angry, "And you dare to speak? Before she left, Mom told you to listen to me and study diligently, but what did you do? Constantly causing trouble, and this time you’ve really outdone yourself."
Chen Zun, thinking of Shen You’an, gritted his teeth, "You’re so powerful, why are you afraid of her?"
"Don’t flatter me. If she’s bold enough to beat you to death, that means she clearly doesn’t give a damn about your brother. You’ve seen the outcome; your brother had to be humble and conciliatory."
Chen Zun’s gaze flickered, "How can that be?"
Luo Qian rides the bus every day, wears shoes that cost only a few dozen yuan from a street stall, and comes from a low-income family. Where would he get any connections?
"Could that sister of his have slept her way to it?" Chen Zun asked skeptically.
Chen Shu quickly covered his mouth and glanced warily around. The patient in the next bed was asleep, so it wasn’t clear if they had heard anything.
Leaning close to his ear, Chen Shu whispered solemnly, "If you continue being reckless , even if you get beaten to death next time, I won’t care for you."
"Also, let me warn you, that Miss Shen is a friend of Mr. Liu. Not long ago, President Gao suffered a loss at her hands. If you want to die, don’t drag me into it."
This time, Chen Zun truly settled down.
Chen Shu felt utterly exhausted.
After visiting Luo Qian, Shen You’an left the hospital room.
She took the elevator to the ground floor and, upon reaching the main entrance, was met with a cold gust of wind.
The chill of late October was intensifying.
Her arm was suddenly knocked into, and Shen You’an instinctively reached out.
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The person who bumped her was a disheartened woman, with disheveled hair, dark circles under her eyes, a pallid complexion, resembling someone soulless.
Without even glancing at Shen You’an, she stumbled away from the inpatient department.
Shen You’an frowned slightly and followed behind the woman.
The hospital was located in a bustling area, and the constant flow of patients and their families meant the entrance was always bustling with traffic.
The woman didn’t even glance at the endless stream of cars on either side, striding across the road as if in a daze.
As a sedan sped toward her, the driver panicked, frantically honking the horn and stamping on the brakes, but it was too late...
Panic gripped the throats of the bystanders witnessing this scene.
In the nick of time, a shadow lunged out, snatching the woman and rolling her away, barely grazing the car’s front.
The driver slammed on the brakes, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
The pedestrians on either side gasped in shock, exclaiming over the narrow escape!
The shadow holding the woman rolled onto the ground, its lower back striking the edge of a flower bed, eliciting a muffled grunt.
The woman seemed to come to her senses with this development, her once vacant eyes becoming clearer. As she looked up, she saw a pale, delicate face, and the eyes hidden behind the lenses were calm and black, drawing one in with just a glance as if absorbing one’s very soul.