With a whoosh, Han Shouzhen stood up.
Lin Xiaoguai was momentarily stunned, and Zheng Cuicui’s words abruptly ceased. Before either could react, Han Shouzhen had already lifted her foot and walked out.
"Not good, stop her quickly!" Zheng Cuicui snapped back to reality and hastily shouted, flinging off the blankets and about to chase after her.
Lin Xiaoguai came to her senses, leaving behind the words "Watch Little Niangao for me" and chased after her.
However, Han Shouzhen walked extremely fast, and by the time Lin Xiaoguai had managed to catch up to the hospital entrance, she caught just a glimpse of her rapidly fleeing figure before she could yell out. She saw her hail a car, dive into it, and then the vehicle sped away.
Lin Xiaoguai paused in a daze, then hurried to a nearby newsstand to make a phone call.
"Hello, I’m looking for Han Shouxin." Shen Chi wasn’t at home, and with Han Shouzhen having made such a scene, Lin Xiaoguai could only reach out to him.
In her anxious wait, Han Shouxin finally took the call, and without any delay, she said directly, "Uncle, my sister ran out of the hospital because of sister-in-law’s words, possibly going to Liu Yuzhi."
By this time, she had already reviewed the situation and figured that since Han Shouzhen hadn’t reacted on the spot, it was very likely that she was off to settle the score with the instigator.
"I understand, take care of Cuicui for me; I’ll get there as soon as I can." Although Han Shouxin didn’t understand what his wife had said to upset his sister, he knew now was not the time to ask for details.
Lin Xiaoguai returned to the ward and briefed Zheng Cuicui on the situation. All they could do was sit and wait anxiously. It was only after Lin Xiaoguai took out the crepes she had brought and began to soothe the two children that the atmosphere somewhat eased.
Meanwhile, Han Shouxin couldn’t afford to delay, so he left the barracks in his military uniform and drove out. He sped up the car to its maximum, hurrying as fast as he could but still arriving later than Han Shouzhen, who had already been in the city.
"Liu Yuzhi, you cheap woman, come out!" Han Shouzhen’s voice was hoarse, filled with anger and resentment.
Han Kuang was still processing the shock of seeing his daughter, whom he hadn’t seen since she had remarried and hadn’t stepped foot in the house, storming in from outside.
"Zhenzhen, how can you speak like that?" Still, she was the daughter he had cherished since childhood, and seeing her go through all this, Han Kuang’s tone wasn’t harsh.
"I’m speaking human words!" Han Shouzhen’s eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Han Kuang and snapped, "What did you say back then?"
"Liu Yuzhi is getting older and forgetful, so that’s why she forgets things?"
"And Xu Qian’s death was fate?"
"I’m telling you—" Han Shouzhen shouted hoarsely, "There’s no such thing as good luck in this, only dark-hearted scheming. It’s all fate!"
"This time you can’t protect that poisoner! Not only did she harm Shoulu, but she even went after my unborn nephew; she and her daughter-in-law aren’t human beings, they’re vipers, they’re demons!"
Han Kuang was somewhat stunned. He could see that his daughter was having an episode, but he also knew one thing: even if she was having an episode, she wasn’t actually insane, just emotionally out of control, and she wasn’t talking nonsense.
"Shouzhen!" Han Shouxin rushed back from outside and yelled sharply.
"Brother!" Han Shouzhen, as if she had suffered a great injustice, threw herself into Han Shouxin’s arms and wept bitterly, "Brother, you have to stand up for me, avenge our two little nephews and sister-in-law."
Han Kuang knew what Han Shouxin knew, and upon hearing this, he was also somewhat stupefied, "What are you talking about, what little nephews, what revenge?"
He had his suspicions, but he dared not believe them.
"It’s something to ask Liu Yuzhi and Dong Fei about." Han Shouzhen’s face was filled with hatred as she glared at Han Kuang and said, "Sister-in-law didn’t miscarry because she was in poor health originally, her fetus-preserving medicine was switched by someone! And the second time, when sister-in-law fell down the stairs, it was certain dark-hearted people who had smeared oil on the steps!"
"Our Shoulu, the two little nephews, and my Aqian, they were all killed by them, by those two poisonous women!"
Han Shouzhen’s expression was twisted and crazed, her gaze like a venomous snake, looking toward the stairs.
There, Liu Yuzhi and Dong Fei stood, trying to appear calm but with an unmistakable panic and fear in their eyes.
Following her gaze, Han Kuang’s expression darkened and he said, "You two have nothing to say for yourselves?"
"What are you talking about, Master..." Liu Yuzhi pulled a ghastly smile, her voice still somewhat composed, but her trembling hands betrayed her inner turmoil.
"Father-in-law, what’s happened? Sister rarely comes back, why not sit down and have a cup of tea?" Compared to Liu Yuzhi, Dong Fei’s composure ran deeper.
"I’m afraid you’ll poison me!" Han Shouzhen spat harshly, "Heartless scum, acting all high and mighty with your dirty money, committing so many conscienceless deeds, we’ll see if your precious son ends up reaping what you sow!"