"No, I cannot go there." Lai Shengxia hugged her arms, anxiety filling her heart. "I want to see Dad. I need to see him right now!"
Saying this, she grabbed Ouyang Qian’s wrist. "Mom, call Dad immediately. Tell him to come to the hospital. I have something to discuss with him!"
Ouyang Qian had argued with Lai Wenyan yesterday, and the couple had not reconciled.
But for her daughter, she still made the call.
However, no one answered the phone.
Thinking of what Tang Li had said, Lai Shengxia grew increasingly uneasy.
If Lai Wenyan truly planned to send her away tomorrow, many things would probably already be arranged. She couldn’t just refuse to go.
She could stay sane, but what awaited her was a disaster.
Unable to reach Lai Wenyan, Ouyang Qian tried to comfort her daughter. "It’s only for a short while. Even if your dad doesn’t care, I’ll talk to the sanatorium to arrange a private room for you, so no one will disturb you. It’ll be just like staying here."
Lai Shengxia couldn’t agree to it.
Pretending to be crazy and going to a psychiatric hospital are two completely different things.
She could recover at any moment from her act, but once she’s there, her condition would be up to the doctors. Leaving wouldn’t be as easy as just saying it!
When Lai Wenyan didn’t answer the phone, Lai Shengxia thought of something and looked at Ouyang Qian. "Mom, call Jifeng. Maybe Jifeng can help!"
The result was an out-of-service notification when they dialed the number.
Han Jifeng had changed his phone number!
"Impossible." Lai Shengxia’s gaze flickered. "Just a few days ago, the calls went through. How could it be out of service now?"
She took her mother’s cellphone and dialed herself, but it still prompted "out of service".
That evening, Lai Wenyan attended a live interview.
By the time Ouyang Qian learned about it, the interview was halfway through.
In the interview, Lai Wenyan publicly apologized for the trafficking case and told the public that Lai Shengxia had developed mental issues six months ago. For the past two months, her condition had worsened. As a father, he was determined to send her to a sanatorium after much deliberation.
After watching the live broadcast, Lai Shengxia also realized that there was no way to salvage the situation.
For the sake of his career, Lai Wenyan had sacrificed her!
Ouyang Qian promised, "Once the storm passes, Mom will send someone to get you. Then you can leave the country, and nothing will happen."
Nothing would happen to her, as long as the Lai Family remained standing!
But what if the Lai Family fell?
Lai Shengxia closed her eyes, not daring to consider such a possibility.
Even if she was unwilling to accept the truth, Lai Wenyan still showed up at the hospital the next morning.
Accompanying him were two reporters with cameras.
The reporters took pictures immediately upon seeing Lai Shengxia.
Ouyang Qian witnessed this scene and glared at her husband with gritted teeth, "Lai Wenyan, you’re worse than an animal!"
There were still police officers standing guard at the hospital room’s entrance.
Lai Shengxia’s eyes flickered, but she ultimately did not regain her senses.
Within half a day, news of the mastermind behind the trafficking case having a mental illness spread rapidly online as if it had wings.
Tang Li saw the photo of Lai Wenyan and his daughter together and found it ridiculous.
One was pretending, and the other was taking pictures in all seriousness.
Lai Shengxia was sent to the sanatorium, and Lai Yuaner was the most agitated.
She couldn’t understand how things had turned out this way.
At home, her eldest sister was always the smartest. Why had she gone mad and was now being sent away?
Lai Shengxia entered the sanatorium quietly from start to finish.
Before leaving, Ouyang Qian held her daughter’s hand and promised, "I’ve already spoken to the director. It won’t be long before Mom comes to take you home."