The Shi Family’s matriarch, after enduring such a great shock, also became receptive.
So, almost as soon as the bodyguard inquired, Shi’s mother nodded in agreement, "Let them in."
The bodyguard permitted the caretaker to grant entry, and only then did Ding Hong and Si Junlan, holding their limited-edition handbags, stride arrogantly into Shi’s mother’s hospital room.
Seeing the person she had poisoned lying weakly on the bed, Ding Hong didn’t feel the slightest bit nervous; instead, she looked at Shi’s mother with concern and said, "Sister-in-law, are you alright? Without watching the news, we had no idea something so serious had happened to you. How could you be so careless? Even drinking can land you in this state."
After listening to Ding Hong’s words, Shi’s mother looked at her with profound meaning.
Ding Hong, somewhat perplexed, touched her own face and asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you looking at me like that?"
"It’s nothing, just marveling how you now have husbands and children, unlike me, whose family is all dead," Shi’s mother said with a cold laugh, "Perhaps it’s bad fate that even a drink nearly killed me."
Ding Hong and Si Junlan exchanged looks, and then, Ding Hong continued, "Sister-in-law, since things aren’t clear yet, you really shouldn’t have told the media that this incident is related to other members of the Shi Family. It’s caused Hongyu and the others to be investigated and misunderstood."
"When did I tell the media that this matter was related to the Shi Family?" Shi’s mother retorted, "Since waking up, I haven’t seen anyone besides doctors and nurses. Who did I tell? Ding Hong, you’re wrongly accusing me, aren’t you?"
"Sister-in-law, we know you have resentment in your heart against us, but you really shouldn’t have aired the family’s dirty laundry for everyone to know," Si Junlan also began to blame.
Shi’s mother sneered and shook her head, "I merely had the bodyguard call the police, after all, someone had poisoned me, I couldn’t let it just slide. Whether this matter is related to the Shi Family or not, how the media found out has nothing to do with me. As for whether it’s airing dirty laundry, I couldn’t care less. After all, my life is nearly over. So, I will definitely cooperate with the police to find out who’s behind this, and even if it means we perish together, I want that person to die before me!"
"There’s a debtor for every debt, wouldn’t you say?"
Shi’s mother emphasized each word, carefully observing the two women’s expressions.
"Sister-in-law, you and I both know the state the Shi Family is in, with Hongyu and his brothers working their fingers to the bone from dawn to dusk just to build up the Shi Family and make it as powerful as before. We as women shouldn’t be a drag on our family. Since this isn’t something you’ve revealed to the media, could we trouble you to also clarify with the media?" Si Junlan, seeing that Ding Hong was frightened, quickly spoke up and interrupted.
"Did you come here under the guise of a hospital visit just for this purpose?" Shi’s mother asked calmly.
"Sister-in-law, we were really left with no other choice. Visiting you in the hospital is true, as is asking for your help," they confessed.
If it had been like before, Shi’s mother would have been frenzied and would have likely turned the hospital room upside down, but now she was more composed, simply nodding and saying, "That’s possible."
"Really?" Ding Hong and Si Junlan could hardly believe it.
This woman, she didn’t resist, didn’t curse loudly?
"Of course, it’s true. As long as you arrange it well and don’t disturb my rest, it will be fine," Shi’s mother appeared very amenable.
"Sister-in-law, is it to clarify things for the Shi Family?"
"Of course, what good would it do me if the Shi Family was gone?" Shi’s mother countered.