"I see." The doctor responded, turning to look at He Zhilan, and asked in a low voice, "How do you feel after waking up? You know what happened yesterday, right?"
"Somewhat." He Zhilan nodded, directing her gaze at He Teng, and said, "Brother, I didn’t attempt suicide."
"I know." He Teng nodded, urging her, "Answer the doctor’s question first."
Only then did He Zhilan tell the doctor that she felt weak all over, with her head heavy and feet light. Sometimes, the things in front of her seemed to be swaying and floating, and occasionally she felt dizzy.
"That’s normal. You have a bit of a fever. Pay attention to your physical conditioning, detoxification, and maintaining emotional stability. Don’t have ups and downs. Your physical function is poor, take good care of yourself." The doctor nodded, advised some precautions, and then left the ward.
Only after the doctor left did He Teng return to his seat where he had sat all night. He spoke in a succinct and clear tone, "Yesterday you fell ill. While Chen Xiting was out getting medicine for you, Gu En put a lot of sleeping pills in your water and had you drink it. Later, it was Lin Chan who noticed something was wrong and sent you to the hospital for timely rescue."
"It was Gu En?" He Zhilan was extremely ill yesterday morning, and was groggy all morning, so she had no idea that Gu En had come after Chen Xiting left. She said, "No wonder I felt like I was drowning in a river in my sleep yesterday morning."
"Gu En has already been taken to the station by Chen Yun. This time, I won’t let her off." When He Teng mentioned Gu En, he gnashed his teeth, thinking that the slap he had given Gu En yesterday was too light. Considering the torment He Zhilan endured in the hospital, that slap was utterly unsatisfying.
"Is there evidence?" He Zhilan suddenly laughed self-mockingly, "Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, the Gu Family will protect her, right? The Gu Family is so good to her."
"There is both eye-witness and physical evidence. The dorm manager at your school saw her returning to campus yesterday morning. When she poured out the sleeping pills, she accidentally scattered some on the floor, which were picked up by Lin Chan." Seeing He Zhilan’s expression, He Teng thought she believed that Gu En would escape due to the Gu Family’s influence and reassured her, "You just focus on recovering. This time, the Gu Family won’t be able to help her."
Not to mention having the help of Lin Chan and others, He Teng himself would not spare Gu En. He was certain to report this to his military unit upon his return, and request their intervention in this matter.
He Zhilan did not say anything else, just sunk further into silence.
Lin Chan and others arrived at the hospital early in the morning. Seeing that He Zhilan was awake, Lin Chan was barely able to contain herself from hugging her out of relief.
"You’re finally awake! How are you? Did the doctor say anything about potential after-effects? Are you going to be turn into a fool? Are you going to suffer from amnesia?" Lin Chan kept her eyes fixed on He Zhilan, afraid that she would suddenly ask, who are you?
Fortunately, that didn’t happen.
"She was rescued in time. The doctor said that as long as she takes good care, there won’t be any major issues." He Teng responded.
"Lin Chan, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I don’t know what would’ve happened to me this time." He Zhilan thanked Lin Chan and then looked at Chen Yun and Xing Ye standing behind Lin Chan. She said, "And thank all of you for your help this time."
"There’s nothing to thank for, you’re always our little sister Zhilan." Chen Yun waved his hand while grinning, "You didn’t see how miserable Gu En was when she was taken away from the Gu Mansion yesterday. It was such a satisfying sight! I had my boys beat up some petty thief in front of her last night, so she was terrified and hardly dared to breathe, afraid that I’d have someone hit her! Ah, if her last name wasn’t Gu, the minute she stepped in I would have beaten her myself with a big stick!"