Chapter 38

Aunt Tuanzi explained the cause of the car accident, and Xu Gui then realized that the accident was caused by Wu's mother, who was also the mother of Wu Tingting and Wu Hao.

"...Wasn't it said that she had health problems and was hospitalized, unable to even cooperate with the police investigation?" Xu Gui couldn't help but ask, "Is she better now?"

Aunt Tuanzi sighed and said, "Who knows?"

In short, Aunt Tuanzi "coincidentally" ran into Wu Xueya on her way home from school.

School's out?

Xu Gui thought about this time, which happened to be the time she returned from the Zheng family. She suddenly remembered the twitching of her right eye at that time.

At that moment, she felt as if something was happening in the dark, but because she was also entangled in it and couldn't figure it out, she didn't know what exactly was happening.

Looking back now, it seems that when Aunt Tuanzi had her accident, I sensed something was wrong.

“She came to me specifically, hoping I would drop the charges and let Wu Hao and his sister go…” Aunt Tuanzi said, her tone quite sarcastic.

She found it quite ridiculous. It was clearly Wu's mother who needed her help, but while she said "I need help" to her, her attitude was still condescending, and she was spouting the same old twisted logic.

Ultimately, the argument was that she should consider her long-standing marriage with Wu Hao, or the fact that Wu Tingting had raised Xueya for many years, and not go too far.

"As the saying goes, leave a way out for yourself, so you can meet again in the future!" Wu's mother said at the time, her tone somewhat contemptuous. "Bowen has called Tingting 'Mom' for so many years, there's a bond between them. If you really don't show any consideration, aren't you afraid that Bowen will resent you later?"

Aunt Tuanzi said, "What kind of relationship do you think I have with their family anymore?"

This family of shameless, unscrupulous people are now talking to her about their feelings... Aunt Tuanzi won't be moved at all; she'll just find it utterly ridiculous.

"From the moment they secretly took Xueya away from me, I have only hatred for the Wu family!" Aunt Tuanzi said. "Therefore, I will absolutely not withdraw the lawsuit. Their whole family should be punished by law!"

At that time, Aunt Tuanzi angrily expressed her attitude to Wu's mother that she would absolutely not withdraw the lawsuit.

Perhaps sensing Aunt Tuanzi's determination and realizing that she really wouldn't withdraw the lawsuit, Wu's mother suddenly became ruthless and, on the main road, actually reached out and pushed Aunt Tuanzi towards the middle of the road.

Just then, a large truck came by, and Aunt Tuanzi was immediately pulled under the truck's tires. The scene was truly shocking, and countless people at the scene heard explosions.

Wu Xueya was completely stunned. He stood there dumbfounded, and even after Aunt Tuanzi was rescued, he was still in shock, seemingly paralyzed by fear.

As Aunt Tuanzi spoke, she couldn't help but affectionately pat Wu Xueya's head beside her. Wu Xueya looked rather listless, probably because he was really frightened.

"At that time, I really thought I was going to die," Aunt Tuanzi told Xu Gui. "But surprisingly, even though I was caught under the truck, I only suffered a minor injury to my leg..."

When she was rescued by the crowd, everyone was incredulous at the slight abrasions on her legs.

Aunt Tuanzi also said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with me, but everyone is worried that there might be some hidden problems, so they insist that I come to the hospital to get checked out."

Fortunately, after a thorough examination, there were no major problems with her body, not even a concussion. She only had some abrasions on her feet and needed to rest for a while. However, just to be on the safe side, the hospital still advised her to stay in the hospital for observation for a day or two to make sure there were no problems before being discharged.

"Your luck is absolutely incredible!" the truck driver couldn't help but say. "The truck ran you over and you're still okay. You're really lucky."

When he realized he had hit someone, he was already wondering how much his insurance would pay out. But when he got out of the car, he saw a person crawling out from under the car, completely unharmed.

Aunt Tuanzi wasn't scared to death, but he almost was.

Aunt Tuanzi smiled sheepishly, then suddenly glanced at Xu Gui and said softly, "It's not that I'm lucky, it's that someone has been caring about me all along..."

driver:? ? ?

The driver didn't quite understand what Aunt Tuanzi was saying. Aunt Tuanzi just smiled and didn't explain further—she always remembered what Xu Gui had told her when they were in the orphanage.

Therefore, she knew that she was safe and sound this time thanks to Xu Gui, although she didn't know how Xu Gui had managed to do so.

However, Xu Gui breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Aunt Tuanzi was alright. Although she felt that she had shared some of her luck with Aunt Tuanzi before, so Aunt Tuanzi should be fine, she still needed to see it with her own eyes to feel at ease.

Aunt Tuanzi glanced at Wu Xueya, who was still following her around, and suddenly asked Xu Gui, "Little Turtle, I'm a little hungry. Could you take Xueya to the hospital cafeteria to get me some food?"

Xu Gui glanced at Wu Xueya, who was pursing his lips, understood what was going on, and nodded: "Okay, I'm hungry too."

Wu Xueya seemed somewhat unwilling, holding onto Aunt Tuanzi's hand tightly. Aunt Tuanzi looked at him encouragingly, and he slowly stood up, dejectedly following Xu Gui to the hospital cafeteria.

On the way, Xu Gui looked down at him and asked, "Are you very scared?"

Wu Xueya was fine at first, but after hearing what she said, his eyes suddenly reddened, and he nodded vigorously, saying, "I thought she was going to die..."

This "she" is, of course, Aunt Tuanzi.

"I didn't expect my grandmother to suddenly reach out and push her. I watched her roll under the car..." His eyes were full of terror as he recounted the incident, clearly terrified by what he saw.

As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.

However, Xu Gui was relieved to see him cry, because it meant that he was alright. If he had kept his emotions bottled up, that would have been a real problem. Aunt Tuanzi had just asked her to have a good talk with Wu Xueya.

To her surprise, he burst into tears as soon as she asked the question.

Xu Gui simply took him to the hospital cafeteria, found a corner seat, and let him cry slowly.

Wu Xueya sniffed and said, "Grandma wasn't like this before. She was so good to me. But why is she so mean to my aunt? She told my aunt to let my uncle and... aunt go, and even made me plead with my aunt."

He still remembered what his grandmother had said. Her face contorted with rage, she yelled: "Have you forgotten how good your mother was to you? You should plead with your aunt to let your mother go… and your uncle, he's your biological father. Without him, where would you be? Do you want to see them arrested and imprisoned?"

While he was at a loss and didn't know what to do, his grandmother thought he was unwilling to plead for him and started cursing at him again, calling him an ungrateful wretch.

[If I had known you were such an ungrateful wretch, I should have strangled you the moment I took you away, and let your mother adopt someone else...]

Wu Xueya felt lost and terrified.

For a fourteen-year-old, recent events have exceeded his comprehension. First, his parents were not his parents, but his aunt and uncle, while his uncle and former aunt were actually his biological parents.

And now, he has to face his former close and kind "grandmother," who has become an executioner who wants to kill his own mother.

“I don’t know what to do,” he said. “I feel like whatever I choose is wrong…”

Seeing his troubled and confused look, Xu Gui thought for a moment and asked, "Would you like to stay at our orphanage for a while?"

Um?

Wu Xueya looked up at her in surprise.

Xu Gui said, "We have several children your age in our orphanage. They would be very happy if you went there."

Wu Xueya: "...Then, what about my aunt? Does she also live in an orphanage?"—He still calls Tuanzi's aunt "aunt," and hasn't changed his form of address.

Xu Gui said, "Aunt Tuanzi, of course you should stay at your own home. I just think that you're in a bad mood right now, and maybe a change of environment will make you feel better... As for adult matters, don't think about them or worry about them."

“Do you remember what I told you before? You are a child, so you have the right to be willful... You don’t have to make any choice at all. This is the result of the adults’ mistakes, so of course it is up to the adults to decide.”

Xu Gui gave him advice: "So, you might as well just ignore everything and wait until everything settles down before choosing who to live with."

Wu Xueya: "Can I?"

"Why not?" Xu Gui retorted, repeating his previous statement: "You're a child. As long as you don't break the law, you can do whatever you want."

Wu Xueya frowned, looking like he was deep in thought.

Therefore, when the two returned, Aunt Tuanzi noticed that Wu Xueya had a frown on his face and seemed to be thinking about something. She gave Xu Gui a questioning look.

“Xueya said she plans to pack her things and stay at our orphanage for a while,” Xu Gui said directly.

Wu Xueya, who was still thinking, suddenly looked up and stared at her in shock: he hadn't made up his mind yet.

Xu Guiye looked at him and asked with a smile, "Right, Xueya?"

Aunt Tuanzi looked at him, Wu Xueya, his mind blank, and stammered, "Yes, right?" His tone was uncertain even to himself.

Aunt Tuanzi paused for a moment, then said, "It would be good for her to stay at the orphanage for a while."

She began to seriously consider the feasibility of this matter.

Knowing that her affair with the Wu family is likely to drag on for a while, and that the Wu family might come knocking on her door again, Wu Xueya would only be caught in the middle and feel awkward. So, sending him to the orphanage for a while might not be a bad choice.

Aunt Tuanzi thought about it more and more and felt that this was a reliable idea, so she immediately said, "I'll have the director pack your luggage, and you can stay at the orphanage for a while."

Wu Xueya looked at her, and Aunt Tuanzi patted his head and said softly, "Don't worry, Mom will come to see you when she has time... I'll pick you up after everything is settled, okay?"

Wu Xueya nodded.

If possible, Aunt Tuanzi would like to pack Wu Xueya's luggage herself, but she has to stay in the hospital for observation for a week and cannot be discharged yet, so she can only ask the hospital director for help. The director has nothing to do recently, so he readily agreed.

"Then I'll take Xueya to pack her things first..." the dean said, leaving with a somewhat hesitant Wu Xueya. The others also left one after another, leaving only Xu Gui and Aunt Tuanzi in the ward.

Xu Gui sat by the hospital bed, slowly peeling an apple from the bedside table, while asking Aunt Tuanzi, "Was that person arrested after he pushed you?"

It took Aunt Tuanzi a few seconds to realize who Xu Gui was talking about. She shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"Don't know?" Xu Gui looked up at her.

Aunt Tuanzi said helplessly, "The scene was too chaotic at the time. By the time I came to my senses, she was already gone. But the police have already taken a statement, so I think they will catch her soon."

At this point, Aunt Tuanzi couldn't help but show a hint of sarcasm on her face, saying, "Originally, she was only guilty of attempted murder, but now that she's run away, she has an additional charge of escape, which is a particularly egregious case."

However, once the word "egregious" is added, the subsequent punishment or sentencing will be more severe... It can only be said that Wu's mother was really too stupid.

Xu Gui listened, her brows and eyes relaxing—yes, she was happy.

People who do wrong should be punished.

Around 8 p.m., the police arrived and told them that Wu's mother had been caught.

At that moment, Wu's mother, driven by a sudden impulse, pushed Aunt Tuanzi onto the road.

But when she saw Aunt Tuanzi's body being run over by the truck wheels, she suddenly calmed down and belatedly realized what she had done.

When she came to her senses, her first reaction was to run away. By the time she realized what was happening, she was already on a train and had fled to her hometown, thousands of miles away.

Wu's mother's thoughts were also very simple. When she saw Aunt Tuanzi being caught under the wheels of the truck, she assumed that the other woman was dead and ran away without thinking.

As for what to do after escaping? She hadn't even thought about it.

With the internet so developed now, surveillance is everywhere. She ran away at noon, and unsurprisingly, she was caught by the police in the afternoon.

According to the police, when Wu's mother was arrested, she refused to cooperate and resisted arrest, shouting loudly, "It has nothing to do with me. I didn't push her. She rolled into the middle of the road on her own."

Upon hearing this, Xu Gui and Aunt Tuanzi were speechless.

All I can say is that the other party was truly "brave," not only resisting arrest but also confessing without being asked.

Now that Wu's mother has been brought back, she will face legal judgment. As for the other members of the Wu family, they will naturally not escape responsibility and will also receive corresponding punishment.

*

After confirming that Aunt Tuanzi didn't need anyone to stay with her at the hospital, Xu Gui went back, since she had a shoot the next day.

She's no longer unemployed; she's a turtle with a proper job now—and the turtle is very proud of it.

Xu Gui took a taxi back. The taxi was originally going to the hotel, but when she got in the car, Xu Gui had a sudden thought and asked the driver to change the destination.