When Pei Yu learned that Du Ping had drugged him, his usually indifferent and occasionally lazy face showed obvious surprise for the first time.

He frowned. "You said... it was Ah Sui who called you?"

Pei Huan was clearly still reeling from the poisoning incident involving Du Ping. She nodded, "Yes, if I hadn't gone outside to answer the phone when Ah Sui called, maybe Mom could still have..."

She now deeply regrets answering the phone late that day and running back too slowly.

If she had answered the phone earlier and run faster, she could have stopped her mother from drinking the medicine in time, and things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Pei Yu's face was sullen, and his expression returned to its usual indifference, making it impossible to discern his emotions. He patted Pei Huan on the back.

“Now is not the time to think about these things. The doctor said that after Mom is saved, she only has about 20 hours left. So we need to arrange things as soon as possible. After the rescue is over, we will take her back to Beijing. In addition, we need to notify Uncle and Aunt as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late when we get back.”

Pei Huan naturally knew the priorities, and suppressing her self-reproach, she asked, "What about the police..."

“I’ve come to make the arrangements to have this case transferred back for investigation, but…” He concealed the hawk-like glint in his eyes, “we have to wait until the police here finish their on-site investigation and all the evidence is preserved. So, Du Ping and the others will have to stay here for a few days. Only after we’ve clarified the situation can we initiate the case transfer process back.”

“Okay, I understand. Then I’ll go back to the sanatorium now. Brother, you stay here and watch over Mom. I’ll be back in half an hour.”

Pei Huan didn't dare to delay any longer. It was fine for Cui Xueheng and the others to stay at the sanatorium for the time being, but the caregivers needed to be arranged properly to avoid any trouble that might make them think that the Pei family had abandoned them.

It was originally just a phone call, but after the police intervened yesterday, the electronic devices of several nannies and caregivers were confiscated.

Perfect timing, we also need to give the sanatorium a heads-up.

Cui Xueheng was put on the plane three hours later.

At this moment, she was awake, but her consciousness was somewhat blurred and her eyes were also misty. Wearing a ventilator, she looked at her children in front of her, and a faint smile appeared in her vast and lifeless eyes.

Her eyes darted around, as if she was still looking for someone, but there was no one around except the doctor.

Perhaps due to poisoning, the toxins invaded her brain nerves, and she could no longer distinguish the specific time and place. After looking around, her chest heaved a few times, and a large amount of white mist sprayed out of her oxygen mask.

It seemed like he wanted to say something.

But he couldn't say anything.

Pei Huan noticed this and immediately pressed her ear close to ask, "Mom, what do you want to say?"

Cui Xueheng opened her mouth slightly, trying hard to squeeze out a syllable from her throat, but she managed to raise her heart rate so high that she couldn't utter a single word.

Pei Huan and Pei Yu were terrified, but the doctor quickly came over to calm her down. However, she was still quite agitated, and the white fog inside the oxygen mask made it almost impossible to see her face.

"Mom, don't worry, we'll be home soon, very soon. Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt will all be there, you..."

Pei Huan's nose tingled, and her voice trembled with tears, "Hold on, hold on! Don't leave us, I'm...I'm so sorry..."

The person who poisoned her was her biological mother, while the person who was poisoned was her adoptive mother who had always treated her as her own daughter. How could she not feel guilty and blame herself?

Cui Xueheng moved her fingers as if trying to lift them, but she had no strength. Both arms felt as heavy as if they weighed a thousand pounds and were completely out of her control.

Pei Yu simply patted her shoulder to comfort her, his expression still somber, but he said nothing.

Cui Xueheng was not a mother to Pei Sui, nor did she deserve to be one. But for him and Pei Huan, even though Cui Xueheng was mentally unstable, her kindness to them was undeniable.

This unexpected turn of events filled him with deep sorrow and indignation.

Even the most indifferent and heartless person cannot remain unmoved when faced with the impending death of their mother.

He naturally had no good feelings towards the murderer who killed his mother; at this moment, Du Ping was just an enemy in his eyes.

But he was well aware of the relationship between Pei Huan and Du Ping.

He's someone who's known what he wants since he was a child. Even if it means ruining a company or killing someone, he won't blink an eye, let alone feel any pity or unease.

For so many years, everyone outside has called him a "cold-blooded animal," even more ruthless than the old man of the Pei family before. So at this moment, for the first time, he had some complicated thoughts about Pei Huan.

Moreover, the truth is not yet clear, and he is not the kind of person whose reason will be eroded by hatred.

They dislike drawing conclusions about anything easily and never like doing things they are not sure about.

Huanhuan said that it was Asui who called her, so Asui must know more. I should ask Asui when I get back.

After a ten-hour flight, the plane successfully landed in Beijing. After Cui Xueheng was lifted into an ambulance, Pei Yu called Pei Sui to ask if he had returned to Chengxi.

He had sent a message to Pei Sui before boarding the plane, briefly explaining the current situation regarding Cui Xueheng.

No matter how strained or confrontational the relationship between the mother and son may be, or how harsh their words may have been exchanged in the past, they cannot escape the fact that they are biological mother and son.

Cui Xueheng is about to pass away, so Pei Sui, her son, will definitely come back to attend the funeral.

Pei Sui's voice on the other end of the phone was calm, no different from usual, and showed no emotion whatsoever. "On the way."

"We've set off too, it'll take about half an hour to get home. How long will it take you?"

"More or less," Pei Sui replied ambiguously.

Pei Yu didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

As for why he didn't ask Pei Sui why he didn't return to the west of the city earlier, after all, he had sent him a message ten hours ago, so it's not like he had to wait until now to go back.

The answer, of course, is that they don't want to face Choi Jung-kyung and Choi Seol-young.

They both had strong opinions about Pei Sui's insistence on sending Cui Xueheng abroad and destroying the plum garden, which was the spiritual pillar that Cui Xueheng valued most.

Unfortunately, the decision was made by the Pei family matriarch, and Cui Xueheng was not seen until a few days later when they went to Los Angeles together.

At the time, Cui Xueheng was in a very bad state, which infuriated Cui Zhengqing and Cui Xueying. They felt that Pei Sui was being unreasonable, that a little bitch would treat her mother like that, and that she was simply insane.

They loathed Meng Sheng even more. She was a complete troublemaker. Before she even married into the family, she had already sent her mother-in-law abroad. What kind of logic is there in the world for a mother-in-law to make way for her daughter-in-law?

Utterly absurd!

But Pei Sui blocked all their phone numbers, including those of everyone connected to the Cui family.

They even blocked the law firm's phone number every time they called. If they called too many times, the police would come knocking on their door, or they would receive a lawyer's letter.

It can be said that no one from Pei Sui can be found.

They were seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. If it weren't for the fact that Cui Xueheng's current situation was really not optimistic, Pei Sui wouldn't have bothered to go back and look at their annoying faces. It would have been a waste of their time to give them a chance to offend his eyes and ears.

Therefore, Pei Sui's timely return was perfectly reasonable.

He wasn't driving fast. By the time he got back to the Pei family home, Cui Xueheng had already been taken to the fifth courtyard. The courtyard and the house were full of people, all of whom were familiar faces.

Many servants stood in neat rows, as if waiting for someone to give orders, and even the butler waited on the side.

Upon seeing Pei Sui arrive, the butler stepped forward first and nodded, "Second Young Master, you're back."