Qiao Zhen didn't care about how things were developing; after all, the bigger the situation got, the more powerful her counterattack would be.

As Qiao Zhen had expected, things snowballed and grew bigger and bigger.

Until a counselor came to talk to Qiao Zhen, Qiao Zhen left the school with only the words "It's time to resolve this."

She contacted Mr. Mei's good friend, a highly respected lawyer whose apprentice was also a well-known lawyer.

Because things had gone beyond Qiao Zhen's expectations, those online trolls had already doxxed Qiao Zhen's school and home address, so the impact was very bad, and she directly took the post to court.

She also sued all the marketing accounts that published insults against her, since the Mei family has no shortage of money.

When Grandpa Mei learned that his granddaughter had been maliciously insulted, he was so angry that he kept hitting his cane and insisted that his old friend's apprentice accuse those people of even more serious crimes.

The original owner's second uncle was a politician with a pivotal position in the capital. The accusation of maliciously spreading rumors about a relative of a political official was also placed on the rumor-monger.

Country W has very strict requirements regarding officials and their families, but it also has very strict court rulings on officials and their relatives. Therefore, after Qiao Zhen underwent a very rigorous investigation by the court as a relative of an official, she easily cleared her name.

After all, she doesn't have any dark history, except for her habit of biting her toes when she was little (°ー°〃).

During Qin Zhao's first year away from W country, apart from the rumor-mongering incident, nothing else major happened.

The following year, one month before Qin Zhao's return to China, it happened to be Qin's mother's birthday. On that day, Qiao Zhen, the original owner's parents, and Qin's parents gathered together. Mei's mother and Qin's mother drank a little too much. Qiao Zhen's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. Before she could ask Chu Chu what had happened, she saw a car speeding towards Qin's mother.

Qiao Zhen's first reaction was to push Qin's mother away, and then she herself tragically lay in a pool of blood. Before she lost consciousness, she managed to say with difficulty, "Don't... tell Grandpa and... Qin Zhao."

After saying that, she tilted her head to the side and fainted.

After a night of emergency treatment, Qiao Zhen was transferred to the ICU, while Mei's parents and Qin's parents waited anxiously and prayed during the critical period.

Qiao Zhen was also speechless. Her soul was still floating outside Mei Zhen's body. She could not be more than two meters away from the original owner's body, and she could not open a mental channel to communicate with Chu Chu.

Qiao Zhen, now a soul, wanted to rub her nose, but her hand passed right through it. She felt like crying, as if she was about to crash and burn again! Now, she could only place all her hopes on Chu Chu.

The original owner's body was beyond saving, but if Chu Chu offered a little bit of candy, Qiao Zhen could return to the original owner's body and continue to be lively and energetic.

Qiao Zhen floated in mid-air, closed her eyes, adjusted her hearing to its best state, and listened to everything around her.

After sensing the intense fluctuations in Qiao Zhen's soul, Chu Chu knew something was terribly wrong. It let out a shrill scream, then broke free from the servant's styling and ran towards the hospital where the original owner's body was located.

Just as the original owner's body was past the most dangerous period, Qiao Zhen still hadn't heard Chu Chu come in. She could only silently recite five candy beans in her heart, hoping to resonate with Chu Chu's heart through this.

Chu Chu did not disappoint Qiao Zhen and finally arrived in the last hour of the danger period. It tried its best to shrink itself and, when no one noticed, it used its little paws to pry open the original owner's mouth and stuff a candy into it.

Floating in mid-air, Qiao Zhen secretly wiped away a tear of excitement when Chu Chu couldn't see her. Her partner hadn't let her down at the crucial moment; this was the most exciting moment of Qiao Zhen's career.

An hour later, the original owner's body was transferred from the ICU to a regular ward, and Qiao Zhen gradually returned to the original owner's body.

This relieved both sets of parents, but then another bombshell dropped, causing Mei's mother to faint on the spot.

The original owner's legs may never be able to support her again.

A few days later, Qiao Zhen woke up, feeling nothing, even a sense of relief at having survived a near-death experience. Each link in the chain of missions was crucial, so she had been cautiously and slowly boiling the frog in this world. Qiao Zhen would much rather have her legs crippled than have the host's body die, or the mission target's mother die.

So after Mei's mother arrived, Qiao Zhen comforted Mei's mother and Qin's mother in a very optimistic way.

Although the effect was not significant.

Mei's mother continued to cry, holding Qiao Zhen, while Qin's mother stood timidly to the side, her eyes red. Mei's father was also very sad, but he hoped Qiao Zhen could be more optimistic, since what had happened was already done.

"The doctor didn't rule out any possibilities, so our top priority is to contact experts to develop a treatment plan for Zhenzhen. Every day that Zhenzhen's leg is delayed is a step away from giving her any hope."

After Mr. Mei said that, Mrs. Mei gradually regained her senses and nodded, saying "Yes!", but she still looked somewhat embarrassed.

"It's okay. Compared to Aunt Qin's life, we've made a profit now. Mom, please don't be angry with her." Qiao Zhen dispelled the darkness in Mei's mother's heart.

Yes, she didn't want to lose either her best friend's life or her daughter's leg, but the current situation was the best possible outcome.

"I'm sorry, Zhenzhen. If it weren't for Auntie, you wouldn't have..." Qin's mother said, then nestled into Qin's father's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Qin's mother's crying caused Mei's mother, who had just been comforted, to burst into tears again, and for a moment the ward was filled with their suppressed, intertwined sobs. Qin's father and Mei's father were also immersed in grief, and their cries resonated with those of Qin's and Mei's mother.

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