"I just want Jiayi to get some rest. She was nearly drowned by your precious illegitimate daughter. If you're not going to help her, then don't make things worse for her."

Before Zhuang's mother could speak again, Shen Jize blocked the doorway.

"Mrs. Zhuang, about your brother's business..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhuang's mother fell silent completely.

Even the illegitimate daughter who kept crying had her mouth covered immediately.

This scene is truly as ridiculous as it gets.

-

VIP room.

Lin Wei stood near the door and took Zhuang Jiayi's hand. "Jiayi, it's me, Weiwei. I'm all alone. Are you alright?"

As Lin Wei spoke, she tapped Zhuang Jiayi's hand twice.

Although Zhuang Jiayi's face remained expressionless, she immediately responded by patting her palm twice.

Although she had a feeling that the other person was faking it, she was right.

Lin Wei chuckled softly, glanced behind her, and then said gently, "I really didn't know you were using it on yourself. Your brother is worried. Aren't you going to tell him?"

“I’m blocking the window so you can’t see your face from the outside.”

The next moment, Zhuang Jiayi opened her eyes.

She glanced towards the door first, and after confirming that no one could see, she whispered, "Don't say anything, I'll explain to my brother myself. Don't worry, we can talk about this another time. If there's nothing else, you and Brother Jize can go back first. I didn't know my brother had called you here."

“You’re Zhihao’s sister. It’s normal for him to be worried about you and ask for help. Okay, go get some sleep. I just heard you threw up. You must have choked on water and felt uncomfortable.”

"No, I drank too much and they made me throw up."

Lin Wei choked, completely unprepared for this.

"That's fine, it's all the same, as long as we get a satisfactory result."

Zhuang Jiayi smiled and glanced at her before softly saying, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me, alright, you rest first, I'll see what they're going to do next."

Zhuang Jiayi glanced at the doorway again before obediently closing her eyes.

Lin Wei stayed in the ward for a while before leaving.

As soon as the door was opened, everyone outside craned their necks to look inside. "Don't look, he's not awake yet, but his breathing is steady, so he should be fine."

As for the reason—

She didn't want to ask about other people's business in front of so many people, after all, she was just an outsider.

Although Zhuang Jiayi is staying in a VIP ward, it's still inappropriate for so many people to be guarding the door.

Seeing that their eyes hurt, Zhuang Zhihao said directly, "You should go back first. Don't get in the way at the hospital. If you stay any longer, the doctor will ask you to leave."

“Ke Jiayi is still asleep, Jia Hui is frightened, she has been wronged, we must…”

The confrontation remained unspoken, despite Zhuang Zhihao's sharp gaze.

"Mom." Zhuang Zhihao rubbed his forehead, looking at his mother, utterly exhausted. "The one in your arms isn't your biological daughter. The one lying in the ward, still unconscious, is."

“But she’s alright, isn’t she? But my Jia Hui was so frightened, does she have to suffer any more injustice?”

Lin Wei looked at Zhuang's mother, finding it hard to believe that there could be such a dull-witted mother in a wealthy family.

Turning her head, she moved a few steps toward Shen Jize, as if too lazy to listen to such nonsense, and pulled him to sit down on a chair next to her.

Shen Jize was still a little confused. "What's wrong? Why aren't you moving when it's your turn to perform? Why are you hiding to the side and slacking off?"

"I could only guess what these people meant by speaking Cantonese, but I don't know how to swear in Cantonese. They don't understand Mandarin, which really hinders my performance. I don't want to listen to them; it makes me angry."

Shen Jize was amused by her words.

Before she could speak, Lin Wei added, "This is ultimately someone else's family matter. If I say something wrong, I might offend someone. I'm not that unreasonable."

After arguing with his mother for a while, Zhuang Zhihao finally managed to drive away the group of people at the door.

After only Shen Jize and Lin Wei remained at the VIP room door, Zhuang Zhihao led them into the ward.

"Finally, we got rid of that group of people. It's finally peaceful now."

Zhuang Zhihao was completely unaware of Zhuang Jiayi's condition. Caught off guard, he was so startled when he saw Zhuang Jiayi sit up straight from the hospital bed that he almost fell over.

"Ah, you...you're awake?"

Zhuang Jiayi tidied her hair. "I wasn't dizzy at all."

Zhuang Zhihao looked incredulous, first at Zhuang Jiayi, then at Shen Jize and the other person.

"You don't seem too surprised. Do you know about this?"

"I didn't know." Shen Jize was also startled, but he recovered quickly.

But Lin Wei was different—

That calm and composed demeanor.

"Uh, why are you looking at me?"

"It has nothing to do with Weiwei," Zhuang Jiayi quickly explained.

Zhuang Zhihao rubbed his throbbing head and asked directly, "So what exactly happened? Can you just tell me? My head is about to explode every day."

Zhuang Jiayi then recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

"In other words, they said you should just do it like that without thinking about whether the method will actually work, or what if something happens to you..."

"Brother, I'll be fine. I have a diving certificate, and I can stay underwater for a long time. I time it right. But honestly, there are some people you really can't go head-to-head with."

Zhuang Zhihao loosened his tie, unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt, and then took off his suit jacket, as if he was about to unleash a huge rage, which frightened Lin Wei so much that she hid behind Shen Jize.

To everyone's surprise, he burst out laughing after only walking back and forth a few steps in the ward.

"No, how could you come up with such an idea?"

"Ah." Lin Wei sensed something was off. "You're not angry? Or are you very angry?"

Shen Jize comforted her, saying, "I'm not angry, I'm even excited."

If you're not angry, everything will be fine. "You can use very honorable means, or you can use some very underhanded means, but you're too stubborn. Sometimes, you don't need to be so stubborn. Using some little tricks that you look down on can solve everything."

"Look at them, aren't they doing pretty well?"

Now that Zhuang Jiayi was alright and the bystanders had left, they decided not to linger any longer.

On the way back, Shen Jize told her about the Zhuang family.

The Zhuang family was on par with the Shen family in Hong Kong, but it wasn't long before the Shen family surpassed the Zhuang family. The reason was simple: the Shen family was more chaotic.

When a family falls into chaos, it is easy for many subsequent incidents to follow. Ever since the death of the Shen family's biological son, the aftermath has gradually begun.

The Zhuang family is a typical aristocratic family, and their children are raised like socialites.

However, not long after Mrs. Zhuang entered the house, she discovered that Mr. Zhuang was having an affair.