Meanwhile, the elementary school was in complete chaos.

As soon as Lin Ziyan parked her car, she saw a group of people rushing into the school.

With so many people, a stampede occurred?

She hesitantly lifted her foot to walk towards the crowd, but then stopped, remembering that she was pregnant.

"I heard someone fell down the stairs and was covered in blood."

"It was a girl, her face covered in blood."

"She looks like the Lin family's granddaughter..."

Lin Ziyan's fingertips instantly turned icy cold, her heart pounded wildly, and she saw Aunt Chen rushing inside, her vision blurred by white.

"Xiaoxiao..."

"elder sister!"

Despite the noise of the crowd, she could still clearly recognize Aunt Chen and Jiaojiao's voices.

Party Secretary Qin roared through a megaphone, "Stop pushing! Clear the way!"

"If something really happens, this school will be ruined..."

Upon hearing the last sentence, the villagers stopped crowding in and slowly dispersed.

Lin Ziyan thought sarcastically that people only start to think when their own interests are at stake.

Her steps were unsteady, but she took advantage of the crowd dispersing and quickly walked inside.

As she approached the elementary school gate, her wrist was grabbed.

"I'll come over there, you wait here." Lu Yunshen's cold voice rang out from above.

There was also a wall of people surrounding the entrance.

Lin Ziyan was anxious, but rushing over now would only make things worse.

Lu Yunshen squeezed her palm to comfort her.

There was a buzz of discussion among the crowd.

"That's the downside of high-rise buildings; children are more prone to accidents..."

"How did he fall down the stairs? How could such a big child miss a step?"

"So girls shouldn't go to school. If they fall and get disfigured, how will they get married?"

"You can't say that. Girls should still focus on their studies so they can find a good job later..."

Lin Ziyan listened to their discussion, her eyes darkening.

Less than five minutes later, Lu Yunshen came out of the school carrying Xiaoxiao.

His white shirt was stained red with blood, and Xiaoxiao's bleeding had not stopped yet.

"Go straight to the hospital, you might need stitches." After saying that, Lu Yunshen strode towards the car.

Jiaojiao, without anyone noticing, grabbed Lin Ziyan's hand and wouldn't let go, then got into the car with her.

Aunt Chen, not caring about going home, followed them and covered her wound in the back seat.

…

Meanwhile, on the other side of the village.

In Li Liu's courtyard.

Big Fatty ran home from elementary school, rubbing his hands together, looking flustered.

He just stretched out his foot; he didn't know it would be so serious.

All these candies and cookies are yours if you trip her down the stairs.

Big Fatty covered his face, his heart pounding.

He then thought of his younger brother, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

"It wasn't me...it wasn't me," the fat man shook his head vigorously, shrinking into the corner of the wooden sofa.

Grandma Li arrived at her youngest son Li Liu's house and saw the door open, looking puzzled.

"Big Fatty, are you home?" Grandma Li stepped forward, carrying a large bag of candy.

She went to town today and saw that candy was cheap, so she bought a lot and distributed it to her sons' families.

Big Fatty pursed his lips and remained silent, his eyes red-rimmed.

Grandma pushed the door open and came in. He saw the big bag of candy, shrank back, and cried out in panic.

"I don't want the candy anymore, it wasn't me who hurt my brother..."

Grandma Li's candy fell to the ground with a "thud," and her eyes instantly turned cold.

…

evening.

Several small birds were chirping and chattering on the treetops, making people feel irritable.

Grandma Lin and Grandma Lan sat in the main room waiting.

Upon receiving the call from the hospital, informing them that Xiaoxiao needed more than a dozen stitches to her forehead, both of them remained grave.

"Why aren't they back yet..." Grandma Lan craned her neck to look at the door.

Lin Atai took out paper from the table next to her and began to make a pattern.

When you're feeling irritable, you can't stay idle, otherwise you'll feel worse the more you think about it.

"Grandma Lan, can you help me cut paper flowers?" Grandma Lin handed over a metal box.

Grandma Lan sighed, didn't say much, and picked up the scissors to cut paper.

The two men immediately stood up when they heard a sound coming from the door.

"Grandma, Xiaoxiao is fine, she's already had an X-ray." Lin Ziyan reassured the two elderly people.

It happened so suddenly that everyone was shocked.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the X-ray results at the hospital.

"Quickly, let her go inside and lie down, get some sleep," Lin Atai hurriedly stepped forward.

Grandma Lan nodded in agreement.

"Xiaoxiao was sleeping the whole time. She might wake up in pain once the anesthesia wears off." Lu Yunshen frowned. The doctor had prescribed painkillers, but they wouldn't last long.

The doctor specifically instructed that unless the pain was severe, one should not take the medicine, as all medicines have some degree of toxicity.

The two elderly people breathed a slight sigh of relief and stayed in the room for a while before leaving.

"How could you have rolled down the stairs while you were wiping the table?" Mrs. Lin was heartbroken, and her eyes reddened.

"He tripped over." Lu Yun's eyes were icy cold.

What a coincidence that the accident happened just as Lin Ziyan returned to the village entrance.

If he hadn't happened to be going back to the village to get some documents, she probably would have stormed in.

He only asked about it when Xiaoxiao woke up after getting stitches.

"Who played such a prank, doing something like that while going up and down the stairs?" Grandma Lan was furious.

What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.

Lin Ziyan lowered her eyes, the coldness at her fingertips slowly dissipating, leaving a slight numbness.

It might not have been a stampede; it could have been premeditated.

She only felt a headache and simply gave up on going upstairs to sleep.

This looked like an accident; everyone thought it was a chaotic situation where someone could accidentally trip over something.

During dinner at the Chen family's home, the topic of elementary school came up.

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