Chapter 384 Your trip is my salvation

The two of them stumbled after him and watched Lin Zhou being sent to the intensive care unit.

The door closed again.

Tian Xin looked in from the window of the intensive care unit and could only see the undulating curve on the electrocardiogram monitor. From there she learned one fact - Lin Zhou was still alive.

He is still alive.

This is undoubtedly the best news.

The shock of two consecutive days had left her in a state of confusion, her language expression was a little slurred, she spoke haltingly and her words were not clear enough.

She held onto Zhang Shuai's intact arm and kept babbleing to him, "Is he... is he... is he still alive?"

"Look at that surveillance camera. You...you...last time...the last time you had an accident, it was also...it was also...it was the same."

"He... he will definitely get better like you... right?"

Zhang Shuai was actually also seriously injured.

The dragging nearly ripped his right arm off, severely fracturing it. His leg also had multiple scrapes and minor fractures of varying degrees. His entire right foot was practically powerless, and walking felt like walking on cotton, light and fluttery.

The accident happened only a few months after he was released from the hospital, and some of his old injuries hadn't fully healed. After all this, the doctor told him the chances of a full recovery for his right arm were slim, and he should try to drive less in the future.

Driving is his job. Apart from this, what else can he do?

But how much luckier is he than Lin Zhou who is lying inside?

At least—he's still alive.

He gently put his left arm around Tian Xin's shoulders, like a friend would do.

The two of them looked at the heart rate displayed on the monitor, and he whispered, "He'll be fine. Don't worry, if I can make it, he can too. He's Lin Zhou, so much better than me, how could he lose to me in this matter?"

"Yes, that's right. He won't... he won't abandon me."

These words brought some comfort to Tian Xin.

But when she saw Lin Zhou lying motionless inside, and then turned around to see Zhang Shuai's arm in a cast and his body covered in bandages, she could no longer hold back her tears.

"Do you think I shouldn't have come into this world? Why should I come back to life?"

"What?" Zhang Shuai didn't understand.

She began to sob, tears streaming down her face. "I really can't take it anymore. First it was you, then it was Lin Zhou. Every time it's like this, life or death is unknown."

"It's all because of me. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be harmed like this."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Shuai understood and quickly denied the statement: "What does this have to do with you?"

"What are you thinking? Those two incidents were caused by someone else's deliberate scheme. You have nothing to do with them. Please don't think like that."

Afraid that Tian Xin would be upset, he immediately relayed Lin Zhou's words to her: "What did he say to you before he closed his eyes? And what did he tell me? If you're so discouraged, then wouldn't all his suffering be in vain?"

"If I had died and never come back to life, you and Lin Zhou would have had a better life. It wouldn't be like this now."

She kept beating her chest, filled with regret: "Why should I live? Why should I live?"

"Boss!" Zhang Shuai simply pulled her to sit on a chair in the corridor. He wiped her tears with his hands and asked her softly, "Why are you like this now? You're crying so much. Where is the smiling Tian Xin from before?"

He tried hard to choose his words, and told her over and over again in the softest way: "Boss, listen to me - your coming here is my salvation. If it weren't for you, what would my previous life be like? You should know.

I guess Lin Zhou is the same, even though he is very outstanding. But he can't live without you. Your presence in his life in this life is his greatest happiness.

"He's right."

A weak voice was heard in the empty corridor.

The two turned around and saw Zhou Ruilian walking towards them tremblingly and standing in front of them.

Her hair seemed to have turned white overnight, and wrinkles appeared on her face, completely different from her previous star image.

"Xiao Zhou's matter has nothing to do with you. The one who harmed him was Liang Xiao."

“…”

Tian Xin was stunned and could hardly believe her ears.

At this moment, Zhou Ruilian, a mother over fifty years old, looked at her son lying in there and was much calmer than her, an outsider. She didn't blame her.

Her heart ached, and she immediately stood up and hugged Zhou Ruilian, crying again: "Auntie, I'm sorry. If you hadn't saved me yesterday, Lin Zhou wouldn't have become like this. I'm sorry for him, and sorry for you. I..."

"If you can't help yourself like this, you don't deserve him to save you." Zhou Ruilian pushed him away, her lips trembling with anger. "I thought you were capable. I didn't expect you to be so useless."

"The people who harmed him haven't been brought to justice yet. Why are you crying here for no one but you? Can Xiao Zhou hear your confession? Does he want to see you like this? Do you still have him in your heart?"

"I……"

Tian Xin was choked by this question and couldn't answer.

But she quickly understood what Zhou Ruilian meant.

She took a deep breath and wiped her tears with the back of her hand as she exhaled.

"Auntie, don't worry." She said to Zhou Ruilian confidently, "She dared to commit the crime openly in the Public Security Bureau. The surveillance and security there are all witnesses. There must be evidence."

"I'm going to the police station right now. She didn't explain the kidnapping she was suspected of yesterday. With all this, she definitely won't be able to escape. Even if her father..."

"Okay, stop talking and take this."

Zhou Ruilian didn't have the patience to listen to her analysis.

What she wanted was Tian Xin's attitude.

This woman, whom her son missed so much, still refused to let go after experiencing such a big change.

Even if she "already" lost her virginity, even if she revealed her past with another man in public.

Her son, her only son who had lacked love since childhood, still firmly wanted to be with her.

Even when disaster strikes, he is willing to exchange his life for hers.

A woman like this must stand with her son and demand payment from the murderer.

"This is the network of contacts I've accumulated over the years here. I have connections with people from all walks of life. Take it with you and call them whenever you need anything. Don't be polite with them. Just say I asked you to contact them. No one will refuse you."

Zhou Ruilian took out a list from her pocket and handed it over.

Tian Xin saw that the people listed were all celebrities from Huayuan County, Tongcheng, and Gucheng. They included businessmen, lawyers, actors, and even some well-known politicians.

She was a little reluctant to answer the call, feeling very confused.

Zhang Shuai answered the call for her.

"Don't worry, Auntie. With this, we will definitely get things done. We will definitely not let any of that family escape."

Zhou Ruilian nodded.

Finally, she remembered something and asked Tian Xin, "Did Lin Zhou's father cause you any trouble?"