Thinking of this, he rushed in in a panic, putting down his bowl, chopsticks, and food: "Sister-in-law, what happened? Why are you crying?"

"Lin Congzhi, he...he..."

Jiang Yimei choked up and couldn't speak, nor did she want to talk about the terrible outcome.

Although the elder sister-in-law didn't say it aloud, her meaning was quite clear.

Looking at Brother Lin, who was pale and motionless, Gao Jiakai suddenly felt that Brother Lin might be in critical condition.

However, Brother Lin is on an IV drip, so he should be able to hold on for a long time; even if he can't hold on, he'll call out to him and ask him to bring in food, instead of doing nothing.

Therefore, he concluded that Brother Lin was most likely faking his death in order to get something from his sister-in-law.

With this premise, things became easier for him. He immediately cooperated with Brother Lin and asked Jiang Yimei, "Sister-in-law, you seem so heartbroken. Do you still love Brother Lin?"

Jiang Yimei burst into tears and denied it outright: "I didn't, I just didn't want him to die."

Lin Congzhi lay on the bed, feeling lost and bewildered.

This was not the answer he wanted to hear.

Gao Jiakai hadn't expected his sister-in-law to answer like that; it was a result that didn't quite meet his expectations.

"Didn't you always hate Brother Lin? Why are you crying so sadly?"

Jiang Yimei responded: "Hatred is hatred, but nobody wants to see people die, right?"

"..."

Kao Chia-kai was left speechless by the rebuttal.

Even though his sister-in-law hadn't seen through his intentions, why did she answer so perfectly?

Since asking directly wouldn't work, he had to resort to indirect questioning: "Sister-in-law, Brother Lin is critically ill. Why were you sitting on him? Did you kill him?"

Jiang Yimei angrily rebuked him: "Go to hell! If I wanted to kill him, why would I come to save him? I could have just let him freeze to death in the bathroom!"

That seemed to make sense, but Gao Jiakai was still puzzled: "Then why were you sitting on him?"

Jiang Yimei stated confidently, "I was performing CPR to save him."

"I see."

Gao Jiakai suddenly realized why his sister-in-law had jumped onto Brother Lin's bed.

"Brother Lin, is there no response?"

Jiang Yimei rolled her eyes at him: "If there's a reaction, why should I be so heartbroken?"

Gao Jiakai cut to the chase: "Sister-in-law, you went to great lengths to save Brother Lin, was it really just out of kindness?"

Jiang Yimei became wary: "What exactly do you want to ask? From the moment you joined until now, have you ever shown any concern? Do you even care about your brother Lin anymore?"

Realizing the crisis, Kao Chia-kai feigned innocence and replied, "I just want to figure out what's going on. I'll go call a doctor right now."

After saying that, he hurriedly ran outside.

With things having progressed to this point, Lin Congzhi no longer needed to pretend. In any case, Xiao Kai was no match for the girl and wouldn't get any answers from her.

"Cough! Cough!"

As Gao Jiakai walked out the door, Lin Congzhi, who was lying on the bed with a pale face, became aroused.

Jiang Yimei immediately stopped crying and gazed at Lin Congzhi, who was about to wake up.

Upon discovering that he was actually moving, she instantly smiled and asked with tears in her eyes, "Lin Congzhi, are you alright?"

Lin Congzhi opened his eyes weakly and painfully, then stammered out two words with great difficulty: "So heavy...so heavy..."

Realizing that her sitting position was inappropriate, Jiang Yimei immediately got out of bed to allow Lin Congzhi to breathe freely.

"Cough! Cough!"

After coughing a few times and catching his breath, Lin Congzhi glared at Jiang Yimei, his eyes blazing with fury, and asked, "Jiang Yimei, you're so vicious! Are you trying to make me unable to breathe?"