In that tense ward, Xia Wan felt as if she were in the eye of a storm. Her heart was like an overloaded engine on the verge of collapse, pounding wildly, as if it would burst through her chest.
Inside her chest, it was as if a frightened fawn, completely overwhelmed by fear, was frantically rushing around in the narrow space. This chaotic force made her breathing involuntarily rapid, each inhale feeling like a struggle to draw in the little air left.
She knew that the situation was like a taut string, ready to snap at the slightest misstep.
So she forced herself to calm down, mustered all her willpower, and carefully moved her eyes, her movements as gentle as the softest spring breeze, slowly brushing across the calm lake surface, barely causing a ripple.
Taking advantage of the moment when others' attention was slightly diverted to other things, she quickly glanced at Xia Shuyu beside her out of the corner of her eye with lightning speed.
This glance was like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, brief and secretive. She knew that if this subtle movement were noticed, it could be like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing unpredictable and turbulent waves. Therefore, every action was carefully considered and extremely cautious.
Before this, she had told Xia Shuyu everything she felt she should say, without reservation or detail.
However, the road ahead was shrouded in a thick fog. She had no idea how things would unfold or in what direction the situation would develop. The feeling of confusion was like being alone in an ancient forest filled with mist and danger, surrounded by unknown risks and uncertainty. She had no idea what lay ahead and no way to control the course of events.
At this moment, Xia Wan had only one strong and urgent wish deep in her heart—to end this terrifying and precarious standoff as soon as possible, to bring everything back to clarity, just as sunlight pierces through the thick fog and dispels all the gloom.
At this critical moment, Xia Shuyu suddenly spoke, her voice clear and firm, like a resounding horn piercing through the gloom: "Dad, Xiaowan just told me she received a message that Guo Guanghua is planning to meet with Zhao Guodong tonight..."
Xia Shuyu spoke succinctly and without any hesitation, discarding all unnecessary words and lengthy preambles. Her words were like an unsheathed, incredibly sharp sword, carrying an unstoppable momentum, piercing straight to the heart of the matter, and getting straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Xia Xiong, who had been silent and composed like a majestic mountain, was suddenly struck by lightning and abruptly raised his head.
His eyes widened instantly, becoming as big as copper bells. His wide eyes were filled with a complex mix of shock and anger, as if they wanted to burn everything in front of him to ashes.
His face, which had been as calm as a still lake, was suddenly twisted and deformed by anger, as if it had been mercilessly attacked by a storm. All his composure and calmness vanished in that instant.
He was furious, and his right hand, like a heavy hammer, slammed down on the hard wooden table with a roar that shook the heavens and earth: "Zhao Guodong? How dare he be so presumptuous!"
The roar was like a thunderclap, carrying a devastating and overwhelming force that resounded throughout the room. The volume was so loud that even the air in the room seemed to shake from the force, and the walls seemed to tremble slightly in the aftershocks of the roar, as if to say how powerful this angry force was.
However, Xia Wan showed no fear in the face of her father's furious outburst.
Instead, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile that concealed her disdain for her father's impulsive reaction.
She pondered to herself, what could such an impulsive reaction possibly change? Then, she casually rolled her eyes, as if her father's anger was nothing more than a trivial farce, completely ignoring it.
At this moment, Xia Wan was secretly thinking to herself, "Heh, this old man is really bursting with confidence!"
Recalling her past life, the pain and suffering surged into her heart like a tide, and she couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
Back then, in order to avenge his father, this father disregarded everything and, in a moment of impulsiveness, even risked the lives of his entire family.
Upon closer examination, the seeds of his downfall must have been sown by his blind arrogance. It was this arrogance that led him further astray on his path of revenge, causing him to gradually lose his way and ultimately resulting in an irreparable tragedy.
Those painful memories, like branding marks, are deeply etched in her heart, constantly reminding her not to repeat the same mistakes.
At that very moment, Xia Shuqin, who had been silent all along but had a fiery temper, could no longer contain herself and began to shout at the top of her lungs:
"Dad, whether this is true or false, we'll find out the truth as soon as we go and check it out ourselves tonight! I've told you before that Zhao Guodong is definitely not a good person, but you two all ignored me! Especially Xia Shuhua, humph..."
Her words came out like a machine gun, venting years of pent-up resentment and anger all at once.
"Shuqin!" Seeing the situation getting out of control, Xia Shuyu hurriedly shouted to stop it.
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