Zheng Youguo was unmoved by He Ru's fate; he had never acknowledged this goddaughter. "I think He Ru is fine; she's not in any danger. Vomiting a few times won't kill her, so don't waste medical resources. But that slap of yours, if it had hit a dangerous pressure point, could have really killed her. Do you want to make your son sad and see our whole family suffer?"
Hearing that people might die, Su Jin's heart skipped a beat.
She had seen something similar on TV; a slap can indeed kill someone, it's a matter of probability.
Those who were unlucky enough to die had already run out of breath by then.
He Rong's eyes widened in panic for a second, then she regained her cold demeanor: "Don't scare me. Even if you slap someone to death, it would just be an accident. You are my husband, you should be on my side, how come you're always siding with this girl?"
Zheng Lin: "My Xiao Jin's head injury has not fully healed, and her memory has not returned. There will be a next time. No matter who it is, I will pursue it to the end."
This situation made He Rong sigh.
He Rong thought of the night of Zheng Lin's eighteenth birthday. She was shopping with her friends when she saw Zheng Lin hugging her and a homeless man on the overpass.
Yuan Yuan called Zheng Lin, wanting him to come home and celebrate his birthday together, but Zheng Lin calmly declined, saying he was with friends and didn't need to wait for him to come home.
That was the first time her seemingly obedient youngest son had lied.
Since then, this matter has remained deeply buried in He Rong's heart; this child's rebellious spirit is exceptionally strong. It's no wonder she can't get along with someone who isn't her own.
Zheng Lin and He Rong have been at odds for quite some time.
Zheng Lin walked over to where He Ru was squatting and looked down at her, asking, "Just because she went into the kitchen once, you're so sure that Su Jin poisoned her? Did you see her poison her?"
He Ru: "I...I..."
He Rong pulled Zheng Lin away, "What are you doing? You scared Ru'er."
Su Jin had never been treated like this before; wasn't this the legendary wicked mother-in-law?
I never imagined I would marry into such a difficult family.
However, in order to maintain harmony in her marriage, she endured it.
Any misunderstandings can be cleared up.
“I did go to the kitchen, but I had no reason to poison her. Just because He Ru provoked me, would I poison her?” Su Jin found it funny, but she couldn’t retaliate with that slap. After all, she was Zheng Lin’s mother.
Su Jin: "I only have amnesia, I haven't lost my mind. To poison someone I've just met is completely illogical."
"Alright, godmother, please don't pursue this any further." Seeing that the situation was turning sour, He Ru started to play the good guy, saying in a high-pitched voice, "Sister-in-law must have been too angry to make the wrong choice. I'll be more careful with my words in the future and won't upset you again."
Su Jin retorted, "Is your throat alright? Did the poison damage your throat?"
"Alright, alright, let's just leave it at that." Zheng Youguo patted Zheng Lin on the shoulder. "You two should get some rest."
Back home, Su Jin lay in bed, her face still burning with pain.
If it were anyone of her own generation, she would have slapped them back before she was satisfied.
But it's just not easy to do it.
She rubbed her left cheek and hissed, "This favoritism is too much. It's completely unreasonable, without any regard for right or wrong."
“You’re right,” Zheng Lin’s voice came through: “Next time someone bullies you, no matter who it is, fight back. I apologize on their behalf today. Does it still hurt?”
Zheng Lin took an ice pack and pressed it against Su Jin's left cheek.
It was icy cold, and half of my face went numb.
Su Jin couldn't help but shiver. "Wow...it's so cold."
"Just bear with it, applying a compress will reduce the swelling."
Why do you believe me?
"What?"
Su Jin repeated herself, "I said, she's your adopted sister, why do you believe I didn't poison her?"
Zheng Lin removed the ice pack from her face. "You're not the kind of person who would poison someone. Aside from your sharp tongue, you're incapable of doing anything else bad."
Su Jin pondered for a moment, her mind racing. "You mean I'm useless? You really do have another woman in your heart."
"..." Zheng Lin didn't know what to say. "I didn't."
"No, you do. I'll only believe you if you dare to come with me to see Bai Qingchi."
She was gambling, gambling on whether she or Bai Qingchi truly held a place in his heart.
The heart cannot be peeled open to see, nor can it be flown into the internal organs to examine, so she could only use the most rudimentary method to verify it.
Zheng Lin's eyes held a complex mix of emotions, a hint of joy and a touch of sorrow. "You remembered?"
"I still can't remember anything, but I saw you go to see Bai Qingchi with my own eyes." Su Jin deliberately told a little lie, not wanting to involve Lei Lei in their personal relationship.
The room suddenly became very quiet.
It was the same question again, and Zheng Lin had a headache. No matter how much she wanted to know, it wouldn't help even if she did.
Zheng Lin gently touched Su Jin's puffed-up right cheek, wondering what was going on in that little head of hers all day. "It's perfectly normal for me to visit her in the hospital. She's all alone now, I can't leave her alone in the hospital."
"If you love Bai Qingchi, why, why did you marry me?" Su Jin said, her eyes red.
Her heart ached faintly.
In her current world, the person she knows best is her husband, Zheng Lin.
From the time she was hospitalized, Zheng Lin took care of her at the hospital. Even after she was discharged, Zheng Lin was still by her side, showing concern and care. He was so good to her.
The only flaw was that he harbored feelings for another woman.
The thought of it made her feel suffocated.
Zheng Lin no longer knew how to tell her that no matter what he said, she would think that what he felt for Bai Qingchi was love.
After a long silence, Zheng Lin gave a perfunctory reply: "You're tired, get some rest. Don't keep thinking about these things."
He gently closed the door.
Only Su Jin remained in the room.
She curled up at the head of the bed, hugging herself tightly.
Regardless, she had to find a way to personally see what his relationship with Bai Qingchi really was.
Suddenly, the phone screen on the bed lit up, and the huge words "Bai Qingchi" made her gasp for breath.
This is Zheng Lin's phone that he left behind.
After much hesitation, Su Jin answered the phone.
A woman's clear voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zheng Lin, I'm so scared. Can you come to the hospital with me? My leg still hurts a lot after my fall. The doctor said I need to have surgery again, and I'm terrified."
Su Jin opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. Should she curse her as a shameless mistress, or politely tell her that Zheng Lin was already married and hoped that they would not contact each other again?
"Zheng Lin, are you still there? Why aren't you saying anything? Do you find me annoying and that's why you don't want to come see me? But there's no one else with me right now. I'm so scared. I wish Xi Chen were here."
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