The nurse greeted Bai Jingyuan warmly, "Young Master Bai, you're here again!"
Bai Jingyuan smiled at them and walked straight into the ward.
Several nurses, their eyes sparkling with hearts, huddled together, discussing the matter with beaming smiles.
"Young Master Bai is so handsome, he's just as good-looking as those young heartthrobs!"
"Yes, yes, not only is he handsome, but he's also very loyal and devoted. He came to see Miss Yao every day during her hospital stay... Alas, it's a pity that Miss Yao didn't recognize him."
"Miss Yao is really pitiful. After the accident, even her own father doesn't care about her anymore... Fortunately, Young Master Bai is there to keep her company every day."
Bai Jingyuan pushed open the door and immediately saw Yao Wanyin leaning against the headboard in a daze.
His heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile as he gently walked to her bedside.
"Are you feeling better today?" Bai Jingyuan raised his hand to touch her hair, but Yao Wanyin reflexively dodged away, shrinking to the side and staring blankly at him.
Bai Jingyuan was very sad.
Even after all this time, she still felt like a stranger to him.
He forced a smile, pulled his hand back, poured her a glass of water, and then sat down on the edge of the bed to tell her jokes:
"Wan Yin, do you know, there was once a guy sleeping when a mosquito bit him. He woke up and was about to slap it away when the mosquito said, 'Please don't kill me, it's my birthday today!' Hearing this, the guy carefully placed the mosquito in his palm, clapped his hands, and sang 'Happy Birthday'! Hahahaha..."
Bai Jingyuan laughed first after he finished speaking, while Yao Wanyin looked at him expressionlessly.
Bai Jingyuan's smile froze on his lips.
"Um...it's not funny, is it?" He scratched his head. "My jokes always fall flat."
Yao Wanyin was amused by his words.
Her smile was as beautiful as it was under the starry sky that night.
Bai Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, his heart tightened, and a feeling of sadness welled up inside him.
If he could turn back time, he would definitely have taken her away on the very night they first met. Or perhaps, he would have been more careful and prevented those two assassins sent by Huo Zhanhe from infiltrating the concert…
In this way, the yacht will not deviate from its course, and he will be able to receive Wan Yin's distress message sooner.
Bai Jingyuan lowered his head, his eyes slightly red.
However, at that moment he felt a delicate little hand covering the back of his hand.
He was taken aback, then looked up and met her bright, clear eyes.
"Evening Sound..."
Yao Wanyin smiled at him, then quickly withdrew her hand.
A soft cough came from the doorway.
Bai Jingyuan snapped out of his daze and saw Yin Ruohong walking in carrying a medicine box.
"Chairman Yin."
"Young Master Bai," Yin Ruohong said with a polite smile, "You've come to see Miss Yao again today?"
Bai Jingyuan felt a little embarrassed. He checked the time; Yin Ruohong should be treating Yao Wanyin by now. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he excused himself and left.
Before leaving, he looked back one last time with some reluctance, then hurriedly went downstairs.
Yin Ruohong seemed to be deep in thought, and as usual, she took out the medicine and prepared the injection.
"Take the medicine first," he instructed. "If there is no allergic reaction after half an hour, we will give you the injection."
Yao Wanyin obediently took the medicine.
"You..." Yin Ruohong thought for a moment, then asked softly, "Did you remember something?"
Yao Wanyin was suddenly stunned.
“There’s nothing I can’t say to you.” Yin Ruohong’s smile seemed to see through everything. “Actually, from the first day I treated you, I knew you were hiding something from everyone.”
"You haven't remembered anything; rather, you've never forgotten anything!"
Yao Wanyin sat on the bed with her legs curled up, gently biting her little fist.
After a long silence, Yin Ruohong prepared to give her an injection, but she suddenly grabbed Yin Ruohong's hand, a pleading look flashing across her pale face.
"Uncle Yin, you're a good person..." Yao Wanyin's voice was pale, "Please don't tell anyone!"
Yin Ruohong's eyes darkened, and she subconsciously looked around the ward.
Once he was sure no one else was there, he quickly turned back and closed the door tightly.
“Actually, some of the doctors and nurses around me are Yao Manning’s people…” Yao Wanyin said in a low voice, “but I can’t tell which ones, so I have to pretend to have lost my memory.”
Yin Ruohong frowned. "So, on the day you had the accident, you deliberately crashed into Jiang Can's car?"
"I didn't know it was Miss Jiang Can's car!" Yao Wanyin hurriedly explained, "I was kidnapped at the time, and the driver said that Yao Manning told me to do it. I was very scared... so I just wanted to crash into any car and cause an accident, so that at least I wouldn't be harmed!"
“Hmm,” Yin Ruohong nodded, “You’re quite quick-witted.”
"So you pretended to have amnesia later, also to avoid being harmed by Yao Manning?"
Yao Wanyin bit her lip and nodded gently.
"Yao Manning can't kill me; she'll always find another way. I can only survive if I can remain harmless to her..."
Yin Ruohong gained a new understanding of this frail and sickly girl.
Stay calm, know how to protect yourself, and you can turn adversity into opportunity.
This girl truly inherited Qin Minzhi's noble bloodline.
Yin Ruohong sighed and said in a low voice, "I understand your situation; you had no choice but to do this. But you should at least tell your mother. Do you know how worried she is about you?"
Tears welled up in Yao Wanyin's eyes, and she lowered her eyelids without saying a word.
"Your mother is in great danger right now," Yin Ruohong told her. "The business she built up is about to be handed over to Yao Manning by your father!"
“Actually, I knew all along…” After a long while, Yao Wanyin murmured, “I knew all along that Yao Manning was my father’s daughter.”
Yin Ruohong was startled. "How did you know?"
“I’ve suspected this for a long time. Yao Manning takes her frustrations out on me whenever something goes wrong, but Dad turns a blind eye and forbids Mom from interfering. Mom is busy with the whole company and has no extra energy. Plus, Yao Manning has threatened me time and time again, saying that if I dare to tell anyone, she will kill Mom…”
"It was from my dad's attitude that I suspected his relationship with Yao Manning."
Yin Ruohong listened attentively to her with a solemn expression.
“I come to the hospital for a detailed check-up every month, and every time I have an injury, I secretly go to get it checked.”
Yao Wanyin pulled out a stack of medical records from under her pillow; they were all her medical examination reports from over the years.
Yin Ruohong was shocked by what he saw even after flipping through the pages; he couldn't imagine how such a frail girl could have endured it.
How strong must her heart be to endure and gather evidence at the same time?
“Once, when Yao Manning hit me, I pulled out her hair.” Yao Wanyin met his gaze. “Then I secretly went to get a DNA test done…”
Yin Ruohong happened to turn to the page of the identification report, which showed that Yao Wanyin and Yao Manning were related by blood, with a probability of over 99%.
He sighed heavily and helped her put the medical records and diagnosis report back under her pillow.
"Uncle Yin," Yao Wanyin said softly, "can these things... help my mother?"
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