Lu Ran first prepared the pills that Cheng Suyue needed, carefully placing them into the small pillbox in the order of Monday to Sunday. Then she poured a glass of warm water and prepared to call her mother to take the medicine.
Holding a cup in one hand and medicine in the other, she arrived at Cheng Suyue's room, only to hear her mother making a phone call inside.
The voice was very soft, as if trying to keep it as low as possible, and the tone was very urgent.
"Is everything settled?"
"What? She...she's not dead?"
"You're all a bunch of useless trash!"
"...I don't care about all that, just don't let her go back to Yangcheng!"
Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat.
She couldn't hear clearly through the door, and didn't know who was talking to her mother on the phone, nor did she want to believe that those words came from her mother's mouth.
I must have misheard...
It must be!
She frowned, a hint of doubt creeping into her mind—her mother had always been ill and practically isolated from the world, so why would she arrange for others to do this or that?
Then another voice came from inside the door:
"Keep a close eye on that person... don't let her escape!"
Lu Ran's heart pounded, and in her panic, she almost dropped the cup.
Who's outside?
Cheng Suyue suddenly opened the door, and Lu Ran met her wide eyes. Suddenly, she felt that her gaze was filled with a vicious and ruthless aura.
Lu Ran was terrified and took several steps back. The cup in her hand finally fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Cheng Suyue's face darkened, her voice as cold as ice: "What are you doing?"
"Mom, I..." Lu Ran's body trembled slightly, "I've come to bring you your medicine. It's time to take it."
Cheng Suyue looked down and noticed that Lu Ran's foot was bleeding. A shard of glass had just stuck in her foot.
“Go and bandage yourself,” she said coldly. “The first-aid kit is in the cabinet.”
“The medicine box isn’t in the cabinet.” Lu Ran looked at her timidly. “Our family’s medicine box has always been kept on the windowsill.”
Cheng Suyue's eyes flickered slightly. After a moment of silence, she softened her tone and said, "Ranran, bandage yourself. Give me the medicine; I can take it myself."
"mom……"
"What's wrong? You want to watch me eat it?"
"No," Lu Ran quickly shook her head. "I meant to say that I also cut some fruit, and I've tuned your favorite show. Come and watch!"
Cheng Suyue paused for a moment, then smiled gently.
Speaking of which, this daughter is truly filial. Not only is she gentle and sensible, but she also manages to keep the second young master of the Huo family firmly under her control. Some people are truly blessed; even if they have nothing else, having a daughter is enough...
So why can't this good fortune be hers?
That man's daughter could also be her daughter; she must also have the wealth and glory that man enjoys in his later years!
Cheng Suyue stepped forward, patted Lu Ran's head, and whispered, "So good."
Lu Ran smiled slightly, watching Cheng Suyue walk into the living room. She was cautious and quickly slipped into her mother's room.
The phone was still lying on the bed; it seemed Mom hadn't had time to put it away when she opened the door.
Lu Ran felt like she was holding a rabbit in her heart. She hid her phone behind her back and quietly slipped out.
She returned to her room, locked the door, and tried to unlock her phone. After several unsuccessful attempts, she opened her own phone and contacted an engineer she had met through work. Following his instructions, she unlocked Cheng Suyue's phone…
The first number in the call log was an unknown number.
Lu Ran's heart was pounding in her throat!
She called back, and soon a man's husky voice came through the other end: "Sister Cheng, we really didn't mean it, that brat is too difficult to deal with! A real tough nut to crack!"
"But don't worry, Sister Cheng, no matter how capable Pei Nian is, she can't move an inch right now... Heh, there are poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts in that forest, she won't survive!"
Lu Ran covered her mouth tightly, managing to stop herself from screaming. Just then, she heard Cheng Suyue calling her from the living room, "Ranran, Ranran? What are you doing?"
She nearly fell off her chair, frantically scribbling down the number. Passing by Cheng Suyue's room, she quickly slipped inside, put the phone back in its place, then went downstairs to the living room, pretending nothing had happened.
Her heart pounded until late into the night.
Cheng Suyue forbade her from going out, and even more so from using her cell phone. She couldn't answer any calls except from Huo Junyang.
Lu Ran had long been averse to this suffocating life.
That night, after making sure Cheng Suyue was asleep, she turned on her computer to check the location of the number. Surprisingly, it showed that it was not in Yangcheng, but further west outside Yangcheng.
She thought of what that man had said again.
Could it be...?
Pei Nian was also outside the central city, further west?
Lu Ran was instantly wide awake. After thinking it over, she realized she had to tell Jiang Mianmian about this.
"Sister!" She dialed Jiang Mianmian's number.
There was a noticeable pause on the other end, followed by a soft voice: "It's so late, is there something you need?"
"Sister, there's something I have to tell you... I might have found out where Pei Nian is."
"What did you say?"
"It might be...it's just outside the central city, further west!" Lu Ran stammered, gripping her phone with extreme nervousness.
Jiang Mianmian asked, puzzled, "How did you know?"
Lu Ran remained silent.
She was in a state of confusion and didn't know how to explain it. She also didn't understand why her mother had such a deep hatred for Pei Nian and was determined to get rid of her as soon as possible.
All she knew was that Pei Nian was a very important person to Mianmian.
All she knew was that Pei Nian wasn't a bad person during the time they spent together.
Lu Ran took a deep breath, partly confused and partly afraid that her mother would suddenly come in and hear her on the phone, so her voice trembled.
"Sis, don't ask so many questions... Just look in this direction, maybe it will work?"
*
Huo Jingnan continued driving westward.
The sky was already beginning to lighten. He had rested for a while in the car during the night and was now full of energy again.
There was a grove of trees ahead. He hesitated for a moment, then drove into it. The roads in the woods were very narrow, and his SUV was a behemoth there.
Huo Jingnan remained cautious and vigilant, not daring to relax for a moment. However, at that moment, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that there seemed to be someone lying on the roadside...
He slammed on the brakes, and the wheels screeched as they rubbed against the ground.
He was stunned for a moment, then looked closely and saw that the person was lying in the grass, and the surrounding grass... was stained red with blood!
That person's face...
Huo Jingnan felt as if he had been hit hard on the head. He quickly jumped out of the car and ran over like a madman!
"Nian Nian!"
He helped her up, held her in his arms, and felt a sharp pain in his heart!
Pei Nian was severely injured and on the verge of death, struggling to keep her eyes open as she looked at him. Whether she recognized him or not, the corners of her mouth suddenly turned up slightly, forcing a smile.
"Niannian, don't be afraid!" Huo Jingnan took off his coat and wrapped it around her. "I won't let anything happen to you... I'll take you to the hospital, you'll be alright!"
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