Pei Nian felt as if her skin was being torn open and her flesh was being roasted over a fire.
Perhaps this is what going to hell feels like...
She was still somewhat conscious, feeling safe against a strong chest, and could hear the powerful heartbeat.
Pei Nian smiled absentmindedly. She wanted to sleep for a while, but a voice kept calling in her ear:
"Pei Nian, don't sleep! You're not allowed to sleep!"
“Mom…” she murmured.
"Pei Nian!"
A sudden warmth filled her heart.
She had never received much warmth in her life, let alone been treated with such concern.
She felt very satisfied when Jiang Mianmian argued with the shop owner for her sake and got the money from him.
But now... where is this sound coming from?
"Pei Nian, we're almost there!" Huo Jingnan put her in the back seat of the car and sped off. "We'll be at the hospital soon, hang in there!"
"I don't want to keep going..." Pei Nian uttered these words weakly.
She was so tired, she just wanted to sleep peacefully.
If I fall asleep, I'll be able to see my mom, right?
Only in her dreams would her mother refrain from doing those heinous things; only in her dreams was she a girl who was loved and cared for.
A tear rolled down Pei Nian's cheek; she could no longer hold back.
*
Huo Jingnan paced back and forth outside the operating room, extremely anxious.
Just then, the phone rang; it was Huo Junyu calling.
"Jingnan, have you found Pei Nian?"
Huo Jingnan gasped, as if he had suddenly lost his voice and could not utter a word.
After a long pause, he finally uttered three words in a low voice: "Found it."
"You found it by heading west?"
"yes."
There was silence on the other end for a long time.
Huo Jingnan then realized that it was Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian's idea to keep him heading west.
They called him early in the morning, telling him not to give up and to keep searching westward. He was just trying anything, and to his surprise, they actually found it…
“Junyu,” Huo Jingnan’s brows furrowed, “How did you know…”
"It was Ranran who said it," Huo Junyu said in a low, urgent voice. "We'll talk about the details when you get back. When are you heading back?"
"Junyu..." Huo Jingnan said with difficulty, his voice hoarse, "We...we won't go back for now."
"What?"
"Pei Nian is still in the operating room... When I found her, she was covered in injuries and almost died!"
Huo Junyu was suddenly taken aback.
"What happened?"
"It's a long story..." Huo Jingnan's voice sounded very tired, "and I don't know who attacked her or why she was injured like this... We'll have to wait until she's out of danger before we can ask her all the details!"
“Okay, you take care of her first.” Huo Junyu gritted his teeth. “I think I know who it is.”
While calling Jiang Mianmian, Lu Ran also sent her a phone number. Huo Junyu immediately had his men investigate and discovered that the person frequently contacting that number was none other than Cheng Suyue!
Therefore, Cheng Suyue must have a problem!
Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian decided to avoid alerting the enemy and observe the situation. Meanwhile, Pei Nian and Huo Jingnan staying outside the central city was perhaps the safest option.
*
Pei Nian felt as if she were walking in hell, surrounded by ferocious monsters that were tearing at her body.
She was in excruciating pain and wanted to scream, but her throat felt blocked.
After an unknown amount of time, she felt a slight chill. She moved her lips and finally managed to utter a sound:
"Water...water..."
Then someone dipped a cotton swab in water and gently applied it to her lips.
She felt comfortable, her anxiety and tension gradually subsided, and she struggled to open her eyelids.
"You're awake?" A familiar voice reached my ears.
Pei Nian's heart skipped a beat, her consciousness gradually returned, and her vision became clearer.
"It's...it's you?"
The man in front of her was somewhat different from the Huo Jingnan she knew.
In my memory, Huo Jingnan was dashing and heroic, with a straight back and a angular face that exuded a tough temperament.
At this moment, his eyes were sunken, his eyes were dark and swollen, his beard looked like it hadn't been shaved in a long time, and he looked disheveled.
Only that smile was exactly the same as the one she remembered.
Pei Nian stared at him blankly for a long while, "You... how did you get here? I..."
"Don't get agitated, conserve your energy." Huo Jingnan quickly stopped her, then briefly explained her situation, "When I found you, you were seriously injured. I brought you to the hospital, and the doctors spent two days trying to save you and brought you back from the brink of death!"
Pei Nian moved her body, only to feel excruciating pain.
"Fortunately, they're all superficial injuries." Huo Jingnan said as he continued to moisten her lips. "Although they're quite serious, you have a strong constitution, so with proper rest, you'll definitely recover."
"Pei Nian." Huo Jingnan put down his water glass and looked at her seriously. "Who exactly are the people who harmed you?"
Pei Nian thought hard for a long time to figure out the ins and outs of the matter.
She left a letter for Jiang Mianmian and then left the Lu family. Her purpose in coming out this time was indeed to investigate Cheng Suyue. She didn't buy a ticket with her ID card, but instead hitchhiked along the way. However, halfway through her journey, she felt that someone was following her, and this feeling became stronger, especially after leaving Yangcheng.
Just a few days ago, as she walked through that grove of trees, the group of people behind her attacked...
Pei Nian had a headache; she had some memory of things, but she remembered that it was the most brutal fight she had ever had in her life.
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