Chapter 379 No need to wait for a cooling-off period
A day has passed.
Pang Yin is still lying in the intensive care unit at Contagious Hospital.
Her face was pale, her body was covered in tubes, she convulsed intermittently and uncontrollably, and she was making incoherent babbling.
Toxicological screening results: No known common neurotoxins or drug abuse components were detected.
This eased Liang Yizhi's anxiety a little.
If no traces of abused drugs were detected, it's likely because the drug hasn't been in use for very long, or it could be due to tampering with the medication.
As Grandpa Pang looked at the report, the wrinkles on his face deepened into deep furrows.
Because the absence of evidence is the best evidence.
He slammed his cane down hard. "Go, deal with Chen Yousheng for me!"
His secretary had been with him for many years, and although she didn't object to his suggestion, it was still necessary to remind him, "What about the investment that they're preparing for you in Southeast Asia?"
“It’s alright,” Taotie never misses a meal. “Tell them that the progress is not affected, and let them send new people to negotiate with me. It’s just a pawn; the Chen family can afford to lose it.”
The secretary nodded and went to do it.
Grandpa Pang looked at Liang Yizhi, "Do you think this matter has anything to do with Ji Ying?"
Liang Yizhi pondered "seriously" for a few seconds.
"Logically, she should be implicated, but it's impossible for her to make a move on my turf. What puzzles me now is that, first Gu Yanchen, then Pang Yin, who among us... is really targeting you?"
Grandpa Pang was successfully misled by his words and fell into deep thought.
Meanwhile, at a private hospital in Beijing.
Gu Yanchen woke up from his coma and was transferred to a regular ward, wanting to see Ji Ying.
After Chen Yuan relayed the message, Ji Ying arrived in the evening.
Gu Yanchen leaned against the headboard, looking very weak, but his eyes lit up after she appeared.
"Did we achieve our goal?" he asked weakly.
Chen Yousheng, disguised as a doctor, stopped in his tracks just as he reached the door.
Ji Ying sat down in the chair in front of the hospital bed, her expression calm.
"I suppose so, but I didn't expect Chen Yousheng... no, Wen Lingxue to use such a potent biological toxin on Pang Yin. Pang Daiyao won't let him off the hook. He's in grave danger now. Are you going to avenge yourself and him against me?"
Gu Yanchen closed his eyes briefly at her words, replying with a mixture of helplessness and amusement, "What can I do to you in my current state?"
Therefore, he was willing to be used by her, and even when he was poisoned, he had no complaints.
Standing outside the door, Chen Yousheng unconsciously clenched his fingers.
Ji Ying was not moved by his indulgence. "I just came to thank you in person..."
Gu Yanchen waved his hand laboriously, interrupting her.
"Don't expect me to say we're even through this. As long as we're both alive, we'll never be able to get over this."
Seeing that he was determined to keep going until he hit a brick wall, Ji Ying gave up trying to persuade him.
"I'm not one to talk about feelings anymore. If you insist on getting close to me and get hurt, that's your problem, it has nothing to do with me."
A calm smile appeared on Gu Yanchen's pale face. "Yes, I know, so my life... you can take it anytime you want."
"Gu Yanchen!"
The ward door was suddenly flung open, and Chen Yousheng, having shed his disguise, rushed in with bloodshot eyes.
He stared at the weak yet composed man on the bed, his neutral voice trembling with pain.
"How could you... how could you become so despicable for this woman?!"
Ji Ying and Gu Yanchen were both stunned for a moment by his sudden intrusion and did not respond to him immediately.
At that moment, the sound of fighting came from outside the ward.
It was Gu Yanchen's bodyguards, who were stationed in the corridor, who clashed with the two assassins sent by Pang Daiyao.
Two bodyguards held one person back, while another assassin, with a clear objective, broke into the ward and headed straight for Chen Yousheng.
Chen Yousheng's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively hid behind Ji Ying, who was closest to him.
This guy actually wants to use Ji Ying as a shield!
Ji Ying, mindful of the child, did not struggle excessively.
“Mr. Chen, come with me, I won’t hurt you,” the assassin said.
Chen Yousheng, holding Ji Ying captive, spat behind her.
"Don't think I don't know your tricks. You think you can take me away and then find a secluded place for me to disappear without a trace? I'm not that stupid."
The assassin decided to kill both of them at the same time.
At this moment, Gu Yanchen, weak and lying on the hospital bed, gasped and said, "As long as you don't hurt my woman, I'll do whatever you want to do."
Chen Yousheng was stunned by his words.
He miraculously survived a fall from a cliff. In order to return to his side, he meticulously planned, endured things that the world could not tolerate, and even underwent a surgery that completely altered his body.
However, what he got in return was his resolute rejection of him because of that woman.
Therefore, from beginning to end, she never held the slightest place in his heart.
The immense blow and despair left Chen Yousheng frozen in place, his soul shattered.
Taking advantage of his distraction, the assassin rushed forward.
He was only concerned with completing his mission and didn't care about Ji Ying's safety.
But just then, the ward door was suddenly kicked open, and a figure rushed in from outside.
The action was too fast; the killer sprang into the air, smashed through the window, and fell to his death.
The figure used the momentum to land, pulled Ji Ying aside, and stood between her and Chen Yousheng.
Ji Ying took a deep breath to quickly calm her frightened emotions so as not to affect the baby in her womb.
Liang Yizhi was wary of Chen Yousheng. She glanced back at him and saw that his complexion was normal, so he should be alright.
At that moment, the police rushed in.
They came to arrest Chen Yousheng.
Jiang Ran rushed in and asked Ji Ying anxiously, "Sister Ying, are you alright?"
She went to the police station as instructed and submitted Chen Yousheng's DNA test report. Normally, the police would have to go through multiple levels of approval before they could make an arrest, but Yue Zheng arrived and, after saying a few words, the police immediately dispatched themselves and rushed to the hospital.
But it was too late.
Ji Ying shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
Jiang Ran said, "The one that fell downstairs is dead, but luckily we caught one in the corridor..."
Before he could finish speaking, a policeman rushed in and said to Liang Yizhi, "The assassin has taken poison. The poison is hidden in his mouth, and there's no way to stop him."
"Oh dear, there aren't any left this time," Jiang Ran said, changing her tune.
When Old Master Pang takes action, the assassins he sends out are naturally those who pose no danger to him.
However, the police's main purpose this time was to arrest Chen Yousheng, and the identity of the killer could be investigated slowly.
"Wen Lingxue, you're under arrest!"
Several police officers surrounded Chen Yousheng and took out handcuffs.
Chen Yousheng has not given up yet.
“I don’t know any Wen Lingxue. I’m a man, and I can prove it.”
However, Gu Yanchen, lying in the hospital bed, replied in the next second: "I have your gender reassignment surgery records in Southeast Asia... If the police need them, I can submit them at any time."
These words completely devastated Wen Lingxue.
He turned to look at Gu Yanchen, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Why... Gu Yanchen, I love you so much... why... won't you even give me a little bit of pity?"
Gu Yanchen did not answer, but instead showed annoyance on his face.
"Your liking makes me feel disgusted."
In the end, Wen Lingxue was practically dragged away.
Liang Yizhi's mission was complete; Chen Yousheng was not dead. He had to return to report and dispel Pang Daiyao's doubts.
As he turned around, he gave Ji Ying a deep look.
Their eyes met, and although they were both aware of each other's positions and constraints, at this moment even a superfluous word seemed like a luxury.
Liang Yizhi left decisively, leaving her with her ex-husband.
Back at the hospital where Pang Yin was.
Pang Yin has woken up.
However, the doctor's test results were not good.
Her body may be damaged by an unknown substance, leading to involuntary tremors, slurred speech, and incontinence. In some cases, she may even experience hallucinations.
The implication is that this person is finished.
Pang Daiyao waited for Liang Yizhi in the doctor's office.
“We arrived a step too late, along with the police, so the police had to take the person away first,” Liang Yizhi said.
Pang Daiyao's face showed little surprise or anger; if this step failed, he had another.
In his seventy years of life, he has never lost.
"Yinyin's accident happened at your place, and she ended up like this... Yizhi, you bear an unshirkable responsibility. The thing she wanted most in her life was to marry you. What do you plan to do?"
Liang Yizhi was silent for a moment, then calmly replied, "I will get a divorce as soon as possible."
Pang Daiyao was not surprised by this answer and nodded, saying, "Okay, have her sign. I'll handle your divorce proceedings; there's no need to wait for the cooling-off period."
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