Chapter 189 Lifeline
Although Ren Qingxue went to the orphanage only to pass the internship and successfully enter Lantian TV Station, she was just going through the motions.
But she never expected that her good intentions would backfire.
He was just bored and saw that the child in the corner was not fitting in with the group. He felt sorry for her, so he gave her a piece of chocolate.
This chocolate is quite expensive. She bought it after interning at Lantian to show that she wasn't from the countryside.
She herself was reluctant to eat it, and her good intentions backfired.
Qianqian clutched her chest, her face pale, gasping for breath as if she couldn't catch her breath, which terrified Ren Qingxue.
Before she could react, Qianqian collapsed to the ground, seemingly silent and lifeless, as if she were dead.
Ren Qingxue usually only extorted money and acted like a scoundrel, but she had never seen anything like this before. She was so frightened that she immediately ran away, afraid that others would find out that the child had suddenly fainted because he ate the chocolate she gave him.
As it turns out, although Ren Qingxue was stupid, sometimes even a stupid person can suddenly have a brilliant idea.
Upon realizing the danger, they immediately and quietly fled without attracting anyone's attention.
She simply forgot that, at the time, the people at the orphanage were focused on the children because of Qianqian's sudden illness.
However, the orphanage is also monitored, and it clearly shows who came and went that day.
Ren Qingxue, who thought she had escaped a disaster, hurriedly ran back to the hotel.
"Mom, I think I made a mistake, but I really just meant well and gave her a piece of chocolate. Who knew she would suddenly collapse and not wake up after eating half of it? Could she be trying to scam me?"
Sun Wenxiu had no idea that the mistake Ren Qingxue made almost cost Qianqian her life; she simply didn't care after hearing what Ren Qingxue said.
Instead, she was focused on looking at houses and casually replied, "It's just a piece of chocolate, how could it kill someone? But when you gave her the chocolate, no one else saw you, right?"
"No, I think not. After the child suddenly collapsed, I ran away immediately. Everyone else's attention was on the child, and no one noticed me at all."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wenxiu felt that it was a trivial matter and not worth mentioning at all.
"He's just a dishonest kid trying to extort money. Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Come and take a look. While you were away today, I visited several real estate agencies."
"These are the apartment types and locations they gave me. I've seen them all. They're all in the city center. Do you know how much a square meter costs?"
Ren Qingxue shook her head.
Sun Wenxiu gestured with her hand, "In the West District, the average price has already reached 170,000. If this price were in our town, it could cover the down payment for a three-bedroom apartment."
“If it’s a studio apartment, we can buy it outright. I did the math, and even if we bought our house in our hometown, it wouldn’t be enough to buy a few bricks in downtown Beijing.”
So the claim circulating online that 200,000 yuan can't even buy a bathroom in a first-tier city is not an exaggeration at all.
"Fortunately, although Yu Li and I weren't very close when she was little, she is still a piece of my flesh. As long as she has my blood in her veins, she has to support her old mother."
“Our whole family is moving here, so we need at least a three-bedroom apartment. I think a four-bedroom apartment would be better, as it would be more spacious and allow us to set aside a study for you.”
As Sun Wenxiu happily made her plans, Ren Qingxue was somewhat dissatisfied: "Mom, didn't we say before that we wanted my brother-in-law to buy us a villa in the seaside area, preferably one where we could be neighbors with him?"
"Besides, an apartment in the neighborhood can't compare to a five-story villa. Mom, you have no ambition. I don't want an apartment; I want to live in a villa where I can visit neighbors every day and see my brother-in-law."
While Ren Qingxue was still immersed in her fantasy, she thought that with her beauty, as long as she kept hanging around in front of Qi Chenyan, even if Qi Chenyan had the best self-control, he would fall at her feet.
Just as I was indulging in my dream, there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it? Is it room service? Mom, could you go open the door?"
As soon as Sun Wenxiu opened the door, she saw two policemen standing there.
The other party showed their identification. "We are police officers. Is Ren Qingxue in the room?"
Sun Wenxiu had never seen the police come knocking on her door before. Her first reaction was panic, and she stammered, "Police officers, what do you want with my daughter?"
“My daughter is a recent college graduate. She has never been willing to let even an ant die tragically. She has never done anything illegal. Are you sure you have the right person?”
But the police didn't give Sun Wenxiu a chance to talk nonsense and went straight inside.
Ren Qingxue, who was dreaming just a moment ago, was completely dumbfounded when she saw the police come to her door.
"You must be Ren Qingxue. You are involved in a case and need to come to the police station with us immediately for investigation."
Ren Qingxue not only couldn't laugh anymore, but her legs also went weak and she couldn't even walk.
"Officer, I... I haven't done anything illegal. You must have the wrong person..."
Before she even arrived at the police station, Ren Qingxue was already crying out of fear.
Sun Wenxiu was extremely anxious: "Yes, my daughter would never do anything illegal, you must have made a mistake..."
Before she could finish speaking, the police officer said directly, "If you continue to block our way, you will be obstructing official business, and we have the right to take you away as well."
Immediately, Sun Wenxiu dared not speak and could only watch helplessly as Ren Qingxue was taken away by the police.
Sun Wenxiu panicked, but she was unfamiliar with Beijing and didn't know how to save Ren Qingxue.
The first person she thought of was Yu Li, so she hurriedly called Yu Li.
Meanwhile, Ren Qingxue had just arrived at the police station when she saw Qi Chenyan.
She was initially terrified, but suddenly felt like she had grasped a lifeline and rushed towards Qi Chenyan while crying out.
"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law, save me!"
She didn't even have a chance to touch the hem of Qi Chenyan's clothes. Qi Chenyan simply dodged to the side, and she missed her target.
"If you keep wandering around, it won't be as simple as just asking questions. Come with us."
Seeing that Qi Chenyan had no intention of caring about her life or death, and not daring to argue with the police, Ren Qingxue could only obediently be taken to the interrogation room.
"Did you visit the Little Angels Orphanage at 9:30 today and leave at 2:35 in the afternoon?"
It was about the orphanage. Could it be that something really happened to that child?
Ren Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, but she pretended not to know anything: "I did go, but I went with my sister. I was just helping her out."
"As for the orphanage, I'm just an intern and I don't know anything. You should go find my sister."
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