Meng Sheng's psychological treatment only needed to be done once a week at the beginning. The main thing was that her family members needed to observe her more, talk to her more, and spend more time with her.
There's no need for any special care, so as not to increase her psychological burden; just treat her as usual.
Eat when you're supposed to eat, drink when you're supposed to drink, rest when you're supposed to rest, and work when you're supposed to work. Don't treat her like a patient; just let her feel that she's no different from usual.
As soon as the medical staff left, a nanny arrived with a bowl of porridge and soup, as well as two stir-fried side dishes.
Pei Sui set the table and took out the boxes one by one. He first fed her porridge, saying, "You haven't eaten for the past few days. Drink some porridge to warm up your stomach and let it adjust before you eat anything else."
"good."
Meng Sheng knew that she was not very strong. After lying down, she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.
After drinking a few mouthfuls of porridge, the empty and uncomfortable feeling in her stomach finally subsided.
Seeing that her brows and eyes had relaxed, Pei Sui began to feed her chicken soup, saying, "While the doctor was examining you, I called my uncle and the others outside to tell them that you had woken up. They should be on their way to the hospital now."
After you've eaten, I'll call and text Grandma and my older brother. They're both very worried about you. Yesterday, Grandma even went to the temple to chant sutras and pray for you, hoping you'll be safe, healthy, and live a peaceful life.
Meng Sheng's lips curled up slightly, but her eyes were a little sore. "I'm so sorry to have troubled Grandma. I'll visit her in the west of the city after I'm discharged from the hospital and thank her for praying for me."
"No rush, there's plenty of time later. Aren't we going to Tokyo next Friday? So you need to take good care of yourself these next few days, otherwise you won't be able to handle the busy schedule."
Meng Sheng then remembered the art museum and hurriedly asked, "During the days I was unconscious, did anything happen at the art museum? Was everything alright?"
Pei Sui chuckled and teased, "No, with so many talented people in your art museum, it's only been five days. Even if it takes another fifteen days, there won't be any problem."
“That’s true.” Meng Sheng was not modest at all. “Qiao Na and Minister Zhou will handle things well. I trust them.”
Pei Sui smiled and said, "They, along with the head of the collection department and the people from the research and planning department, all came to see you this morning. They also came to see you the morning after you fainted. Don't worry, with them at the museum, the daily operations will be absolutely fine."
Meng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and slowly smiled, "Indeed, it's good that nothing went wrong. I don't know why, but these past few days of being unconscious felt like an eternity."
Pei Sui agreed, "Yes, it is a very long time."
Every minute and every second was torture for him.
Five days seems longer than fifty days or five months.
Meng Sheng paused, glanced at him, gently tugged at his clothes, and remained silent.
Pei Sui fed her a sip of soup, "After you woke up, everything around me returned to normal."
She felt that any words of comfort would be inadequate now, as they could not alleviate the panic and fear he felt when he received the news.
All he could promise was, "It won't happen again in the future."
"Um."
Silence fell over the room. Meng Sheng took a few more sips of soup and couldn't help but start a conversation, asking, "The police station... how is Cheng Jie doing now?"
Actually, ever since she woke up, she has been quite resistant to this topic and doesn't really want to bring it up. Whenever she thinks about it, the horrific scenes described by Cheng Jie involuntarily appear in her mind. How tragically her mother died back then.
Even the corpse wasn't intact.
But she couldn't completely ignore it.
Upon hearing this, Pei Sui paused, the spoon he was about to bring to her lips, and his brows furrowed. Meeting her scarlet eyes, he moved his lips, ultimately revealing nothing.
"Cheng Jie has recanted his testimony."
Meng Sheng was taken aback, a look of surprise crossing her pale face. "Wh...what do you mean?"
Pei Sui raised his chin, gesturing for her to drink the soup in the spoon first. Although Meng Sheng was a little anxious, she obediently drank it, but her eyes remained fixed on him.
Pei Sui took a tissue and wiped her lips before answering, "Yesterday morning, when Chen Ye interrogated him for the third time, he recanted his confession, saying that he did not kill your mother, that he knew nothing, and only admitted to touching the brakes of your car because there was dashcam footage as evidence."
Meng Sheng tried her best to keep her voice steady, "So it's because there's no evidence that he was hired by Ning Weiwei to kill my mother that he's denying it?"
“None of the files and photos from the traffic police brigade can be used as evidence. So many years have passed since that accident, and the car has long been totaled. Without direct evidence or witnesses, it would be very difficult to file a case.”
If that's the case, Cheng Jie's sentence will change from "intentional homicide" to "attempted intentional homicide," which makes a huge difference whether or not a life was lost.
Even if he has other cases against him now, he will be released after being imprisoned for a few years at most, as he will be convicted of multiple crimes.
For Cheng Jie, this was child's play, nothing serious. A few years in jail would save him the trouble of making a living outside, which was quite a bargain.
Meng Sheng found it hard to accept, her voice choked up again, and she asked incoherently, "Then... he... but... he confessed in the interrogation room last time that he... is the murderer, Ning Weiwei's executioner..."
"Sheng Sheng, don't get agitated." Pei Sui quickly hugged her and comforted her when he saw her getting agitated again. "Don't worry, Cheng Jie is just making a last-ditch effort. As long as the police find out that Ning Weiwei had contact and interaction with him more than two years ago, it will be a breakthrough. We all know that what he said that day was true, so it's no use for him to be stubborn."
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