Shen Zhi Qiu's brow twitched, and she clutched her stomach in fear, instinctively backing away.
Mu Ziqi was originally standing opposite Shen Zhiqi, so she didn't notice them rushing towards Shen Zhiqi at first. But seeing the change in Shen Zhiqi's expression, she immediately realized something was wrong.
She turned around quickly, shielding Shen Zhi Qiu behind her, her right hand in front of her, and shouted at them coldly, "What do you want?! Did Xiao Wanqing cause my son to be hospitalized, and now you want to harm my Zhi Qiu?!"
As they were talking, Gu Suian stood up and rushed forward, standing side by side with Mu Ziqi in front of Shen Zhiqi.
"That's all your family owes us!" Xiao Wanqing's mother was heartbroken, tears streaming down her face as she beat her chest and stamped her feet. Xiao Wanqing's father was much calmer; he kept trying to comfort his wife in a low voice, but in this situation, words of comfort seemed too pale and powerless.
Xiao Wanqing's mother burst into tears, pointed at Shen Zhi Qiu, and said, "If it weren't for her, Gu Qingyan would have married our Wanqing long ago! How could so many things have happened afterward!"
It's all that woman's fault for seducing Gu Qingyan, which led him to abandon our Wanqing! Our Wanqing is now under control; the police say Shen Zhi Qiu insists on charging Wanqing with premeditated murder!
With such a huge crime weighing on her, her life is ruined!
"Wife, please stop!" Xiao Wanqing's father also wiped away a tear, but still remained rational. "This whole thing is Wanqing's fault! I didn't raise the child well! It's all my fault!"
Gu Suian felt a pang of pity and said, "Brother Xiao, although we made a lot of compensation for what happened back then, I know that it is nothing compared to losing a child. To this day, I am still very sorry and want to apologize to you again."
Since what happened with the child, our two families have become like relatives, and you've treated Qingyan like your own son. So, although Wanqing's incident also injured and hospitalized our Qingyan, out of consideration for our long-standing relationship, and because Qingyan's life was saved by your eldest son, I can promise you here that our Gu family will absolutely not pursue this matter, nor will we sue Wanqing for assault.”
Gu Suian couldn't bear to watch his old friend cry his heart out in front of him without being moved, so he directly expressed his opinion.
Besides, the Gu family child survived entirely thanks to Xiao Wanqing's brother's life-risking rescue years ago, so they would never hold this against her now. Moreover, Gu Qingyan truly bears a great deal of responsibility for Xiao Wanqing's current state.
"What good is it if Qingyan doesn't pursue the matter?!" Xiao Wanqing's mother grabbed Mu Ziqi's hand, clutching her chest in anguish with her other hand, and pleaded, "Ziqi, we've been friends for so many years. I'm begging you, please ask Shen Zhiqi to drop the charges. We're both mothers now, please, for the sake of a mother's heart, persuade her to forgive my Wanqing! I beg you!"
Mu Ziqi frowned, then withdrew her hand, her face tense as she said, "Bai Xin, our Gu family can let Gu Qingyan off the hook. It's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but you may not be aware of the specifics. Xiao Wanqing already has several lives on her hands! Now, it's not just Zhi Qiu's problem anymore; the police are already gathering evidence."
Xiao Wanqing's parents seemed to have been struck by lightning, frozen in place, too shocked to speak for a long time.
"So, it's no use you coming to find our Zhi Qiu. Many things are beyond repair." Mu Ziqi sighed softly. She had watched Xiao Wanqing grow up, and she never expected things to come to this.
After a long while, Xiao Wanqing's father covered his face in anguish, his voice trembling as he said, "How could this happen? This is impossible, this is impossible! My daughter has always been so kind and lovely, how could she do such a thing!"
"That's because I suppressed it all for her."
Suddenly, Gu Qingyan, lying on the hospital bed, spoke up.
He had been in a deep sleep for a long time today due to the effects of the substance, and it was only the crying that woke him up just now.
He tried to sit up by supporting himself with his hands, but the excruciating pain from the wound made his face turn red, the veins on his forehead bulged, and cold sweat poured down his back.
He glanced at Shen Zhi Qiu and noticed that she only frowned slightly but did not offer to help him up. So he forced himself to clench his fists and brace himself against the sheets, his teeth chattering in pain.
Seeing that he was struggling to sit up, Gu Suian couldn't bear it and quickly went over to help him sit up. However, she was seething with anger, so her expression was not pleasant.
"Thank you, Dad." Gu Qingyan pursed his lips and said in a low voice.
Gu Suian reluctantly squeezed out a "hmm" from his throat, but his expression softened somewhat.
"All you ever do is cause trouble for me because of Xiao Wanqing. Look at yourself, if it weren't for your constant indulgence, things would never have gotten to this point! I've advised you so many times, but you just won't listen! Your mother is furious too! Fine, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore!"
While Gu Suian was propping up Gu Qingyan's pillow, he whispered something in Gu Qingyan's ear.
After doing all this, Gu Suian walked back to Mu Ziqi's side with a stern face and gently put his arm around Mu Ziqi's shoulder.
Although Mu Ziqi was also annoyed by Gu Qingyan's actions, he was, after all, her son. How could she not feel heartbroken to see him so badly injured? But she had to appease Xiao Wanqing's parents first, otherwise she was always worried that they might do something rash to Shen Zhiqiu in their anger.
Thinking of Xiao Wanqing being imprisoned at this moment, Bai Xin felt a lump in her throat and tears streamed down her face.
She glanced at Gu Qingyan, but couldn't help asking, "Qingyan, can this matter be suppressed again? Your Gu family has the ability to do so, doesn't it?"
“Auntie, this isn’t Nancheng.” Gu Qingyan gave a bitter smile and said helplessly, “Our Gu family has a voice in Nancheng, but that doesn’t mean we can extend our reach to the capital. Besides, this time Wanqing is determined to take Zhi Qiu and my child’s lives! Auntie, what have my wife and two unborn children done wrong to deserve this treatment from Wanqing?”
"The child?" Bai Xin suddenly pushed away her husband who was supporting her, stood up straight, and said pointedly, "I heard that on the surface, Shen Zhi Qiu is going to sue our Wan Qing, but the person behind it is the Rong family from the capital!"
Bai Xin glanced at Shen Zhi Qiu and said sarcastically, "Who knows what kind of shady relationship you have with the Rong family?! The police said that Rong Mo, the heir of the Rong family, personally accompanied you to file the case!"
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