Ye Qingqing even forgot to take the gift and rushed to the hospital with Ye Mingcheng. The hospital was much quieter during the Spring Festival, with only a few doctors on duty. Gu Nianci was seriously injured. She broke her right leg, fractured her left leg, and injured her lumbar spine. She couldn't move her lower body and had to lie in bed.
"You have to be extra careful during the New Year. As you get older, your bones become more brittle. It's better to go up and down stairs slowly. You were lucky this time that you didn't fall and get paralyzed. You must be more careful in the future..." The doctor muttered to himself, but he was a kind-hearted person.
Sang Huaiyuan and Sun Qiuyun looked somewhat uneasy. The old lady stayed at home and didn't come over, nor did Sang Liangjie. Ye Qingqing helped them complete the hospitalization procedures before she had a chance to ask what had happened.
Gu Nianci was already awake, lying on the bed unable to move, and said quickly, "I was careless and slipped while going down the stairs."
Sun Qiuyun looked troubled and somewhat guilty, as did Sang Huaiyuan; the couple seemed rather strange.
Ye Qingqing felt something was amiss. Although Gu Nianci was old, she was still very agile. Besides, the Sang family's staircase was cleverly designed, and it was difficult for someone to roll down unless they intentionally tripped.
Moreover, the expressions of Sang Huaiyuan and his wife were too strange, suggesting there was more to the story.
"Uncle, Aunt, what's wrong?" Ye Qingqing asked.
Sun Qiuyun sighed, looking at her with guilt, "I...I'm too ashamed to say it...sigh..."
Gu Nianci interrupted her, "What's there to say? Go back home for the New Year. I'll be fine at the hospital."
Sang Huaiyuan's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly, "I must say, Liangjie went too far this time. I'll teach him a lesson when I get back!"
Gu Nianci panicked, "Liangjie didn't do it on purpose, it was just an accident. Huaiyuan, please don't scold the child, it's still the New Year!"
Ye Qingqing understood what he meant; it turned out that her grandmother's fall down the stairs was related to Sang Liangjie!
Sang Huaiyuan shook his head and said, "Aunt, please don't try to excuse that wretched child. Qiu Yun and I both saw it. Even if he didn't do it on purpose, his crime is unforgivable and he must be severely punished!"
Besides heartache, Sang Huaiyuan felt mostly disappointed. His son's return home had brought him disappointment time and time again, and now he was utterly devastated.
Respecting the elderly and caring for the young are traditional virtues, but the son has repeatedly talked back to Gu Nianci. Now he has gone even further and pushed Gu Nianci down the stairs. His crime is heinous. Sang Huaiyuan decided to go back and teach his son a lesson. He can't even behave properly. What good is his career if he can't even be a decent human being?
Ye Qingqing finally understood. It was Sang Liangjie who pushed her grandmother, which caused Gu Nianci to be bedridden now. Damn it!
"Uncle, Aunt, was my cousin's temper really that bad before?" Ye Qingqing wanted to find out.
Sun Qiuyun shook her head with a wry smile, "Liangjie used to be very gentle. I'm not trying to praise my son, but your cousin used to be really, really good. I really don't understand how he could have turned out like this."
"He must have been out having a wild time. You stay here and take care of your aunt. I'll go back and teach that kid a lesson." Sang Huaiyuan said with a stern face, not wanting to wait even a minute longer.
If he hadn't been in a hurry to get Gu Nianci to the hospital, he would have used family discipline on Sang Liangjie.
Ye Qingqing still felt something was wrong. She went back to the Sang residence with Sang Huaiyuan, while Ye Mingcheng and Sun Qiuyun took care of Gu Nianci at the hospital.
"Are Grandma and Cousin at home?" Ye Qingqing asked.
Sang Huaiyuan nodded. Ye Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling. She subconsciously took out her phone to make a call, but no one answered after it rang for a long time.
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