Chapter 216 Waiting for Compensation
When the curator went to pick up the collector, the police had gone out to get something, so only Lu Xiaoyun, Su Ying and I were left in the mediation room.
Su Ying winked at me and said, "This is retribution. You are so immoral that God can't stand it."
"Ms. Li, Yixiao is still in the hospital. You are in a good mood to attend the exchange meeting. He was injured because of you. Shouldn't you feel guilty?" Lu Xiaoyun looked at me sadly. "If he remembers me now and needs me, I will never leave him alone."
I didn't say anything, just looked towards the door.
The most important issue at present is compensation.
If I can't prove that I was pushed down by someone, then I will most likely have to bear the compensation alone.
"Lawyer Guo, the person is here." After a few minutes, the curator came in with a man. From his address, it was clear that the other party was a lawyer, not the collector.
After Lawyer Guo understood the whole story, he told me in a very official manner that the owner of the ancient painting had entrusted him to handle the matter and that he was very busy. He would take the ancient painting for appraisal, and after confirming that it was authentic, he would do a value assessment and then claim compensation. I could go back and wait for notification.
After he said this, he left with the ancient painting.
I felt heavy-hearted. Lu Xiaoyun and Su Ying looked at each other, and they turned around and left tacitly. Anyway, I was the one who had to pay the money.
After they left, I took off my coat and handed it to the police. "Comrade police, I am sure that someone pushed me. There are definitely that person's handprints and fingerprints on my clothes. Can I apply for fingerprint extraction and identification?"
Su Ying and Lu Xiaoyun probably decided to frame me on a whim. They didn't make any thorough preparations and just pushed me, so it's normal that fingerprints were left behind.
If it is found out that she was the one who pushed the car, she will be responsible and have to pay compensation.
The police looked at my blood-stained coat and asked in surprise, "Why didn't you bring it up just now?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of this." I explained perfunctorily.
I just don’t want Lu Xiaoyun and Su Ying to hear it, otherwise they will definitely find a way to interfere.
After the fingerprints on the coat are extracted, I will give them this gift.
Since Lawyer Guo said I could go home and wait, the police did not continue to detain me. After I left, I found that it was raining outside. The cold wind was howling, blowing the raindrops sideways and wrapping around my body, making me feel a little wet and cold.
I took a taxi to the hospital, treated the wound on my hand, and then took another taxi back to the hotel.
Thinking about what happened today, I didn't even feel like having dinner. After drinking a glass of water, I prepared to take a rest. At this time, Xu Zhengnan called me. I perked up and made myself sound normal. "Hey, you haven't slept yet?"
"It's only half past eight. I can't sleep." Xu Zhengnan's voice seemed very happy. I wonder what good news happened.
I looked at the time and it was indeed still early.
I was always distracted by thinking about the ancient paintings. After chatting for a few sentences, I forgot to answer Xu Zhengnan's question. He noticed that my reaction was wrong and his tone suddenly became serious, "Is there anyone else in your room now?"
"Ah" I was startled by this sentence and immediately looked around, thinking that there was someone in my room. It was not until I realized that he was asking if there was anyone else in the room that I answered with a smile, "No, I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now, and I didn't hear what you said."
"Open the door." Xu Zhengnan said.
I looked at the door of the room, and my heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he was coming?
I told him the hotel and room number I was staying in, and he said it was for safety reasons.
Thinking of this possibility, I got up excitedly and went to the door, then opened it carefully. However, there was no one outside. I stuck my head and looked around, and there was indeed no one. It seemed that I was overthinking.
"What door do you want to open?" I asked gloomily. What happened today was enough to make me feel depressed.
Just as I was about to close the door, a hand pushed against it. I turned around and saw Xu Zhengnan's face. He was holding a bouquet of beautiful roses in his hand, which looked extremely charming.
"Xu Zhengnan!" When I saw him, I threw my phone on the bed. As if I had suddenly found someone to rely on, I shouted and threw myself into his arms.
It’s not that I feel sad about having to pay compensation, because as long as the fingerprints can be extracted, I will most likely not have to pay, and any compensation will be paid by Su Ying and Lu Xiaoyun.
I just feel irritated by being entangled by these unlucky people.
It seemed that no matter where I was, Shen Yixiao, Lu Xiaoyun and the others would haunt me like ghosts, making my life impossible.
"What's wrong? You sound like you're crying." Xu Zhengnan held the flowers in one hand and me in the other, and his voice sounded a little worried. "Look up, let me see if you're crying."
I looked up honestly and my eyes were indeed a little red.
Xu Zhengnan's brows immediately frowned. He looked down and saw that my clothes, which I had not changed yet, were obviously wet, and my injuries were bandaged up. I looked pitiful and embarrassed.
When I was a child and I was hurt, I would be the first to rush to Xu Zhengnan and act pitiful. As long as he coaxed me, I would feel that the pain was not painful anymore. If he could show that he felt a little sorry for me, I would be so happy that I would smile foolishly for several days.
Later, when I was with Shen Yixiao, getting hurt and suffering became commonplace, and I was no longer so pampered.
"Aren't you here to attend an art exchange? How did it end up like this? The hall collapsed." Xu Zhengnan gently lifted my hand to check, with a hint of heartache on his face. "Is your bone not injured? If your bone is injured, it may affect your ability to hold a paintbrush in the future."
I was a little surprised by what he was worried about.
My hands had been injured several times before, and Shen Yixiao’s answer was that if by any chance I could no longer paint, I would just stop painting and he would just support me.
Sometimes from these small details, you can really tell that they are completely different people.
Shen Yixiao may have really loved me once, but his love was selfish and narrow-minded. He even hoped that I would give up my family and my hobbies and just revolve around him.
On the contrary, Xu Zhengnan would rather I do what I like.
I moved my finger to show him, "It's okay, it's just a minor skin injury, I got stabbed by the glass."
"If I hadn't come here today, you wouldn't have told me about your injury," Xu Zhengnan asked very unhappily.
I really didn't plan to tell him that it wasn't a particularly serious injury. When I go back in two days, it will probably be almost healed, but there is a high probability that it will leave a scar.
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