Wu Qifeng sped up the car at breakneck speed the whole way, and Wu Youyou, sitting in his car, didn't feel worried or scared.
Firstly, because my second brother was an excellent driver, and secondly, because he was concerned about my mother's safety.
Even at this speed, she actually felt it was a bit slow.
When the car arrived in Haishi, before it had even come to a complete stop in front of the hospital, Wu Youyou had already sprinted off and run towards the hospital.
Wu Qifeng hurriedly locked his car and followed.
Following the nurse's directions, she quickly arrived at her mother's ward.
The moment she pushed open the ward door, she saw her mother lying quietly on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, like a withered carnation. Her frail and weak appearance broke her heart.
The only sound in the entire ward was the beeping of the monitoring equipment.
Sitting beside her bed was her older brother, who looked worried. As soon as she entered the room, Wu Maoyan noticed and gestured for her to be quiet.
"Big brother, how is Mom?"
Wu Youyou kept her voice very low, afraid of disturbing her mother.
Wu Qifeng followed closely behind, his face equally grave, barely daring to breathe.
Seeing the worried looks on his younger siblings' faces, Wu Maoyan gestured for them to go outside to talk.
Everyone left the ward and stood outside.
At this moment, Wu Maoyan spoke solemnly.
"Don't worry, Mother is out of danger. Luckily, I brought her in time yesterday, and she's asleep now."
Wu Youyou and Wu Qifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Even so, Wu Maoyan still felt a deep sense of self-reproach.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't argued with my father, my mother wouldn't have gotten hurt!"
Wu Youyou was taken aback.
"Big brother, did you have a fight with Father?"
How could this be? My eldest brother has always been the most filial of the three of them, how could this be?
Wu Youyou was somewhat incredulous, but her second brother was not so surprised.
He said, "Brother, why did you quarrel with Father again?"
Wu Youyou was shocked again. Even her second brother knew?
She doesn't understand?
She was even more confused by things she hadn't noticed in her past and present lives. She looked at her elder brother and asked again.
"Brother, what exactly happened? In my memory, you and Father had the best relationship, how could this happen?"
Wu Maoyan looked at his younger sister, who was well protected by her family, and his expression darkened further.
"Little sister, you've been too well protected by your family. Even my second brother and I have been protecting you. You've never had to worry about anything at home. What you're experiencing is just a harmonious family that everyone has deliberately created."
Wu Youyou was shocked, but she still stared at her elder brother, and heard his voice again in her ears.
"Your parents' relationship isn't as good as it seems. My so-called father and I are already at odds. He doesn't know why he's short of money and wants me to lend him the money I raised."
"That won't do! Your research project can't afford to stop receiving funding!"
Although Wu Youyou was shocked, she couldn't help but speak up after hearing this.
Wu Maoyan felt a surge of warmth in his heart upon hearing his younger sister's words, and he continued...
"Unfortunately, the financing I had already negotiated was suddenly withdrawn. Less than half an hour after the incident, my father called and asked to borrow money. Of course, I didn't have any, but he didn't believe me and we started arguing. Later, I was worried about my mother, so I came back to check on her. I argued with my father at home, and when my mother tried to stop him, he knocked her down, and she hit the table, which led to the accident."
The more Wu Youyou listened, the more uneasy she felt, and a bad feeling began to surface in her mind.
"Little sister, your father has taken all your jewelry and sold it!"
"What?"
Just as she was worrying about her suspicions, her elder brother's next words shocked her even more. She frowned and asked,
When did this happen?
"Just yesterday!"
Wu Youyou's face turned green. In her past life, He Qiangwei had tricked her out of her jewelry, and in this life, her father had taken it away.
Is he that short of money?
Could it be that he really embezzled public funds, just like in his previous life?
Wu Qifeng noticed that his younger sister looked very upset, assuming she was upset about her jewelry, so he spoke up.
"Little sister, don't be sad, your second brother's things are still here, they're all yours! You can have them all!"
Her second brother still doted on her so much; she looked at him, a smile flashing in her eyes.
"Thank you, Second Brother, but it's nothing!"
Then her expression turned serious.
"Big brother, where's Dad?"
"snort--"
Wu Maoyan scoffed in response, "After confirming that Mom was out of danger last night, she left and hasn't shown up since."
Upon hearing this, Wu Qifeng became somewhat dissatisfied.
"Father wouldn't be so confused. What's wrong with him? I can't believe you're talking about our father?"
Wu Youyou already harbored some resentment towards Wu Zhenyuan, and if her guess was correct, her father must have broken the law.
At that moment, presumably preoccupied with filling the hole, he had no time to consider his mother's safety.
Her eyes gradually turned cold, and her expression became rational. She spoke slowly.
"My two older brothers, please be careful lately and watch out for being framed by those around you. If I'm not mistaken, Dad has embezzled a huge sum of public funds this time."
"What? Embezzling public funds? That's illegal!"
Wu Qifeng was immediately alarmed. If that were the case, his father would likely face imprisonment.
"Brother, if this happens, he'll go to jail!"
Although Wu Maoyan harbored resentment towards Wu Zhenyuan, he did not want to see him go to jail, as it would sadden his mother.
"You, are you telling the truth?"
Wu Youyou looked at her older brother and began to worry. She felt somewhat relieved, but a wrong thing is a wrong thing, even if it was her own father.
“Brother, this matter is too suspicious. Father embezzled public funds not long ago, but now he's in such a hurry. I think he must have gotten wind of it and been reported. And your financing has been withdrawn inexplicably. This doesn't seem normal.”
After speaking, Wu Maoyan looked thoughtful and murmured,
"It happened so suddenly, I haven't had time to find out the reason!"
Wu Youyou grew increasingly worried and frightened. The events of her past life had occurred five years earlier than expected. She suddenly looked at Wu Qifeng.
"Second brother, have you terminated your contract with your previous company?"
"Not yet. It involves compensation, and we've reached the final stage; all that's left is to sign the papers."
"Then get this done quickly, and fast!"
Wu Youyou's pupils suddenly dilated, startling Wu Qifeng.
"Youyou, why are you in such a hurry? I'll go and get it done in the next couple of days!"
"No, you need to go back to Kyoto right now. You have the money to terminate the contract, so get this done quickly and make money for the other party. You need to be fast."
Wu Qifeng was very puzzled.
"Why the rush! It wouldn't matter if we waited a couple of days."
Wu Youyou was clearly a little anxious.
"Second brother, I suspect that someone is specifically targeting our Wu family this time, and every one of us will be in trouble!"
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