Hearing her uncle say this, Liu Xiaolan felt a pang of grief. She couldn't live without her mother. She had studied hard for so long so that she could have a better future and give her mother a better life.
Now that I've been admitted to university, I'll graduate in four years. Then I'll find a good job and bring my mom to the big city so she can enjoy life.
However, fate did not favor this family.
After several hours of emergency treatment, the doctors finally pronounced Liu Xiaolan's mother dead.
Liu Xiaolan stared at Wu Youyou in disbelief, her eyes lifeless and empty, as if her own soul had passed away with her.
She couldn't understand why.
In an instant, she burst into tears.
"I just got into university, how can you bear to leave me? I don't want to, I don't want to..."
Liu Xiaolan's voice echoed throughout the hospital corridor. Seeing her in such pain, Wu Youyou didn't know how to comfort her and could only choke back tears.
Wu Youyou was also very sad. In her previous life, Liu Xiaolan's mother could not escape the fate of death, and the same was true in this life.
Wu Youyou was not only saddened by the death of Liu Xiaolan's mother, but also by the fact that fate seemed to have no mercy on some people.
She could only hold Liu Xiaolan, letting her collapse in her arms and cry uncontrollably.
Shi Xingyue couldn't bear to see such a separation of life and death. Seeing the two people sitting on the ground in front of her, both looking so sad, she went over to them, trying to comfort them.
"Xiao Lan, You You, don't be sad. People can't come back to life. Since Auntie has passed away, let's give her a proper send-off."
Wu Youyou agreed with Shi Xingyue, and the two helped bury Liu Xiaolan's mother.
At the funeral, Liu Xiaolan remained silent the entire time, but tears flowed incessantly like a kite with a broken string.
It wasn't until after the funeral that Wu Youyou overheard Liu Xiaolan's uncle saying...
"It's such a pity. She could have been enjoying a comfortable life with her daughter, but instead, she was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Kyoto. Poor us ordinary folks, we died for nothing."
Upon hearing the word 'Kyoto', Wu Youyou felt a bad premonition for some reason.
She hurriedly stepped forward and asked,
"Uncle, are you sure it's a car from Kyoto?"
"The car was going too fast, and I didn't see the license plate number clearly at all. I only saw that the license plate belonged to a black sedan in Kyoto. It's all my fault for being old and having poor eyesight. I couldn't see the license plate number, which led to my sister-in-law's death."
The uncle felt very guilty and beat his chest in remorse.
Wu Youyou stepped forward and stopped her uncle, continuing to ask,
"Did you see who it was?"
"No, I didn't see it at all!"
Just then, a little boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old, came up beside him.
He seemed to have overheard the conversation and immediately said...
"I saw it, that person has a scar on their face!"
"Are you sure, kid!"
The boy looked at Wu Youyou and said very seriously,
"Pretty lady, I didn't see wrong. That person had a scar on his face, and he drove off in a flash."
Wu Youyou understood, but she didn't know if they had called the police.
"Uncle, did you call the police?"
"We called the police, but when they arrived, they didn't have any valid evidence. Plus, there are no security cameras around here, so we can only accept our bad luck!"
"Why are you just letting it go like this?"
Wu Youyou was furious. Could people just die in vain?
The uncle was clearly also very angry.
"What can we do? Even the police can't do anything about it?"
Wu Youyou knew about this and couldn't rely on her uncle, because he was just an ordinary person.
She walked to the side, took out her phone, and called Director Chen.
As soon as the call connected, I heard a very respectful voice on the other end.
“Youyou, are you asking about your father’s condition? Don’t worry, I’m here. He’s doing well inside. We’ll take good care of him.”
Hearing this, Wu Youyou felt slightly relieved, but still said seriously,
"Director Chen, thank you, but I have something to ask you. My friend's mother was hit and killed by a car, and the driver fled the scene. It was a black sedan in Kyoto, and the driver was a man with a scar on his face. The police in the town are not doing anything, so I would like to ask for your help!"
When Director Chen heard that the appointments had already been made but the town's police were still not doing anything, he was immediately displeased. After all, it was within his jurisdiction, and he should investigate it thoroughly, both morally and logically.
"Don't worry, Youyou, I will send someone to investigate this matter as soon as possible and get back to you."
"Then I'll have to trouble Director Chen."
"You're too kind. This is simply our duty."
Afterwards, Wu Youyou wanted to visit Liu Xiaolan, but she locked herself in her room alone, refusing to eat or drink.
Shi Xingyue didn't know what to do either. She looked at Wu Youyou and asked.
“Youyou, Xiaolan is too heartbroken and refuses to come out. What do you suggest we do? Anyway, I’ve already told Song Shaojie, and he’s on his way.”
"You told Song Shaojie?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Wu Youyou thought to herself, "Perfect timing, with Song Shaojie by my side, I feel at ease."
She had also made an appointment with a mysterious person? She smiled and looked at Shi Xingyue.
"You did the right thing!"
Wu Youyou knocked on the door for a long time before Liu Xiaolan finally opened it for her.
Seeing Liu Xiaolan's absent-minded and haggard appearance, she felt a pang of heartache. She suddenly believed that after great sorrow, it was as if half of one's vitality had been taken away.
"Xiao Lan, be strong! Auntie absolutely doesn't want to see you like this!"
"Sorry... I have no mother, no family, what's the point of my life?"
Wu Youyou's heart trembled violently. She looked at Liu Xiaolan's eyes in horror, filled with despair, so despair that she had no attachment to the world whatsoever.
She immediately thought of Liu Xiaolan's suicide in her previous life.
She was frightened, quickly grabbed Liu Xiaolan's hand, looked into her eyes, and spoke with unwavering determination.
"Liu Xiaolan, cheer up! There are still many wonderful things in this world. You finally got into Peking University, which makes your aunt so proud. You can't be like this. If your aunt were watching from heaven, she wouldn't be happy if you acted like this!"
Liu Xiaolan's eyes, already swollen from crying, remained completely still as she muttered to herself.
"It's all my fault. Everyone says I'm a jinx, that I caused my father's death. At first, I resisted and didn't believe it, so even though I'm not very smart, I tried my best to study hard and prove that I could make my family live a happy life. But now that my mother is gone, I finally believe that I am that jinx, a real jinx!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
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