Chapter 21: Unable to Fight
The doctor quickly prescribed the medicine and a nurse came to take her to get an IV.
Chen Zan sat on a chair in the hospital and sent a text message to Xu Anan using his phone whose screen was shattered into pieces last night, saying that he might not be able to accompany her shopping today.
Xu Anan was indeed very disappointed. She was bombarded with messages asking if she had a new best friend. Not only did she not return to the dormitory last night, she also didn't go shopping with her as promised.
Chen Zan immediately had the urge to tell Xu Anan everything that happened last night, but then she thought, Anan is also a student like her, and at most her family is rich, so there is no way she can compete with the Wei family.
Pursing her lips, she replied, "I have to go to my grandma's house today. Sorry, I'll be back to accompany you tomorrow."
When Xu Anan heard that she was going to see Ms. Chen Jiaohua, she replied, "Okay, come with me and take good care of grandma."
Chen Zhan's skin was thin and pale. When she left the house this morning, she noticed a red and purple mark on the area where her neck met her collarbone, which she had deliberately covered with a scarf.
The person who gave the injection today was a novice nurse. She tried to insert the needle incorrectly on the back of Chen Zan's hand several times, and soon his hand became bruised and swollen.
The old man who was receiving the IV next to her frowned and said, "Oh, look at what you did to this girl. You can't just give her the injection randomly if she doesn't say anything."
The young nurse immediately apologized with a blushing face, and finally changed hands to complete the procedure.
She had two IV drips and the fluid lasted for several hours. At one point, she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, but there was no one around her, and she was afraid that no one would know if the fluid ran out, so she forced herself to keep her eyes open with heavy eyelids.
When the photos were transferred to Zhang Qing's mobile phone, Zhou Jingyu was in the middle of a video conference. It was already noon when he finished, and Zhang Qing finally took the phone over.
In the photo, the little girl is wearing a knitted sweater jacket and a dark blue scarf. Her eyelashes are drooping, and the lower half of her face is almost sunken in the scarf.
Because of the illness, the little face is now even paler, and the whole person looks broken as if it would break with the slightest touch.
Zhou Jingyu sat on the sofa, his long legs draped idly. He leaned back lazily, flipping through a document in his hand. He glanced at Zhang Qing's phone screen, and a ripple appeared on his cold face.
"She went to the hospital alone, without anyone to accompany her?"
Zhang Qing: "Ms. Chen's mother is still on tour abroad."
Zhou Jingyu's voice was dull: "Isn't she quite capable? She doesn't need anyone's help. Who is she showing off by making herself look so pitiful?"
Zhang Qing didn't dare to speak.
Zhou Jingyu recalled how Chen Zan held him tightly last night, his soft and boneless arms with red eyes and a pitiful look. Now he was receiving an IV drip alone without anyone to look after him, and he felt so distressed.
He threw the documents onto the coffee table and picked up his phone. "Which hospital is he in?"
Zhang Qing: "Miss Chen finished her infusion and left half an hour ago."
Zhou Jingyu looked at him: "Where did you go?"
Zhang Qing said with a stiff upper lip, "Police station."
Zhou Jingyu frowned slightly when he heard that. He was not surprised that she would go to the police for help. There was no need for him to go there.
But she is still very naive. The Wei family can send her here so blatantly. Do they think the police can help her?
He sat back on the sofa, habitually pulling out a cigarette and lighting it, but he didn't smoke it, just held it between his fingers. The hard cuffs of his black shirt and the silver watch, with a hint of scarlet flickering on them, made his slender, white fingers look even colder.
After a while, Zhang Qing finally heard Zhou Jingyu's question.
"She called the police. Is there any movement from the Wei family?"
"The Wei family has been keeping Miss Chen under surveillance since she left the hotel last night. Even if Miss Chen reports this to the police, it probably won't lead to anything."
"Did you give her my private phone number?"
"Ms. Chen didn't save it, but I saved her number."
Zhang Qing told the truth, but he felt the air pressure in the room was getting heavier.
Zhou Jingyu sneered, his tone cold and indifferent, "Forget it, don't worry about it. She won't admit defeat unless she sees the result with her own eyes."
Zhang Qing: "Young Master Wei is still keeping an eye on Miss Chen. He knows she left last night, and early this morning he even sent someone to insinuate about your relationship with Miss Chen. How are you going to respond?"
Cigarette ash fell down, Zhou Jingyu's eyelids were half closed, and he couldn't see the expression inside.
Finally, his pale lips parted slightly, his words clear and cold: "Tell me the truth, Chen Zan has nothing to do with me right now."
Zhang Qing was shocked after hearing this. Thinking of Miss Chen's pale and frail face in the photo, he felt a little sorry. "Miss Chen has been ill these past few days. If that playboy Wei Yunxi knew that you were not going to protect Miss Chen, he would probably find ways to cause trouble for her again."
After hearing this, Zhou Jingyu's stern brow finally relaxed a little, "Then let's wait for two days until she recovers before releasing the news."
Zhang Qing agreed.
Zhou Jingyu said with a hint of sarcasm but also as if muttering to himself, "When she reaches a dead end, she'll naturally know who to turn to for help."
She brought this situation upon herself, and the police can't do anything about it.
So Chen Zan, don't give him this opportunity.
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Chen Zan went to the police station to report the crime, but what she didn't expect was that the police station said that there was no surveillance in the restaurant and the call recording could not prove anything. Moreover, the Wei family was involved in the case, and she had not suffered any substantial harm. They told her not to fight with the higher-ups and just let it go.
The same inconclusive result as last time.
She walked out of the police station. Although the sun was shining brightly outside, she felt a biting cold. An unfamiliar number called.
The voice on the phone was that of a strange middle-aged man, threatening viciously.
"Chen Zhan, do you want to die? You dare to call the police? It's best not to make a big deal out of this. Your grandmother lives in the countryside, right? And your mother is the chief conductor of the orchestra. Otherwise, we won't let you or your family go. We don't want to implicate your family..."
After saying something else, Chen Zan just hung up.
Fear washed over her, her blood freezing. She bit her lower lip tightly, leaving a sharp white tooth mark. Her arm, holding the phone, trembled slightly. Even though she was outside the police station, she still made the threatening call arrogantly.
I finally understood why Luo Qiuyue was so fearless on the phone. She had no power or influence, so she couldn't fight! !
next day
Chen Zan's fever subsided, and he pretended nothing had happened and went shopping with Xu Anan.
Xu Anan saw that her phone screen was shattered and pulled her into the phone repair shop.
While waiting, Xu Anan noticed that Chen Zhan was not in a good state and asked worriedly, "Zhan Zhan, did something happen? You look so bad."
Chen Zhan forced a smile and said, "No, I just have a cold."
Xu Anan was speechless: "Why are you still shopping with me when you have a cold? We won't go shopping until the phone screen is fixed."
"I promised you, and I'm much better now."
"That won't work either. After dinner we'll go back to the dormitory."
After the phone screen was repaired, Xu Anan invited Chen Zan to dinner, but she didn't take her shopping and took a taxi back to school.
Chen Zhan's phone has been flooded with harassing and threatening calls these past two days. She was so scared that she turned on airplane mode and kept a low profile, not going anywhere except the teaching building and the dormitory.
She couldn't beat that group of people. This time she met Zhou Jingyu, but she might not have such a good chance next time. She just happened to have signed up for the competition, so she stayed in the dormitory to prepare for it.
On two occasions, Jin Hanzhou sent her messages to tell her about the competition, but she didn't go out, and they communicated on the phone.
She just hoped that this matter would pass as soon as possible, so that she could return to normal life. She didn't want to be involved with people from that circle at all.
She couldn't afford to offend those powerful people from wealthy families, so she just stayed away from them.
At that time, Chen Zan held this naive idea and thought that he could let the matter slowly pass by hiding, just like he had hidden from Wei Yunxi last year.
Not only did Xu Anan notice that something was wrong with Chen Zan recently, even the other two roommates in the dormitory noticed it, but Chen Zan refused to say anything and just said it was because of the recent change of seasons.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Chen Zan didn't want to make them worry, so he didn't tell them.
While Chen Zan was going to the library.
Shu Su asked Xu An'an: "An'an, you and Zhanzhan are the closest, what happened to her?"
Xu Anan: "I asked her, but she wouldn't tell me. She hasn't been feeling well since last weekend."
Chen Tangyue: "I remember that Friday, Zhanzhan went out to dinner with that senior from our department, right? Her name was Luo Qiuyue, right?"
Xu Anan: "It's her. What's wrong?"
Chen Tangyue: "Didn't my professional teacher ask me to do a project with her these past few days? I heard from the teacher that this senior sister Luo graduated less than a year ago and recently took the position of editor-in-chief of Rongchuan Publishing House. How is this possible? Even the position of deputy editor-in-chief would require years of hard work."
Shu Su: "I know about this as well. Anyway, many teachers in the department have been discussing this senior sister Luo recently, and are considering whether to invite her to the school to give a speech at the school anniversary celebration."
Xu Anan touched her chin and said, "So, do you think we should call this Senior Luo and ask what's going on with Zhanzhan?"
Chen Tangyue thought it was feasible.
However, before they could contact Luo Qiuyue, something happened in the library where Chen Zan was.
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