"Of course, it's all to shut you up. The deputy director said that as long as you can add Zhuang Tunan's name to the list, he'll push all the work onto Tunan, and then everything will be fine for you!"
"What about Tu Nan? Will he go to jail?"
"If nothing happens in half a month, I guarantee he will too. The only problem is that Tu Nan might be serious and question you, so you must hide and not see him for half a month!"
"Okay! I'll do as you say!"
"Just listen to me and let's go! To the grand hotel!"
"you,,?"
"Don't hesitate, think about my 600,000!"
"Okay, I promise you, just this once!"
"I know, don't worry!"
As dusk approached, Xiang Pengfei handed Huang Ling and Zhuang Tunan two takeout meals, then said to Lin Dongzhe, "Brother-in-law, you can go back now! If you're free tomorrow, come and cover for me. I'll watch over my cousin tonight!"
Lin Dongzhe nodded, then got up and left the ward.
Huang Ling said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, you should go back too! Invite Zhou Yuxiang out for a meal. That way you can reconnect. I didn't get a chance to talk to her this morning, and I feel a bit bad about it!"
"Auntie, it's alright. His brother and I are buddies, we know each other very well!"
Huang Ling smiled and said, "I didn't expect you, Pengfei, to be so popular that someone would even introduce their sister to you!"
"What's wrong, Aunt? Do you look down on me?"
"No! I think you're pretty amazing. Even though you don't have a high level of education, you're capable of starting a transportation company, which is quite impressive!"
Xiang Pengfei blushed and said, "Auntie, please stop making fun of me!"
"No, how could I possibly laugh at you?"
Just then, Zhuang Tunan asked Pengfei, "Pengfei, how much do you know about Zhou Chengzhi?"
Xiang Pengfei lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "I don't know him very well. We just drove the same truck together when we were doing business and running a transportation business."
"Is that so?"
"yes!"
"Has Li Jia contacted you in the past two days?"
Xiang Pengfei suddenly fell silent and lowered his head; he probably didn't know what to say.
Huang Ling gave Xiang Pengfei a strange look, then asked Zhuang Tunan, "What's wrong, Tunan? You don't suspect Xiang Pengfei and Li Jia, do you?"
Zhuang Tunan hurriedly said to Huang Ling, "Mom, you'd better not say a word when I ask Pengfei a question!"
Huang Ling covered her mouth and said, "I won't say a word while you two are talking!"
Zhuang Tunan stared at Xiang Pengfei again and said, "Pengfei, tell me, what did you do last night? It was New Year's Eve!"
"Brother, I went to Zhou Yuxiang's house to celebrate the New Year with him."
"real?"
"And then? What about in the middle of the night?"
"this,,?"
Huang Ling couldn't hold back again and said, "Tu Nan, Pengfei is an adult now. You can't interfere with what he does!"
"Mom, I didn't ask him about his privacy!"
"Ah! Do you suspect him of having an affair with Li Jia??"
"Mom, can you please not respond when I'm talking?"
Huang Ling covered her mouth again and said, "You guys talk, you guys talk, I won't say a word!"
Zhuang Tunan looked at Xiang Pengfei again and said, "Let me tell you, I was also on duty at the construction site last night, and I heard you scolding the workers!"
"ah!"
Xiang Pengfei and Huang Ling were both taken aback. Xiang Pengfei was surprised that Zhuang Tunan already knew his whereabouts, while Huang Ling was surprised that Xiang Pengfei was right there when Zhuang Tunan had his accident, something she never expected!
Xiang Pengfei suddenly knelt down in front of Zhuang Tunan, then slapped his own face, saying as he did so, "I'm sorry, cousin, I'm sorry, I'm ungrateful, I'm a heartless wretch, I'm so sorry!"
Huang Ling looked at Zhuang Tunan in disbelief and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhuang Tunan looked at Xiang Pengfei and said, "Ask him!"
Huang Ling hurried over, helped Xiang Pengfei up, and said, "What exactly happened? Tell me!"
Xiang Pengfei wiped away his tears and said, "It was my sister-in-law, Li Jia. In her design drawings, she forgot to draw the steel reinforcement for one wall. The construction workers thought that wall didn't need reinforcement, so they built a six-story building. Later, Zhou Chengzhi, my brother-in-law, saw the drawings. He was also the contractor and knew that the steel reinforcement columns for the wall were missing. He told my sister-in-law, Li Jia, and she realized she had made a big mistake. She begged Zhou Chengzhi to fix it for her. They decided to fix it on New Year's Eve. The construction site was closed for the holiday, so it was easier to get things done. I didn't expect my cousin to be on duty; I thought your whole family was celebrating the New Year! Later, Zhou Chengzhi asked me to follow someone to see what the person on duty was doing. As soon as I got there, I recognized my cousin and ran away in fright. I didn't expect my cousin to fall into a pit while chasing me!"
"you,,!"
Huang Ling pointed at Xiang Pengfei, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single word. After all, this was her nephew whom she had watched grow up since childhood.
Zhuang Tunan said, "You're really something, Xiang Pengfei. You knew it was me, but you still let me stay in the pit all night, in pain all night. In the end, my colleague rescued me at dawn. You're my cousin, we grew up together, I treat you like my own brother!"
Xiang Pengfei slapped himself twice more and said, "Last night I was only trying to help my sister-in-law, but I never expected that helping her would harm my cousin!"
With tears streaming down her face, Huang Ling said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, you're a big boss now, you have your own transportation company, and you can be independent. So, go! Don't come to our house again, just pretend we don't know each other!"
Xiang Pengfei was also crying his heart out. He sobbed as he said to his aunt, "I'm sorry, Auntie, it was my fault. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Auntie!"
"You can leave now!"
After hearing his aunt's scolding again, Xiang Pengfei prepared to turn around and leave, but he was still somewhat reluctant. He glanced back at Zhuang Tunan before opening the ward door and leaving.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhuang Xiaoting and Lin Dongzhe, with Lin Dongzhe holding several meals.
As soon as Zhuang Xiaoting saw Xiang Pengfei, she asked, "Where are you going?"
With tears welling in his eyes, Xiang Pengfei remained silent, turned to the side, and left the ward.
"Pengfei!"
Zhuang Xiaoting called out to Xiang Pengfei again, and Xiang Pengfei walked quickly forward without looking back.
Zhuang Xiaoting returned to the house and asked Huang Ling, "Mom, what's wrong?"
With tears streaming down her face, Huang Ling said, "Your brother's injuries were all caused by chasing after Xiang Pengfei!"
"What? This...?"
Lin Dongzhe stamped his foot, shoved the food he had brought into Zhuang Xiaoting's hands, and said, "I'm going to settle the score with him!"
After Lin Dongzhe finished speaking, he rushed outside.
Huang Ling hurriedly said to Zhuang Xiaoting, "Go and stop Lin Dongzhe, don't let anything happen to him!"
Zhuang Xiaoting put her things on the table and rushed outside.
Huang Ling said with self-reproach, "Why is it that our good deeds have not been rewarded? We raised him with great care and didn't expect anything in return, but in the end, he harmed our own family. Who can I tell about this injustice?"
At this moment, Zhuang Tunan, who was frowning, said to Huang Ling, "Mom, you can't blame Xiang Pengfei. After all, he was trying to help Li Jia. Li Jia is my girlfriend. It's not wrong for him to help his sister-in-law!"
Huang Ling said to Zhuang Tunan, "Don't speak up for him. He's ruined you like this, and you're still siding with him!"
"Mom, he must be scared. Anyone would run away in that situation. He's scared. If he can't hide it, he won't be able to explain himself. You and Dad have always been so good to him. How can he explain this to you?"
"Hello!"
The patient next door suddenly spoke up: "Hello, Comrade Zhuang, you must be Zhuang Tunan, right?"
Zhuang Tunan nodded and said, "Yes, and who are you?"
"I'm from the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team!"
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