Chapter 43 Seeking Help
Inside the study.
The woman's thoughts swirled in a chaotic mess of anxiety.
Ruan Ying's fingers trembled as she gripped her phone, the latest death threat on the screen sending chills down her spine.
“I will make you pay, starting with your precious daughter, from gouging out her eyes to crushing her fingers one by one.”
This is the third anonymous account that contacted Ruan Ying after she blocked them.
Ruan Ying slammed her palm heavily on the table, causing the nearly empty donkey-hide gelatin bird's nest to overturn with the impact.
Thick liquid slowly flowed down the mahogany tabletop.
The porcelain bowl was smashed, and fragments were scattered across the carpet. The tonic quickly seeped into the plush fabric.
She provided the police with clues about the suspects; the two most likely to have kidnapped Xiaoyi were none other than those two.
But the news from the police kept ringing in my ears: Ruan Zhengyi and Wang Yanqin, who had been expelled from the shareholders' meeting, had been found to have illegally left the country.
But the death threats that kept popping up on his phone seemed to be mocking the investigation results.
"Impossible...impossible!"
She suddenly raised her hand and swept everything off the table, scattering papers everywhere.
Her blood vessels seemed to be churning chaotically, amplifying her anxiety to the point of near madness.
The girl in the bedroom had calmed down.
The man's hot breath brushed against Ruan Yi's earlobe, and his large hand had been caressing her back for so long that her skin was starting to feel hot.
"I...I'm fine now."
The two were pressed close together through a thin fabric, his breath, carrying the heat of his body, completely enveloping her, even the undried tears on her eyelashes felt hot.
Moreover... the pressure on my chest was really quite strong.
Those two lumps weren't very big to begin with, and if you pressed them any further, they would be flattened!
Gu Zhi gently released the softness from his arms, his gaze sweeping over a certain full curve before turning away as if burned.
Ruan Yi turned to look at the broken window and stood there anxiously.
Ah Zhi could climb walls and cling to windowsills, but she didn't have the strength to do so, so she still couldn't get out!
Seeing Ruan Yi's gaze, Gu Zhi guessed what she was thinking without her having to say a word.
"Sister, I'll break down the door."
Gu Zhi opened his mouth, and the sound his Adam's apple made was hoarse and off.
Just as he was about to walk towards the door, the girl grabbed his wrist tightly, her nails digging into him in her anxiety.
"Don't bang on the door, you'll get hurt! Do you think you're made of iron?!"
The man lowered his head, his fingertips tracing the corners of Ruan Yi's reddened eyes.
"Okay, then I'll take another route. I'll climb over into the guest room, get the tools to unlock the door, and then wait for me, okay, sister?"
"Okay, be careful, don't act like you're Spider-Man!" His tone was full of worry.
The man leaned against the window frame with one hand, raising an eyebrow slightly, the burning intensity in his eyes barely concealed. "Okay."
Ruan Yi paced back and forth on the carpet with her arms crossed, the waiting feeling like an eternity.
She suddenly stopped in her tracks, her eyes uncontrollably reddening.
Even if this door is opened, the situation will still be terrible.
My mother's mental state is currently completely out of control. What if she pushes me too far and I do something extreme?
"We have to find a way... That's it! A tranquilizer!"
If we can calm the mother down temporarily and restore her to a state where she can communicate rationally, all the problems can be solved.
But where will she get the medicine? Where will she find the contact information for a professional doctor who has sedatives and can come to her door immediately?
My mother's current condition cannot be known to the outside world. If someone with ulterior motives were to use it against her, the situation would become even more difficult.
Who else can she turn to for help?
Ruan Yi stared at the string of notes in her contacts that ended with a poop emoji, looking troubled.
We have no choice but to take a gamble, hoping he isn't the real culprit who drugged my mother.
The call was connected.
“Fu Jingchen…” Ruan Yi’s voice was still trembling.
"Xiaoyi, what's wrong?" The man noticed the girl's unusual tone and tightened his grip on the phone.
"I...I need your help...I need an injection of a sedative, the one with the fewest side effects, right now, is that okay?"
The girl's voice, still choked with sobs, stammered.
"Please...please."
An eerie silence fell on the other end. Just as Ruan Yi thought the call was about to be disconnected and tears were about to fall, a whisper came from the receiver.
"Okay, I'll hang up in ten minutes."
Ruan Yi's previously tense and trembling shoulders suddenly froze, and her face showed a look of astonishment.
Asking for help from the prime suspect is clearly a foolish thing to do.
She had imagined responses such as being questioned, evaded, or even being hung up on coldly, but she never expected that Fu Jingchen would not even ask a single question.
The harsh metallic scraping sound interrupted Ruan Yi's thoughts.
The toolbox slammed against the ground with a dull thud, followed by the crisp snapping of the latches breaking, and the bedroom door was opened.
"Quick, quick, let's see how Mom is!"
Ruan Yi rushed out of the bedroom door in a panic, and as soon as she started running, a sharp pain shot through the large bruises on her calves.
It's probably because it bumped into something again when it was locked up.
A groan escaped his throat from the pain, and he felt so weak that he was about to fall forward.
Gu Zhi quickly grabbed her waist, and before she could react, his large hands had already reached under her knees and buttocks.
Ruan Yi was pulled to wrap her arms around his neck, her legs forced to entwine around his lean waist and abdomen, her ears burning instantly with shock and embarrassment.
What kind of pose is that?!
"Ah Zhi! Put me down, I can walk by myself!"
Ruan Yi struggled to get down, but his tightening arms held her even tighter.
"Don't move around, this way we can walk faster."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Zhi had already picked her up and rushed down the stairs.
The hurried footsteps mingled with their heartbeats, and Ruan Yi gave up struggling, burying her face in his shoulder like a quail in shame.
Who carries an injured person like that?
The moment Ruan Yi stepped into the living room, the chaotic scene made her gasp.
The coffee table was overturned on the floor, and documents were scattered all over the place, creating a mess.
The study door was ajar, revealing a narrow crack through which came the loud thuds of heavy objects hitting the floor, along with suppressed roars.
The man gently released his palm from her inner thigh, placing her steadily on the ground.
But his arm did not move away, still firmly hooking around Ruan Yi's waist.
Gu Zhi's chest pressed against her back as he carried her through the mess on the ground. She could even clearly feel Gu Zhi's every breath.
Stopping in front of the study door, through the crack in the door, you can see that Ruan Ying's hair is disheveled, there are broken porcelain bowls on the ground, and she is smashing everything within reach against the wall.
Looking at her mother's bloodshot eyes and out-of-control movements, one could tell that she was becoming increasingly mentally broken.
Ruan Yi's heart clenched suddenly, and her trembling hand instinctively covered her mouth and nose.
Her knees buckled uncontrollably, and if it weren't for the arms behind her supporting her steadily, she would have almost collapsed to the ground.
How could Mom have lost control like this!
Instead of calming down, the situation worsened. Could it be that... he ingested medication again in this short period of time?
Cold sweat trickled down her back, but Ruan Yi still couldn't figure out the answer.
The uncontrolled movements in the study came to an abrupt halt, and only heavy breathing could be heard from inside.
Just as Ruan Yi held her breath, the figure inside the room suddenly turned its head slowly in a strange arc.
"Xiao Yi... is that you there?"
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