Ling Ruoke's chaotic mind finally began to clear.
She ran back quickly and hugged the terrified child, comforting him. The child had only been trying to protect her and had no idea he would push her off the stairs. Now that he realized something was wrong, he was crying loudly in fear.
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Fu'an, Mommy is here, don't be afraid!" Ling Ruoke was heartbroken. If it weren't for her, the child wouldn't have done that.
But the little one was really scared, and no matter how she tried to comfort her, she kept crying.
The ambulance arrived shortly afterward.
Ling Ruoke carried the little one and followed her into the ambulance. The little one clung tightly to her clothes, burying his face in her arms and sobbing. As for Gu Zhenzhen's sinister gaze, she lowered her eyes and refused to look at her.
She was terrified; her heart felt like it was going to burst out of her body. The air in the ambulance felt thin, making it hard to breathe. Her ears were ringing, and she felt dizzy. Despite the swelling on her face, she didn't feel any pain.
Gu Miaomiao was quickly taken to the emergency room.
Ling Ruoke sat down on the bench with Fu'an in her arms, her body trembling slightly. If it weren't for Fu'an's soothing warmth, she would have gone mad. Little Fu'an needed her comfort, and so did she.
Before long, several people rushed over here.
Ling Ruoke stared blankly as she watched Gu Zhenzhen sob and throw herself into the arms of one of the middle-aged women. She couldn't hear what they were saying clearly; her ears were ringing loudly.
Just then, music started playing.
Ling Ruoke was stunned for a while before she realized it was her phone. It was Qingfeng!
"If possible, are you still at home?"
"Qingfeng!" Ling Ruoke cried out, tears streaming down her face. "Qingfeng, we're at the hospital. Gu Miaomiao... something happened to her! I... she..."
She wanted to tell him what had happened, but her words were incoherent. She didn't know what to do if something really happened to Gu Miaomiao! Gu Zhenzhen, her eyes red, said it was her fault; that scene kept flashing before her eyes.
The tone on the other end suddenly became urgent. "Don't worry, tell me which hospital?"
"Central Hospital".
"I'm coming right away, don't be afraid!"
Before Ling Ruoke could say anything more, Huo Qingfeng had already hung up the phone.
In a daze, she heard Gu Zhenzhen say, "I don't know. I wasn't paying attention. They were pulling and tugging at each other, and suddenly Miaomiao rolled down. Auntie, Miaomiao, Miaomiao, she'll be alright, right? She, she's bleeding so much, and she won't respond no matter how I call her. I'm so scared..."
As she spoke, she began to sob, looking terrified.
Ling Ruoke's mind was still a bit muddled as she pondered Gu Zhenzhen's words, wanting to refute them. However, she didn't know how to speak, because the matter had indeed started because of their argument.
Then, the middle-aged woman pushed aside the people blocking her way and rushed over. A dark shadow enveloped Ruoke, exuding a dangerous aura.
Ling Ruoke looked up in astonishment, then stood up blankly. "I—"
"You're Ling Ruoke?" Her face, so similar to Gu Miaomiao's, confirmed her identity. Her face was twitching, and veins were bulging on her forehead.
"I...I am." Ling Ruoke was startled by her appearance.
"You're the one who pushed Miaomiao down the stairs? How could you be so vicious!"
"I didn't—" Ling Ruoke tried to explain, but before she could finish, she was slapped twice hard. One of the slaps was close to her ear, and she felt her ears ringing and her head spinning.
"Waaah—Mommy, Mommy..." Fu'an in my arms was so frightened that he started crying loudly.
"You better pray that my Miaomiao is alright. If anything happens to her, I will never let you off! I'll beat you to death, you vicious woman!" She bared her teeth and lunged at him again.
Ling Ruoke instinctively pushed Fu'an behind her and covered her face with her hands, but she couldn't stop the other person's bared claws. She was scratched in many places, and it burned with pain.
When someone came over to break up the fight and pull them apart, the man was still glaring at her through gritted teeth, holding a handful of her hair in his hand.
Ling Ruoke was panting, her long hair was torn to shreds, and her face was covered in scratches that were bleeding.
Fu'an cried loudly beside her, calling for her mother.
"Zhenzhen, call the police right now! If she's so tough, let her go to the jail and fight with those female prisoners to her heart's content!" Rong Xiumei shouted, completely losing her composure.
She was born with a cold uterus and sought medical help from many doctors before finally conceiving at the advanced age of 35. Unfortunately, she suffered a premature and difficult labor, nearly losing both herself and her unborn child. Because she was premature, Miaomiao was always sickly after birth, and they spent so much effort raising her, only to find her in this state. Now, she has been pushed down the stairs, her life hanging in the balance, and she is terrified and driven insane!
"Auntie, this—" Gu Zhenzhen glanced at Ling Ruoke, who was beaten beyond recognition, and frowned with some difficulty.
"Go ahead and call! You won't listen to your aunt anymore, will you?" Rong Xiumei shouted. Then she reached for her phone. "Fine, if you won't call, I will!"
Ling Ruoke actually took the call to the police to heart; she was trembling with fear. Ordinary people are generally terrified of police stations, let alone Ruoke, who was only a 23-year-old girl. She had always lived a clean life, and now that they were saying they were going to arrest her, she panicked immediately.
She instinctively picked up Fu'an and ran towards the stairs. She was going to find Qingfeng!
"Hurry up and grab her! We can't let her get away!"
Then, she was surrounded. They pushed and shoved her into a corner, during which she was scratched and bumped quite a bit.
The police station in Z City is right next to the central hospital. So the police arrived quickly, and they clearly knew the Gu family. After some pleasantries, the officers in uniforms approached Ruo Ke and took out handcuffs.
They eventually carried Fu'an away and took Ling Ruoke away.
Ling Ruoke was terrified. As she went down the stairs, she clung to the steps, refusing to move. Someone kicked her hard in the side, causing her to fall down the stairs and almost tumble down. Then, two people grabbed her and shoved her into a police car.
...
Huo Qingfeng rushed over, and while he was still downstairs, he heard Fu'an crying. Without caring whether his mother could keep up, he dashed up the stairs in a few strides.
Upon seeing Rong Xiumei, he called out, "Aunt Rong." The little one immediately rushed over to him, calling out, "Mommy!"
Huo Qingfeng hugged him, his eyes searching for Ruoke's figure. But after looking back and forth twice, he still couldn't see her. "Zhenzhen, where's Ruoke?"
Gu Zhenzhen took a small step back, glanced at her aunt, and dared not speak.
"Mommy, Mommy has been kidnapped by bad guys!" After shouting this, the little guy started crying again.
Arrested? Huo Qingfeng's eyes sharpened instantly. "Who arrested her? Zhenzhen, what happened? Someone tell me what happened?"
Gu Zhenzhen was startled by him. She finally glanced at her aunt and stammered, "Auntie called the police, and they arrested her."
What?
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