Su Shenglin grasped my hand. "It's alright, don't overthink it."
Chen Muxi sighed and joked, "I knew I shouldn't have come with you guys. Being a third wheel is such a waste..."
Embarrassed, I had no choice but to pull away from Su Shenglin's hand.
When we arrived at the hospital, Su Shenglin took off his shirt, and I was relieved to see that there were no obvious burns on his back.
The nurse took him to rinse, applied a neutralizing solution, and cleaned him up.
"That should be fine. But Ms. Chen's hand needs some attention; she needs to apply the ointment regularly." After saying this, the doctor prescribed the ointment and instructed on how to use it.
I listened from the side, feeling incredibly guilty.
My phone rang, and I saw it was Gu Yanqing calling, but I didn't want to answer.
However, what happened tonight requires communication and exchange between the two parties in any case.
"Hello……"
"Jiang Wan, could you talk to Su Shenglin and ask him to let Tian Tian off the hook?" Gu Yanqing was direct and got straight to the point.
It seems that Gu Yutian has been taken back to the police station, and the Gu family has also received the news.
Upon hearing this, my heart sank, and I retorted bluntly, "If you were in this situation, would you be magnanimous enough to forgive the other person?"
To be honest, I wouldn't be this angry if Gu Yutian had hurt me.
But she hurt Su Shenglin and his sister, as well as many other people who were present at the time.
I have no right to forgive the perpetrator on behalf of others, much less act as a peacemaker to persuade the victim not to pursue legal action.
"But you're all alright, aren't you?" Gu Yanqing retorted confidently, adding, "I've found out everything. The concentrated sulfuric acid splashed on Su Shenglin's back only ruined two pieces of clothing; he's fine. At worst, we'll pay for the clothes."
I was shocked and couldn't believe my ears.
"Gu Yanqing, do you have even the most basic conscience? Gu Yutian's current predicament is entirely due to your spoiling her. No matter how much you pay, it's not unjust."
"How can it not be unjust? If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have suffered so many undeserved calamities."
The brother and sister were exactly alike; they both shifted the blame onto me.
My heart sank, knowing that saying anything more would be futile: "Gu Yanqing, say whatever you want, but the responsibility that should be investigated will not be evaded in the slightest, you—"
Before I could finish speaking, my hand suddenly felt empty; my phone was taken from behind me.
Looking back, Su Shenglin appeared out at some point.
“Mr. Gu, I am the victim of the sudden incident tonight. You can tell me what you have to say directly. There’s no need to make things difficult for my girlfriend.”
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