Yu Zixuan was fine. After washing her eyes at the hospital, she could see again, though her mental state was very weak.
Madam Camille and Amiya stayed at the studio and didn't accompany them, but they called to ask about the situation.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Qing Tian looked at A Long and asked, "Why didn't you come to me from the beginning?"
She had clearly told A Long that she would wait for him to find her.
But A Long had already believed her, so why did he act on his own initiative?
"I, I wanted the Mingzhu to believe me..." A Long said with a heavy gaze.
"She never doubted you," Xia Qing Tian said speechlessly. "When I mentioned A Hu to you back then, I wanted to tell you this."
"Then why hasn't the Mingzhu contacted me for so long!" A Long immediately looked at Xia Qing Tian and asked.
"She wanted to, but her current amnesiac state is her normal condition. She can only occasionally recover her memory, and it doesn't last long. How could she contact you?" Xia Qing Tian said, "With her like this, how could I rest assured that she would contact you!"
"What?" A Long was stunned at first, then murmured, "That's right... Mingzhu was poisoned... This poison attacks the central nervous system... At first, it only damaged her memory... and then..."
Hearing A Long's words, Xia Qing Tian frowned. She didn't know that Da Ya had been poisoned.
The doctor's examination previously had only focused on her external injuries. Even though she had contacted a neurologist, the other party had only said to recuperate slowly.
Now, hearing A Long's words, Xia Qing Tian could only sigh heavily.
"No! I must find her!" A Long immediately remembered what Gou Wen had said to him earlier.
That woman knew what the poison on Mingzhu was, and if she knew its composition, there would be a chance to detoxify it!
Having made up her mind, A Long left without looking back.
"Hey!" Seeing A Long's impetuous nature, Xia Qing Tian shook her head helplessly before turning to find Yu Zixuan.
Yu Zixuan's more severely damaged eye was bandaged. The other eye, not covered by white gauze, was vacant and listless.
"Auntie?" Xia Qing Tian called out as she walked to Yu Zixuan's side.
"I stabbed her," Yu Zixuan muttered hazily.
Xia Qing Tian remembered seeing bloodstains on the ground after breaking through the door. At the time, she thought it was Yu Zixuan's blood and was startled.
After confirming it wasn't Yu Zixuan's blood, Xia Qing Tian fell into new worries.
[Drawing a sword against a close relative, a dilemma locks the prodigy. Faking death to avoid disaster, grudges vanish in the flames.]
This was a prophecy about Yu Zixuan's future.
If what A Long said was true, and Gou Wen was the one who assassinated Yu Zixuan, then Gou Wen was Yu Zixuan's close relative!
But... why?
Xia Qing Tian was baffled.
Just then, Xia Qing Tian received a phone call. Looking at the caller ID, Xia Qing Tian walked aside to answer, "Er Ya, I'm a bit busy now. I can't have lunch with you today. Can you ask Xiao Xiao to accompany you?"
"I'm very busy too," Er Ya whispered into the phone. "I picked up two people, and one of them seems to have been stabbed. It looks very serious. Professor Tang doesn't know I've hidden people in the laboratory yet. What should I do?"
"What?" Xia Qing Tian's eyelids twitched upon hearing this. "Are you all addicted to picking up people?"
Li Xiao Xiao picked up a Tang family Mingzhu, and the situation is still unclear. Now Er Ya has picked up two more troublesome people.
"What can I do!" Er Ya glanced back stealthily, confirming that the two people were still in the room and Professor Tang hadn't noticed her slacking off, then continued in a low voice, "As soon as they saw me, they knelt down and begged me, saying something like 'Please, Mingzhu, save me'..."
Er Ya still felt a bit scared recalling it.
When did she become some Mingzhu?
"I know. I'll be right there. You keep them steady first, don't let them leave, and don't let them die," Xia Qing Tian said, taking a deep breath. "As for Professor Tang, I'll explain."
"Okay, then hurry up. I'm hungry. Let's go eat as soon as we finish!" Er Ya said excitedly.
"I think... it won't be so easy to resolve," Xia Qing Tian's gaze shifted slightly before she hung up the phone.
Returning to Yu Zixuan's side, Xia Qing Tian said softly, "Auntie, why don't you go back to the Xia family to rest for a while? I'll have the driver pick you up."
"Okay," Yu Zixuan replied, then looked up at Xia Qing Tian and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately swallowed the words back.
Some things cannot be said.
Saying them would be bad for everyone.
"I'm going back to school. There's something at school. I'll come home after I'm done," Xia Qing Tian informed Yu Zixuan before walking out.
Yu Zixuan watched Xia Qing Tian's retreating back, her heart in a mess.
The person from today...
Was it her...
Sister?
Didn't her sister die in the orphanage fire?
Why... why did she appear there?
Did her sister want to kill her?
No...
Recalling the scene again, Yu Zixuan shook her head. Her sister probably didn't want to kill her, but recognized her when she was about to kill her.
That's why she was stunned there, and that's why she found an opportunity to fight back... m..oΓg
Yu Zixuan looked at her hands, feeling that the bloodstains that hadn't been completely washed off were so glaring.
How could this be?
She... how could she be like this!
Xia Qing Tian, who left the hospital, didn't rest either. She first called Yue Chengfeng, saying only that she and Yu Zixuan had been attacked, the attacker was injured and escaped, but Yu Zixuan was frightened, and hoped her uncle could comfort her aunt.
Then Xia Qing Tian contacted Gu Yaoyang.
Gu Yaoyang, who was in a meeting, frowned, looking moody. When he heard that someone was calling him, his tone was even more displeased, "Hang up."
"It's Miss Xia's call," the secretary coughed lightly to remind him.
At this moment, Gu Yaoyang's expression visibly improved. He stood up and said, "Ten-minute break."
Then he took the secretary's phone and strode out.
Last night, Xia Qing Tian had given him a difficult problem. How should he explain it?
He couldn't figure it out after thinking all night, and today's meeting was full of troublesome matters.
But he didn't expect Xia Qing Tian to contact him proactively!
Was this proof that she had forgiven him?
Were they reconciled?
Should he ask Xia Qing Tian to have lunch together?
Lunch was too rushed, perhaps dinner would be better.
But he would have to wait until evening to see her, so maybe lunch would be better!
After mentally rehearsing and deliberating many times, Gu Yaoyang still maintained his usual tone when he answered the phone, saying two words: "I'm here."