A cold laugh echoed in her heart.
Su Qi propped herself up, forcing herself to stand, a cold arc forming on her lips.
The television was broadcasting news of Xu Qingfeng's car accident.
This was just the beginning!
Hospital.
After more than ten hours of rescue, the emergency room lights finally went out. As Xu Linchuan walked out after his surgery, he almost couldn't stand. He received an IV drip for an hour before he finally felt a little better.
He had never imagined that as a doctor, he would one day have to operate on his own biological father, and such a horrific surgery at that…
Thinking of the scene, Xu Linchuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and a wave of nausea surged up his throat.
Xu Ruyun had already woken up from her coma. She grabbed a nurse's hand and questioned loudly, "Where is my husband?! Xu Qingfeng, he was in a car accident, how is he—"
Xu Linchuan pulled out the IV tube and walked towards Xu Ruyun's ward. Before he even entered, he heard Xu Ruyun's hysterical screams. Xu Linchuan rushed forward and pressed down on Xu Ruyun's shoulders, preventing her from getting up.
"Mom, Dad has been rescued. I operated on Dad. He's in the intensive care unit right now. You need to be strong."
"Your father, he—"
Xu Ruyun gripped Xu Linchuan's wrist tightly, wanting to say something. Her lips were pale, but in the end, she didn't speak, only swallowed.
"How could my dad have been in a car accident?"
The family drivers were all experienced drivers. How could they have crashed into a large truck, and so disastrously?
Xu Linchuan didn't understand, but he didn't dare to watch the traffic footage from the time of the incident. Even the police's description sounded horrific, let alone having just operated on Xu Qingfeng.
As a doctor, he had seen worse, but facing his own biological father made it difficult to bear.
Xu Ruyun bit her lip fiercely.
She knew very well.
It was Su Qi, all because of that bitch Su Qi.
If it weren't for Su Qi, how could Xu Qingfeng have ended up like this!
Xu Qingfeng was driving Su Qi's car!
Su Qi's car had been tampered with. Originally, Xu Ruyun was supposed to die today, not Xu Qingfeng!
Xu Ruyun dared not think too deeply, nor did she understand why Xu Qingfeng was driving Su Qi's car.
"Linchuan, promise your mother one thing."
"You say it." Xu Linchuan's brows were tightly furrowed.
"I won't stop you from being with whomever you want, but not Su Qi!! Even if you want to marry a beggar, a mentally ill woman, I wouldn't object. Even if you wanted to be with a man, I would support you, but only Su Qi is unacceptable!"
Xu Ruyun grabbed Xu Linchuan's hand, her grip tightening, almost piercing his skin and drawing blood.
Xu Linchuan cried out in pain, "Mom, why? Why do you target Su Qi like this? She's already divorced Huo Tingyun, didn't ask for a single cent of property, and hasn't bothered our family. Why do you have such a prejudice against her?"
If it weren't for Xu Ruyun's actions, Su Qi probably wouldn't have hated him!
The thought of Su Qi's coldness towards him sent a pang of pain through Xu Linchuan's heart.
"There's no why! It's unacceptable because it's unacceptable! Some deep-seated hatred cannot be resolved by love!"
The entire Su family was harmed by the Xu family!
Although Su Qi was only the adopted daughter of the Su family, the Su family was now ruined. Li Cuiping had become a vegetative state, and Su Qi's brother was severely disabled. All of this was indirectly caused by the Xu family. How could a woman as intelligent as Su Qi let the Xu family off the hook!
Xu Qingfeng's car accident was Su Qi's doing!
Xu Ruyun bit her teeth fiercely, her eyes wide with exertion as she glared at Xu Linchuan, bloodshot.
"You are forbidden to be with Su Qi, otherwise don't blame me for taking her life!"
Xu Linchuan opened his mouth to say something, but seeing Xu Ruyun's agitated state, his lips moved, and he said nothing more, only saying, "Mom, you rest well. When Dad wakes up, I'll tell you immediately."
After having a nurse administer a sedative to Xu Ruyun, her emotions finally stabilized.
When Xu Ruyun fell asleep, Xu Linchuan stood for a while before leaving the ward.
Standing in his office, he took several puffs of his cigarette, picked up his phone, and opened Su Qi's contact number. Looking at the eleven-digit number, he desperately wanted to press the dial button, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. The next day at noon, Xu Qingfeng woke up. Xu Linchuan rushed to the intensive care unit and performed a full body examination on Xu Qingfeng. Once all the readings were stable, he helped Xu Ruyun into the ward.
"Master!" Xu Ruyun rushed forward, tears streaming down her face, "You were foolish!"
Even if Xu Ruyun was foolish, she understood now.
The photos from that day were real, not photoshopped.
Not only were they real, but Su Qi had also deliberately sent them to her.
Xu Qingfeng's consciousness was still unclear. He raised his bandaged hand, trying to caress Xu Ruyun's cheek.
Xu Ruyun pressed her face into Xu Qingfeng's palm, "Master, I'm here."
As she spoke, footsteps sounded from behind.
"Linchuan, I heard Uncle had a car accident, so I came to visit Uncle!"
Su Qi's cheerful voice rang out. She held a bouquet of flowers as she appeared in the ward.
Xu Ruyun frowned, her cold gaze sweeping over, landing on Su Qi.
What was she doing here at this time?!
Was she here to gloat at their misfortune?
Su Qi held a bouquet of daisies, "These were my adoptive father's favorite flowers. I don't know if you like them."
She walked in as if no one else was there and placed the daisies on the bedside table.
"I hope Mr. Xu recovers soon."
"Su Qi! Get out!"
Xu Ruyun grabbed Su Qi's hand, threw the flowers at Su Qi, and then tried to drag Su Qi out.
Su Qi frowned, being pulled by Xu Ruyun, and stumbled.
"Mom! What are you doing! Su Qi kindly came to visit, how can you treat her like this!"
Xu Linchuan steadied Su Qi, who was about to fall, and shielded her in his arms. With his other hand, he pried open Xu Ruyun's hand that was holding Su Qi.
"Linchuan! You don't know the truth, I don't want this to trouble you. Su Qi is unacceptable!"
"Mrs. Xu, Mr. Xu hasn't recovered yet. Let's not make a scene in the ward. We can discuss any issues calmly."
Su Qi, nestled in Xu Linchuan's arms, blinked her eyes, her expression innocent, her eyelashes fluttering, making her look pitiful and endearing.
"Su Qi, you—"
Seeing Su Qi's pathetic appearance, Xu Ruyun wanted to crush her. She gritted her teeth, glaring at Su Qi, wishing she could curse Su Qi with the most vile words in the world.
"I don't know why Mrs. Xu dislikes me so much. I just came to visit out of kindness, with no ill intentions. I didn't intend to harm Mr. Xu. As the saying goes, one should not have the intention to harm others, but one must guard against others. Did I do anything wrong?"
Su Qi looked at Xu Ruyun, her beautiful eyes filled with innocence, her fluttering eyelashes making her appear fragile and lovable.
"It has nothing to do with you. My mother is just very angry."
Xu Linchuan said softly, preparing to take Su Qi away.