Chapter 401: Chapter 401 Did You Get Your License
Three hours later.
Fang Huaying also made it out of the operating room safely.
However, she was very weak at the moment, and still unconscious, unable to cooperate with police inquiries.
The police had no choice but to leave and wait until she woke up to visit again.
On the other side, Gu Beiyan and Jiang You quickly received the news that Fang Huaying’s surgery was successful.
Jiang You curled up on the sofa; she still found it hard to comprehend Fang Huaying’s actions.
To frame her, Fang Huaying chose to sacrifice her own child—how cold-blooded and ruthless must a person be to do something like that?
Anyway, she truly couldn’t understand it.
If she didn’t want the child to begin with, then why did she decide to keep it back then?
“Alright, stop thinking about it. I’ll handle it.”
Gu Beiyan had just come down from his study upstairs and saw her sitting there, looking dazed. He knew she must still be thinking about Fang Huaying’s case.
Jiang You glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and asked, “Beiyan, why do you think she did it? What’s she after?”
Gu Beiyan replied, “Probably because of the Qian Family.”
“Why?”
Gu Beiyan had just reviewed the information his assistant sent over about Fang Huaying in the study and finally understood the kind of man she had married.
“Her husband’s situation is a bit… problematic. He isn’t quite normal,” Gu Beiyan said, tapping his temple and speaking tactfully.
Jiang You blinked her crystal-clear eyes and responded with an “Oh.”
But still, the child was innocent.
…
In the afternoon.
Lan Yan had some business at City First Hospital.
Su He told her she needed to fetch some documents from Professor Su.
So, she headed directly to the director’s office.
What she didn’t expect was bumping into Xiao Si there.
Every time she saw him, she was reminded of that tongue kiss in the car earlier that morning.
However, aside from Xiao Si, Gu Beiyan was also present.
Lan Yan had some idea why Gu Beiyan was there; she had heard from her boss about Jiang You’s encounter at the hospital earlier today.
“Professor.” She greeted Su Tianyi first.
Then, she greeted the other two, “Mr. Gu, Doctor Xiao.”
Gu Beiyan nodded in acknowledgment.
Xiao Si’s handsome face immediately lit up with a warm smile when he saw her.
“My dear Dr. Lan is here. Come, sit over here,” he said, patting the empty spot beside him.
Lan Yan cast a light gaze at him but didn’t respond.
She turned to Su Tianyi and said, “Professor, my boss sent me to pick up a document.”
Su Tianyi nodded and walked toward the desk, “Wait a moment, I’ll get it for you.”
Lan Yan replied, “Alright, thank you, Professor.”
At that moment, Xiao Si spoke up again, “Xiao Yanyan, why don’t you wait for me? I didn’t drive today.”
Lan Yan frowned slightly. He was really…
“Doctor Xiao, sorry, I’m busy and don’t have time. You can take a cab or have someone pick you up.”
“But I don’t know how to take a cab.”
“Then let someone pick you up.”
“But I only want you to pick me up.”
“…”
Lan Yan was genuinely speechless and helpless. If they were alone, it might’ve been fine, but Gu Beiyan and Professor Su were still there.
His mouth was truly… Could he ever stop?
She pursed her lips and ignored him, pretending not to hear.
Anyway, once she got the document, she’d leave.
Gu Beiyan glanced at Xiao Si and sarcastically remarked, “With that sleazy attitude of yours, it’d be a miracle if Dr. Lan paid any attention to you.”
Xiao Si: “…”
How was he sleazy?
He retorted, “Don’t spew nonsense and ruin my image. What I’m doing is called doting on my wife—men who dote on their wives are the happiest. You don’t understand, so stop misusing words here.”
“Wife?” Gu Beiyan chuckled and said, “Your face is thicker than the Great Wall. I don’t recall hearing about you two getting married.”
After speaking, Gu Beiyan turned to Lan Yan and asked, “Dr. Lan, when did you two get your marriage certificate?”
Lan Yan: “… Mr. Gu, Doctor Xiao is joking. We haven’t gotten a certificate. We’re just ordinary friends.”
After answering Gu Beiyan’s question, Lan Yan’s clear eyes inadvertently shot a warning glance at Xiao Si.
The look seemed to say, “If you dare say one more word, I’ll skin you alive.”
This man’s mouth was unbelievable—he could spout anything.
Perhaps this was how rumors started.
“Hey Xiao, you’re crossing the line. Dr. Lan is a clean and respectable woman, and you’re ruining her reputation with your nonsense. How will she ever get married in the future?”
Xiao Si curved his lips into a smile, “She’ll marry me sooner or later. Whether I call it early or late makes no difference. The person she marries will only be me—so what’s there to be scared of? Even if others wanted her, I wouldn’t agree. She’s mine, and only mine.”
“…”
Lan Yan really couldn’t listen anymore.
All she wanted now was to pick up the document and leave.
Fortunately, at that moment, Su Tianyi returned with the document.
Lan Yan accepted it with both hands and said, “Thank you, Professor. I’ll be going now.”
Su Tianyi, who had overheard their conversation, couldn’t help but comment. He was older and more experienced, and saw things more clearly than these youngsters.
Suddenly, he said to Lan Yan, “Lan, Doctor Xiao is a good man—a solid choice. Listen to your elders; they won’t steer you wrong.”
Lan Yan froze for a moment and gave an awkward smile.
She didn’t know how to respond to his remark.
But saying nothing felt disrespectful, so she reluctantly replied, “Alright, thank you, Professor. I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Okay, you’d better head back now.”
Su Tianyi could see that she was genuinely shy, so he didn’t say more.
With that, Lan Yan took the file and turned to leave.
However, when she entered the elevator and pressed the button for the door to close, a well-defined hand suddenly reached in, causing the door to reopen.
Soon after, Xiao Si’s face appeared before her.
Lan Yan: “You…”
The man walked in with a smile, “Surprised?”
“…”
Lan Yan didn’t want to respond, so she didn’t answer him and pressed the close button again.
Xiao Si spoke up again, “Ms. Liang told me to bring you home for dinner.”
Lan Yan turned her head to look at him.
She clearly didn’t believe him.
“I’m serious. I’m not lying. Just half an hour before you arrived, she messaged me, insisting that I bring you home, or she would disown me as her son.”
As he spoke, he took out his phone and opened the message to show her.
“Here, see? I’m not lying.”
Lan Yan glanced at the screen briefly before turning her eyes away.
“Tell Aunt Yun I’m busy and probably won’t make it,” she said.
“I’m not telling her—you tell her yourself. If Ms. Liang scolds me, it’ll be your fault; it’s safer for you to explain. Your standing in her heart far outweighs mine nowadays.”
“…”
As they spoke, the elevator stopped on the ninth floor.
Standing outside the elevator were Fang Jianfu and Pan Lian.
Lan Yan didn’t know them and showed no concern, stepping back slightly.
Xiao Si lazily scanned them without interest and also stepped back with her.
Fang Jianfu and Pan Lian didn’t know them either, so they didn’t think much and began chatting as usual.
“The Qian Family is despicable. Huaying just went through a miscarriage, and now they’re turning their backs on her!” Fang Jianfu spat out angrily.
Pan Lian retorted, “Alright, if you’ve got guts, go shout that in front of the Qian Family. Stop whining to me. She lost the child herself—since the Qian Family isn’t pursuing it further, they’re already showing a lot of face.”
“You know your daughter’s temperament, don’t you? She didn’t want the child long ago—this time, she simply used an excuse. Claiming someone pushed her and caused the miscarriage? Who’s unlucky enough to be caught up in her drama?”
After being scolded by Pan Lian, Fang Jianfu fell silent.
Pan Lian grumbled, “I must’ve been cursed in eight lifetimes of bad luck to get tangled up with your Fang Family. Each of you is useless and brings endless trouble!”
Originally, Pan Lian had planned to live a high life by leveraging Pan Hao, as he was a child of the Gu Family. But the Gu Family never acknowledged him.
“And that damned old man from the Gu Family, refusing to recognize Hao’s identity—not to mention that brat Gu Beiyan, who constantly sabotages me.”
Speaking of Gu Beiyan, Pan Lian was furious.
Because he was her biggest obstacle!
Lan Yan’s expression shifted slightly upon hearing them mention the Gu Family.
Though, it might not be the Gu Family she was thinking of.
After all, there was more than one Gu Family in Yue City.
But in the next second, her peripheral vision caught the man beside her recording the conversation.
When the elevator finally reached the first floor, Pan Lian and Fang Jianfu stepped out.
Leaving only the two of them inside.
Xiao Si put away his phone.
Then, casually, he sent the recording to Gu Beiyan.
Xiao Si hadn’t expected to stumble upon such a situation in the elevator—everything falling into place effortlessly.
“Doctor Xiao, aren’t you getting out?” Lan Yan asked.
Her car was parked in the basement’s second level.
“I’ll ride in your car.” He said.
Lan Yan: “We’re not heading the same way—I’m stopping by the research institute.”
Xiao Si replied casually, “No problem, I’ll wait in the car. Once you’re done, we’ll go back together.”
“…”
“Aren’t you supposed to go home for dinner with Aunt Yun?”
“If you don’t go, I won’t go either.”
Now, was he planning to cling to her all day?
He always managed to block her with just one line.
She gave up arguing. He could follow if he wanted to.
Basement Level Two.
Lan Yan unlocked her car, and he opened the passenger door and hopped in smoothly.
No matter how much Lan Yan wanted to ditch him, there was nothing she could do.
She stood by the car door, sighed helplessly, and said nothing in the end.
…
The next morning.
Fang Huaying had just woken up when the police arrived.
Seeing the officers in uniform, she froze for a moment.
She assumed Fang Jianfu and the others must’ve called them.
Before the officers could say anything, Fang Huaying spoke first, “Officers, you’re here just in time—I need to file a report.”
The lead female officer asked, “What are you reporting?”
Fang Huaying replied, “Someone tried to harm me and killed my child.”
The female officer looked slightly surprised but then asked, “Miss Fang, can you tell us who tried to harm you?”
Fang Huaying hesitated momentarily before saying, “I’m not sure. But at the time, only we two were in the restroom—it was her who pushed me. She was wearing a mask, so I didn’t see her face clearly.”
The female officer fixed her sharp gaze on her and asked again, “Miss Fang, are you sure what you’re saying is true?”
Fang Huaying nodded; her eyes instantly reddened.
“Officer, how could I possibly joke about my child?”
The female officer observed her heartbroken demeanor; had she not known the truth beforehand, she might have believed her words.
“Miss Fang, if that’s the case, how would you explain this recording?”
“What recording?”
Fang Huaying asked, puzzled.
The female officer said, “Xiao Li, play the recording for her.”
“Got it.”
“…”
A minute later, the recording ended.
Fang Huaying felt as if all the blood in her body had frozen.
The voices in the recording were none other than those of her father and mother.
“Miss Fang, you must recognize these voices—they’re your parents, correct? If you doubt this, we also have the elevator surveillance footage to show you.”
“No, it’s not like that! Officer, my mom and dad were just talking nonsense—they weren’t there at the scene.”
Fang Huaying hurriedly tried to explain.
“It was that woman who pushed me. She killed my child—it was her who pushed me…”
Her emotions flared as she kept repeating the same statement.
Fang Huaying had never imagined waking up to the situation flipped upside down. She had planned to blow this thing up upon waking.
But now…
Fang Jianfu and Pan Lian arrived, spotting police officers in uniform standing in the room.
And their hysterical daughter sitting on the bed.
“Officers, what’s going on?”
Fang Jianfu rushed to the bedside and asked while trying to calm Fang Huaying.
“Dear, what happened?”
“Dad, quickly explain to them—that wasn’t what you said.” Fang Huaying clung to his arm frantically.
Fang Jianfu looked confused, “What are you talking about, dear?”
The police played the recording for Fang Jianfu and Pan Lian once more.
Puzzlement turned to shock as they listened.
“Mr. Fang, Ms. Pan, the voices in this recording belong to you two, correct?”
Fang Jianfu glanced at Pan Lian.
Pan Lian looked equally alarmed.
The husband and wife remained silent.
The female officer addressed Fang Huaying, “Miss Fang, you mentioned the person who pushed you was alone with you in the restroom. Coincidentally, the family of that person filed the report. They’ve provided accounts of the incident that nearly mirror your parents’ claims, contradicting yours entirely.”
Fang Huaying deflated like a punctured balloon, sitting motionless.
She hadn’t anticipated that Jiang You would call the police—this was completely outside her predictions.
Given her recent heavy bleeding and miscarriage, moving her wasn’t an option; thus, the police interviewed her in the hospital room.
Half an hour later, the room emptied, leaving only the family of three.
Pan Lian glared furiously at Fang Huaying and lashed out, “Look at the mess you’ve caused! You’ve offended the Qian Family—that’s bad enough—but now you’ve crossed the Gu Family! You’ve been living just fine, why provoke people from the Jiang and Gu Families? With your dumb brain, did you actually think you could outwit them? Do you even know your capabilities? I told you to consult me before doing anything major, but you wouldn’t listen! Now look at you—a total disaster!”
Her anger was palpable—she had invested a lot in her daughter, only to gain nothing.
Neither father nor daughter dared utter a sound.
Pan Lian stormed out of the room in frustration.
On the hospital’s first floor, Hu Yunqin appeared with Dong Xiaoxiao, heading toward the elevators.
“Mom, why are we at the hospital? Who are we seeing?” Dong Xiaoxiao asked.
She didn’t want to go out at all, but Hu Yunqin insisted.
“To meet someone.” Hu Yunqin replied.
But she didn’t say who.
In the elevator, they ascended to the ninth-floor ward area.
Dong Xiaoxiao stepped out, seeing the obstetrics and gynecology sign, “Mom, who are you taking me to meet?”
Hu Yunqin still wouldn’t answer, “You’ll know when we get there.”
Dong Xiaoxiao frowned and grumbled.
“Yunqin?”
Hu Yunqin turned at the sound of her name.
It was none other than Pan Lian, walking from the ward area toward the elevator.