Su Ya said with a contorted face, "Of course, I won't be disappointed. It's good you're here. With you and Nan Xiao accompanying me on the journey, I won't be too lonely on the road to the underworld. Hahaha..."
Lan Yu Xi let out a light chuckle, "You dream! Just you, wanting me and Nan Xiao to accompany you... Bring him in!"
As soon as Lan Yu Xi finished speaking, Ying dragged in a tall, thin man.
Su Ya's pupils constricted sharply when she saw who it was.
Ying raised his hand and threw the man in front of Su Ya.
The man, enduring the pain, reached out to touch Su Ya. Su Ya recoiled as if from a plague, "Scram, you useless piece of trash!"
The man closed his eyes painfully, "You call me trash? If it weren't for me, this trash, could you have gotten into the sanatorium? If it weren't for me, this trash, could you have transported those things into the basement? If things are exposed, I'll go to prison with you, and you still call me trash! Heh – my mother was right, your heart is harder than iron and will never be warmed! Su Ya, I've completely given up on you!"
The man struggled to get up from the ground, "Madam Nan, I'll confess, I'll confess everything!"
Su Ya glanced at him coldly, "Coward!"
Lan Yu Xi said sternly, "He's not weak. The reason he's confessing is because he sees what kind of person you are. Who would be foolish enough to throw away their future for someone who doesn't care about them at all."
"Lan Yu Xi, I curse you to die a terrible death!"
"Many people have cursed me, and all of them died untimely deaths." Lan Yu Xi glanced at her and turned to leave.
"Lan Yu Xi, have Nan Xiao come. I have something very important to tell him!"
Seeing that Lan Yu Xi completely ignored her and walked straight out, Su Ya struggled to break free from the chains binding her. However, no matter how much she struggled, the chains didn't budge.
Just before the door closed, Lan Yu Xi turned back and gave her a cold look.
"Forget about seeing Nan Xiao in the afterlife. You personally killed his mother. Do you think he would speak to you as calmly as I am if he saw you?"
After the door closed, Lan Yu Xi said gravely, "Nan Yi, show her her parents' verdict."
Nan Yi acknowledged and entered with the verdicts of Su Chi and his wife.
A moment later, a heart-wrenching cry from Su Ya echoed from the utility room.
Lan Yu Xi raised her eyebrows slightly and, with Ying, quickly headed to An Lan Shu's ward.
When she arrived, the forensic doctor and criminal investigators had just finished collecting evidence, and the sanatorium caregivers were dressing An Lan Shu in her burial clothes.
Lan Yu Xi looked at Nan Xiao, who was sitting on a waiting chair with his head in his hands, and gently patted his head.
She could understand his feelings. No matter how badly An Lan Shu treated him, she was still his mother. With his mother gone, he must be sad and heartbroken.
Nan Xiao buried his head deep in her embrace, remaining silent for a long time.
Lan Yu Xi sighed softly and turned to Nan Er, "Have the An family been notified?"
Nan Er shook his head, "No, the family head didn't allow it."
Lan Yu Xi patted Nan Xiao's back, "Notify them, so no one can talk."
Nan Xiao slowly pulled away from her embrace and said in a muffled voice, "Okay."
"Should the Nan family be notified?"
"Notify the Fourth Uncle. The others can be spared. After all, she's no longer a member of the Nan family."
"Should we tell Dad?"
"Forget about him."
Lan Yu Xi glanced at the time and took out her phone to make a call.
The call was answered quickly. Before Lan Yu Xi could speak, Nan Zhen Ting's voice came through, "I know. I'll take a plane back later."
"Okay."
Lan Yu Xi hung up and looked at Nan Xiao.
Nan Xiao sighed, "The funeral home has been arranged, and the car will be here soon. You should go back first."
"It's almost dawn. I won't be able to sleep if I go back. I might as well stay and keep you company."
"Where is that woman?"
"You want to see her?"
"No, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and kill her again. Let the police take her away!"
Lan Yu Xi signaled to Ying.
Ying understood and, with the waiting police officers, went to the utility room.
After the police left, Lan Yu Xi whispered something in Nan Xiao's ear.
A fierce glint flashed in Nan Xiao's eyes. He took out his phone and dialed, "Old Xiao, don't interrogate her immediately after bringing her back. Keep her locked up for a day and a night. You can question the male doctor first; he should confess quickly."
"Okay."
Nan Xiao hung up and let out a long sigh of relief.
Nan Xiao's mood improved slightly, and he then looked at Nan Er, who had returned, "What did the An family say?"
Nan Er seemed hesitant to speak, but under Nan Xiao's intense gaze, he finally replied, "An Zi Ling said he'll go directly to the funeral home tomorrow and that he's not responsible for notifying anyone else. Then I made a few more calls. Some said they were abroad, or that they couldn't come right now. However, Fourth Uncle is already on his way here with the Nan family."
Nan Xiao's face darkened. He got up and glanced into the ward. These were the maternal relatives his mother had doted on her whole life, yet not a single one was present upon her death. While the Nan family, whom she had schemed against her whole life, including his father who hated her the most, could rush back from abroad at a moment's notice.
Lan Yu Xi reached out and linked her arm with his, her grip tightening.
Nan Xiao patted her hand, his voice slightly hoarse, "It's alright."
"Dad, Mom..." came a childlike voice from behind.
Nan Xiao and Lan Yu Xi froze and turned to look at each other.
Lan Hao Lin, holding Mu Mu, and Lan Mu Guo, holding Zhao Zhao, walked rapidly towards them, followed by members of the Lan family, the Hongmen, and the Luo family.
Nan Xiao's emotions surged for a while before he managed to regain control.
"Dad, Mom, Master, Uncle Hong, why are you all here?"
Lan Hao Lin glared at him reproachfully, "With such a major event, how could we not come?"
Nan Xiao pursed his lips and took Mu Mu into his arms.
Mu Mu hugged her father's neck tightly, "Daddy, Grandma said for me and brother to kowtow to Grandma."
Nan Xiao, who had been holding back his tears, finally let them flow when he heard his daughter's words.
Mu Mu reached up and wiped the tears from his face, "Daddy, don't cry. You still have us."
Nan Xiao hugged his daughter tightly, "Daddy isn't crying out of sadness. Daddy is moved by you. Grandma never acknowledged you and your brother, yet you've come to send her off."
As he spoke, Nan Xiao bowed deeply to Lan Hao Lin and Tang Wan, "Thank you, Mom and Dad, for not holding grudges..."
Tang Wan quickly helped him up, "Get up quickly, don't drop Mu Mu. And from now on, don't say such things! She's gone, and all past grievances are settled. Put Mu Mu down, and let's go in to pay our respects to your mother."