Volume 2 Chapter 63
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 63: Bai Yuxuan Learns The Truth
At that moment, in the hospital corridor, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed from afar.
“Make way!”
Doctors and nurses rushed past, pushing a surgical gurney at full speed through the hallway. Alongside them was a blood-soaked “young man.”
On the gurney lay a golden-haired “girl,” her face deathly pale, her eyes tightly shut.
“Qianxue, you’re not allowed to die! Didn’t you promise, you’d stay by my side this time?!”
Bai Yuxuan cried out, tears in her eyes as she gripped his hand tightly.
“Alright, the patient is about to undergo surgery. Please wait outside.”
After Qianxue was wheeled into the operating room, a nurse stopped Bai Yuxuan at the door.
“Please, use every resource in this hospital to save her. I’m begging you!”
Bai Yuxuan clasped the nurse’s hands tightly as she spoke.
“Sir, please don’t worry. We will do everything we can to save the patient.”
“Not everything you can, you must save her! If she survives, I will make sure you are all rewarded!”
Bai Yuxuan said urgently, her voice trembling with desperation.
Meanwhile, in the forest.
“I think the gunshot came from that direction!”
Guided by one of the students, the group searched around the lakeside using the flashlights on their phones.
“Look over here!”
A student shouted, and everyone hurried over.
On the ground by the lake, there was a large pool of blood.
Among it lay a cherry blossom-shaped hairpin, which caught Wang Qian’s attention. She picked it up and examined it carefully.
“This hairpin…” Ning Caiwei said, her voice trembling.
“It’s the commemorative piece Qianxue received when she was voted campus beauty…”
After Wang Qian spoke, Ning Caiwei’s face turned deathly pale.
“Don’t jump to conclusions yet! Look, the trail of blood extends toward the lodge where Qianxue is staying. If we go there, we’ll definitely find out what happened!”
Wang Qian shouted at the shaken Ning Caiwei.
Thus, the group rushed to the lodge where Qianxue had been staying and questioned the front desk.
“Oh, you mean that? Those two students from your school who were staying here, the boy carried that girl all the way back in a panic, then called the driver and rushed to the hospital. That girl was badly injured, covered in blood.”
“Are you sure you didn’t mistake them?”
Wang Qian asked anxiously.
“No mistake. That girl looked like a celebrity, and with that striking golden hair, how could we possibly get it wrong?”
After the receptionist finished speaking, Wang Qian froze in place.
Ning Caiwei, on the other hand, felt all strength leave her body and collapsed onto the ground.
“Teacher, please handle the police report and follow-up matters. Qianxue and I are distant relatives, I’ll go to the hospital first to check on her.”
After a brief moment of shock, Wang Qian quickly spoke to the supervising teacher.
“But this place is so remote, how will you get there?”
“I’ll take her.”
Another teacher spoke up, it was Wang Shiman’s contact at Sakura Academy, the one who had previously arranged for Wang Qian and Qianxue to share a dorm.
“Then be careful on the way!”
“Wait! I want to go too!”
Ning Caiwei called out.
“What can you do there? You’ll only get in the way!”
Wang Qian snapped sharply.
Hearing this, Ning Caiwei’s expression fell, full of hurt.
Seeing her like this, Wang Qian realized she had been too harsh and softened her tone slightly.
“I’m Qianxue’s relative, and there are many procedures at the hospital that need to be handled. If you’re not family, staying there will only hinder me. How about this, you stay here and help the teacher deal with the aftermath. If there’s any update, I’ll call you immediately, alright?”
“…Please take care of Qianxue.”
After that, Wang Qian got into the car.
“Hello, Auntie, something has happened to Qianxue.”
The moment she got in, she dialed Wang Shiman’s number.
“I don’t know the exact cause of his injuries yet. He’s currently in the hospital undergoing emergency treatment, his life is still uncertain.”
“Alright, I understand. Go to the hospital and assess the situation. Make sure no one else gets close to Qianxue. As for the doctors, don’t worry, I’ll handle them personally when I arrive and ensure they keep Qianxue’s gender a secret.”
“Yes!”
With that, Wang Qian hung up.
Before long, she arrived at the hospital.
At a glance, she spotted Bai Yuxuan sitting outside the operating room.
The moment she saw her, anger surged uncontrollably.
“What exactly happened?!”
Wang Qian grabbed Bai Yuxuan by the collar and demanded.
“S-she… was shot…”
Bai Yuxuan replied softly. There were still faint tear streaks on her cheeks, and her eyes were red.
“Shot?! How could she just suddenly be shot?!”
Wang Qian grew even more agitated.
“Our Bai family is currently in a critical phase of succession competition… so that assassin was likely targeting me. I had my back to him at the time, and then…”
“And then Qianxue pushed you away and took the bullet for you?”
Facing the accusation, Bai Yuxuan silently nodded.
“You bastard!”
Wang Qian slapped her hard across the face.
“If you knew you were surrounded by danger, why didn’t you stay within your Bai family?! Why did you come out and drag others into this?!”
She shouted hysterically.
Bai Yuxuan said nothing, allowing Wang Qian to vent her anger.
After glaring at her for a long moment, Wang Qian gradually calmed down.
“Alright. From here on, I’ll take charge of Qianxue’s situation. You should go back.”
“It’s true that what happened to Qianxue is my fault. You can hit me or curse me, but this is the one thing I absolutely cannot agree to!”
Bai Yuxuan’s emotions surged as she spoke.
“Bai Yuxuan, don’t misunderstand. Qianxue is an extremely kind person. She didn’t save you because you’re Bai Yuxuan, she would have done the same for any stranger. Do you understand?”
“I understand. But I can’t leave her anymore. To me, Qianxue… is everything.”
Bai Yuxuan said firmly.
Wang Qian froze for a moment at her expression, then her face darkened again.
“I don’t know what Qianxue said to you before this happened. But if you truly consider her that important, then you should leave her immediately.”
“Why?”
“Because if you stay, you’ll only bring her even greater misfortune.”
Wang Qian stepped closer as she spoke.
“…Forget it. If I don’t tell you the truth, you won’t leave.”
“You were close to Qianxue before, so I assume you’ve investigated her. You should know there’s a considerable force behind her. But that force is extremely wary of your Bai family. They’ve given her strict orders never to be involved with you. If she does, she’ll be treated as a traitor. And at that point, not only her, but even the things she cherishes most will be in danger.”
“…What?”
Those words struck Bai Yuxuan like a thunderbolt, piercing straight through her heart.
“So, for Qianxue’s sake, leave.”
Wang Qian said, patting her shoulder.
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