Volume 2 Chapter 64
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 64: Turning Point
“What…?”
At that moment, Wang Qian’s words struck like a bolt of thunder, piercing deeply into Bai Yuxuan’s heart.
“I finally understand…”
After a long silence, Bai Yuxuan spoke in a low voice.
“I finally understand why that night, Qianxue said those things to me!”
“I… will leave.”
After some deliberation, Bai Yuxuan said to Wang Qian.
“But before I go, I have one request.”
“What request?”
“If Qianxue gets out of life-threatening danger, please let me know. She was injured like this because of me. If I can’t even learn about her condition, it would be worse than death for me!”
“…Alright, I’ll agree to that. You should leave quickly, our people will be here soon.”
Seeing the determination in Bai Yuxuan’s eyes, Wang Qian sighed.
Bai Yuxuan cast one last worried glance toward the operating room, then turned and left the hospital.
Now walking alone on the street, her mind was filled with everything Wang Qian had just told her.
“So… Ouyang Qianxue took on such enormous risks just to get close to me…”
Thinking of this, Bai Yuxuan was overwhelmed with regret.
She had risked so much to help her, yet she had resented her, treated her coldly, ignored her, and even suspected that her intentions in approaching her were impure.
“I treated you so terribly… you carried such immense pressure… So why would you still smile at someone as selfish and cold as me with such gentleness?”
The more Bai Yuxuan thought about it, the more guilt consumed her. She wished that the bullet had struck her instead, that she could be the one lying in that operating room in his place.
She walked into a secluded spot, took out her phone, and called Xiao Liu, recounting everything from beginning to end. A long silence followed from the other end of the line.
“Young Master… should I plant someone near Young Lady Qianxue? If there’s any update, I’ll inform you immediately?”
After several minutes, Xiao Liu finally spoke.
“No. Acting rashly might alert the forces around her, I’m afraid it could put her in danger. I’ve already asked someone else to handle that. Right now, I need you to do something for me. You should know what it is, right?”
“Aunt, you’re here!”
Several hours later, Wang Shiman arrived at the hospital with a few bodyguards.
“Mm. How is Qianxue?” Wang Shiman asked.
“He’s still in surgery.”
Just as they were speaking, the operation ended, and several doctors came out.
“How is Qianxue?” Wang Qian immediately stepped forward.
“The patient is out of life-threatening danger. Honestly, it was extremely fortunate, if the bullet had been just three centimeters lower, we wouldn’t have been able to save her. However, due to the severity of her injuries, she will need to stay in intensive care for some time.”
“I see…”
Wang Shiman pondered for a moment.
“By the way, doctors, I’d like to discuss something with you.”
She signaled subtly, and the bodyguards immediately took positions throughout the corridor.
“W-What is this…?”
The doctors grew visibly uneasy.
“There’s no need to be afraid. You saved my person, I should be thanking you. Why would I harm you?”
As she spoke, Wang Shiman took out several bank cards and handed them to the doctors.
“Each of these cards contains… this amount.”
She gestured with her hand.
The doctors were stunned by the sum. They exchanged uneasy glances, hesitating. After a brief discussion, the chief surgeon stepped forward.
“No! We cannot accept this. The hospital has strict regulations, if it’s discovered that we took extra payment from a patient, our careers would be over. No hospital would ever accept doctors with such a stain on their record!”
“But you must accept it. Because during the operation, some of you already learned the child’s true gender, didn’t you?”
Wang Shiman fixed her gaze on them. The doctors’ eyes shifted nervously.
“So this is hush money. But I don’t trust money alone to ensure silence, so before coming here, I also investigated your personal lives.”
She stepped closer to the chief surgeon.
“You have a daughter studying vocal performance, don’t you? For someone in that field, appearance is everything. Imagine if one day, she were attacked on the street and her face slashed by a criminal…”
“What are you trying to do?!” the chief surgeon demanded angrily.
“I’m simply reminding you, if you wish to continue living peaceful lives, then accept this money and forget what you know. If I find out that you’ve spoken carelessly, not only will you lose your jobs, but your families may also face danger.”
Seeing the doctors’ pale faces, Wang Shiman nodded in satisfaction. After giving Wang Qian a few instructions, she left the hospital.
Meanwhile, in a villa belonging to a branch of the Bai family in Xijiang City,
“How did it go? Was Bai Yuxuan eliminated?” one of Bai Yuxuan’s uncles asked.
“Brother… It seems the plan failed. The assassin missed, he shot a student who was with Bai Yuxuan instead.”
“What?! You swore you were confident! And now look, our plan failed, and if this is investigated, we’ll all be implicated!”
“Don’t worry, brother. You don’t need to teach me how to handle such matters. Tools that have been used must be disposed of. Aside from you and me, everyone who knew about this has already disappeared from this world, including that assassin.”
As the two reveled in their confidence, they had no idea their conversation had been secretly recorded.
At that moment, after listening to the recording, Bai Yuxuan clenched her fists so tightly that blood seeped from her palm.
“Hmph… you dared to harm the person I cherish most. I will make you pay, many times over!” she said through gritted teeth.
“But Young Master, although it’s only a matter of time, you haven’t yet regained your position as family head. And even if you do, confronting them rashly, ”
“You don’t need to remind me. But this debt, I will repay it, sooner or later.”
Ding~
At that moment, Bai Yuxuan’s phone received a message.
The instant she read it, her face lit up with joy.
“That’s great, Qianxue is out of danger!”
If she hadn’t been sitting in the car with Xiao Liu, she would have leapt three feet into the air.
Watching Bai Yuxuan’s childlike excitement, Xiao Liu was deeply shaken.
It was the first time she had ever seen such an expression on Bai Yuxuan’s face.
Even when she had once been informed that she was chosen as the heir to the family head position, Bai Yuxuan had merely responded with a calm, emotionless “Oh.”
It seemed her choice had been right.
Bai Yuxuan had known Ouyang Qianxue for less than a few months,
Yet her face now revealed emotions she had never shown before.
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