Chapter 644 Dawn (50)
Chapter 644 Dawn (50)
At the hospital, Chu Huian took her medicine and then slept fitfully for a while.
She didn't sleep well; in her dream, she saw Xiang Yong's ferocious face and a blood-stained utility knife, its cold light flashing before her eyes.
When she woke up again, it was already daylight. Only Yan Yuxi and the nanny were in the ward; Yan Yi was nowhere to be seen.
When Yan Yuxi saw that she was awake, she quickly went to her mother and asked, "Mom, how are you? Are you feeling better?"
Chu Huian was pale and felt dizzy, as if she had low blood sugar. She didn't see Yan Yi and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where's your dad?"
Yan Yuxi: "..."
Seeing Yan Yuxi's expression, Chu Huian knew that Yan Yi must have gone to Cheng Xue's place.
But Chu Huian was too exhausted to be angry. She tilted her head back and raised a hand to cover her eyes.
After a while, Chu Huian finally felt that the dizziness was not so bad.
She got up, washed up, and then ate something.
With Yan Yi absent, Chu Huian could only inquire about the progress of the kidnapping case from the nanny and Yan Yuxi.
Upon learning that the kidnapper had been hospitalized due to injuries, Chu Huian's mind, which had been functioning normally again, suddenly recalled many details.
For example, when she came out of the car trunk and made eye contact with the kidnapper, he looked surprised—it seemed like he didn't know she was hiding in the trunk.
If the kidnapper didn't put her in the trunk, then why was she in the trunk?
Moreover, Yan Zhen seemed to know the kidnapper; she knew his name.
Xiang Yong?
Is your surname Xiang?
Yan Zhen's adoptive father also has the surname Xiang...
Could they be from Yan Zhen's adoptive parents' side?
Why did he kidnap Yan Zhen?
For a moment, Chu Huian felt a flood of questions popping into her head.
"Mom, are you still dizzy?"
Yan Yuxi's voice pulled Chu Huian back to reality. She paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Yuxi, do you know what your biological parents' son's name is?"
Last year, Chu Huian learned that Yan Yuxi was not her biological daughter. She found out that her daughter was in Xiangjia Village and traveled a long distance to Xiangjia Village with Yan Yi.
She only knew that the Xiang family had a son, but she had never met him and didn't know his name.
Yan Yuxi's expression stiffened slightly, then she shook her head: "I don't know."
"Has Zhenzhen been associating with any shady people lately?"
Yan Yuxi tried hard to recall and said, "A few days ago, when you weren't home, someone came looking for Zhenzhen... a man."
"What does it look like?"
"About 1.7 meters tall, with very dark skin, and a tuft of hair dyed yellow..."
Right!
It was Xiang Yong who kidnapped her and Yan Zhen.
It seems Xiang Yong came here because of Yan Zhen.
The thought that she had not only been implicated and kidnapped by Yan Zhen, but that Yan Zhen had also tried his best to stop her when she suggested that Xiang Yong leave, sent a chill down Chu Huian's spine.
What exactly does Yan Zhen want to do?
She's not usually such a brainless and impulsive person. Her behavior of provoking Xiang Yong in the abandoned school seemed like she wanted to use Xiang Yong to kill herself.
Upon thinking of this, Chu Huian felt a burning pain in her swollen cheeks, and she involuntarily gripped the bed sheet beneath her.
"Where's my phone?"
She needs to talk to Yan Zhen.
If Yan Zhen harbors the intention to kill him, then there's no need to keep this estranged daughter by his side.
She not only wants to expose what she did, but also wants to drive her away.
Yan Yuxi said softly, "Your phone is broken... I'll go buy you a new one."
"No rush," Chu Huian said to the nanny. "Use your phone to call Yan Zhen and tell her to come to the hospital right away."
Yan family.
Yan Zhen had just gotten up and finished washing up when she received the call from the nanny.
Upon learning that Chu Huian wanted to see her and asked her to go to the hospital immediately, she slowly and deliberately replied with an "okay".
After hanging up the phone, Yan Zhen went downstairs, where Jing Chen was making breakfast.
Yan Zhen told Chu Huian about asking her to go to the hospital, and the two of them discussed it and decided to split up—Yan Zhen would go to find Xu Yingxia, Jing Chen would go to the police station, and then they would meet at the hospital.
After breakfast, Yan Zhen went out on his electric skateboard.
Xu Yingxia and Xiang Yong rented a house in Yuncheng as a temporary place to stay. When Yan Zhen knocked on the door, Xu Yingxia was still confused.
Upon learning from Yan Zhen that Xiang Yong had been arrested for kidnapping her and Chu Huian, and had been shot three times, and was now lying in the hospital in critical condition, even if he didn't die, he would face prosecution and imprisonment, Xu Yingxia immediately broke down.
She pointed at Yan Zhen and yelled, "He's your brother! What's wrong with taking a few pictures of you! You even let him touch you when you were little..."
Yan Zhen kicked Xu Yingxia in the stomach, sending her tumbling into the rented room from the doorway.
Xu Yingxia fell heavily to the ground, and was in so much pain that she couldn't straighten up.
With a loud bang, Yan Zhen entered the rented room and closed the door behind him.
Xu Yingxia looked up at her, and it was only then that she realized Yan Zhen was very tall and well-developed. Not only was she almost as tall as Xiang Yong, but her arm muscles also looked very strong.
Faced with Yan Zhen's unfriendly expression and his approaching steps, Xu Yingxia subconsciously shrank back, fear showing on her face: "W-what are you going to do?"
Yan Zhen squatted down in front of her: "Come to the hospital with me and confess to Chu Huian the whole story of Xiang Yong kidnapping me, including who planned it. I can issue a letter of understanding to try to get leniency for Xiang Yong and reduce his prison sentence."
Xu Yingxia immediately thought of Yan Yuxi.
If she were to confess to Chu Huian that this was Yan Yuxi's idea, wouldn't Yan Yuxi hate her to death?
“Your brother did this all by himself…” Xu Yingxia’s eyes flickered. “Your brother has already been arrested, what else is there to confess?”
Yan Zhen took out his phone and opened the surveillance video of Xu Yingxia and Xiang Yong meeting Yan Yuxi by the artificial lake.
Xu Yingxia: "..."
Yan Zhen put away her phone and said with a smile, "It's okay if you don't cooperate. I will join forces with Chu Huian and find a good lawyer to sue Xiang Yong to death, so that he can serve ten or eight years in prison. You know what prison is like. Once Xiang Yong is in there, it's uncertain whether he will have the chance to come out and take care of you in your old age."
Xu Yingxia: "..."
Seeing that her expression was wavering, Yan Zhen continued to persuade her: "Don't you want to acknowledge Yan Yuxi back? I also hope that she can get out of my house. We are on the same page on this point. As long as you confess, Chu Huian will not tolerate Yan Yuxi staying in the Yan family. Then you can take her back to Xiangjia Village. With Yan Yuxi, even if Xiang Yong dies in prison, your future will be secure."
That last sentence convinced Xu Yingxia. After thinking about it for a long time, she finally nodded.
An hour later, Yan Zhen met up with Jing Chen outside the hospital.
"Have you obtained Xiang Yong's statement?"
Jing Chen shook his phone: "I've taken pictures of them all."
Yan Zhen rubbed his hands together, eager to get started: "Let's go, I can't wait to see the dogs fight."
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