萌白酱金丝旗袍在线

Chapter 367: 168 Fairness (Third Revision)_3

Having lost her support, Zhu Xiangxiang started to fall backwards. Just as she was about to hit the ground, a person rushed out and caught her in their arms.

“Xiangxiang.” The woman cried out in pain.

Struggling to open her eyes, Zhu Xiangxiang took a faint look at the person in front of her. Her deathly still eyes suddenly sparked with light, “Mum… is that you?”

“Am I dead? Or am I dreaming…” Zhu Xiangxiang murmured.

“It’s me, mum is here, Xiangxiang, you need to stop talking, mum will take you to the hospital…” Lin Qing brought out her mobile phone from her bag, her fingers trembling as she dialled 120.

Tears flowed from Zhu Xiangxiang’s eyes, landing on the back of Lin Qing’s hand. Lin Qing paused for a moment, feeling a sudden sting in her heart.

She remembered how Xiangxiang looked when she was just born. Small and adorable with eyes that seemed to always contain water, drawing people’s love.

This was the daughter she had raised for sixteen years. From a small baby in swaddling clothes, through her babbling toddler years to her adolescence as a graceful young girl. Every day and night, every birthday, she remembered it all clearly. People’s hearts may change, but memories can’t be erased.

“Mum, is it really you?”

“It is.” Lin Qing said, holding her hand: “Don’t talk now, let me take you to the hospital.”

Deng Kun touched his head and found it covered in blood. The cruelty in his eyes intensified. He glared at Lin Qing menacingly, “Who the hell do you think you are, daring to hit me? You’re asking for death.”

As he spoke, he advanced towards Lin Qing. Blood flowed from his head onto his face, and his bulging eyes filled with hostility made him look extremely terrifying.

Lin Qing, carrying Zhu Xiangxiang, turned to run. Barely two steps later, her high heels got stuck in a hole in the ground. She twisted her foot and both of them fell to the ground.

“Mum, be careful…” Zhu Xiangxiang shouted, deliberately cushioning Lin Qing’s fall. Lin Qing landed on top of Zhu Xiangxiang.

Zhu Xiangxiang let out a muffled groan her face twisted in pain.

“Xiangxiang.” Lin Qing cried out anxiously as Deng Kun approached step by step.

“Is this man a lunatic? How could he be so terrifying? How can he try to kill someone in broad daylight?” Lin Qing couldn’t believe it. If she hadn’t been following them, Xiangxiang would have met with a terrible end today.

“He… he’s my stepfather, a gambling addict. When I don’t give him money, he beats me…” Zhu Xiangxiang shivered mid-sentence. The fear in her eyes deeply pierced Lin Qing’s heart.

“Stepfather?”

So this was the environment in which Xiangxiang grew up? When Zhao Xiaohui agreed to let her leave that day, she had no idea this is what Xiangxiang would have to face. Lin Qing was filled with regret and hatred.

Just then, someone passing by saw Deng Kun attacking them and immediately came to stop him. Lin Qing, carrying Zhu Xiangxiang, managed to escape stumblingly.

Ming Jing quietly observed as Lin Qing, carrying Zhu Xiangxiang, emerged from the other side of the road and got into the Ferrari parked at the roadside, then drove away.

Soon after, the ambulance and police cars arrived. The medics brought out a stretcher with a man on it who was covered in blood. They lifted him onto the ambulance, and after the police got in, the ambulance sped off.

A group of people had gathered at the roadside, discussing the incident.

Han Suwen emerged from the crowd and got into the car. She hesitated for a moment before saying to Ming Jing, “Zhu Xiangxiang’s stepfather hit her, and almost strangled her to death. Your mother arrived just in time to save her…”

Han Suwen sighed inwardly. The Zhus family had not been in peace for long when another commotion started.

It must be hard for the young lady. Her biological mother was indifferent towards her but could not let go of this adopted daughter. Anyone would find it hard to deal with.

Han Suwen looked up to see Ming Jing with a usual expression, even smiling a bit.

She was stunned… was the young lady…?

“Humans have feelings; it’s not like we’re plants or trees. Let’s go.”

Han Suwen aired her grievances, “But if Zhu Xiangxiang returns to the Zhu household this time, it’d be so unfair to you, Miss.”

“What is this so-called fairness? Everyone has their own measure of justice. I had already foreseen this situation, there’s nothing surprising about it. Let’s go.”

After being taught a lesson, Zhu Xiangxiang has learned to be a bit smarter. This is the only way she could continue in the game I’m playing. If she’s too stupid, it’s no fun.

The doctor put her on an IV drip, and after a bit of rest, Zhu Xiangxiang woke up to see Lin Qing sitting by her bedside, still holding her hand. She suddenly burst into tears.

“Mum, so it wasn’t just a dream,” Zhu Xiangxiang said with a hoarse voice.

Lin Qing smiled and shook her head, “Silly girl, of course it’s not a dream. How are you feeling now? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Zhu Xiangxiang shook her head and rushed forward to hug Lin Qing, sobbing, “People say that the person who appears in your mind when you’re on the verge of death is someone you can’t forget in your life. When I was at death’s door, the person who appeared in my mind was you, Mum. I thought that if I died, I would need to thank him, because he would have freed me from the heartache of missing you day and night.”

The grief-stricken and wistful tone of her voice was enough to move anyone to tears.

Lin Qing sighed, “If I knew you were going back to a terrible home, I wouldn’t have let you leave for anything. It’s not too late now, recover from your injuries and come home with mum.”

Zhu Xiangxiang instinctively shrunk away, “But what about Ming Jing…”

“Don’t mind her, I’m still the one who calls the shots in this house,” Lin Qing said in a cold tone.

“Mum, you’ve finally reunited with your biological daughter. If I ruin the relationship between you two because of me, it’ll be a big sin.”

“Ming Jing is my daughter, and so are you. Remember that. You rest first, as for your stepfather…”

A glint flickered in Lin Qing’s eyes and she gritted her teeth, saying, “I’ll never let him get away with this.”

Zhu Xiangxiang curved her lips into a smile, and before Lin Qing turned back around, she let her smile fade.

Lin Qing adjusted her blanket gently and said softly, “Rest well, I’ll step out to make a call.”

Zhu Xiangxiang instinctively grabbed Lin Qing’s sleeve, looking pitiful. She quickly stirred Lin Qing’s soft side.

“Mum, are you not going to leave me again?”

Lin Qing patted the back of her hand, “Have a good rest. Mum won’t go away.”

After Lin Qing left, Zhu Xiangxiang was left alone in the luxurious single room, smirking at her great fortune.

Zhao Xiaohui walked out of the hospital building and saw a familiar figure in the distance.

Wasn’t that Madam Zhu?

What was she doing at the hospital?

Zhao Xiaohui stealthily followed her. Lin Qing was on the phone, apparently furious, “Such scum must be fired. Also, find me a lawyer. How dare he bully my daughter, I’ll sue him till he rots in jail!”

Zhao Xiaohui wondered, who would dare to bully the young miss from the Zhu family to make Madam Zhu so furious?