On the afternoon of the hospital transfer, Jiang Tao finally woke up.
Shu Qingqing had brought Lu Yu over early in the morning. She thought he would ask something, but he remained completely silent.
Once Jiang Tao had regained most of his consciousness, Lu Bochuan invited the specialist over.
The specialist carefully asked about Jiang Tao's diet before he fell into the coma and found he hadn't eaten anything that could raise his blood pressure. The most likely possibility was that he had taken the wrong medication.
"I've always taken that brand of blood pressure medication," Jiang Tao said, pulling a pill from his pocket. "When I took my medicine that day, I poured out too many at once. I couldn't find the pillbox, so I just stuffed the extra into my pocket."
The specialist immediately took it for testing. The result showed that the pill was not for lowering blood pressure, but rather for raising it.
"This explains it," the specialist said, holding the pill. "Generally, if a hypertension patient mistakenly takes blood pressure-raising pills, it can lead to a coma. Fortunately, there wasn't any major damage. Old man, you must be careful when taking your medicine from now on."
Still shaken, Lu Yu held Jiang Tao's hand. "Grandpa, you really need to pay more attention when taking your medicine. Don't ever get it wrong again. How about this: I'll go to your house every week to check your medication for you."
Jiang Tao waved his hand dismissively. "It's fine, just focus on your studies. Your aunt is there, and she buys the medicine herself. Don't worry."
Lu Yu's fingers suddenly stiffened. "Grandpa, did Aunt buy this batch of medicine too?"
Jiang Tao replied, "Yes, we ran out a few days ago, and your aunt just bought some for me."
Lu Yu frowned, his voice laced with anger. "How could she be so careless? Making a mistake on something as important as buying medicine."
Shu Qingqing and Lu Bochuan exchanged a glance, sharing a tacit understanding.
They both knew that this might not have been a mere careless mistake.
However, since Zhou Zheng hadn't finished his investigation, they couldn't jump to conclusions.
Shu Qingqing walked over and patted Lu Yu's shoulder. "It's alright now, Grandpa is fine. Let him rest for a while."
Lu Yu stayed and chatted with Jiang Tao for a bit longer. Even after helping him settle down to sleep, he refused to leave, keeping watch by the bedside.
That evening, Zhou Zheng returned to the hospital. "Mr. Lu, the investigation is complete. Miss Jiang Xinran didn't have money for an investment, so she mortgaged a property for a five million loan from the bank. However, the other party was a scammer who absconded with the money. Afraid her family would find out about the loan and unable to repay it, Miss Jiang came up with the idea of using Old Mr. Jiang's illness as an excuse to get money from you."
"The attending doctor at the previous hospital is a friend of Miss Jiang. She once told Miss Jiang about a hypertension patient who fell into a coma after mistakenly taking blood pressure medication. That's how Miss Jiang got the idea to use this method to fake Old Mr. Jiang's severe illness. The doctor also used her position to help Miss Jiang forge the medical records."
"As for the sleeping pills, over the past six months, Miss Jiang obtained sleeping pills from this doctor once, and also bought them once from a pharmacy near the Jiang residence. As for what they were used for, we currently have no way of knowing."
After Zhou Zheng finished, he paused for a few seconds before continuing, "There is one more thing, regarding the young master's mother."
Shu Qingqing asked, "Jiang Yue?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Zhou Zheng pulled a piece of paper from his bag. "Back when the young master's mother was in that accidental car crash, she actually still had a chance of survival. Furthermore, she had some savings of her own. However, when Sun Xiangmei and Jiang Xinran heard that the medical fees would cost a fortune, they refused to consent to the surgery. In the end, they withdrew the young master's mother's savings as the deceased's family members."
Shu Qingqing was absolutely furious. "How could they do that!"
Lu Bochuan's eyes also darkened terrifyingly.
Shu Qingqing thought for a moment. "There's no doubt that the blood pressure-raising pills were Jiang Xinran's deliberate doing. As for the sleeping pills, it's best we ask her in person."
Pausing, Shu Qingqing added, "Then, about this matter... should we tell Lu Yu first?"
Lu Bochuan lowered his eyes in deep thought. Just as he was figuring out how to broach the subject with Lu Yu, his sleeve was suddenly tugged.
Shu Qingqing tugged him again, signaling him to turn around.
Lu Yu had come over at some unknown point.
The young man's tall and slender figure now carried a hint of dejection. He slowly looked up, his eyes filled with confusion and sorrow. "Dad, did she really do all of this?"
It might be understandable if Jiang Xinran disliked him, but Grandpa was her biological father and had treated her so well.
Seeing him like this made Shu Qingqing's heart ache terribly. She walked over and patted his shoulder.
Lu Bochuan also walked over. "Lu Yu, Jiang Xinran's actions already constitute a crime. If you have any reservations..."
"I have no reservations," Lu Yu looked up firmly. "Dad, deal with it however it should be dealt with."
Everyone must pay the price for their own mistakes.
Meanwhile.
After getting the five million, Jiang Xinran had originally planned to go to the bank to pay off her debt first.
But passing by a shopping mall, she remembered being mocked for not having money to buy a bag. Still feeling indignant, she simply went into the mall and bought that particular handbag.
Back in her car, just as she was busy taking photos to post on social media, her friend called.
"Mengfei, why the sudden call? Is something wrong with my dad?"
"Jiang Xinran, you're going to get me killed!" Xue Mengfei's exasperated voice blasted from the receiver. "The hospital director just called me in and said that my helping you fake the records was discovered! Didn't you say it was foolproof? Now look what happened! Not only will I lose my job, but I might also be sued. You better think of a way to fix this right now!"
Jiang Xinran's mind went blank. It took a long time before she finally asked, "Who found out... was it... Lu Bochuan?"
"How should I know! Your dad was transferred a long time ago. Let me tell you, Jiang Xinran, if something happens to me, I absolutely won't let you off!"
Xue Mengfei didn't give her a chance to ask any more questions and hung up straight away.
Jiang Xinran was trembling all over. It took her several tries to turn the car key.
Her brother-in-law must have found out. What should she do?
Should she run away? She had five million in her hands anyway.
No, if she left, what would happen to her mother and her son?
Jiang Xinran pinched her thigh to force herself to calm down.
No, she couldn't leave. So what if her brother-in-law found out? Her dad was fine; he had just been in a coma for a day.
It would be better if she went and admitted her mistake first. That way, her brother-in-law might not do much to her. After all, she was Jiang Yue's sister.
Or she could go find Lu Yu first, trick him into siding with her, so that when her brother-in-law confronted her, Lu Yu would help her.
Thinking this, Jiang Xinran hurriedly hid the newly bought bag in the trunk, wiped off her makeup, and messed up her hair before finally starting the car.
It was only halfway through the drive that she realized she didn't know which hospital her dad was in now, so she gave Lu Yu a call.
After calling four or five times with no answer, Jiang Xinran figured Lu Yu must be mad at her.
Which was normal.
Jiang Xinran turned around and headed home, planning to bring her mother along to the Lu family residence to wait.
However, just as she arrived downstairs, she spotted a police car parked nearby.
Sensing that something was wrong, Jiang Xinran quickly called her mother.
The moment the call connected, her mother frantically urged her to leave: "Whatever you do, don't come upstairs! Lu Bochuan called the police to have you arrested!"
