At that moment, Qi Huan's voice came from outside the door.
"I heard Old Master Jiang has investigated the circumstances of this car accident. As an innocent victim of this crash, I believe I also have the right to know."
With that, Cheng Jing wheeled him into the hospital room.
Upon seeing Qi Huan, Qin Yulian's imposing manner immediately weakened somewhat. She glanced uneasily at her husband. Was the eldest young master of the Qi family here to demand accountability?
If their son was really found to have tampered with Jiang Youli's car, and Qi Huan pressed for answers, they would be in a difficult position!
Jiang Yangxu frowned and shook his head slightly, signaling her to stay calm.
Although Old Master Jiang didn't want the family's shame aired in public, he could only nod. "Of course. This accident implicated you, Young Master Qi. It is indeed our Jiang family's responsibility."
After Cheng Jing pushed Qi Huan to a spot near Jiang Youli's bedside, Old Master Jiang then gave a look to the Chief Steward, signaling him to report the findings from the investigation at Mi Mi Zhi Xiang.
The Chief Steward nodded in understanding and said, "After carefully reviewing the surveillance footage from around Mi Mi Zhi Xiang, we discovered that the vehicles of the eldest young master, the second young master, and the third young lady all entered the underground parking lot. However, what is puzzling is that on that very day, several surveillance cameras in the parking lot were deliberately sabotaged. The damaged cameras happened to cover the area where the third young lady's car was parked."
Hearing this, Qin Yulian immediately retorted, "What does that prove? I've already said before, perhaps all of this was staged by Jiang Youli herself. Maybe she deliberately broke those cameras to cover her own tracks!"
But Qi Huan said, "I was in Xiao Li'er's car at the time. Are you suggesting that Xiao Li'er staged this accident knowing it might kill me, just to harm your son Jiang Zhao? I think my life isn't so worthless in Xiao Li'er's eyes."
Jiang Youli played along earnestly, "That's right. How could I possibly exchange my fiancé Xiao Huanhuan's life for Jiang Zhao's?"
Qin Yulian was left speechless. Indeed, the fact that Qi Huan was in Jiang Youli's car made her suspicion that Jiang Youli intentionally hit her son rather untenable.
Facing Qin Yulian's doubts and accusations, the Chief Steward responded unhurriedly, "Second Madam, please don't get agitated just yet. Although some cameras were damaged, the person in charge at Mi Mi Zhi Xiang indicated that besides the regular surveillance equipment, they had actually installed hidden cameras in other locations, which clearly captured footage of that spot."
Hearing this, Qin Yulian, whose bluster had already begun to wane, couldn't help but freeze on the spot.
The Chief Steward continued to explain, "Since that area is reserved parking for VIP customers at Mi Mi Zhi Xiang, to ensure the absolute safety of guests' persons and property, they specifically installed concealed cameras from multiple different angles as a precaution. The purpose was to have concrete evidence in case of any emergencies or unforeseen incidents."
Finally, the feeling of unease in Qin Yulian's heart grew even stronger.
Jiang Yangxu's expressionless face also showed slight cracks.
Then, the Chief Steward slowly stated, "According to the surveillance footage obtained from the investigation, the second young master did indeed approach the front of the third young lady's car and examined it carefully. Afterwards, he made a phone call, summoning his personal bodyguard. After giving some instructions, that bodyguard immediately took action, found someone to open the third young lady's car door, and then tinkered inside the car for a long time before leaving."
After speaking, the Chief Steward handed the saved video to the couple, Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian. "See for yourselves."
After watching the video, Qin Yulian's face turned pale, and she nearly fainted.
Qi Huan signaled Cheng Jing to take the video from Qin Yulian's hand. Together with Zhang Susu and Jiang Yehan, they watched it carefully.
Zhang Susu's face was dark and icy. "Qin Yulian, what more do you have to say? Your son Jiang Zhao being hit was entirely his own fault, a consequence of his own actions! As for our Youli escaping disaster this time, it was entirely due to heaven's favor, great fortune, and a strong life force. Otherwise, who knows what terrible outcome might have occurred!"
Jiang Yehan, standing nearby, also looked coldly at Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian and said gravely, "Given the current situation, forget about you seeking accountability from Youli. Now it's Susu and I who need to settle this score with you properly!"
Knowing they were in the wrong, Qin Yulian felt guilty but still had the audacity to say, "...Although it's true that Zhao'er tampered with Jiang Youli's car, Jiang Youli is fine, isn't she? The one lying unconscious now is my son. What more do you want? Why be so aggressive! Do you want to kill Zhao'er outright?"
Zhang Susu said coldly, "Qin Yulian, you really have an answer for everything. So only you can demand explanations, and we can't, is that it! If it hadn't been proven that Jiang Zhao wanted to kill our Youli, would you have let her off? Jiang Zhao is unconscious now, so indeed we can't do anything more to him. But you are his parents. Shouldn't you make amends? The debts of the son are repaid by the parents!"
Jiang Youli watched contentedly as her beautiful new mom and handsome new dad charged ahead for her, while she continued leisurely eating her grapes.
It truly felt good to have people who cared for her. No wonder Jiang Yonghe was so unwilling to leave the Jiang family. After all, how much Jiang Yangxu's family doted on her—not only with wealth and status but also with someone to spoil and love her. How could she bear to give that up?
And on top of that, she was so insatiably greedy that she wouldn't hesitate to have someone make an attempt on her life.
Qin Yulian continued to puff out her chest and clamor, "How do you want us to repay? With our lives? Even if our Zhao'er was utterly wrong, he has already paid such a heavy price. Yet you still want to drive our whole family to ruin. Do you even have hearts?"
Faced with such unreasonable, blame-shifting rhetoric, Zhang Susu trembled with anger. "Who is the one without a heart!"
At this point, Qi Huan merely asked mildly, "How does Old Master Jiang plan to handle this matter?"
Though it was a gentle inquiry, it carried an undeniable air of authority.
This car accident involved Qi Huan's life. Old Master Jiang understood that this matter could not be glossed over as a family affair under any circumstances, so he said, "Now that the truth is clear, it is only right for the second branch to accept punishment on their son's behalf."
After saying this, Old Master Jiang turned his gaze to Jiang Yangxu, who stood nearby with a grim expression.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yangxu could only say reluctantly, "We accept the punishment."
Then, Old Master Jiang first sought the opinion of the eldest son, Jiang Yehan. "Eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law, how do you wish to deal with the second branch?"
Jiang Yehan glanced at Jiang Youli lying on the hospital bed, then said, "Father, I don't want to make things too difficult for Second Brother and his family either. As Sister-in-law said, it's not like we're truly after their lives. So, all I ask is for you to entrust the family's pharmaceutical company to my management. Then, transfer 10% of the company's shares to Youli as compensation for what happened."
What Jiang Yangxu could least tolerate was anyone coveting the pharmaceutical company. He immediately cast aside decorum and retorted, "Elder Brother, your demand is utterly excessive! Not only do you want to take over the management of Jiang Pharmaceutical, but you also want Father to gift 10% of the shares to Jiang Youli? Do you have any idea what 10% represents? This is nothing short of taking advantage of the situation! Don't even think I'll agree to this!"
