Before Jiang Youli could respond, Zhang Susu continued, "Youli, let's not think about this for now. We'll discuss it once you've recovered from your injuries."
Jiang Youli knew her beautiful stepmother was worried about her mental state, so she nodded.
"Okay."
"You rest some more. I'll call you when Nanny Wang brings the meal."
"Alright."
Zhang Susu helped Jiang Youli lie back down, gently tucking the blanket around her. After sitting back, she watched as Jiang Youli closed her eyes, her face pale and bloodless. Zhang Susu quietly wiped away a tear.
She had almost lost Youli, this child.
It was fortunate that Youli was alright. Otherwise, she couldn't imagine the scene of herself, with white hair, sending off a black-haired child—her own.
After a while, Zhang Susu finally turned and walked out of the hospital room with a sense of relief.
Just then, her husband, Jiang Yehan, also emerged from the neighboring room.
Their eyes met, and they wordlessly walked towards the end of the corridor together.
Standing by the window, Zhang Susu asked, "How is Young Master Qi doing over there?"
"Nothing too serious. Qi Huan's assistant said it's just a mild concussion and some superficial injuries." At this point, Jiang Yehan sighed. "That child Qi Huan is quite pitiful too. With such a major incident happening, only Grandpa Qi has come to visit him during this time. His father and his siblings haven't shown up."
"I see... It's good that Young Master Qi is okay." Zhang Susu said with concern, "Yehan, this car accident has left Jiang Zhao's life hanging in the balance. His parents, your second brother and sister-in-law, will absolutely not let this go. They will definitely seek revenge on Youli."
Jiang Yehan put his arm around her shoulders. "As long as Youli didn't do it on purpose, no matter how much they make a fuss, it's useless. I won't let them hurt Youli again."
Zhang Susu lowered her gaze, worried. "But what if it was intentional?"
She paused, then said softly, "When I told Youli that the owner of the car she hit was Jiang Zhao, she wasn't as shocked as I had imagined. It was as if she had already anticipated it."
Jiang Yehan's hand on her shoulder trembled slightly. "So, what do you think?"
Zhang Susu was silent for a moment, then her eyes suddenly became resolute again.
"I believe in Youli. Even if she really did it on purpose, there must have been a compelling reason! Unless Jiang Zhao provoked her first or tried to harm her, I believe Youli wouldn't have rammed his car for no reason!"
Jiang Yehan smiled. "Well, there you have it. Since you already believe in Youli, what we need to do now is ensure she doesn't suffer secondary harm."
Zhang Susu nodded. "Yes."
...
After four hours of rescue efforts, the emergency room doors finally opened.
Doctors and nurses pushed a gurney out.
Qin Yulian rushed forward. "Doctor, how is my son?"
The doctor wiped his sweat. "We've managed to save him. As for whether he can wake up, that depends on himself now. As his family, you can try talking to him more."
Hearing this, Qin Yulian's legs went weak, and she nearly stumbled, fortunately caught by Jiang Xing from behind.
The meaning was clear: her son might very well become a vegetable.
After settling Jiang Zhao into his hospital room, Qin Yulian looked at her motionless, pale son on the bed and broke down in tears.
"How could this happen... how could my Zhao'er end up like this..."
Jiang Yangxu's face was etched with pain. His eldest son's leg had only recently been crippled, and now his second son was unconscious from this car accident, with the perpetrator being none other than Jiang Youli!
No matter how he thought about it, these incidents couldn't be separated from Jiang Youli!
Seeing this, Jiang Yonghe, who was standing nearby, covered her face and cried softly, "Mom, it's all my fault... I shouldn't have agreed when Second Brother asked me and Big Brother to go meet Lilili Yuanshang with him..."
Qin Yulian immediately turned around and demanded fiercely, "Yonghe, today you originally said you were going to meet an important client from Starlight Entertainment. What exactly happened? Tell me, tell me everything in detail! Don't leave out a single detail!"
Jiang Yonghe sobbed as she recounted to Qin Yulian and Jiang Yangxu the events of taking Jiang Xing and Jiang Zhao to meet Lilili Yuanshang.
"Who knew it would turn out to be Youli... Jiang Youli. Second Brother felt this meeting was a trap designed by Jiang Youli, that she deliberately set us up to mock our incompetence."
"In short, Second Brother even issued harsh threats to Jiang Youli..."
"Later, Second Brother said he had something else to do and told me and Big Brother to go home first. Who knew Second Brother would then be involved in this kind of accident..."
After listening to Jiang Yonghe's account, Qin Yulian's eyes filled with hatred.
"Jiang Youli, Jiang Youli, it's Jiang Youli again! It must be her, without a doubt. She did it on purpose! She wants to kill Zhao'er, she won't rest until she has destroyed our entire family!"
"If Zhao'er doesn't wake up, I will make her pay with her blood!"
Hearing Qin Yulian's harsh words, a flicker of triumphant satisfaction appeared in Jiang Yonghe's eyes.
This time, she didn't believe Jiang Youli could possibly escape unscathed!
Just as she was thinking this, Jiang Yonghe's phone rang.
She lowered her hand from her face, took out her phone, and her expression changed slightly upon seeing the caller ID. She declined the call.
Fortunately, everyone in the room was focused on Jiang Zhao, and no one noticed her odd behavior.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Yonghe didn't notice that, as she relaxed, Jiang Xing, who had been silent all along, glanced in her direction out of the corner of his eye, his gaze deep and inscrutable.
...
Seizing an opportunity to leave the ward, Jiang Yonghe walked out of the inpatient department to a deserted corner of the garden and returned the call to the recent number.
"I told you not to call me casually unless it's an emergency!"
"But it is an emergency, that's why I'm calling you," the middle-aged man's voice on the other end sounded innocent.
Jiang Yonghe took a deep breath. "Hurry up and tell me, what is it!"
“It’s like this. I’ve noticed that these past couple of days, someone seems to be investigating the matter of you hiring people to mess with the Jiang family’s real heiress,” the middle-aged man said nervously.
"What?!" Jiang Yonghe was shocked but quickly calmed down. "Is it Jiang Youli who sent people to investigate?"
"At first, I thought it was that damned country girl too. But after observing for two days, it seems not. If I'm not mistaken, it should be your Second Brother, Jiang Zhao, who sent people to investigate."
Jiang Yonghe never would have imagined that the one investigating her was Jiang Zhao!
So, Jiang Zhao had been secretly investigating her behind her back these past two days?!
Did that mean Jiang Zhao suspected her?
Then, was all his previous kindness towards her just an act?!
At this thought, Jiang Yonghe's eyes turned vicious. She had originally been quite worried about Jiang Zhao's life, afraid he might never wake up from this accident, leaving her with one less man who unconditionally doted on her.
But now, it seemed she rather hoped Jiang Zhao would never wake up. Let him remain a vegetable!
Otherwise, if Jiang Zhao were to discover that she had indeed hired someone to deal with Jiang Youli, the perfect image she had built up within the Jiang family would plummet. She would most likely be driven out of the Jiang family and never again enjoy its lavish resources.
