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Chapter 561 - 551: A Fortune in Misfortune

Chapter 561: Chapter 551: A Fortune in Misfortune

In the single-patient room at the end of the corridor.

Jiang Lingxi pushed the door open and saw Pei Xinyuan lying on the hospital bed, seemingly in the throes of a nightmare. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her limbs flailed about as she mumbled something incoherent.

A young nurse beside her was hurriedly trying to calm her down, preventing the needle on the back of her hand from being accidentally pulled out.

Noticing someone entering, the nurse immediately felt relieved, as if a savior had arrived, "Quick, help me, she’s about to pull out the needle!"

Jiang Lingxi shoved her bag and phone into Shen Yunqing’s arms and quickly walked to the bedside, firmly restraining Pei Xinyuan’s thrashing limbs, "Xinyuan, it’s Jiang Lingxi, don’t move, don’t be afraid!"

The undeniable force on her limbs, combined with that familiar voice, strong yet gentle, drilled soothingly into her ears, and Pei Xinyuan’s struggles gradually weakened. Her eyelids fluttered as she tried hard to awaken from the nightmare.

The young nurse first checked to see that the needle had not shifted, then breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the newcomer, "Thank you... Jiang Lingxi?"

Seeing Pei Xinyuan calm down, Jiang Lingxi released her grip. Noticing that the nurse recognized her, she raised her hand to remove her sunglasses and mask, "Yes, I am."

"I-I-" The nurse, excited, clenched her fists, wanting to say something but held back, "Miss Pei’s fever has subsided, she should wake up soon."

Jiang Lingxi nodded at her, "Thank you."

"No problem at all, just press the call button if you need me." She said, waving her hand as she walked toward the door, her steps pausing involuntarily as she passed Shen Yunqing, who was holding Jiang Lingxi’s bag and phone. She couldn’t resist sneaking a peek before stifling the urge to gasp and hurriedly left the room.

Oh my, it seems like I’ve stumbled upon something real!

The policewoman led the visitor to the door but didn’t go in.

Seeing the Miss Pei who fainted in the corridor in the morning waking up and calling out "Sister Xixi" to Miss Jiang, she hesitated a moment before leaving, intending to first check if Han Jiaojiao in the adjacent room had woken up.

"Sister Xixi, why are you here?" Pei Xinyuan, aided in sitting up, saw Shen Yunqing standing behind Jiang Lingxi and felt embarrassed, "Mr. Shen is here too."

"Why was your phone off?" Jiang Lingxi asked, fetching a chair to sit by the bed. Seeing Pei Xinyuan’s cracked lips, she offered, "Want some water?"

Pei Xinyuan licked her lips, nodded, and reached under her pillow for the phone, saying, "Ran out of battery."

Jiang Lingxi stretched her hand back.

Shen Yunqing, who was about to pour water after placing the bag on a nearby cabinet, handed the phone over.

Jiang Lingxi took the phone, opened the chat history in the group, and handed it to Pei Xinyuan, "Take a look."

Pei Xinyuan closed her gaping mouth, lowered her head, and looked at the phone screen.

When she saw people talking about what happened last night in the group, even though she already got more details from the police, she couldn’t stop herself from trembling all over when she saw it again.

"Sister Xixi, Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao must have been bullied, how could those people be so cruel! And me, and me, actually I sensed something was wrong with Jiaojiao’s state after coming back from Liangchuan. If I had cared a bit more about Jiaojiao and insisted on her coming back after receiving her reply, what happened would have never occurred. Why didn’t I persist then!"

Jiang Lingxi pressed her trembling shoulders, waiting until Pei Xinyuan looked up, meeting her eyes, she said in a firm, fact-stating tone, "Xinyuan, this isn’t your fault! None of us wanted anything to happen to Han Jiaojiao, but it’s not your fault, you don’t need to blame yourself."

Pei Xinyuan stared blankly at the person in front of her, until her face was covered in tears.

A knock sounded on the door.

Shen Yunqing placed the cup on the bedside table and turned to open the door.

The policewoman stood at the doorway, "Han Jiaojiao is awake."

Pei Xinyuan nearly rolled off the bed, rushing to her feet, her knees buckling upon touching the ground, almost kneeling, but Jiang Lingxi quickly grabbed her.

"Let’s go, have a look."

It’s just next door.

Upon seeing Han Jiaojiao bandaged everywhere, even her neck fixed in place, and skin exposed with large abrasions and bruises, lying immobile on the bed, barely managing to blink, supported by Jiang Lingxi, Pei Xinyuan could barely stand.

Several doctors, who had come to check on the situation after hearing the patient woke up, were standing by the side of the bed. Seeing the family enter, they said, "Here’s the injury report. The head injury is the least severe, the main concern being severe lower limb injuries. If recovery goes well, self-care ability should be retained, which is quite fortunate in the misfortune."

To the doctors, falling from the sixth floor, nearly twenty meters high, surviving without immediate death was already a blessing.

But even in the current situation, Pei Xinyuan couldn’t accept it, not to mention Han Jiaojiao herself.

Pei Xinyuan stood by the bed, not daring to touch her friend lying there, afraid she might break with the slightest touch.

"Jiaojiao..."

The door, initially slightly ajar, was knocked again.

The policewoman guarding the entrance opened the door and frowned at the visitor.

Jiang Lingxi turned her head and saw who it was.

In a perfectly tailored suit, hair meticulously groomed, a pair of shrewd eyes behind gold-rimmed glasses, holding a black briefcase, exuding a commanding presence as if ready for negotiation.

He slightly resembled He Zhu, who they hadn’t seen in some time.

The visitor identified himself once he spoke, "I’m here on behalf of Mr. Bai, having heard that Miss Han has regained consciousness; I’ve come to visit."

Upon hearing the words "Mr. Bai," even though Han Jiaojiao was immobile, the muscle on her cheeks twitched uncontrollably.

Seeing her reaction, Pei Xinyuan panicked and quickly turned around, shouting at the man approaching them, "Stop right there, leave, pretending to be kind, who needs your hypocritical concern, get out, out!"

The man could only stop helplessly, but he had things he needed to say, his task assigned after all, "Mr. Bai was deeply saddened by Miss Han’s misfortune, regretting not being able to intervene in time. He intended to come personally but was tied up with important matters." While saying this, he pulled a bank card from his chest pocket and placed it on the table beside, "This is a token of Mr. Bai’s goodwill, hoping Miss Han will recover soon."

Though phrased tactfully, everyone present understood it was an attempt to settle matters with money.

Pei Xinyuan was so furious her teeth chattered; without thinking, she grabbed the bank card and flung it at the man’s face, "Who wants your dirty money!"

The sharp edge of the bank card left a bloody scratch on the man’s left cheek, momentarily halting his perpetually smiling face, "Mr. Bai’s goodwill has been conveyed, Miss Han, and Miss Pei, please calm down and reconsider."

He said this without picking up the card that fell to the ground, turning to leave.

"Stop!"

His hand, which was reaching for the door handle, paused as he turned back in some surprise,

Having delivered his message in front of the police, he considered his task accomplished, the rest not his assistant’s to meddle in, and could now leave.

But hearing the word "stop," even though the speaker hadn’t specified at whom, instinctually made him halt.

"May I ask you..."

Jiang Lingxi picked up the bank card from the ground, deliberately folding it in half in front of him, ignoring the changing expressions on his face, "Take out the phone from your pocket. Is it Mr. Bai? Busy? Busy listening to what’s happening here?"

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