"Are you okay?"
Seeing Huang Fei co out, the three of them stepped forward. Xu Shuai and Li Longlong patted Long Aotian's shoulder and said, "Nice job, Lao Ao! Just like you said!"
"It's fine. I had to pay 1,000 yuan in dical compensation. What were you guys talking about?"
Huang Fei had never been to a police station before in his life, and pretending he wasn’t nervous would be a lie.
Hearing Xu Shuai and Li Longlong’s words, he couldn’t help but ask.
Xu Shuai and Li Longlong explained what had happened.
After listening, Huang Fei suddenly slapped his thigh. "No wonder! No wonder! Right after you left, that guy’s attitude did a complete 180."
"Thanks, Lao Ao."
Long Aotian waved his hand. "I just tried my luck. You got lucky—he happened to fall for our bluff."
Huang Fei didn’t say anything else. He just bumped fists with Long Aotian.
Then, in a low voice, he asked, "What about Shen ngjie? Is she alright?"
Hearing this, Long Aotian also looked at Xu Shuai and Li Longlong.
He had rushed over after receiving their call midway and didn’t know the full details of what had happened.
"Shen ngjie was taken to the hospital."
"What?" Huang Fei froze for a mont. "Is she okay?"
When he had arrived earlier, he’d only seen Shen ngjie being dragged away by that creepy older man. Had she been hurt during the struggle?
"Which hospital is she in? I’ll go see her."
"Don’t panic, let ask." Xu Shuai imdiately called Wang Lijuan.
"Alright, got it. We’ll be there soon." After hanging up, he nodded to Huang Fei. Li Longlong had already flagged down a taxi, and they headed straight for the hospital.
As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Wang Lijuan waiting at the entrance.
"What happened to Shen ngjie?" Huang Fei asked anxiously.
"She’s fine," Wang Lijuan said softly.
Earlier, Shen ngjie had suddenly complained of stomach pain. By the ti they got to the hospital, she insisted she was fine before any tests could be done.
But no one was convinced—her face had been deathly pale and weak.
In the end, unable to refuse Wang Lijuan and Han Xiaojing’s insistence, Shen ngjie agreed to stay for observation. If nothing was wrong, at least everyone could rest easy.
Hearing this, Huang Fei let out a heavy sigh of relief. Soon, they arrived at Shen ngjie’s hospital room.
Inside, Shen ngjie was already asleep.
Seeing the red mark from a slap on her face and the bruise at the corner of her lips, Huang Fei punched the wall in frustration. "How could a mother like that exist in this world?"
"Eighty thousand yuan—just eighty thousand—and she was willing to sell Shen ngjie’s entire future. How could she be so heartless?"
Long Aotian didn’t respond. Looking at Shen ngjie lying on the hospital bed, he recalled the scars he’d seen on her earlier.
The answer to how they got there was obvious.
"Let’s go grab sothing to eat. We’ll keep watch here," Long Aotian said, checking the ti before turning to Han Xiaojing and Wang Lijuan.
"Mm." Han Xiaojing glanced at him.
After everything that had happened, they were all starving.
"I’ll take them to eat," Xu Shuai volunteered.
"What about Shen ngjie’s mother?" Long Aotian asked instinctively.
This issue had to be resolved. If she kept causing scenes at the school, not only would it hurt Shen ngjie’s reputation, but the school might even punish her. If she got expelled, half her life would be ruined.
"When Huang Fei fought that man, she slipped away in the chaos as soon as she saw blood. No one knows where she is now," Han Xiaojing explained.
She was timid by nature and hadn’t dared to step forward earlier, so she’d seen everything clearly.
"Lao Huang!" Li Longlong called out, then tilted his chin toward the hospital room.
Shen ngjie, who had been lying down earlier, was now turned away from them. From the trembling of her shoulders, it seed she was awake.
Huang Fei imdiately rushed into the room.
Long Aotian didn’t even have ti to stop him.
"Get out… get out!" Shen ngjie covered her head with her hands, her voice nothing like the proud tone she usually carried.
Afraid of upsetting her further, Huang Fei quickly said, "Okay, I’ll leave. I’ll be right outside. If you need anything, just tell —I’ll be here."
With that, he stepped back out.
"Don’t take it personally. She’s emotionally unstable right now. She’s always been so proud—give her so ti alone," Long Aotian reassured him softly.
So wounds are desperately hidden. But when those ugly scars are exposed, the confident, aloof persona she’d built crumbles instantly.
This pressure wasn’t just superficial—it ca from deep within. Shen ngjie was soone who cared so much about her pride.
"I know." Huang Fei leaned against the wall, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.
Before long, Xu Shuai and the others returned.
Han Xiaojing carried a disposable food container with a bowl of lean at porridge inside.
"You guys should go eat too. I brought sothing for ngjie," Han Xiaojing said gently.
At that mont, Xu Shuai tugged at Long Aotian’s sleeve. Having known each other for so long, Long Aotian understood that Xu Shuai had sothing to tell him privately.
So he followed Xu Shuai to a corner of the hallway.
"What’s up?"
"There’s sothing… Lijuan and Han Xiaojing told earlier. But—but I’m not sure how to bring it up to Huang Fei."
Seeing the hesitation on Xu Shuai’s face, Long Aotian grew curious. "What is it?"
"Last month, Lijuan and Han Xiaojing both noticed Shen ngjie gagging a few tis during als."
Hearing this, Long Aotian’s eyebrows shot up, and he lowered his voice. "Gagging? You an… what I think you an?"
Xu Shuai knew exactly what Long Aotian was implying.
He nodded awkwardly. "That’s what I thought too, but we can’t be sure."
"According to Lijuan, ever since the incident with Zhang ngng, Shen ngjie hasn’t been going out much. She’s been spending most of her ti with them. The only exception was during the holiday break… You get what I’m saying, right?"
It had already been over two months since the break.
Winter vacation wasn’t as long as sumr break. From what Long Aotian knew, Shen ngjie had stayed at his place for nearly half of it…
The bigger issue was that neither of them knew whether two months was enough ti for morning sickness to show.
"Let’s not tell Huang Fei about this yet. At least not now—his emotions are all over the place too…"
Xu Shuai nodded in agreent. "That’s what I thought too. That’s why I wanted to talk to you first."
Long Aotian scratched his head. What kind of ss was this?
Even he had always been careful not to make mistakes. What had Shen ngjie been thinking?
Or maybe… this was all just a misunderstanding?
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