Chapter 88
Everything was pitch black.
The first thing to regain consciousness was her hand. Fang Yi’s hanging fingertips trembled slightly, and a sharp pain spread from her palm.
Still alive.
She slowly curled her fingers, feeling a warm and muddy patch. In front of her was a half-broken piece of glass.
She remembered that she had dodged the bullet at the last minute, and had also dodged the heavy dump truck that was aiming straight for the driver’s seat. But the car body had still been carried by the huge impact and had uncontrollably sped towards the mottled wall.
There was a moment of intense weightlessness, as if she were in an endless void. Fang Yi was not sure if this behemoth, which weighed several tons, could really fly, but she had a subtle feeling that her breathing and the roar of the turbine were overlapping, as if this car were also a part of her body.
So in that slow moment, she had instinctively turned the direction and had crashed into a sniper’s blind spot.
Those people… have they left?
The old lady is really ruthless. Or, was she originally prepared to silence them?
Fang Yi held her breath and gently moved her body, trying to check her wounds.
Her right arm seemed to be able to move slightly, but she could only rely on the bending of her thumb to confirm. She fumbled around bit by bit and felt the subtle touch of the ring that had been warmed by her body temperature.
Good, the ring is still there.
The faint sound of noisy footsteps came from outside. Even though a part of the bulletproof glass was shattered, it still filtered out most of the noise. For a moment, it was difficult to tell who the newcomers were.
Her five fingers moved in turn, caressing the edge of the sharp fragment, trying to piece together its entire outline in her mind.
A sharp, irregular prism.
Her long, slender knuckles trembled. She held it tightly, hid it in her palm, with the sharp side facing down.
The cold touch pressed against the everted wound. Her vision was completely blocked by the airbag. Fang Yi slowed her breathing, hoping to summarize and review her combat experience in her mind. But as soon as she closed her eyes, her mind was full of the young lady’s light and wicked smile.
I can’t die yet.
Someone is waiting for me to come home.
I still have many things I haven’t done.
We haven’t been to the grasslands yet, nor have we seen the golden mountain in the sunlight…
The hand holding the glass fragment tightened a little more. She forced herself to remember the feeling of being stabbed in a vital part. The other party should be armed. She only had one chance.
The footsteps gradually approached, and a faint electromagnetic sound came from her ear, followed by a “ding”—
[Wow! We’re all still alive. So amazing!]
[Host! What are you doing with that glass? You’re bleeding!! QAQ]
[I have a free bandage here—]
Shh, it’s fine. Fang Yi thought for a moment, and then, amidst the System’s cries, she locked it in the small dark room.
Bloody and violent, not suitable for children.
She was already prepared for battle, until she heard the agreed-upon secret signal from outside, repeated three times.
This was arranged by He Shuanghua, that doctor.
Safe…?
Soon, light pierced through the darkness. Fang Yi narrowed her eyes, gradually letting her vision adapt to the glaring sunlight, and the blue sky reappeared before her eyes.
The medical staff neatly rescued them.
Fang Yi looked back and saw that the black sedan was almost completely twisted under the pressure of gravity, but the airbag still retained a relatively safe space.
It had completed its mission.
He Shuanghua’s forehead was bleeding, but judging from the wound, it was not a fatal injury. Fang Yi was slightly relieved, and only then did she realize that she was still holding the glass.
The blood-stained fragment fell to the ground with a clatter and bounced twice. Fang Yi raised her palm and made a simple judgment.
“A superficial wound. Check her first. Give me some alcohol and gauze.”
She subconsciously gave an order, and her old habit of being a captain had returned.
But in the gap when she had put down her hand, she had suddenly noticed that the diamond on her ring was gone.
It had probably fallen off in the violent impact.
The woman immediately struggled to sit up from the stretcher. “I have to go back and get something.”
The doctor’s eyes widened in surprise, but she did not comply. Instead, she forcefully pressed her back onto the stretcher.
This was not the post-apocalyptic world, let alone Captain Fang’s one-man show. She was just an ordinary, pitifully lying on a stretcher.
The doctor explained to her with a kind and pleasant expression, “Ma’am, you can’t. That car is very dangerous now. It could explode at any time. Professionals will come to deal with it later. We need to take you back for a full-body check-up first.”
“It’s something very important,” Fang Yi could not resist and emphasized with a serious expression.
“You can’t.”
Fang Yi gritted her teeth and, aiming for a chance, she turned over and was about to jump down, but was steadily held by the doctor just now, a second before she could succeed. “You can’t.”
The woman frowned and was about to say something more, but the doctor smiled slightly. “A tranquilizer. The patient is emotionally unstable.”
Fang Yi was honest and lay down obediently.
She lay on the stretcher and looked up, and saw the words on the name tag. She finally confirmed that the middle-aged woman in front of her was the dean that He Shuanghua had mentioned.
The dean looked energetic and was as kind and amiable as a neighbor’s aunt. It would be easy to handle if she was one of them.
So Fang Yi continued, “I’m very clear-headed. When we get there, give me any bills that need to be paid or signed first. Don’t contact my family.”
“Ma’am, you can’t.”
“I’m Fang Yi. Didn’t He Shuanghua tell you?”
“Fang Yi, you can’t.”
“…”
Fang Yi was silent for a while. This time, she didn’t ask, but directly wiped her bloody hand on her clothes and took out her phone from her pocket.
She saw the message that she hadn’t had time to reply to, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. But she didn’t open it, but first dialed Wang Quan’s number.
This thrilling confrontation had thus come to an end. Although the palpitation of her heart had not yet stopped, anyway, she was not dead, so it was a success.
“Hello?”
The other side answered quickly, and Wang Quan’s voice immediately flew out of the speaker.
“My god, Boss, do you know what just happened? My mom and I were just watching that Li Sinian’s live broadcast. It was so exciting. At first, when I saw her kneel down, I thought it was also a promotional strategy. I was thinking that in terms of shamelessness, there is a heaven beyond heaven, and I was still too conservative. But then the call came in, and my mom speculated that this was all Li Sinian’s doing to overthrow her grandma. It’s not a conspiracy theory. You also know the Li family. How can there be such a coincidence in the world…”
“…”
Wang Quan spoke too fast in one breath, and a large section of her rhythmic tone hit her face through the screen.
Before Fang Yi could speak, Wang Quan continued, “It’s very perverted. She was even hypocritically proposing there. I feel that Li Sinian is a very scheming person. She probably wanted to use this method to slander her own grandma and at the same time, kidnap the great lawyer’s reputation. They’ve already broken up, and she’s still pestering her, and then using that AI voice synthesis to disgust people. These technologies really need to be regulated, otherwise it’s too scary. It’s a disregard for human ethics!”
Wang Quan said with a sense of unfinished business, “By the way, do you also want to do this with me? Tell our great lawyer not to be afraid, to boldly sue Li Sinian, and to call the police! While the old Li and the young Li are fighting, we can take advantage of the situation. Justice is in the hearts of the people. There is still law in the world! I’ll pay for it. I’ll support her unconditionally!”
The business decisions of the Wang and Li families were almost two extremes. One took the high-end route, and the other promoted the grassroots economy.
The old prestigious families would scold these rising stars as nouveau riche country bumpkins. She felt that they were not much better. The Qing Dynasty had been overthrown for hundreds of years, and they were still acting like noble relics.
“…”
Fang Yi was silent for a moment.
In fact, He Shuanghua’s breakthrough was also very rough. Thinking back, it might have been a little too deliberate, but looking at Wang Quan’s reaction… she could only say that everyone loves to watch a good show.
She did not answer, nor did she refute, but just said, “If Lin Shuxing asks, just say that the two of us are together, or that I’m on a business trip.”
“Ah, why,” Wang Quan was stunned for a moment and asked cautiously, “Did you two have a fight?”
Her ears twitched, and she asked again, “Why is there the sound of an ambulance on your side?”
Wang Quan finally reacted and screamed, “Holy crap, it can’t be real, can it? A car accident?? You’re at the scene???”
“Didn’t they break up? Ah, ah, damn Li Sinian! I’m going to kill you!!”
The volume was so loud that her eardrums stung. Fang Yi expressionlessly moved the phone a little further away, feeling that the System had still chosen the wrong person. It should have been tied to Wang Quan’s head, so that the two of them could howl together from morning to night.
Wang Quan jumped up. She didn’t even have to think to know what Fang Yi was thinking, and said angrily, “Are you guys okay? Such a big thing happened, and you still want to hide it from your partner. Have you eaten too many red beans and are lovesick!”
“It’s fine. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to call you.” Fang Yi paused, and in order to ease the tense atmosphere, she even let out a hehe laugh.
Wang Quan: “…Do you think you’re very humorous? Hehe.”
Fang Yi raised her bandaged right hand and looked at it, feeling that she would be able to basically recover soon, and then she could wear a glove, and no one would be able to tell.
She said lightly, “It’s just a superficial wound. There’s no need to let her know.”
“We’re on our way to the hospital. Don’t worry too much. By the way, ask for a leave for me from the company.”
Wang Quan sarcastically imitated her “heh” from just now.
Fang Yi slowly said, “Wang Quan, you are my best friend. I believe you.”
Wang Quan: “…!”
A hot-blooded youth is most susceptible to this. This “best friend” had a great impact on her, and as expected, she did not make a sound anymore.
After dealing with Wang Quan, Fang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, typed a few lines and then deleted them, and finally, with some hesitation, she first sent Lin Shuxing a very cute black-faced little cat sticker.
This sticker was sent to her by Lin Shuxing. To be precise, all the cute pictures on Fang Yi’s phone were secretly saved from her chats with Lin Shuxing.
[Fang Yi: Little Whale peeking.jpg]
[Fang Yi: No need. I have to go on a business trip to the city next door for a day or two. I’ll be quite busy and may not be able to reply in time. I’ll bring you a gift when I get back.]
The young lady did not suspect anything and quickly replied with a single word, “Alright.”
Everything at the hospital went very smoothly. The shattered order was pieced back together.
Fang Yi stared at the ceiling and heard the dean come in and whisper. She had a smile on her face. He Shuanghua had probably really won this time, a clean sweep.
The dean’s words were few, and her conversation with He Shuanghua was also an encrypted call. She only vaguely heard that Li Sinian had been stopped by Li Duqiu, and the two had had a fierce conflict.
In the profound conversation between the two, Fang Yi felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier.
The adrenaline that had been stimulated at the brink of death began to fade, but she couldn’t sleep yet.
She had to go and find the diamond.
The diamond that Lin Shuxing had given her.
When will the physical examination report be out?
So slow. The nurse would not let her go and even threatened that if she dared to slip away, she would be put in a straitjacket and given a good shot as soon as she was caught.
I want the diamond, the diamond, not a shot.
…
Her consciousness was hazy. The woman leaned against the soft pillow and slowly closed her eyes. She belatedly felt that her whole body was in pain.
In the hazy darkness, she returned to that dream scene. The little girl was sitting under a streetlight at an abandoned construction site, looking up at her with a smile.
There was no flying dust, no faint sadness. She was bathed in the dim yellow light, as if she were running in the noon sun, and held out her hand:
“Little Bear, you always let me make a wish. Then what is your wish?”
What? Did my childhood self directly ask people to make a wish… that’s too direct.
Fang Yi was embarrassed and put her hands behind her back.
The girl picked her up, and her soft cheek affectionately leaned against her, as if she were long used to her silence, and said sweetly:
“It’s okay if you don’t say it. I wish—that you will be happy.”
“Don’t always have this expression. I don’t like it.” The girl’s slender fingertips landed on the corner of her lips and manually drew a smile for her.
The touch of her fingertips became deeper and clearer, sliding past her lips, her cheeks, and gently stopping at her fragile neck.
The familiar fragrance became stronger and stronger, as if summer had arrived late. She fell into a flower bush, startling a flock of butterflies.
A cold liquid fell. This sudden downpour came suddenly.
Fang Yi suddenly opened her eyes.
The young lady by the bed was biting her lip, her eyes full of tears. She looked down at her, her eyes full of a gloomy coldness, and she said in a light and airy tone, word by word:
“You lied to me.”
