"I treated you like a sister, but you didn't see me as one. And what you said to Grandpa before he died, I've all kept in mind, including the fact that you hired people to beat me up. I've kept that in mind too. Many times I didn't understand you, didn't understand what you were thinking. I think you're sick in the head. Why would you bully Hu Yuan like that, why would you bully me? Don't you feel guilty bullying us like this?" Ma Yan looked up at Ma Yan, asking, "Don't you feel guilty?"
"I..."
"It's okay, I'm transferring schools soon anyway, so we won't see each other anymore. Then I won't have to..." Ma Yan choked up, "I won't have to live in constant fear."
"Sister..."
"Don't call me sister. I'm not your real sister. I'm only here with you today because of your mother," Ma Yan said.
Ma Yan's eyes welled up with tears. "You're not going to forgive me?"
"Forgive or not, things have come to this. Anyway, I just feel like it's enough for you to bully me. Why do you have to bully Hu Yuan? Ma Yan, I'm telling you," Ma Yan pointed at Ma Yan, "I've had enough of you for a long time."
However, Ma Yan had never seen Ma Yan like this before. Seeing Ma Yan act so indifferent to her now, she was scared.
"You were faking it all along," she said.
Ma Yan let out a soft hmph. "I don't understand what you're talking about. Once your IV is finished, you can go home. You don't need to go to school today."
"Why were you always faking? Who were you faking for?" Ma Yan asked, looking up at Ma Yan as she got out of bed.
"In the years I've been with you, not one year, no, not one day has been good. After I was beaten up by people you hired, I understood one thing."
"What thing?" Ma Yan asked.
"We're not related by blood."
"Then why are you helping me today?" Ma Yan asked.
Ma Yan looked at Ma Yan's questioning face, recalling the memories Mu Anxiao had just reorganized for her. She said, "Just now, when Hu Yuan called you to the rooftop and tried to push you off, I was scared. I was afraid he would really do something foolish. I was afraid you would die, and your mother would come looking for me. That's why I said those things. Actually, I didn't want to offend Hu Yuan. You know I like him. Do you know why I like him?"
"Why?"
"Because of you. Because you bullied him and me, I felt like he and I were very similar. Because you bullied us. Remember that time you pulled out the needle? I took the blame for you, saying it was a bet, and I was almost expelled from school. It was Hu Yuan who said it had nothing to do with me, but he didn't expose you. He said he wanted to give you another chance because you were still young. But who knew," Ma Yan sneered, "our tolerance for you only made you more arrogant."
"I..."
"You don't need to say anything more. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Just take care of yourself," Ma Yan said, stepping back and sitting on the edge of the bed.
Ma Yan looked at Ma Yan and thought about her own actions over the past few years, her heart sinking.
In the emergency room, Feng Qishi's condition had stabilized. Feng Yan and Feng Sen breathed a sigh of relief. Feng's father also came upon hearing the news, but he argued with Feng's mother, and Feng's mother left early.
Mu Anxiao didn't want to get involved in their family affairs, so after inquiring, she went to the ward where Ma Yan and Ma Yan were.
As she walked into the ward, Mu Anxiao could feel the oppressive atmosphere.
"Are you okay now?" she said awkwardly.
"You're here," Ma Yan said, standing up with a smile.
Ma Yan, hearing Ma Yan's tone when speaking to Mu Anxiao, became unhappy.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the displeased Ma Yan, then at Ma Yan. "It's good that you're okay. Um, about Feng Qishi, do you know what happened?"
"What happened?" Ma Yan asked in surprise.
"He fell from upstairs just now."
"Was it Hu Yuan?" Ma Yan asked abruptly, raising her head.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao quickly looked at Ma Yan and said, "My explanation doesn't involve Hu Yuan, and you shouldn't mention Hu Yuan either. Feng Qishi's incident has nothing to do with Hu Yuan?"
"Why not?" Ma Yan asked unhappily.
Ma Yan turned to look at Ma Yan and said, "If it weren't for your violence, Hu Yuan wouldn't have ended up like this. You should say less."
"But I can't cover up for a criminal," Ma Yan said.
Ma Yan glared at Ma Yan and said, "When you pulled out his needle, he didn't pursue it."
"I..." Ma Yan was speechless.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Ma Yan, then at Ma Yan, and re-narrated her explanation to Feng's mother and others to Ma Yan. After listening, Ma Yan said, "You mean... you and she went up for some air and happened to run into you?"
"Yes," Mu Anxiao nodded, shifting her gaze to Ma Yan's face.
Ma Yan looked into Mu Anxiao's eyes and nodded. "I won't talk nonsense."
"Thank you."
"So, Feng Qishi is taking the blame," Ma Yan said.
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and said, "Yes, but don't worry, it was his decision."
"He's seriously injured, how can you say that? But speaking of which," Ma Yan cautiously glanced at the back of Ma Yan's head, "how did he fall? He could save me, which shows he cherishes life."
Ma Yan, having fainted, didn't understand their conversation.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ma Yan's serious questioning expression, thinking of Feng Qishi's words, and casually said, "He had a conflict with his mother, then he couldn't think straight for a moment and jumped off the building."
"Today's events are really quite messy," Ma Yan sighed.
Ma Yan turned to look at Ma Yan without asking further questions and said, "What's there to sigh about? Just keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, I'll reveal all your bad deeds from the past few years in the family group chat, and let all the aunts and uncles lecture you, and have a laugh at your expense."
Although Mu Anxiao didn't know what a group chat was, she knew the power of aunts and uncles. Hearing Ma Yan say this now, and thinking about Ma Yan's character, she asked, "Why didn't you think of this before?"
"Before, I didn't want to go too far," Ma Yan told Mu Anxiao the truth.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Ma Yan, who was looking at her unhappily, and said, "My grandfather and your grandfather were friends. Your grandfather often mentioned you to my grandfather during his lifetime. Yesterday," she looked at Ma Yan, "you really disappointed my grandfather. So, in anger, he told me what your grandfather wanted to tell you."
In the yard, Zhang Yan sat on the sofa and sneezed violently. He muttered, "Who's talking about me?" Saying that, he rubbed his nose and picked up the remote control.
In the hospital, upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Ma Yan's eyes instantly filled with tears. "What did my grandfather say?"
Ma Yan glanced at Ma Yan and said, "I was wrong yesterday. Your grandfather helped me, and I spoke to him like that. When we get back, apologize to him for me."