267: Chapter 267: The Cabbage is Rooted by the Pig 267: Chapter 267: The Cabbage is Rooted by the Pig Gu Beiyan actually didn’t know what had happened either; he had been staying in the hotel room where Jiang You was staying, only learning about the incident after receiving a call from Jiang You’s assistant.
“President Jiang, I’m sorry, it’s my fault for not taking good care of Youzi,” Lu Ling said with a face full of guilt and fear.
“It happened like this: I was accompanying Youzi to the dressing room of the production crew to change and do makeup, but on the way, we ran into a woman.
Then Youzi took her to the dressing room and asked me to wait outside.
Not long after, I heard an argument coming from inside.
Just as I was about to go in, the door was opened by that woman, who then ran away.
When I entered, I saw Youzi lying on the ground, bleeding from her forehead.”
“Who was that woman?” Su He asked.
Lu Ling shook her head, “I don’t know her, but she seemed quite old.”
There was no surveillance in the makeup room, so the incident wasn’t caught on camera.
To find out who it was, they could only rely on Jiang You now.
“I’ve had someone check the surveillance over there,” Gu Beiyan said with a somber expression.
He couldn’t believe that someone had gotten hurt right under his watch.
Su He frowned slightly; she had a rough idea who it could be.
…
Jiang You’s forehead had been stitched with six stitches, but she was still unconscious.
“Don’t worry, the patient is not in any serious danger; it’s just that the scar on her forehead is quite deep,” the doctor said to the group, summarily explaining the situation.
“Then why hasn’t she woken up yet?” Gu Beiyan, who had been at her bedside the whole time, asked anxiously.
“She was knocked unconscious; she should wake up soon.
If there’s any problem, ring the bell later,” the doctor said.
“Thank you, Doctor Lin,” Su He said politely.
After the doctor left, Gu Beiyan’s assistant Chen Zhe came in.
“Mr.
Gu, Master, Miss Su,” Chen Zhe greeted everyone respectfully.
He was marvelling at his own dedication, having been summoned from his warm bed to work in the middle of the night.
“There are no surveillance cameras in the production crew area, but I found this video in the surveillance from the side of the road.”
Chen Zhe played the video and handed the phone to the nearest Su He.
Su He took it, and almost without seeing the face, she knew who the frantically fleeing figure in the video was.
She looked up at the man standing beside her, and Jiang Yan’s face instantly darkened.
Gu Beiyan was stunned when he saw the person in the video.
Jiang You was her daughter too; how could she do such a thing?
Gu Beiyan looked at Jiang Yan with a complicated expression, “What will you do?”
After all, she was no ordinary person; he couldn’t interfere, and it was up to Jiang Yan to deal with it.
In the still of night.
The Lou Family’s house was brightly lit.
“Madam, what’s wrong with you?”
Aunt Liu, the servant, looked at Lou Ruozhi with panic on her face as she curled up on the living room sofa.
Since returning, she had been like that, unresponsive no matter how much Aunt Liu called her.
The Lou Family’s influence had considerably waned; almost all the servants had left, leaving only her to accompany Lou Ruozhi.
She had no idea why it had suddenly come to this.
The young master was missing, and the master was still lying in the hospital.
Lou Ruozhi was trembling, staring blankly at the floor, her eyes void of spirit.
She had sought out Jiang You tonight, merely hoping she would persuade Jiang Yan, but she hadn’t expected Jiang You to be even more ruthless than Jiang Yan.
In a moment of agitation and anger, she had grabbed something and struck Jiang You on the forehead.
Then, Jiang You fell to the floor, blood seeping from her forehead.
She was scared, so she ran.
Just then, several uniformed police officers burst into the villa.
Aunt Liu watched, stunned.
“Ms.
Lou, please come with us to the station.
We have received a report that you have intentionally injured someone.
Please cooperate with our investigation.”
“I didn’t,” Lou Ruozhi said in quick denial.
“The other party has provided evidence; your denial is no defense.
Take her away.” As she was uncooperative, they had to take her into custody by force.
Aunt Liu watched on, bewildered, “Officer, you must be mistaken, our madam, she…”
Before she could finish, she was cut off, “Do not obstruct official duties.”
Lou Ruozhi’s face was filled with terror as she struggled not to be touched, “Let me go, I didn’t assault anyone, it’s not me!
Do you know who my son is?
My son is from the Jiang Family, you can’t take me away, he won’t let you get away with this!”
“The reporter is from the Jiang Family,” one of the officers said gravely as he informed her of the reality.
“No, that’s impossible!” Deep down, she already knew the answer, she just didn’t want to believe it herself.
No one paid her any more attention and simply took her away.
Aunt Liu stood there helplessly, not knowing what to do.
…
The next morning, Jiang You woke up and remained silent, sitting on the hospital bed in a daze.
Gu Beiyan was worried she might have hit her head too hard and had called for the doctor.
After an examination, the doctor didn’t find any issues.
Outside the ward.
“Mr.
Gu, don’t worry, the patient is fine, she just needs good rest for the next few days.”
“Then why won’t she speak?” Gu Beiyan asked, frowning.
The doctor was taken aback for a moment, “Perhaps she has something on her mind, and since she is a girl, the injury is to her forehead, but this is just my speculation.
As her family, be with her, encourage her; she’ll be fine.”
After a brief conversation with the doctor, Gu Beiyan returned to the ward, only to find it empty.
Just as he was about to call out Jiang You’s name, he heard a sharp scream from the restroom.
He quickly ran over, pushing open the restroom door.
“Jiang You!”
But the next second, he saw her standing perfectly fine in front of the washbasin, holding her face in her hands, looking aggrieved.
“My face is ruined, boo hoo X﹏X” The thought of a scar on her forehead made Jiang You’s heart ache with sadness.
Hearing her say this, Gu Beiyan’s heart which had been raised in panic, settled back down as he had thought something serious had happened.
He exhaled in relief, “There won’t be a scar.”
Jiang You looked up at him in the mirror, pouting, “Are you sure?”
“Yeah,” he continued, “Even if there’s a scar, in my eyes, you’re always beautiful, it doesn’t affect your beauty at all.”
Hearing him say that, Jiang You suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Her previously depressive mood was scattered by his words.
Unbeknownst to the two in the restroom, Su He and Jiang Yan had already arrived.
Su He was unmoved by their conversation.
But even the normally obtuse Jiang Yan noticed something amiss.
He frowned and looked at Su He, who just shrugged her shoulders, indicating she didn’t know anything.
Jiang Yan waited a few seconds, and seeing that they hadn’t come out, he headed towards the restroom.
“What are you two doing inside?” His expression was calm, but his gaze fell sharply on the two people, particularly on Gu Beiyan.
Jiang You was startled by this sudden voice.
She turned her head and saw her own brother with a dark face standing at the door, “Brother, you…
how did you get here?”
“How?
Can’t I come?” Whenever Jiang Yan thought about what he had just speculated in his heart, he couldn’t help feeling annoyed.
Jiang You didn’t understand where her brother’s annoyance was coming from, but she didn’t dare to provoke him, so she obediently came out.
Gu Beiyan cleared his throat.
Even if he felt guilty, his face appeared very open and honest.
Seeing Su He was also there, Jiang You immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, thank goodness, with sister-in-law here, I have my amulet.
“Sister-in-law~” The moment she thought about the wound on her forehead, she cried out to Su He with a grievance.
Su He stepped forward, took her hand, and let her lie back down on the bed.
“How’s the wound?
Does it hurt a lot?” Su He lifted her hand and carefully tidied up the loose hair on Jiang You’s forehead.
“It hurts, I don’t even dare to touch it.” Jiang You never expected that her own mother would lay hands on her; if only she hadn’t listened to her nonsense last night.
Su He sighed, “With such a big cut, it’s bound to hurt.”
“Sister-in-law, what if I end up with a scar on my forehead?
Will it not go away?” The thought distressed Jiang You.
“Once you get the stitches removed, I’ll give you an ointment.
If you apply it daily, it won’t leave a scar, and you won’t need to do any laser treatments.” Su He knew that girls don’t want scars on their bodies, especially someone like Jiang You who cared so much about her face.
Hearing this, Jiang You happily hugged Su He, “Sister-in-law is the one who cares about me the most.”
Su He smiled helplessly and patted her head, “Now you need to tell us what exactly happened last night?”
Talking about last night’s events, Jiang You deeply regretted it, “Nothing much, she just suddenly came to see me, saying she had something important to talk about.
But as soon as I went in, she asked me to plead with my brother to save her precious son.
Of course I refused and retorted a few words.
I was just about to turn around to get a cup of water, I didn’t see her little move, and when I turned back around, she was smashing something at my forehead.
I didn’t react at all, I never knew she could be so ruthless…”
As Jiang You spoke, she felt even more disheartened, “You tell me, other people’s mothers love their children so much, how come my brother and I ended up with such a heartless mother?”
“Oh, that’s not right, she does have a heart.” A hint of sarcastic smile hooked on Jiang You’s lips, “It’s just that all her heart was given to the son she had with the surname Lou.”
Including this time, her own mother had hurt her twice, and they say ‘things come in threes’!
Su He hadn’t guessed wrong; after failing with Jiang Yan, Lou Ruozhi turned to find Jiang You.
She didn’t even know what to say about Lou Ruozhi.
Not even qualifying as a decent mother, where did she get the courage and audacity to think that the siblings she abandoned would take her side?
“It’s okay.
Leave this matter to me and your brother.
You just focus on recovering.
Your agent will handle things at the production crew.”
“Oh, okay.”
Jiang You might have lacked the love of her parents since she was little, but everyone she met has been extremely nice to her.
So she has hardly ever been wronged from childhood till now, and most importantly, she always had a mountain to lean on when things went wrong, which she felt was the luckiest thing.
She did think about just living an easy life without making an effort, as there would still be people to take care of her, but alas, she couldn’t stay idle.
But that didn’t prevent her from having a strong support to rely on.
She had saved up her good karma over several lifetimes to have the support she has now, so she’d certainly not be foolish enough to spurn it when she could rely on it.
“Brother, you have to avenge me.” Jiang You looked at Jiang Yan, without a hint of heart-overflowing with mercy because that woman was her birth mother.
She had no such kindness.
Lou Ruozhi only gave birth to her, but never raised her.
If she could abandon her life twice, and if Jiang You still overflowed with mercy for her, then she wouldn’t be Jiang You.
“Mhm.” Jiang Yan looked at her with a fairly gentle gaze, “I’ll arrange for someone to take care of you, and you can be discharged when the doctor says it’s okay.
Besides, don’t tell Grandma about this for now.”
Jiang You nodded, “Okay, I got it.”
“Then rest well, we’re going to leave now.” Jiang Yan was still thinking about the incident just now and cast a glance at Gu Beiyan, “You’re not leaving?”
Gu Beiyan cleared his throat, “Leaving, leaving right now.”
How could he not understand Jiang Yan’s gaze?
This young man had started to guard against him.
At the hospital entrance, Jiang Yan said to Su He, “You go wait for me in the car first.”
Su He glanced at him, then at Gu Beiyan, and nodded slightly before getting into the car first.
“Is Jiang You the person you said you wanted to marry last time?”
He was asking, but his tone carried a note of certainty.
Gu Beiyan said, “If I say yes, what would you do?”
“You’re not suitable for each other!” If Jiang Yan had discovered his intentions sooner, he would have nipped them in the bud immediately, but at least it wasn’t too late now.
Upon hearing this, Gu Beiyan became unhappy, “No, tell me, how are we not suitable?
She’s unmarried, I’m unmarried, isn’t that quite appropriate?”
“You can’t just sentence me, your brother, to death right off the bat, can you?” Gu Beiyan had indeed considered that Jiang Yan might disapprove, but he didn’t expect him to be so direct, “Besides, you’re not Jiang You.
She hasn’t said we’re unsuitable, so what you say doesn’t matter.
I’m going to live my life with her, not with you.”
Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, “When did you start having these feelings?”
Gu Beiyan raised his eyebrows, his expression somewhat annoying, “It must have been when she was just a few years old.”
“…”
Jiang Yan took a deep breath, “Okay, I’ll give you a chance.”
“What are the conditions?
Just say it.” Gu Beiyan naturally understood that the chance he mentioned must come with conditions.
Sitting in the car, Su He looked through the window at the two men outside.
Although she couldn’t hear what they were saying, she could tell it was something serious.
It looked like she would have to come up with an excuse for herself later.
After a moment, Jiang Yan opened the car door and bent down to get in.
“Go to the police station.” Jiang Yan glanced at Jiang Feng in the driver’s seat.
Jiang Feng answered, “Yes, Master.”
Jiang Yan took a moment before he finally asked, “Did you know about it all along?”
“Ah, know about what?” Su He hadn’t thought of an excuse yet when he caught her off guard with his question.
But when she looked into his deep and tender eyes, she found it even harder to come up with an excuse, “Just knew a little bit earlier than you, that’s all.”
She pinched a small section of her index finger with her thumb as a gesture, “But I didn’t agree, okay?
It’s just that Jiang You didn’t allow me to tell you about Gu Beiyan pursuing her, so naturally, I couldn’t betray her.”
“So you have the heart to lie to me?” Jiang Yan’s gaze on her was deep and intense.
Su He: “…”
“It’s not like that, I didn’t intend to lie to you.
Besides, nothing has happened between the two of them yet, so you don’t need to worry too much.”
“You think if something had happened between them, I would still let Gu Beiyan stand there?”
“…”
She knew Jiang Yan loved Jiang You deeply, with a stern kind of protection, but she didn’t expect him to be so troubled over this matter.
Actually, Gu Beiyan wasn’t that bad.
He wasn’t exactly a playboy; he just lacked a bit of sensibility sometimes.
“If Jiang You really gets married one day, you wouldn’t cry at her wedding, would you?” Su He let her imagination run wild for a moment.
The thought of such a scene seemed incredible to her.
“What do you think?”
“I think you probably would.”
“…”
Jiang Yan wasn’t in the mood to talk right now.
He always felt that something was not quite right in his heart.
Meanwhile, Jiang Feng, fully focused on driving, thought to himself: If Master finds out he has helped Mr.
Gu pursue the second young lady, would he be thrown to the sharks?
The thought caused him to break out in a sweat and feel a chill up his spine.
Too scary.
It seems better to keep his distance from Mr.
Gu in the future—for the sake of his own life.
Inside the police station’s detention room.
Lou Ruozhi, who had been brought here since last night, had been locked up and suffering.
After one night, she was already starting to lose her grip on reality.