Kang Xi's two officers hurried to find people from the water police. Kang Xi was annoyed that he couldn't catch Wu Xiufang himself.
At this moment, Song Jiaping and Tianyi's car also arrived.
As soon as they got out of the car, Song Jiaping rushed to Meng Yao, who was lying on the ground, blocked by a stone pier, and asked, "Are you alright? I'll call an ambulance right away."
As Song Jiaping tried to help her up and was about to call the ambulance, Meng Yao finally came to her senses. She suddenly stood up crying and ran to the broken guardrail, looking down at the river and shouting, "Mom... Mom!"
It was already night, and even though there were lights on the bridge, nothing could be seen on the dark river.
Fearing she might do something foolish, Song Jiaping held her tightly and said, "Meng Yao, the police are already searching the river."
"Why, why did it turn out like this?" Meng Yao suddenly realized that her parents, whom she had always been proud of, were so unbearable. She couldn't accept it for a moment.
She wanted to push Song Jiaping away and find her father!
With her mother's whereabouts unknown, she could only go to her father to confirm, hoping it was just a nightmare.
But as soon as Meng Yao pushed Song Jiaping away and took two or three quick steps, she felt dizzy and fell.
Fortunately, Song Jiaping was still behind her to catch her, and she fainted in his arms.
...
When Meng Yao woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital bed, her neck still aching faintly.
She subconsciously reached out and touched a gauze on her neck. As she felt uncomfortable and was about to pull it off, someone beside her stopped her, "Don't pull it. Your neck wound has been medicated and bandaged."
Meng Yao turned her head to look in the direction of the voice and saw Song Jiaping beside her.
She immediately looked away, not daring to face him, and said, "Why are you here? Have they found my mother? Where are my father and sister?"
"The police are still searching," Song Jiaping didn't dare to tell her the truth.
Wu Xiufang's car was found. She was in the car, wearing a seatbelt, and had drowned.
Her father was arrested, and the Huangfu Group was in chaos. Meng Qi was at the group stabilizing the situation and couldn't come to the hospital to take care of Meng Yao.
Meng Yao let out a soft "oh" and started crying again.
Song Jiaping continued, "There are matters at the group, and your father and sister are busy, so they can't come to the hospital for now."
"I want to go to the group to find them." Meng Yao propped herself up with her arm, trying to get up, but still felt dizzy and weak. She asked, "What's wrong with me? Why did I faint?"
"You're fine. The doctor said you were dizzy due to anemia. You probably haven't slept well recently and are overworked. You need more rest and nutrition." As Song Jiaping spoke, he opened the lid of the insulated box. "Don't move, I'll raise the bed and feed you some lean pork and cabbage porridge."
Meng Yao remained silent.
Song Jiaping still raised the hospital bed and brought the porridge in front of her, saying, "I know you don't want to see me, but your family can't take care of you right now. I'll disappear automatically after you recover and are discharged, and I won't bother you anymore."
Saying that, he began to feed her with a spoon.
Meng Yao finally glanced at him and cooperated by slightly opening her mouth.
Song Jiaping fed her spoonful by spoonful. Seeing that she had finished a bowl of porridge, a gentle smile appeared on his face.
He sat with her quietly for a while. Seeing that she was getting tired again, he flattened the bed and let her lie down to sleep.
Song Jiaping looked at her pale face after she closed her eyes. He didn't feel much happiness after taking revenge, only that he could finally comfort the souls of his loved ones in heaven.
His mother in heaven could also rest in peace.
Wu Xiufang's death was like a cycle of karma. She had originally wanted to drown them mother and son, but fate did not grant her wish. In the end, this became her own fate.
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Huangfu Sisong and Shi Changying would also receive the due legal sanctions. He had done everything he wanted to do in Lancheng, and there was nothing left to linger for here, except for the woman in front of him.
But they were still destined to have no fate in this life.
Meng Yao had personally witnessed him and Qin Tianyi colluding to make her mother confess, and her mother had plunged into the river with her car right before her eyes.
He knew that she would never forgive him, let alone be with the person who killed her mother and sent her father to prison.
Song Jiaping could completely understand her feelings, as he had experienced the same thing.
As for whether the Huangfu Group would go bankrupt because of this, or the business war between Qin Tianyi and the Huangfu Group, he no longer wanted to care about it.
Song Jiaping would wait for Meng Yao to recover before returning to where he belonged, forgetting everything here.
...
Two days later, it was Christmas. Meng Yao was able to be discharged from the hospital.
Song Jiaping helped her with the discharge procedures. In the afternoon, he left the hospital and sent her back to the Huangfu family's mansion, also preparing a lot of tonics and nutritional supplements for her.
As the car stopped at the entrance of the mansion, the butler's eyes reddened as soon as he saw Meng Yao. He called out, "Third Miss."
Meng Yao responded, got out of Song Jiaping's car, got into an electric cart, and went inside without looking back at Song Jiaping.
Song Jiaping waited until the large iron gate slowly closed automatically before driving away with reluctance in his heart.
Meng Yao walked into the main hall of the main building and saw a table placed in the center with her mother's portrait, surrounded by black cloth.
She froze. Didn't Song Jiaping say the police were still searching? Why had the family already set up a mourning hall for her mother?
Before Meng Yao could ask, the butler said, "Now the outside is spreading rumors that Madam killed many people, impersonated the eldest daughter of the Wu family, and killed all the Wu family members. They are portraying Madam as a murderer. The eldest daughter has decided not to hold a funeral and will simply set up a mourning hall at home for remembrance."
"How can Eldest Sister be so sure that Mother is already... already dead?"
The butler saw that she seemed to know nothing and said, "They recovered the car with her in it. Madam couldn't unfasten her seatbelt and was trapped in the seat, drowning."
As he spoke, the butler began to cry.
Meng Yao's tears also flowed uncontrollably. She had thought that as long as her mother hadn't been found in the river, there was still hope...
"Where's my father? Isn't he home?"
The butler wiped his tears and said, "Sir was arrested by the police and hasn't been released yet. Now only the eldest daughter is struggling alone at the group and doesn't have time to come back."
Meng Yao was completely stunned. She never expected her family to become like this overnight and that she would also face the tragedy of a broken family.
She slowly stepped forward, offered incense to Wu Xiufang, kowtowed three times, then got up, took a car key, and left the mansion to find Meng Qi at the group.
Meng Yao arrived at the group's building and found that the row of security guards that used to guard the entrance was gone.
She entered through the revolving door. The lobby was deserted, with no one moving around. There was only one person at the front desk.
Meng Yao hurried over and asked, "Where is my sister Meng Qi's floor? I want to see her."
"Are you the Third Miss?" the receptionist recognized her and said, "The eldest lady is on the top floor. I'll swipe the express elevator for you."
The receptionist led her to the express elevator to the top floor, swiped a card, and the elevator door opened.