Li Mohan did not let Ye Huohuo go to the Ye family on the same day she was released from the detention center. Instead, he took her to the hospital for a full-body check-up.
The extent of her injuries was so severe that even the experienced Li Mohan couldn't help but click his tongue.
"Sister-in-law, you still want to go trouble others? I'm genuinely afraid you'll collapse on the way to confront them."
"It's fine, I've had worse. Just treat me, I have urgent matters to attend to. Delays could lead to unforeseen changes." Ye Huohuo's expression was so anxious, one might think her house was on fire and she had to rush back to save it.
"You just stay here and let Mohan treat your wounds. Don't worry about anything else. I'll have people watching the Ye family. Not one of them will escape!" Li Mohan didn't ask why Ye Huohuo was so eager to confront the Ye family.
This support, almost to the point of indulgence, warmed her heart inexplicably. If only... if only they could always be like this, how wonderful it would be!
However, the name of someone she had never even met crossed her mind: Mei Yingxue!
She was a chasm that stood between their hearts.
Ye Huohuo knew she would forever remain in her shadow.
It turns out that liking someone is so tiring. The physical wounds would heal, but what about the heart? A heavy sense of fatigue suddenly washed over her, growing heavier and heavier. It was time to rest.
The continuous events of the past few days had pushed her spirit and body to their limits, and now, even her eyelids felt too heavy to keep open.
"You... you help me investigate Ye Yuanfan. He's Ye Xin's illegitimate son..." Ye Huohuo, lying on the hospital bed, spoke intermittently, her eyelids drooping. She fell asleep before she could finish her sentence.
Li Mohan looked at the injuries on her face, body, and hands, his fingertips trembling slightly. Seeing Ye Huohuo asleep, he gently brushed her hair back from her forehead.
His eyes held a tender gaze.
When he looked up again, his expression instantly turned somber.
"Go and submit all the incriminating evidence against the Bai family to the relevant authorities. Have our company's legal department monitor it closely. This time, we must ensure the Bai family is brought down for good," Li Mohan instructed Ah Cheng, who was by his side. "Also, send people to investigate that Ye... Ye Yuanfan thoroughly!"
"Yes, I'll get right on it." Ah Cheng nodded and was about to leave the hospital room.
"Wait. Investigate everyone in the entire Ye family, as well as everyone in Room 304 of the detention center. Find out anyone connected to the Ye family. I want to see what else the Ye family is up to!"
Previously, he had thought that the Ye family was Ye Huohuo's family, and they wouldn't do anything too extreme to her. But he had been naive. He never expected that his negligence would almost lead to Ye Huohuo being killed in prison.
Perhaps due to extreme fatigue or significant blood loss, Ye Huohuo slept for two days and two nights.
It wasn't until dusk that she slowly opened her eyes.
Her entire body felt weak, especially her left hand, which not only lacked strength but also seemed to have lost all sensation.
She jolted awake, thinking, No way, could I have lost a hand just by sleeping?
She became fully alert, jolting upright in bed, a cold sweat breaking out.
"You're awake?!" The man's voice was hoarse.
Ye Huohuo then noticed that someone was sitting by her bedside: Li Mohan. The reason she couldn't feel her left hand was that he had been holding it, rendering it numb.
Ye Huohuo pulled her hand back. "You've been here the whole time?" She glanced at the sky outside. "I've been asleep all day?"
"Two days and two nights." Li Mohan's voice remained hoarse.
"Two days and two nights?" Ye Huohuo was so shocked she almost dropped her jaw. At the same time, she noticed a new office desk in the room, piled high with documents.
Li Mohan himself looked extremely haggard, with a stubble growing on his chin.
"You haven't been here the whole time, have you?" Ye Huohuo had never seen him so disheveled.
"I wouldn't be at ease if others were watching!" he said casually.
Ye Huohuo's heart pounded as she heard this. "You..." She wanted to say, Don't be so good to me in the future, it's easy for me to misunderstand.
But her lips parted, and she couldn't utter the words. Since there wasn't much time left anyway, she might as well indulge in this feeling a little longer.
"By the way, how's the investigation into Ye Yuanfan that I asked you to do?" she changed the subject, ending the awkwardness.
"I've investigated. The branch company of the Ye Corporation where he is located had eighty million yuan misappropriated several months ago, and its whereabouts are unknown. Later investigations revealed that it was an accountant under him who transferred the money out in more than ten installments.
Ah Cheng also found out that the accountant died in the detention center a month ago, and the huge gambling debts Ye Yuanfan owed were paid off.
So..."
Li Mohan didn't finish his sentence. The situation was clear. The blood-clothed fierce ghost in the detention center was likely that scapegoat accountant. And the reason for his death inside was also orchestrated by Ye Yuanfan.
"You should investigate everyone in Room 304 of the detention center!" Ye Huohuo stated as a certainty.
"Yes, the woman known as Tiger knows the Ye family. Furthermore, her mother had large deposits in her accounts a month ago and a few days ago," Li Mohan replied.
"The matter is clear. It seems the suffering I endured in prison this time was also the masterpiece of the Ye family," Ye Huohuo's eyes flashed with a cold glint.
"Why would they want to kill you? Are they afraid you'll take a share of their family fortune?" Li Mohan asked, puzzled.
"Impossible, there must be something else." Ye Huohuo lowered her eyes slightly, hiding the turbulent emotions within. "I need to go out in a moment. You..."
She glanced at Li Mohan, paused, and then said, "You should go home and rest. You haven't slept well these past two days!"
"No, your injuries." Li Mohan held Ye Huohuo, who was about to get out of bed. "You can't go. Your injuries haven't healed, and getting hurt again could be fatal."
"This..." Ye Huohuo pondered for a moment. Then, with a fingertip, a yellow light flashed before Li Mohan's eyes.
Li Mohan was about to say more, but after being momentarily dazed by Ye Huohuo's action, his eyelids felt as heavy as lead. He let out a huge yawn and slumped down.
Ye Huohuo reached out and supported his upper body, laying him on the bed.
"Some things are meant to be resolved by myself."
She changed into her clothes in the hospital room and covered Li Mohan with the blanket, tucking it in securely. From the outside, it looked like someone was sleeping under the covers, but it was impossible to tell who.
With all this done, the sky outside had completely darkened.
Ye Huohuo walked out of the hospital gate nonchalantly. No one noticed a patient leaving.
As Ye Huohuo hailed a taxi and reached for the door handle, the other car door was also pulled open, and someone more agile than her slid into the car.
"Hey, do you have any manners? I called this taxi." Ye Huohuo was furious. Her unlucky disposition was truly troublesome.
"What are you waiting for? Get in quickly!" Lu Yao's voice called out from inside the car.
"It's you?! What are you doing here? Have your injuries healed?" Ye Huohuo quickly got into the car and asked the driver to head to the Ye family.
Lu Yao shook her head and smiled. "Can you sneak out of the hospital, and I can't?"
"Are you following me?" Ye Huohuo frowned.
"You're overthinking it. I just happened to pass by and saw you sneaking out of your hospital room, so I followed you out."
Ye Huohuo raised an eyebrow, not believing a word Lu Yao said. "If you just happened to run into me, why aren't you wearing a hospital gown? Unless your supposed 'passing by' means you were also sneaking out of the hospital and happened to pass by my door."
Lu Yao touched her nose, feeling a bit awkward at being exposed.
"Alright, stop beating around the bush. Tell me, what are you going to do?" Ye Huohuo asked directly.
Lu Yao sighed softly. "Do you know why I was expelled from the Maoshan Sect?"
"I heard you stole the sect's secret manuals and practiced forbidden arts."
"Actually, I was sent down the mountain on a mission."
Lu Yao's words stunned Ye Huohuo. "You were sent by the Maoshan Sect as a spy? Who could warrant such a huge investment from you?"
After all, Lu Yao was an outstanding figure among their generation, with qualifications that were no less than Ye Huohuo's in all aspects. If she were expelled with such a tarnished reputation, and if she failed her mission or something went wrong, no one could prove her innocence. She might bear this burden for a lifetime.
"Do you know who injured my master?" Lu Yao countered with a question.