Qiao Ying followed right after and walked into the bedroom. She saw Xiao's Mother lying on the floor with the upper half of her body, while her legs were still hanging on the bedside. Her two arms were in a crawling posture as if trying desperately to get to the door. The quilt on the bed had been pulled down by her.
It was not difficult to see that Xiao's Mother was in a hurry to go help Xiao He.
Huo Chengdong, who had deliberately skipped class, felt quite pathetic. He had thought that coming along would be fun, but instead he had to carry someone who was either dead or alive down four floors, with blood all over his body.
Fortunately, Qiao Ying was in a hurry to send people to the hospital, so Huo Chengdong got to experience the excitement of speed and passion, which thrilled him.
Xiao He got over a dozen stitches on his head. When he woke up, the first thing he saw was Qiao Ying sitting by his bed. He was anxious about his mother, ignoring everything else, and asked Qiao Ying hurriedly, "...Where is my mother?"
Qiao Ying: "In the next room."
Xiao He rushed out of bed and ran into the next room without Qiao Ying stopping him.
Xiao‘s Mother had just taken medicine not long ago and was asleep.
Seeing his mother was fine, Xiao He was relieved.
Huo Chengdong said, "Brother, what exactly is your situation? Did someone raid your home? You want me to call the cops for you? I know people at the police station."
Huo Chengdong: "Never mind if you don't wanna talk about it."
"What happened?" Qiao Ying asked.
Xiao He stared at his mother's frail face in silence for a moment. With a dry throat, he said, "...It's none of your business."
Seeing Xiao He's attitude, Huo Chengdong immediately got angry. "You ungrateful brat. I was kind enough to save you, yet you show no appreciation. You deserve to get smashed by that bottle."
Qiao Ying: "It was your father."
It was almost an affirmative tone.
Judging from the damaged items in the living room, it was not a fight between multiple people, but more of venting anger by smashing stuff. It was impossible for Xiao He to have done it himself. If it was an enemy, Xiao He would have no reason not to stop them.
Besides, there was that bottle.
It must have been Xiao He's alcoholic father.
Looking at the traces left at the scene and Xiao He's unconscious posture, he and his drunken dad had a physical fight. Xiao He didn't use heavy force, only trying to drive his dad away, but his alcoholic father went for the kill.
Xiao He's reaction confirmed it.
"Your dad beat you up? What the fxxk, what kind of dad is he? Is he even your biological dad? What dad would smash his son with a liquor bottle?" Huo Chengdong said indignantly.
Looking at the miserable mother and son.
The more Huo Chengdong thought about it, the angrier he got. "Tell me where that scumbag father of yours is. I'll have someone bring him to me."
Xiao He still remained silent.
Qiao Ying: "Your mother must be hospitalized. I paid for one year of her medical expenses. Caregivers will arrive later."
Xiao He slightly tilted his face but did not look at her.
Qiao Ying: "It will need to be paid back in the future."
This made it so Xiao He could no longer refuse her help.
Huo Chengdong had already recognized Xiao He as the student who gave him meals in the cafeteria. He looked at the generous Qiao Ying, then at the tall and handsome Xiao He.
He couldn't help but quietly gossip, "Sis Ying, did you dump Qin Hanyue again?"
Qiao Ying looked at him: "......"
The two then left the inpatient department, ready to head back.
Huo Chengdong looked back at the ward on the fifth floor and couldn't keep his mouth shut as he drove.
"Actually, I quite support you dumping Qin Hanyue, Sis Ying, but the guy just now wasn't as handsome as me. And his dad isn't someone decent."
"The white-haired handsome guy last time looks better than him and Qin Hanyue in my opinion," said Huo Chengdong. He suddenly tidied his hair and cleared his throat, "Sis Ying, what do you think of me?"
Qiao Ying: "Pretty good."
Huo Chengdong felt embarrassed: "Really?"
Qiao Ying: "Yeah, but I'm too outstanding, you don't match up."
Huo Chengdong: "......"
After getting out of the inpatient building, Qiao Ying stood in front of the car and looked up at the fifth floor where Xiao He was, seemingly lost in thought.
Huo Chengdong asked while driving, "Sis Ying, where are we going?"
Xiao He had been in coma for a whole day. By now, it was already dark outside.
As Qiao Ying watched the changing scenery outside the car window, she didn't initially want to intervene in Xiao He's family affairs. But remembering Xiao's Mother was Feng Ying's mother... Qiao Ying had Huo Chengdong make a U-turn.
At a hidden underground gambling den, Xiao He's father was kicked out. He got up, dusted himself off, and left while cursing.
A car's headlights shone on him, blinding his eyes.
Xiao's father swore at the car. As he walked past the car, he took a look inside and even spat at it afterwards.
After taking a few steps, he seemed to hear someone calling him.
"Hey!"
The moment Xiao's father looked back, Huo Chengdong punched him to the ground.
Huo Chengdong dragged the man to a corner and gave him a good beating while he begged for mercy.
At last, Huo Chengdong grabbed Xiao's father by the collar and warned: "Open your dog eyes wide and take a good look at who's hitting you. I'm Xiao He's classmate. If I ever find out again that you've beaten Xiao He and disrupted their mother and son's life, I'll slap you to death with one slap!"
As he spoke, Huo Chengdong really gave him another slap.
Xiao's father cried and screamed, "I won't, I won't dare anymore..."
Looking at his pathetic state, Huo Chengdong got even more furious. He flung the man to the ground.
"Fxxk, what kind of trash are you, hitting your own wife and child. Just touching scumbags like you dirties my hands."
"Stay away from Xiao He from now on. If I see any more injuries on him, I'll mark them all on you, you hear me?!"
"I hear, I hear..."
Huo Chengdong got back into the car, cursing, "What the hell was that thing? Giving birth to a son like that, mutated genes huh."
Qiao Ying: "My brother is also a genetic mutation."
Huo Chengdong: "You don't even let me meet him. It's not like I'd eat him."
Qiao Ying: "You'll see him once he enters Peking University."
Huo Chengdong laughed, "Alright, whatever you say, Sis Ying."
Qin Hanyue cared about Qiao Ying's eyes.
But Qiao Ying had been busy or at night self-study these past few days that Qin Hanyue didn't get to see her.
On the forum, Xiao He—the new student, new face—who had appeared beside Qiao Ying entered Qin Hanyue's sight.
There were also more and more posts about the two on the forum.
Comments said Qiao Ying took initiative to be friendly with the new classmate, helping Xiao He borrow notes, lining up for him at the meal window, eating together...
Some even saw the two leaving night self-study halfway through.
The two top students interacted with each other multiple times.
There was even a classmate posting that late at night he saw the two eating supper together at a noodle shop.
No pics no truth. No one believed it.
The original poster said there was a flashy sport car parked at the shop entrance. It was the one Ye Si drove the other time, only the front was crashed. That was when he discovered the two people inside.
It sounded believable with such details. Right as people were gossiping about it being Friday, close to getting off work, Qin Yan took the chance to browse the forums and saw many posts implying "Young Master got dumped."
Qin Yan: "The car crashed? I hope Miss Qiao is okay..."
Then it occurred to him there was another highlight: "Is Young Master being cheated on?"
No, that's not right.
He didn't even succeed pursuing her in the first place.
He didn't qualify to be cheated on.
After finishing his tasks, Qin Hanyue messaged Qiao Ying that he would go see her later.
Qiao Ying: 【Got something. Come by later】
So Qin Hanyue went for his monthly health checkup first.
On the way there, Qin Yan secretly observed Qin Hanyue's expression, but before he could analyze anything from Qin Hanyue's calm face, he got caught.
Qin Hanyue seemed to be in a bad mood. His voice was icy cold. "Speak."
Qin Yan gulped. "......Nothing."
After the exam, Qin Hanyue walked towards the elevator.
He saw a familiar back view ahead. It was precisely Qiao Ying.
Beside Qiao Ying was a lanky boy.
The two entered the elevator together and went down.
