It wasn't until Zhou Li's car moved away and disappeared that He Chuyan came back to her senses from what he just said.
When Zhou Li first said "thank you", He Chuyan subconsciously thought that he was thanking her for giving him this "opportunity".
He Chuyan originally wanted to reply, "It's me who should thank you," but Zhou Li followed up with the next sentence.
Even someone like He Chuyan, who deals with all kinds of interpersonal relationships, couldn't answer the question right away.
He Chuyan recalled Zhou Li's words carefully, and her eyes became a little hot.
In fact, she is not an easily moved person.
The years of adopting Jiang Mingzhu were indeed very stressful, but she loved her very much and was unwilling to give up no matter what.
Recently, He Chuyan often couldn't sleep because she was thinking about Jiang Mingzhu's condition. She watched her beloved daughter fall into the abyss little by little but was unable to do anything. The frustration swallowed her up like a tide.
No matter how helpless and frustrated she was late at night, when she faced Jiang Mingzhu during the day, she was still that strong mother.
Without her, Jiang Mingzhu would only move faster.
What Zhou Li said just now was entirely from Jiang Mingzhu's perspective, and it was obvious that he had also thought of this possibility.
He Chuyan would no longer doubt Zhou Li's feelings for Jiang Mingzhu.
When He Chuyan returned to the yard, Gu Shu said the same thing——
"Maybe Zhou Li is really the one who can pull everyone together."
——
Jiang Mingzhu actually didn't meet Fang Qinyang, she came out alone.
Jiang Mingzhu took a car to the food factory in the eastern suburbs. When she went there, she found that the factory had been sealed and surrounded. The originally desolate place now looked even more miserable.
Occasionally there are cars passing by, and dogs barking can be heard when there is movement.
After returning to Beicheng, Jiang Mingzhu never asked where the children were placed.
I don’t know how they are doing now or whether they will be sent to the orphanage again.
There is also the Southern Yunnan Welfare Institute.
In addition to Dean Liu, is there anyone else who can cooperate with him inside and outside to understand how those disabled children were kept in captivity in southern Yunnan?
She didn't understand these things - she seemed to be too focused on Pei Yegu and ignored many victims.
Including those children who died in previous experiments.
Jiang Mingzhu began to feel uncomfortable.
Her footsteps stopped unconsciously and she stood in the middle of the road.
Auditory hallucinations suddenly appeared in her ears, and a voice kept scolding her for attacking her——
"You are just a selfish person. Is Pei Ye the only one in your world?"
"How many people are you going to sacrifice for Pei Ye?"
"People like you don't deserve to live!"
"Don't you care about Pei Ye very much? Then go down and accompany him. Go quickly!"
The auditory hallucination made Jiang Mingzhu start to have tinnitus, her whole brain was buzzing, and her temples were about to explode.
The physical reaction of the auditory hallucination attack came again. Her feet felt like they were filled with lead and she couldn't walk at all. She tried to lift her legs, but fell down and sat on the asphalt road.
I don’t know how long it took before a sudden braking sound sounded.
Jiang Mingzhu's ears were pricked by the sound. She covered her ears and raised her head to see if it was an auditory hallucination or reality.
"Jiang Mingzhu, why are you here?"
As soon as she raised her head, she met Xu Siyan's worried eyes.
His brows knit together slightly, and he grabbed her calf to check: "Are you injured?"
When she felt the touch on her calf, Jiang Mingzhu reacted suddenly, and she immediately pulled her leg out.
"I'm fine." Although she said that, her voice was so hoarse that she was completely unconvincing.
Xu Siyan didn't let go, took her arm and helped her to the side of the road.
Two minutes later, Xu Siyan parked the car in front of Jiang Mingzhu and got out of the car again.
Jiang Mingzhu's mood was slightly calmer than before. She asked Xu Siyan: "What are you doing here?"
Xu Siyan: "The child who was rescued last time is living in a nearby hospital. I'll go take a look."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Is this your hospital?"
Xu Siyan: "Yeah."
Jiang Mingzhu: "How are they?"
Xu Siyan's expression was a little complicated.
When Jiang Mingzhu saw that his brows were frowning even more, she knew that something was wrong: "Someone had an accident."
Xu Siyan: "...Yes."
He said with some difficulty, "They were brought out under blankets at the time. Several of them had accidents due to lack of oxygen, and it was already too late when they were sent over."
Jiang Mingzhu: "How many?"
Xu Siyan: "Three."
Jiang Mingzhu gritted her teeth.
After being silent for a while, she took the initiative and said to Xu Siyan: "Take me to see them."
Xu Siyan: "Okay."
Jiang Mingzhu just had a severe physical reaction and had little strength in her feet, so she opened the passenger door and got in.
Xu Siyan was stunned for a second and then quickly walked around and got into the car.
Jiang Mingzhu had already fastened her seat belt when he got in the car, but her face looked bad, much like she had low blood sugar before.
Xu Siyan took a toffee and a pack of biscuits from the pocket on the car door and handed them to her.
Jiang Mingzhu did not refuse, and casually tore open the cookie and put it in her mouth.
After taking a few bites, she realized something was wrong: "Do you still eat this?"
Although I don't know Xu Siyan very well, his temperament doesn't look like someone who eats such cookies.
But before Xu Siyan could answer, Jiang Mingzhu reacted: "Is it for the children?"
Xu Siyan: "Yeah."
Jiang Mingzhu: "They must be very happy."
Xu Siyan: "Really?"
Seeing Jiang Mingzhu nod, Xu Siyan asked one more question: "Were you like this when you were a child?"
Perhaps because they talked about more interesting topics, Jiang Mingzhu talked more than before: "Yes, I always miss the things I can't eat. When I was a child, I envied them when I watched Teletubbies."
Xu Siyan: "Teletubbies?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "A puzzle-type column that is often shown in the welfare home."
Xu Siyan: "Oh, I remembered it, I think I've seen it before."
Jiang Mingzhu didn't answer.
Xu Siyan stopped and waited for the red light at the intersection. He glanced at Jiang Mingzhu from the corner of his eye and asked, "Is this why you like eating cakes now?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Yes."
Xu Siyan: "On the way back to the eastern suburbs, there is a shop with delicious cakes."
The light at the intersection turned green, Xu Siyan started the car and said, "I'll take you to buy it when you get out."
Jiang Mingzhu fell silent after Xu Siyan said these words.
Xu Siyan's grip on the steering wheel tightened.
He guessed that Jiang Mingzhu would not respond to him, and it was a miracle that she didn't refuse outright.
As soon as this idea flashed through his mind, Xu Siyan suddenly heard Jiang Mingzhu's voice: "Okay, thank you."
Xu Siyan almost accidentally stepped on the brakes.
Fortunately, adjustments were made in time.
Neither of them spoke anymore, and a few minutes later the car stopped in front of a private hospital.
Xu Siyan hadn't recovered from Jiang Mingzhu's cheerful response until he got off the car.
This is very inconsistent with her style.
Something was wrong with her today.
