jdhmnovel Chapter 194 Blood debt must be paid with blood
Chapter 194 Blood debt must be paid with blood
Jiang Yan was stunned when she heard what the doctor said.
He stood in the corridor for a long time without reacting. The doctors gave him a few more instructions, but he wouldn't listen to anything they said and just stood there.
After a long while, Siyi finally walked over. She didn't know what else to say. She slowly reached out, squeezed his hand, and called out in a hoarse voice, "Jiang Yan is back..."
Yan returned the hand immediately. Jiang Yan's hand was icy cold, like a block of dry ice, making her palm numb. Si Yi felt his body trembling slightly with anger. He suddenly turned around, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and said through gritted teeth, "Let go!"
Siyi's lips trembled, but she still lowered her eyes. "Jiang Yanhui, I really..."
"I told you to let go!" He flung Siyi's hand away, his handsome face contorted with rage. His usually captivating eyes, like pools of autumn water, were now bloodshot, making him appear even more ferocious and terrifying. Siyi stumbled back two steps, frightened by his appearance. Jiang Yanhui's tall frame pressed forward, shoving her petite body against the wall. He gripped her shoulder blades tightly, watching her eyes redden with pain, yet he didn't loosen his grip. His cold breath pressed against her neck, each word dripping with menace. "Tell me, why did you act like you were dying after meeting your parents that day? Tell me, why did you insist on eloping with me at this time? Tell me, what did your 'good mother' say to you on that phone call you received at the airport? Huh? Ye Siyi, you fucking bastard, tell me! Huh!"
His strength was so great, and his voice so loud, that Siyi felt her eardrums vibrating violently, and a piercing pain shot through her shoulder blades. She opened her mouth to say something, but the words stuck in her throat and became blank.
What should she say?
What could she say? She knew perfectly well what was going on; she just hadn't expected things to happen so suddenly. She truly hadn't imagined it would turn out like this—one dead, one injured, and both were his closest relatives. Even if she wasn't the culprit, she was still an accomplice…
Her lips trembled slightly, and tears streamed down her face. A lump formed in her throat, and she didn't even have the courage to look him in the eye in the face of his sharp questioning.
I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...
Really sorry……
Her voice was pitifully gentle: "I...I didn't mean to, I just...I just..."
Her attempt to cover up the truth only made things worse at this point. She knew she couldn't explain herself, and he would no longer believe her.
"So you really did know."
Jiang Yanhui's hand, which was pressing on her shoulder blade, trembled violently. She shook her head as if in disbelief. That arrogant young master was now swaying precariously, as if he might collapse at any moment. His face was no longer bluish-black, but pale, and the darkness in his eyes was so deep that it could devour all the light shining into them. "Ye Siyi, Ye Siyi... You could have lied to me, but why... You damned woman, you have no heart! Don't think I'll let you off the hook like this. Just wait and see how you pay for my parents' debts!"
As he spoke, he grabbed her neck. Siyi's breath caught in her throat, and she desperately pounded her hands on his back. But her strength was no match for Jiang Yanhui's fury.
She felt a grayness spread before her eyes, the whole world distorted pitifully. Tears welled up uncontrollably, but her breathing grew weaker and weaker. In the end, she gave up struggling. Her lungs were emptying, the air growing thinner and thinner. She knew she was going to die, she was going to die.
But what's wrong with that? If she really died at his hands like this, wouldn't that be fulfilling her promise and paying her debt? Anyway, she didn't want to live anymore; she didn't want to endure this agonizing existence for even a second longer...
She closed her eyes in despair, a single, crystalline tear sliding down her cheek and landing with a soft thud on the back of his hand. It seemed to burn him instantly. He shuddered, and everything before his eyes seemed to gradually become clearer.
He was gripping her neck; her face was deathly pale, and she wasn't breathing anymore, like a kite with a broken string, about to slip through his grasp and be lost forever...
He looked at the back of his hand, where the veins were bulging, and suddenly realized what he had done… What had he done? Cold sweat began to seep from his vest…
"What are you doing? Jiang Yan Hui, let go of me!"
Just as Jiang Yan Hui loosened her grip, a low, urgent growl came from not far away. Ye Zheng Hao and several men rushed over. Even from a distance, they witnessed the horrifying scene. His face paled with fright, and he rushed over, grabbing Jiang Yan Hui and shoving him away violently. He then held the barely conscious Si Yi in his arms, crying, "Si Yi, Si Yi? Si Yi, how are you? Si Yi, wake up..."
Siyi's face was as white as if it were transparent, and her breath was so weak that it was almost inaudible if you didn't listen carefully. When Ye Zhenghao held her, he felt that her body was like a piece of paper, limp and powerless. He was frightened and at a loss, only desperately calling her name, "Siyi, Siyi, wake up! Siyi! Siyi! Siyi..."
"Boss, she's still breathing." The person next to her was more rational. He checked Siyi's breathing, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said to Ye Zhenghao, "Take her over to the doctor for a check-up. She must have fainted."
Ye Zhenghao was completely flustered just now, thinking that Siyi was really dead. Now that he felt that she was still breathing faintly, he picked her up and rushed to the emergency room.
Jiang Yanhui only realized what was happening when Ye Zhenghao's figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor. He almost instinctively lifted his foot to chase after him, but then another gray figure walked over from a distance. He paused, and his sharp eyebrows furrowed.
Lin Zhenbiao arrived in a hurry, still using a cane. When he saw that Jiang Yan Hui was the only one in the corridor, his face darkened, and he pounded his cane on the ground, loudly demanding, "Yan Hui, where is she? Where is Ye Si Yi?"
Jiang Yan looked up and saw the man standing behind Lin Zhenbiao. The man who had been hit by Lin Zhenbiao's lighter earlier had a swollen eye and was following behind Lin Zhenbiao shakily. It was obvious that he had told Lin Zhenbiao what had just happened.
He was too tired to say another word, and asked wearily, "Where's my mom?"
"She's dead..." Lin Zhenbiao seemed to age instantly, his once imposing yet dignified demeanor completely gone. He roared in anguish, "I told you back then, that woman wasn't good enough for you, but you wouldn't listen! And now? Look at the state of things! I've investigated this matter thoroughly; it was Guan Fengru who did it! She pulled out your father's transaction list with Southeast Asia. Your father embezzled a batch of their goods back then, which is why this happened! That woman is a jinx! I told your father, but he wouldn't listen; he insisted on getting himself into trouble! If he wants to die, let him die, but he had to drag my daughter down with him! I will settle this score!"
Jiang Yan had already guessed some things on the way back. He had known for a long time that Guan Fengru's deliberate approach to the old man was not simple. When he saw her sneaking around changing her phone card in the parking lot, he had already had someone investigate, but her background was completely clean, and he couldn't find anything. He never expected that she would have this kind of plan.
Jiang Yan clenched her fists tightly, only to find that her hands, hanging by her sides, were trembling slightly.
Fate played a cruel joke on him. Heaven, high above in the clouds, simply moved its finger, and ordinary people like them had to pay a heavy price.
His tone was as harsh as his hatred; each word seemed to be spat out from between his teeth, each syllable piercing to the bone: "Where is Guan Fengru?"
"She ran away after the incident, and we don't know where she is now." Lin Zhenbiao's face was also gloomy. He glanced at the operating room door before saying, "But she can't escape. I've already sent people to look for her. If she knows what's good for her, she'll come out on her own. If she doesn't, you bring her daughter here, that Ye Siyi! Yan Hui, this is my last warning to you. If you're still blinded by greed, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Jiang Yan felt a surge of irritation, a fierce sense of pain and despair pressing down on him, but he had no way to vent it. Now, with Lin Zhenbiao's words, he felt an uncontrollable surge of anger rising in his chest. He instinctively raised his fist and slammed it hard against the white wall beside him. "Go find Guan Fengru first. What are you looking for Ye Siyi for? This matter has nothing to do with her."
As soon as he said it, he cursed himself in his heart for being a coward.
At a time like this, why are you still speaking up for her?
But he couldn't help wanting to protect her; he just couldn't bear to see her fall into his grandfather's hands. If he really did nothing, she would suffer a fate worse than death in his clutches.
Lin Zhenbiao never expected that Jiang Yan Hui would still protect that woman at this time. Enraged, his eyes widened, and he raised his cane and struck Jiang Yan Hui hard on the back. Jiang Yan Hui stiffened from the blow but remained silent. Lin Zhenbiao then launched into a tirade of curses.
"You unfilial son! You're blinded by lust! Do you even know your mother's body is barely cold, and you're still defending that little bitch in front of me? Good! Very good!" Lin Zhenbiao had never cursed Jiang Yan Hui like this before. From childhood to adulthood, he had wanted to give him the best of everything. He doted on this grandson, but this time he was truly furious, his forehead covered in beads of sweat. "Let me tell you, it's no use protecting her this time. I don't care if Guan Fengru is divorced from Ye Xiongming or not, I won't let a single member of the Ye family go!"