jdhmnovel Chapter 97 Accident
Chapter 97 Accident
The next morning, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains into the bedroom, creating streaks of golden light.
However, Xu Qinghuan remained immersed in a sweet dream and did not wake up for a long time.
It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that she finally stretched and slowly opened her eyes.
Xu Qinghuan lingered in bed for a while before leisurely getting up, dressing, and then languidly walking downstairs.
When she entered the living room, a maid greeted her: "Madam, you're awake!"
"Mmm," Xu Qinghuan responded softly, while reaching out to support her waist.
For some reason, even though she slept soundly last night, her lower back started to ache inexplicably after her sleep. The ache made her feel uncomfortable, and she frowned slightly.
Seeing this, the maid quickly said with concern, "Madam, you may be pregnant. Pregnant women in the early stages need to rest well. Although you are not yet far along, you should still get plenty of rest. I have prepared breakfast for you, please come and have some."
As he spoke, he led Xu Qinghuan toward the dining table.
"Where's Shi Yue? Did he go to the company?" the woman asked with a hint of concern in her eyes.
The maid standing to the side bowed her head and answered cautiously, "Madam, the master didn't come home all night last night..."
Upon hearing the maid's words, the woman was slightly taken aback, a hint of doubt flashing across her face. However, she quickly regained her composure and said softly, "Perhaps his company has been too busy lately, so he stayed at the company to work overtime."
After a while, the woman seemed to remember something, raised her head and instructed the maid, "I'm going home after I finish eating. If he comes back, remember to tell him I've gone back to the Xu family."
As she spoke, she reached for the sandwich on the table and took a graceful bite.
"Yes, madam." The maid replied and turned to leave the dining room, leaving the woman alone to quietly enjoy her breakfast.
The living room seemed unusually empty at this moment, with only the occasional sound of a woman chewing food.
Sunlight streamed through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow on the floor, but it couldn't dispel the subtle atmosphere of loneliness that permeated the room.
A little while later, the doorbell rang—
Xu Qinghuan stood up to open the door, and saw...
It was Xie Shiyun.
"Why are you here?" Xu Qinghuan looked at the cold woman in front of her.
"I've come to tell you that Lin Yue is dead."
Lin Yue is dead
Lin Yue is dead
These four words were all she could think of.
It seems that her dream before was real.
That woman who was so harsh to her, she's gone...
Xu Qinghuan felt dizzy and could only barely stand by holding onto the door frame.
Xie Shiyun looked at her expressionlessly, "I know you're feeling bad, after all, she raised you for so many years."
Xu Qinghuan took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with complex emotions. "How did she leave?"
She was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I just got back yesterday, and she was already on her deathbed. I saw her one last time."
"I have something to tell you." Xie Shiyun stood in the doorway and looked at her.
"Just say what you have to say."
The two of them went outside.
At this moment, Xie Shiyun's true colors were finally revealed.
Facing Xu Qinghuan's face,
"I really never imagined that the little chicken who used to be my assistant would one day become the young lady of the Xu family."
This was their first conversation after they regained their new identities.
A surge of anger welled up in Xu Qinghuan's heart. "Xie Shiyun, why bring up the past? Now that we're all back to where we are, isn't that better?"
Xie Shiyun sneered, "What's so great about it? Why can you get everything, while I can only be abandoned like a loser?"
Xu Qinghuan looked directly into her eyes, "I never intended to take what belongs to you. The switching of identities was just a coincidence."
"Hmph, who believes your nonsense?" Xie Shiyun gritted her teeth. "Shi Yue originally belonged to me. It's all because of you that he's infatuated with you."
"You can't force matters of the heart, and besides, I'm pregnant now, so I just want to live a peaceful life," Xu Qinghuan said, touching her belly.
"Pregnant?" Xie Shiyun's eyes widened, her jealousy burning even brighter.
"You think having a child will make you Mrs. Fu? I won't let you have your way."
Xu Qinghuan frowned. "What exactly do you want?"
Xie Shiyun leaned closer to her and said in a low, vicious voice, "You should disappear. You shouldn't have appeared at all. If it weren't for your appearance, I wouldn't have lost what I have—my status, position, and honor... I would make you lose everything, including this child."
She pointed to her stomach.
Instinctively, Xu Qinghuan used her hand to protect her stomach.
"Don't do anything reckless..."
Xie Shiyun's smile was chilling as he looked at her and said, "Do you think I can do it?"
Then, after she finished speaking, she turned and left.
Watching her departing figure, she felt that Xie Shiyun was no longer the person she knew.
Even if she was still Xu Qinghuan before, it's perfectly normal for her to have some of the temperament of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Now, seeing this, she only feels lingering fear...
However, as a mother, she will definitely protect her child; whoever harms her child...
She'll fight anyone who tries...
Stop thinking about these things. She still wants to go home and see her parents. She hasn't been back for so many days, and she misses them very much.
Xu Qinghuan hurriedly stood by the roadside, waved to flag down a taxi, then quickly got into the car and gave the address of the Xu residence.
At this moment, the once clear sky was gradually covered by dark clouds, becoming increasingly gloomy. The clouds thickened, the gentle breeze ceased, and the leaves stopped rustling, creating a sense of oppression. The distant thunder made her uneasy.
The unusual silence created a strange sense of oppression, as if the entire world was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand. The occasional rumble of thunder in the distance only added to the tense atmosphere, causing her heart to race uncontrollably.
Sitting in the car, Xu Qinghuan unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart, as if a huge storm was about to break. But beneath this seemingly calm surface, countless unknown dangers and variables were hidden.
The car slowly came to a stop in front of the Xu residence. The wheels made a slight sound as they rubbed against the ground. As soon as Xu Qinghuan got out of the car, she heard a series of noises and cries coming from inside the house.
Her heart tightened, and she quickly walked towards the door.
Before she even stepped into the courtyard, Xu Qinghuan saw that the house was full of people, some with solemn expressions, others whispering among themselves.
Amidst the crowd, a familiar cry rang out—it was a mother's voice!
All she heard was her mother calling out a name in a heart-wrenching voice: "Cheng Guo!" Xu Qinghuan was startled and rushed into the yard to see what was going on.
When she finally saw what was in front of her, she was completely stunned.
Her father lay stiffly on the ground, his eyes closed, his face as pale as a sheet of paper.
The mother knelt beside him, clutching the father's clothes tightly with both hands, crying and shouting incessantly until her voice became hoarse.
"Dad! Mom!" Xu Qinghuan's legs went weak, and she knelt down beside her parents with a thud. She reached out to touch her father, but was afraid of breaking the terrible silence.
Tears flowed uncontrollably, blurring her vision.
Li Hui turned her head, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at her daughter. Her lips trembled slightly, and she said in a voice choked with sobs, "All of this...all of this is Fu Shiyue's doing! Your father suddenly suffered a heart attack, and it was that Fu Shiyue who killed him!"
Xu Qinghuan didn't believe it.
She shook her head vigorously, muttering, "Impossible, Shi Yue wouldn't do such a thing. Absolutely impossible!"
However, when she looked again at her father lying motionless on the ground, her heart began to waver.
Xu Qinghuan gritted her teeth, suppressing her immense grief, and shakily pulled her phone out of her pocket, quickly dialing Fu Shiyue's number.
However, all that came from the other end of the phone was a cold, mechanical female voice: "The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."
Finally, a piercing siren shattered the silence of the night, and a hospital ambulance with flashing lights sped to the scene. Paramedics quickly and skillfully lifted the unconscious Xu Chengguo into the ambulance and drove to the hospital as fast as they could.
Time passed by, and each minute felt incredibly long...
In this tense atmosphere, Xu Qinghuan and Li Hui anxiously waited outside the emergency room, their eyes fixed on the closed door, silently praying for a miracle.
Three hours later, the door finally opened slowly. A doctor with a solemn face walked out with heavy steps. He slowly took off his mask and said in a hoarse voice, "It is with great regret that we announce that the patient, Xu Chengguo, passed away at 6:30 pm on May 3, 2024, despite all efforts to save him. Please ask the patient's family to make proper arrangements for the aftermath."
As soon as he finished speaking, the doctor turned and left, as if he didn't want to see this sad scene again.
Upon hearing this devastating news, Xu Qinghuan and Li Hui were instantly stunned, as if struck by a bolt from the blue. They stood there blankly, their eyes vacant and lifeless, unable to accept the cruel reality before them.
After a while, Xu Qinghuan came back to her senses as if waking from a dream, but at this moment she suddenly felt a dull pain in her stomach.
She instinctively clutched her stomach, her face growing paler and paler, fine beads of sweat forming on her forehead. As the pain intensified, her body trembled uncontrollably, and she murmured, "My stomach...it hurts so much..."
Immediately afterwards, she felt a warm liquid gushing out from her lower body. Looking down, she saw that it was bright red blood!
Xu Qinghuan's consciousness gradually faded, and she finally collapsed limply into Li Hui's arms. Li Hui was terrified and cried out Xu Qinghuan's name, "Huanhuan! Huanhuan! What's wrong with you?"
However, at this moment, Xu Qinghuan had completely lost the ability to respond.
Xu Qinghuan's vision gradually blurred, as if a thick black curtain was slowly covering her eyes.
She struggled to stay conscious, but the darkness surged in like a tidal wave, mercilessly engulfing her. Finally, her body lost all support and slumped forward.
Before her consciousness completely sank into darkness, she seemed to hear Li Hui's terrified screams and the footsteps of medical staff, but these sounds quickly became distant and indistinct, until they disappeared completely...