She’s Hard to Get - C281 The Cruelty Truth

Madame Ouyang did not say anything, she could tell that something was wrong with her son, but Ouyang Jue’s character was one of not taking advantage of the situation, so she informed the family doctor, and had him come over to prepare for future events.

This seemed to have become a secret contest. Madame Ouyang was going to compete with Ouyang Jue in speed, so before he returned, she needed to prepare everything.

Ouyang Jue wasn’t slow either, he had already thought about the worst situation on the way here. If the Xu’s wanted to withdraw their funds and end their cooperation, where would he be able to obtain such a large amount of funds?

Xu Mengyun did not stay in the hospital, but in a private room of a teahouse that was nearby instead. The biggest benefit of this place was that it was quiet, it was soundproofed, and there were even anti-eavesdropping equipment, which was the reason why Xu Mengyun had to work in this kind of place.

Ling Tian was even more professional in this area. Before he entered, he had already inspected this place, and although it couldn’t compare to his military equipment, it was more than enough compared to his normal condition.

“Mengyun, there’s no need for the two of us to talk about this, right? It’s too formal.” Of course, Ouyang Jue knew about this place, but he didn’t like this kind of place where electronic equipment were everywhere.

“I’m sure it’s necessary for you to come here, but you have to promise not to go out until I’m done talking.” Xu Mengyun spoke very formally, and only after seeing Ouyang Jue nod his head and making a promise did she pass over the things in his hands. Inside the report was Ning Caier’s medical report.

“Ning Caier fainted just now, so I sent her to the hospital for inspection. Although she wasn’t severely injured, the reason for her injury was very serious, so I feel that you need to know.”

“How is Cai’er?” Ouyang Jue suddenly stood up from his chair. He felt that Xu Mengyun calling him here was unnecessary, if there was anything, they could just directly discuss it at the hospital. Moreover, they were all here, so who would be taking care of Cai’er at the hospital.

“He’s not dead yet. You should finish reading first.” Xu Mengyun told Ouyang Jue to be patient and let him look through the information inside first, he guaranteed that he would feel that this trip was worth it.

Ouyang Jue also knew a little about the identification of injuries, so he only took a glance at it to know what had happened. Furthermore, Ling Tian had asked the medical examiner to write a very professional injury assessment report, and he detailed what had happened to Ning Caier’s body on this report.

Ouyang Jue’s eyes immediately reddened. Thinking about Ning Caier’s abnormal behaviour during this period of time and her body which was growing weaker and weaker, he felt that he had really neglected her for too long. He had never imagined that such a serious matter would happen to his mother after coming back a few days.

“I don’t think it was my mother who did it. Maybe it was her maids, the old women who had a lot to do from the beginning.”

Ouyang Jue’s hands trembled a little. He knew that Ning Caier’s injuries weren’t light this time, and the shadows within her organs seemed to have permeated throughout his entire abdominal cavity, and even the parts of his chest had many small blood spots. Such a heavy injury definitely wasn’t caused in a single day, rather, it was a result of his being beaten repeatedly by others.

Maybe it was because she was sick, that caused her to not know what she had done and issued the wrong instructions. Or maybe it was because those maids were too bold enough to think that they were acting on behalf of their master, which was why they kept beating Ning Caier up.

“Ouyang, this is your family’s matter, if you want to deceive yourself, I have no choice, but if there comes a day when Ning Caier dies or some other unexpected situation occurs, don’t ask Ling Tian and I for help!”

Xu Mengyun felt that there was something wrong with Ouyang Jue’s entire logic. How could a servant girl in the family have the guts to do this kind of thing, she only needed to listen to the mistress of the family and she would no longer listen to the young master of the family.

How could he be so foolish as to be able to be filial to such an extent that even the women by his side could watch as her mother died, Xu Mengyun felt that this time, she really should pay her respects to her ancestors and thank them for causing such trouble for her and Ouyang Jue’s marriage. This kind of man wasn’t even considered a man.

“Meng Yun, wait a moment!”

Of course, Ouyang Jue knew that he was lying to himself. He naturally understood how much courage those servants had, they were all living off his mother’s will and had long lost their own thoughts. If not for the Madame Ouyang’s order, they would never dare to lay their hands on his women, especially when he was in control of the Ouyang Family, and these servants would even more so not dare to act rashly.

However, he could not admit it. He could not ruin the image of the gentle and kind mother in his heart.

“I will bring Cai’er back to my own place. As for my mother, tomorrow I will officially announce her illness, and ask the doctor to prove that she doesn’t have full civil rights. In the future, she will not affect my cooperation with Xu’s.”

Ouyang Jue knew that Xu Mengyun always hated domestic violence, especially when it was done in such a despicable manner. However, he also had his own reasons for doing so, just like how Xu Mengyun did not actually divorce Ling Tian.

He wanted to digest this matter into his own family. Because his opponent was his mother, he had no way to avenge Ning Caier and could only protect her to the extent that he was able to. He wanted to protect the reputation of the Ouyang Family and his mother, so plotting her on the list of patients was the best choice, as well as the most helpless choice to balance this matter.

Ouyang Jue went to Ning Caier’s ward, where Xu Mengyun said that the doctor gave her an injection that would let her sleep for two hours. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to talk properly, and she had also told him the truth about Xia Wanru’s threat to Ning Caier.

He thought about how she had accused and played the fool against Ning Caier these past few days, and how she had impatiently wanted to break up Xu Mengyun’s relationship with him. If all of this was not because of her illness but because everything was fake, then this woman was truly too terrifying.

If what he saw was already like this, then what he couldn’t see must be thousands of times scarier.

Although he did not personally witness his mother feigning sickness, he believed that both Ning Caier and Xu Mengyun did not lie to him. If not, where would all these reports come from?

He held Ning Caier’s hand and stuck it on his own cheek. The tears flowed down from the corner of his eyes along with Ning Caier’s fingertips, and slowly flowed onto her palm, to her heart, and then to the place where Ning Caier’s heart ached the most.

“Ouyang, what’s wrong with you? Why have you come here?”

Ning Caier was in a daze, but she heard Ouyang Jue’s voice. She opened her eyes and looked at the bedside, discovering that the person sitting beside her was really Ouyang Jue, she used her other hand to wipe his face, not wanting him to shed tears. She knew that his heart was also in pain, and she also understood his helplessness. If she was the main character in this matter, she didn’t know how to face such a mother.

Meng Yun told me that you fell, so I came to see you. I have already arranged for you to stay here to rest and not return to the Ouyang Family’s mansion.

Ouyang Jue was unable to say anything about his mother from beginning to end, so he kept Ning Caier isolated in this place to ensure her safety. He had already arranged all the bodyguards and related personnel beforehand.

The doctor said that although her injuries weren’t fatal at all, they had accumulated over a long period of time and were enough to cause all her organs to fail. This punishment only existed in a clean cell, and only those who wanted the prisoner to die naturally would be able to invent this slow and torturous method of death. The longer it dragged on, the more pain the victim would suffer.

The doctor had said those words unintentionally, he thought that some wanted criminal had injured Ning Caier to such an extent, so he warned Ouyang Jue to be careful, but the words were like steel blades that pierced into Ouyang Jue’s chest.

Ning Caier knew that he already knew the truth, because she had never seen such despair in his eyes before. This expression of despair was completely different from his usual one. It was as if there was a type of sadness coming from the bottom of his heart. This type of lack of fighting spirit made him feel as if this person had become dispirited.

Last time when Ouyang Gu took away all his belongings, he did not have this kind of condition, so Ning Caier felt that it was a mistake for her to tell him the truth. If Ouyang Jue had been lying to him ever since, maybe he had thought that she had an extremely kind mother.

“Ouyang, can you not go back? Stay here for a while.” Ning Caier was afraid that something would happen to him. He loved his mother so much, so if this matter was revealed, it would be extremely painful. Thus, she jumped down from the bed and hugged Ouyang Jue’s back, not letting him leave the room.

She hoped that Xu Mengyun could tell him the truth because he wanted to save him. She would rather the one who was injured be herself than the one who was injured be Ouyang Jue. If he had a huge conflict with Madame Ouyang, she would feel extremely guilty. She knew that there was no way for a person to abandon her parents, so she would rather Ouyang Jue leave her now.

“Cai’er, I have an especially important matter to take care of. Stay here well, I will be back very soon. Don’t go outside until I return, and don’t trust anyone.”

Ouyang Jue opened the fingers on Ning Caier’s waist, he had to immediately resolve this matter, and this matter could not be dragged out for a moment longer. He had to pull his mother up from the bed and ask her clearly, if she really came back to take his hands, as Ling Tian had guessed, he could give this TiaoAo Group to her, but he could not watch her injure Ning Caier like this.

The journey from the hospital to the Ouyang Family didn’t take too long, but Ouyang Jue felt that this road was extremely long, and he couldn’t open it no matter what.

He didn’t dare to face his mother in his heart. Once this matter was revealed, he would be facing an irreparable abyss, and the friendship between mother and son that had been difficult for him to recover would be completely severed. He thought of how his mother had hugged him and kissed him when he was young and cooked for him, how she had the most charming smile in the world, and how she had suddenly become even more terrifying than the devil.