Xia Canglan had no idea that her phone call had prompted the swift action of the military, sending someone she never even considered.
Xia Canglan, who had just returned home, sensed something was wrong as soon as she entered .
She glanced around, then swiftly pulled out the person hiding inside.
Her eyes darted left and right, finally landing on the broom by the door. She grabbed the broom and began sweeping it across the person’s face.
“Ahhhhh…no, it’s me, little sister! Don’t…don’t hit me! It’s me, Kong Miaomiao, your sister-in-law…waaaaah, my butt…”
Xia Canglan continued waving the broom, seemingly oblivious to what was happening around her. Even if she heard something, so what?
She’d given the opportunity; how could she not hit her?
…
Only when Xia Canglan was tired did she stop. With a soft smack, Kong Miaomiao, her face covered in scratches and bruises, rolled her eyes and was about to faint.
Xia Canglan clicked her tongue.
“Still dare to roll your eyes at me? Looks like I didn’t get enough of a beating just now. How about another broom massage?”
Before she finished speaking,
Kong Miaomiao, who had been half-dead just moments before, jumped up in fright with a scream. She quickly waved her hands to indicate that she was alright, nothing was wrong.
She covered her face and ran back to her room, locking the door behind her. She didn’t even dare come out to eat.
During mealtime,
Xia’s mother found it strange that Kong Miaomiao, who always eagerly grabbed food, wasn’t out this time.
She glanced at her daughter, who was calmly eating, and muttered, “Lanlan, what’s going on? What’s she up to now?”
“Oh, nothing, Mom,” Xia’s mother replied, “she just got too comfortable from the massage. She’s probably still lying in bed savoring it. Let’s eat, we don’t need to worry about them.”
It really was ‘them.’
Ever since witnessing Xia Canglan grab her ‘most formidable’ mother by the neck,
Xia Panbao had never dared to act up or throw tantrums in front of her, not even daring to grab her favorite food.
Today, Xia Panbao had seen her mother being brutally beaten by that bad woman, and she was trembling with fear, not daring to listen to her mother’s words or try to bite her.
She was afraid that before she could even bite, that wicked woman would kick her away.
Waaah, why is Mom so useless, letting Panbao go hungry? This place is no good at all; she wants to go home, back to Daddy’s house where there’s plenty of food.
That night, everyone in the Xia family went to sleep.
Xia Canglan was just about to lie down when she heard rustling sounds outside. She didn’t need to look to know who it was.
A glint of amusement flashed in her eyes, and she quietly took out a colorful flashlight from her spatial storage.
Peeking around to make sure no one was there, Kong Miaomiao tiptoed into the kitchen, opened the pot lid, and found there was nothing to eat.
She couldn’t help but mutter under her breath about how stingy the Xia family was, not leaving them anything to eat, didn’t they know they hadn’t eaten yet?
As she rummaged through drawers and cupboards looking for food, Kong Miaomiao suddenly felt a chill down her spine. Her heart skipped a beat, and she cautiously turned around, only to be confronted by a face glowing green. Startled, she gasped, her eyes widening in terror.
“Ahhhhhhh…”
With a thud, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Xia Canglan turned off the green flashlight and kicked Kong Miaomiao, but there was no response.
“Tsk, such a coward, yet she dares to do so many wicked things. Be careful, one day a ghost might really come knocking on her door.”
The neighbors outside heard Kong Miaomiao’s screams. Someone shouted,
“Is something wrong?”
Xia Canglan chuckled and replied,
“Nothing, sorry, my sister-in-law got up in the middle of the night to steal food and was scared by a mouse.”
Hearing it was a mouse, the neighbor muttered something and went back to sleep.
The next day, as Xia Canglan and her father went out to work, they were surrounded by a group of neighbors asking about the previous day’s events.
“Dr. Xia, Lanlan, are you going to work? What happened to Kong Miaomiao yesterday? Why was she eating so late? Anyone who didn’t know better would think the Xia family was mistreating her.”
“Yeah, I think Kong Miaomiao did it on purpose. Did she want us to think she was being mistreated at the Xia family? Humph, look at what she’s done before, how could we possibly believe her?”
“…”
At the hospital.
Xia Canglan had just changed her clothes when Zhou Fumei, who had been waiting for her, pulled her away again.
Her gossip-loving nature was officially aroused.
“…blah blah blah… Lanlan, you don’t know, a new neighbor moved in recently. They haven’t even moved in yet, but they’re already doing a lot of renovations, and the noise is so loud, we can’t get any rest.”
Xia Canglan’s eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on her lips.
“Fumei, do you know your new neighbor’s name?”
Zhou Fumei shook her head, giving her a strange look.
“Lanlan, something’s not right with you. You used to be so uninterested in these things, but now you’re openly asking me about the neighbor. Tell me, what’s the situation?”
Xia Canglan rubbed her forehead and flicked the perceptive little chubby girl.
“Ouch!”
“I’m just worried about you! Don’t you know what’s going on in your family? You’re an only child, and you’re quite beautiful, with curves in all the right places. What man wouldn’t get a nosebleed when he sees you?”
Zhou Fumei blushed, “Ouch, you…you’re so mean, I’m not talking to you anymore.” Then, she covered her face and ran away.
Xia Canglan remained hidden in the shadows, her facial expression obscured, yet her cold gaze betrayed a sneer as she pondered her thoughts.
During her afternoon rounds, Xia Canglan encountered the elderly woman she had previously been held hostage with.
This time, she was accompanied by a boy and girl, no more than ten years old.
They looked remarkably alike, likely twins, Xia Canglan thought.
“Nurse Xia, Nurse Xia…” the elderly woman called out .
Xia Canglan stopped and looked at them.
“Oh, Nurse Xia, it’s so nice to see you. This is just a small token of my appreciation, nothing special, I hope you don’t mind.”
Xia Canglan glanced at it; it was just some wild fruits and vegetables. She accepted it.
“Thank you, Grandma. May I ask your name?”
“Oh, Nurse Xia, just call me Granny Hu. By the way, these are my grandson and granddaughter, twins, a boy named Hu Ping and a girl named Hu An. Their parents…”
As they spoke, sadness crept onto Granny Hu’s face, as did the twins beside her.
“Grandma Hu’s grandchildren are so beautiful, they look so lucky! Grandma Hu is so fortunate to have them taking care of her.”
Grandma Hu’s face lit up with joy as she spoke of her grandchildren .
After saying goodbye to Grandma Hu and the others, Xia Canglan was about to return to the nurses’ station when she heard a commotion outside.
“Quick…help! Someone’s injured here! A doctor needs to come quickly!”
“Oh my god, is this suicide? The blood is gushing out, it’s terrifying.”
Xia Canglan looked over and saw several police officers and paramedics rushing towards them.
Without thinking, she ran over and saw Xia Zhaodi, pale-faced and unconscious with a bloody welt on her wrist.
Xia Canglan raised an eyebrow. “So ruthless. To get out, she’d even harm herself.”
But why did she think she could escape to the hospital?
“What happened? How is the patient?”