Chen Xue was carrying her luggage, preparing to leave the Feng Mansion.
When passing by the second - floor terrace, she saw Su Xianyu talking to her elder brother.
She originally wanted to avoid them, but then heard Su Xianyu's voice tinged with surprise and anger, "Steward Chen, what are you doing!"
Chen Shui seemed a bit startled. "Madam, it's windy here. You'd better go back inside."
Chen Xue stopped in her tracks.
Su Xianyu was always gentle. She even spoke to others as if she were coquettish. Chen Xue had never heard her speak in such a tone before.
She subconsciously inched closer to the terrace and peeked through the gaps in the railing.
She saw Su Xianyu take two steps back and stand near the edge of the terrace. Her body seemed a bit stiff.
Chen Shui was just half a step away from her, reaching out as if to support her. "There's no..."
Just then, Su Xianyu suddenly turned sideways.
Chen Xue watched helplessly as he, completely off - guard and already close to the edge of the terrace, fell over the railing and plummeted straight down before she could even let out a scream.
"Don't! ... Brother!"
The scream got stuck in Chen Xue's throat. It felt as if all the blood in her body had instantly frozen.
But after Chen Shui fell, Su Xianyu's eyes were cold and clear, showing no trace of panic or regret.
There was a dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground downstairs, followed by the scream of a maid.
Chen Xue looked at the person on the terrace, who didn't seem to notice her.
She slowly backed away, then rushed downstairs in a hurry. When she knelt beside Chen Shui, her fingertips trembled and she didn't dare to reach out to him.
Chen Shui's head had hit the stone path in the garden. Blood was seeping into the cracks between the stones along his hair. His eyes were half - open, still looking in the direction of the terrace.
"Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance quickly!"
Chen Xue's voice was hoarse. When she looked back at the terrace, Su Xianyu had already disappeared.
The ambulance soon arrived with a siren and took Chen Shui away. Without a thought for anything else, she quickly followed to the hospital.
After timely rescue, Chen Shui finally escaped life - threatening danger, but he remained in a coma.
Feng Lin and Su Xianyu rushed to the hospital at this time.
"How is Chen Shui?" Feng Lin's voice was cold and calm, as if he were asking about a stranger.
Chen Xue really felt it was not worth it for her elder brother.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say "It was Su Xianyu who pushed him".
But looking at the man holding Su Xianyu tightly, she felt that there was no point in speaking up.
In his eyes, Su Xianyu was probably the purest and weakest person in the world. How could she hurt someone?
"His life is saved," she finally lowered her head, her voice extremely hoarse. "But the doctor isn't sure when he will wake up."
She desperately tried to hide the hatred in her eyes.
Su Xianyu didn't know that she had seen everything. She couldn't expose her relationship with her elder brother so that she could have a chance to avenge him!
Su Xianyu looked at her red - rimmed eyes and suddenly said, "Thank you for sending Steward Chen to the hospital. You... look very sad."
"Yeah, Steward Chen... he took good care of me in the past two months."
Feng Lin stared at her for a few seconds without asking further. Then he turned around to visit Chen Shui.
In the following days, Chen Xue stayed in the hospital, but Chen Shui remained unconscious in the intensive care unit.
Looking at the professional nurses hired by the Feng family in the ward, Chen Xue was temporarily relieved and decided to return to the Feng Mansion to look for evidence.
But there was no surveillance camera in that blind spot, and there were no other witnesses except herself at that time. Her investigation hit a dead - end for a while.
Staring at the phone card she had fished out of the trash can, Chen Xue still reached out and put it back into her phone.
"Sister Chen Xue, please accept my condolences ~ Oh no, Steward Chen is still alive."
Ruan Sisi's voice was sickly sweet but seemed to be laced with venom. "But then again, it's still uncertain whether he can wake up or not."
Chen Xue held her breath and was about to hang up the phone. "It seems I shouldn't have contacted you!"
"Don't be in such a hurry." Ruan Sisi lowered her voice. "I've heard everything. Steward Chen fell from the terrace."
"On that day, besides Chen Shui, there was someone else on the terrace, right?"
Chen Xue's heart skipped a beat. "What do you know?"
"I know everything clearly." Ruan Sisi chuckled. "Some people act all innocent and harmless on the surface, but they're actually very vicious deep down."
"Steward Chen had been in the Feng Mansion for more than a decade and was loyal. Why would someone suddenly want to harm him? I think he was implicated."
"Since you came to the Feng Mansion, Steward Chen has taken good care of you. You like Feng Lin and even saved his life. Su Xianyu has long been jealous of you, hasn't she?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Chen Xue retorted, but her voice was not very firm.
"Am I talking nonsense? Let's meet up sometime. I think there are some things you'll be interested in."
After saying that, the other side hung up the phone.
When Chen Xue arrived at the appointed place, Ruan Sisi took out a memory card from her bag, inserted it into her phone, and opened a video.
The picture was a bit shaky, as if someone had been hiding in a corner spying.
The camera was just right to capture Su Xianyu standing by the terrace, with her back to the camera, and Chen Shui standing opposite her.
Although the distance was far and their expressions were unclear, it was clearly seen that Su Xianyu suddenly turned sideways, and then Chen Shui fell.
"I've been waiting for a long time to get this shot."
Ruan Sisi slowly put away her phone. "Su Xianyu did it on purpose!"
She took a step closer and lowered her voice even more. "This way, she got rid of Steward Chen, who had always been on your side, and made you afraid to stay by Feng Lin's side. How smart!"
"Steward Chen is still lying in the hospital. Whether he can wake up and whether he will be disabled after waking up are all unknowns."
Ruan Sisi's voice was seductive. "And what about the person who hurt him? She's still acting coquettishly in Feng Lin's arms and being doted on by him. Are you willing to accept this?"
Yes, why should Su Xianyu be doted on by Feng Lin with a clear conscience while her elder brother was struggling between life and death?
She had already prepared to leave. Why was Su Xianyu so cruel to her elder brother!
Chen Xue suddenly looked up, her eyes bloodshot. "What are your conditions to give me this video?"
"Chen Xue, I've said before that we have the same enemy."
Ruan Sisi didn't take advantage of the situation. Instead, she directly handed the memory card to her.
"Just take this video. I think you'd rather seek justice yourself."
Watching Chen Xue leave with gratitude in her eyes after letting down her guard, Ruan Sisi's face darkened.
She didn't care about the money a poor girl like Chen Xue could offer.
She just hoped that this time, Chen Xue wouldn't be as indecisive as before and could completely get rid of Su Xianyu.
Even if it didn't succeed, it would be that stupid Chen Xue who would be exposed, and it had nothing to do with her...
It was already dark when Chen Xue returned to the Feng Mansion.
The door of the audio - visual room on the first floor was open. Su Xianyu was nestled in Feng Lin's arms, smiling while watching a movie. The light from the screen shone on her face, making her look extremely innocent.
Hearing the footsteps, Su Xianyu looked up at her. "You're back? How is it at the hospital?"
"Still the same." Chen Xue lowered her head, her voice calm. "I'll go to the kitchen and bring you some supper."
Remembering the smiling face she had seen when she first entered the house, her hands trembled with anger as she served the soup. Her determination in her heart became even stronger.
Laugh all you want. Your days of being complacent are numbered...
"Officer, I want to report a crime..."