After receiving the call, Chen Xue rushed to the hospital in a hurry.
"Brother!" She excitedly threw herself beside the bed, her eyes red and swollen.
"You're finally awake! How do you feel?"
Chen Shui moved his chapped lips. His voice was a bit hoarse. "Don't worry, Xiaoxue. I'm fine..."
Chen Xue quickly got up to pour a cup of warm water and gently moistened his lips with a cotton swab.
Looking at her brother's paper - pale face, the emotions she had suppressed for several days finally broke loose. Tears splashed on the quilt.
"Brother, tell me what exactly happened that day? I handed the video to the police station, but they said the evidence was insufficient. Su Xianyu was bailed out by Feng Lin..."
"Video?" Chen Shui's eyes suddenly tightened. "What video did you hand in?"
"Someone filmed you being pushed downstairs," Chen Xue didn't notice his strangeness and continued.
"Although it's not very clear, it can be seen that you were talking to her on the terrace, and she raised her hand..."
"Who told you to hand it in?" Chen Shui's voice rose. Excessively excited, he pulled at his wound and gasped in pain.
Chen Xue was stunned by his shout. "I... I just wanted to seek justice for you! You were hurt so badly..."
"What justice are you seeking?" Chen Shui's breathing quickened. His eyes were full of mystery. "Go and tell the police to withdraw the video!"
"Why?" Chen Xue was completely confused. "That's the evidence proving that Su Xianyu pushed you!"
"She didn't push me!" Chen Shui's voice was firm, but there was also a hint of lack of confidence. "I fell down by myself."
"What did you say?" Chen Xue's eyes were full of disbelief.
"I clearly saw her raise her hand with my own eyes! Have you been drugged and your mind is not clear?"
"I'm very clear - headed!" Chen Shui gritted his teeth and tried to sit up.
"Xiaoxue, listen to your brother. Don't investigate anymore. Just... pretend this never happened."
Chen Xue grabbed his wrist so hard that her knuckles turned white. "What exactly happened that day? Are you hiding something from me?"
Chen Shui's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his eyes dodged.
How could he say it?
The scene before the fall was playing back in his mind like an out - of - control movie clip.
He originally went to the terrace to remind Su Xianyu that Feng Lin had told him it would rain at night and asked her to go back to the room early.
But just as he was halfway through his words, his body suddenly seemed to be filled with someone else's consciousness.
His arm rose uncontrollably, and his fingertips were directly reaching for Su Xianyu's chest.
Chen Shui was so anxious that he wanted to shout at that time, but he could only mechanically repeat the words he had said before.
He had no choice but to blink desperately, trying to let the other person dodge.
Su Xianyu was obviously also stunned. She froze for a few seconds and then suddenly dodged to the side, and he just fell over.
When the feeling of weightlessness came, there was only one thought in his mind.
This is so absurd!
Who would believe this experience of being "manipulated"?
He would only be regarded as talking nonsense after a concussion, or even be misinterpreted as having improper intentions towards Su Xianyu.
Or else, he might be diagnosed as mentally disordered and locked up in a mental hospital.
"I said I was just careless." Chen Shui closed his eyes. His voice was tired. "The wind was strong that day. I stood too close to the railing and slipped."
Chen Xue still looked unbelieving.
The terrace railing of the Feng Mansion was half a person's height, and the ground was paved with non - slip bricks. Her brother had walked there for ten years and could find his way with his eyes closed. How could he suddenly slip?
She stared at Chen Shui firmly. "You're covering for her, aren't you?"
"You're afraid of Feng Lin and afraid of losing your job, so you'd rather lie here yourself than protect the person who pushed you?"
"No!" Chen Shui was anxious to defend himself, but he could only repeat that pale sentence. "It was really me..."
"We don't need you to sacrifice yourself like this. We can just leave City A!"
Chen Xue came to her own conclusion. "I don't care what you think. I'm going to take care of this! Su Xianyu must pay the price!"
After saying that, she turned around and left. No matter how much Chen Shui shouted her name behind her, she didn't look back.
The moment the ward door was slammed shut, Chen Shui leaned back against the head of the bed weakly. Looking at the infusion tube on the ceiling, there was a flash of hopelessness in his eyes.
He quickly took out his phone and dialed his wife's number. "A Ling, pack your things now. Take the kids and Xiaoxue abroad. I've booked the fastest flight for you."
His wife on the other end of the phone was stunned. "Why is it so urgent? What about you..."
"Don't ask. Take her away right away." Chen Shui interrupted her. His voice was firm. "Just say you want to experience her life on Island B and stay there for a while..."
Chen Xue rushed out of the hospital, feeling angry and anxious.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated in her pocket. It was a message from Ruan Sisi.
[Xiaoxue, is Butler Chen awake? How is he?]
Chen Xue sniffed and replied with a voice message. Her voice was choking. "He's awake, but he said... he fell down by himself."
Ruan Sisi almost immediately called her. "How could he say that? He must have been threatened! For the sake of protecting Su Xianyu, what won't Feng Lin do?"
"I don't know..." Chen Xue squatted on the roadside. "The way my brother looked at me seemed like he was very afraid that I would continue to investigate."
Ruan Sisi's voice became sharp. "Xiaoxue, you can't be deceived by him! Your brother has been in the Feng family for too long and has already been bought over by Feng Lin's kindness and authority. You can't believe what he says now!"
"I'll think about it." She hung up the phone, feeling cold all over.
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On the other side, in the Feng Mansion, Su Xianyu was nestled in Feng Lin's arms. The two were also talking about what had happened that day.
"Xiaoyu, what exactly happened between you and Chen Shui on the terrace that day?"
"He reached out to push me first, and then I dodged."
Su Xianyu recalled that Chen Shui's state at that time seemed like a marionette.
When Chen Xue saved Feng Lin back then, she had noticed that the author had a preference.
Beauty, kindness, luck... some of the characteristics of the female lead were all reflected in this supporting character.
But Chen Xue's methods were inexperienced. She had tried several times to poach the corner but had not succeeded, and she was not ruthless enough to get rid of herself.
So someone got anxious and forced Butler Chen to stage this incident.
But she couldn't directly tell Feng Lin this speculation. She just intuitively described the specific situation at that time.
"At that time, Butler Chen seemed... not quite right."
Su Xianyu frowned as she recalled. "His eyes were very strange, and his movements were unnatural, as if... he was being controlled."
Even she thought this sounded absurd when she said it. Sure enough, Feng Lin frowned even tighter. "Controlled by someone?"
"It does sound a bit absurd, but I really feel that he didn't mean to touch me on purpose. It was more like... he couldn't help himself."
Feng Lin fell silent.
He knew Chen Shui. He was steady, reserved, and even a bit old - fashioned. He also had a good relationship with his wife. He was definitely not the kind of person who would make inappropriate advances towards his employer.
This incident was really strange, and it made him feel faintly uneasy.
"The police are still investigating," Feng Lin rubbed his temples. "Don't think too much. Let's wait until there's a conclusion."
Su Xianyu nodded.
In the next few days, Chen Xue couldn't go to the hospital again.
Chen Shui's wife, according to his instructions, forced Chen Xue onto the flight to Island B.
Before leaving, Chen Xue only had time to tell Ruan Sisi to wait for her return.
When Ruan Sisi received the message, she cursed in her heart that they were useless. With the video and witnesses, they still couldn't get the job done!
She should have just posted the video online or contacted other shareholders of the Feng Group to put pressure on them.
While Ruan Sisi was secretly annoyed, she didn't notice that her excited figure had gradually been exposed from the hidden place...