"How's the situation?" Mo Beichen asked in a deep voice.
"The doctor said Sister - in - law wasn't poisoned, but she was frightened. They've given her a sedative, but it didn't work," Rui Li replied in her usual cold voice, though she was filled with remorse inside.
"I see." Mo Beichen's gaze was fixed on Xia Weilan's pale face, his brows furrowed in displeasure.
"Brother Mo, I was negligent in this matter. I'll give you an explanation," Rui Li said and left immediately.
Mo Beichen sat on the edge of the bed, gently stroking Xia Weilan's knitted brows. Seeing her biting her lower lip tightly, looking extremely painful and desperate, a strong sense of pity welled up in his heart.
"Xia Weilan, wake up quickly," Mo Beichen said.
But Xia Weilan seemed to hear nothing, and more cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Mo Beichen had no choice but to call her name over and over again.
Trapped in a nightmare, Xia Weilan found herself in a hazy mist. She dreamt that she had returned to that pitch - black basement.
Ouyang Mingqi walked away resolutely. Not long after, Xia Ruolin walked in arrogantly. She kicked and punched Xia Weilan and left a sack full of small snakes.
The snakes stuck out their tongues and surrounded her.
In the damp space, Xia Weilan had nowhere to hide. Finally, she was bitten several times all over her body.
Those snakes only bit her but were non - venomous. After being hungry for two days, the snakes started to fight each other...
"Don't bite me... Get away!"
Weak from hunger, Xia Weilan could only keep kicking the snakes away, praying in her heart that someone would open the dark room and rescue her.
"Ouyang Mingqi, how could you treat me like this!"
"Xia Ruolin, I'll kill you!"
In the pitch - black and airless room, Xia Weilan finally despaired.
"Xia Weilan, Xia Weilan."
Xia Weilan, who had been immersed in the boundless darkness, suddenly heard an urgent call.
The voice was very penetrating. Xia Weilan subconsciously walked towards the source of the sound.
Unconsciously, the small snakes around her disappeared, and the dark room vanished. All that was left in front of her was a dazzling white light.
"Xia Weilan, wake up quickly."
Mo Beichen saw her eyelashes fluttering and called her even more urgently.
Xia Weilan opened her eyes. At first, her vision was blurry. After getting used to the light, she found a familiar face in front of her, a face she had known for two lifetimes.
"Mo..." Xia Weilan opened her mouth, but found her voice was as weak as a gossamer. Her throat was dry and burning, and her voice was so hoarse that it didn't sound like her own.
Mo Beichen helped her sit up against the head of the bed, picked up a glass of warm water, and brought it to her lips. "Drink some water first."
The man who had been so cold and violent just now had now changed his expression faster than turning a page, looking as gentle as the sun.
"Gulugulu!" Xia Weilan's mind went blank. She just obediently took a few sips.
After that, she didn't know what else Mo Beichen fed her. Xia Weilan ate it in a daze and then fell into a deep sleep again.
This time, Xia Weilan slept more soundly and didn't have those chaotic dreams.
In the morning, in the hospital ward.
"Did you specifically invite me here just because your wife was frightened?"
Dr. Li was an authoritative psychologist. He usually didn't have time to deal with such trivial matters.
"She often has nightmares at night. Last night, she even said she wanted to kill someone," Mo Beichen said concisely. He thought Xia Weilan's behavior last night was not simple.
Dr. Li looked at the girl on the bed in surprise. "I'll stay and observe for a few days. If it's just an ordinary psychological shadow, we need to find the source of the stimulus, give her counseling, and use some auxiliary drugs. If it's too serious, we may need to use hypnosis to eliminate her painful memories."
Mo Beichen tightened the hand behind his back.
Was the psychological shadow related to the Lin family?
When Xia Weilan woke up, there was only Rui Li in the ward.
In the following days, Rui Li took care of her. There was also a very kind doctor who often came to see her.
Mo Beichen didn't show up for two days.
"We've found out that Lin Xuefei secretly released the poisonous snakes. Mr. Mo is dealing with this matter personally," Rui Li said somewhat implicitly. She didn't say much because the most important thing for the patient was to rest.
At lunchtime, the news was playing on the TV in the ward.
"This morning, many products of the Lin Group were found to exceed the standard. In addition, the project that the Mo Group cooperated with the Lin Group two days ago was exposed by the Mo Group for the Lin Group's product quality being sub - standard and shoddy. Mr. Mo threatened to sue the Lin Group to the end."
Xia Weilan looked at the news on TV in shock.
On the screen, the gate of the once - prosperous Lin Group was suddenly deserted. Lin Jianshan walked out tiredly but was surrounded by reporters.
"Mr. Lin, your company has been making huge profits through improper means for many years. Now that it's been exposed, how do you feel?"
"Mr. Lin, you used sub - standard products to pass off as luxury goods. Who else was involved in this?"
Lin Jianshan stumbled away in a mess, denying everything in front of the camera. "These are all rumors, just rumors."
But the reporters didn't let him go and bombarded him with more sharp questions.
Xia Weilan's initial shock turned into a cold and gloating expression. After the news was over, she turned off the TV and curled her lips into a sneer.
Lin Jianshan, you've done too many bad deeds. Sure enough, retribution has come.
Rui Li came back to the ward with hot water. Seeing the TV was turned off, she didn't pay much attention.
"Brother Mo will be here soon. Take a nap first," Rui Li said casually as she sat down beside.
In the afternoon, Mo Beichen really showed up. He was dressed in a black suit, looking even colder than before.
But this coldness disappeared as soon as he entered the ward.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Husband, I want to be discharged from the hospital. Let's go home today," Xia Weilan immediately shouted excitedly, her eyes as bright as a puppy's.
She had been in the hospital for three days, and she was almost fully recovered.
"Everything is up to you," Mo Beichen said, unable to resist stroking her forehead.
"Then let's be discharged now," Xia Weilan said. She felt suffocated in the hospital.
"Okay. I'll go ask the doctor for some medicine first. Wait for me a while."
Mo Beichen turned around and went straight to Dr. Li's office.
"How's my wife's condition?"
"I've looked into it. Although her childhood was unhappy and the foster family treated her badly, she didn't take it too much to heart. But sometimes, she can be quite heartless. For example, she said that some people are just born to die and it's disgusting for them to be alive. Maybe she's just pent up for too long. Letting it out will be fine. I've prescribed some medicine for her. If she has nightmares again, contact me."
Dr. Li handed over the prepared nerve medicine.
Mo Beichen stroked the bottle with his fingertips, lowered his eyes to hide the obscure look in them, and then strode away.