Because I Cannot Hurt You

The woman adjusted her scarf and said, "I don't know them. You are really mistaken about this."

She was about to leave when Xinyi grabbed her hand. "How can I be mistaken! Caihong is my friend."

The woman slightly widened her eyes.

"She has shown me your pictures. How can a daughter be mistaken about her mother? You are definitely An Yueqin. But why are you pretending to be unaware of everything?"

"Listen you-"

"And why are you attacking my family? What have they done to you?" Her breaths got messy as she thought about Zhiyuan's state. "Tell me. Why are you doing this? Why are you here today? To attack my husband the fourth time?"

A flicker passed through her gaze. She faced her again and said with a hint of coldness in her voice this time. "Enough. Don't bother me. What I do is none of your business."

She glared at her. "It is when you are hurting my family! My husband is in the ICU. My son was in danger because of you, and you say it's not my business?"

"Enough! I am not the culprit. Go do a better investigation, but don't try to frame me."

This time, she didn't bother to listen to her and left, but then Xinyi said, "Uncle An is searching for you like crazy."

She stopped.

"Ever since he saw you coming out of Grandiose, he has been worrying about you. He hadn't gotten decent sleep in days. His wife who he loved so much suddenly appeared before him when she was supposed to have passed away. Do you understand his feelings? When Uncle An talked about you, it felt to me that you loved him too. Do you really not remember your husband?"

The woman didn't respond.

She walked and blocked her way. "Even if you claim that you are not An Yueqin, I cannot let you go. You are involved in all the accidents. Uncle An saw you that day. My son, Siying, recognized you from Caihong's pictures as the driver who hit Zhiyuan's car. I am sorry, but until I get my answers, you cannot leave. You can clarify your identity to my brother all you want in the police station."

The woman narrowed her eyes. She noticed a few more cars arriving at the hospital. She suddenly pushed Xinyi - not too harshly but enough to make her stumble on her feet. Xinyi was distracted for a few moments, and when she looked back again, the woman was already gone.

Xinyi widened her eyes. She hastily rushed, but she had already lost her sight.

"Xinyi!" Liang, who came to visit Zhiyuan, called out to her as he stepped out of his car. "Where are you running off to?"

"Liang! I saw Caihong's mother!"

"Huh?"

"Yes! I saw An Yueqin. She was standing right here, when I met her. I saw her face. She was definitely An Yueqin! She denied everything when I asked about her involvement in those accidents. She even refuses to acknowledge Caihong and Uncle An!"

Liang gasped. "Fuck, she is really alive!? How...It's incomprehensible. And then she doesn't acknowledge her husband and daughter? What? She lost her memory like Xiaosi?"

She bit her lip. "I don't know...She was right in front of me, but she pushed me away and escaped. This clearly means that she is guilty. I was careless…"

He patted her shoulder. "Hey, now. It's not your fault. You did the best you could. Leave it to Yunru from here. At least, we now know that she is alive. It wasn't Uncle An or Siying's misunderstanding. This is way better than being in the dark now."

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The woman quickly got into her car and dialed a number. It went on rings for a while, and she let out a sigh in frustration.

Pick up…

Her call was finally answered. "What? Why are you calling me when you couldn't do one job straight?"

She squinted her gaze. "I did my job just fine. But I...bumped into someone along the way, who happened to know Zhiyuan and alert the doctors."

"Happened to know?"

"Caihong."

Silence.

"You didn't tell me the Han family knows…"

"So? It's got nothing to do with it. Certainly not with your daughter."

"How is it got nothing to do with it!? The Han and the An families are personally close…Zhiyuan and Xinyi know Caihong."

"Don't waste my time. Don't act as if she is the daughter-in-law of the Han family. They are just friends. Who cares?"

The woman clenched her fists.

The voice clicked its tongue. "What's wrong? Are you thinking you are doing something bad to Caihong's friends, and now you are feeling guilty?"

That was exactly what she was thinking.

"I don't care what you think or have to say. You work for me, and you have to follow my orders."

She narrowed her eyes. "If Caihong is involved in all this, then I cannot do this anymore."

Silence.

A few moments later, the voice asked in a quiet tone, "So, you will go against me?"

"You are talking about Caihong. I won't-"

"Do you know that your daughter has a daughter of her own?"

She widened her eyes.

"This is the first time you are hearing it, right? About your granddaughter," he chuckled. "Do you know why she was in the hospital? It's because her husband is admitted there and is in a coma."

Her jaw dropped wide. 

"Yes, your daughter got married and even has a child of her own. Her name is Chyou. Congratulations. You are a grandmother."

She trembled.

"But do you know what will happen to your son-in-law and granddaughter if you oppose me?"

The woman froze.

"You…"

"That's correct. It won't take much effort for me to make you meet your granddaughter. I think she won't like the treatment I have planned for her."

"Don't you dare!"

He ignored her. "Plus...you have your own reasons to hate the Han family too."

"If you are talking about-"

"I am not talking about Han Zongying. It's something that Han Huizhong did...to your dearest daughter seven years back," he laughed. "Do you want to know? I am pretty sure you won't feel any sympathy for them after you know the truth."

She silently listened to the voice speak as he narrated what happened seven years back.

"See? Aren't they despicable? I have told you everything.. Do you still want to show them sympathy? The choice is yours now."