"Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
"Let's not issue a statement, shall we?"
Seeing Xia Sanghuan looking so scared, Fu Zeming felt extremely heart - achy.
He quickly made a concession, trying to calm the little girl down.
"Huanhuan, what on earth is going on with you..."
Fu Youqing was also greatly startled by her intense reaction. She stepped forward guiltily and said to her,
"Did someone threaten you?
Tell me that person's name, and I'll help you..."
"No, it's not like that."
The girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I just don't want them to think that you're involved in this."
"Why?"
"Even if it were true, so what? We're a family. We rise and fall together..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Xia Sanghuan loudly denied it.
"But I don't want it to be like this! I'll feel so guilty towards you! I don't want this guilt to follow me forever!"
As she spoke, her emotions, which had just calmed down, flared up again.
"Alright, Youqing, say less!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Fu Moning quickly intervened.
"Let's put this topic aside for now. We can talk about it when we get home, okay?"
She also joined her father in trying to persuade them.
"...Okay."
Xia Sanghuan nodded, feeling that her reaction had indeed been too extreme.
She was carefully helped into the car by her second elder sister.
Throughout the journey, none of them brought up the matter again. Instead, they kept chatting with her about some light - hearted family matters.
"How is big brother?"
Halfway through the chat, she suddenly asked out of the blue.
"Big brother has woken up."
"And he's been transferred to our Fu family's hospital."
"There's nothing seriously wrong with his body. The doctor said that as long as he recuperates well, he'll recover soon."
Hearing this, she let out a sigh of relief, but soon tensed up again.
Noticing the sudden tightness of the back of her hand, Fu Zeming frowned worriedly.
"Huanhuan, what's wrong?"
Fu Moning placed her hand on hers and gently held it, trying to soothe her emotions.
"Nothing."
She forced a smile.
"I'm just thinking about what to do in the future."
"It's okay, Huanhuan. You don't need to worry."
"Not to mention that we'll definitely clear your name. Even if society keeps targeting you because of this, we'll always support you. Not just this lifetime, but even the next one, you won't have to worry."
Fu Zeming said to her firmly, looking as if he couldn't wait to prove it to her right away.
"Can we go to the hospital first? I want to see big brother."
In her current state, who would dare to say no to her?
Fu Zeming quickly told the driver to change the route and head to the hospital.
During the rest of the journey, it gradually became quiet among them, and in the end, hardly anyone spoke.
Especially Fu Youqing. Since getting in the car, she hadn't said a single word. She just propped her chin up and stared out of the window.
There was no smile on her face. No one knew what she was thinking.
Xia Sanghuan saw it but didn't dare to say anything.
After all, it was she who had been rude to Sister Youqing first, and her father and second elder sister had clearly taken her side.
They fell silent all the way until they reached the hospital.
Led by her father and elder sisters, she rushed straight to where Fu Lingshi was.
For some reason, the closer she got to big brother's ward, the faster her heart beat.
What if big brother was really poisoned by those people, just as she suspected?
She quickly shook her head, trying to get rid of this bad thought.
When she reached the ward door, her hand trembled as she opened it.
"Huanhuan, why are you here?"
What followed was a suddenly brightened field of vision and a familiar voice of concern.
Fu Lingshi was sitting on the bed. There were still bandages on his arm and head, looking somewhat comical.
He even had some company documents in his hand.
Fu Moning stepped forward discontentedly and snatched the documents from his hand.
"Didn't I say you're not allowed to work while you're sick in bed?"
Seeing her angry face, he quickly tried to excuse himself.
"I just saw that Dad has been too tired these days."
"Anyway, I'm just idle, so I might as well help out."
Seeing his glib manner, Fu Moning sighed helplessly.
Xia Sanghuan also stepped forward and obediently called out,
"Big brother."
"Huanhuan, it's been a long time."
He was just about to say something more to his little sister when she suddenly grabbed his wrist.
While he was still in a daze, the girl had already felt his pulse in a flash.
There was nothing seriously wrong, just a bit of qi deficiency.
There was also no sign of a chaotic pulse like that of the second elder brother.
Just to be on the safe side, she still turned around, picked up the call button, and called the nurse station, asking them to arrange a full - body check - up for big brother right away.
"Huanhuan, what do you mean by this?"
"Nothing."
She forced a seemingly relaxed smile.
For some reason, she felt that it was better not to let the Fu family know about the poison.
In case it would cause more trouble.
To cover it up, she casually told a lie.
"I just learned something in school today. I'm just using you, big brother, as an experiment."
After hearing this reason, Fu Lingshi was completely dumbfounded.
Although the reason was rather far - fetched, it still made some sense.
He had no choice but to swallow his doubts.
While waiting for the check - up, he wanted to ask about the news this morning, but was stopped by Fu Zeming.
Seeing his father's look, he understood and changed the topic.
While the two of them were discussing work matters, Fu Youqing turned around and walked out.
Xia Sanghuan noticed the sound of the door opening and closing and cast a worried look in that direction.
"Do you want to go and have a look?"
Her second elder sister whispered in her ear.
"What?"
"Your thoughts are all written on your face.
You didn't mean to shout at Youqing just now, did you?"
Hearing this, she blushed and let out a soft "um".
"Then go and explain it to her. Otherwise, neither of you will feel good."
Hearing this, Xia Sanghuan began to hesitate.
It wasn't that she didn't want to explain, but that she was too embarrassed to do so.
She wasn't even sure if Sister Youqing wanted to see her now.
If she didn't, wouldn't it make her feel even worse if she went over rashly?
Before coming to the Fu family, the only sister she had was Xia Anying.
Every time they quarreled, it was Xia Anying who provoked her first.
After each quarrel, Xia Anying never apologized to her.
So, naturally, she had no experience in this regard.
Seeing her hesitation, Fu Moning continued,
"It's okay. Youqing isn't a petty person.
I've been her sister for more than twenty years. Don't I know her well?
Rather, the longer you don't explain the situation to her, the angrier she'll be."