Fang Jiangyi frowned tightly. He just hugged her tightly, trying to stop her flailing hands and feet.
He was as sad as she was, but at this moment, he couldn't show it. Yan Xia sobbed loudly, constantly saying that she wanted to kill Peng Shiyi.
How could someone be so crazy as to do such a thing to an eight - year - old child!
Maybe because Fang Jiangyi had been restraining her, preventing her from leaving. A few minutes later, Yan Xia was exhausted. Gasping for breath, she looked at Fang Jiangyi with tearful eyes. Her cold gaze was like looking at a complete stranger.
"Why did you stop me? It's your business that Peng Shiyi has feelings for you! It has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to know. You may not care about Mengfan, but you have no right to stop me!"
She tried hard not to let the tears blur her vision. The tears slid from the corners of her eyes all the way into her ears.
"You always misunderstand my intentions." Fang Jiangyi pressed her head against his chest and whispered, "Why do you have to do it yourself? It will only invite criticism. Calm down first. Going to do something now will arouse suspicion. The most important thing is to confirm Mengfan's safety first."
He hoped that Yan Xia could understand his good intentions.
"Mengfan has called me Dad for three years. I love her as much as you do, but sometimes, impulse can't solve problems."
Yan Xia closed her eyes and took deep breaths. Her collapsed state of mind gradually calmed down.
She didn't dare to think about what she would do if something really happened to Lan Mengfan...
At the beginning, it was her selfish desire. In order to distract herself and have a goal to live for, she took Lan Mengfan away without permission. She also knew that it was bound to be turbulent for her to return to the country with her, but she still did such a selfish thing.
If she hadn't brought her back, but "if" were the two most powerless and helpless words in the world.
She followed Fang Jiangyi and Lan Yuzhou to the intensive care unit to visit Lan Mengfan.
On the hospital bed, Lan Mengfan was covered in injuries. The right corner of her eye was purple and swollen so badly that she could hardly open it. There was thick gauze on the corner of her eye. Her mouth was red, swollen and cracked. Her hair was full of clotted blood clots and looked very dirty. There was black mud under her fingernails. The wounds on her arms and calves were still oozing blood. After her clothes were cut off, various instrument patches were attached to the skin on her chest, and a thin white cloth was covering her body.
It was unimaginable what inhumane treatment she had suffered.
Yan Xia stood numbly beside the hospital bed. Tears streamed down her face. Afraid of disturbing the child's rest, she tried hard to hold back her sobs.
"Mengfan, Mengfan..." She held one of her hands and couldn't help crying out loudly. "I'm sorry."
Lan Mengfan had been in a coma, and her heartbeat was very weak. Maybe she sensed Yan Xia's presence. Her heart rate increased significantly. Then, her hand moved, and she opened the only eye that she could open.
"Mom..."
Everyone was wearing sterile clothes, had disinfected themselves and were wearing masks before entering the intensive care unit. But she still recognized Yan Xia at a glance. Her eyes were fixed on Yan Xia and refused to move away.
"Mom, don't cry..."
Lan Mengfan was wearing a big oxygen mask on her face. Every time she weakly spoke, a layer of mist quickly appeared on the mask.
"I'm sorry, Mengfan. Mom is here. Don't worry. When you get better, I'll take you home right away. Your two dads have also been with you all the time. Everything will be okay." When she said this, her voice was extremely firm, as if she was telling Mengfan and also telling herself.
Lan Mengfan turned her only open eye and really saw Fang Jiangyi and Lan Yuzhou standing beside her. The corner of her mouth twitched, as if she wanted to smile.
"I used to hope that Dad Fang, Dad and Mom could all be with me. It's really good to be sick..."
"I didn't want to disturb Dad and Mom's work. After I was kidnapped by the bad uncle at school, they tied me up. They kept calling someone on the phone. That person always gave them orders and did very strange things to me. I was in so much pain. I wanted to run away, but they always grabbed me. They even banged my head against the wall. Finally, I fainted. When they all left and I woke up, I called the police uncle myself to save me."
Her voice was small and weak. She could feel the pain all over her body with every breath. After the anesthetic gradually wore off, the pain swept through her whole body. She apologized in a childish voice.
"I didn't mean to disturb your work."
The innocent words of the child made Yan Xia lose control of her emotions.
Yan Xia shed tears even more violently: "In the future, you will have a lot of time with Dad. After leaving here, no one will hurt you again."
She regretted that she didn't hold on back then and didn't insist on staying abroad. As long as they didn't come back here, nothing would have happened. It was her fault that had hurt Mengfan...
Lan Mengfan was too tired. Her eyelids were constantly drooping.
"I'm not leaving. I want to stay by Mom's side... Mom is the best to me. Dad always doesn't know what I want... Mom always attends my parent - teacher meetings. Mom will keep her promises..."
She whispered and begged Yan Xia. The hand that was being held tried its best to hold hers back: "Mom, don't drive me away, okay... I won't cause you any more trouble in the future..."
Mom was the best person to her in the world. Although there were many rules and Mom was very strict with her, she understood it all in her heart.
Yan Xia couldn't help crying out loudly. She wanted to keep the last bit of dignity in front of the child. She wanted to calm down and stop crying.
But she couldn't control herself. So much sadness and pain came at her like a tsunami and drowned her.
Lan Yuzhou had been standing beside them silently for a long time. His eyes were extremely red, but no tears fell. Only the tip of his nose was a little wet with uncontrollable snot. He sniffed and asked.
"Mengfan, when Dad left you and went to prison, did you blame me? Have you always blamed me in your heart?"
Lan Mengfan slowly turned her only open eye and landed on Lan Yuzhou's face. Finally, she shook her head. Her voice was so weak that it was like a whisper.
"Dad did something wrong... He has to admit his mistake and be a good person... I don't blame Dad..."
She was so sensible. At such a young age, she understood everything. After Lan Yuzhou left, there were only Yan Xia and Fang Jiangyi in her life. So she was very good at observing people's expressions and was very well - behaved to please them. It was not until she gradually got familiar with them and knew that they were really good to her that she dared to relax.
Moreover, if Dad hadn't left, she wouldn't have met such a good mom.
So she wasn't angry at all, and she didn't blame anyone.
"Mom..." Her voice became weaker and weaker, and she gradually closed her eyes. "Let the police uncle help me catch the bad uncle..."
After saying that, she closed her eyes.
Yan Xia's heart almost stopped. She held her breath and looked at the electrocardiogram beside the bed. The heart was still beating. She should just be asleep.