The footsteps in the basement corridor were gradually approaching. Hearing them, Shen Ximan immediately lay down on the wooden plank bed and pretended to be still in a coma.
The family doctor unlocked the door, placed the medical kit on the ground as a matter of routine, and then took out the medicines, syringes, and IV drip bottles from it.
"Don't move!"
Suddenly, he was held by the neck by her.
The empty syringe that had been used on Bo Siming now came in handy.
"Second... Second Miss? You're awake?!"
Shen Ximan frowned deeply, her tone unfriendly. "Hand over all the things in your bag, or I'll stab it into your artery right now!"
"Okay, okay! Please don't act rashly. I'll do whatever you say!"
The family doctor was so scared that he raised his hands above his head.
Shen Ximan forced him to walk to the corner beside the door, then quickly withdrew and carefully started to mix the medicine powder.
Watching her skillful and proficient movements, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Second Miss, what... what are you doing?"
"Self - rescue."
After saying that, Shen Ximan quickly prepared the injection within five minutes. She suddenly injected it into her upper arm, pressed it for a few seconds, and then threw away the cotton swab.
The family doctor was completely stunned on the spot.
"Don't breathe a word about this, or I won't let you off."
Her eyes were sharp, showing no sign of joking.
He had been the doctor in the Shen family for several years. He had seen the second miss when she was young. She had always been timid, introverted, and afraid to speak. He had never seen such a look in her eyes before.
Although he didn't know what had happened to her, acting rashly at this time would surely do no good to himself.
Moreover, working for the Shen family, he was already exhausted dealing with that mother - daughter pair. Finding a new backer at this time wouldn't be a bad thing.
"Don't worry. I'll keep my mouth shut."
Shen Ximan didn't expect him to be so obedient. Suspicion welled up in her heart. "If Yang Wan and Shen Shiyu ask, tell them I'm still in a coma. How many times a day did you promise them to come for a check - up?"
"Once every morning, but only for three days."
Three days. There should be a chance to escape.
"Bring the same medicines in for the remaining two days. I'll be waiting for you."
The family doctor nodded obediently.
She watched him pack up his things, lock the door again, and leave. Then she quickly took out the hidden phone.
Her memory flashed back to the eastern suburb mansion a day ago.
"The first key on this phone has my emergency contact number. If something like this happens again, call me immediately. Do you understand?" Bo Jingyu frowned and said fiercely.
"Yeah, I know!" Shen Ximan nodded obediently.
After settling things down, he took out something he had prepared from his arms. "This phone is of the same model as yours. If there's an accident, use it. There's a system I set up in advance."
"So it's the so - called Plan B? Then I'd better accept it."
Bo Jingyu sighed helplessly. "I'm going on a business trip this afternoon. You and An Ruo can stay here for the time being."
On the day of the incident, when Shen Ximan had an argument with them.
From the moment she returned to the Shen family, just in case, she tied her phone and the syringe bag to her leg and put the spare phone in her pocket.
When she rolled down, she didn't actually fall into a coma directly. Instead, she had a hazy memory. She clearly knew who had carried her into the basement, and she also knew that Shen Shiyu had stolen the spare phone.
But the severe trauma to her head forced Shen Ximan to repeatedly enter a state of false sleep, waking up and falling asleep from time to time.
It was also at three o'clock in the morning when she got in touch with Bo Jingyu.
"Who is this?" His cold voice came from the other end of the phone.
For some reason, she suddenly wanted to pour out her grievances to him.
"Bo Jingyu..."
His pupils shrank, and his voice was a bit urgent. "Where are you!"
"In the basement where An Ruo was once imprisoned."
"Why did you change the phone number I set up?"
Shen Ximan sniffed. "I was afraid that Shen Shiyu and the others would find out, so I changed it on the way back."
"Are you injured?" Bo Jingyu never thought that he could be so gentle.
Hiss, hiss. Unstable current sounds suddenly came from the call.
"The signal is not very good. You, if, please!"
Beep, beep, beep...
"Shen Ximan? Shen Ximan!"
Bo Jingyu tightly clenched his phone, his eyes fixed on the screen.
Coming back to her senses, she looked at the phone with no signal and sighed.
"I don't know if he heard what I said at the end. I hope Bo Siming won't tell Grandpa about An Ruo. Otherwise, how could Aunt Yang handle it alone!"
Xue Xiaoqi was still in the hospital, and she couldn't get in touch with her subordinates for the time being. And she couldn't blindly trust the family doctor just now.
Click, bang!
While Shen Ximan was in a daze, she suddenly heard the sound of the door lock being opened.
She quickly threw the phone on the bed and covered it with her body. She closed her eyes, regulated her breathing, and pretended to be in a coma.
Shen Shiyu was choked by the dust in the room and coughed a few times. She casually glanced around and then fixed her eyes on Shen Ximan.
"It seems that the family doctor didn't lie to me. This bitch is still unconscious! Lying here half - dead. It's really bad luck."
Muttering to herself, she walked over with her arms folded and observed for a while.
Shen Ximan's face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her breathing was faint and weak.
Buzz. Shen Shiyu's phone in her pocket rang.
It was a text message from Bo Jingyu, saying that he missed her.
"Do you think if he knew that the woman who has been chatting with him all night these days is not you but me, would he fall in love with me instead?"
"Ah, I forgot that you can't hear or get up. You're so pitiful," Shen Shiyu sneered mockingly. "But you don't need to be envious. I'm just taking back what belongs to me."
"The one who should have married Bo Jingyu is me!"
If it weren't for the fear of an ambush, Shen Ximan would have gotten up and beaten her up long ago.
She really didn't know where Shen Shiyu got the courage to be so confident.
"You can just stay in this dark and damp basement. By the time you wake up, maybe I'll already be the second wife. Hahaha!" Shen Shiyu happily locked the door again and left.
When Shen Ximan couldn't hear any movement, she slowly got up and rubbed her back.
"It's so uncomfortable..."
Whether it was just the right time or God's blessing, the screen of the phone on the wooden plank bed lit up, and a message popped up.
"Hello, Miss Shen. I'm Su Minghan, a friend of Jingyu's. The reinforcements have been staking out at the villa where you are. I'll try my best to rescue you as soon as possible. Please reply if you see this message."
Shen Ximan was completely stunned.
She never thought that Bo Jingyu would mobilize all his connections because of her, and she never thought that he would rescue her.
She had once had such unrealistic fantasies. Especially during the phone call at dawn, she almost blurted out that sentence but managed to hold it back.
Because it was unnecessary. They weren't that familiar with each other.