"Why is this happening?" Bai Wenxi felt incredible. Clearly, grandma had always been in good health. How could something happen suddenly?
The housekeeper's voice was extremely anxious. She constantly urged the young mistress to come to the hospital. Not wanting Yao Chunmei to know about the family's affairs, Bai Wenxi quickly hung up the phone: "I'll go as soon as possible."
Yao Chunmei's pair of turbid eyeballs rolled around: "Someone from the Jiang family had an accident? Who is it?"
Bai Wenxi opened the car door and didn't even want to say an extra word: "Director Chen said he'll call us to watch the first cut tomorrow. You know that, right?"
Yao Chunmei held her head high. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were squeezed together layer by layer. Her smile was very wide: "Of course I know. I've told you long ago that his level is extremely high. Look, he completed the task on time, right!"
"Don't be late."
Dropping these three short words, Bai Wenxi "banged" the car door shut, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away.
Yao Chunmei was so angry at her arrogant behavior that she stamped her feet. Even though she could only see the car's exhaust, she put her hands on her hips and cursed: "If it weren't for me giving you the connection, how could you have had such good luck to marry that bastard! Now you still dare to put on airs with me, you stinky girl!"
She just kept scolding Bai Wenxi for being ungrateful. She completely forgot her own malicious thoughts back then. She was the one who wanted to push Bai Wenxi into the fire pit, so she was actively matchmaking.
Now, the stepdaughter has made her life full of color with her own management. Yao Chunmei only takes the credit for herself. She never mentions the coercion and inducement back then.
However, Bai Wenxi didn't even care about her dark thoughts. All her energy was on the hospitalized and emergency-treated Old Madam Jiang.
When she rushed to the hospital, Jiang Beihuai was still on the way. He went to a nearby village to talk about a project today. He stopped his work and rushed back.
The three aunts didn't come. Only the housekeeper and the little uncle were waiting outside the emergency room.
Bai Wenxi was sweating all over from running. The butterfly tie was piled up loosely around her neck. She only cared about rushing for time. She didn't realize that her clothes were in a mess at all. From the moment she entered the hospital, she was pulled back to the moment when her father died. The regret of missing the farewell with the old acquaintance welled up from the bottom of her heart again.
The housekeeper was shocked as she watched Bai Wenxi running over. It was the first time she saw the young mistress in a panicked and helpless state.
"How is grandma? Why did she suddenly fall ill?" Bai Wenxi had a stitch in her side from running. She pressed her abdomen hard and endured the spasms.
Jiang Jiaqi was also at a loss. He was still sleeping soundly in his own bedroom. The housekeeper ran over and knocked on his door. She said that the old madam had a heart attack. The two of them quickly called the emergency number. The old madam had already fainted on the ground. She was unconscious.
"Little uncle, where are the servants who served grandma at that time?" Bai Wenxi was angry. The two personal servants at home couldn't even take good care of the old madam.
"I don't know." Jiang Jiaqi spread out his hands. He still didn't know what was going on, "It was Aunt Xiuxiang who told me that my mother had fallen ill."
The old housekeeper's deep nasolabial folds were deeply engraved on her face. She was as silent as the characters in an oil painting. She stayed quietly in her own world, ignoring the noise outside.
Bai Wenxi always respected her very much, but at this moment, she didn't care about etiquette. She grabbed the housekeeper's collar and was hysterical.
"Didn't you serve in our family? Why did you go to see the old madam?" She was almost writing [suspicion] on her face, "The old madam had an accident. You were by her side?"
Jiang Jiaqi was worried that it would be unsightly to make a scene in public. He quickly dragged Bai Wenxi away: "Aunt Xiuxiang is an old servant of our family. She's almost like a relative. How can you be rude to her?"
The housekeeper was still unmoved. Her dim eyes moved, but they were quickly hidden by her drooping eyelids.
Bai Wenxi desperately pinched the webbing between her thumb and index finger. Only then did she calm down a bit: "Where are those two servants? Little uncle, did you inform the aunts?"
Jiang Jiaqi was a little ashamed. He stared at his own toes before he dared to tell Bai Wenxi the truth: "My sisters said they were a bit busy. They told me to call them after the emergency treatment."
"However, I'm also strange." He said his doubts, "I've also asked those two people. They said that my mother told them to go out."
Bai Wenxi was almost crazy: "How could it be such a coincidence? Grandma's health has always been okay. How did something happen when there was no one around her?"
She stared at the housekeeper with hatred. She had no way to deal with her. The little uncle couldn't handle things either. Now, she could only wait for Jiang Beihuai.
A long time passed. It was only until the sky turned white that Jiang Beihuai rushed over in a hurry.
"How is grandma?" Jiang Beihuai's shirt was already soaked. There were large patches of blue under his eyes, "What caused the illness?"
Bai Wenxi was angry. She pointed at the housekeeper. She had always maintained the hunched and head-down position without changing.
"You can ask her. The servants weren't there at that time. Only she was by grandma's side." Bai Wenxi yawned. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Bloodshot eyes filled the sides of her eyes.
Jiang Beihuai didn't get angry. He took a deep breath and walked to the housekeeper's side: "Grandma Xiuxiang..."
The housekeeper finally gave a reaction. She wailed loudly. She covered her cheeks with both hands. Tears fell from the gaps between her fingers one by one: "It's my fault. You can blame me! It's my sin!"
Everyone was at a loss. Only Jiang Beihuai seemed to understand something.
He gently patted the housekeeper's back and comforted her softly: "Don't cry. Is it that matter? I don't blame you."
Bai Wenxi's curiosity grew like a vine. When she didn't know, did the housekeeper and her husband have a story?
Before she could ask, the red light at the door went out. The door of the emergency room slowly opened.
The four of them immediately rushed up. Old Madam Jiang was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face. She was still in a coma.
The doctor took off his mask and was very lucky: "The old madam usually maintains herself very well. This rescue was timely. She finally managed to save her life. In the future, you must be careful. She can't take any more tossing."
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The housekeeper even knelt in front of the hospital bed and cried.
Now, Old Madam Jiang couldn't wake up. The details of the incident couldn't be verified. Bai Wenxi didn't want to settle the score in a big way.
Before entering the ward, Jiang Jiaqi grabbed her: "Niece, you call your aunts to report the good news."
He paced back and forth hesitantly. His words were full of careful probes: "Do you think Beihuai is angry?"
Bai Wenxi was almost angry to death by the little uncle's slippery behavior of being a fence-sitter. He was still thinking of pleasing both sides at this time: "You choose."
Jiang Jiaqi was stunned. Bai Wenxi had a deadpan expression. There was no respect at all, "Grandma had such a big accident. However, Beihuai didn't see the aunts when he came back. Do you think he's angry? You didn't report the good news to the aunts because grandma didn't die and you can't divide the inheritance?"
The more she said, the more sarcastic she became. She wished she could point at Jiang Jiaqi's nose and scold him for being incompetent: "Grandma had worried a lot for Beili's marriage. She wasn't bad to you! If you're on the same front as the aunts and think of dividing the property, then you can leave now."
"Because, Beihuai will definitely clean up the family!"