Atlas Studios

  Atlas Studios

  Pei Ge did not know when she had fallen asleep by her mother’s bedside, but when she opened her eyes the next day, sunlight was already lighting the room.

  She checked the time and brought her toiletries to the washroom.

  As she came in a hurry yesterday, Chen Zhengchu was thoughtful enough to prepare everything for her.

  After washing up, she saw that the man was already in the ward; he was in his doctor’s coat.

  “Morning. Why are you here so early?”


  She stared at him in surprise.

  “I’m on duty right now. I brought you some breakfast; eat it while it’s still hot,” replied the man while smiling at her.

  Following the man’s gaze, she saw a lunch box on the table.

  “This…… I’ll grab a bite from downstairs later. You don’t have to go to the trouble.”


  She smiled, rejecting his offer indirectly and hinting that he should not bring food for her in the future.

  “It’s on the way for me,” he said with a smile, seemingly having not understood her.

  “
You hurry up and eat.”


  Under his urging, she could only sit down and eat breakfast.

  “Right. Have you called your fiancé?”


  After chatting with her for a while, he brought up Ji Ziming again.

  She paused a little at his question and then shook her head. “Not yet.”


  “You should call him quickly for something this big. His family is rich, so he can help your mother be treated as soon as possible.”


  Seeing the man’s concerned expression, she nodded in the end. “I got it. Thank you.”


  Once she had her breakfast and set him off, she took out her phone.

  Looking at her phone that was void of any messages from her fiancé, suspicion and uneasiness gripped her heart.

  “This jerk, didn’t he just promise yesterday?” She grumbled to the phone being held tightly by her. She was just about to toss it away when she saw the phone screen light up.

  When she saw the name on the screen, she smiled, but it was soon replaced by anger.

  “Hello! Ji Ziming, you jerk! Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t leave without a word anymore?! What’s up with yesterday then!”


  Before the man could speak, she lashed out at him.

  “.……”


  The other end was silent, as if stunned by her outburst.

  “Speak up! Where did you go this time? Did you know that something happened at home……”


  As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

  “What’s wrong?”


  Hearing the cold, deep voice on the other end, she sniffled and then spoke in a muffled voice. “Ziming, our wedding might not happen.”


  “What happened? Something really happened at the company this time! I—”


  The man tried to explain himself, thinking that she was mad at him for his recent behavior.

  She quickly interrupted him before he could finish. “It’s not you; it’s me. My mother got into an accident; she can’t make it to our wedding anymore……”


  She was not getting married until her mother woke up!

  She could no longer control her emotions and unabated tears streamed down her face.

  “What happened to mom? How did she get into an accident? Where are you right now?”


  When he heard the woman’s cry, the man started sounding panicky over the phone.

  “I’m at the hospital right now. The doctor said that mom may not wake up. What to do, Ziming? I’m so scared……”


  In an instant, fear once more reigned supreme in her heart. Tears were still rolling down her face.

  “Don’t worry; you have me. I’ll go to you this afternoon and help you find the best doctor to treat your mother.”


  The man’s words comforted her.

  “I know. Quickly come here. I’ll be waiting for you.”


  “Okay.”


  After chatting with him for a while, she hung up in a better mood.

  She set her phone to the side and looked at the pale face of Zhang Manhua, who was lying on the bed.

  Seeing the older woman’s fragile look and hearing the faint breathing, her eyes reddened again.

  “Mom, don’t worry; I’ll make the people who harmed you pay the price.” As she said this, she dialed Officer Wu’s number.

  “Hello, sir; I was wondering if you’ve made any progress with the investigation.”


  She went straight to the point the instant the line connected.

  The person on the other end did not reply immediately, seemingly trying to recall who had called him, but it did not take too long before he answered.

  “We brought the suspect to the station, but since we don’t have solid evidence, coupled with her refusal to talk despite our probing, we are unable to prove that she’s the one who hit your mother.”


  The police officer shared the results of their investigation of Liu Yan with a little frustration.

  They interrogated the woman all night after they brought her to the station, but she remained tight-lipped.

  No matter what they did, she refused to admit to her crime.

  “Weren’t you guys working on the security footage?”


  Pei Ge knitted her brows when she heard the police officer’s words.

  “That’s right, but it’ll take a while before we can make the images clearer. ……

  She’s likely to post a bail before we can make that happen. After all, we don’t have evidence at hand.”


  “.…… Is there no other way?”


  She pursed her lips, her voice full of indignance.

  “For now…… I’m afraid there’s none,” responded the police officer with a touch of regret. “Don’t worry, though; if she’s truly your mother’s attacker, then she definitely can’t get away!”


  Listening to police officer’s reassurance, uncertainty gripped her heart.

  “.…… Alright. Thank you, sir.”


  Talking to the police for a while more, she eventually hung up the call.