Chapter 58: Dumb as Can Be
“What?” Xu Jingyi’s gaze deepened. “Did she really say that?”
Xia Minglan nodded, recalling Xia Chenge’s expression at the time, and she still felt a chill.
“We’re going to the hospital right now,” Xu Jingyi said with a sinister look. “If she lied to us, she’ll be lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet!”
Hong Jiayin must die, whether she wanted to or not! He absolutely would not allow any stumbling blocks on his path to success; anything that hindered him would disappear from this world.
Xia Mingxuan, and those two old undying ones, were no exception!
Xia Minglan quickly followed.
All the way, Xu Jingyi’s face was tense, and he remained silent.
When he heard about Hong Jiayin’s accident, he had also sent people to find out which hospital she was in. The results he received were that Hong Jiayin had died, and the Xia family was even spreading news about preparing funeral rites for her!
His actions were so covert, and the person he bribed was Tian Zhiguo. How did Xia Chenge find out? And how did she set so many traps for them to fall into…
There must be someone helping Xia Chenge behind the scenes; otherwise, he wouldn’t believe it even if he were beaten to death, that an idiot could become so smart in such a short time!
“What are you thinking about, husband?” Xia Minglan suddenly leaned over to ask.
Xu Jingyi instinctively pushed her away. “It’s nothing, don’t get so close.”
As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the car changed immediately.
At the same time, Xu Jingyi caught a glimpse of Xia Minglan’s expression change out of the corner of his eye.
He was startled and quickly explained, “I’m sorry, wife. I was thinking about Xia Chenge’s matter and felt a bit annoyed, so I momentarily forgot that it was you beside me.”
Xia Minglan snorted and turned her eyes away. “If you’re angry, don’t take it out on me. Am I any better off now? Xia Chenge, that waste, became so scheming overnight; I’m even more annoyed than you are.”
“Don’t worry, no matter how smart Xia Chenge is, she’s just a high school student. She won’t be an eyesore for much longer,” Xu Jingyi said in a deep voice. “I won’t let my wife and daughter suffer any grievances.”
Xia Minglan’s heart softened again. “Husband, do you think Ling Hanmu might be helping her in secret? But I can’t understand why Ling Hanmu would help Xia Chenge. The Xia family and the Ling family haven’t had any contact for years…”
“What do you mean by that? No contact for years? You mean there used to be contact?” Xu Jingyi turned his head at the remark.
Xia Minglan nodded. “My father used to have some acquaintance with the Ling family’s Old Master, and they would occasionally go out for golf. But later, for some reason, they stopped contacting each other. Then the Ling family’s Old Master died, and the Xia family never mentioned the Ling family again, and neither did the Ling family…”
“Why didn’t you tell me about this before?” Xu Jingyi abruptly interrupted Xia Minglan, questioning her sternly. “It was so important, and you kept it from me for over ten years? Do you still consider me your husband?”
Xu Jingyi was furious. If he had known this earlier, he wouldn’t have had to take so many detours! He could have approached the Ling family right when Xia Yujiang was paralyzed and soared to the top using the Ling family’s influence!
Xia Minglan was truly stupid… Xu Jingyi had to exert great effort to suppress the urge to hit Xia Minglan.
Seeing Xu Jingyi’s unfamiliar and grim expression, Xia Minglan’s heart involuntarily skipped a beat, and she felt an indescribable fear.
“I, I didn’t mean to hide it from you. You know, the gap between the Xia family and the Ling family is so huge. If the Ling family didn’t take the initiative to contact us, and we tried to approach them ourselves, people would only gossip. I, I was also thinking of you, that’s why I didn’t say anything…”
“Enough! It’s too late to say anything now.”
“How do you know it wasn’t deliberately arranged by your father, that old undying one?”
“Haven’t you ever noticed that your parents never truly believed us?”
“If you had said something earlier, would we be in such a passive position? Xia Minglan, you are truly incredibly foolish.”
Xia Minglan was stunned by Xu Jingyi’s harsh and stern words, staring at him blankly, finding him increasingly strange and terrifying.
“Forget it. When we get to the hospital later, you don’t speak,” Xu Jingyi forced himself to calm down.
Ever since Xia Chenge recovered her senses, he increasingly felt that Xia Minglan was brainless, as stupid as a pig, and repeatedly infuriated him to the point of rage.
To avoid revealing too much of his dislike for Xia Minglan, Xu Jingyi chose to remain silent, staring straight ahead with a dark expression.
Xia Minglan felt an indescribable discomfort. After more than ten years of marriage, this was the first time it had been like this. However, seeing Xu Jingyi’s demeanor, she dared not speak.
They finally reached the hospital, but Xu Jingyi opened the door and hurried out, showing no intention of waiting for Xia Minglan.
Xia Minglan clenched her fists tightly, adding this debt to Xia Chenge’s account. If it weren’t for Xia Chenge, why would Xu Jingyi be so angry and treat her like this?
Xia Minglan quickly caught up to Xu Jingyi. Neither of them noticed that as soon as they entered the hospital gate, Xia Chenge also appeared.
Ever since Xu Jingyi appeared, she had been watching them. And their conversation had been overheard by her, word for word.
The evolution of humans in the apocalypse mainly manifested in strength, speed, memory, intelligence, and hearing. Additionally, due to mutations caused by evolution, new abilities would emerge, such as self-healing…
Therefore, even though she had not yet fully evolved, as long as she willed it, she could hear the sounds she wanted to hear, even from a great distance.
Xia Chenge smirked playfully and walked over quickly, maintaining a moderate distance from Xu Jingyi.
As soon as Xu Jingyi entered the hospital, he asked the medical staff for Old Madam Xia’s hospital room and then hurried into the elevator to the sixth floor.
Seeing this, Xia Chenge chose the stairs.
She sprinted all the way, nimbly dodging the people coming and going, her speed unbelievably fast.
By the time Xu Jingyi’s elevator reached the sixth floor, Xia Chenge had already entered Old Madam Xia’s hospital room.
Ling Hanmu was just tucking the quilt around the Old Madam when he saw Xia Chenge enter like a gust of wind. He couldn’t help but smile and say, “What were you doing? Is a ghost chasing you from behind?”
“You could say that!” Xia Chenge calmly closed the door, not looking like she had just sprinted from the first floor.
“They’re here?” Ling Hanmu glanced towards the door.
“How did you know!” Xia Chenge walked over to check on Old Madam Xia, not surprised that Ling Hanmu guessed so quickly.
Ling Hanmu said meaningfully, “If I didn’t know what was happening on my territory, then the name Ling Hanmu would be quite useless, wouldn’t it? By the way, do you need me to step aside? I could also help you take some videos as evidence or something.”
“No need, you can stay here.” Anyway, that pair of scumbags thought Ling Hanmu was helping her, which was why she had become so capable. Let them continue to misunderstand.
Ling Hanmu ruffled her hair. “What a smart and clever child.”
Xia Chenge was displeased that Ling Hanmu called her a child and glared at him angrily.
“The old undying one is here,” Xia Minglan’s voice sounded from outside the door.
