"Shu Nian!"
Along with this sound came the sound of high heels hitting the ground, which came with great force.
Shu Nian turned her head and saw Madam Xiang approaching her. Xiang Muyang followed her and stopped her with one hand, "Mom, calm down!"
"Go away!" Mrs. Xiang pushed her son angrily.
Shu Nian was mentally prepared to face Mrs. Xiang's accusations and was about to hang up Ye Yan's phone call, but he didn't expect Mrs. Xiang to rush over and slap Shu Nian in the face without saying a word.
Madam Xiang used all her strength to slap him.
The slapping sound was extremely loud, echoing clearly in the corridor, and even the person on the other end of the phone could hear it clearly.
Shu Nian staggered and held onto the wall to stand. For a long time, he felt dizzy and his eyes were gray. His ears were ringing so badly that he could not hear anything.
The nurses and doctors passing by in the corridor were all frightened. They hid wherever they could and dared not step forward.
Xiang Muyang was also confused. After a while, he came to his senses and shouted angrily, "Mom, what are you doing?!"
"What am I doing?! I'm beating up this cruel woman!" Madam Xiang's arrogance had not subsided at all. She spoke every word with great emphasis, and her whole body was trembling. "This woman can't give birth to a child herself, so she wants to kill my grandson! How vicious are you!"
Not satisfied with cursing the lady, she raised her high-heeled foot to kick Shu Nian.
Xiang Muyang rushed over quickly and pounced on Shu Nian. Madam Xiang retracted her kick just in time and didn't kick her son, but she was so angry that she yelled, "How dare you protect this woman! Do you know what kind of person she is! Didn't you hear what the witness said just now? Ning Meng was in so much pain, but she just watched coldly from the side without even calling for emergency help!"
"Mom, Shu Nian is not that kind of person!"
"She's not that kind of person? What was she doing when the accident just happened? Now she's pretending to be a good person? Only a fool like you would be fooled by her! Don't forget, your own child almost died at the hands of this woman!"
Madam Xiang's words came crashing down upon him, and Shu Nian felt a pain in his head.
Xiang Muyang held her arm and said, "Shu Nian, how is it? Let me see."
He was anxious. He raised his hand to touch her face.
"Don't touch me!" Shu Nian's expression was unusually cold, and his eyes were even colder. Xiang Muyang's expression darkened, and after a while, his hand stopped moving forward again. Shu Nian dodged and took a step back, his eyes blazing with sharpness, and his voice became heavier, "Xiang Muyang, don't touch me."
"Shu Nian..." Xiang Muyang looked at her with regret and heartache. Her hair was completely messed up, and even though it covered her face, one could still see that her face was severely swollen.
Shu Nian, however, held onto the wall and stood up straight. Even though she was in such a mess, she still stubbornly straightened her back. She raised her hand and put the phone to her ear.
"Shu Nian?!" Ye Yan was already going crazy over there, holding the phone tightly, the veins on the back of his hand were throbbing. He clenched his teeth, "What happened?"
"… It's okay." Shu Nian smiled softly, his voice so calm and quiet, "You go ahead and do your work. I'll hang up first."
"Shu Nian!" Ye Yan shouted anxiously, but she had already hung up the phone. That voice was so calm, as if nothing had happened, but it tore his heart apart.
Torn into pieces.
Ye Yan slammed his fist on the desk in frustration and immediately called his assistant. If he heard correctly, that crisp sound was a slap! She was beaten! The Xiang family dared to hit her again!
When he thought of this possibility, Ye Yan's expression became terribly gloomy. His face was full of storms. When the assistant came in, he was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
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Just after hanging up the phone, the door of the emergency room was pushed open from the inside.
The gynecologist came out.
"Doctor, what's going on? How is my grandson? Is he okay?" Mrs. Xiang was the first to step forward.
Xiang Muyang was also anxious, and followed Madam Xiang and took a step forward, but he paused when he remembered something and glanced at Shu Nian. Shu Nian's expression was still the same, cold and heartless.
She didn't even look at the mother and son, but just stared at the doctor. Xiang Muyang's expression dimmed, but in the end, he still took a step forward.
The doctor took off his mask and said, "The situation is now somewhat stable, but he still needs to stay in the hospital for observation."
"So, is the child saved?" Mrs. Xiang continued to ask worriedly, holding the doctor's hand tightly, eager to get a definite answer.
"No one can tell the current situation, but we can still be optimistic. Don't be too nervous. Let someone complete the hospitalization procedures first." The doctor spoke politely to Mrs. Xiang.
"Yes, yes, it's important to complete the formalities first!" Mrs. Xiang turned to her son and said, "Mu Yang, quickly ask the assistant to complete the formalities."
“It’s already being done.”
At this moment, the nurse had already pushed Ning Meng out of the emergency room. Mrs. Xiang immediately stepped forward and held Ning Meng's hand, "Meng Meng, how are you? Is it still painful?"
Ning Meng felt very aggrieved, with tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, "It still hurts a little, but, aunt, please don't blame Shu Nian."
It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it. But when he mentioned Shu Nian, Madam Xiang showed disgust on her face, "Who else can I blame if not her? You're in this state, and you're still trying to say good things for her."
When he said this, his eyes were as cold as a blade, cutting through Shu Nian, "Shu Nian, you'd better be thankful that Ning Meng is fine, otherwise, we in the Xiang family will never let you go!"
"Mom!" Xiang Muyang frowned.
"Aunt, please don't blame her. It's all my own fault." Ning Meng's eyes were filled with tears. "I shouldn't have been with Mu Yang... I shouldn't have gotten pregnant... Shu Nian has resentment towards me, and I understand..."
Shu Nian just watched Ning Meng perform a good show coldly. As expected, what she said aroused Mrs. Xiang's heartache for her and hatred for Shu Nian. "Don't worry, our Xiang family has never recognized her since she came in. From now on, you are the real daughter-in-law of our Xiang family. I want to see what she dares to do to you when I am here!"
Shu Nian listened to these words and did not stay any longer. Since Ning Meng was still in the mood to act, it seemed that there would not be too many problems with her health.
She turned around and heard Xiang Muyang say behind her: "Mom, don't talk nonsense, I haven't thought about divorcing Shu Nian!"
"You little bastard! What are you saying in front of Meng Meng!" Seeing Ning Meng in pain, Madam Xiang reached out and slapped her son, "I'm already pregnant with your child, and you're still yelling that you don't want a divorce. Do you really want our Xiang family to end with no descendants?"
When Mrs. Xiang said this, she burst into tears.
Shu Nian walked towards the lounge step by step, his heart was chilled, even his blood vessels were chilled. His face was swollen from being slapped, and it was still burning and painful.