Chapter 1260: Chapter 1260: Counterattack (Part 1)
"That’s strange." The doctor muttered doubtfully, looking at Ruan Jiaojiao, who had recovered her normal complexion on the hospital bed, "The little girl’s series of reactions clearly indicate a heart problem."
Shu Jiao and Ruan Jianguo listened, their hearts sinking.
Seeing this, the doctor thought he had scared them with his words and comforted them, "It’s too early to draw conclusions now. I’ll have the nurse do an EKG and other tests on the little girl later. Don’t worry yet."
Shu Jiao and Ruan Jianguo nodded, but their hearts were still heavy, as the doctor’s words seemed to verify what Aunt Liu had just said. Everything was her doing, but they didn’t understand how Aunt Liu and the old Mrs. Yuan manipulated Ruan Jiaojiao.
Could it really be true, as they said, that Ruan Jiaojiao was the reincarnation of Yuan Manman?
After the doctor left, the nurse came to wheel Ruan Jiaojiao away for a series of tests. When the exams were over, Ruan Jiaojiao still hadn’t woken up.
Shu Jiao had lost the mood to attend class, staying by Ruan Jiaojiao’s bedside all the time.
The whole family was at the bedside, each with a grim and unpleasant expression.
Especially Ruan Jianguo, who couldn’t help but curse several times, eventually erupting, "I’m going to kill those two old witches!"
Shu Jiao and the Ruanlin Family watched Ruan Jiaojiao on the hospital bed without blinking, ignoring him completely. Only Lu Zhiwei pulled him aside, seeing his emotions were unstable, and took him outside the ward.
There was no one left in the ward except Yang Xiaona. Zhao Li recalled what Aunt Liu had said, full of doubts yet unable to ask, eventually thinking of something and leaving.
Her closing the door woke Shu Jiao. Returning to her senses, Shu Jiao looked at Yang Xiaona by the bedside, forced a smile, and said, "Xiaona, head back to school. We’ll stay here and keep watch."
Yang Xiaona shook her head, keeping her gaze fixed on Ruan Jiaojiao’s pale face.
The first time she saw Ruan Jiaojiao was in class. She held a handful of candy, inviting Yang Xiaona to eat, smiling sweetly. At that moment, she thought, how could there be someone so beautiful in this world, like a little angel, unable to describe her with all the beautiful words?
But now, the little angel lay on the bed, unresponsive.
Yang Xiaona’s mind still echoed with Ruan Jiaojiao’s earlier cries for help. She said she felt uncomfortable, asking them to save her. Yang Xiaona wondered how scared and terrified she must have been to utter those words unconsciously.
Every time she thought of this, Yang Xiaona’s heart ached, more painful than being mistreated by her parents.
She looked at Ruan Jiaojiao, placed her hand on Ruan Jiaojiao’s calf, and said with unusual determination, "Auntie, I’m not leaving. I’m strong-willed; let me stay and watch over her."
She had heard from the village elders before that if a child was in trouble or had a serious illness, a man with strong yang energy was needed to suppress it.
Although she wasn’t a man, she had always been stronger-willed than others, surely able to protect her.
Shu Jiao stared at her for a moment, then her eyes reddened. She lowered her head, quickly wiped away the tears on her face, turned to the Ruanlin Family, and said, "Mom, please keep an eye on things. I’m going out to make a phone call."
The Ruanlin Family nodded. Shu Jiao wiped her eyes, took her phone from the bag, and left the ward.
Outside, Lu Zhiwei and Ruan Jianguo stood at the end of the corridor, smoking, while Zhao Li stood at the nurse’s station, head down as if making a call.