Chapter 997 - 802: Trust
"I... I... really?" Ye Qing still couldn’t believe she was really sick. But looking at the medical report, and listening to Mei Langchi’s serious words, it seemed she really got sick at that time.
These days, was she really sick? Were the things in her memory just her imagination?
But that’s not right, her conspiracy with Qu Liushou to steal from the Mei Family was real. She hadn’t remembered incorrectly. She couldn’t possibly be wrong; that night, she even went to find Qu Liushou. Qu Liushou had promised her to leave. Just didn’t expect that person to be so greedy, still thinking about one last haul before leaving.
"Langchi, what should we do about what was just said?"
"Don’t worry, I’ll go back to the old house soon and explain this to the family. We’ve been hiding your illness from the Mei Family, but now with this situation, we must make it clear. And that box, I’ll hand it to Grandpa personally and seek forgiveness."
"Really?"
"Of course, it’s true. Are you feeling sleepy? Quickly lie down and sleep. Once you fall asleep, I’ll head to the old house."
"Hmm, I am a bit sleepy. Langchi, you must explain to the family clearly; I really was picked up." Ye Qing said, as her eyes were already too sleepy to stay open.
She didn’t understand how, after just waking up this morning, she was sleepy again. Her mind felt foggy, and her head seemed a bit heavy.
"Go sleep, I’ll tidy up the table." Mei Langchi helped Ye Qing up, affectionately held her as they entered the room, helped her lie down, and then went out to bring the ten thousand yuan inside, placing it in Ye Qing’s hiding place in front of her, not forgetting to add, "Leaving so much money like this is not good, someday I’ll accompany you to deposit it."
"Hmm, okay. As you say," Ye Qing lay on the bed, her eyes already closed with sleepiness.
She didn’t know how long had passed, as she had entered deep sleep, Mei Langchi stood inside the room, hands in his pockets, standing by the bedside with a faint smile at his lips, watching Ye Qing for a long time.
After a while, Mei Langchi slowly withdrew the smile from his lips. Picking up the box, he locked the door and walked out.
After leaving, Mei Langchi did not return directly to the old house, but went to a familiar old place.
"You came? Today, are you going out, or seeking treatment?" The woman asked as she opened the door.
"Not going out," Mei Langchi replied, sitting directly on the soft couch in the living room.
The woman immediately understood his meaning, quickly went inside, and tidied up.
After more than ten minutes, she came out with a cheerful smile, "The inside is tidied up. It’s very warm, the stove is burning strong."
"Hmm," Mei Langchi replied expressionlessly, placed his belongings in the living room, and then got up and went into the room.
When he came out, it was already past ten o’clock.
The woman smiled as she escorted Mei Langchi out, saying, "Brother, today you seem much better. If you come more often, you might recover quickly."
Mei Langchi paused with his foot out the door and then drew back, turning to look at this woman who was a few years younger than Ye Qing, saying, "Your acupuncture is indeed good, here’s the payment for today."
He handed her three hundred yuan as he spoke.
"Thank you, brother," the woman said, happily accepting the money, and quickly helped him take his things outside.
Mei Langchi glanced at the woman, to be honest, he still didn’t know her name.
Similarly, she had never revealed her name to him either.
They were only patient and healer, nothing more.
His acquaintance with her was purely coincidental—he remembered that night after hitting Ye Qing, he went to the bar and drank quite a bit.
On his way back, he encountered this woman. At the time, he was heavily intoxicated, lying on the ground, unnoticed unless closely looked at.
While lying there, he listened to the woman loudly discussing some issue related to men.
She even mentioned that meeting her was the man’s lucky day or something.
Mei Langchi understood her hints and directly grabbed her when she reached him.
He still remembered the woman’s terrified expression at that moment. Heh, bold in front of men, but so fearful walking alone at night.
After Mei Langchi left, the woman took the money she had just earned and went inside the house.
Once inside, she quickly shut the door tight and counted the 1,323 yuan she recently earned. Adding it to the previous 500 yuan she had saved, it was quite a sum.
Of that, 1,000 yuan came from Mei Langchi. He was generous, giving hundreds each time he came. Last time, he just had her play a part in a short act and gave her 200 yuan in an instant, which was much easier than treating patients.
The woman happily counted the money over and over, thinking to herself that it was almost enough. With more effort, she wouldn’t have to do this anymore soon.
While this job paid well, it wasn’t suitable for her. She still dreamed of getting married someday, and if her future husband found out what she did, he would surely be unable to accept it.
...
After leaving, Mei Langchi didn’t go to the old house but headed to the hospital to see Mr. Mei.
At this time, Mr. Mei had already woken up, speaking weakly. His throat was slightly uncomfortable, possibly related to coughing up blood yesterday.
He knew his grandmother would come today, so he chose to visit the hospital.
"Xiao Chi, last night Old Wei re-interrogated Qu Liushou and found out that the mastermind behind it all is that witch Ye Qing. I said she couldn’t change her nature. No wonder she’s been so nice to us lately; it’s all because of this. Xiao Chi, since yesterday, that witch Ye Qing has disappeared without a trace. Do you think she ran off because she was afraid the truth would get out?" Old Mrs. Mei said angrily upon seeing her grandson.
"Son, did you see Ye Qing yesterday? And you live with her all the time, didn’t you notice anything suspicious about her recently?" Xie Lingzhi was even more furious, feeling like tearing Ye Qing apart the moment she realized Ye Qing had been pretending recently.
Mei Langchi had anticipated this outcome and calmly nodded, saying, "I noticed. I came today to tell you about this. Ye Qing indeed has issues."
"See, I told you so, this woman is too malicious. Xiao Chi, Grandma tells you, this time you must divorce her, and Grandma is determined to get her thrown in jail." Old Mrs. Mei knocked her cane and then addressed Mr. Mei on the sickbed, "Erqing, what do you think?"
Mr. Mei was breathing heavily and addressed his grandson, "Xiao Chi, go bring her to me, and make sure you get those things back for Grandpa."
"Grandpa, Grandma, you listen to me, it wasn’t Ye Qing who did this."
"How could it not be her? Qu Liushou confessed everything, that it was Ye Qing who contacted him and had him steal from our house while we were away. He said Ye Qing even drew a layout of our house to make it easier for him to steal. Xiao Chi, even now you’re defending that witch; ever since she joined our family, nothing has been peaceful." Xie Lingzhi thought about the past few years, realizing there hadn’t been a single smooth year. She regretted not being tougher when her son wanted to marry Ye Qing from the start, regretting not preventing Ye Qing from entering the Mei family’s gate.
"Xiao Chi, this time neither Grandpa nor Grandma will believe you anymore. You’ve seen the things she’s done, yet you still foolishly defend her." Old Mrs. Mei was increasingly disappointed in her grandson.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, don’t be angry. Take a look at this and you’ll understand."
Mei Langchi said, handing them Ye Qing’s diagnosis results.
They all looked at it and were surprised.
"When did this happen?" Old Mrs. Mei asked in confusion.
"During the days my mom was in the hospital."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Mei and Xie Lingzhi understood everything.
Since the time Old Mrs. Mei made her kneel all night, Ye Qing’s mood had been off. They thought it was because Grandma had intimidated her, but now looking at this medical record, they couldn’t help but think deeply.
Was it really because she was intimidated, or was it their actions that led Ye Qing to become like this?
"This... is this real?"
"I haven’t told you about it all along because I was worried you’d have unfavorable thoughts. Actually, no one is to blame for this; it’s just that she is too competitive, too stubborn, and suppressed her emotions for too long, leading to this illness. She hasn’t been very good with her memory lately, often forgetting things, and now she frequently warps events. For instance, yesterday..." Mei Langchi conveyed the situations and incidents one by one to his family, giving them a preconceived notion.
"So, she didn’t steal those things?" Old Mrs. Mei was still skeptical.
"She was in the hospital during those days, with no time to return to the old house, let alone reach out to Qu Liushou. Also, that day we initially returned to the old house, but then the Hua Hua incident happened, so we went straight back to the hospital. The following morning, Mom told her to go back and rest. She spent so long alone and returned home in a daze, picking up that box on the way. She brought it home. If she was really the thief, she would have hidden the box securely without letting me know. Instead, she placed it on the living room table. After waking the following day, she didn’t even remember where the box came from. Later, when we found out the house had been robbed, she didn’t connect it to the box.
It wasn’t until yesterday, when the police brought the box over, that she realized it was the same as the one at home she found earlier. She thought she had ordered Qu Liushou to steal it and was so frightened she ran home and started having a breakdown. I took care of her all night, and she only just calmed down today.
I came over as soon as she fell asleep."
"If Ye Qing didn’t do it, why did Qu Liushou say it was her?" Xie Lingzhi wasn’t a fool.