Chapter 22: Darkness Before Dawn
It's like waiting for someone or something, but it doesn't show up. The more anxious you are, the more it hides from you like a game of hide and seek. Until you're so frustrated that you throw away all your beautiful fantasies, this wait turns into torture. The person is like a soul fallen into hell, suffering cruel punishment.
After Wang Jue's fervent confession and promise, he disappeared. No one came to ask about my condition, no one discussed the matter of me leaving the hospital with me. Except for when Wen Shu would come to tell stories and comfort me during her free time, my world was still unfolding within this nine-square-meter-sized hospital room. I had entrusted her to help contact my older sister, but whether it was at home or on her cell phone, no one picked up the call. Thinking back to the scene of Li Xiao Shu bringing her that day, a chill ran through my heart. Wouldn't she have gotten into an accident? Would they take her away as a sacrifice? A string of guesses and questions ceaselessly floated in my mind.
Knock knock knock... a rapid knocking sound.
"Come in."
Creaking... The door was pushed open by Wen Shu, who was covered in sweat and panting: "Your sister and Dr. Wang have had an accident!"
I was shocked and quickly got out of bed, "What's wrong with them?"
"The hospital agreed to discharge you, but a guardian is needed to handle the formalities. Unable to contact your sister, Dr. Wang went to find her. It was said that she had returned alone to her hometown, so Dr. Wang took a few days off and drove to your hometown to look for her. Later, they were found, and on their way back, the two of them got into a car accident and both ended up in the hospital..."
"How's the injury? Is my sister okay?" I jumped up suddenly, and if it wasn't for Wen Shu holding me back with all her might, I would have rushed straight to the hospital entrance and smashed the door open.
"I don't know yet, don't worry, I'll keep in touch with the hospital over there and let you know as soon as I get any news."
The following waiting was a complete torture, restless and anxious, my heart was floating and I was irritable, nothing seemed to go right, everything made me want to explode. Even Wan Shu was scared and didn't dare speak, trying her best to avoid me. But I deliberately sought her out, no matter what time it was, as long as I caught up with her I would ask her non-stop questions like a neurotic patient. Maybe I really am a patient, who else lives in a mental hospital?
After several days of intense heat, there was no news from Wen Shu's side. I inquired with the Dean, Vice-Dean and Director, they all confirmed that Wen Shu's message was true, but everyone said they were waiting for developments on that end. It seems this matter is not trivial.
Just as I was worried to the point of having a sleepless night, someone else arrived at the guest room. Wen Shu said it was Li Xiao Su. Li Xiao Su A and Li Xiao Su B looked exactly alike, so I didn't know if today's visitor was A or B. Regardless of which one he was, I had to get an explanation out of him, ask everything clearly from start to finish, and couldn't let myself be led by the nose like the previous two times.
I came to the living room neatly dressed, and Li Xiaoshu AorB was sitting in the middle of the sofa with his legs crossed. When he saw me coming in, he smiled at me, took out his mobile phone, tapped on it a few times, put it on the table, and motioned for me to take a look.
I don't know what he's up to again, I tense my nerves and pick up the phone. On it, a video is playing, the screen is blurry and shaking constantly, someone is shouting, and someone is driving. As I take a closer look, the driver is Wang Jue, who seems to have encountered some kind of danger, looking very nervous and caught off guard. The person next to him appears and disappears on the screen, shouting loudly, and after pressing pause to take a closer look, it's my older sister!
Oh my god! This is the video of their car accident!
