In the president's office at Kaixuan Company.
"Miss, there's major news." Kai, in a rare display, burst into Katherine's office without knocking.
Katherine didn't blame him. Her workload had surged recently, and she had a headache, leaving her no energy to reprimand Kai.
Kai's brows were deeply furrowed. Katherine had never seen him look like this. She straightened her posture, but her body remained listless.
"What is it? You're in such a hurry."
Faced with Katherine's question, Kai hesitated. He recalled the scene at the base earlier, with Xiao Jin rushing out, holding a laptop.
Xiao Mu had disappeared without a trace. Under duress, Xiao Jin had hacked into the surveillance system. Not only had she found the end of the Wei family's passage, but she had also discovered something astonishing.
As Xiao Jin reviewed the surveillance footage, she recognized the scene of the Feng couple rescuing Wei Anguo.
It wasn't the rescue of Wei Anguo that mattered, but rather why the Feng couple was there!
Xiao Jin sensed something was amiss and checked the timestamp on the surveillance video, her premonition growing more ominous.
Indeed, the Feng couple's names were nowhere on the list of victims from the plane crash!
"Miss, to put it briefly."
Kai braced himself for Katherine's anger. He lowered his head and spoke slowly, word by word.
"Wei Anguo is not dead. He was rescued by your parents, which caused them to miss their flight. Your parents... are alive."
These few words conveyed an immense amount of information. The pen in Katherine's hand clattered to the floor. Her expression was one of disbelief.
"What did you say?"
Her gritted-teeth voice, her frigid tone, cut like a knife, piercing Kai's heart.
Katherine leaped to her feet, pacing frantically. Her mind was consumed by two words: It's over!
Her parents detested power struggles, yet she had already seized half the power. And then there was Wei Anguo...
If they were to meet...
"Useless! All of you are useless!"
Katherine couldn't bear to imagine further. In a fit of rage, she walked up to Kai and slapped him.
Kai's head snapped to the left. While he felt no physical pain, his heart felt as if it had been violently stabbed.
"Latest news: Wei Anguo is seriously injured, and your parents are also in the hospital."
Katherine had no time to dwell on Kai. She shot him a cold glance, hastily grabbed her bag, and walked out.
She had to be quick! Before her parents found out about the internal turmoil at the company...
Recalling the video conference she had held earlier, Katherine wished she could travel back in time to stop her past self from making such a foolish mistake!
"Just blame it all on those people... I have to get myself out of this no matter what!"
Katherine muttered to herself, cold sweat beading on her forehead. She stumbled to her car and sped towards the First Central Hospital.
Her red Porsche careened into the underground parking lot. After asking a nurse, Katherine ran towards Song Lijun's room.
She had just heard from the nurse that her mother had suddenly fainted, leading to her hospitalization. Had she heard about the company's affairs, or had Wei Anguo said something?
Katherine inwardly cursed herself for being too impulsive before. She should have insisted on seeing him alive or dead!
"Madam Zhan, your complexion has improved so much..."
Before she even reached Song Lijun's room, Katherine overheard these words. Her sharp ears caught the address, and she suspiciously crept towards the door.
Peeking inside slightly, she saw her parents, alive and well, along with Zhan Mohan and Wei Yumeng. What a motley crew!
A sense of urgency washed over Katherine. She couldn't tell how much her parents knew, and with Wei Yumeng and the others present, it would be difficult to speak freely.
Wei Yumeng, inside the room, suddenly turned her head, her gaze sweeping towards the doorway. She narrowed her eyes; in that instant, she had felt a strong stare.
"What's wrong?" Zhan Mohan noticed Wei Yumeng's unease and asked her softly in her ear.
Feng Zhenhua and Song Lijun also looked over, their eyes filled with concern. This made her feel a little embarrassed, and also strange.
"Nothing, I just thought someone was there," Wei Yumeng shook her head and said casually. She touched her neck and smiled gently.
Zhan Mohan followed Wei Yumeng's gaze to the spot. It was empty, with nothing there.
"It's normal. It's the corridor outside, with nurses and patients coming and going. There are many people," Feng Zhenhua said kindly to Wei Yumeng, easing the awkwardness in the atmosphere.
The others resumed their conversation. Only Katherine held her breath, having rushed into the adjacent room in her haste.
Wei Yumeng was too perceptive, almost exposing her.
Katherine patted her chest, barely able to suppress her frustration. Only then did she properly examine the room, her gaze falling upon the middle-aged man on the hospital bed, covered in bandages and plaster.
It was Wei Anguo.
Katherine paused for a moment. She approached cautiously, still able to hear Wei Anguo's snores. This man had exhausted too much energy when he first woke up and had fallen asleep again.
She wondered if her parents had spoken with Wei Anguo.
Katherine frowned, looking down at Wei Anguo. He was still connected to an oxygen tube, white mist puffing out with each breath.
Kai and the others hadn't killed Wei Anguo. Perhaps she should do it herself. This would not only prevent him from speaking to her parents and exposing her, but it would also eliminate one more person who knew Wei Yumeng's true identity.
Even though Wei Anguo only knew a sliver of information, once he recovered, he would undoubtedly investigate thoroughly. He was clever, having escaped from Kai's grasp.
Therefore, he would know that what she was investigating was related to Wei Yumeng. Wei Anguo might even threaten her after discovering the truth...
Katherine's eyes grew colder. She scanned the surroundings before reaching out and grasping the oxygen tube.
Wei Anguo, in his sleep, felt groggy and struggled to breathe.
"Die, Wei Anguo!"
This man, who should have died that day, shouldn't linger on for so long!
Katherine made up her mind. Watching Wei Anguo's increasingly pained expression, she gritted her teeth, ready to pull out the oxygen tube!
"Who's in there?"
A sharp shout rang out from the doorway. The half-closed door of the room left a crack, allowing outsiders to see Katherine's back.
Katherine's heart leaped. Before she could react, the woman at the door pushed the door open and entered.
At the same moment, the electrocardiogram monitor beside Wei Anguo's bed began to emit a piercing beep-beep-beep!