Suddenly, Zhan Mohan received a phone call. He raised his hand.
"Hold on, Grandpa, it's the hospital calling."
Upon hearing it was the hospital, Old Master Zhan immediately withdrew his whip, and Wei Yumeng narrowly escaped.
Wen Yulan also hurried forward, "Has Lin'er woken up?"
Zhan Mohan slid to answer the call and put it on speakerphone.
"Dr. Liu."
"Mr. Zhan, your brother has shown signs of waking up these past two days. Why don't you come and take a look?"
Wen Yulan also heard this and turned to say excitedly to Li Sao, "Did you hear that? Lin'er is about to wake up. Thank heavens."
"I heard, Madam. You don't have to worry anymore."
Wen Yulan suddenly remembered something and said to Zhan Mohan.
"Ahan, quickly tell the doctor we'll be at the hospital to see Lin'er shortly."
Zhan Mohan relayed this truthfully to Dr. Liu.
After hanging up, Wen Yulan rushed to have a car prepared. Old Master Zhan was naturally going too. At this point, no one paid any attention to Wei Yumeng.
Before leaving, Old Master Zhan specifically instructed Zhan Mohan.
"You don't need to come with us. Stay home and talk to her properly. She's been too out of line!"
"Understood, Grandpa."
Zhan Mohan watched Old Master Zhan and Wen Yulan leave, then cast a sideways glance at Wei Yumeng.
"Go back to your room. I have something to ask you."
Wei Yumeng followed Zhan Mohan back to the room. Zhan Mohan didn't even have the energy to scold her. Considering she had gone out to find Gu Shuyi, and if the hospital hadn't called to say Zhan Lin had woken up, Wei Yumeng would have likely received those few lashes.
He turned his head, his brows furrowed, a hint of anger subtly appearing on his handsome face.
"I ask you, who opened the door for you?"
"A servant at home."
"Which servant?"
"I think it was the plump one. I heard you all call her Aunt Pang."
Aunt Pang. Zhan Mohan had an impression of this person. She had been with the Zhan family for quite a long time.
"What did she say to you?"
"She said my mother went to the Wei family to find my father. You know Wei Anguo and the others always use my mother to threaten me, so I couldn't just ignore it, and I ran out."
Zhan Mohan frowned, as if he could already smell the scent of conspiracy in the air.
This was clearly deliberate.
He continued to ask, "And how did she know your mother went to the Wei family?"
"She said she overheard it by the door of your study."
Zhan Mohan suddenly understood. Indeed, Fang Xun had told him that Gu Shuyi had left the apartment, and it was only after an investigation that they discovered she had gone to the Wei family.
After clarifying this matter, there were still some things Zhan Mohan needed to make clear to Wei Yumeng.
"I'm warning you, this time you were lucky. If there's a next time, even if Grandpa beats you to death, it will have nothing to do with me."
Wei Yumeng thought that it had been a while since they returned from the hospital, and she still didn't know Gu Shuyi's condition.
She looked at Zhan Mohan pleadingly, her voice softening considerably, like cotton candy, soft and yielding.
"Mr. Zhan, could you trouble yourself to call Fang Xun and ask about my mother's condition?"
Zhan Mohan's heart trembled, as if a feather was tickling him. She rarely appeared so delicate in front of him. Usually, she was like a porcupine, wanting to poke holes in him.
"If there's any news, Fang Xun will call. You don't need to worry about it."
"But I..."
"Wei Yumeng, don't be too presumptuous. This is the Zhan family, and what is your status? You've challenged my bottom line repeatedly. I think you're tired of living!"
Zhan Mohan's eyes shot towards Wei Yumeng like sharp arrows, his voice filled with a wolf-like ferocity.
Wei Yumeng's face turned pale from his sudden outburst, and she instinctively took a step back.
She looked at him with timid eyes, "This time I truly had a valid reason. If my mother hadn't been in trouble, I wouldn't have run out."
"You only didn't go out because Xin Ran wasn't there. Once he's out, will you two be planning to escape again?"
Zhan Mohan remembered her resolute back as she left, as if the Zhan family was a cage, locking her in. Even if she were to fly into a flame, she had to leave this place, escape from him.
"I didn't. Believe me, I won't run away again."
She didn't dare to run anymore. She had thoroughly witnessed Zhan Mohan's ruthless methods.
"Words are cheap. If you dare to escape again, I will have your mother locked up, and you'll never see her again!"
Hearing his words, Wei Yumeng touched her hands and realized she was ice-cold all over, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
She replied in a hoarse voice, "Okay... okay, I promise you. I will never run away again."
Zhan Mohan snorted coldly.
"You will stay in this room and reflect on your actions today. Without my permission, if you dare to step out of this room, see how I deal with you."
After speaking, he pushed his wheelchair out of the room. Wei Yumeng watched the door close. Although Zhan Mohan hadn't locked it, she didn't even have the courage to step outside.
Wei Yumeng sat on the edge of the bed, her mind solely consumed by worry for Gu Shuyi's safety. May heaven protect her and ensure she doesn't come to harm.
If she hadn't begged Xin Ran and run away, her mother might still be safely at Xin Ran's home, at least receiving care and not suffering with her.
At the thought, she suddenly recalled the mysterious man's words: Wei Jin was the informant. But where did Wei Jin get the information? Xin Ran would absolutely not reveal it.
She had to get to the bottom of this.
She took out her phone and dialed Wei Jin's number.
To her surprise, as soon as Wei Jin answered, before Wei Yumeng could say anything, she heard Wei Jin crying and cursing, "Wei Yumeng, you b*tch! You should just die! What's the use of a scumbag like you living in this world!"
Wei Yumeng found these harsh words amusing.
She hadn't even had a chance to question Wei Jin, yet Wei Jin dared to scold her.
She never held back with Wei Jin. If it weren't for Wei Jin and her mother interfering, would her own mother be in such a miserable state now?
It was all thanks to them.
"Wei Jin, has your brain short-circuited? How did you know I was going to leave the Zhan family?"
Wei Jin then realized what Wei Yumeng was asking about.
Remembering that all her misfortunes were Wei Yumeng's fault, she no longer cared.
"So what? It's your time to face retribution now. How is it? Did Zhan Mohan get very angry and drag you back from the airport? Are everyone in the Zhan family looking at you unfavorably now? You were so high and mighty before, and now you've become a prisoner. How does it feel?"
Wei Yumeng hadn't expected Wei Jin to be the one who informed.
Her hand gripping the phone tightened, and she asked through gritted teeth, "How did you know?"
Hearing this, Wei Jin had an idea. She smirked sinisterly on the other end of the phone.
"How do I know? You should know that very well yourself."
Wei Yumeng blurted out almost immediately.
"It couldn't have been Xin Ran."
How could he betray her? And what use would it be to tell Wei Jin? He was also imprisoned now, and no one could guarantee his release.
She could only hope that the Xin family would intervene and rescue Xin Ran.
Wei Jin sneered on the phone, "If not him, then who else? Only the two of you knew about this, Wei Yumeng, stop deceiving yourself."
Wei Yumeng gripped her phone and hung up.
She drooped her head, asking herself over and over, how could it have been Xin Ran who told Wei Jin?
It definitely wasn't Xin Ran.
But how did Wei Jin know?
It seemed the answer might be known by that mysterious man.
Wei Family —
Wei Jin looked at the phone that had been hung up, but felt no relief. Instead, her hatred grew stronger.
It was all Wei Yumeng's fault for her current predicament. If she hadn't resisted last time and willingly slept with Gao Dazhuang, would she have had to sacrifice herself now? She never expected that Wei Anguo and Yin Fang, her own parents, would use the same tactics against her as they did against Wei Yumeng.
There was a sudden knock on the door, and Yin Fang's voice was heard.
"Jin'er, don't be angry. Open the door, Mom can explain this to you."
Wei Jin recalled everything that had happened to her that night, a wave of shame washing over her. She picked up a cup from the table and threw it at the door, shouting hoarsely.
"Get out! All of you, get out!"