Chapter 287: Chapter 287

Shen Bin took Ye Ling to the hospital, along with Ma Yue and two others who had been sent earlier. Ma Yue had fainted from fright and woke up shortly after arriving at the hospital. Seeing Dong Minghui with a white gauze wrapped around her head, Ma Yue grabbed her hand and asked how Ye Ling was doing.

It was a single room. Dong Minghui quietly sat by Ma Yue’s bedside, not even noticing her hand being held until Ma Yue spoke. That’s when Dong Minghui came back to her senses.

"I don’t know." Dong Minghui didn’t try to curry favor with Ma Yue as she usually did; instead, she was very quiet. "With such a big incident, I’m sure I’ll be expelled from school. I used to think you’d take care of me, and I always centered my life around you. If I’d known this would happen, I would’ve stopped you back then, so I wouldn’t be in this mess now."

Ma Yue’s face turned pale. She looked at Dong Minghui, both ashamed and angry, but Dong Minghui remained unmoved. "Ma Yue, you have a good grandfather. He might be able to get you out of this, but I’m the one being abandoned. You know my father is just an ordinary person. This time, I’m really done for."

The previous shame and anger disappeared, leaving Ma Yue somewhat guilty. She always looked down on Dong Minghui, knowing that Dong Minghui and her father could only cling to her family for support, given her family’s standing. But now, for her sake, Dong Minghui was being implicated, even to the point of getting expelled from school. Although Dong Minghui spoke calmly, Ma Yue felt as if she’d been slapped, unable to retort or confidently promise that everything would be fine.

At this moment, she didn’t know what awaited her.

The room was silent for a moment before Ma Yue, in her usual haughty manner, spoke, "Is Fu Lei also in the hospital?"

A flicker of mockery crossed Dong Minghui’s eyes, but she calmly replied, "His room is right next door. If you want to see him, you can just go over."

It’s not really an illness. Other than some bruising from the beating, there’s no serious injury.

Ma Yue could hear the disdain in Dong Minghui’s words and gritted her teeth secretly, "I don’t need your reminder."

Even though she knew it wasn’t a good time to see Fu Lei, they had to get their stories straight before her grandfather arrived. "You go and call Fu Lei over, we need to sync our statements. Whatever happens, we have to shift the blame onto Ye Ling."

Ye Ling being deaf is Ye Ling’s own fault. She fought three people by herself and injured them . Why should her deafness be blamed on others?

Upon hearing Ma Yue’s words, Dong Minghui didn’t move and responded in a flat voice, "Fu Lei’s leg is fractured and he can’t move, you’ll have to go over."

"Shall we go together then?" Ma Yue sat up and got out of bed. "Is anyone in Fu Lei’s room?"

If someone was there, she’d wait, letting Dong Minghui send them away before going over herself. After all, it wouldn’t be good to be seen.

Dong Minghui looked at Ma Yue calmly, "No one is there."

After Fu Lei was sent to the school, the matter was handled by the school’s administration. Even if it hadn’t been taken over by the school leadership, Fu Lei partnered with two girls to gang up on another girl, leaving her deaf. With such character issues, who would want to associate with someone like that?

"No one was there, but a school leader just came to ask me questions. Seeing that you weren’t awake, they said they’d come back later." Dong Minghui noticed the change in Ma Yue’s expression and felt an unspeakable sense of satisfaction. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novelFirｅ.net

Although she knew that the current outcome was her own doing, she had been by Ma Yue’s side all these years, treated as less than human every day. Now, at last, there was a moment to see Ma Yue face setbacks.

"What did you say?" Ma Yue stared intently at Dong Minghui. "You didn’t reveal the truth, did you?"

"What should I have said?" Dong Minghui asked in return.

Ma Yue’s gaze turned fierce, "Don’t forget that your father’s future promotion depends on my grandfather."

"So I should take the blame for everything, is that it?" Without needing Ma Yue to say more, Dong Minghui understood what she intended and felt an indescribable sorrow. But in a moment, she masked her disappointment. "Don’t worry, I’m aware that my father depends on your grandfather. I’ve taken all the blame and told the school administrators that Fu Lei and I are dating, and it has nothing to do with you."

Faced with Dong Minghui’s ridiculing gaze, Ma Yue felt uncomfortable, but she relaxed a bit after hearing her words. "Good that you know your place. Don’t worry, I won’t let you bear the blame for nothing. I’ll speak for you with my grandfather. Now that you’re out of school, you can learn something else. It shouldn’t ruin your life."

Is that supposed to be a promise?

Dong Minghui mocked silently, not responding, her gaze turning towards the window. Ma Yue didn’t pick on her any further, instead comfortably lying back on the bed, finally remembering something. "Did you coordinate with Fu Lei on the statement?"

"I told Fu Lei that your grandfather would keep him in school," Dong Minghui knew Fu Lei’s situation was dire, and only promises could get him to comply. "If he can’t stay in school, who knows what he would do."

So ultimately, whether Fu Lei would align his statement with theirs depended on the conditions offered by the Ma Family. Ma Yue understood and sneered, "I once overestimated him; he’s really just a selfish person."

Dong Minghui sneered in return, "If it weren’t for the Ma Family’s conditions, would Fu Lei have agreed to be with Ma Yue? Now calling him selfish, who was the one who initially offered a hundred bucks and mentioned their grandfather could help arrange things for the future?"

Meanwhile, in another ward, Ye Ling looked at the words written by the doctor on paper, sometimes shaking her head, sometimes nodding, as a form of communication. Shen Bin stood coldly beside her, exuding a chill that lowered the room’s temperature. Several school leaders were also in the room.

After the doctor finished his inquiry, he nodded to Shen Bin, who spoke in a cold and hard manner, "She can’t hear anyway, so it doesn’t matter if we discuss it here or outside, does it?"

With Shen Bin’s words, the school leaders didn’t stop him, but the doctor’s attitude made them worried about Ye Ling’s condition.

The doctor smiled wryly, clearly having the blame shifted onto him, but he felt the reasoning made sense. "The back of her head sustained trauma, and due to intense impact, she lost her hearing. We need to conduct a head scan to check for other issues."

"Will she be deaf for life?" Shen Bin impatiently asked. "Doctor, just tell us the outcome directly."

All the droning explanations made it unclear what he was saying. This hemming and hawing like a woman became increasingly irritating.

"That has to wait until the results are out," the doctor couldn’t give a definitive answer. (To be continued. If you work, please cast your votes and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)