Chapter 151: Don't Be Scared, I'll Deal With It (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
The way he phrased his sentence made Jian Yiling assume that the gift was meant to be received via the Internet.
"Okay," Jian Yiling answered.
The few of them didn't stay for long. They merely exchanged a few words with Jian Yiling before they left the room.
However, they had left behind a large number of valuable gifts.
The Jian family had seen plenty of these costly gifts before. As Wen Nuan came from a prestigious family, she had seen plenty of such gifts before.
However, it was quite strange to give such gifts for an ordinary fever. The other party's generosity made them quite suspicious.
Anyone who could give such things definitely had some influence in society.
As a result, Wen Nuan was quite suspicious of the people who had just visited her daughter. When she looked at her daughter's young face, she became even more worried. She was worried that they would swindle and deceive her only daughter.
For safety precautions, she decided to send a message to her husband and eldest son. She briefly explained the situation to them and hoped that they would investigate the people who had just visited. She had to make sure that these people wouldn't harm her daughter.
Soon after, Jian Yiling received an email from the other party.
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A video was attached to the email.
The video was taken in He Yan's study.
It was taken by a hidden camera.
The hidden camera had been installed during the time when the other party had retrieved a copy of the surveillance video.
They had installed many other hidden cameras throughout He Yan's residence.
The video that she received had no sound.
However, as soon as Jian Yiling took a look at the video, she knew what had happened in He Yan's study.
Jian Yiling quickly opened her phone to send a message to Jian Yujie.
However, after opening her chat logs, she didn't know what to write.
Jian Yiling had no experience in handling such a situation.
After she thought for a long period of time, Jian Yiling typed out:
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[Are you okay?]
After a while, Jian Yujie replied with a message:
[I'm fine. Just take care of yourself.]
If it was the old Jian Yujie, his reply would have never been like this.
After another short period of time, Jian Yujie sent across another message:
[I'm sorry.]
The message only had two words. There was no reason that accompanied the apology.
A line of words floated into Jian Yiling's mind:
A nineteen-year-old boy committed suicide by jumping off a building. The reason for this is unknown.
In the original novel, Jian Yujie had died when he was nineteen years old. He had died earlier than Jian Yiling.
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Jian Yiling suddenly lifted up her blankets and got up from the bed.
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"Yiling, what's wrong? Do you need to go to the bathroom?" Wen Nuan asked.
"I want to be discharged from the hospital."
As Jian Yiling told Wen Nuan what she wanted, she had started to get dressed.
"You haven't recovered yet. The doctor said that you should stay under observation for another two days."
Wen Nuan stepped forward to try and stop Jian Yiling.
However, Jian Yiling had no intention of stopping.
"I'm leaving the hospital," Jian Yiling repeated. Her eyes and tone were firm and resolute.
"Yiling, what's wrong? Tell mommy what's the matter."
Wen Nuan was a little shocked by Jian Yiling's reaction. She had no idea what was going on.
"Nothing much. I'm just leaving the hospital."
Whilst Jian Yiling replied to her mother, she started to pack a few items into her small backpack.
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Then, she sent a message to the other party who had just sent her the video:
[Lend me a few people.]
[Yeah, that's not a problem. The people who just visited you haven't left the hospital yet. I'll tell them to wait for you.]
The other party's reply was swift and clear.
"I'm going out. You go home first," Jian Yiling said to Wen Nuan.
After she finished her sentence, she ran out of her hospital room.
"Yiling! Yiling! You're still not well. You can't run around like that!"
Wen Nuan cried out as she hurried after her daughter.
When Jian Yiling arrived at the entrance of the hospital, she directly entered the vehicle of people who had just visited her.
One of the men had respectfully opened the door for Jian Yiling.
Although Wen Nuan had chased after her daughter, she only managed to see the vehicle drive off.
Chapter 152: Don't Be Scared, I'll Deal With It (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
When Wen Nuan saw what had happened, she became incredibly anxious. She immediately reached for her phone to call her husband.
"Shuxing, Yi- Yiling... She suddenly ran out of the hospital! After running out of the hospital, she got onto some vehicle with her middle-aged male friends..."
"What?" Jian Shuxing was currently in a meeting. He was shocked to hear the news. "Calm down for a moment, are you at the entrance of the hospital right now?"
"Yes."
"DId Yiling get in the vehicle by herself?"
"Yes. Yiling told me that they were her friends. But I don't even know how she knows them... Shuxing, what do we do? Will she be in danger?" Wen Nuan cried out. Her voice trembled as she spoke.
"Don't worry about it too much. I'll come over right now."
After he ended the call, he turned around and told his secretary a few words. Then, Jian Shuxing left the company in a hurry.
When he was on the way to the hospital, he also contacted Jian Yuncheng. Jian Yuncheng had been working remotely from home.
After contacting his eldest son, he also contacted the security team that worked for the Jian family.
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After Wen Nuan hung up the call with Jian Shuxing, she began to repeatedly call Jian Yiling's number.
However, Jian Yiling's line was always busy. She couldn't get through to her daughter.
She didn't know what to do anymore.
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After Jian Yiling got onto the vehicle, the people there greeted her politely. Then, they asked:
"Miss Jian, where do you want to go?"
"Take me to the Number One Secondary School of Hengyuan City."
That was Jian Yujie's school.
"Okay."
"Also, bring me the man that I asked for earlier. Take him to the Jian Residence."
The man that she requested for was the person who had managed the surveillance at Heyunshan Resort. He had previously escaped from Hengyuan City.
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"Okay, I'll get it done as soon as possible."
Without a second thought, the man immediately complied with Jian Yiling's request.
Number One Secondary School of Hengyuan City.
Today, Jian Yujie was rather different from his usual self.
Ever since he got to school, he didn't speak much. His face also didn't have his usual energy.
It felt as though something serious had happened to him.
A few of his close friends had approached him to ask about the situation. However, he had just told them that he was fine.
However, they knew that he was not fine. From the way he spoke, his friends knew that something was off.
When they were currently in math class, a girl appeared at the door of their classroom.
The girl's face was rather exquisite. It almost looked as though she was a character out of an anime.
Her slim body was wrapped in a soft white fleece jacket.
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Most of the attention in the classroom had been drawn to the girl standing in front of the door. However, Jian Yujie's mind was elsewhere. He continued to look down at his textbook and didn't notice anything.
At the end of the class, several of the students approached the door. A few girls came forward and asked who she was looking for.
"I'm looking for Jian Yujie."
When everyone heard that the girl was looking for Jian Yujie, they started to call out to him.
"Oh my Yujie. Where did you find such a pretty girl? Who is she?"
When he heard the voices of his classmates, Jian Yujie finally raised his head.
He was stunned when he saw Jian Yiling standing at the door.
Wasn't she meant to be in the hospital?
Why did she appear here?
Jian Yujie immediately got up when he thought about Yiling's condition. Why had she left the hospital?
However, after taking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something. His steps became heavy.
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He was not worthy. He was not worthy to be her brother.
"Jian Yujie, what are you doing? Don't keep her waiting!"
The boys started to make a ruckus. Their voices interrupted Jian Yujie's thoughts.
Jian Yujie took another look at Jian Yiling. He couldn't help but walk over to her.
As soon as he reached the door, Jian Yiling reached out and grabbed him by the sleeve. Then, she started to drag him away.
"Yiling?"
Jian Yujie got dragged along by Jian Yiling. He didn't dare to stop her. As a result, he could only run after her.
If he suddenly stopped, he was afraid that he would cause her to trip.
Jian Yiling dragged him all the way to a deserted place in the school building.
Chapter 153: Don't Be Scared, I'll Deal With It (3)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
"Yiling, you... What's the matter?" Jian Yujie asked. His voice came out with great difficulty.
"The surveillance video." Jian Yiling spoke.
"What?"
"The surveillance video. I have a copy of it. You don't need to feel sad."
"You... You mean that video... You..."
Jian Yujie couldn't believe what he was hearing. Yiling had the surveillance video he had seen last night?
Then didn't that mean she had the evidence to prove her innocence already?
And furthermore, it appeared as though she knew that he had seen the surveillance video already?
"You... Do you know that I've seen the video already?"
"Mhmm." Jian Yiling nodded.
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"I'm so sorry..." Jian Yujie's eyes started to turn red, "I didn't protect you... I'm not worthy to be your brother."
"You are." Jian Yiling responded.
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Jian Yujie lowered his head before he started speaking again: "Yiling, you can choose to hate me. I learned about the truth. However, I chose to hide it. The moment I made that decision, I was no longer worthy of being your brother."
Jian Yujie knew that his choice was despicable.
He also knew that he was a terrible person for making such a decision.
However, he still had made that decision.
"It's fine," Jian Yiling replied.
There was no hesitation in her response. She spoke in a simple and straightforward manner.
Jian Yujie couldn't help but be stunned: "Yiling... You..."
"If you're not sad, I'll forgive you."
Jian Yiling continued to speak in a simple and firm tone.
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All of a sudden, Jian Yujie's heart felt as though it had gotten struck by a blunt object.
It was heavy and painful. However, after the pain, he felt that there was fresh blood flowing through it again.
Jian Yiling paused for a moment. It appeared as though she still had something to say.
She opened her mouth but the words that came out sounded unfamiliar and out of practice to her: "You're... my brother."
The word 'brother' slowly came out of Jian Yiling's mouth.
This was the first time Jian Yiling had ever called someone 'brother'.
The word 'brother' hit Jian Yujie like a truck. He couldn't control his tears any longer.
Once again, he looked at Jian Yiling's fair face and her bright eyes...
The wall in his heart that he had just built last night had collapsed into ruins...
This was his sister. This was his beloved sister. This was his sister that trusted him...
She was the sister that he wanted to take care of and love for the rest of his life...
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Jian Yujie started to laugh. He laughed like a fool.
His laughter broke the haze that had enveloped him.
Tears welled up in his eyes as he laughed.
As the tears rolled down his face, he wiped them away with his arms.
It felt as though he had freed himself from his heavy shackles. "Yiling, I'll go back and retrieve the video for you immediately. Wait for me. I'll show everyone the surveillance video!"
Maybe it wasn't the right choice to betray his mother. Maybe his decision would destroy his family.
However, he had no right to hide the truth.
He didn't want to hurt his sister nor his mother. However, his mother had done the wrong thing!
His sister had chosen to forgive him. She decided to believe in him. He couldn't let her down again.
If he showed everyone the video, that would prove his sister's innocence. Then, he would go and beg his grandfather and the rest of the family to forgive his mother.
He would do whatever was needed of him.
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All of that struggle. The pain and suffering. The walls that he had built up had crumbled away under the unreserved trust of his beloved sister.
Jian Yiling grabbed at Jian Yujie once again, "There's no need. I'll take care of it."
Her young and soft voice was full of strength.
Jian Yujie shook his head, "No. It's not you who did something wrong. It's us. We should make it up to you. That's why I should go."
Jian Yiling replied in a simple and concise way, "I'll deal with it."
After she finished speaking to her cousin, Jian Yiling turned around and walked towards the entrance of the school.
After being stunned for a moment, Jian Yujie caught up to Jian Yiling and stopped her.
Chapter 154: Publicize the Surveillance Video
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At this time, several men in suits that had been waiting at the school gates came forward. They separated Jian Yiling from Jian Yujie.
Jian Yiling turned around and said, "Don't be scared. Wait for my news."
After saying that, she turned around and followed the men.
One of the men stayed back and held Jian Yujie down. As a result, he could not reach Yiling.
Jian Yujie furiously attempted to get away from the man. However, in the end, he couldn't manage to do so.
The strength of a 17-year-old boy was no match for a trained professional.
"Let me go! Let me go! Don't you dare hurt Yiling!"
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Jian Yujie hissed angrily at the middle-aged man who was restraining him.
The man replied in a polite and courteous manner, "Young Master Yujie, please don't worry about it. We're Miss Jian's friends. We have no intention of harming her. Miss Jian does not want you to get hurt. Due to this reason, you should wait for her news. Please trust that she is capable of handling this matter."
When the man saw that Jian Yiling had already left, he finally let go of Jian Yujie.
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As soon as Jian Yujie became free, he rushed around to see whether there was any mode of transport nearby. He completely forgot that it was still during class time. However, there was no bus to take. As a result, he could only walk in circles.
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After Jian Yiling got onto the vehicle once again, the man asked:
"Miss Jian, where do you want to go now?"
"The Jian Residence. Did you bring that man?"
"He's in the car by the roadside in front of the Jian Residence."
"That's good."
Jian Yiling finally turned on her phone. Then, she dialed Jian Yuncheng's number.
Jian Yuncheng appeared as though he had been waiting for a call. As soon as she called his number, he had answered her call.
"Yiling?!"
Jian Yuncheng's voice sounded urgent and worried.
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"Yes."
"Are you okay? Where have you been?!" Jian Yuncheng cried out. He was already trying to control his voice.
"I'm fine. I'll be home in twenty minutes."
"Are you actually fine? What's going on?"
"I have something... to show you."
"Yiling?"
Before Jian Yuncheng had the chance to ask for any further explanation, Jian Yiling had hung up the phone on him.
Twenty minutes later, in front of the Jian Residence.
Jian Shuxing, Wen Nuan, and Jian Yuncheng were all waiting at the entrance.
When they saw the vehicle that had picked up Jian Yiling, their expressions appeared to be relieved yet anxious.
They didn't know what was waiting for them.
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When the car door opened, there was no sign of Jian Yiling.
Only a few middle-aged men in suits got out of the car.
It appeared as though these men looked quite well trained. They weren't ordinary people.
"Where is my daughter? Where is Yiling?" Wen Nuan asked urgently.
"Please hand over my daughter." Jian Shuxing requested. His face was pale and his eyes were fierce.
"Mr. and Mrs. Jian, please do not worry. Miss Jian is fine. We are her friends. We won't do anything to harm her. We are merely here to show you something."
The man explained himself in a polite fashion.
At the same time, the door of a car parked at the side of the road also opened.
There were a few people who got out of the car. They were escorting a man that appeared quite disheveled.
When Jian Shuxing and Jian Yuncheng saw the man's face, they became incredibly shocked.
They had been tracking down this man for quite some time now. As a result, it was impossible for them to forget the man's face.
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Since this man had escaped from Hengyuan City, it had been quite difficult to track him down. They hadn't yet been able to catch him.
However, today, the man had appeared right in front of them.
"Mr., Mrs., and Young Master Jian, I have a video that I want to show you."
The middle-aged man politely handed over a computer that had a surveillance video on the screen.
Chapter 155: Brutal Truth
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As of now, the video had been paused. Someone had to press the button for the video to play.
However, the paused footage was an image of Jian Yiling and Jian Yunnao. The two of them appeared to be in the middle of an argument.
This was the missing surveillance video from Heyunshan Resort.
The Jian family couldn't believe their eyes. The missing footage that they'd been desperately searching for had appeared right in front of them.
The person who was in charge of the resort's surveillance had also appeared with the missing footage.
The truth was right in front of them. All they needed to do was press the play button. Then, the truth would be unveiled.
Jian Shuxing's fingers trembled as he reached out to press the button.
Wen Nuan and Jian Yuncheng stood behind him. Their eyes were all fixated on the small screen...
Scenes flashed by on the computer screen...
The scenes ranged from the argument to the fall to the girl who cried on the ground out of fear and numbness due to the fact that she had failed to save her brother.
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She had been terrified.
She could only look at her brother's figure that had fallen over a pile of glass shards. She didn't know what to do. She was utterly terrified and helpless.
She was at fault. She should have never dragged her brother into an argument in such a dangerous location.
In fact, she probably shouldn't have had that argument in the first place.
However, she never ever had wanted to push her own brother down the stairs.
Even in the moment of danger, her instinctive reaction was to pull her brother back up. She wanted to protect him.
When Wen Nuan saw the image play out in front of her, she covered her mouth and started crying.
She became unsteady on her feet. Jian Yuncheng had to hold her up.
"Yiling, Yiling... My poor daughter..." Wen Nuan cried out.
Jian Shuxing stood there in a daze. His heart ached. It felt as though it was being tortured.
It was the sort of pain that reached his bones. The kind of pain that made it difficult to breathe.
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Their daughter... She hadn't done anything to hurt her family.
She had been wrongly accused.
Other than her initial attempt to justify herself, she hadn't said anything.
Instead, she quietly accepted the accusation.
She had been wronged. Slandered against. And hurt.
And she took all of it. Her small body had to bear all of it.
She had been their favorite child! The child that had been treasured the most.
In an instant, their hearts had become overwhelmed with guilt and self-recrimination.
However, Wen Nuan wasn't the only one who couldn't handle the truth. Jian Shuxing also felt that the truth was suffocating him.
Jian Yiling's obedience had turned into hundreds of sharp thorns that pierced deep into their hearts.
One by one.
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The ends of those thorns were like needles. They cut deep into their hearts and drew blood.
Jian Yuncheng's fists were clenched tightly together. The veins that ran across the back of his hands had risen up.
"Where is Yiling right now?" Jian Yuncheng asked. His voice sounded low and depressed.
In the face of their pain, the man still responded professionally:
"Miss Jian has other matters to deal with. Young Master Yuncheng, you don't have to worry about her."
"Who are you guys?" Jian Yuncheng asked. If he wanted to figure out the whereabouts of Jian Yiling, he had to first figure out the identity of the people in front of him.
The man smiled slightly before responding, "Miss Jian is doing a favor for my Master. In return, she requested us to help her retrieve the evidence that would prove her innocence."
The man didn't directly tell Jian Yuncheng who they were. However, from his manner of speaking, Jian Yuncheng could tell that his 'Master' was not a simple person.
However, that wasn't the main focus of the Jian family right now. They wanted to know where Jian Yiling was. They wanted to know whether or not she was safe.
"Furthermore, Miss Jian said that for now, there's no need to tell Jian Yunnao."
The man in the suit did as he was told. He repeated Jian Yiling's exact words.
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There's no need to tell Jian Yunnao...
There's no need...
Even at this moment, it seemed as though Jian Yiling still didn't want to completely destroy Jian Yunnao.
She still wanted to give him a glimmer of life.
She wanted to wait until he recovered. Until he regained his hope. Then, she was going to tell him the bloody truth.