Chapter 412: Chapter 387: Collecting Evidence Through Recording
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"This time, I definitely won’t." Tong Xi blushed to her neck, her voice weak and pitiful, tears swirling in her eyes: "I didn’t originally intend to find Ji Wei, but when I saw Xiao Liu buying things, I impulsively followed, wanting to vent my anger on them..."
She admitted she had caused trouble, but it wasn’t intentional.
Still, regardless of intent, it resulted in a mistake.
The late autumn rain, though light, was still chilling. The inpatient department was much quieter. Few people were going in and out, and no one noticed, amidst the drizzle, a faint apricot-yellow silhouette crouching under a window ledge, legs shivering from the cold.
"Ji Wei, please wake up soon, if I keep standing here, I’ll end up hospitalized too..."
Tong Xi was holding her phone, covered by a small rainproof case to prevent water damage, watching the scene inside the ward without blinking, sighing softly.
Her trench coat was already somewhat damp, and her freshly cut chic short hair was as well, with tiny water droplets trickling down, and whenever she thought about giving up, Tan Qing’s gaze appeared before her mind, gritting her teeth to persist, her nose tingling, yet she held back her emotions.
Tan Qing accused her of always making a mess out of good intentions, calling her impulsive and reckless, almost to the point of hurling harsh words at her for being simple-minded, feeling deeply wronged, yet having to admit he wasn’t entirely wrong. She didn’t want Tan Qing to speak to her in that tone, feeling a sting in her heart like being pricked by needles.
Although afterward, seeing her on the verge of tears, Tan Qing quickly changed his tone and said he was joking, she still felt upset. After coaxing Tan Qing and Wen Nuan away, she stayed here, without even considering lunch, just hoping for Ji Wei to wake up so she could uncover the truth.
The phone was ready to record at any moment; Ji Wei and Xiao Liu would definitely mention the child’s matter, and she wanted them to have no room to deny it.
"Nurse, why hasn’t my sister Ji... woken up yet?"
Xiao Liu had a bite to eat and asked the nurse who came in to check the room, a tone of concern that couldn’t be hidden.
The young nurse replied indifferently, "She should wake up soon." Her gaze swept over Ji Wei’s face, involuntarily giving it a few extra glances, her eyebrows filled with astonishment: "Your sister is really beautiful, she looks so familiar, like... Oh, right, she looks a lot like Ji Wei, the more I look, the more they seem alike."
Outside the window, Tong Xi let out a faint, cold sneer: "How could she not? They’re the same person. Just cut her hair and got a tattoo, but at her core, she’s still that disgusting person!"
Xiao Liu awkwardly chuckled: "Haha, yes, many people have said that. Quite a few people advise my sister to grow her hair long, saying she could completely impersonate Ji Wei."
"Indeed," the young nurse laughed, "If I didn’t know Ji Wei was currently recuperating abroad, and that she had short hair, I might have mistaken them."
Watching the young nurse leave, Xiao Liu let out a long sigh of relief. She was very afraid of Ji Wei’s situation being exposed, fortunately, the decision made in E City back then was correct, with the short hair and tattoos completely overturning Ji Wei’s usual image."
Another ten minutes passed, just when Tong Xi felt she couldn’t hold on any longer, her eyes suddenly lit up as she saw Ji Wei’s fingers move slightly, her gaze quickly shifting to Ji Wei’s face. She was not disappointed; Ji Wei slowly opened her eyes.
"Sister Ji, you’re awake!"
Xiao Liu exclaimed in surprise, quickly helping her sit up, and thoughtfully handing over water that had been cooled down: "Have some water."
Ji Wei waved her hand, subconsciously rubbing her belly, a hint of sorrow bursting forth from her eyes: "Gone, really gone?"
"Sister Ji..."
Xiao Liu sobbed, tears about to spill: "The doctor said it couldn’t be saved, it’s all Tong Xi and Wen Nuan’s fault!" She angrily bit her teeth, as if only tearing Tong Xi apart would satisfy her: "If it weren’t for her suddenly barging in..."
Tong Xi had already turned on the phone’s recording, hearing Xiao Liu say so, wishing she could storm in and scold her.
No, hold back!
Tan Qingjun’s cold sneer appeared in her mind, she bit her lower lip tightly, making no sound, but oddly enough, before Xiao Liu could continue, Ji Wei suddenly interrupted her:
"Xiao Liu!"
Her voice was weak, yet carried a trace of cold severity, startling Xiao Liu: "Sister Ji..."
"It’s you, isn’t it?"
Ji Wei’s eyes flashed with desperation and sadness: "Back home, what Tong Xi said was right, it was you who tripped her, wasn’t it?"
Although she couldn’t stand Tong Xi, she was clear about Tong Xi’s character. If it were really Tong Xi, she wouldn’t deny it.
"No... how could it be me?" Xiao Liu hastily defended: "Sister Ji, how could I do that? You can’t believe what Tong Xi said, she wishes you lost the child so she and Wen Nuan could laugh at it."
"How could it not be you?" Ji Wei laughed bitterly, it was a painful, mournful laugh: "I’m always ordering you around, you must have long been fed up, you’ve said more than once that I’ve become a different person being pregnant, I even heard you calling your family yesterday, saying you couldn’t take it anymore...
You also said it was for the money that you’re serving me, otherwise with my temper you would’ve left already. You must have had enough and wanted to make me lose the baby so you’d be freed, isn’t that right?"
The more Ji Wei spoke, the sadder she became, now without anyone she could trust or rely on, the only one left being Xiao Liu. She had thought Xiao Liu was just venting, but today’s words from Tong Xi forced her to connect Xiao Liu to the incident, feeling deeply hurt to the core.
"Sister Ji, I..."
Xiao Liu shook her head in denial, Ji Wei’s reasoning only became more convincing: "That coffee table wasn’t in that place, that’s my home, I’m very clear where everything is placed, you moved it about ten centimeters in the chaos after I fell..."
Xiao Liu’s calves felt weak, "Sister Ji..."
"Wicked woman, damn it!" Tong Xi gripped the phone tightly, veins popping out.
She knew there was something fishy, turns out it was true, that damn Xiao Liu, truly learning from a crooked master. Even if she couldn’t stand Ji Wei, she shouldn’t frame her. Devious, damn devious!
Feeling pins and needles in her legs, and roughly understanding the situation, she now wanted to rush in and make Xiao Liu confess. But recalling Tan Qing’s words about Ji Wei’s child not being healthy, she held back again.
The truth of the matter wasn’t yet clear, impulsively barging in now, if Xiao Liu denied it she still wouldn’t have any evidence, since as of now, it was just Ji Wei’s suspicion without confirmation, and she also wanted to know why Ji Wei didn’t immediately expose Xiao Liu, but instead said if something happened, it’d be endless with her Tong Xi!
"What do you have to say now?" Ji Wei coldly looked at Xiao Liu’s bowed head, full of anger: "Xiao Liu, back home I didn’t say it, doesn’t mean I don’t know anything. I didn’t say it because I didn’t want to forgive Tong Xi..."
Once Tong Xi spoke up, she felt something was off, at that time she was determined to pin the blame on Tong Xi and Wen Nuan.