"Assistant! Where's the assistant? Hurry and take Sister Wei to the backstage!"
"Coming, coming!"
Xiao Nuomi also reacted, quickly running onto the stage and pulling Xia Wei Liang to the backstage.
Sitting before the makeup mirror, Xia Wei Liang's mind replayed the scene from just now—
A person, falling straight in front of her. Su Dan Novel Network.
With a bang.
"Nuomi..." she suddenly spoke.
"What is it, Sister Wei? Were you startled? Don't worry, we've already sent people to handle the situation at the mall..."
Xia Wei Liang looked up, "That person was Bao Fang."
*Clang—*
Nuomi dropped the cup in her hand onto the floor.
—
The incident quickly escalated. "Popular actress," "biological mother," "jumping off a building"—all these keywords were sensational.
The mall was cleared for the entire day, which was a minor loss for Chang Qi Zhi, as it was their own property and they could afford the downtime.
However, such an incident had a severely negative impact not only on Modi but also on Xia Wei Liang.
"Xiao Liang, are you alright?"
After finishing with the matters outside, he rushed to the backstage with Qiao Shan.
Upon seeing him, Xia Wei Liang immediately asked, "President Chang, how is she?"
Even if the jumper was an ordinary person, seeing them fall before her eyes was an image she would never be able to escape.
"She's been sent to the ICU," Qiao Shan replied. "After all, the injured is not young, and she..."
"What about her?"
"She has cancer."
Xia Wei Liang was stunned.
Bao Fang had cancer...
Seeing her stare blankly, clearly impacted,
At this moment, Ji Huan and Director Du also arrived.
After communicating with Modi, Ji Huan spoke first, "Xiao Liang, don't rush to blame yourself. This matter is very strange."
Qiao Shan chimed in, "Yes. As far as we know, Ms. Bao was diagnosed just a week ago. During this time, she was out of town and had not returned to Jiang City. The police have also reviewed the surveillance footage near the station and found that she went straight here after getting off the bus, and then directly went up to the third floor, jumping down after you appeared."
Director Du's brows were tightly furrowed. "Isn't this premeditated? It's clearly aimed at our Xiao Liang! If you have an illness, go see a doctor. If the money isn't enough, we can all help out. Who would just watch someone die? Why be so extreme!"
Ji Huan added, "So, after learning she had an incurable disease, her first reaction was to ruin her biological daughter in front of everyone."
Director Du exclaimed, "Heavens, that's a deep hatred! Is she even a mother?"
Chang Qi Zhi had been listening to them speak. As a businessman who had seen his fair share of events, he first looked at Xia Wei Liang. For this young girl, who was only in her early twenties, it was indeed a significant shock, and she looked quite pitiful.
He said, "Since this incident happened at the fan meeting organized by our company, and it was due to our inadequate supervision, we will take full responsibility for the follow-up handling."
"Oh! President Chang, how can we impose!" Director Du was extremely grateful.
In fact, when he arrived, the company had already provided a solution, which could be summarized in one sentence: shift the blame to Modi.
Given their frankness, they didn't even need to speak up as Chang Qi Zhi took all the responsibility. In comparison, they felt ashamed.
Chang Qi Zhi waved his hand, "It's all because of our oversight that Xiao Liang has been wronged."
Xia Wei Liang suddenly spoke, "Can I go see her?"
Nuomi looked at Ji Huan. The company's stance was naturally to handle it with a cold shoulder, telling her not to appear in public for the time being.
But Ji Huan understood her; she couldn't be stopped with a simple "no."
So, she said, "I'll arrange it."
Director Du initially wanted to dissuade her, but then he sighed heavily and gritted his teeth, "Go, I'll accompany you!"
Upon arriving at the hospital, reporters were gathered outside.
Regarding Xia Wei Liang, it was big news. Especially since she had been so popular recently, a sudden negative news item made the media act like they were injected with chicken blood, each carrying long guns and short cannons, spirits high.
"Mrs. Guo jumped off the building. Is it related to your previous abandonment?"
"There are reports that Mrs. Guo is seriously ill and has no money for treatment, forcing her to a dead end, which led her to jump. Does Miss Xia have anything to say about this?"
"Niang Niang, can you tell those who care about you what happened, facing our cameras?"
The reporters were practically shoving their microphones into Xia Wei Liang's face, asking increasingly thorny questions.
Xia Wei Liang, wearing glasses and a mask, did not answer any of their questions.
"What's so arrogant about her! Forcing her own mother to jump, such character is truly questionable! So, what she showed on the variety show was all fake, right?"
"Does that even need to be said? Variety shows have scripts, and her acting skills are all put to use there."
The voices behind her were loud, as if they didn't care if she could hear them.
Xia Wei Liang kept walking, armoring herself like an insulator.
Entering the hospital, she was led to the ICU. Through a glass pane, she saw Bao Fang's face, weathered and full of wrinkles, looking as if she had aged by ten or twenty years in an instant.
Director Du and Ji Huan were communicating with the doctor. The situation was not optimistic, mainly because the patient herself had lost the will to live.
Director Du complained incessantly, "Please, if you don't want to live, don't affect others! Xiao Liang has had such a hard time, and it's taken her so long to get to where she is today. But with one jump from you, everything is back to square one!"
Xia Wei Liang withdrew her gaze and took the doctor's diagnostic report, studying it carefully.
Her gaze was suddenly caught by something. She stared intently for a few seconds, then slowly shifted away.
"Wife! Wife!"
"Mom, why are you so silly? Why would you do this?!"
At this moment, Guo Wan Quan arrived with his son Guo Yao Zong, and upon seeing Xia Wei Liang, he started to curse.
"You heartless creature, why are you even here? Didn't you despise us for hindering you? So you don't care if we live or die... you unfilial daughter, give me back my wife!"
"Mom... they don't care about you, but you still have me! I'll be filial to you!"
"Xia Wei Liang! What people do, heaven sees, you will die a terrible death!!"
"Mom... *sob sob sob*, please open your eyes and look at me..."
The two were making a scene, and Guo Wan Quan, enraged, lunged forward to hit her.
Director Du directly grabbed him by the waist, "What are you doing? Do you still want to hit people? Just try and touch our Liang'er!"
"Let go of me! You're all accomplices! You murderers!!"
Hospital security arrived at this moment and separated them.
"Xiao Liang, let's go."
Ji Huan tugged at Xia Wei Liang, urging her to leave.
She looked back at the person behind the glass, her expression very complex.
To be honest, she had no feelings for Bao Fang, nor any empathy for the so-called blood relation.
Whether she was called numb and unfeeling, or cold-blooded and heartless, she truly didn't care about anyone in this family.
She just couldn't understand why Bao Fang, even risking her own life, wanted to ruin her reputation.
Was this what they called family affection?
Family affection...
She mumbled the two words.
It seemed it was time to settle this muddled account.