Chapter 107: Aftermath
"I’ll get the door."
Ding Yuejun stood up promptly when she heard the knock on the door.
Yiyi and the others continued eating, but when they didn’t see Ding Yuejun return after a while, Yiyi went out to check, only to find that someone from the police station had arrived. "Mom, let me talk to the police officer."
The police officer who came this time was an old acquaintance, actually Lin Yuan, the one who handled Mo Yougen’s case last time.
When Lin Yuan saw Yiyi, he smiled and said, "I was a bit surprised to see you as the complainant, but we’ve already been to the hospital to investigate with Zeng Jiahe. His injury was indeed caused by Jiang Huirong. We’ve already detained Jiang Huirong, but we’ll definitely need your testimonies later. I’m here today to inform you and to ask about the situation at that time."
At this moment, Mo Xiaohong came out with her daughter. Upon hearing this, she immediately said, "Officer, rest assured, I’ll recount the situation right now, and we’ll definitely testify when the time comes. You must bring Jiang Huirong to justice."
"Of course, we will definitely do our duty."
Hearing this, Mo Xiaohong nodded and then began to talk about Jiang Huirong’s misdeeds.
After Lin Yuan left, Mo Xiaohong’s expression looked much better.
"This time, Mo Yougen can’t escape."
Yiyi nodded and said, "Yes, since he committed a crime, he will definitely face the law’s punishment."
Lin Yuan acted quickly. After gathering all the evidence, he directly transferred Jiang Huirong to court for trial. On the day of the court session, Mo Xiaohong and Yiyi testified together, and Jiang Huirong was sentenced to five years imprisonment.
At the moment the judge pronounced the sentence, Mo Xiaohong felt satisfied. That day, if there had been a slight mistake, her daughter might have been disfigured, and Zeng Jiahe might have lost his life. Jiang Huirong indeed should pay for his actions.
"No, I just took my own daughter. How can you sentence me? And that rogue got hurt on his own, what does it have to do with me?"
However, no one paid attention to Jiang Huirong’s howls; he was directly taken away by the police.
Today, Jiang Haiyang and Le Ying also quietly attended the court session. Seeing Jiang Huirong truly sentenced, they were scared stiff, bowing their heads, afraid of being implicated, knowing that they genuinely didn’t know Jiang Huirong would go to snatch Shanshan that day.
After the trial was over, Mo Xiaohong suddenly wanted to visit the hospital to see Zeng Jiahe.
When Yiyi learned about her sister’s thoughts, she directly said, "Sis, let’s go there together now. I also plan to visit Brother Zeng."
Upon hearing her sister’s words, Mo Xiaohong quickly nodded and said, "Great, let’s go together now."
The two bought a bag of apples and went to the hospital together.
Zeng Jiahe’s injuries had recovered quite a bit. At this moment, he was lying on the bed reading a book. When he saw Mo Xiaohong and Yiyi coming together, he was very happy, "Xiaohong, you’re here."
Seeing Zeng Jiahe awake, Mo Xiaohong’s face was full of smiles, "Jiahe, how are you feeling now?"
"I feel much better. The doctor says I can be discharged in two more days."
Hearing this, Mo Xiaohong’s eyes were full of joy, "That’s really great."
"By the way, how is Shanshan?"
Although he had already learned from his parents that Shanshan was fine, Zeng Jiahe was still a little worried and naturally wanted to ask when he saw Mo Xiaohong.
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiaohong hurriedly said, "Don’t worry, Shanshan is fine. Thank you so much for that day. Who knows what would’ve happened without you."
"No need for thanks, I didn’t manage to do much, in the end, I didn’t protect you and Shanshan well."
"You can’t say that. I still owe you thanks, and I’m sorry for causing you such serious injuries."
Mo Xiaohong truly felt apologetic and then recounted today’s trial of Jiang Huirong.
Upon hearing this, Zeng Jiahe also felt vindicated but didn’t express it and quickly shook his head, saying, "It’s not your fault at all. Besides, with Shanshan in danger, I naturally had to do my best to protect her. I just hate that I’m so useless; otherwise, Shanshan wouldn’t have been frightened."
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiaohong felt somewhat moved.
But just as she was about to say something, Mrs. Zeng walked in from outside. She looked at Mo Xiaohong and Yiyi, her expression indifferent, "Why are you here?"
Upon seeing Mrs. Zeng, Mo Xiaohong suddenly felt a bit nervous and immediately explained, "Auntie, I came with Yiyi to see Jiahe."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zeng directly said, "Jiahe’s injuries are almost healed. You don’t have to come and see him again."
At this time, Zeng Jiahe finally realized that his mother’s attitude was a bit off.
"Mom, Xiaohong and the others are concerned about me, that’s why they came to see me. How can you be so indifferent?"
Finally, Mrs. Zeng couldn’t help but speak a line.
"You’re injured because of them; shouldn’t they be coming to see you?"
Upon hearing this, Zeng Jiahe’s expression immediately turned cold.
"Mom, don’t speak to Xiaohong like that."
"You..."
Seeing her son still defending Mo Xiaohong at this point, Mrs. Zeng was very angry, but since they were in the hospital, she didn’t say anything further, only said, "I’ll go get you some hot water," and then left with an air of grievance.
Mo Xiaohong felt embarrassed, and her mood was a bit low; obviously, Mrs. Zeng had significant reservations about her, but she still advised, "Jiahe, don’t speak to your mother like that, she’s only concerned about you. Besides, she’s not wrong; you were hurt because of me. Since you’re getting better, Yiyi and I will head back now."
"Xiaohong..."
Upon hearing that Mo Xiaohong was leaving, Zeng Jiahe immediately sat up nervously, "Why don’t you stay for a meal before going back?"
Mo Xiaohong quickly waved her hand and said, "No need." With that, she left with Yiyi.
When Mrs. Zeng returned with hot water and found that Mo Xiaohong and the others had already left, her mood improved somewhat.
However, Zeng Jiahe was not in a good mood.
"Mom, you know how I feel about Xiaohong. Why are you still acting like this? Do you want to see me single for the rest of my life?"
"You... dare to say that. Because of her, you’ve delayed until this age, almost lost your life due to her, and you still remember her. I tell you, I agreed with you two before, but now I’ve changed my mind."
"Mom, even if you’ve changed your mind, it doesn’t matter. I’ve already set my heart on Xiaohong. If you disagree with us, I’d rather stay single for the rest of my life."
Mrs. Zeng felt so furious that she left in a fit of anger.
On the other side, Mo Xiaohong felt full of helplessness, sighed, and said, "It seems Zeng Jiahe’s mother doesn’t like me."
Yiyi looked steadily at Mo Xiaohong and asked, "Sister, what do you think of Zeng Jiahe now?"