TSFLIP Chapter 454

Xia Chao looked at the young man. “And who is this gentleman?”

“Daddy, this big brother was the one who saved me,” Fengguang replied.

The young man, around twenty-four or twenty-five, gave a polite smile. “Hello, Mr. Xia. I’m Fu Yang.”

“Your surname is Fu…”

Fu Yang smiled without offering any explanation, nor did he say anything further.

Xia Chao couldn’t help but take another good look at the young man standing before him. After a moment, he finally said, “Thank you, Mr. Fu, for saving Fengguang.”

“It was nothing,” Fu Yang replied. “I just happened to see someone bullying a young girl and stepped in to help. At the time, I was focused on getting her to the hospital, so I didn’t go after the two attackers. Fengguang only just woke up today. That’s when I found out she was your daughter, so I gave you and Mrs. Xia a call.”

“I was worried Mom and Dad would be scared, so I asked Big Brother to call you,” Fengguang added.

“Fengguang.” Ji Mian, who had been silent this whole time, suddenly stepped forward. “What happened to your eyes?”

He had always been observant. Her beautiful eyes used to sparkle like stars whenever she called him “big brother.” But now… now they were vacant, unfocused.

Fengguang buried her head in her mother’s arms, as if she didn’t want to talk about it.

Fu Yang let out a quiet sigh. “The doctor said the head injury damaged her optic nerves. That’s why she’s experiencing vision loss.”

“Blindness?” Wang Ci, who had just calmed down a bit, immediately burst into sobs again.

Xia Chao sat down beside the bed and gently took Fengguang’s hand, only to notice the skin on the back of her hand was also scraped and injured.

Fu Yang added, “The doctor said it might be temporary. There’s a chance her vision will return with time.”

“Might”—but not definitely.

Ji You clutched her brother’s sleeve, sobbing even harder.

Xia Chao made a call to the police station. The department’s top forensic sketch artist personally came to the hospital and, based on Fu Yang’s description, drew composite sketches of the two suspects. He promised they’d do everything they could to bring the attackers to justice as soon as possible.

Xia Chao merely gave a cold smile. He didn’t need the police to catch anyone—he just needed the sketches. He had his people, and he was sure they’d get results much faster.

When it came to her blindness, the less Fengguang seemed to care, the more heartbroken Wang Ci became. If Fengguang had thrown a tantrum or cried her heart out, it might’ve made her feel a bit better.

You couldn’t say Fengguang didn’t have a temper—she always used the best things and had no problem showing attitude when someone offended her. But in moments like this, she didn’t yell or throw fits. She stayed quiet.

Those two seemingly opposite sides were both just part of who she was. And that’s what made her Fengguang.

Xia Chao and Wang Ci both had their own companies. Because of Fengguang’s situation, they hadn’t handled any business for nearly a week—an extreme rarity for two people who were typically workaholics.

Xia Chao’s people had already started their investigation. He was confident it wouldn’t be long before the culprits were in his hands.

On the eighth day, he dragged Wang Ci out of the hospital—despite the several bowls of tonic soup she was carrying.

Wang Ci shouted, totally abandoning any sense of ladylike decorum, “Why are you dragging me away?! Fengguang still needs me to take care of her!”

Xia Chao, equally unbothered by politeness for once, snorted. “Take care of her? You’ve been force-feeding her five meals a day full of tonics. Are you raising a daughter or fattening up a pig?”

“Xia Chao! How can you say that about your daughter?!”

“Look—go to your company, and I’ll go to mine. Let’s give Fengguang some space to rest. You hovering over her every second isn’t love, it’s pressure.”