TFSRITA Chapter 150

No one can take what he wants!

Chu Zhao’s gaze grew sharper, his expression about to change, when Yan Qing suddenly spoke up, “Chu Zhao, I’m hungry. Are you hungry too?”

The soft, soothing voice broke through his turbulent thoughts, calming his restless mood. He patted his empty stomach, looking plaintive as he replied, “Yeah, I’m hungry.”

“Then let’s get up and eat,” Yan Qing smiled.

She remembered that Chu Zhao wasn’t injured.

Chu Zhao nodded obediently and sat up.

Zhou Huaiya watched them and brought over the hospital’s mobile dining table. Qin Zhen, who had been outside, came in and carefully lifted Chu Zhao onto a wheelchair. The hospital bed was just too small.

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After eating, Jiang Cheng came back and took Chu Zhao for some psychological reassurance.

Zhou Huaiya then explained the situation to Yan Qing. She found out that after the incident, Chu Yang immediately reported it to the police because of his protective concern for Chu Zhao—there was a GPS necklace around his neck, so as long as they weren’t abroad, they could quickly locate him. The police found them based on that.

Yan Xianhong, seeking revenge and wanting to profit, exposed their location. If it hadn’t been for Chu Zhao, in this rural area, stepping outside even a little meant entering a desolate wilderness with sparse surveillance. Finding someone would have been difficult, and they wouldn’t have been able to locate the warehouse so quickly.

As for the three kidnappers, two were already in jail, and the third was in the hospital receiving treatment.

Yan Xianhong hadn’t died—he suffered a severe head injury, and his ear was bitten off by Chu Zhao.

Hearing about Yan Xianhong’s condition, Yan Qing’s pupils constricted, and she tightened her grip. She remembered the scene where Chu Zhao bit off Yan Xianhong’s ear.

Honestly, it was pretty gruesome, making her heartbeat a little erratic.

Zhou Huaiya, noticing her expression, assumed she was frightened and comforted her, hugging her gently. “Don’t worry, it’s self-defense; everything will be fine.”

“Mm,” Yan Qing softly agreed, closing her eyes and resting against her. Her gentle presence, like a mother’s, brought a moment of calm to Yan Qing’s tumultuous heart.

Suddenly, the sound of a wheelchair moving caught their attention.

Zhou Huaiya was pushed aside as Yan Qing opened her eyes in confusion, seeing Chu Zhao beside the hospital bed, frowning and looking displeased with Zhou Huaiya.

Jiang Cheng stood behind him, shaking his head with a wry smile, a look of innocence.

Zhou Huaiya, frustrated, playfully scolded him, “Silly boy!”

Chapter 39

Yan Qing was left with a scar about five centimeters long, and a grotesque mark on her fair face, looking ugly and frightening. Yet overall, her face was still quite beautiful.

Her personality was similar to Chu Zhao’s—lonely and aloof, not attending school, and mainly interacting with the Chu family members. This scar didn’t affect her much, and life continued as usual.

After the incident, they didn’t go back to the Chu family estate for the New Year but instead celebrated in the city, which was safer. Even if someone tried to target them, it wouldn’t be so easy to disappear.

Although Yan Xianhong was caught, there might still be others.

Chu Yang was very remorseful over the incident, treating Yan Qing even better, genuinely considering her as a sister. This made Yan Qing feel somewhat uncomfortable.

He reluctantly returned to normal, traveling for work but always bringing gifts for Zhou Huaiya and occasionally one for Yan Qing as well.

Within two months after the incident, all the legal proceedings were completed. Yan Xianhong’s severe head injury had left him mentally impaired and posed no future threat. He was sent to a psychiatric hospital because the mentally ill can’t be sentenced. The other two kidnappers were in prison, serving their sentences according to the law.

Most of the other members of the Yan family were also in prison, with varying sentences. The only exceptions were Nie Cuihua, the Yan family grandparents, Yan Min, and Yan Xianhong’s three children—everyone else had already been incarcerated.

Yan Qing still had a duty to support the Yan family’s grandparents, but given their past treatment of the original owner, she only provided medical help and nothing more.

After Yan Xianhong’s condition was known to them, the two elderly grandparents, already in poor health, grew even weaker and soon passed away.

Nie Cuihua took her two children and, after the funeral, left the city with the money she had previously reclaimed from Yan Min. Their whereabouts are unknown.

Yan Min’s son, Wei Jun, returned to the countryside with his grandparents and disappeared from the city.

Yan Qing didn’t pay much attention to it—they were no longer a threat. Even if someone tried, she was always with the Chu family, and bodyguards accompanied her whenever she went out, ensuring danger wouldn’t strike twice.

With the hot summer days, the college entrance exams came to an end.

Yan Qing’s grades had steadily improved, but as they climbed higher, it became more challenging—academic excellence wasn’t solely about reading books. When the exam results came out, they matched her expectations. She didn’t top the list but was well above average, allowing her to easily choose from any domestic university.

Yan Qing saw this as completing the original owner’s final wish. She then chose the Traditional Chinese Medicine program based on her interests and plans.

Traditional Chinese Medicine required a lot of study, but Yan Qing’s excellent memory made even the complex subjects seem simple. University offered more freedom, with fewer required courses. The Chu family helped donate five million, giving her more freedom to choose what she wanted to study.

Yan Qing saw the allure of money once again.

After the incident, Chu Zhao, although still injured, had improved his mental state considerably.