bookrandom Chapter 181 She Woke Up
Chapter 181 She Woke Up
"What exactly did you three brothers do to your sister? Why did she suffer such severe injuries after you three went to see her? Five whole days have passed, and she hasn't shown even the slightest sign of waking up!"
Liu Shuyi's face was streaked with tears, her voice trembling and shrill; her grief-stricken appearance was heartbreaking.
With each sentence she spoke, she pounded the three Shen brothers in front of her with both hands, as if she wanted to vent all the resentment and pain in her heart in this way.
"Why?! Why?! My poor Qingyao is your own sister, born of the same mother! Even if we can never go back to the close times we once shared, how could you bear to be so cruel to your own sister?!"
Liu Shuyi sobbed uncontrollably, her body trembling uncontrollably from extreme anger and grief.
Her gaze was fixed on her three sons, trying to find even the slightest bit of guilt or explanation on their faces.
At this moment, Shen Yanting's throat trembled slightly, and his deep eyes were filled with worry and heartache. He never left Shen Qingyao, who was still unconscious and pale as paper, on the hospital bed.
Faced with Liu Shuyi's repeated questioning and fierce beatings, he remained standing straight in place, without moving an inch, and made no move to resist.
It seemed that he was willing to endure any blame as long as it could ease his mother's anger.
Shen Yanshi, standing to the side, seemed somewhat guilty. He subconsciously dodged Liu Shuyi's punches, his eyes occasionally glancing at Shen Qingyao, who lay on the hospital bed with her eyes closed.
His brows were furrowed, and his lips were pressed into a straight line, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts and emotions.
Even Shen Yanming, who was usually the most unruly and willful, was uncharacteristically unrestrained in the face of his mother's scolding and beatings. He let Liu Shuyi beat and scold him, but he still shouted defiantly.
"Mom, don't get so anxious! How would we know what's wrong with Shen Qingyao? When my eldest brother, third brother, and I left, she was perfectly fine. Who could have predicted what kind of trouble she would cause later?"
"If you ask me, it's all because of her own bad temper and stubbornness. She doesn't know how to back down or bow her head. Maybe she offended someone outside and got beaten up. Who knows!"
Shen Yanming felt incredibly aggrieved. Faced with Liu Shuyi's harsh reprimands, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, wanting nothing more than to clear himself of any involvement.
He had barely finished speaking when Liu Shuyi raised her hand and delivered a resounding slap to his face.
The slap made Shen Yanming see stars, and his cheek instantly burned with pain.
"Third brother, how could you say such heartless things! She's your own sister! Now that she's fallen into such a state, instead of thinking about how to care for her and help her, you're here saying these sarcastic things! Do you have any humanity at all?!"
Liu Shuyi stared wide-eyed at her son in disbelief, her eyes filled with deep disappointment and reproach.
Shen Yanming felt a chill run down his spine from his mother's sharp gaze and involuntarily lowered his head, not daring to look Liu Shuyi in the eye.
However, with his stubborn nature, he was not so easily defeated and forced to back down.
Even though they knew in their hearts that they had said or done the wrong thing, their mouths were as if glued shut, and they refused to admit their mistakes or beg for forgiveness.
He looked like a punching bag, head bowed, face full of grievance, lips moving slightly as he muttered something under his breath:
"Didn't you always say the same thing about her before, that she was immature and had a bad temper?"
This simple sentence seemed to possess boundless magic, instantly choking Liu Shuyi's impending lecture and accusation into her throat.
Her eyes, which were originally filled with anger, gradually changed as if by magic.
At first, a flash of surprise crossed my mind, but it was quickly replaced by deep guilt and self-reproach.
In an instant, her eyes turned bloodshot, and tears welled up in her eyes like a burst dam.
Yes! Shen Yanming is absolutely right. Didn't she often use those words to describe Shen Qingyao?
Looking back on everything that had happened, Liu Shuyi was filled with remorse. She finally realized that she had made a mistake! And a terrible one at that!
Large tears could no longer be held back and rolled down Liu Shuyi's pale cheeks.
She dared not linger any longer. She turned her head, gazed deeply at Shen Qingyao, sighed softly, quickly turned around, covered her face tightly with her hands, and stumbled away into the distance.
Seeing his mother so heartbroken and running away with her face covered, Shen Yanshi, who was standing to the side, felt a surge of anger rising in his heart.
He angrily raised his hand, pointed a finger directly at Shen Yanming, glared at him fiercely, and then turned and chased after him without hesitation.
Meanwhile, Shen Yanming was filled with remorse as he watched his mother pass away in such grief because of his words.
He wanted to catch up with his mother immediately to apologize and admit his mistake, but just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly felt a huge force coming from behind him.
The next moment, he fell forward to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
It turned out that Shen Yanting had kicked him mercilessly, knocking him to the ground.
"If you don't learn your lesson, I can shut your mouth up!"
Shen Yanting left those words behind, his gaze falling on Shen Qingyao, whose eyes were closed, with a complicated expression. He then glanced at Si Jingnian before turning and leaving.
Shen Yanming felt utterly humiliated and ashamed. He never imagined that his elder brother, Shen Yanting, would so ruthlessly kick him to the ground in front of everyone.
At that moment, he felt as if Si Jingnian's strange gaze was like thorns in his back, making him wish he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into immediately.
However, after Shen Yanting turned and left, Shen Yanming could no longer care about anything else. He only had one thought in his mind—to escape from this extremely embarrassing place as soon as possible.
So he scrambled to his feet and, like a startled rabbit, ran away without looking back.
At the same time, Si Jingnian completely ignored the existence of the Shen family.
His entire focus was on Shen Qingyao, and he never looked away for a moment.
In fact, it would be a lie to say that he harbored no resentment towards the Shen family.
But at this moment, rather than settling scores with the Shen family, he was more concerned about when Shen Qingyao would wake up.
After all, the matter of settling scores can be done slowly, but he hoped that Shen Qingyao could see with her own eyes how he stood up for her and sought justice for her.
So even though his anger was burning fiercely, Si Jingnian still suppressed his impulse and silently stayed by Shen Qingyao's side.
And so, Si Jingnian stared blankly at the unconscious Shen Qingyao, muttering to himself, wanting to say something intimate to her as he always did.
Suddenly, he felt the hand he was holding, which belonged to Shen Qingyao, tremble slightly.
"Ah...Ah Yao, you're awake, aren't you? Ah Yao!"
Si Jingnian's previously dull eyes suddenly lit up with surprise, and he seemed to be suddenly injected with a powerful force, his back straightening with excitement.
Shen Qingyao's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and her eyes, which had been closed for a long time, finally opened slowly.
However, her eyes looked empty and lifeless at this moment, staring straight at the ceiling, as if she had lost her focus.