CHAPTER 319: CHAPTER 319: HOME

The incident of two deaths at the amusement park caused quite a stir. Both the park’s management and the visitors demanded that the government apprehend the culprit as soon as possible. The police station was immediately swamped with work.

"They really know how to stir up trouble for me." The second-in-command glanced at the information handed over by his subordinates and said with a cold smile.

"Second-in-command, should we get involved in this matter?" Although his subordinates didn’t understand why the second-in-command suddenly took an interest in these three people, since they caused trouble on their turf, they must teach them a lesson. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be like anyone could come and defecate on their territory? With this thought, the underling looked displeased.

"Help them cover their tracks and make sure no one catches on. After all, there are so many unsolved cases in America, one more won’t make a difference." The second-in-command, in front of his subordinates, slowly set fire to the documents he had just acquired. The white smoke from the burning paper rose gently before disappearing into the air.

"Don’t do anything unnecessary, and don’t speak of this matter to anyone else, understood?" The second-in-command said calmly and slowly to the person standing before him.

"Yes."

"You may leave." The second-in-command waved his hand, dismissing them.

"The Xu Family’s head has quite a background." The second-in-command squinted slightly, looking at the empty void as if deep in thought. His small voice soon vanished into the wind, as if it had never been there.

Xu Ke and the others wasted no time. After getting off the plane, they hurried back to the Xu Family. Xu Ke, in particular, was sweating from his urgency.

"Family Head, how did you return so quickly?" Housekeeper Zhao assumed Xu Ke and the others would spend more time outside and was shocked to see them return so quickly, especially when he saw Lin Mengyao with her eyes tightly closed, cheeks flushed, lying in Xu Ke’s arms.

"Don’t worry about that, just call the doctor right away." Xu Ke, holding Lin Mengyao, ran straight to the bedroom with a look of urgency on his face. He hadn’t expected Lin Mengyao to suddenly have a fever; it was all due to his recklessness.

Xu Ke felt a deep sense of guilt, as did Sheng Wenhao upon suddenly seeing Lin Mengyao unconscious.

He looked at Xu Ke, who was anxiously holding Lin Mengyao’s hands by the bedside, and said with overwhelming guilt, "This is my fault. If you hadn’t gone to help me, your wife wouldn’t have seen those things, wouldn’t have been frightened, and wouldn’t have fallen ill. I’ve turned everything into this mess. I’m a sinner; I’m just a jinx." Sheng Wenhao gritted his teeth and turned to run out, only to be blocked by Xu Ke.

"Stop right there, where do you think you’re going?" Xu Ke asked, eyes red with emotion as he looked at his brother.

"I’m moving out. I shouldn’t have come back in the first place. If I hadn’t returned, none of this would have happened. I’m just a harbinger of bad luck; everyone who gets close to me meets a bad end. I should stay away from you." Sheng Wenhao’s eyes were also tinged with red, barely holding back tears.

"This has nothing to do with you. I miscalculated myself. Yaoyao is the wife I have chosen and will be the sole heir of the Xu Family. Sooner or later, she needs to understand and know about these things. Even our future children will have to go through all this. I just didn’t expect Yaoyao to react so strongly. This was my mistake." Xu Ke lowered his eyes, looking at Lin Mengyao, who lay on the bed with a fever so high it scorched her breath, with remorse in his eyes.

"In any case, this has nothing to do with you. Don’t take it to heart. And have you forgotten? We’ve been brothers since childhood. If you call yourself a jinx, wouldn’t that make me one as well? The Xu Family is just me left, and Yaoyao’s in a coma because of my doing. If we talk about bad luck, I have nothing on you." Xu Ke gave Sheng Wenhao a bitter smile.

"Don’t talk about yourself like that. You’re my best brother in my heart, and you’re also a capable person. Uncle and aunt’s affairs only happened after you left Shangjing; it has nothing to do with you. Don’t put the blame entirely on yourself and don’t get stuck in a rut for nothing." Sheng Wenhao, hearing Xu Ke’s words and seeing his expression, even interrupted his own rising sense of defeat and focused on comforting Xu Ke.

Sheng Wenhao was afraid Xu Ke would get stuck in a loop like he once did, living in pain day and night, tormenting only himself.

After saying a few more words to Sheng Wenhao and seeing Sheng was no longer speaking ill of himself, Xu Ke gradually retracted his defeated expression and told Sheng Wenhao, "You’re right. I won’t remain downcast forever. I still have a big family to support and I want to create a glorious future for both our Xu and Sheng families together. I also plan to stay good brothers with you for life. When we have children, I hope we can become in-laws. So we both need to keep our spirits up and stop speaking such dispiriting words." Xu Ke looked at Sheng Wenhao with a firm gaze.

Only then did Sheng Wenhao realize that everything Xu Ke had just said was to comfort him. He felt as if a warm spring had sprung up in his heart, bubbling with warmth that seeped into his being, filling him with warmth. Tears of warmth welled up in Sheng Wenhao’s eyes, "You’re my brother for life, Xu Ke. The private doctor will be here soon; you stay and take care of sis-in-law. I’ll go check on the developments at the amusement park."

Seeing Sheng Wenhao regain his spirit, Xu Ke nodded and didn’t stop him from doing these things.

Sheng Wenhao had just left the room when the private doctor arrived with his equipment. After taking Lin Mengyao’s temperature and prescribing some medicine, the doctor gave her an IV drip before finally leaving.

Xu Ke stayed by Lin Mengyao’s side until evening, when lights began to illuminate the villa. Only then did Lin Mengyao slowly open her eyes.

"Yaoyao, you’re awake. How are you feeling now? Is there anywhere you’re still uncomfortable?" Xu Ke stared at Lin Mengyao without blinking, not relaxing for a moment. Upon seeing her awake, he immediately helped her up according to her inclination and offered her the warm water he’d kept at the bedside.

Though Lin Mengyao was still drowsy upon waking, her throat was indeed dry, and she was thirsty. So, she didn’t refuse and drank most of the warm water Xu Ke offered her.