northernbook Chapter 128 Restoring the Voice
Chapter 128 Restoring the Voice
The incident happened suddenly, catching He Qiaoyun off guard. She fell backward uncontrollably and rolled down the stairs. Pain struck her, and her head became dizzy.
When she rolled to the middle landing of the stairs, her chaotic will supported her to reach out and grab the handrail as if grasping at a lifeline, which prevented her from rolling down again and causing secondary injury.
At this moment, Ruan Shu, who was standing at the top of the stairs, seemed to be in a daze, her eyes wide open and her mind blank.
She glanced down at the lobby and, finding it empty, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, what she didn't notice was a small figure crouching around the corner upstairs.
He Qiaoyun lay sprawled on the ground in a disheveled state, her consciousness fluctuating wildly. Her head felt like it was filled with mush, and she couldn't open her eyes no matter what she did, yet she could feel her breath was weak, as if she were in a nightmare.
Ruan Shu pressed her trembling fingers, cried out in panic, "Ah—", and hurried downstairs. She squatted down, her movements exaggerated and insincere, "Sister Qiaoyun, how are you? Are you alright...?"
He Qiaoyun felt someone shaking her. Her hazy consciousness gradually cleared, her fingers twitched slightly, and she opened her eyes groggily, saying in a slightly hoarse voice, "Don't touch me!"
Although his voice was hoarse, he still had a lot of presence.
Ruan Shu was so frightened that she raised her hand, her body falling backward uncontrollably, her expression full of terror, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time, "You, you...." She's not dead.
He Qiaoyun weakly supported herself on the floor with both hands, and forced herself to get up despite the pain in her body.
Ruan Shu also stood up shakily, leaning back in fear.
He Qiaoyun stared straight at her. Despite being in excruciating pain, she still had the leisure to raise her hand and tidy up the hair that had fallen across her forehead, appearing completely nonchalant.
Ruan Shu's lips trembled with fright. "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't push you..."
He Qiaoyun laughed, raised her hand, and with almost all her strength, slapped her.
With a "smack," Ruan Shu's face was slapped to one side, and her mind went blank.
One slap wasn't enough. He raised his hand and slapped her again. Soon, two obvious red marks appeared on her face.
The crisp sound of a slap rang out, and a voice came from the downstairs door. The butler and Feng Jiashu entered and saw the two facing off.
When Ruan Shu saw Feng Jiashu, whether she was acting or genuinely upset from being beaten, tears streamed down her face as she ran downstairs, covering her face. "Brother Jiashu, I just bumped into Sister Qiaoyun, and she hit me because she was unhappy..."
Feng Jiashu glanced at Ruan Shu, then looked up at He Qiaoyun standing on the stairs. Her hair was a little messy, her expression was indifferent, but her brows were tightly furrowed.
He Qiaoyun lifted her foot, and the pain in her knee struck, spreading to every sense in her body, causing her to gasp. She held onto the stair railing and walked downstairs unsteadily.
Feng Jiashu noticed her strange behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"
She casually lifted her eyelids, stared straight at Ruan Shu, and said, "You tell me, what did I do, and why did I hit you?"
Ruan Shu, remembering that it was just the two of them, wasn't intimidated. With teary eyes, she looked at Feng Jiashu and lied, "Just now, Sister Qiaoyun rushed back, looking at her phone as she went upstairs. We met at the bottom of the stairs, and I greeted her. She lost her balance and fell. I was terrified and rushed down to help her. I must have touched something that hurt her, because after she got up, she slapped me twice..."
"Brother Jiashu, you have to stand up for me..."
Feng Jiashu's mind was in complete confusion, but he still subconsciously asked He Qiaoyun, "You fell, is it serious? Should I call a doctor?"
Despite this, He Qiaoyun suppressed her emotions and said calmly, "It's alright." Then, she almost gritted her teeth and questioned Ruan Shu, "Don't you feel guilty saying this? Can you sleep at night? It was you who pushed me downstairs."
Ruan Shu shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "No, Sister Qiaoyun, I've never offended you. Why are you framing me like this? Although I haven't had much education, I know it's illegal. I would never dare to push you..."
Seeing her like this, He Qiaoyun really wanted to slap her again, but she held back in front of Feng Jiashu.
Upon hearing Ruan Shu's words, Feng Jiashu turned to He Qiaoyun and asked, "What exactly happened?"
He Qiaoyun looked at him, her lips trembling slightly, "Don't you trust me either?"
At this moment, the pain in my body seemed to have lessened considerably, because the pain in my heart was spreading.
As soon as she finished speaking, Tian Tian hurried downstairs, looking at Feng Jiashu with an anxious expression.
Feng Jiashu turned to the housekeeper and whispered, "Take Tian Tian back to her room first."
The housekeeper nodded gently, but Tian Tian avoided him, her little face full of anxiety.
Feng Jiashu said gently to her, "Be good, go back to your room with the housekeeper for a while."
After all, this scene isn't very pleasant.
The housekeeper went up to take Tian Tian's hand, but Tian Tian struggled, her face full of reluctance, as if she wanted to say something.
The housekeeper didn't dare pull her too hard, but she broke free and ran to Feng Jiashu, her mouth open, as if she wanted to say something.
Feng Jiashu asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
When Ruan Shu saw the child, who was usually as invisible as a ghost, so eager to perform, and then remembered that she had come down from upstairs, she panicked and stopped crying.
Seeing the pain on Tian Tian's face, Feng Jiashu asked again, "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Tian Tian nodded vigorously, but couldn't speak. She gestured with her fingers, but Feng Jiashu couldn't understand. She was so anxious that she paced around in circles.
Seeing that she couldn't speak, Ruan Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She walked over to comfort her, "Tian Tian, let me take you upstairs."
Tian Tian shook off her hand and stammered, "You, you, let, let me go."
Everyone present was stunned.
Feng Jiashu finally spoke after a long while, "Tian Tian, say it again."
Tian Tian seemed unaware that she could speak, and pointed at Ruan Shu, saying, "It was her, she, she pushed Aunt He, I saw it all, she pushed Aunt He down the stairs."
Ruan Shu immediately panicked and hurriedly denied, "You're talking nonsense! It wasn't me, I didn't push her, I didn't, it wasn't me..."
Feng Jiashu turned to look at He Qiaoyun, a hint of apology in his eyes. He hadn't trusted her immediately. "I'm sorry, how are you feeling? I'll take you to the hospital..."
He Qiaoyun took two steps back and said, "I... I'm fine."
Before he could finish speaking, he fell backward uncontrollably.
In her hazy state, she felt someone reach out and catch her steadily.