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Chapter 457: Chapter 455: What Went Wrong?
Xia Wenjin finally relaxed a bit, but she was still a little nervously looking at the woman in front of her.
Because she had come to her senses, Xia Wenjin only then noticed the pain on her face. She raised her hand to touch her face, but discovered it was completely wrapped in gauze, and her body stiffened.
Could it be that her face had been ruined?
Seeing that Xia Wenjin had not spoken, the woman took the initiative to ask, "Now that you’re awake, do you still need me to call the police for you?"
In fact, the woman’s question was merely a test for Xia Wenjin; if she had wanted to call the police, she would have done so while Wenjin was still lying in the hospital bed. There was no need to wait until now, let alone ask for her opinion.
But Xia Wenjin had just snapped back to reality and was completely unaware of this.
Hearing the woman say this, she immediately tensed up.
"Do not call the police, definitely do not call the police!"
She didn’t even know who had attacked her, and calling the police rashly might lead to her being targeted again.
Her trip to the Foreign Country was a sudden decision by Xiao Jinglan; the likelihood of others knowing was very low.
So, Xia Wenjin speculated that this incident likely had something to do with Xiao Jinglan.
She had always thought that once Xiao Jinglan was dead, she could rest easy, but she had totally not anticipated that Xiao Jinglan, because he knew his life was ending soon, might decide to harm her.
She had indeed been negligent about this matter.
Were it not for divine intervention, she might have died in a foreign land.
The woman’s eyelids narrowed, "Since you don’t want me to call the police, you have to let me know what exactly happened, right?"
She looked at Xia Wenjin, who seemed hesitant to speak, and added, "My name is Feng Xixi, but you can call me Sister Feng."
Xia Wenjin nodded slightly, "Sister Feng... I am... an actress. This time, I was accompanying my mother-in-law to a foreign banquet, but along the way, we encountered thugs and they forced me onto a narrow bridge where I fell into the water."
Feng Xixi’s eyebrows slightly raised, "If that’s the case, shall I contact your mother-in-law?"
She did not expect Xia Wenjin to have married so quickly, her eyebrows furrowed even deeper.
Was the mother-in-law she mentioned Xiao Jinglan?
Hearing her words, Xia Wenjin immediately shook her head, "No, do not contact her."
As she said this, her whole body couldn’t help but shudder again.
Feng Xixi now realized there was something fishy, "Could it be that your mother-in-law secretly hired someone to act against you?"
Xiao Jinglan’s intention to have his son ascend the ranks meant that it wasn’t out of character for him to harm Song Sinian’s wife.
But were their actions not too hasty?
She had always thought that Xia Wenjin was still in university, but to think she had already married Song Sinian and been harmed by Xiao Jinglan.
Xia Wenjin looked up at Feng Xixi. Though she did not speak, her demeanor nearly confirmed what Feng had said.
Feng Xixi couldn’t help but sigh softly, "If that’s the case, I will contact your husband, he should be able to help you, right?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Xia Wenjin shook her head as if it were a rattle, "No, do not contact him either, he would tell that woman if he knew."
Xiao Jinglan had harmed her, and she couldn’t believe that Xiao Mo was unaware. The man spoke nicely, claiming to want to collaborate, but wasn’t it just to seek an opportunity to dispose of her when done?
Hearing Xia Wenjin’s words, Feng Xixi fell into silence.
Song Sinian seemed to be on good terms with Xiao Jinglan, but what exactly was going on? Why did the plot and character settings she knew feel so different now?
Wasn’t Song Sinian the type who was wholeheartedly in love with his wife, unchanging until death?
Why was he now so easily convinced by others’ slander?
Could it be because she had changed the storyline before?
While Feng Xixi was pondering, she couldn’t help but look at Xia Wenjin again, "So, what do you plan to do next?"
Xia Wenjin’s head lowered slightly. Thinking about her current situation, her hands tightly clasped together, she fell into deep thought.
She was actually quite confused; when she first arrived in Shangjing and learned she was the esteemed daughter of a humble room, she imagined her beautiful new life would start there.
She had no idea that returning to the Lu Family would be the most foolish thing she did in her life.
Before, even though the Xia brothers occasionally criticized her, they would always help her out whenever she had an issue. It was exactly this that had shaped her reckless nature.
But now, having left the Xia Family for the Lu Family, without anyone to clean up her messes, and facing several strong opponents...
Seeing Xia Wenjin fall silent, Feng Xixi took the initiative to suggest, "How about notifying your parents?"
At the mention of "parents", Xia Wenjin’s expression darkened even further; she pursed her lips and after a long while, she finally spoke, "My parents have disappeared."
"Disappeared?!" Feng Xixi seemed unable to believe her ears. What exactly was happening?
She felt like the entire plot had gone haywire.
Feng Xixi raised her hand to press on her temples, "Then shall I notify your siblings?"
"I’m an only child." Xia Wenjin’s voice had become so low it was nearly inaudible.
Had Feng Xixi not been close, she probably wouldn’t have heard her.
When she heard this, her pupils trembled. Wasn’t she the fifth daughter of the Xia family?
How could she be an only child?
What exactly had gone wrong?
Feng Xixi felt a bit of a headache pressing on her temples, "What are your parents’ names? Maybe I can help you find them."
She thought maybe it was because Xia Wenjin had just suffered some misfortune and was wary of her, a stranger, making up stories.
Xia Wenjin, noticing something off about Feng Xixi’s expression, quickly explained, "I’m not lying. My father is Lu Dagui and my mother is Cao Mei. Ever since my dad’s company went bankrupt, they both disappeared."
"..."
Feng Xixi fell completely silent.
Lu Dagui? Cao Mei?
Weren’t those the biological parents Xia Wenjin was to acknowledge only two years later?
A feeling of unease inside Feng Xixi grew; she looked up at Xia Wenjin and tentatively asked, "Your dad’s name is Lu Dagui, so why is your surname Xia Wenjin? If your surnames..."
Xia Wenjin suddenly realized something and continued, "I was previously in a Foreign Country, but the parents who raised me aren’t my biological parents. It was only after I came to the national territories that I learned this, so I recognized my biological parents, and my foster mother’s surname is Xia."
"..."
Just returned and already recognized her biological parents?
Feng Xixi’s eyes narrowed; indeed, the plot was a whole world apart from what she knew!
