Mu Si Jie came back to his senses. He lowered his eyes and looked at the young Zhong Li Yi. After hesitating for a moment, he finally raised his hand and gently stroked the child's head, comforting him, "Mm."
Mu Si Jie did not bring Xiao Mu Lan along. He hadn't even told Xiao Mu Lan the news, fearing the child would be very sad if he knew.
An hour later, Yu Nong also arrived, looking very anxious. "What happened?"
"Car accident," Mu Si Jie replied concisely.
Yu Nong looked at Mu Si Jie, finding it hard to believe. In their era, the probability of a car accident was very low. Perhaps in the entire Imperial Capital, it only happened once or twice a year. He didn't believe Lu Wan Qing was so unlucky to encounter one of those rare occurrences.
Mu Si Jie was silent for a moment, then said, "I've already sent people to investigate."
It was difficult to believe that Lu Wan Qing had had an accident once not long ago, and now it happened again. Last time it was because of Lu Yuan Yuan, but this time?
Mu Si Jie thought of the Zhong Li family. If this incident was indeed man-made, and someone intended to harm Lu Wan Qing, then Zhong Li Fei Yu was probably the most likely to know who the perpetrator was.
Wei Xing Zhou also called soon after, sounding anxious. "Mu Si Jie, what exactly happened? How could a car accident occur out of the blue?"
Wei Xing Zhou was frustrated and ran his hand through his hair. "Lu Wan Qing just sent a video saying she wanted to gift Xiao Cui Cui a mecha. How could something suddenly happen to her?"
Mu Si Jie's expression was blank, and he said coldly, "I'm not sure either. It happened when she was returning to the Zhong Li family alone."
"What about Zhong Li Fei Yu?" Wei Xing Zhou was annoyed.
Mu Si Jie recalled Zhong Li Fei Yu's sudden departure due to an urgent matter not long ago, which further convinced him that something was amiss. However, without clear evidence, he couldn't speak rashly. He said coldly, "He said he had some military matters to attend to and left early."
Wei Xing Zhou: "!!!"
He felt like saying something uncivilized. The timing was too coincidental. How could there not be a problem?
"Have you sent people to investigate? If there's any problem here, I'm telling you, I won't let anyone off, no matter who it is!" Wei Xing Zhou said in exasperation.
Although he wasn't romantically involved with Lu Wan Qing, and had only met her a few times, those few interactions, along with Lu Wan Qing's attitude towards Xiao Cui Cui and her deep affection for the child, had made him accept Lu Wan Qing as Cui Cui's mother. Now, someone dared to harm Cui Cui's mother repeatedly, and he would absolutely not let it go!
"I've already sent people to investigate," Mu Si Jie replied.
"Have you found anything? If not, I'll have my people investigate too. If someone has ill intentions, I don't believe she can hide!" Wei Xing Zhou said impatiently.
"Mm," Mu Si Jie nodded in agreement.
"That... how is she?" After a long conversation, Wei Xing Zhou couldn't help but cautiously inquire.
Mu Si Jie knew he was asking about Lu Wan Qing. He was silent for a moment, then said, "She's still in the treatment pod. We'll know the specific condition only after she comes out."
Wei Xing Zhou frowned. After a moment, he said, "I'll bring Cui Cui back later."
Xiao Cui Cui liked her mother so much. If she knew her mother was in an accident, she would be very worried. If he didn't tell her, and she found out later, she would surely get angry. Wei Xing Zhou felt he might not be able to withstand his daughter's wrath.
Mu Si Jie: "..."
Mu Si Jie was stunned. He hadn't expected Wei Xing Zhou's reaction. Before he could fully process it, Wei Xing Zhou had already hung up.
All the necessary arrangements had been made. Now, all they could do was wait for Lu Wan Qing to emerge from the treatment pod. Mu Si Jie stood by the doorway, hesitated for a while, and then couldn't help but ask Yu Nong beside him, "Yu Nong, do you think we should tell the child about this?"
After asking, Mu Si Jie suddenly remembered that Yu Nong hadn't brought his child either.
Mu Si Jie paused for a moment, then looked up at the young Zhong Li Yi beside him. The child's face was still a little pale, and he even had a slight wound on his arm. The doctor had asked him to go for treatment earlier, but Xiao Zhong Li Yi had refused.
After much hesitation, Mu Si Jie finally called home and informed them of the news, simultaneously instructing Butler Mu to bring Xiao Mu Lan over.
After much consideration, he felt it was necessary to tell the child, after all, Lu Wan Qing was the child's mother, and Lan Lan truly loved her mother. If Lu Wan Qing suffered any harm this time, and Lan Lan didn't know about it immediately, Mu Si Jie felt Lan Lan might blame him.
Half an hour later, Xiao Mu Lan arrived, along with the entire Mu family: Mu Si Jie's grandparents, his parents, and his sister, Mu Si Rui.
"How is she? What exactly happened?" Mu Si Jie's mother asked anxiously as soon as she entered.
Their whole family liked Lu Wan Qing very much. Even though Wan Qing hadn't agreed to marry Si Jie yet, they had already considered her family. Moreover, Wan Qing was truly Lan Lan's mother. Whether she married Si Jie or not, she was still one of them. They had forgiven the Lu Yuan Yuan incident, but they hadn't expected Wan Qing to have an accident so soon, and they were worried.
"She's still in the treatment pod," Mu Si Jie explained.
Everyone looked at the treatment pod with concern.
A few minutes later, Steward Xiao from the Zhong Li family also hurried over. Seeing that Xiao Zhong Li Yi was unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, knowing that Lu Wan Qing was lying in the treatment pod, her life uncertain, he was filled with worry.
Steward Xiao didn't interact much with Lu Wan Qing usually. However, since her arrival, he felt that the Zhong Li family had changed. The young master was happier than before, and young master Fei Yu had also been in a much better mood recently, smiling more often. Most importantly, ever since Lu Wan Qing's kitchen was completed, Steward Xiao felt that the Marshal no longer seemed as unapproachable as before. All these changes made Steward Xiao like this girl. Yet, he never expected such a good girl to suffer such an incident.
After two full hours of emergency treatment in the pod, Lu Wan Qing's vital signs finally stabilized, and she was out of immediate danger. When the doctor delivered this good news, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Wan Qing was transferred to a ward. She remained unconscious, and it was unclear when she would wake up.
Time quickly passed into the evening. Wei Xing Zhou arrived with Xiao Cui Cui. Zhong Li Fei Yu was still at the military headquarters, unreachable, and had not appeared. Mu Si Jie's grandparents were elderly, and with so many people gathered at the hospital, it was inconvenient. Mu Si Jie persuaded them all to go home. Only Xiao Mu Lan remained at the hospital with her father, keeping vigil by her mother's side.
"Where is Lu Wan Qing? Is she well?" Wei Xing Zhou asked first thing upon arriving with Xiao Cui Cui, inquiring about Lu Wan Qing's condition.
Medicine in the interstellar era was very advanced. As long as one didn't die, they could generally recover quickly. Therefore, he habitually asked if she was well.
"She's still in a coma," Mu Si Jie said.
Mu Si Jie led Wei Xing Zhou into the ward, where they saw Lu Wan Qing lying on the bed, her eyes closed, clearly in a coma.
Wei Xing Zhou looked at Lu Wan Qing, intending to say something more. However, before he could speak, Mu Si Jie interjected, "Don't talk. She needs rest now. Don't disturb her."
Mu Si Jie's voice was lowered, clearly not wanting to wake the unconscious Lu Wan Qing.
Wei Xing Zhou had already opened his mouth, but the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat. Hearing Mu Si Jie's words, he swallowed them back.
Wei Xing Zhou turned to look at Mu Si Jie, then at Yu Nong beside him, and finally at Xiao Zhong Li Yi, who had been standing by.
Wei Xing Zhou's gaze fell upon Xiao Zhong Li Yi.