Chapter 621: Hospital Observation
Chapter 621: Hospital Observation
The commotion next door caught the attention of the elderly mother-in-law, who opened her door to see what was happening. She just in time saw Tang Ruan pull the door open and run out, only to be dragged back by Feng Bing.
After the door closed, she hurriedly told her grandson to run downstairs and call the police.
The police station was nearby, just a short walk through a small alley behind the house.
So the police arrived quickly.
Zhou Chengsen was walking back to the cinema when he caught a glimpse of a suspicious figure sneaking into the residential building where Tang Ruan had gone earlier.
He felt something was off and decided to investigate. He heard Tang Ruan's cries for help from the ground floor and rushed upstairs...
Zhou Chengsen exaggerated the events, adding his own dramatic flair, and explained his actions in defending Tang Ruan.
He pointed to his eye and the shattered vase on the floor: "He hit me here, and he threw this at me, comrades. You saw it with your own eyes."
Feng Bing, bleeding and bruised, retorted: "You're lying! Comrades, this guy beat me up! You should arrest him..."
At that moment, Tang Ruan emerged: "Comrades, I need to report this. He has been stalking me and broke into my home to assault me. It was Comrade Zhou who kicked down the door and saved me."
Zhou Chengsen added: "Let's go to the hospital to check our injuries first, we can talk later."
So everyone headed to the hospital.
The hospital where they went to assess the injuries was the same one where Tang Ruan worked.
The doctors were nearly fuming when they heard the story!
Tang Ruan had been harassed by this man before, sustaining a back injury. At that time, the hospital security had caught him and taken him to the police station.
Now, he had come straight to Tang Ruan's home?
Zhou Chengsen, holding his head, told the doctor: "Doctor, I feel dizzy and a bit nauseous. Is there something wrong?"
Tang Ruan was alarmed: "You feel dizzy and nauseous, and you didn't say anything earlier?"
Zhou Chengsen winked at Tang Ruan: "I was too nervous just now."
Tang Ruan: "..."
The doctor, almost slapping his thigh in exasperation, exclaimed: "Dizzy and nauseous? I think you have a concussion!"
Zhou Chengsen clutched his head with both hands: "It's a concussion! Oh, my head! I feel so dizzy and want to throw up!"
Doctor: "That's a concussion. Lie down immediately!"
Zhou Chengsen obediently lay down.
The more severe the injuries, the better it would be for Tang Ruan.
After lying down, Zhou Chengsen continued: "Doctor, Comrade Tang Ruan's waist and abdomen were hit hard and she was punched and kicked. I'm worried about internal injuries. She's been taking painkillers to tough it out."
Tang Ruan: "..."
When did she take painkillers?
The doctor was thrilled with this male comrade: "A hard hit to the waist? It's very likely there are internal injuries! I suspect internal bleeding! I'll check her!"
The doctor turned to Tang Ruan with a stern face: "Lie down! Do you want to live forever? Don't think taking painkillers means you're fine! Lie down, I'll check you."
Tang Ruan silently lay down.
Half an hour later, the doctor informed the police officers: "This female comrade has suffered a severe blow to the waist, multiple bruises, and signs of internal bleeding. She needs to be observed in the hospital for a while."
Police officer: "..."
Is it that serious?
"The male comrade has a severe head injury, showing signs of concussion, and his arm is also injured with excessive blood loss. He also needs to be observed in the hospital for a while."
The police officer silently glanced at Zhou Chengsen's bandaged arm, resembling a mummy.
They suspected they had misjudged the situation earlier.
Zhou Chengsen clutched his head, looking pained.
Tang Ruan quietly turned her face away.
The police officers completed their reports at the hospital before leaving.
Once they were gone, the doctor waved at the two and said: "You've been observed enough, you can go home now. Just take your medication on time. Don't hog the beds!"
Tang Ruan: "..."
Sure enough, it was "hospital observation for a while"!
*
By the time they left the hospital, it was already dark.
Zhou Chengsen, famished, asked Tang Ruan: "Want to grab a bite to eat?"
Tang Ruan replied: "I'll treat you to dinner."
They spoke simultaneously and shared a smile.
Zhou Chengsen: "Let's go!"
As they left Tang Ruan's home, Zhou Chengsen saw Zhou Chengxin and a few children coming out. He went over and told Zhou Chengxin he would be back late.
On the way, with Zhou Chengsen's face still bruised, many people stared at him.
Xu Tang was in better shape. Her face had been ice-packed at the hospital, so the swelling had gone down, and the wounds on her body had been treated with medicine.
Zhou Chengsen's eyes, however, were getting darker and darker around the edges.
As they passed a noodle shop, Ruan Tang asked, "Do you want to have some noodles? I'll treat you to a meal next time."
"Sure", Zhou Chengsen replied. He also wanted to finish eating quickly and send Ruan Tang home so he could return home himself before his parents started to worry.
So the two of them went in and had noodles.
After finishing their meal, Zhou Chengsen saw Ruan Tang safely home, waiting to hear the sound of her locking the door before he went down the stairs and headed back to his own place.
When he got home, Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei were already there.
They had first gone to the Jiang family to feed the children and wait for them to fall asleep before coming over to get updates.
Jiang Xia asked, "Is Dr. Ruan okay?"
Zhou Chengsen replied, "She has some minor injuries."
He couldn't see the injuries on her body, but he remembered the bruising on her waist from the previous day, which had been quite severe. This time, she must have been hurt badly again.
Tian Caihua, curious, asked, "Who was that guy? Why did he attack Dr. Ruan?"
Zhou Mother frowned, "Is he in custody now? I wonder how long he'll be in jail. Will he come after Dr. Ruan again when he gets out?"
Zhou Chengsen had learned the details from Ruan Tang's statement, and he explained, "That guy was Dr. Ruan's boyfriend a few years ago, introduced by her family. After dating for a while, she found out that he would become violent if he saw her getting close to other men. He hit Dr. Ruan once, and after that, she broke up with him. But he kept harassing her and hit her twice more. After Dr. Ruan reported him to the police, he was supposed to be in jail for a few years, but they later found out he had a mental illness and transferred him to a psychiatric hospital."
"Dr. Ruan moved here to work after that incident. We don't know when he was released, but he found her again."
Zhou Mother said, "She shouldn't have married someone like that!"
Jiang Xia nodded, "Domestic violence is either zero or endless."
Tian Caihua agreed, "Right, once he hits, he'll keep doing it. There's a guy like that in our village."
Zhou Mother frowned, "Meeting someone like that is such bad luck! Dr. Ruan should get married soon. Otherwise, when he gets out, he'll definitely come after her again."
Tian Caihua nodded in agreement, "Exactly, someone like that is no good. If he can find her once, he'll do it again! If I were Dr. Ruan, I'd get married as soon as possible."
Zhou Chengsen was tired and had no interest in listening to their discussion. Whether Ruan Tang should get married sooner or not wasn't his concern. He stood up, "I'm going to take a shower."
Seeing that Zhou Chengsen was fine, Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei also needed to return to the Jiang family and leave the house for them to stay in.
Zhao Chenglei used a flashlight to light their way down the stairs, holding Jiang Xia's hand.
Jiang Xia, with one hand in Zhao Chenglei's and the other around his arm, said, "I didn't expect Dr. Ruan to have such an experience."
No wonder she was still unmarried at twenty-six. She must have been scared off by her previous relationship.
*
The next day, Jiang Xia woke up early, fed the three kids, kissed them, and hurried off to the garment factory.
Seeing that Jiang Xia had barely eaten breakfast before leaving, Jiang Mother couldn't help but comment, "Always causing trouble! That factory looks like it's about to collapse, and yet you spend so much money to take it over. Running a garment factory is tough these days. Even the old factory manager couldn't turn it around. How does she expect to manage it with all her other responsibilities? You should talk to her!"
"Xiaxia and Lei know what they're doing. Don't worry so much. Even if the factory doesn't work out, they can always resell it and won't lose money. It's not your money, so why worry so much?" Jiang Father was happily playing with his three grandsons in the crib, looking content.
"You spoil them! Letting them do whatever they want, they're all so ambitious!" Jiang Mother cleared the table.
If she hadn't seen the factory's location as good, she would have stopped them long ago.
She hadn't known that the factory had a stockpile of hundreds of thousands of items, more than their own factory even!
Otherwise, she would have definitely stopped Jiang Xia!
How could they sell tens of thousands of pieces of clothing?
She already had a headache from the thousands of unsold items in her own inventory!
(End of Chapter)
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