Chapter 40: Portrait

The doctor shook his head, “Her condition is very bad. I suggest transferring her to Haicheng Military Hospital. It has the best medical facilities in the city!”

“Please contact the city’s military hospital, Doctor Li.”

The doctor hesitated, “Miss Shen, Haicheng Military Hospital is for military personnel. Miss Cao…”

“Jiaoyang has arranged it. Just send Cao Hongxia there by ambulance.”

Gu Qingshan said calmly.

Lu Jiaoyang had asked him to take care of Shen Hongxing before leaving.  Shen Hongxing’s arrest was something he couldn’t hide from Lu Jiaoyang.

Lu Jiaoyang had instructed him to transfer Cao Hongxia to the best hospital in Haicheng if her condition worsened.

He had to save Cao Hongxia.

Since the doctor hadn’t suggested transferring Cao Hongxia, he hadn’t told Shen Hongxing and the others.

Now, everything was as Lu Jiaoyang had said.

“Commander Gu, that’s great!” The doctor instructed a nurse, “Quickly, arrange for Miss Cao’s transfer!”

“Yes, Doctor Li!”

The doctor looked at Shen Hongxing and the others, hesitating before saying, “Miss Shen, if you hadn’t brought Miss Cao to the hospital in time, she would have died! There’s something I haven’t told you.”

“What?”

After a long silence, the doctor said, “Miss Shen, Miss Cao stabbed herself with the intention of dying. The wound is deep, damaging her ovaries. Even if she survives, the injury will stay with her for life. She won’t be able to have children.”

“What?” Xu Shuangshuang stumbled back.

Shen Hongxing caught her.

She smiled bitterly, “It’s okay. We just want her to live.”

What’s more precious than life?

Besides, even if she had children, they might not be good children.

Like in her past life.

She’d rather never have had those children.

Chen Jiayi nodded, trembling, “The boss is right. As long as she lives, if she wants children later, I’ll have more and raise them for her. My children will be hers, as long as she lives!”

“Yes! Our children will be hers!”

After the doctor left, Shen Hongxing asked Gu Qingshan, “He already knows?”

The news spread so quickly. Lu Jiaoyang…

“Do you think you can hide this from him?” Gu Qingshan leaned against the wall, seeing through Shen Hongxing’s thoughts. “You can’t see him now!”

Shen Hongxing bit her lip.

Although she was released on bail, she was under 24/7 surveillance and couldn’t leave Chaoyang.

She looked at Gu Qingshan, “Can I write him a letter?”

Gu Qingshan shook his head, “Definitely not!”

“Okay.” Shen Hongxing gave up. She turned to Xu Shuangshuang and Chen Jiayi, “Shuangshuang, Jiayi, I can’t go to Haicheng with Hongxia. You must take care of her! I’ll come as soon as this case is over! If…”

Her voice choked.

Worried about crying and upsetting them, she looked up, holding back her tears, before continuing, “If Hongxia doesn’t make it, find a beautiful place in Haicheng for her. It will be easier for us to visit her.”

If Cao Hongxia passed away, she would carry out Cao Hongxia’s wishes and live well with Xu Shuangshuang and Chen Jiayi.

“Boss, we’ll take care of Hongxia. Take care of yourself here, okay?” Xu Shuangshuang hugged Shen Hongxing.

Chen Jiayi didn’t speak.

She bit her lip and silently hugged them both.

After completing the transfer procedures, the ambulance was about to leave for Haicheng. Shen Hongxing knelt beside Cao Hongxia, whispering, “Hongxia, I can’t go with you today. Be good, don’t give up. I’ll be with you as soon as I can!”

“Miss Shen, we should go.”

As the ambulance door closed, she shouted, “Hongxia, wait for me! You must wait for me!”

It left.

She watched the ambulance leave, her heart aching at the thought that this might be her last time seeing Cao Hongxia.

Tears fell uncontrollably.

She couldn’t stop them.

“Haicheng is arranged. They’ll do their best to save Cao Hongxia. Now, we need to prove your innocence!”

Shen Hongxing wiped away her tears.

Next, she would avenge Hongxia.

She wouldn’t let Hongxia be hurt like this.

“Commander Gu, when Shuangshuang and the others left, I asked about Hongxia’s family. They said Hongxia was only 12 when they met her,…”

At that time, she was barefoot and covered in wounds. Hongxia told them she didn’t know her parents and had no relatives. Shuangshuang and Jiayi felt sorry for her and took her in!”

Gu Qingshan frowned, Shen Hongxing was certain, “Hongxia must have family, and these people exploited her greatest fear. Even though Hongxia secretly came to Chaoyang years ago, she couldn’t escape their harm!”

Shen Hongxing continued, “Yesterday, when Hongxia and I went to Baiyun Market, we met a middle-aged woman wearing a headscarf on the bus. I noticed she kept looking at Hongxia secretly. When I told Hongxia about it, she was terrified. I’m sure that woman harmed Hongxia!”

“Do you remember what she looked like?”

“Of course!”

Gu Qingshan got paper and a pen. Shen Hongxing never thought her past skill in drawing cheongsams would save her.

Looking at the drawing, Gu Qingshan scoffed, “Wearing a headscarf in this heat!”

Shen Hongxing added, “Either she has a scar or a birthmark on her face!”

Gu Qingshan nodded and gave the drawing to an officer, “Show this to Captain Luo and ask him to find this woman!”

Shen Hongxing also remembered the joss paper shop owner.

She reminded them, “Officers, when you pass a shop called ‘Life’s Big Events’ in the south of the city, ask the owner to identify this woman. He should have seen her!”

“Okay!”