As Bella thought she got closer to the truth, she felt a stinging pain in the back of her head.
Then a trickle of warm fluid flowed down…
She turned her head with difficulty and saw Jing De’s wooden face.
Then she fell to the ground slowly.
Jing De had been here for a long time and hadn’t planned to attack a member of the family.
But Bella seemed suspicious of him and always tested him with words.
The most important thing was that he had received Young Master’s order to get rid of the woman, so he set up the trap tonight.
Not knowing it was a trap, Bella thought that by following Jing De, she’d find the missing children.
But…
Qin Chu knocked on the door of Yang Meirong’s home.
Yang Meirong pulled on a coat and opened the door. Seeing it was her son-in-law, she was surprised.
“Chu, what are you doing here?”
“Mom… I need to see Bella and Zhixin for something.”
“Oh, okay. It’s cold outside. Come on in, child.”
Obviously, Yang Meirong let Qin Chu enter the living room.
At this moment, Jing De walked out in thermal underwear.
“Chu.”
Seeing Jing De was home, Qin Chu wondered whom Bella was following.
Instantly, chills ran down his spine; he felt the air was colder here than outside.
He nodded at Jing De and didn’t speak.
Sure enough, only Zhixin came downstairs with Yang Meirong.
“Brother-in-law.”
“Zhixin, where’s Bella?”
“I was going to tell you Bella went missing… It’s weird. She was sleeping beside me, then she disappeared. We went to bed together.”
Zhixin looked confused; he just found his wife missing when his mother woke him up.
“Did you see Bella?”
Qin Chu turned to look at Jing De…
“No. Rong and I watched some TV and went to our bedroom.”
“Yeah. Your dad has been with me. He couldn’t have seen Bella.”
Yang Meirong trusted her husband and was willing to provide the alibi.
“Zhixin, take me to the security’s room. I want to see the surveillance record.”
Finally, Zhixin and Qin Chu put together the video clips from the cameras in their home and the community.
They saw Bella, but she was alone in the clip. They looked carefully and couldn’t see anyone around her.
Qin Chu gasped.
The captain of the security team said, “This lady is dream-walking or something? What was she doing outside at this late hour?”
“Impossible. I’ve lived with my wife for a long time and I know she never dream walks.”
“Fast forward it. I want to see where she went.”
Impatiently, Qin Chu let the security guard fast forward the video and saw Bella walking toward the wasteland behind the community.
Without a word, Qin Chu pulled Zhixin into his car and drove to the wasteland. Finally, they found unconscious Bella in the snowy wasteland; there was a puddle of blood under her head.
Instantly, Zhixin’s face turned ashen…
“Honey… What happened to you? My god… Why?”
Not able to process what he saw, Zhixin was stupefied.
Not daring to say anything, Qin Chu helped Zhixin carry Bella into the car and raced to the nearest hospital—the First Hospital.
Then Yang Meirong and Jing De hurried to the hospital.
The OR in the First Hospital.
After more than one hour, the surgeon finally came out of the OR.
“Who’s her family?”
“I’m her husband.” Zhixin bolted up from the bench.
“Your wife was attacked from behind. The wound in the back of her head is very serious. We must open the skull and clear the congested blood.”
“Okay.”
“But the operation is very risky. It’s very possible that she won’t survive the operation.”