Chapter 470: Xia Ru t s Direction
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xia Wan threw herself into their arms and hugged them coquettishly. “If I really get into trouble, you’ll help me out, right, Dad, Mom?”
Yan Han burst into laughter. “What are you plotting now?”
Xia Wan stepped back from the embrace and said, “I’ve temporarily confined
Xia Ru in the sanatorium.”
“What?” As expected, Xia Hai and Yan Han exclaimed in unison.
Xia Wan had wrestled with her decision for two days before feeling it necessary to inform her parents.
After all, should Xia Ru truly go missing, Xia Jiang and his wife would inevitably come inquiring sooner or later.
The reason for their inaction over the past few days was probably due to Li Jin’s visit to Xia Ru, after which she likely had a major fallout with Xia Jiang and his wife, culminating in Li Jin’s committal to the mental hospital.
The two parties were probably still in a standoff.
“That day, Xia Ru came looking for me. Seeing that she wasn’t in her right mind, I had someone take her away to rest for a while,” Xia Wan remarked nonchalantly, downplaying Xia Ruts disturbed state.
“I think we should discuss this with your uncle’s family,” Xia Hai suggested with a frown.
“If Xia Ru is indeed ill, it’s best they take her for treatment.”
“Yes, absolutely!” Yan Han agreed. “If Xia Ru is really sick, we can’t just keep her hidden away!”
Xia Wan lowered her gaze, pondering for a moment, then said, “Dad, Mom, are you aware that the mental hospital is suspected of trafficking in human organs?”
Xia Hai and Yan Han exchanged a look of horror.
Xia Wan couldn’t help but sigh at the evident consequences of internet information scarcity.
The rumors had been circulating in town for some time, yet Xia Hai and Yan Han seemed utterly disconnected, showing no sign of awareness.
Xia Wan explained with a sense of helplessness, “With a puppet master pulling strings behind the scenes at that mental hospital, it’s not so simple to just check someone in.”
“Xia Ru could only commit Grandma to the hospital because someone had orchestrated it behind the scenes.”
“And Xia Ru definitely lacks that kind of influence.”
“I suspect the only one capable of such manipulation close to her is that secretary!”
“However, according to the police, the secretary hasn’t been detained as a suspect. ”
“Though he’s implicated, there are no restrictions on his movements.”
Pausing, Xia Wan continued, “From what Xia Ru said during our confrontation, ever since those arrests, the documents have disappeared!”
“I fear he’s gone into hiding.”
“His motives for hiding are unclear to me…”
“It would be for the best if he never returns. If he does, I worry he might use Xia Ru to harm us!”
Xia Wan’s logical assessment left Xia Hai and Yan Han feeling anxious.
The couple had never been through any real ordeal
After a brief silence, Xia Hai sighed and conceded to Xia Wan, “You’re right. We’ll follow your lead.”
“Still, regarding Xia Ru, I think you should alert your uncle’s family first. It’ll prevent them from blaming you once they’re informed.”
Xia Wan nodded and elaborated, “Though the sanatorium is under my name now, Dr. Li is the one truly in charge.”
“He will help me reach out to Uncle and the rest to manage the situation concerning Xia Ru’s whereabouts.”
“I won’t let Uncle and the others grow suspicious of me.”
“But, Xia Ru, she…” Yan Han began, sensing something amiss.
“Mom, don’t worry. Xia Ru was unconscious when she was taken away!” Xia Wan assured, her face betraying a hint of triumph at her plan’s success. “She won’t know it was me who sent her there.”
“I’ve also instructed Dr. Li to keep her and Grandma apart to avoid any issues should they meet.”
Listening to Xia Wan’s meticulous plan, Yan Han couldn’t help but exhale deeply. “I wonder whom this child takes after to be so thorough?”
Xia Hai wrapped an arm around Yan Han’s shoulders, comfortingly asserting,
“She’s far more capable than either of us!”
Just as Xia Wan had anticipated, when Xia Jiang learned of his daughter’s admission to the mental hospital due to her illness, he did not approach Xia Hail s household for information nor did he utter a word about it. It was as if Xia Ru had simply evaporated.
With Xia Ru and the secretary gone, the boutique suddenly found itself without its owners.
She was perturbed that the two had vanished simultaneously. Her initial schemes were thwarted.
Fortunately, Xia Wan had carved a new path for herself.. Otherwise, she would have been left to starve, relying on the secretary and Xia Ru!