Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 683 - 682 Who Cares Who Told Me!

Li Qingshui definitely couldn’t tell Lin Xia the truth, and he vowed that it was a business trip.

Lin Xia also realized that she wouldn’t get anything out of him.

She gradually calmed down and began contacting Lin Chun and the others using the office phone.

Her older brother had died young in his past life, so the moment she started to suspect something, she immediately thought of him!

Even though she had safely passed the age at which he had died in her previous life, she was still extremely worried!

Who knew what kind of big move the heavens were planning to unleash, striking them unexpectedly at any moment?

In the end, both Lin Chun and Lin Qiu were fine without any issues.

Lin Xia quietly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t reveal a thing on the phone, merely pretending to casually chat because she missed them.

But as soon as she hung up, without any delay, Lin Xia called Lin Dong’s school!

Only if Lin Dong was also fine could she let her hanging heart rest a little.

As it turned out, Lin Dong’s schoolteacher wasn’t aware of Lin Xia’s specific situation.

As soon as they heard Lin Xia introduce herself as Lin Dong’s sister, they immediately informed her that Lin Dong had been mugged and was in the hospital.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xia became frantic with worry!

There really had been an incident!

But after later hearing the teacher suggest that Lin Dong’s injuries were not severe and he was not in any danger, she steadied her frantic mind with great effort.

Even though she knew her brother wasn’t seriously injured, Lin Xia couldn’t stay put even a moment longer on this side!

She immediately asked Li Qingshui for help, "Big Brother Li! Please, could you arrange for a car to take me to the train station later? I want to rush back to the provincial city to see my brother!"

There were only two rides from the office to town every day, one in the morning and one in the evening, and it was already afternoon with no cars available.

Li Qingshui really didn’t want to agree, but he also understood that if he dared to refuse Lin Xia’s request, she was fully capable of finding her own way to the station!

And she was pregnant; wouldn’t that be even more dangerous?

"Alright!" he hurriedly explained, "Lin Xia! It’s not that Lu Zheng and I deliberately want to deceive you, it’s mainly because your current situation is special; you’re not alone, and if there were any accidents..."

Lin Xia understood their concern, "Big Brother Li! I know you have good intentions! But my own brother has had an accident, and now that I know, I can’t not go back!

Don’t worry, I promise nothing will happen to me!"

Although she was anxious, she knew that she had to be more careful than before, with a child in her stomach.

Li Qingshui had no choice but to send a reliable person from his subordinates to take Lin Xia to the train, while also ordering that person to personally escort her to the train compartment at the time.

And so, Lin Xia went home to quickly pack her things.

When Hao Xiaoyun heard the commotion and came over, she found out that Lin Xia was taking the train that evening. Knowing she couldn’t be dissuaded, Hao Xiaoyun insisted on dragging Lin Xia over to her house for dumplings.

Lin Xia didn’t put on any pretenses. Even with little appetite, she forced herself to eat a plate of freshly cooked sauerkraut dumplings.

Fearing that Lin Xia might get hungry, Hao Xiaoyun boiled some eggs for her to take while she was eating the dumplings.

Lin Xia’s journey back to the provincial city was relatively smooth, and upon arrival, she headed straight for the hospital.

When she found the ward, she saw Lin Dong leaning against the head of the bed, with Lu Zheng bending over to throw a towel into the enamel basin placed on the washstand.

Both Lin Dong and Lu Zheng were completely stunned by the sudden appearance of Lin Xia!

They truly had not expected Lin Xia to arrive so quickly, this early in the morning!

"Big sister!" Lin Dong anxiously asked, "How did you get here?"

As he spoke, he eagerly scanned Lin Xia up and down, terrified she might have suffered the slightest harm!

Lu Zheng felt a mix of urgency, anger, and a bit of guilt in his heart, as he had lied to Lin Xia!

He quickly put down the towel and walked over to Lin Xia’s side, somewhat frantically taking the bag from her hands.

"Wife! How... who told you? Are you okay?"

Before he left, he had explicitly instructed Old Li and the others that they must not let Lin Xia find out.

But now...

Lin Xia glared fiercely at Lu Zheng, her tone sharp, "It’s none of your business who told me!"

At this moment, her mind was a mess, filled with concern and heartache for her brother and resentment and anger towards Lu Zheng.

She knew that Lu Zheng was doing it for her own good, afraid that she might get anxious and upset, which could affect the baby, but she just couldn’t help being mad at him!

If it weren’t for picking up on something odd from Yang Wanmeng, which led her to take action, Lu Zheng might not have even told her after the fact!

Perhaps when something happens, everyone vents their anger on those close to them, right?

Because she knew he loved her, and he cared for her, that was why she was so unconstrained!

Lu Zheng apologized with good grace, "Wife! I was wrong! Don’t be angry!"

Lin Xia snorted and ignored him.

Lu Zheng gave Lin Dong a look and then turned to place his bag on another hospital bed.

Lin Xia walked up to Lin Dong’s bedside, her concerned gaze sweeping over his body and face, "Dongzi! Are you alright? Where are you hurt? What on earth happened?"

Her brother’s school teacher had told her that it was nothing serious, but seeing the bandages wrapped around his head, the bruises near his eye and the scabs on his lip, she couldn’t help but feel piercing heartache.

Her brother had always been so sensible, never looking for trouble—how could he have such bad luck to suffer this mishap?

Lin Dong was a bit worried, afraid that this incident might cause a rift between the couple and harm their relationship.

"Big sister! I’m fine! It’s just some superficial skin wounds! I should be discharged the day after tomorrow!

Why don’t you sit down? You ran all the way here while pregnant?"

He glanced at Lu Zheng and continued to ask, "Was everything okay on the drive here? Any issues with your belly? Don’t stress my little nephew!"

Lu Zheng had asked about this as soon as he arrived, but Lin Xia, bristling with anger, had not answered him.

Now, with her brother asking about the things he wanted to know, he gave Lin Dong an appreciative look.

Lin Xia patted her flat belly, "It’s okay! I was careful all the way here! Now hurry up and tell me what happened?"

Lu Zheng timely moved a bench over to Lin Xia, "Wife! Please sit down!"

Lin Xia tugged the bench in her direction and sat down without a word.

Lu Zheng then softly asked again, "Wife! Are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I’ll go buy it for you!"

Lin Xia shot him a glance, "I’m full of anger! What’s there to eat?"

Lu Zheng touched his nose helplessly; his wife really was angry with him! She seemed like a little cat with its fur all puffed up!

But in front of his brother-in-law, there were some things he just couldn’t bring himself to say to coax his wife.

He cleared his throat softly, "You two chat for a bit! I’ll go buy some food!"

Seeing that Lin Xia remained silent, Lin Dong quickly said, "Brother-in-law! Buy some extra!"

"Okay! Got it!" Lu Zheng gave Lin Xia another look before stepping out of the room.

Lin Xia may have looked like she wasn’t paying attention to Lu Zheng, but she was actually keeping an eye on him from the corner of her eye.

Once he was gone, she pressed her lips tightly together.

Lin Dong had seen this scene and couldn’t help but speak out, "Big sister! My brother-in-law didn’t mean to keep it from you on purpose! Isn’t it all because he’s worried about you getting upset while you’re just pregnant? He’s afraid something might happen."

"I know! But I can’t help being angry with him! Let’s not bring that up... Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Lin Xia stopped short of saying the rest, but Lin Dong could tell that as long as his brother-in-law sincerely apologized and made it up to his sister, things would probably be fine.

He busily explained to Lin Xia the details of what had happened, "...My brother-in-law said yesterday after returning that he had asked a friend to help investigate, and they’re sure to have some leads very soon..."