After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 95

There was a moment of complete silence among the audience.

Such a serious unexpected turn of events caused their minds to temporarily stop functioning. When they finally reacted, an uproar ensued, and amidst the intense noise, someone called emergency services.

Ordinarily, a person’s wound would heal soon, but on Meng Gui, it seemed ineffective. Those who understood would know how valuable her hands were.

The Student Council members hurriedly rushed her off the stage, intending to take emergency measures. However, everyone knew that such an injury would have a significant impact on Meng Gui.

It was possible that Meng Gui might never be able to perform perfectly again.

“Damn it, how could there be a needle inside the piano?”

“Who touched the piano?”

“Quick, call someone over!”

“It’s okay, don’t worry.” Someone took a towel and wiped the sweat from Meng Gui’s forehead. Meng Gui herself was dazed, looking at the injury on her hand with disbelief.

The wound had stopped bleeding, but only after wiping the blood away could they clearly see the deep gash that went down to the bone.

The needle that caused the injury had been kept, and when people saw it, they broke out in cold sweat.

It was indeed too thick; even an ordinary person would be in unbearable pain if jabbed by it, let alone Meng Gui.

Everyone who had been backstage was gathered, and everyone was under suspicion, including Zhou Xiaojiang, who had finished her performance and was preparing to leave.

Even though she was the actress introduced by Xia Shishi, she was not as important as Meng Gui at this moment.

Seeing everyone so anxious, Meng Gui still had the strength to smile: “It’s alright, I trust in current medical technology.”

That’s what she said, but the needle had almost pierced her bone, and the nerves in her fingers would be damaged. How could it be alright!

Meng Gui was performing for the school anniversary for free this time, but instead, she risked her own career.

If something like this happened, anyone would feel guilty!

“Meng Gui, I saw you were by the piano the whole time. Did anyone approach the piano?”

The Student Council president asked nervously.

Before the performance, everyone knew Meng Gui was checking the piano, and they didn’t dare to disturb her. They just couldn’t understand how this still happened.

The cold sweat on Meng Gui’s forehead slowly disappeared; she seemed to have recovered from the shock, but her eyes were still sorrowful.

She had to pull herself together to answer their questions.

Meng Gui’s voice was very soft: “I was checking the piano’s tuning. After confirming there was no problem, I went out to fetch a glass of water.”

So, she wasn’t constantly guarding the piano.

Someone raised their hand: “I was present when Meng Gui got water. I even complimented… her.”

“Then who else approached the piano?”

The Student Council president questioned the people present. Everyone looked at each other, no one daring to admit it.

Meng Gui glanced at Zhou Xiaojiang in the crowd and suddenly reminded them, “Zhou Xiaojiang came to talk to me.”

Xia Shishi’s eyes widened because of the unexpected event.

Although she had said she wanted the plot to advance, she hadn’t anticipated something like this would happen.

Her idea of advancing the plot was just to find Meng Gui after the performance in front of Zhou Xiaojiang, and then observe their reactions. She never expected Meng Gui’s hand to be injured directly on stage!

Xia Shishi seemed to think of something, and her breathing became unsteady. Wen Jiao noticed it: “Don’t panic, let’s go backstage.”

Someone would want the answer more than Xia Shishi.

Xia Shishi had said that in her previous life, she had accidentally injured Meng Gui’s hand.

But this time, Xia Shishi was not present. She had spent almost the entire day strolling around campus with Wen Jiao; many people could testify to that.

Xia Shishi had no opportunity to get close to the piano.

“Although I’m not a suspect, still…” Xia Shishi was still extremely nervous.

“I understand,” Wen Jiao’s words gave her the strength to calm down. “Don’t worry, let’s go check on Meng Gui first.”

Xia Shishi wanted to say more, but finally followed Wen Jiao’s suggestion and rushed to the backstage as quickly as possible.

At first, someone tried to stop Xia Shishi, but after Xia Shishi stated her identity, the person still let her in.

The hand Xia Shishi used to push the wheelchair was trembling as she recalled the memories of her past life.

After being scolded by countless netizens, Xia Shishi also clearly understood how devastating this incident was to Meng Gui. Even though Meng Gui never came out to blame her, Meng Gui never went on stage again.

Xia Shishi: “If her hand…”

Wen Jiao: “Don’t overthink it.”

They needed to check the situation first.

As soon as they entered, Xia Shishi heard Meng Gui say: “Zhou Xiaojiang came to talk to me.”

In this situation, this sentence was clearly a bombshell. Everyone looked at Zhou Xiaojiang, their eyes filled with confusion, suspicion, and disbelief. Some also noticed Xia Shishi and looked over at her as well.

This was because Zhou Xiaojiang was the female celebrity invited by Xia Shishi.

Facing the gaze of the crowd, Zhou Xiaojiang was clearly panicked, but she struggled to calm down: “I just came to ask her about Xia Shishi. Before that, I didn’t even know her.”

The Student Council president looked at Xia Shishi, then back at Zhou Xiaojiang: “Wouldn’t your relationship with Xia Shishi be better?”

Seeing the trouble about to spread to herself, Xia Shishi was annoyed.

Wen Jiao gestured for her to be calm, and only then did Xia Shishi manage to control her emotions, but she was still very angry.

Zhou Xiaojiang felt unprecedented pressure. The crowd’s questioning condensed in the room, as if becoming a solid sharp blade stabbing toward her. Xia Shishi’s angry, warning gaze also conveyed her feelings. Zhou Xiaojiang bit her lip: “We had a small argument.”

Xia Shishi followed up: “We haven’t been in contact for several days.”

The Student Council president pressed on: “What kind of argument?”

Xia Shishi: “A huge argument.”

No exaggeration, it really was a huge argument.

This matter could be easily explained. All she had to do was show the chat history, but the Student Council president was just a student council president and couldn’t exercise that authority.

Even if this reason made sense, it still couldn’t be fully explained, because besides Meng Gui, the only person who had approached the piano was Zhou Xiaojiang.

Under the president’s questioning gaze, Zhou Xiaojiang refuted: “Why would I attack her for no reason? Even if I did come to talk to her, I wasn’t the only one who touched the piano. What about the people who moved the piano!”

That was also true. The Student Council president sent people to find those few people. They had been standing nervously on the side, just waiting for a chance to explain.

However, amidst the chaos, no truth was argued out. Finally, the doctor arrived. Everyone was more concerned about Meng Gui’s hand, so the discussion was temporarily halted.

But it didn’t matter; the police were arriving soon.

With such an incident, the school anniversary celebration still had to continue. The host went back on stage under pressure, and the others stayed where they were, waiting for the police.

Xia Shishi was deep in thought. The current situation made it impossible for her to even share her thoughts with Wen Jiao for reference.

Did Zhou Xiaojiang have a reason to attack Meng Gui?

If in the previous life it was to frame Xia Shishi, then what about this time?

There was no need, absolutely no need.

The people who moved the piano wouldn’t do it either, because in the previous life, Meng Gui’s hand had always been fine. There would be no grievance there.

It seemed like no one had a reason, but it certainly couldn’t be Meng Gui herself.

Zhou Xiaojiang’s face was also pale.

She had been immersed in joy because her performance had been well-received, earning her considerable popularity.

She had even planned to contact Xia Shishi and try to resolve their issues privately.

But because of Meng Gui, she became one of the suspects, and she also dragged Xia Shishi into the matter. Xia Shishi would definitely dislike her even more because of this.

Zhou Xiaojiang didn’t understand why the situation had evolved this way.

Wen Jiao hadn’t said a word from beginning to end, being a complete bystander.

Finally, the police arrived. Everyone was under investigation. Even Xia Shishi was questioned a few times, but fortunately, she didn’t interact much with Meng Gui, so she was a peripheral figure.

The police finally let her go, but Zhou Xiaojiang was kept behind.

Xia Shishi took Wen Jiao back to the apartment.

The first thing she said upon entering was: “I can’t figure it out.”

Wen Jiao tapped the armrest with her finger, and she said, “It doesn’t seem like Zhou Xiaojiang, unless her acting is really that good.”

Xia Shishi bit her lip, feeling a sense of clarity that the web was about to be torn apart.

“I hope you won’t think I’m malicious,” Xia Shishi said, “I really hope it is Zhou Xiaojiang, so she can experience the suffering I went through in the previous life. The reason I chose to forgive her was simply because she hadn’t done anything that would lead to her downfall, but now she has!”

To be precise, it wasn’t certain yet.

But if it really was Zhou Xiaojiang, Xia Shishi would have every reason to take action.

Thinking of this, Xia Shishi started to feel a sense of anticipation. She condemned herself: “Even though I can have my revenge, if my revenge requires someone else to get hurt, then my emotions become very complicated.”

No one wants to have an ugly side, and neither did Xia Shishi.

She even reflected that perhaps Meng Gui wouldn’t have been injured, but her arrangement for Zhou Xiaojiang to come over led to the plot being forcefully triggered anyway.

But that wasn’t right either, there was no reason. If the plot were truly that illogical, she and Wen Jiao wouldn’t have ended up together, so it still didn’t make sense.

“This matter will have an investigation result. You’re not a police officer; you’re just an ordinary young woman.”

Wen Jiao advised Xia Shishi to relax and not overthink things.

Wen Jiao had experienced much more and knew how to remain calm in any situation. What she needed to do now was to impart her few extra years of experience to Xia Shishi.

First, stop thinking so much. Instead of guessing aimlessly, it’s better to go to sleep.

Xia Shishi snuggled into Wen Jiao’s arms: “I’m very scared.”

Wen Jiao understood what this reborn young woman was afraid of—the fear of repeating the past. She hugged Xia Shishi tightly and very firmly: “See, now no one can separate us.”

Upon hearing this, the corners of Xia Shishi’s mouth curled up slightly. Although she quickly masked it, her mood still couldn’t help but improve.

True, as long as Wen Jiao was by her side, there was nothing to be afraid of.

In the hospital room, the doctors had done their utmost to treat the injury.

Meng Gui was listless, her eyes watching her injured hand with worry until the police entered.

She looked up, and upon seeing the police, a smile appeared again. Meng Gui’s reputation had always been excellent; she was polite to everyone, and even in this state of severe shock, she didn’t forget to maintain respect for the police.

Affected by this smile, the police officer injected some personal emotion, first comforting Meng Gui a few words, and then more seriously getting to the subject: “Could you please repeat the scene at that time?”

Meng Gui’s voice was slow. She recalled and answered, “During the preparation stage backstage, I was always by the piano.”

“I worry about the performance quality, so I repeatedly checked the tuning, and the piano was fine then. Then I went to fetch a glass of water midway, wanting to hydrate and go all out on stage. After drinking the water, I returned to the piano and watched the junior students move it onto the stage.”

“You mean you watched people move the piano onto the stage?”

“Yes, it would be troublesome if the piano got bumped, so I watched carefully. However, the junior students were very meticulous, and nothing like that happened.”

The police officer recorded it and then asked, “You said Zhou Xiaojiang approached the piano.”

Meng Gui smiled weakly: “Yes, I thought she was too nervous and came to talk, so I encouraged her and told her good luck with her performance. She said she was looking for me to ask about Xia Shishi, and I explained that Xia Shishi and I had only met a few times.”

Meng Gui paused: “Xia Shishi is a very good person. Before, when my friend and I encountered trouble at a barbecue stall, she helped us resolve it.”

This sentence seemed a bit irrelevant, but the police officer nodded, not interrupting.

Meng Gui pondered for a moment: “Then her expression seemed a little off, and she also told me to cheer up. At that time, I had already finished checking the piano, which is why I went to get water.”

Police officer: “Did Zhou Xiaojiang leave then?”

Meng Gui: “…I’m not sure, but if anyone approached the piano during that time, she should know, right?”

After saying so much, Meng Gui seemed tired: “You can go ask her.”