Obsessive Love, The Possessive Real Young Lady - Chapter 23.1

This meant someone had noticed them. Then, if she could buy more time, there would be a chance of rescue.

Having sorted out her thoughts, Shen Jiayan struggled to crawl towards Su Sui, attempting to grab her ankle to hold onto her.

But as soon as she reached out, more water poured into her mouth, blocking her breath.

She tried several times before she could pull Su Sui closer to her side.

The air inside the car was rapidly diminishing, about to submerge her neck.

And Su Sui’s condition was worse. Since she was unconscious and completely limp, she couldn’t extend her neck to breathe.

Shen Jiayan had to support her chin to keep her mouth and nose above the water surface.

As time passed, Shen Jiayan grew weaker and weaker. She watched the last bit of survival space in the car being squeezed out by the merciless river water.

Her arms felt sore and weak, lacking the strength to even lift them.

She took one last deep breath, and then she was completely submerged.

Shen Jiayan, relying on the last sliver of consciousness, pressed her lips against Su Sui’s.

She slowly transferred the breath from her mouth to Su Sui, little by little.

Su Sui, I tried my best, I really did.

I hope you can live.

Soon, her brain became muddled, and her consciousness gradually faded…

Shen Jiayan had a dream.

In the dream, she was wearing a magnificent gown, slowly descending the steps under the gaze of the crowd.

She smiled gently as she walked towards her father, Shen Wenshan, who was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs. In the dream, everyone liked her.

Even in the dream, she married Su Sui…

The continuous beeping of various instruments filled the VIP ward of the hospital.

Su Sui lay motionless on the bed. If it weren’t for the thin mist on the oxygen mask, her pale face would have made her look lifeless, like a corpse.

Shen Wenshan sat by the bedside, gripping her hand tightly, his brow furrowed.

It had been a full week since the rescue team pulled them both out of the river. But his daughter had been in a coma due to severe injuries and prolonged oxygen deprivation.

In contrast, that wretched girl had woken up much earlier; she certainly had a tough life.

He had planned to keep her identity secret and use that girl to secure benefits for the corporation, but he didn’t expect the Zhang family to suddenly back out. Even if they backed out, a large portion of the company’s shares had been acquired by a small company that suddenly appeared some time ago.

What worried him even more was Jiayan’s attitude towards that girl.

What kind of person could be like that? Not caring about identity or fame and fortune. She even handed over her own father.

It wasn’t until that day at the police station that he saw Jiayan defending that girl.

It was exactly the same as his state when he wanted to possess Yang Xinjie back then. It was a kind of madness etched into the bone, a fixation where it seemed like no one else in the world mattered except that one person…

He understood that feeling too well, and he understood that emotion too well.

Therefore, he knew his good daughter had fallen in love with that girl.

Thinking of this, Shen Wenshan’s face darkened.

“How is that girl doing?” he asked in a deep voice.

The driver and assistant standing behind him replied respectfully with his head lowered, “The doctor over there said that the damage to her right eye’s retina is irreversible. Other physical aspects are recovering quite well she can be discharged tomorrow.”

One eye blinded.

But the recovery was too fast; it was truly a wretched life.

Shen Wenshan’s eyes gradually turned sinister, and he beckoned his assistant over.

The assistant understood and walked closer to him.

“Find a private mental sanatorium. Throw that girl in there tomorrow,” he said, then specifically instructed, “If she asks, tell her this was all Jiayan’s idea.”

Shen Wenshan’s eyes were deep and cold like a dark pool, flickering with a sinister light.

As long as he held that girl in his palm, he wouldn’t have to worry about his daughter being disobedient.

The next day.

Shen Jiayan, with one eye bandaged, sat by the bedside. She gazed out the window blankly with her remaining left eye.

The nurse had just been there and told her she could proceed with the discharge procedures.

Normal people go home after being discharged.

But where could she go if she left the hospital?

Home? Where was her home now?

Perhaps, out of consideration for the many years she called him ‘Dad,’ Mr. Shen would take her in.

Or maybe, to punish her for her malicious actions towards Su Sui over the years, he would keep her at the Shen family home as a maid? As a servant?

Regardless, Shen Jiayan didn’t want to leave the Shen family. After all, she grew up there, learned to speak and walk there, learned everything there; it held all her 23 years of memories. To her, it was home.

However, if Shen Wenshan really kept her, how would she face Su Sui then?

Thinking of this, Shen Jiayan’s right eye began to ache.

Inside the mediation room, it was hard to imagine the consequences if she had truly poked out Su Sui’s eye with that sharp pen.

However, it was just like the saying: retribution is never absent.

Here she was now she had blinded one of her own eyes.

Shen Jiayan took a deep breath, bit her lip, endured the overwhelming sadness in her heart, and got up to walk toward the door.

As soon as she opened the door, she bumped into Mr. Shen’s assistant, who was just coming out of the elevator.

“Uncle Li, why are you here?”

“To pick you up from the hospital.”

Assistant Li glanced quickly at Shen Jiayan’s right eye, which was wrapped in gauze, and hastily looked away.

He had worked in the Shen family for decades and had basically watched Shen Jiayan grow up. He knew her temperament well. Although she seemed like a ruthless and unreasonable young lady, her heart was kind.

Years ago, to pay off debts incurred for a child’s medical treatment, she used the excuse of having too many bags and too much jewelry, asking him to dispose of those expensive luxury items in reality, asking him to sell them for cash to repay the debt.

He should have remembered this kindness and certainly shouldn’t have listened to Boss Shen Wenshan’s order to send the young Shen Jiayan to a mental institution.

But he had a family to support, and his seriously ill son needed money for special medicine… He couldn’t afford to betray his conscience over this.

Besides, even if Shen Wenshan didn’t send her to a mental institution, he would still kick her out of the house. At that point, a young woman who was blind would probably struggle to survive in society. At least in the mental institution, there was a sheltered room and three meals a day…

“Is it my father… Did Mr. Shen ask you to pick me up?” Shen Jiayan asked cautiously.

“No,” Assistant Li shook his head. “It was Miss Jiayan.”

Hearing this, a flash of disappointment crossed Shen Jiayan’s face.

What was she still expecting?

She was Su Sui, not Shen Jiayan.

Shen Wenshan had never liked her, nor had he ever treated her as a daughter, so why would he send someone to pick her up?

“Oh, I see.” Shen Jiayan composed herself and continued, “How is Su… Shen Jiayan? I wanted to visit her ward, but I was told she was transferred.”

Assistant Li did not answer her question, only saying lightly, “I have already handled your discharge procedures. Let’s go.”

He didn’t even give Shen Jiayan time to pack her things before urging her to leave.

It wasn’t until Shen Jiayan followed him into the car that she asked, “Uncle Li, where is Shen Jiayan having you take me?”

But he maintained a cold demeanor: “You’ll know when we get there.”

This made Shen Jiayan very uncomfortable. But she only pursed her lips and ultimately said no more.

Given her current situation, she had no choice.

On the other hand, Assistant Li seemed to sense her discomfort and occasionally made small talk with her during the drive.

He mentioned Su Sui’s current condition and gave an update on the police investigation.

Finally, he paused for a long time, as if gathering courage, and spoke, “Miss, thank you for helping me before…”

As soon as he finished speaking, the speeding vehicle stopped.

Shen Jiayan’s heart suddenly stopped beating as she looked at the large characters in front of the plain white gate.

“M City Mental Sanatorium.” She read it out word by word, asking in disbelief, “Li… Uncle Li, why did you bring me here?”

But before she could finish her question, the car door was opened by someone.

Two or three men in white coats were blocking the car door. “Mr. Li, is this the patient?”

Assistant Li guiltily averted his head but pointed at Shen Jiayan with his hand. “Yes.”

Only then did Shen Jiayan understand what was happening.

Su Sui actually wanted to lock her up in a mental institution!

No matter what, she had saved Su Sui’s life, and she had stayed by Su Sui’s side.

How could she retaliate against her using such a method!

She was only 23 years old; she still had a bright future ahead of her. She couldn’t let it be ruined here!

Shen Jiayan grabbed Assistant Li’s clothes. “I want to see her!! Take me to see her! I don’t believe it! Take me to see her!! I want to ask her face to face!”

She refused to believe that Su Sui could be so cruel as to send her here!

“I’m sorry…” Assistant Li whispered. “The Eldest Miss doesn’t want to see you.”

“Uncle Li”

Before she could finish, Assistant Li broke free from her grasp, turned around, and nodded to the group of people. “She’s very agitated. She’s in your hands now.”

Shen Jiayan stood there blankly, her mind a void. It wasn’t until two burly medical staff dragged her out of the car that she came back to her senses.

“Let me go! I’m not sick!! Let me go!!” she screamed hysterically. “I’m not crazy! I’m not crazy!”

But to others, this very demeanor made her seem like the craziest one.

Shen Jiayan was forcibly dragged through the green painted iron gate. She looked at Uncle Li, who was moving farther away, and cried out, “Uncle Li, please help me!! I beg you, Uncle Li!!”

But Uncle Li drove away the moment the gate closed. Along with him went Shen Jiayan’s last shred of hope.

She used her last bit of strength to break free and ran to the iron gate, clutching it tightly with both hands, shouting in the direction Uncle Li was driving, “Su Sui!! You liar! When I get out, I will definitely kill you!”

“I will kill all of you!”

But in the next moment, a sharp needle pierced her neck, and then her whole body went limp, losing the strength to stand.

Her arm also dropped involuntarily.

At the same time, the unconscious Su Sui lying on the hospital bed inexplicably shed a tear.

“Mr. Shen, the procedures for the Eldest Miss to go to Country L are complete. Should we wait for her to wake up, or…”

Shen Wenshan wiped the tear from her eye. “Send her abroad immediately.”

Unconsciously, the flowers outside the window bloomed again.

Shen Jiayan vividly remembered that when she first arrived, the pear tree outside the window was lush green. Every day, she would sit by the bedside with her knees drawn up, watching that pear tree: bearing fruit, turning yellow, shedding branches, covered in snow.

Now, the pear blossoms had bloomed again.

She didn’t know how long she had to stay here or how many more cycles of blooming and withering she had to witness.

She wanted to get out.

She wanted to get out every second of every day.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would really go mad.

But the reality was that she had trouble even leaving her small room.

The management in the mental institution was very strict.

For her, it was the strictest. She was watched by staff even when eating or bathing, let alone going downstairs for sun exposure. Even when Uncle Li came to visit, someone stood guard.

The only time that could be considered private was the time spent confined in her small room under the surveillance of the camera.

Counting the days, Uncle Li was supposed to visit her today.

Shen Jiayan shifted her gaze back to the room, stood up in front of the mirror, and began combing her long hair that nearly reached her waist.

She looked straight ahead at her reflection.

In a blue and white striped patient uniform, paired with her plain face and ashen right eye, she looked somewhat unsettling without a single smile.

She recalled that when she was first locked up, she cried constantly, looking at herself in the mirror like this.

Back then, she watched crimson tears constantly flow from that damaged eye, thinking about how foolish she was to put herself in danger to shield the unconscious Su Sui!

Su Sui said she loved her?! That’s why she couldn’t bear to let her leave.

Heh…

For the adoptive mother who raised her for 23 years, she could manage to turn her to dust.

How could she let go of this fake daughter who stole her identity so easily?

Su Sui was truly a great actress, and she was genuinely stupid to have believed her.

With a shattering sound, the mirror in front of her broke into countless pieces when Shen Jiayan smashed it.

When the attendant assigned to watch her, Aunt Xu, came in, she saw Shen Jiayan’s hand hanging by her side dripping blood.

She sighed and walked over, carefully removing the small shards of glass embedded in Shen Jiayan’s flesh, constantly muttering, “Since admitting you, our hospital has broken countless mirrors.”

Shen Jiayan remained silent as usual.

Aunt Xu shook her head, her eyes full of heartache. “If you feel unwell in your heart, you can tell me. You don’t have to treat yourself like this.”

After Aunt Xu finished dressing the wound, she led her to the visitation room.

Uncle Li was already waiting there. As soon as he saw Shen Jiayan come in, he hurriedly opened the lunchbox he was holding and pushed it in front of her. “Quickly try some. My wife made these soup dumplings; they’re still warm.”

Shen Jiayan didn’t even look at it, directly sweeping the lunchbox to the floor.

Her dry, cracked lips managed to utter a sentence, “Where is Shen Jiayan? Make her come see me.”

Her voice was hoarse, almost broken, as if she hadn’t eaten in a long time.

Uncle Li sighed and squatted down to pick up the dumplings from the floor. A lighter in his top pocket fell out.

Shen Jiayan’s eyes tightened. While the others weren’t paying attention, she deliberately shouted loudly, “I said make her come see me!” Then, she immediately lunged forward and pushed Uncle Li to the ground, grabbing his neck.

By the time Aunt Xu reacted and pulled her away, Shen Jiayan had already slipped the lighter into her pocket.

Because of her outburst, she was quickly locked back into the single room.

With a loud “Bang,” the door was securely closed again.

Shen Jiayan sat back down by the bed. She turned to look out the window. Only after the guard outside the door, Aunt Xu, left did she touch the lighter in her pocket and smile.

The bright light outside the window was soon replaced by the darkness of night.

The usually noisy patients were mostly asleep. Only the on duty medical staff walked by occasionally with flashlights, patrolling every ward to prevent sudden incidents.

The security guard yawned, glanced at the dark screen, and then shifted his attention to his phone. But in the very next second, an orange yellow light spot lit up in the lower left corner of the screen.

That spot grew larger and larger, and then the alarm bells throughout the entire compound began to blare.

Amidst the alarm bells, Shen Jiayan threw the lighter onto the bed that was already burning fiercely, wrapped herself in a wet blanket, and waited for the door to open.

One second, two seconds…

The temperature in the room became scalding. Seeing the bright red flames about to reach her side, the door still showed no sign of opening.

Shen Jiayan panicked slightly.

Was she going to burn to death by herself?

She shouldn’t!

She remembered Aunt Xu saying that the doors in this facility would open immediately once the fire alarm sounded.

Could it be broken?

Just as she was lost in these bewildering thoughts, with a “Beep,” the doors to all the rooms on the floor opened.

Shen Jiayan immediately threw off the blanket, stepped over the fire behind her, and ran out with the other patients. When passing by the office room, she ducked inside.

This room stored the personal belongings of patients before admission. Aunt Xu had said hers were in there and would be returned upon discharge.

But Shen Jiayan searched the room for a long time and couldn’t find her personal belongings.

Just as she was about to give up, she finally found a box in the corner marked with the name “Su Sui.”

Could it be that she couldn’t find hers?

It turned out that she was Su Sui now…

It turned out that the attending physician said she had a delusion…

Shen Jiayan took a deep breath, took her things out of the box, and quickly walked out of the office.

The fire spread quickly, and in no time, the ferocious beast of fire surged out.

Shen Jiayan covered her nose and mouth, searching for an exit in the thick smoke. As she turned a corner, she ran headlong into Aunt Xu, who was holding a fire extinguisher and preparing to fight the fire.