Obsessive Love, The Possessive Real Young Lady - Chapter 60

“Well, my old man had a heart attack a few days ago and was hospitalized for a few days. Coincidentally, I ran into a man there, in his thirties or forties, quite tall and spirited-looking, asking the nurses about your sister Gao Wei. That’s how I heard you two were back.”

The landlady paused, then continued, “What’s his relation to Gao Wei? I saw he was very generous, the red envelope he gave the nurse was this thick.”

She gestured with her hands to show Shen Jiayan.

Shen Jiayan’s attention was completely focused on her words.

What relation?

At this moment, she probably wanted to know more than the landlady: who was this man inquiring about Gao Wei, and what was his purpose?

She quickly ran through a few possibilities in her mind.

Perhaps Gao Wei’s biological parents?

Or maybe a kind hearted person?

Or perhaps one of those internet celebrities or reporters from M City?

There were too many possibilities, but Shen Jiayan didn’t dare to inquire rashly.

After all, right now, she didn’t want anyone to disturb Gao Wei, nor did she want anyone else to know about their past.

“I’m not sure,” Shen Jiayan replied vaguely, “Maybe an old friend of hers.”

“Is that so?” The landlady sighed in disappointment. “I thought it was some rich relative of yours. I was planning to ask you to help my useless son find a job. If that’s the case, then forget it.”

With that, she said goodbye to Shen Jiayan and rode away on her scooter.

After watching her leave, Shen Jiayan closed the door and returned to the room.

Gao Wei was squatting on the floor, feeding cat food to the kittens.

“Sis, where’s Aji?” she asked without lifting her head.

“It wasn’t Aji, it was the landlady,” Shen Jiayan hesitated for a moment. She felt that there was something strange and uneasy about this matter. The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt. She suddenly stood up and said, “Awei, I have to go out for a bit. It’s cold outside, so don’t leave the house.”

Gao Wei hummed in acknowledgment, not taking it to heart. “I know, come back soon.” With that, she continued to look down and play with the kittens.

Shen Jiayan left the house, and it wasn’t long before a light drizzle began to fall.

Since she caught a small cold after being rained on with Su Sui abroad last time, Gao Wei had thoughtfully placed an umbrella in her bag.

Gao Wei had bought the umbrella at a tourist spot abroad. She remembered Gao Wei saying at the time, “We don’t have money for anything valuable, so we’ll just buy a small umbrella as a souvenir.” But when they got back to the hotel, Gao Wei realized the umbrella was actually made in China.

In that moment, both she and Gao Wei couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly.

Later, she told Su Sui about it, but Su Sui’s reaction was calm. Gao Wei, however, felt deeply embarrassed and rolled her eyes at Shen Jiayan all day to show her displeasure.

This incident happened only four short months ago. At that time, the three of them were abroad, seemingly discordant, but she could feel that their state was very relaxed and comfortable.

Especially the barrier between her and Su Sui was getting smaller and smaller. It was also during that time that she truly realized that all conflicts and grudges were less important than the happy time they spent together.

But happiness came and went quickly.

All this felt as if it had just happened yesterday.

Unfortunately, looking back now, everything had changed, and people were no longer the same.

“Alas,” she sighed softly, opening the umbrella and holding it over her head.

Though the umbrella was small, folding up to the size of a palm, it was large enough to shield Shen Jiayan alone when opened. The umbrella surface featured an oil painting, and Shen Jiayan walked forward holding it.

She reached the roadside, got into an elderly man’s electric tricycle, and headed towards the direction of the welfare institute.

Meanwhile, in her car, Fu Jing stared blankly at the large words on the sign of the XX Welfare Institute.

The temperature in H City was much higher than in M City. The disturbing snowflakes melted into drizzle here, drifting down from the sky and sneaking through her half-lowered car window, landing on her face and dampening her eyelashes.

Fu Jing curled her lips into a mocking smile and murmured softly, “Counting now, that child should be 22 this year, right?”

Distant memories surfaced, causing her to sigh involuntarily.

She had fantasized countless times that the baby in swaddling clothes from back then was now a graceful young woman, blossomed into a beautiful girl.

And that little girl should now be enjoying the most beautiful time of her youth on a college campus.

A tender face flashed in Fu Jing’s mind.

Although it was only a fleeting glimpse back then, the child’s facial contours were deeply etched in her heart, refusing to fade.

After all, that was her daughter.

“Madam Shen,” the driver walked out of the welfare institute and respectfully reported to Fu Jing, “The director says Gao Wei does not know Su Sui, nor does she know Shen Jiayan. This is consistent with what the hospital nurse said; Gao Wei’s social circle is simple, and apart from her sister Gao Qiang, she has no other friends.”

Upon hearing this, Fu Jing frowned deeply and fell silent.

She had been following Gao Wei’s trail for a long time. Everyone who knew Gao Wei or was acquainted with her did not know who Su Sui was.

But based on her understanding of Su Sui, that King of Hell would not suddenly pay the high medical bills for a total stranger out of pity.

Also, Shen Wenshan said that Shen Jiayan, that wild girl, had also returned to M City.

But why couldn’t she find any information about her in M City?

What crucial step was she missing?

What was the relationship between Su Sui and Gao Wei?

And where exactly did Shen Jiayan go?

“What do you think? Should we continue the investigation?” the driver asked tentatively.

Fu Jing composed her messy thoughts and shook her head, “Stop the investigation for now. Find a place to live near Gao Wei’s residence and observe for a while to see if Su Sui shows up. I have something to attend to, so I’ll return to M City first.”

“Yes, Madam Shen,” the driver respectfully agreed.

Fu Jing got out of the car and walked towards the driver’s seat. Just as she opened the door, with a “drip-drip” sound, a red electric tricycle drove past her from behind, splashing water from a small roadside puddle onto her shoe.

Fu Jing frowned, turned her head to glare fiercely at the electric tricycle, and then got into the car.

However, she did not notice the woman who got off the electric tricycle.

The woman held an oil-painting umbrella, wore a white down jacket, and a heavy black scarf, almost completely covering her face, with only her beautiful eyes exposed.

Shen Jiayan walked into the welfare institute.

Due to the rain, the normally bustling yard was particularly desolate today. Only a few care workers were busy going in and out. Seeing her approach from afar, they smiled and greeted her, “Gao Qiang, when did you two come back? Where is Awei? How is her health lately?”

“Awei is at home,” Shen Jiayan forced a smile. “Is Director Mother in? I need to talk to her about something.”

“She is, she is,” the care worker quickly said, leading her toward the director’s office. She kept asking about Gao Wei’s recent condition as they walked.

They didn’t talk for long before arriving at the director’s office door.

“Go on in then, I’m going to prepare some food for the children,” the care worker patted Shen Jiayan’s shoulder. “Oh, before you leave, come and see the kids. They’ve been missing you and Gao Wei these past few days.”

Shen Jiayan smiled at her. “Okay, thank you for your hard work.”

The care worker smiled and waved her hand, then turned to leave.

Shen Jiayan pushed open the door to the director’s office.

“Gao Qiang?!” The director exclaimed in surprise when she saw Shen Jiayan standing at the door. “Oh my, when did you get back?”

Shen Jiayan walked into the room, looked at the kind elderly woman in front of her, and pursed her lips, “I just got back. Director Mother, there’s something I want to ask you.”

The director saw her solemn expression and couldn’t help but think of the worst. “Is it about Awei… has she already…”

Seeing that the director was clearly getting the wrong idea, Shen Jiayan quickly spoke up, “Awei is doing very well.”

The director let out a sigh of relief. “What is it then?”

“I wanted to ask, Director,” Shen Jiayan slowly said, “has anyone come to inquire about Gao Wei recently?”

“Yes. A man in his thirties or forties, quite tall.” The director said, turning to pick up the cash on the table. “Look, this is all his donation.”

Shen Jiayan glanced at the stack of money; it was a full 30,000 yuan. But this was not her main concern.

“Then what did he ask?”

The director answered almost without thinking, “He just asked if Gao Wei had any relatives or friends. Then he asked me if Gao Wei knew someone named Su Sui and someone named Shen Jiayan.”

Shen Jiayan’s heart violently shook upon hearing this. “He didn’t mention anything else? Like his name?”

“No, he just said ‘I’ll be in touch’ and left,” the director shook her head. “Oh, he left not long ago. You two came almost back-to-back.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Jiayan immediately turned and ran out of the welfare institute.

In the misty rain, on the empty and silent street, a slender figure, drenched by the rain, scanned the surroundings as if searching for something.

Who was it?

Who exactly was it?

Why were they trying to find clues about Su Sui and her through Gao Wei?

What was this person trying to do?

This damned and familiar sense of unease poured out incessantly from every street and alley, making her restless.

After Fu Jing drove away from H City.

Gao Wei, who was idling at home, suddenly felt a surge of melancholy. She stopped petting the cats, slowly stood up, and looked at the drizzling rain outside the window, complaining indifferently, “This awful weather makes my mood bad too. Doesn’t it, Maoqiu?”

Maoqiu lazily opened its eyes. “Meow”

“When do you think Sis will come back?” Gao Wei rested her chin on her hand, leaning on the sofa.

“Meow~ Meow~ Meow~” Maoqiu meowed several times.

Gao Wei pouted, sat on the sofa, pulled out her tablet to browse the news, and quietly waited for Shen Jiayan to return.

“Drip-drip,” an email notification popped up.

Gao Wei clicked on the email and saw it was from the person who had previously commissioned her to find Shen Jiayan.

As her gaze moved downward, Gao Wei’s heart leaped into her throat.

【I am Su Sui. There is 500,000 yuan in your account now. Take Jiayan and leave H City immediately. Find a place where no one knows you to hide, remember the further the better. Regarding the bone marrow transplant, I will contact you by email when the time comes. Also, you must not let Jiayan know about this. Including the fact that I am in contact with you.】

Gao Wei stared at the sentence, her face pale.

What exactly happened?