CHAPTER 1044: CHAPTER 1042: IS THAT DECIDED THEN? (2)

Not until the afternoon did the servants of the old mansion gradually start spreading word about that morning’s phone call.

The young Miss had suddenly started shrieking last night, smashing things like a madwoman, and in the end, she clutched her head and began to cry out about a headache... By the time she was taken to the hospital, the young Miss was already in an unrelenting high fever and a comatose state, yet even so, she was still muttering nonsense, too quietly for anyone to understand.

In the days that followed, there was almost daily whispered gossip about the Han Family’s private affairs.

"The old lady hasn’t come downstairs for two days now, with Young Master Zhijin missing and now the granddaughter going mad overnight, the blow is too much, she probably can’t take it..."

"I think that’s the case. I heard Xiaocui say that when she brought medicine to the old lady this morning, Zhang Te, who came to receive the medicine, had a handkerchief stained with blood; it seemed that the old lady had coughed up blood."

"Who knows what kind of misfortune has befallen the Han Family, a family that used to be thriving, now ending up so fragmented..."

"..."

"The old lady seems much better today, what’s the reason?"

"It seems there’s news about the young Miss. I heard Dr. Xie took her to visit one of his elderly medical friends, who is very impressive, and actually managed to stabilize the mad young Miss’s emotions and brought down her fever..."

"..."

"Today, I accidentally saw the old lady on the phone, saying something about the young Miss not being a born mute."

"What? Isn’t the young Miss a born mute? I always thought she was!"

"I thought so too, but today I found out, apparently the young Miss had suffered a trauma when she was little, which caused her to lose her memory and become unable to speak... It’s also said that the reason the young Miss suddenly went mad was that she remembered some forgotten things, causing the headache that followed..."

...

At the height of the gossip in the Han Family’s old mansion, Han Yixiao was squatting in front of a villa on a small island, wearing a long dress and a hat, picking wildflowers.

Under the eaves of a nearby house stood two men.

These two men observed in complete silence, their gazes firmly glued to Han Yixiao.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Te, wearing a black short-sleeve, turned his head to glance at He Che standing beside him, then looked back at Han Yixiao, who He Che was staring at intently, before returning his attention to Han Yixiao himself.

Twenty minutes later, Zhang Te turned his head again to glance at He Che, noticing he was still in the same state, his gaze locked unrelentingly on Han Yixiao.

Thirty minutes later... Zhang Te couldn’t help but speak up: "Mr. He, it’s too hot outside, I can watch the young Miss by myself, you and Dr. Xie should go in and take a rest."

He Che lifted his hand, adjusted his glasses, and replied with gentle manners, "Thank you for your concern, but no need, I promised the girl that I wouldn’t let Miss Han out of my sight at all."

Zhang Te: "The wife was just exaggerating, besides... when the young Miss sleeps at night, you’re not watching her, are you?"

He Che glanced at Zhang Te: "Yes, I am. The room she stays in, I’ve installed surveillance."

Zhang Te: "..."

After a while, Zhang Te silently cursed in his mind.