CHAPTER 831: CHAPTER 831: DOMINOES

When Yu Xia and Linglong were almost done eating, Xu Ke also returned from outside, bringing good news.

"I can be discharged?" Upon hearing Xu Ke say this, Yu Xia immediately widened her eyes in excitement.

"Yes, but you need to rest at home, avoid strenuous activities, and mostly eat light foods. It’s not much different from being in the hospital," Xu Ke explained.

"It doesn’t matter, as long as I can go home. Nothing else is important," Yu Xia said excitedly. She really didn’t want to stay in this place for another minute or second; she found it very hard to fall asleep here every night.

"I knew you’d say that, so I already completed the discharge procedures for you. If you’re done eating, we can rest a bit and then pack up to leave." Xu Ke said, rubbing Yu Xia’s head.

"That’s great, but before we leave, I need to take care of something. You guys wait for me." After speaking, Lin Mengyao left the ward, slipped next door, and told the person inside about Yu Xia’s discharge. She instructed the beautiful lady to keep in touch with her regularly, and finally, under the beautiful lady’s reluctant gaze, she left the ward.

"Who did you go to see?" Xu Ke asked curiously.

"I’ll tell you when we get home." Lin Mengyao said, blinking at Xu Ke.

Because Yu Xia didn’t want to stay in the hospital for even a second longer, the three of them packed up briefly and headed home, where they were warmly welcomed by family members. Meanwhile, Lin Mengyao also received extra care from Xu Ke.

The long and well-maintained rounded nails left clear marks on Xu Ke’s back; a passionate encounter was just like that.

By the time everything was over, it was already dark outside, most likely due to overcast weather, as the stars and moon were completely obscured, with not a single hint of light in the sky.

"Didn’t you have something to tell me? I’m listening, go ahead." Xu Ke pulled Lin Mengyao into his embrace, playing with her fingers, his voice slightly hoarse.

Lin Mengyao, her eyes half-closed and expression lazy, took a moment for her sluggish and stiff brain to remember what she needed to tell Xu Ke upon hearing his question.

Suddenly, Lin Mengyao, who had been somewhat sleepy, became fully awake and began to narrate the whole story to Xu Ke.

Xu Ke listened patiently throughout, and by the time Lin Mengyao had said all she wanted, his initial disinterest turned to serious attention.

"It’s hard to say if they’re just stupid or utterly fearless, daring to do such a thing at a time like this. Do they really think they’ll always get lucky? Or do they believe their position is so unshakeable they’ll never be brought down?" Xu Ke was genuinely stunned by the Wei Family’s series of mishaps. He had seen recklessness before, but never someone like their family seeming to be in such a hurry to ruin themselves.

Lin Mengyao also found the Wei Family’s operations perplexing, "I’m puzzled. If I hadn’t confirmed repeatedly, I wouldn’t believe they dared to use their power to oppress people at a time like this. Did they forget we’re watching them?"

"Perhaps they don’t care. After all, their mindset seems stuck in ancient times." Recalling the various comments they made during their few meetings, Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao’s expressions became colorful. Considering their mindset, their actions hardly seemed surprising.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, seeing the same message in each other’s eyes, and then burst into laughter simultaneously.

"I don’t know how they managed to get this far with their level of EQ." Xu Ke said with a complicated expression.

"Maybe they’re just really lucky?" Lin Mengyao suggested uncertainly.

"Forget it, we’ll talk about them tomorrow. Let’s sleep first. I don’t care how they lived before, or whether their luck was good or bad, but now that they’ve met me, their good days are numbered," Xu Ke said coldly, with a hint of menace.

The night continued its vast spread like a beast’s fangs devouring everything in sight, but eventually, light would pierce the darkness, bringing brightness to the human world.

True to his word, Xu Ke had originally wanted to bring down the Wei Family. Now, with another weight added to the scales, there was no reason not to seize this opportunity to crush them.

Just as his brother had settled down and the Wei Family began to quiet, a video reappeared online, thrusting the Wei Family to the forefront once again.

Despite prior arrangements and the video being handled, it unknowingly appeared online and rapidly made it to the top of the Weibo trending list.

The video content was simple: a car suddenly ran a red light, hitting a pedestrian crossing the street. Normally, such a video wouldn’t garner much attention, but it was just the beginning. More critical was what followed: the driver didn’t stop to call the police or an ambulance after hitting a person but mercilessly drove over their legs.

The video also captured the car’s license plate from various angles, and to assist viewers, the top of the video kindly displayed the hit-and-run driver’s photo with solid evidence of drunk driving. If the video ended here, it wouldn’t have shocked the Wei Family so much. What shook them was the attitude of the wrongful party in the hospital, being arrogantly intimidating. Above the video was posted the person’s photo, name, and occupation, along with the mention of Wei Lai, ending with a web of their relationships.

After a few minutes of reflection, the netizens were in an uproar.

Netizen A: Damn, are people so brazen nowadays? Not only is the apology from the wrongdoer insincere, but they also threaten others. It’s really scary.

Netizen B: This guy seems so familiar with this act that he must have done it many times before. We urge higher authorities to investigate thoroughly."

Netizen B’s comment resonated with many netizens, quickly becoming popular, with numerous comments tagging relevant departments. This incident began snowballing, growing larger by the minute.

"Dad, Mom, what do we do? Are we really going to be investigated?" Wei Ji’s hand shook as he watched the comments online, tapping the screen. He had never been this scared.

"It’s nothing, just the cries of ignorant commoners. Spend some money to remove the trending topic and push other news forward. In a couple of days, people will forget; people’s memories aren’t good nowadays, they forget easily. It’s fine," Wei Madam kept emphasizing that people would forget this incident and they would be fine, unclear whether she was comforting others or herself.