Chapter 84: A Proud Life Is Exhausting

At the hospital, Chen Yi's two injured fingers had worsened. This time, they were put in plaster, and his entire hand was swollen like a pig's foot. Sitting in the emergency room with a drip, Chen Yi didn't regret spending that ten thousand yuan at all. What he regretted was not beating Dong Bin to a pulp.

Yang Jin sat beside him, her head resting on her knees. Chen Yi turned to look at Yang Jin and grinned.

"Jin, go home and accompany Bei Bei. I'll call Fan and ask him to come and accompany me. This fight has to happen today. For me, for Fan, and for you, we'll all take action. Jin! I see you as a subordinate sees a leader, but Fan sees you as a sister, and I see Fan as a good buddy. With what he said tonight, I have no reason not to act. I'll accept any punishment from the company. You go back and rest early."

Yang Jin sat up, holding her head that felt like it was splitting, and said weakly with her eyes closed,

"I know, I know both you and Jiang Fan are good to me. I shouldn't have come tonight."

"No! Jin, whether you came or not, it's the same. Someone wants to squeeze me out of the General Department and give Fan a warning. Even if you didn't come today, there would be a fight for some other reason. Why didn't they call Da Qian or Fan, but called me? It's all prepared. I don't know if he's asleep at this time."

"Don't!"

Yang Jin reached out and snatched Chen Yi's phone urgently.

"Don't call him. If he comes, he might stir up something else. I'll go back and understand the situation, then talk to Dong Bin about the medical expenses. Finish the drip and go back to rest early. If you feel uncomfortable, take a day off tomorrow."

Yang Jin's earnest advice made Chen Yi give up on calling Jiang Fan. Half an hour later, the two left the hospital. When Yang Jin returned home, she was in a very poor mental state. Yang Xuan, who was responsible for looking after Bei Bei, asked with confusion. Yang Xuan didn't respond. She hugged her sister and whispered with a choked voice that it was fine. How could a sister not sense her sister's thoughts? Yang Xuan was annoyed and said through gritted teeth,

"Did someone from the General Department bully you again?"

"No, I just feel uncomfortable."

Yang Jin didn't want Yang Xuan to be angry and upset with her. After crying, she went to the bathroom to wash her face and hurriedly lay down. Yang Xuan stood outside the bedroom door, gritting her teeth. What she was most annoyed about was her sister's timid personality. She always believed that taking a step back would lead to a broader sky and had never learned to resist.

The next morning, Jiang Fan chose to take the bus. Today, he got up early specifically and took the bus to the terminal station, then sat on an empty bus to return. This way, he could avoid racing against time with the old men.

Surprisingly, he wasn't late. Jiang Fan thought being late was an accident, but the security and the receptionist thought it was odd that Jiang Fan was on time today. He greeted the receptionist girl, but even after being here for so long, he still didn't know her name.

Walking into the General Department, he smiled and greeted everyone, but only Qian Wan responded. The atmosphere in the General Department had become even more somber and serious. Everyone was bowed down, doing their work. Even if they had no work, they were trying to find something to do. This surprised Jiang Fan a bit. When he sat down, he saw Chen Yi's newly bandaged hand. Jiang Fan smiled and said,

"What's up? Are you going to use your injury to deceive little girls' tears again? Yi, teach me how to get along with girls, huh?"

Chen Yi didn't have much interest in chatting with Jiang Fan. He leaned on the table and sighed weakly, which made Jiang Fan even more curious about what happened yesterday. He looked up at Da Qian, who was seriously playing games and seemed unaware of what had happened.

Jiang Fan felt something was off. Yang Jin was late and hadn't arrived yet. Liu Jiulong was also busy preparing various documents, constantly entering and exiting the General Department. It seemed like they were hiding something from him.

Jiang Fan stood up and left the General Department. He clearly felt someone snickering and someone sighing as he left. It would be better to ask Yang Xuan about this. She knew more about little gossips. When he learned that Yang Jin had gone to the hospital and someone from the General Department was hospitalized, he was even more surprised.

This surprised Jiang Fan even more. After asking questions to the bottom, he still didn't get an answer. When Jiang Fan asked if Su was in the office, Yang Xuan told him that Su Qing had gone to a meeting.

Jiang Fan realized that it must be something related to Gao Luxing and Tu Xiao. This matter didn't require too many complications; he just needed Su Qing to make a decision at the high-level meeting, and then he would take care of the rest. Unwilling to return to the General Affairs Department, Jiang Fan was preparing to head downstairs when he encountered Liu Jiulong, who was holding some documents, claiming to deliver them to the Human Resources Department. Jiang Fan asked him repeatedly, but the guy didn't say anything.

Things were getting stranger. As Jiang Fan headed back upstairs to the General Affairs Department with a frown, his brows knitted tightly.

Why were the police here? And they wanted to take Chen Yi away? Confronting the police head-on was foolish. Jiang Fan politely asked what had happened. The police told him that Chen Yi had injured someone, and the other party had gone for a medical examination and was now classified as disabled. They were taking Chen Yi back to record his statement.

"I'll go with you. And! Please remove the handcuffs. My colleague's hand is also injured now. It's uncertain who the actual victim is. If my colleague is the victim, putting handcuffs on him like this will affect his image in the company. If things end up like this, I'll sue you. You can't put handcuffs on him before he's convicted."

Jiang Fan's attitude was also firm. He knew he couldn't provoke the police, but he also roughly knew how to deal with them and the general procedure.

As they were heading downstairs, Jiang Fan told Chen Yi not to worry, to act calmly, and not to be nervous. Everything was fine. They chatted and laughed as they walked out of the company. As they were leaving, Qian Wan caught up, handing the car keys to Jiang Fan.

"Fan, I'll go with you."

Qian Wan had changed her car, still a supercar, a yellow McLaren GT. As Jiang Fan was hesitating whether to make an emergency call, Qian Wan spoke up.

"Fan, you don't have to worry about this. I've called my aunt. I owe Yi a debt. I have a card with me. If it's something that can be solved with money, then it's not a problem. I felt something was off when I came to work today. Dong Bin didn't come."

Jiang Fan smiled and shook his head.

"We don't need to involve Director Qian. It's not a big deal. Why did you suddenly change your car? Did your aunt reward you?"

Qian Wan shrugged and said with a pout, "It's my brother's. He loved cars when he was alive, especially supercars. He was proficient in various aspects, English, Japanese, you name it. He was skilled in all kinds of musical instruments, good at basketball and tennis, won awards for fencing, rode horses, shot arrows, and wrestled with people in Mongolia. He even understood women's cosmetics very well. At that time, he said he had no pursuits in his life. Less than two months later, he was in a car accident when he went out to play golf with my uncle. My uncle died on the spot, and my brother suffered high paraplegia. When he was in the hospital, he sat in a wheelchair and came down the stairs himself. He was only twenty-three, taller and more handsome than you, and kinder than you too."

(He committed suicide.)

Jiang Fan felt very uneasy after hearing this. Maybe others wouldn't understand why he chose to commit suicide in the end, but Jiang Fan could understand his feelings. His bones carried pride. He strived to make his life perfect, but the result made him lie in bed, even needing someone to help him with urination. He couldn't accept such a life.

Self-esteem and pride could really kill a person.

If someone knew that Jiang Fan had chosen to divorce and bear debts two months early, they would surely scold him as a fool. Couldn't he just persevere for two more months? But Jiang Fan didn't want to wait until the day he was kicked out and wanted to retain his last bit of dignity.

People with pride live very tired lives.

"Fan, you're quite similar to my brother. If he were still alive, he would probably be around your age."

Jiang Fan sighed softly.

"Be good to your aunt. You're the only younger generation she has left."

"If I tell you that my aunt had a miscarriage because of my brother's death?"

"Damn."

Jiang Fan couldn't help but curse. Why did fate take away the last lifesaving straw when it took away someone's lifeblood?

On the way to the police station, Jiang Fan made a call to Guan Dagou.

"Go to Moon Bay and find a manager. After asking around, you decide what to do. I'll drive to your company tomorrow."

Jiang Fan felt very depressed. Qian Ling's story made it hard for Jiang Fan to smile again.

When Chen Yi was being questioned, Yang Jin arrived. Seeing Jiang Fan and Qian Wan, she knew the matter couldn't be concealed.

"Dong Bin doesn't want money; he just wants to hold Chen Yi responsible."

Jiang Fan raised his head and asked with a frown, "Is the injury confirmed?"

"Ninth-grade disability."

Jiang Fan lowered his head and sighed.

"Nine-grade disability means six months of criminal detention. Did giving him a wine bottle cause such severe injury? Is someone behind this? Which hospital is Dong Bin in? I'll go and see. Yang Jin, you stay here and don't make things worse by bringing them to the procuratorate. I'll talk to Dong Bin again."

"It's my fault!"

Yang Jin lowered her head and weakly uttered these two words. Jiang Fan stood up, patted Yang Jin's shoulder, and smiled softly.

"Then be tougher next time."