Chapter 17: The Madwoman
After a day of classes, Chen Jiamu had had enough. He was sitting in his electric wheelchair, the toilet seat Li Qi had bought him resting on his lap.
It was a busy time of day, and passersby frowned, questioning what they were seeing.
An electric wheelchair with a cane on the lap? What was that about?
However, Chen Jiamu didn’t care what others thought of him. All he wanted to do was find Li Qi and have him push him to the bathroom.
“Eh, Mr. Chen, where are you going?”
“Need help?”
While lost in thought, a burly boy suddenly rushed out, startling Chen Jiamu.
“What the heck! Don’t you make a sound when you walk?!”
“You scared me half to death!”
Quickly stopping his wheelchair, Chen Jiamu angrily picked up the toilet seat and swung it at Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu dodged, and Chen Jiamu’s attack missed.
“You…”
Chen Jiamu, frustrated, threw the toilet seat down, “Pick it up!”
Zhao Hu didn’t understand why he was so angry, but still obediently picked it up and handed it to him.
Seeing his obedience, Chen Jiamu didn’t bother to make things difficult for him. “Have you seen Li Qi?”
Calming down, Chen Jiamu took back the toilet seat, squinting at Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu scratched the back of his head, thinking for a while before remembering seeing him at the school gate ten minutes ago.
“Him? He left ten minutes ago.”
“He was in a hurry, it looked like someone was looking for him.”
“In a hurry?”
“Yeah, his face was pretty bad.”
Chen Jiamu paused. Li Qi was usually very indifferent. Apart from his sharp tongue, he rarely showed emotion unless he was severely stressed…
Moreover, if it was the Li family picking him up, Li Qi wouldn’t be like that. Could it be…?
Suddenly, a vivid and vicious face flashed in his mind. Without thinking twice, Chen Jiamu turned his wheelchair and sped towards the school gate.
Zhao Hu was confused, but seeing his serious expression, he hesitated for two seconds and followed…
“Mr. Chen, wait for me!”
Along the way, Chen Jiamu bumped into several people, but seeing that he was in a wheelchair, they didn’t bother with him.
Reaching the school gate, Chen Jiamu urgently grabbed Zhao Hu’s hand, “Which way did he go?”
“This way…”
To save time, Zhao Hu grabbed the handle of Chen Jiamu’s wheelchair and pushed him.
Meanwhile, in a small alley, Li Qi glared coldly at the woman standing by a trash can, smoking, his jaw clenched.
“What do you want?!”
“What do I want? Money, of course!” Zhang Yongmei didn’t even lift her eyelids at Li Qi’s yell. Only after finishing her cigarette did she slowly raise her chin.
Her gaze swept over Li Qi; her crimson lips curled into a sneer, “What? You ignored what I said last time?”
“I don’t have any money!”
Li Qi clenched his fist, unable to believe Zhang Yongmei’s audacity!
“No money? The Li family would be broke?”
“Ten thousand yuan is a mere trifle for you, yet you say you don’t have money?”
“Li Xixi, don’t think that just because you’ve married into wealth you can brush me off!”
“As long as I’m alive, you can’t live peacefully in your high position!”
“Li Ru actually told everyone that you’re Song Jin’s son born abroad. How ridiculous!”
Zhang Yongmei, having finished her cigarette, didn’t bother to waste words with Li Qi. Dropping the butt, she slowly approached him.
Li Qi picked up a stick and held it between them, gritting his teeth, “Don’t come near me!”
“Or don’t blame me for doing something irrational!”
The veins on his forehead bulged; Li Qi’s face was tense, and a trace of pain was visible in his eyes.
“Three years! You little bastard, you’ve gotten bolder!”
“Come on! Hit me!”
“Let the Chengda students see that the Li family’s son is the child of a prostitute!”
“If you don’t want to live, then let’s all die!”
Zhang Yongmei, extremely arrogant, grabbed the other end of the stick, sneering down at Li Qi.
“Ah!”
Dark memories flooded Li Qi’s mind; his emotions broke, and he swung the stick wildly!
Zhang Yongmei didn’t dodge and was hit squarely on the shoulder. The pain made her grunt.
Seeing Li Qi about to hit her again, she panicked and ran away, unable to utter another threat.
“All of you die!”
Li Qi, red-eyed, chased after Zhang Yongmei. Zhang Yongmei, unprepared for Li Qi’s sudden outburst, fled in a panic.
“It’s you again!”
Hearing the commotion, Chen Jiamu and Zhao Hu quickly arrived.
Chen Jiamu saw Zhang Yongmei running towards him, disheveled and in a sorry state.
Seeing Chen Jiamu, Zhang Yongmei seemed to see a savior and pushed him forward.
Zhao Hu was confused but instinctively pulled Chen Jiamu back, “You crazy woman!”
Scowled at by Zhao Hu, Zhang Yongmei didn’t dare say anything and ran away.
After Zhang Yongmei fled, Li Qi’s hand holding the stick trembled. He stood there, panting, his long eyes filled with bloodshot veins, looking terrifying!
“Li Qi…”
“Are… you… alright…?”
Chen Jiamu frowned, his eyes full of worry. What had that crazy woman done?
Li Qi rolled his eyes, about to speak, but the next second, darkness consumed his vision…
Clang…
The stick fell. Before Chen Jiamu could react, Li Qi collapsed…
“Damn it!”
“Quick, help him!”
Chen Jiamu couldn’t move his legs well, so he could only order Zhao Hu, while also pulling out his phone to call an ambulance…
“He’s still breathing, don’t worry!”
Zhao Hu carried Li Qi to a clean spot and, mimicking what he had seen in dramas, placed his finger under his nose.
“He just fainted, he’s not dead.”
Chen Jiamu was speechless at his actions. While waiting for the ambulance, he also contacted Chen Cheng to have her contact Song Jin.
“Mr. Chen, who was that woman?”
Zhao Hu’s question made Chen Jiamu pause, then he blurted out an excuse, “She must be a street scammer, and she just happened to run into Li Qi, so he chased her.”
“Wow, he’s really amazing…”
Zhao Hu exclaimed, worthy of someone who dared to send Chen Jiamu to the hospital!
As they talked, the ambulance arrived and carefully lifted Li Qi onto the stretcher. As Chen Jiamu was getting in, he suddenly turned back to Zhao Hu, his tone serious, “I don’t want anyone to know about Li Qi almost beating me up today, so keep it to yourself. If I hear any rumors…”
“Don’t worry! I definitely won’t say anything!”
Zhao Hu understood Chen Jiamu’s meaning and patted his chest in assurance. Knowing Zhao Hu’s character, Chen Jiamu went to the hospital with peace of mind…