The next morning.
While netizens were hurling condemnations, righteously indignant, so angry they stayed up all night......
As the person involved, Lin Xuan slept soundly and woke up refreshed.
After washing up, he accompanied Su Qingge for a bit of massage therapy, then planned to push the wheelchair to the hospital to visit the old man.
"Doo-doo-doo——"
Just then, his phone suddenly rang. Caller ID:
Hu Zheng.
"(#`O′) Hello?"
"Young Master Lin, something big happened. The company entrance has been surrounded by a bunch of reporters and media, as well as crowds of angry people......."
"Oh, because of Lin Jianjun?"
"........"
No sooner had the call connected than Hu Zheng's anxious voice came through the receiver.
Hearing this.
Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged—he had clearly expected it.
Ever since Lin Jianjun's incident, he had guessed this scumbag father would definitely implicate him.
Now it was merely confirming his guess.....
"You hold the line for now, I'm heading over."
After listening to Hu Zheng's urgent report, Lin Xuan didn't panic. He gave a brief instruction, hung up, and turned to look at the girl in the wheelchair by the floor-to-ceiling window, who seemed lost in thought.
Because he had deliberately put the call on speaker, everything about the company fell into Su Qingge's ears.
"Qingge, stay here and wait for me, okay? I'll go handle it and be right back."
Lin Xuan didn't want the girl to come along; there would be a lot of people on site, and it would be bad if she accidentally got bumped.
Fortunately, Su Qingge understood.
She also believed that with Lin Xuan's ability, he could handle this perfectly.
Besides, she happened to have something she wanted to try on her own, by herself.
"Alright, be careful on the road."
"Mm."
After they said their goodbyes, Lin Xuan walked out of the room, leaving the girl in the wheelchair alone before the window......
.......
Soft, warm morning light filtered through the fine gauze curtains and fell upon Su Qingge in her wheelchair.
She was like a delicate porcelain doll; her skin was as white and flawless as snow, with a faint pink glow.
Her features were exquisite, as if Heaven had carefully carved a work of art.
Her eyes were clear and bright, like glittering stars.
Her lips, as red as rose petals.
She wore a light-red long dress, the hem gently swaying in the morning breeze, like a blooming, peerless rose.
Her long hair poured over her shoulders like a waterfall; every strand gleamed with golden light, breathtakingly beautiful.
Yet....
The girl's body could not support that beauty.
Her legs hung powerless below the wheelchair, as if cruelly bound by fate, like two dolls that had lost their life.
'These past days, the sensation in my legs has grown clearer and clearer.....'
'Perhaps.... it's time to try....'
After confirming Lin Xuan had left completely, determination flashed in Su Qingge's eyes. She set her sweat-damp palms on the wheelchair's armrests and gripped tightly.
Then, she straightened her waist with effort, trying to stand up by her own strength.
"......."
Beads of sweat covered the girl's forehead as she silently poured in all her strength; her knuckles went a little pale from overexertion.
Her feet resting on the wheelchair's leg rest suddenly trembled slightly, like two blades of grass swaying in the wind.
Inhale~~~
The next second, after taking a deep breath, Su Qingge gave a fierce push, and her whole body rose from the wheelchair.
In that instant, her feet felt as if struck by an electric current—tingly and numb, trembling nonstop.
Her knees bent slightly, like a child just learning to walk, liable to fall at any moment.
Even so, wild joy blossomed on Su Qingge's face.
Her heartbeat sped up with excitement, as if to burst out of her chest and race against time.
Two and a half minutes later.
Su Qingge's feet gradually adapted to the feeling of standing.
She carefully adjusted her posture, trying to find a point of balance.
At the same time, she straightened her back as much as possible; despite her body still swaying a bit, she controlled her trembling right leg and took the first step forward.
Bang!!!
The next second, having failed to control the movement, Su Qingge fell flat on her face.
Even after hitting the ground, with pain pulsing through her body, Su Qingge not only showed no frustration or hurt, she instead began to laugh involuntarily.
"Hahaha....."
In that moment, a radiant smile spread across the girl's face.
That smile brimmed with confidence and strength she'd never had before, like sunlight breaking through dark clouds to light up the world again.
Her eyes were crystalline, like a lake glimmering with light.
Her lips curled gently, revealing a row of white teeth that shone like pearls.
Her bearing carried a stubborn courage, as if defying fate's shackles.
.......
It was only when she stood up that Su Qingge felt her own existence again.
She...
Was no longer someone abandoned by fate.......
Though for now she still toddled like a child, the step she took today already signified her rebirth.
As she laughed, Su Qingge's eyes again grew wet without her realizing.
Thinking back to when she had just become a vegetable, the despair and helplessness, back then, she...
How could she have imagined.....
That one day she would stand again on her own two legs......
At that time...
She certainly wouldn't have imagined that the one who gave her this hope......
Would actually be the man she wouldn't even have spared a glance at before she became a vegetative patient.
Lin Xuan!
If not for this man's existence, she would surely have sunk and shattered in despair long ago.
How could she have had the chance to awaken again and continue writing the miracle of her life.......
.......
'If only I were an ordinary girl.'
'Then perhaps I could cast everything aside and spend the rest of my life with him....'
'Only I can't. There are things I must do!'
'And to protect those important to me, I have to become stronger......'
......
Propping herself up, Su Qingge sat back down in the wheelchair, her gaze turning resolute.
Ever since she felt her body gradually recovering.....
She knew that one day she would stand again from the wheelchair.
And when that time came, she would have to take up some heavy shackles once more.
Of course, Su Qingge had already steeled herself.
Her only worry... was that her own matters might implicate those around her; she had to become strong enough......
Thinking of this.
Su Qingge took out her phone and dialed a number......