She said it without any hesitation, and it was abnormally certain. It was so natural.
Looking at the clear, unpretentious eyes, Li He did not know why, but he believed it. He believed it without any reason.
If he had doubts before, then now he was like the little girl. He was very sure that Guo Shengli did not commit suicide!
He was about to speak, but he heard the little girl scream. He found that the old lady had fainted on the ground in front of her son's corpse, and the little girl was struggling to support her.
Li He said to Qi Hua and Zhang Bing, "Help to send her to the ward and settle the admission procedures. Let her rest for a while before she goes back."
"I'll carry her." Dong Hao and Zhang Bing supported the old lady together, but Dong Hao held the old lady in his arms and left the morgue.
"Thank you, you're a good person." When passing by Li He, the little girl lowered her head, wiped the corner of her eyes, and said this timidly. Then, without waiting for Li He's reply, she followed Dong Hao with small steps.
Li He was about to lower his head and pretend to be deep in thought, but the surrounding cold air made him suddenly realize that this was not the place to think about life.
Looking at this eerie and frighteningly quiet place, and then looking at Guo Shengli's pale face under the dim light, all the hair on his body suddenly trembled and stood up. A few drops of cold sweat the size of mung beans immediately flowed down his forehead.
He could not help but shiver. Even though his calves and stomach were cramping, he immediately trotted out.
Panting heavily, he walked out of the morgue and looked up at the hot sun. For the first time, he felt the loveliness of the heat.
Suddenly, a hand touched him, and Li He jumped up in shock!
"Mr. Li." It was Qi Hua who spoke.
"People can scare people to death. Don't you know that?" Li He patted his chest, still in shock.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li." Qi Hua did not expect to make such an inexplicable mistake.
"Is it arranged?" Li He quickly lit a cigarette to suppress his shock and took a big puff.
Qi Hua said, "Yes, the admission procedures are done. The little girl is there to accompany him."
"What's the little girl's name?" Li He asked.
Qi Hua did not expect Li He to ask such a question that had nothing to do with reality. He could only try hard to recall. "Guo Sheng … Sheng … Oh right, her name is Guo Shenglin."
After thinking about it, he finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Li He followed Qi Hua to the old lady's ward. The ward was a VIP ward with a single room. There was a sofa at the entrance and a bed inside, separated by a curtain in the middle.
The old lady was lying on the bed and didn't react at all. Guo Shengyun stood by the bed and looked at her blankly. There was a worried look on her face.
Seeing Li He come in, Dong Hao said, "The doctor just checked on him. He's just overly depressed. There's no big problem. He'll be fine after a glucose drip and a few days of rest."
"I don't know how to address you." The young lady looked at Li He and hesitated for a moment before speaking to Li He.
Li He said, "Just call me Brother Li."
"Brother Li, thank you," the little girl said seriously.
Li He said, "I've already said it. There's no need to say it again. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I'll do my best to help. "
"Thank you." The little girl unconsciously finished her sentence before realizing her mistake. She hurriedly shut her mouth again.
"Say it. I'm listening." Li He smiled.
The little girl gritted her teeth and gathered her courage. "I don't have money to pay you for now. Give me some time and I'll pay you back in installments."
"What?" Li He didn't understand. What did it have to do with money? How did the little girl owe him money?
"My mother is hospitalized. The cost is not low. I know that." The little girl pointed at Qi Hua and continued, "I saw it just now. This big brother just handed over a thousand dollars. I don't have that much money right now."
Li He was stunned. In the end, he shook his head helplessly. "Your brother is an employee of our company. If something happens to him, we have the responsibility and obligation to take care of his family. So, the company will naturally bear the cost. You don't have to worry. Just focus on taking care of your mother."
"Really?"
The little girl didn't believe that there would be such a good thing.
Li He nodded. "Really. I have no reason to lie to you. Moreover, the money has already been paid. Don't worry, I won't ask you for money again."
"Thank you." The little girl couldn't help but say again.
Li He smiled and continued, "Is it convenient for me to go out and talk to you?"
"Talk about what?" The little girl was wary.
"It's about your brother." Li He led the way out of the ward.
Upon hearing that it was about her brother, the little girl immediately followed behind Li He.
The two of them walked out of the ward one after another and arrived under a big tree in the hospital. Although the sun was scorching, the big tree's lush leaves blocked the sunlight. A cool breeze blew gently and people couldn't feel the heat.
"Sit there." Li He first sat down on a stone bench under the tree's shade. He habitually lit a cigarette and asked directly, "Why are you so sure that your brother won't commit suicide?"
Guo Shenglin said, "Half of my house was washed away by the storm last year. My brother said that when he has enough money, he will renovate a new house. My mother's eyes are not good, and my brother also said that he will take my mother to get her treated at the end of the year. He also told me that when school starts right now, he will send me to the university to report."
"Your brother is very good to you." Li He was silent for a moment and then said doubtfully, "That doesn't mean that your brother won't commit suicide."
Guo Shenglin looked into Li He's eyes and said word by word, "My brother is a person who keeps his promises. He will definitely do what he promised. He won't commit suicide … He won't commit suicide …"
She couldn't bring herself to say the word 'suicide'.
Tears fell unconsciously from her eyes again.
Li He didn't comfort her because he knew that it was futile. He waited until she calmed down and continued, "As far as I know, your brother's salary isn't low. He even bought a house in Sanliqiao and got married."
He didn't say it so bluntly. If Guo Shenglin was really a person who was filial to his mother and kind to his sister, with his salary, he would have been able to renovate the old house and treat his mother's eyes.
"I know what you mean." Guo Shenglin sobbed and said with gritted teeth, "It's all because of that woman!"
"Which woman?" Li He asked.
"The woman my brother married."
"Your sister-in-law?" Li He could hear the hatred in her voice.
Guo Shenglin said, "She's not my sister-in-law. I just call her that because of my brother."
"What does it have to do with her?" Li He was getting more and more confused.
"My brother's salary is all managed by her."
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