Fear
Reporter
Shengli Group is heading toward bankruptcy
Xiao Yang's thoughts spun
Investment Fraud, Bankruptcy, Suicide.
Everything crashing at once.
But through the noise, one thing rang louder than anything else: fear.
Not just for what happened, but for what came next.
With the whole world watching.
And neither of them knew how to survive this.
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*cries grew louder, wavering between disbelief and grief*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
Why would he do that?
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
Why didn’t he say anything?
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*voice lowering*
Why…
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*body slumped sideways, hitting the floor with a soft thud*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*scared, eyes widened, trembling*
MOM!
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*shaking her gently, then harder*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*panic rising like a wave, voice cracked*
Please
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*cheeks streaked with tears*
Please don’t do this
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
Please just open your eyes
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*fumbled for her phone with trembling hands*
Phone slipped down from her unsteady hands
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*picked it up again and dialled*
Nurse: This is lifeline hospital
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*sobbing*
Please, my mom fainted
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
She’s not waking up
Nurse: Please calm down and tell us your address. We will be there asap!
Outside The Emergency Room
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*sitting, arms wrapped around herself*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*eyes red and tears continuosly running down cheeks*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*approach him, frail voice*
Doctor!?
Doctor
She fainted due to emotional shock
Doctor
Her body couldn’t handle the sudden stress
Doctor
She’s physically stable for now
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*barely breathing*
physically?
Doctor
Emotionally, she’s unresponsive
Doctor
We call it catatonic depression
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*feeling weak in her knees*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*nodded lightly*
Thankyou doctor
Li Family Mansion, Living Room, 4:00 PM
The house didn’t feel like theirs anymore
It was too quiet, too heavy!
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*sat in a chair near the window, wearing a sweater*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*blank eyes, no expression*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*kneel beside her*
Mom
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*brushing her mother’s hair gently behind her ear*
It’s cold today
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
You should have something warm, okay?
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
I’ll make your favourite mushroom soup
Her mother’s eyes didn’t move
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*smiled faintly and continued, voice soft*
Do you remember that road trip to Suzhou?
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
You insisted on driving, and you couldn’t even figure out the map
This incident always stirred up her mom.
Her mother just stared outside.
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