Although the person in the picture had a face interspersed with patches of blue and purple, and her face was swollen like a pig's head, Gu Mian still recognized her at first sight—it was indeed Liu Yunxi.
Looking at her condition, she indeed had been beaten severely.
She posted her medical report which stated she had a ruptured spleen, multiple fractures all over her body, internal bleeding, and her body was covered in injuries without a single unharmed spot.
At the end of the video, she silently shed tears, unable even to speak, presenting a sight too dreadful to endure.
Yet she did not advocate for herself but only mentioned that she gave birth to her cousin's child, indeed hurting her cousin's wife, and was willing to face everything, only begging her cousin's wife to spare her innocent son.
She begged only for her son to have a home, not wanting him to drift through life unloved like her.
Once the video was released, in just two hours, it garnered hundreds of thousands of likes, comments, and shares, causing a massive stir on the internet.
Gu Mian clicked on the comment section, which was filled with curses.
[From the day she left the orphanage, she must have thought she was stepping towards happiness, right? Little did she know, what awaited her ahead was an abyss!]
[Such a diligent and morally upright girl, if she hadn't been adopted, at least she would have the right to choose her own love and life, wouldn't she?]
[Up to now, she's only been trying to protect her own child, never once crying out for herself, a strong and great mother!]
[If one could trade life for life, heaven must be filled with mothers!]
[In a society ruled by law, beating someone up like this goes unpunished? Pressure on the Capital's police @CapitalPublicSecurity]
[You're bold in the comment above! Do you know who her cousin is? His background is tougher than your life!]
[Someone in the know speak up, the cousin is a president of a large factory, think big about how influential that is. The cousin and his wife weren't in a marriage out of love, and they were childless for many years after marriage.
The mother-in-law, anxious, coaxed the niece into conceiving and giving birth to the cousin's child, which of course, made the wife unable to tolerate her.
It's said that the wife is also a doctor at a well-known Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall.
Here comes the crux, the wife was once jailed for attempted murder, and more importantly, after she was released, the victim mysteriously died—said to have been personally dealt with by her, and in the end, it was hushed up with money from her husband.]
[Wow, is the threshold for marrying into a wealthy family this low now? Even those with a criminal record can get in? I feel like I have a chance too!]
[Marrying into a wealthy family doesn't check these things, of course, you can.]
[Served jail time and still can be a doctor? And can beat someone up like this with impunity? Money really can do anything...]
[Am I the only one who feels pity for the wife? If it were you guys, you would also find it hard to accept if your husband suddenly had an illegitimate child, right?]
[If it hurts, go divorce him, go beat up your husband, but no, you can't bear to divorce, can only vent your anger on the weak, right!?]
[Girls help girls!]
[Fuck, I just saw the live stream, only captured a shot of the wife, but she was stunningly beautiful!]
[The cousin is also very handsome! He looked so manly protecting his wife, ahhh! It's like watching the male and female leads in a novel come to life!]
[Just caught a workplace photo of the wife at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall, indeed beautiful, attached photo!]
[Fuck that's amazing, a workplace photo looking so stunning? My work photo looks like an orangutan.]
[If I had money, I could look that gorgeous too.]
[Are you beauty-focused people getting it wrong? Just because she looks good, she can hurt others? If what the above said is true, then she has killed someone too!]
[Must be severely punished!]
[Severe punishment +10086]
[...]
Gu Mian didn't look any further and directly exited the current screen.
"Madam, we didn't beat Liu Yunxi up like this!" Cheng Xu explained, "President Li instructed me to punish her, so I had someone whip her with a specially made whip. It was very painful, but it didn't leave any marks on her body."
"She suffered quite a lot last night, and internal injuries are definite, but it is absolutely not possible that she was hurt to this extent!"
Gu Mian frowned, "Are you saying that she was hurt again after you had injured her?"
"Definitely!" Cheng Xu pursed his lips, "I checked, and the medical report isn't forged, she really is hurt to this extent."
"But to use this incident as a subject for public scrutiny so quickly, someone must have been prepared... Could she have intentionally caused such injury to herself? This woman is too ruthless, isn't she?"
Gu Mian pondered thoughtfully.
With the incident escalating like this, it certainly could not be resolved anytime soon.
What she was most concerned about now was the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Gu Mian received news that people had gathered at the entrance of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall, displaying banners in protest and demanding that Gu Mian be expelled.
Many radical netizens even took to throwing eggs and vegetables at the door.
Eventually, after a man shattered the glass with stones, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall called the police.
The police arrived to disperse the angry crowd.
But as soon as the police left, the crowd returned, causing significant disruption to the normal operations of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall; nobody dared to seek treatment there.
"I understand, I will handle it as soon as possible," Gu Mian hung up the phone and then called Mr. Lu Lang, "Master, I'm sorry for dragging you into this."
"What are you talking about? It's quite rare for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall to be this tranquil. I've told everyone to take a break and rest. I'll stay here and see what they dare to do to me."
"Master, it's too dangerous, I'll arrange for two people to come and protect you."
"No need, they just dare to throw things from outside, they wouldn't dare to burst in, don't worry about me."
Naturally, Gu Mian couldn't ease her mind and immediately asked Cheng Xu to arrange for bodyguards to go there.
But before the bodyguards could arrive, trouble had already beset the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall!
Mr. Lu Lang was originally trying to clean up the shards of glass on the ground when the furious crowd outside, desperately needing an outlet for their anger, saw a target and began pelting him with stones.
Mr. Lu Lang was struck on the head and bled profusely, which scattered the crowd instantly.
When Gu Mian rushed to the emergency room, the doctor was cleaning the wound on Mr. Lu Lang's forehead.
"Master, how are you?"
"I'm fine, just a little cut. Mianmian, don't worry about me."
"These people are too much!" Gu Mian's expression turned icy, "I won't let this go easily!"
"Mianmian, Master is truly fine. I know you have your plans, don't let concern for me disrupt your rhythm."
Gu Mian nodded, "Master, I have everything under control. Please stay in the hospital to rest, and don't worry about anything else."
"I don't need to stay in the hospital."
"Still, you have a head injury. It's better to get thoroughly checked out, and I'll be able to rest easy knowing you're here."
"Alright, I'll do as you say. I won't hold you back," Mr. Lu Lang consented.
...
Gu Mian immediately reported the incident to the police.
With Mr. Lu Lang injured, if she showed no reaction, it would seem too calm, and Liu Yunxi would naturally become suspicious.
The entrance of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall was monitored by security cameras, and the police soon apprehended the assailant.
"A Call for Rationality" quickly happened again, urging the public to handle the matter sensibly and avoid extreme actions.
It claimed that since she was at the root of the issue, she was willing to bear the medical expenses for the injured.
The netizens responded with praise, elevating her highly.
Simultaneously, the condemnation toward Li Tingshen and Gu Mian intensified.
Netizens quickly unearthed that the "cousin" in the story was the CEO of MS Corporation, and in no time, even MS Corporation suffered significant repercussions.
That evening, Li Tingshen entered the hospital room.
Niannian saw him and immediately turned her head away haughtily, "Hmph! Why has the bad brother's dad come again? So annoying!"