The Empress's Transmigration into a Magnate's Wife

Chapter 176

Two minutes had passed, and still no one could be found.

Now even the crew filming next door was startled, and they all rushed over to look for the person.

"Sister-in-law, don't scare me..."

Huo Mei Shu was scared half to death. Her whole body went limp and she nearly collapsed. Fortunately, the crew members next to her held her up.

Hidden in the dark corner and looking at the dozen or so people searching the pond, Wang Xin's eyes revealed a sinister sneer of vengeance.

Rong Dai, this is the price you pay for framing me!

Only with your death will I feel gratified!

She gave a cold laugh, took out her phone to check the time. Several minutes had passed, that cheap woman must be dead without a doubt!

She turned off the phone screen, pocketed it, and turned to leave.

"Found her, found her!"

Lu Ye shouted loudly. Zhou Jing was covered in mud, carrying the now unconscious Rong Dai as he walked towards the shore.

Seeing Zhou Jing had found the person, those men who had jumped into the water felt a little disappointed.

But they wouldn't do anything at this moment, since so many people at the set had witnessed it, the act already had its intended effect.

"Hurry and give her first aid!"

The medics rushed over with their kits. Both Lu Ye and Huo Shao Jie were soaked but paid no mind, just staring intently at the unconscious Rong Dai and shouting.

Among the medics were women who started giving Rong Dai CPR while the doctors examined her.

"Sister-in-law, wake up!"

Huo Mei Shu cried in fright, watching Rong Dai's muddy body lying limply on the ground.

Her skin was very fair to begin with, and the icy water made her even more deathly pale, as if she was dead.

Wang Xin halted her steps, also staring fixedly at Rong Dai.

The dosage she had used was enough to knock out a cow, that cheap woman definitely wouldn't wake up.

"Wake up quickly!"

After this incident, Qiao Wanzhou was in no mood to change either, just huddling in his military coat, hoping desperately for Rong Dai to regain consciousness soon.

The female medic performed CPR for a full two minutes but Rong Dai showed no reaction at all.

The entire set fell dead silent, with only the sound of breathing audible.

"Blargh..."

Rong Dai suddenly spat out a mouthful of murky water.

"There's a reaction, she reacted! Quick, get the stretcher! Take her to the hospital!"

The medics broke out in cold sweat, seeing signs of Rong Dai regaining consciousness, they hurriedly instructed the other medics.

Rong Dai was immediately sent to the hospital, with Huo Mei Shu and Huo Shao Jie accompanying her. Lu Ye stayed behind to handle matters at the set.

Once at the hospital, Rong Dai was rushed into the ER.

"How could this happen? Sister-in-law had been learning to swim recently, how could she have drowned?"

Huo Mei Shu paced back and forth outside the emergency room, her face deathly pale as she fretted aloud.

Huo Shao Jie's expression was gloomy. The lighting just now had illuminated his sister-in-law fully, even if she had stumbled on mud, she shouldn't have drowned.

She had even grabbed Qiao Wanzhou, who he definitely trusted, yet the person went missing in those few short minutes.

This was far too bizarre.

"Call our eldest brother to report this incident. I'll go get cleaned up first, something is fishy about this."

He instructed grimly.

Huo Mei Shu's face turned ashen. She had never seen her second brother act so seriously before. She hurriedly nodded and fumbled for her phone to call Huo Shao Ting.

It was early morning now, and Huo Shao Ting had just finished handling company matters. Seeing Huo Mei Shu's call, he felt a sense of foreboding.

"Big brother, it's bad, sister-in-law, she, she..."

"Speak clearly."

Hearing Huo Mei Shu's panicked voice, Huo Shao Ting's heart sank like a stone.

Huo Mei Shu had been holding back her sobs earlier, but hearing Huo Shao Ting's voice caused her to lose control. She cried sorrowfully as she haltingly recounted what happened.

A flash of viciousness passed through Huo Shao Ting's eyes, his voice cold and sinister. "I'll be right over! You must guard your sister-in-law well for me!"

His heart thumped violently, fingers white from clenching his phone tightly. His body fluctuated between hot and cold.

Huo Mei Shu sobbed an acknowledgement, gripping her phone as she stared fixedly at the emergency room with its red light still on. The piercing cold went unfelt.

After hanging up, Huo Shao Ting immediately called his assistant Zhang.

"President, it's early morning now, no flights to the filming city. The earliest is six a.m., still four hours away."

Zhang mumbled sleepily as he mechanically checked flight info on his tablet, giving a detailed report.

The coldness in Huo Shao Ting's eyes intensified. Four hours, he didn't want to wait a single minute!

"Arrange a private helicopter, I'll pilot it myself."

Hearing his chilling voice, Zhang became fully alert.

The president's current state was the same as when Madam had her incident with Zuo Ran previously.

"I'll arrange it right away!"

This was definitely a major incident, or the president wouldn't make such a request.

Zhang was very efficient. Huo Corporation lacked no money and had its own air routes, needing only to notify the tarmac.

"President, I'll accompany you."

As his personal assistant and bodyguard, Zhang naturally wouldn't let Huo Shao Ting pilot alone.

Huo Shao Ting's expression was extremely cold. He pressed his lips tightly and boarded the helicopter, with Zhang hurrying after him into the co-pilot seat. They took off from the top floor of Huo Corporation.

Meanwhile at the hospital, Rong Dai's emergency treatment was done and she had been wheeled out from the ER.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!"

Seeing Rong Dai come out, Huo Mei Shu hurriedly wiped the tears from her face and rushed to the gurney, the uneasy feeling in her heart settling down as she saw her sister-in-law.

"The patient is now out of danger, the water has been pumped out and her stomach washed. She'll likely regain consciousness in six to ten hours. It'd be best to prepare some congee for when the patient wakes up."

The doctor instructed.

"Thank you, doctor!"

Huo Mei Shu wept with joy as she accompanied the doctor to wheel Rong Dai into the ward.

"Does the patient have insomnia? Why would she take such a huge dose of diazepam?"

After getting Rong Dai settled, the doctor asked Huo Mei Shu while getting his assistant to prepare the medical history.

"Diazepam?" Huo Mei Shu was puzzled. Recalling the doctor's mention of stomach pumping, she grew even more confused.

"It's commonly known as sleeping pills. Taking such a large dose would render the patient unconscious and paralyzed, slipping into a coma. It could potentially be lethal in sleep."

The doctor explained to her.

Huo Mei Shu was shocked beyond belief. She had never heard of her sister-in-law taking sleeping pills!

"Second brother, I've never heard of sister-in-law taking sleeping pills before."

Just then, Huo Shao Jie and Lu Ye personally rushed over and caught the doctor's explanation. Both their eyes turned grave.

"Could it be someone wanting to harm sister-in-law?!"

Huo Mei Shu exclaimed in fright, recalling Huo Shao Jie's earlier words.

Even if sister-in-law had insomnia and was filming at night, she wouldn't take pills at that time!