Seeing Bai Mengfei like this, Zhang felt a pang of heartache. He quickly stepped forward, knelt down in front of her, looked at her tenderly, and softly advised, "Don't think about it so much anymore, okay? This really isn't your fault. It's all the murderer's doing."

"The murderer?" Bai Mengfei murmured to herself, her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Seeing Bai Mengfei's haggard and disheveled appearance, Zhang felt a pang of pity and suggested, "Come home with me. You can rest here."

"Home?" Bai Mengfei was still lost in her own thoughts, appearing somewhat bewildered.

Just then, Zhao Fei walked out from the side. Upon seeing Zhao Fei, Zhang unconsciously lowered his gaze and composed himself. To his surprise, Zhao Fei walked straight up to him and said, "Take her back and take good care of her."

Zhang Que quickly responded with an "Mm," then carefully helped Bai Mengfei to her feet. Bai Mengfei had been sitting there all day, maintaining the same posture, as if she had lost her soul, her body stiff and heavy.

Zhang drove Bai Mengfei home. Zhao Fei hadn't misjudged him; Zhang was indeed a gentleman. Considering the differences between men and women, he specially went to ask Xia Yun to come and help change Bai Mengfei's clothes.

Xia Yun was initially reluctant, but considering that Bai Mengfei was a good person and that she had some friendship with her, she eventually agreed to come and take care of Bai Mengfei.

While Xia Yun was changing Bai Mengfei's clothes, Bai Mengfei stared blankly ahead, not blinking at all, as if she had lost consciousness.

Xia Yun looked worried and asked softly, "Are you alright, Zhang Ting?"

Bai Mengfei did not respond, remaining immersed in her own world.

"Don't do this, it makes me feel bad too." Xia Yun said, stopping what she was doing and slowly sitting down next to Bai Mengfei, gently holding her gloved hands.

She looked at Bai Mengfei with a solemn expression and pleaded, "Please say something, okay? What happened? Tell me."

Hearing Xia Yun's voice, Bai Mengfei gradually came back to her senses, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. She had been suppressing her grief all day, and was already exhausted both physically and mentally. At this moment, her inner defenses finally collapsed, and tears streamed down her face like a flood, unstoppable.

Xia Yun gently wiped away her tears while softly comforting her.

However, after trying to comfort her for a while, Xia Yun realized that Bai Mengfei wouldn't listen to anything she said. Somewhat helpless, she left the room, found Zhang Jie, and asked with a hint of reproach, "Look at you, what's going on here?"

"What? What happened?" Zhang asked suspiciously.

“What exactly happened to her? Go and see for yourself,” Xia Yun said, pointing to the room with a frown and a worried expression. “She’s completely distraught, you know that?”

After a moment of silence, Zhang said, "I know."

"So what exactly happened?" Xia Yun pressed, clearly determined to get to the bottom of it.

Seeing Xia Yun's persistence, Zhang Jie nodded gently and then told her the truth of the matter in detail.

After hearing this, Xia Yun was filled with surprise and blurted out, "How could such an outrageous thing happen in the world? The future mother-in-law was actually involved in this kind of thing during the wedding?"

"No, this is a dismemberment case, and everyone has been investigating it. No one expected the killer to use such methods, even writing 'Zhang Ting' on the package," Zhang Jie explained.

Xia Yun was startled by Zhang Jie's words, then thought of something and said, "If that's the case, then isn't she in great danger right now?"

"You could say that," Zhang Jie nodded. "That's why Captain Zhao told me to protect her well."

"Is the world crazy or am I crazy?" Xia Yun frowned, her face full of surprise. "This is like a joke. Captain Zhao is the captain himself, why should you protect her? What if the murderer finds this place and kills me?"

"Are you scared?" Zhang asked with a smile. "If you are scared, you can go home now."

Xia Yun thought for a moment and then resolutely refused: "No, I can't leave at a time like this."

Zhang looked at her with interest, then smiled wryly and asked, "Why?"

"Because...because I don't feel safe staying at home alone. Besides, protecting one person is the same as protecting two, so protecting me won't hurt. Also, if I stay here, I can help you take care of her. There are some things that guys can't do, but I can help, like sleeping with her," Xia Yun explained.

Chapter thought she made sense, nodded, and said with a smile, "Then what are you still standing here for? Go protect her!"

Xia Yun felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but she shrugged and relaxed her brow helplessly, saying, "Let's go, what's the big deal? But speaking of which, she's like a puppet right now. Should we get her a doctor?"

Chapter lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head and said, "No need. It would be troublesome if that doctor had ulterior motives. Anyway, I will protect you 24 hours a day during this period. If anything happens, just call me loudly, understand?"

"Okay, I understand," Xia Yun replied, then returned to Bai Mengfei's room and began to take care of her carefully.

After closing the doors and windows of the room, Zhang Jie sat down in the hallway outside. He wanted to be able to hear any movement immediately and respond at a moment's notice. When he felt sleepy, he leaned against the wall and rested with his eyes slightly closed.

Back in the dorm, he had always silently protected Bai Mengfei, keeping a wall between them. This wall wasn't a physical barrier, but rather a deep-seated feeling that he wasn't good enough for Bai Mengfei, so he always maintained a certain distance from her.

Late at night, Bai Mengfei lay in bed, tears still streaming from her eyes.

At that moment, she felt that the whole world had become insignificant, as if everything had lost its meaning.

Xia Yun wanted to cheer her up, so she lay down beside her and kept telling her inspirational stories and motivational psychology: "Who hasn't experienced failure? The greater the setback, the stronger the heart you forge. Only when we are strong can we truly achieve happiness..."

Xia Yun said a lot, but Bai Mengfei barely listened to a word. Even if she did hear something, it went in one ear and out the other, completely ignoring it. At this moment, Bai Mengfei's mind was filled with only one thing: she had caused the death of Xiang Yuntian's mother, and Xiang Yuntian would never forgive her for the rest of his life.

Every time she thinks about this sad thing, she can't help but burst into tears.

Bai Mengfei rested there for a whole week, but there was still no sign of improvement. The police were pressing for the case, so Zhao Fei had no choice but to personally visit Bai Mengfei at Zhang Jie's villa.

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