Bo Mint, accompanied by Zhuo Xi, arrived at the prison hospital.

When the two arrived, it was almost noon, and the caregiver was about to bring food to Shen Mei.

"I'll do it!" Mint quickly took the white dinner plate.

"That's fine." The nurse agreed, handed the plate to Mint, then gently opened the door to the ward for her, and warned, "Ms. Bo, if anything happens, just ring the bedside bell and I'll Will come right away."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you." Mint said gratefully, then turned to look at Zhuo Xi. He gave her an encouraging look, and then said softly, "I'll wait for you outside."

Mint nodded lightly, then stepped into the ward and closed the door behind her back.

A gentle "bang" sound did not attract Shen Mei's attention.

Mint's footsteps paused and he saw his mother sitting on a chair by the window, looking quietly outside.

The windows are large and bright, but the outside is covered with a layer of solid steel bars. The entire room instantly feels like a cage, giving people an aura of despair.

Mint subconsciously bit her lip, and after a moment of silence, she slowly spoke, "Mom... I'm here to see you..."

The frown on the chair did not move, let alone answer, and his attitude was obviously indifferent.

Mint took a few steps forward cautiously, "Mom...it's time to eat..."

She brought the dinner plate to her mother, but Shen Mei didn't even look at it.

"Mother……"

"Get out!" Shen Mei finally got impatient and cursed unceremoniously.

Mint's heartstrings trembled and she felt very hurt, but she still stood there patiently and said softly, "Mom, can you eat something first?"

"Don't eat! Get out of here! I don't want to see you!" Shen Mei was unreasonable. After being shut down for a long time, her emotions were like a volcano that had been suppressed for a long time. At this moment, she vented all her anger on Mint.

"...Okay, I'll get out...but mom, you have to remember to eat..." Mint said while holding back tears and placed the dinner plate on the small table next to her.

As if Shen Mei couldn't bear it, she swung it away, causing the entire dinner plate to fall to the ground, and all the bowls and chopsticks were smashed.

"Ah-" The hot soup splashed onto Mint's body, and she couldn't help but scream in pain.

In fact, it didn't hurt that much, but her tears suddenly fell down for some reason.

"Mint! Are you okay?" Zhuo Xi pushed open the door and entered with a worried look on his face.

Mint raised her teary eyes and shook her head lightly, "I'm fine. You can go out first."

"But..." Zhuo Xi couldn't feel relieved when she saw Shen Mei's angry and domineering look.

"Zhuoxi, please..." Mint pleaded. It didn't matter that she was embarrassed, but she didn't want her mother to be seen like this again, and she knew her mother definitely didn't want to either.

Zhuoxi understood and had no choice but to leave.

Once again, only the mother and daughter were left in the ward, along with debris on the floor.

Mint froze in place and did not move.

An unspeakable sense of frustration and powerlessness rose from the soles of my feet and slowly swept through my whole body.

After all this time, can’t her mother still forgive her?

Is she really that damned?

Sometimes I think about it, she really wants to die, and it will be over once and for all. But if she dies, who will be responsible for her mother's medical expenses? Who will take care of An An? She doesn't even have the freedom to die!

Mint had no strength to stand, so she squatted down slowly, hugged her knees with her arms, rested her chin on her knees, and her tears fell on the cold ground drop by drop.

Lonely and helpless, like a poor child.

She didn't speak anymore, she didn't plead for forgiveness, and she didn't persuade her mother to take good care of herself. Everything seemed to be silent.

The ward was quiet, except for Shen Mei's uneasy breathing, while Mint covered her mouth and cried silently.

a long time……

"Tell me! What happened?" Shen Mei suddenly asked.

Mint looked up in surprise, as if in disbelief, and burst into tears.

"Get out of here if you don't tell me!" Shen Mei cursed fiercely again.

Mint quickly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, threw herself in front of her, and said excitedly, "Mom...Mom, are you finally willing to talk to me?"

"I don't want to hear your nonsense!" Shen Mei was not in the mood to tell her about the deep love between mother and daughter, but no matter what, mother and daughter were connected. She intuitively felt that something had happened, otherwise Mint would not have collapsed like this.

Mint covered her mouth again and calmed down her emotions before speaking again, "Mom... I'm in trouble..."

With a disdainful expression on his face, he snorted self-deprecatingly, "Is there any use in looking for me? I'm just a patient and prisoner now!"

"But you will always be my mother. Aren't mothers supposed to protect their children?" It was as if she loved and protected An An.

Mint's eye circles turned red again.

Shen Mei felt a sting in her heart. Indeed, she was not a good mother. No matter when she was a child or when she grew up, she would never be by her side when Mint needed her most.

But Mint has always been strong and independent since she was a child. She has never been as weak as she is today.

"Let's get to the point!" Shen Mei's attitude was still very tough.

Mint sniffed hard and told the whole story with choked sobs.

"Mom, can you help me? I really don't know what to do, but I can't bear the crime for no reason! Mom, please help me think of a way, please!"

Shenmei listened to her grievances and cries, and the more she listened, the tighter her brows furrowed.

"Begging me? Why don't you beg your man?" She cursed impatiently, and Mint quickly shut up and lowered her head silently.

Shen Mei asked sarcastically, "What? We broke up? Didn't you come to see me together last time? It hasn't been long!"

"..." Mint pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Do you see clearly now? At the critical moment, who is the person who is really good to you! Only a fool like you would run away from home for that kind of man!" Shen Mei reprimanded.

Mint let her scold me obediently. She didn't want to mention the past things anymore. The reason why she didn't want to go to Guan Shouheng today was mainly because of his attitude and such indifference that she really couldn't open her mouth.

She can be humble in front of anyone, but she just doesn't want to be weak in front of him.

"Mom... you are the only one who can help me now. Can you help me think about what to do? I really have never leaked information. I can't let anything happen to me. Otherwise, what will you do? What will An An do? Mom, help me! " Mint said nervously, with that tone of dependence that made people's hearts tremble. It was like a child who had lost his mother's love for a long time. The longing and praying were so deep.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.

Shen Mei suddenly fell silent, thinking of a question that she had ignored for so long.

That's how she lived as the daughter of a corrupt criminal in the past ten years?

Mint is her biological son, and as a mother, she knows her character very well, but in order to survive, she has to compromise with life.

She couldn't imagine how a girl who used to live like a princess would sacrifice herself for five buckets of rice.

Thinking of this, Shen Mei felt an unprecedented sense of self-blame and guilt. She might as well have just died!

"That's enough! Stop arguing!" Shen Mei was upset and stopped Mint from continuing.

"..." Mint quickly shut up and said nothing.

Shen Mei thought about it carefully and felt that this matter was a bit suspicious, but she couldn't tell what was suspicious at the moment.

She didn't know if it was because she had been imprisoned for so long that her thinking was a little slow, but her official career for so many years was not in vain. She had a vague feeling that there was someone behind this incident who was planning and promoting it?

She didn't know who that person was, but her intuition told her that there must be such a person!

But what is his purpose?

Shen Mei thought about it, but she still couldn't think of anything for a while. The only answer she could give now was, "You can start with the French company first! If they have an insider, they sold the information to Fang Yuan and Qiao, and then blame you, it’s not impossible!”

Sure enough, ginger is still very spicy, and Shen Mei guessed it right away.

"Start with the French company?" Mint suddenly realized that this was indeed a feasible way, but... it was difficult.

She had only met the French company representative a few times and had no friendship at all. How could she start investigating?

No matter what, she would give it a try no matter what! She would start with the personnel of the French Xinlin Company to see if she could find any clues and find out who was most likely to betray the company's information.

Mint secretly made up her mind.

"Get out!" Shen Mei said coldly, closing his eyes and not looking at her again.

Mint knew that her mother was impatient, so she didn't dare to disturb her anymore, but no matter what, she was still very happy. Her mother still found a solution for her and still cared about her.

She suddenly felt more powerful in her heart. She would never fail like this!

***

The next morning, Mint went to the office on time.

Although she has been suspended, the work she is doing has not yet been handed over, so there are some procedures that must be completed.

Moreover, there are some of her personal belongings in the office. I don’t know how long this case will be delayed, and her belongings need to be collected.

As soon as Mint appeared, everyone in the office stopped, and everyone's eyes suddenly focused on her head.

Just like before, there are still those various kinds of eyes, surprised, suspicious, contemptuous, contemptuous, cold, those watching a show, those who have nothing to do with... But this time, everyone's eyes are more... There is more confusion and suspicion, as if she doesn't understand, how can she still have the nerve to come back?

Mint deliberately ignored those strange looks, straightened his back, and walked over until he sat down at his desk.

She didn't do anything wrong, so why didn't she dare to come back? The person who really harmed her should be the one who dared not face it!
To be continued...