‘Yeah, I’m here.’ Mu Yu hastily typed her response and sent it over before she waited for her friend’s response anxiously. Jiang Wenwen replied to her text soon after. ‘Aren’t you asleep yet?’
‘No. How are you now?’ Mu Yu looked at the message and realized how odd it sounded. She deleted the words ‘How are you now?’ before sending her reply.
‘He’s asleep,’ Jiang Wenwen replied.
‘Oh.’
The conversation went silent for a while before it indicated that Jiang Wenwen was typing. She typed and retyped her sentences a few times before she finally sent Mu Yu a text. ‘I’m eternally grateful to both you and Young Master Qin regardless of what happens in the future. Thank you.’
Through her text message, Mu Yu concluded that things must have gone the way Qin Jinhuan had expected it to. She stared at her screen for a while longer before she typed her reply. ‘Was it worth it?’ When Jiang Wenwen didn’t respond to her text imme
Rong Jian froze for a moment. “Yes. Who is this?” He replied before thinking too much about it.“Hahahaha…” Laughter could be heard from the other end of the line.“Qiqi?” Rong Jian guessed.“Good guess.”“It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year. Shouldn’t you wish me lots of luck for the New Year?” he replied.“Why can’t I wish for all of your wishes to come true instead?” Qiqi asked.“That would be even better.”“Rong Jian, will all your wishes come true only when you manage to be with my sister?” the cheeky voice asked on the other end of the call.“You silly girl. Where are you now?” he asked.“Ying and I are visiting Aunt and Uncle Rong at their residence.”“It’s no wonder you’ve been saying all these English terms then. My mother was the one who coerced you into learning them, right?” he replied.“You can’t say that about your m
More than anything, Mu Yu was naturally curious. Glancing outside the study and making sure that no one was around, she hesitated slightly before getting up. After hurrying toward the bookshelf, she peered into the opening between the racks. The secret room was rather small and not elaborately decorated; only a huge book rack rested against a wall, filling its entire width. The rack was made up of many smaller compartments, and each of them were filled with neatly-stacked A4 papers. To be stored so carefully in such a secretive place—what else can they be if not secret documents?Perhaps… They’re confidential clientele information?Realizing her intrusive act of stumbling into a private space, she quickly turned to leave. Just then, she noticed a large photograph mounted on another wall which made her stop short in her tracks. It was a photograph of a girl beaming with sparkling eyes—it was non
“What’s wrong?” Mu Yu was anxious.Yin Xiaotian did not answer. Instead, she only wept into her hands as Xin Yihan sighed and explained, “Our baby is gone, Yu.”He went up to Yin Xiaotian and wrapped her in an embrace, whispering comforting words into her ear. His face was filled with anguish as he said, “Don’t be sad—your health is more important. Don’t you remember what the doctor said? We’re still young, so we’ll have plenty of time to have children in the future. We just need to be more careful.”Yin Xiaotian buried her head in his arms but her sorrows persisted. Holding onto Xin Yihan, she sobbed silently into his sleeves. “What do you mean that the baby is gone? Did you have a miscarriage?” Mu Yu questioned urgently with worry in her tone. “It wasn’t a miscarriage; we went for a check-up today and found out that the baby simply stopped developing,” Xin Yihan said sadly. “The doctor has arranged a surge
As the days went by, the New Year holidays came to an end. Everyone gradually resumed their regular work schedules at the office, Mu Yu included. However, while others were reluctant to leave their holidays behind, Mu Yu was looking forward to going back to work—in fact, she was enthusiastic. Sure enough, she headed out with Qin Jinhuan as early as around 7.00AM. He was about to hold a morning conference with the mid-level management team. “Get Huang Bo to send you home earlier in the afternoon,” Qin Jinhuan reminded her when he dropped her off at the Bureau. She chuckled and said, “I’ve got nothing to do if I go home early anyway. I’d rather wait for you to pick me up and head home together.”He frowned in return. “There’s not much to do, though; there’s no need for you to sit here all day.”“I’m the only person on duty in the forensic lab right now; how is there not much to do? All right, enough nagging. Quick, you shoul
“Old Madam Xiao is back?”Seeing how she diligently visited Old Madam Xiao’s home every single day, Qin Jinhuan took pity on her and arranged for someone to keep watch 24 hours a day near the old lady’s house. The one who had called her was none other than the watchman, so she was a little excited after hearing the news—to her, Old Madam Xiao was their last hope. “Yes, Madam. Old Madam Xiao is back; should I take you to her immediately?” “No, no. I’ll head over right now.” Mu Yu stopped him at once, worried that his company would frighten the old lady. After a moment’s thought, she then added, “Stay there and don’t let her notice you. Let me know if she suddenly leaves—I’m coming right away.” “Understood.”She hung up and quickly called Rong Jian again. Unexpectedly, he spoke into the phone first. “Old Madam Xiao is back!” Those were Rong Jian’s first words. She was surprised. “Have you been i
“You’re saying that Rubing came across that incident on a Saturday while it was snowing? Was it earlier in the night?” “That’s right!” Mu Yu and Rong Jian both stopped in their tracks and turned around to answer in unison.Rong Jian hastily asked, “Did you see her that night?” “Yes. She stayed here for a long while.”Rong Jian’s expression tensed, and he hastily continued to ask her, “What time did she arrive?”The old woman thought it over for a bit. “Around 9.00PM.” “Are you sure?” Mu Yu was delighted.Rong Jian continued his frantic questions. “What was the exact timeframe? I want an accurate idea of the time!”His sudden raised voice startled the old woman, and she didn’t answer him immediately. After careful contemplation, she finally answered, “She was here from 10.00PM to midnight.” “Are you sure?” Rong Jian—whose body had stiffened for a moment—su
Qin Jinhuan shot straight up. “What happened?”“Doctor Feng left the detention cell on her own, and Chief Rong is going nuts from being unable to find her. Right now, he’s driving all over town by himself in his search for her; I wasn’t able to stop him no matter how I tried. Considering that night has already fallen, Chief Rong is bound to get himself into huge trouble if we don’t stop him now!”“Where is he currently?” Qin Jinhuan had already turned around and headed for the door as he spoke.Having already heard Liu Xiaofan’s words, Mu Yu hastily grabbed her coat and followed Qin Jinhuan. “I’m coming with you, Huan!”Qin Jinhuan had already gotten Rong Jian’s approximate whereabouts from his questioning, and his steps slowed down after he hung up on Liu Xiaofan. He waited for Mu Yu to catch up to him, and then he grabbed her hand before they rushed downstairs together.More than 20 minutes later, Qin Jinhuan
“What is it?” Mu Yu eyed Qin Jinhuan anxiously.“Feng Rubing fell and got hurt.”“Huh? How could that hap—”Rong Jian had already pushed Mu Yu aside before she could finish speaking, and he pressed Qin Jinhuan with utter shock. “Where is Rubing? How could she have fallen and got hurt?” “What’s with the pushing? Can’t you ask nicely?” Qin Jinhuan flew over to help the fallen Mu Yu while he rebuked Rong Jian in displeasure. “Can you even bear the weight of the responsibility if your push killed my child?”It was only then did Rong Jian realize his callousness, and he hastily apologized to Mu Yu by saying, “I’m sorry, Mu Yu. I…”Naturally, Mu Yu understood his feelings. She waved at him as she asked Qin Jinhuan on Rong Jian’s behalf, “Where is Madam Feng now? How is she?”Seeing that Mu Yu was all right, Qin Jinhuan finally looked at Rong Jian. “She’s already been sent to the clinic nearb