“Where are the gloves?” Qin Jinhuan asked Cheng Xiang.
“Here.” Cheng Xiang stepped forward and held up a plastic ziplock bag which contained a pair of white lace gloves.
Qin Jinhuan didn’t take the bag. Instead, he looked toward Dong Wanqing’s hands as he asked, “Where did the rhinestone on your left ring finger go?”
At the same time, Dong Yueyun and Yin Anran immediately shifted their attention to Dong Wanqing’s well-kept, manicured left hand.
Dong Yueyun and Dong Wanqing were both very fond of manicures, especially the ones with sparkly accessories like rhinestones and such. Whenever there was a new design, they would be the first to book an appointment to snag the latest accessories. Nonetheless, Yin Anran, who also liked manicures, had never gotten her nails done as it was inconvenient for her work—she spent most of her time typing on a computer.
Meanwhile, Dong Wanqing instinctively reached her fingers
“What are you doing?” Dong Yueyun looked at Rong Jian in displeasure as he blocked her path.“You can leave, but not her.” As he spoke, Rong Jian glanced at Dong Wanqing—who was by Dong Yueyun’s side—through the corners of his eyes.Dong Yueyun scoffed, clearly unconvinced. “You have no proof that Wanqing did it, so you have no right to limit her freedom!”Since she had Dong Yueyun standing up for her and giving her constant reminders, Dong Wanqing had calmed down considerably. She stretched out her left hand—the hand that was missing the diamond—and explained in an innocent manner. She said, “While the diamond in that glove looks exactly like mine, you can’t conclude that I took Yin Anran’s car to maim others just based on that. There are scores of women in An City who get this kind of nails done. You can just go to any area in the city that has a lot of women and scour the ground; you’ll be sure to find such diamonds there.”
“Why are you so sure of that?” Astonishment was all over Qin Jinhuan’s face.A cold look crept up Mu Yu’s pale face. “She’s not that smart.”Qin Jinhuan froze for a few seconds before he spoke. “It’s true that Dong Wanqing isn’t the brightest bulb out there, but don’t forget that she has Dong Yueyun behind her.”“Do you think that Dong Yueyun’s the one who orchestrated all of it?” “The police have already been called, and they’ll handle this matter. Let’s not talk about this anymore. Here, have some food.” Qin Jinhuan had poured the spoonful of cold soup back into the bowl as he spoke. He scooped up a fresh spoonful and gently blew on it to cool it down before bringing it in front of Mu Yu.However, Mu Yu still didn’t open her mouth; she continued to regard him with a chilly look.“What’s wrong?”His voice was gentle and patient; he even had a look of concern, but it wasn’t able to mo
Mu Yu and Rong Ying were simultaneously startled by that. When they whipped their heads around to look, they saw a worried Qin Xiaozhi entering the ward. “Grandpa? Why are you here?” Mu Yu asked, her voice hoarse as she made to get off the bed. She accidentally tugged at her wounds as she did so, and the pain made her suck in a breath.“Careful!”As Rong Ying hastily helped her, Qin Xiaozhi also advised her against it; his heart broke for her. “Don’t get up from bed! Don’t move! Just lie down!”As he spoke, he quickly stepped forward with the help of his cane.“Slow down, Grandpa!” Mu Yu pushed Rong Ying away, gesturing for the other woman to help Qin Xiaozhi instead.Rong Ying quickly released Mu Yu and hastily got up to help support Qin Xiaozhi’s weight while gently saying, “Please don’t worry, Grandpa. Yu is all right.”“You’re still saying she’s all right even when she’s in such a
Qin Jinhuan turned around, whereas Bian Zijun followed behind him somewhat nervously while asking in a soft voice, “Boss, wouldn’t it be a bit inappropriate to startle Old Master this way?”Qin Jinhuan stopped in his tracks and asked flatly in return, “Now that he’s been startled, who cares if it’s inappropriate?”“What if the Young Mistress misunderstands you again and insists on divorcing…” Bian Zijun replied, but he didn’t dare to finish his sentence after getting a death stare from Qin Jinhuan.“There’s no divorce to be spoken of in my marriage,” Qin Jinhuan replied as he left the hospital director’s office.Just then, Rong Ying came face-to-face with him. “Has your wound been treated, Huan?”“What wound?”“Didn’t Yu bite you? Have you gotten the nurse to help you—”“It’s not necessary.”“Huan! Hey! Where are you going?”“I’m going to see Grandpa.”
“I got it, Boss. I’ll get it done right away,” Bian Zijun replied with a grave expression before leaving in a hurry.Qin Jinhuan stood in place before turning around. After staring at the room where Qin Xiaozhi was in for a long time, he began to walk toward Mu Yu’s ward.“Huan.” Just then, Rong Ying ran up to him from the side. “You haven’t had dinner yet. I’ve cooked a bowl of noodles for you, so let’s eat it in my office.”“I’m not hungry.”“Huan!” Rong Ying quickly caught up with him. “It’s already midnight now, yet you haven’t eaten or drank anything since you got off the plane this afternoon. Your body won’t be able to take it if you keep going on like this!”Qin Jinhuan didn’t stop, though. “I have no appetite.”“Humans can’t survive without food! At the very least, you should eat something! You don’t have to worry about Yu—her parents are keeping her company right now. Besides, I have arrang
“What are you two doing?” Wen Zeyu stood at the door of the office expressionlessly.Rong Ying panicked at once. Getting up subconsciously, she took a step back to keep some distance away from Qin Jinhuan. Then, she showed Wen Zeyu her blistered hands as she explained, “I burned my hands and couldn’t eat the noodles with my chopsticks, so Huan fed me.”“Is that so?” Wen Zeyu asked impassively while casting a sidelong glance at Qin Jinhuan. Obviously, he doubted Rong Ying’s words.Qin Jinhuan was surprised to see Wen Zeyu, but he wasn’t as panicky as Rong Ying was. On the contrary, he was surprised by Rong Ying’s panic. After shooting Rong Ying an indifferent glance, he put down the spoon, slowly turned his gaze to Wen Zeyu, and told him with a calm expression that what Rong Ying said was true.Wen Zeyu closed his eyes slightly and curled his lips at the same time. Then, as his gaze fell on the almost emptied bowl, his lips c
Meanwhile, Mu Yu’s parents had been sent home by Weng Yun at Qin Jinhuan’s secret request, leaving only Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan in her ward at this moment.Mu Yu closed her eyes quietly as if she was asleep, but Qin Jinhuan knew that she was only pretending to do so.Her parents and Jiang Wenwen had been present earlier on, so she didn’t give him the cold shoulder since she didn’t want to make them worried or let them notice that something was wrong. Now that everyone else had left at this moment, she no longer needed to keep on pretending.Sitting on the edge of her bed, Qin Jinhuan reached out and gently grabbed her hand outside the quilt, but she retracted her hand under the quilt as soon as he touched it—it was as though it had touched thistles and thorns. Qin Jinhuan was stunned by this and wanted to call her name, but his voice never came out of his throat despite the few times he parted his lips.He knew that she was st
Seeing that it was a phone call from Bian Zijun, Qin Jinhuan immediately answered the phone. After listening to the other end of the line for a while, he replied, “I got it. I’m in the ward right now, and I’m not going back tonight.”Mu Yu couldn’t see the caller ID clearly, but she could tell from Qin Jinhuan’s expression when he answered the phone that the contents of this phone conversation must be very important. Therefore, she asked, “Who called you?”“Zijun.”“Isn’t Zijun outside? What did you have him do out there?”Bian Zijun was Qin Jinhuan’s personal bodyguard, so Mu Yu knew very well that Qin Jinhuan wouldn’t send him out if the matter wasn’t particularly important. Moreover, it was unusual since this phone call was made during such an hour. “I had him look into Dong Yueyun’s whereabouts over the last few days,” Qin Jinhuan replied while putting his cell phone back into his pocket.“So w