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
“Huh?” Qin Jinhuan stopped in his tracks and glanced at Bian Zijun.“Dong Wanqing has requested Chen Kai to meet with Dong Yueyun three times today. He followed our instructions and agreed to help her pass her request on, but he told her that Dong Yueyun wasn’t willing to see her later on. Right now, her emotions are just as you predicted—she’s agitated. She’s even kicked up several fusses in there. Chen Kai will arrange for the people in the same room to ‘take care’ of her. I believe that she’ll break down before the night is over. When the time comes, Chen Kai will cooperate with Liu Xiaofan and the others for the interrogation. Everything is going as planned.”“Good.” An approving smile spread on Qin Jinhuan’s face before he reminded Bian Zijun, “Don’t let your guard down. We have to seize this chance properly.”“Got it.” Bian Zijun’s expression was solemn.“All right.” Just as Qin Jinhuan was about to leave, a thought st
“Hm?”“Don’t play dumb with me. Dong Yueyun paid me a visit.”“Oh?” Qin Jinhuan asked indifferently.“Why won’t you let her meet Dong Wanqing?”“It’s her problem if she can't meet up with Dong Wanqing, so how is it my fault?”“Quit pretending. We’ve been buddies for years, and you think I wouldn’t know what you’re like? If you hadn’t done some tampering, she would’ve met Dong Wanqing already. Don’t forget, Dong Yueyun isn’t any ordinary person either. Tell me, what do you plan to get out of this?”“Mind your own business and go dig up more proof if you have nothing to do.”“Huan!” Rong Jian was starting to panic. “Don’t do anything stupid! Despite everything, Dong Wanqing is still Dong Yueyun’s niece, and Dong Yueyun really dotes on her. If you don’t want to be considerate of Dong Wanqing, then at least do it for Dong Yueyun’s sake. You—”“What are you talking about?” Qin
The following morning, Liu Xiaofan and the rest woke up early and washed up. They found Rong Jian still asleep, so they exchanged looks and, in a silent agreement, grabbed their jackets and went out, leaving Rong Jian alone at home.After a quick breakfast nearby, the three changed into their uniforms in the car and held a small meeting. After that, they brought the relevant documents with them as they made their way to the detention center to see Chen Kai. Chen Kai knew that they were there to interrogate Dong Wanqing, so he led them to the interrogation room before asking someone to get Dong Wanqing.After a day of not seeing Dong Wanqing, Liu Xiaofan and company were shocked to see the state she was in.Dong Wanqing’s hair used to be wavy, but now it was just a mess. Her clothes were also in disarray, and her face was as white as a sheet. She had red and swollen eyes with bruising at the corners, and there was a blank look in her eyes