The place where Lin Qingyan was treated was a private cancer hospital in the city. The environment was quiet and grand, and there were usually very few people.
That morning, Da Hu followed Lin Qingyan's private car to the hospital as usual. He watched him walk into the hospital with the help of two assistants. He was wearing a thick hat and a black down jacket, looking tall and thin.
Da Hu sat for a while, then got out of the car and followed him in. The private hospital was like a clubhouse, and one could not enter without a membership. However, the receptionist at the door already knew him. He showed his police ID and walked in directly.
Da Hu's stalking and surveillance of Lin Qingyan had already been made clear. After all, Lin Qingyan had a high status. Every time he went out, he would have a few high-level bodyguards following him. It was impossible for Da Hu to not notice if he followed him closely. However, Da Hu was also cunning. Once, he was stopped by a bodyguard, so he simply walked up to Lin Qingyan and said, "Mr. Lin, although Tan Liang's case has been closed, I was ordered to protect him in case he has other accomplices who might harm Yao Meng and her family — that is, you. I hope you can cooperate with the police. "
Lin Qingyan only smiled and waved his hand, telling the bodyguard to leave him alone.
However, Da Hu still could not enter a private ward. That day, he sat on the bench at the end of the corridor as usual. Recently, Lin Qingyan had been spending most of the day in the ward, so he had to wait.
The ward was decorated like a home, warm and quiet. Lin Qingyan only wore a white shirt and black trousers as he sat by the bed. Although the doctor announced that he only had three months left to live, he still looked handsome and gentle.
The doctor greeted him with a smile. "Mr. Lin, you look very good today."
The doctor was quite young, and in fact, he was more like a private, high-level caretaker in the final stages of a patient's life — at this point, examination and treatment were meaningless. After the routine examination, the doctor sat next to him and chatted with him.
After a while, Lin Qingyan's phone rang. He apologized and hung up after a few whispers. He said to the doctor, "There's something urgent at the company. I have to go back to deal with it. Can I come back for the rest of the treatment? "
"No problem." The doctor smiled and got up. He was about to walk over to open the door for him when he waved his hand. "I'll go this way."
The next ward was connected to this one by a door. Only then did the doctor know that it was also Lin Qingyan who had booked the next ward for the past few days. However, when he thought about how rich people liked peace and quiet, he felt relieved.
"Although the guard at the door is kind enough to protect you, I'm going to talk business. It's not convenient for him to follow me." Lin Qingyan smiled faintly.
The doctor had seen Lin Qingyan greet Da Hu with a smile, so he nodded and said, "I understand. Mr. Lin, please go ahead."
Lin Qingyan left through the door, and an assistant came in. He took off his coat and smiled at the doctor. "Mrs. Lin asked me to consult you again about Mr. Lin's condition."
Da Hu sat in the corridor for a while and saw a nurse walk out of the ward. He stopped her. "Hey, how's it going inside?"
The nurse recognized him and curled her lips. "I'm in the middle of an examination. Why do you ask me every day?"
Da Hu smiled. After a while, he stood up, walked to the door, and gently pushed it open a crack. Through the frosted screen in the room, she could vaguely see a man sitting at the back. Judging from his figure and clothes, it should be Lin Qingyan. The doctor was smiling and chatting with him, just like every other day.
Da Hu quietly closed the door and sat back down.
Xu Xu went for a prenatal checkup at the nearest private maternity and children's hospital. Compared to a public hospital, there were certainly fewer people there, but it was not much less. She waited outside the consultation room with the nurse, Xiao Liu, for a while before it was her turn.
Xiao Liu did not come in, but waited outside the door. The female doctor was very gentle. She let Xu Xu lie down on the hospital bed and closed the curtain. She listened to the fetal heartbeat and nodded. "The fetal heartbeat is strong, very good." She turned around and looked in the shelf. "I'll go downstairs to get some reagents. Wait for a while."
Xu Xu nodded.
The doctor's footsteps gradually faded away. Xu Xu lay down and looked at the blue sky outside the window. There was still a thin layer of snow on the roof tiles opposite her. While she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard very light footsteps coming from outside the curtain.
The footsteps were different from the doctor's and Xiao Liu's. Xu Xu turned to look at the ground.
A pair of man's feet appeared under the curtain. He was wearing a pair of shiny black leather shoes and black trousers. The light reflected his tall figure on the white curtain, and he was quiet and motionless.
Xu Xu was slightly shocked and immediately shouted, "Xiao Liu!"
"Yes!" Xiao Liu answered almost immediately. The sound of footsteps could be heard as she came in. She lifted the curtain and looked at her. "What's the matter?"
Xu Xu did not answer. She looked past her and saw a young male doctor in a white coat standing in the room. At this time, the female doctor just walked in and smiled as she handed him a stack of files on the table. "Take it."
The male doctor smiled and left. Xu Xu breathed a sigh of relief. It was a false alarm, she was a little too nervous.
It was already afternoon when she came out of the hospital and went to a nearby mall to buy some things. Xiao Liu hummed a song as she drove while Xu Xu sat in the back seat. She held up the ultrasound photo and looked at the blurry and curled up figure. If Ji Bai saw it, he would be very happy. If Xu Juan saw it, he would naturally say that his nephew was indeed handsome.
Soon, they entered the neighborhood. Xiao Liu parked the car in the basement while Xu Xu stood in the garden waiting for her. She also called her brother to do a routine prenatal checkup report.
Xu Juan's voice sounded very light. "Where are you? I'm at your house. "
Xu Xu looked up at her window. "I'm downstairs."
"Mmm, the results are good, right?"
"Very good." Xu Xu answered with a smile.
"That's because I took good care of him. Come up, I bought some fresh cherries. I'll send them to my nephew as soon as I finish working overtime. "
The elevator went up at a constant speed. Only Xu Xu and Xiao Liu were inside.
"Ding." The door opened and Xu Xu's phone rang. It was Ji Bai.
"Are you home?" His voice was low and gentle.
"Mmm."
"I've also come out from the police station. I'll be home in about half an hour."
"You're so early today?" Xu Xu asked.
Ji Bai paused for a moment before he answered softly, "I took the day off today, wait for me."
Xu Xu was silent for a moment before she could not help but laugh. "Big brother is still at home."
"Tell him to leave quickly."
After he hung up the phone, Ji Bai looked at the blue sky outside the car window, the tall buildings, and the endless flow of traffic on the road. His eyes were filled with a smile.
How many times had he planned to propose?
However, Xu Xu was right. The passion of their relationship slowly settled, allowing him to see his heart more clearly.
This time, he did not prepare flowers, nor did he prepare moonlight or a stream.
He did not even have a ring because she had been wearing it the whole time.
This proposal was so simple that he walked in front of her alone.
What he wanted to say was also very simple.
"Xu Xu, during this business trip, I suddenly realized something.
This month, I've been out on business for seventeen days, and for the remaining thirteen days, I've been working late at night at the police station. I've done some calculations and the time I've spent alone with you adds up to less than three days.
You said that you'd consider for a year before deciding whether to marry me. However, even if another year passes, we'll only spend a few dozen days together.
Xu Xu, I don't know how much more time I'll need to make you feel that everything is right. As a criminal police officer, we're destined to spend most of our lives with other people, not with each other. In that case, I don't want to waste even a single day of my limited life. To me, growing old together with you is the only way to achieve success.
Xu Xu put away her phone and walked to the door with Xiao Liu.
When she opened the door, the first thing she saw was Xu Juan's leather shoes, which were neatly placed at the entrance. His cashmere coat was also placed on the sofa. There was no one in the living room, but the sound of running water could be heard from the kitchen. He was probably diligently washing the cherries.
Xu Xu said to Xiao Liu, "You can go back first. Thank you for your hard work."
Xiao Liu nodded, put down the things, closed the door, and left.
Xu Xu took off her down jacket, took out the ultrasound results from the bag, and placed them on the table. Only then did she walk over.
The winter sun shone through the dining room window, plating the furniture and floor with a layer of hazy luster, making it look quiet and warm. There was a small plate of washed cherries on the dining table, and it was dripping with water.
Xu Xu picked one up and ate it. Just as she was about to enter the kitchen to find Xu Juan, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
From the corner of her eye, she seemed to have caught a glimpse of something in the quiet corridor that led to the bedroom.
She turned around, walked around the dining room wall, and immediately saw a pair of men's feet sticking out from the corner of the wall.
She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She quickly rushed over, and the scene in front of her scared her out of her wits. Xu Juan was quietly lying on the ground, as if he was asleep. A pool of blood was slowly spreading behind his head.
Xu Xu's temples were throbbing, and her eyes were in so much pain that it felt like they were going to split open. At this moment, the sound of water in the kitchen stopped, and footsteps could be heard.
Lin Qingyan leaned against the door and looked at her with a smile. "Your brother loves you very much."
When Xu Xu took the handkerchief that was stained with knockout powder from Lin Qingyan's hand, she suppressed the silent pain in her heart, and turned to look at Xu Juan. "Call an ambulance. He was very frustrated in life, and this was the end of his life. Why did you have to kill him? "
Lin Qingyan smiled faintly without saying anything.
He threw the unconscious Xu Xu into the backseat, and when he drove out of the neighborhood, he took out his phone and called the emergency center. "Someone here is seriously injured, the address is …"
Just as Ji Bai drove to the entrance of the neighborhood, his phone rang. It was Da Hu. Ji Bai slammed on the brakes and quickly picked up the call.
"F * ck, boss, Lin Qingyan ran away!" Da Hu's voice was a little unsteady.
Ji Bai's face immediately sank. "Where's Yao Meng?"
"She didn't come to the hospital today."
"Inform the station to immediately send more people and apply for a search warrant. We must find them."
After he hung up, Ji Bai was about to turn around, but he saw the blue lights of an ambulance at the entrance of the neighborhood. He suddenly had a bad feeling, and he stepped on the accelerator and rushed into the neighborhood.
There were many people in the corridor, and the elevator did not come for a long time. Ji Bai ran all the way to the door of his house, and he saw two medical staff carrying a stretcher out. Xu Juan was covered in blood, and his face was pale as he laid on the stretcher.
"Xu Juan!" Ji Bai felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he grabbed the stretcher, but he was stopped by the medical staff. "Move, we need to send him to the hospital immediately!"
Ji Bai's face was pale, and he took a step back, but his hand was grabbed by someone again. It was Xu Juan who opened his eyes. His breathing was weak, but there was a fierce stubbornness in his eyes. "Xu Xu … Xu Xu …"
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