Chen Rouquan saw what Zeng was doing, but of course she didn't make a fuss. Instead, she raised her military knife and said to Amin, "In our country, a total of two thousand Xuefeng military knives were forged, but 99% of them were destroyed in the war. The few remaining ones are all very precious, and this one is no exception. It is priceless."

The bodyguards didn't understand the knife's value, but they knew how sharp it was, and they all nodded in agreement.

Although Nie Han was a bit silly, she understood Chen Rou's intention in saying those words, and she said, "This is the sword of a hero."

Chen Rou smiled and said, "You're right, this is indeed a hero's sword."

She forcibly kept the knife not only to provoke Mei Baoshan, but also because Mei Baoshan was half Japanese, and this knife was a heroic weapon used by the Eighth Route Army to kill Japanese during the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Although history has long since turned the page, as a soldier, Chen Rou will never forget the hatred and grievances of the nation and his family.

Naturally, she didn't want Mei Baoshan to carry the knife.

She'll take it for now; the knife belongs to Nie Rong. Once she's done with what she needs to do, she'll ask Nie Rong for the knife back.

It was already seven o'clock before we knew it.

At exactly seven o'clock, the mobile phone on the table started ringing.

Nie Han answered the phone eagerly, but upon hearing the voice on the other end, she immediately handed the cell phone to Chen Rou and whispered, "Sister Rou, it's Uncle Er on the phone."

Her second uncle is Nie Yao, who is also Mei Baoshan's eldest nephew and currently the CEO of the Nie Group.

Chen Rou answered the phone and said, "Hello!"

A deep, magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone: "Arou, you must have had a tough time these past two days?"

"Hello, Second Master, I'm taking care of my husband. It's not hard work at all," Chen Rou said.

He then asked, "Second Master, is there something you want to ask me on the phone?"

"How is A-Zhao? Has he woken up? How is his body? Can he move?" Mei Yao asked again.

Nie Zhao underwent emergency surgery yesterday, mainly to prevent paralysis of his lower limbs. However, the specific outcome will only be known after he regains consciousness post-surgery. He is still unconscious, and the doctors have not yet arrived. Chen Rou does not know the details of his condition.

So she said, "It's not clear yet."

After listening, Nie Yao sighed softly, paused for a moment, and then said gently, "Arou, actually it's only been a week since I've seen you and Zhao. I miss you very much, and I'm worried about Zhao, and even more worried about you, but..."

While listening to the phone call, Chen Rou glanced around, observing the most uneasy bodyguard among them, Ah Zeng.

She asked Nie Yao on the phone with a laugh, "But what's wrong?"

Nie Yao gave a wry smile, his tone both gentle and confused: "When they talk about you, I always feel that you are not the Arou I know anymore."

Chen Rou asked knowingly, "Who mentioned me to you, or said bad things about me?"

After being driven away by Chen Rou last night, Mei Baoshan returned to the Nie family mansion, and he is currently by Nie Yao's side.

If anyone had spoken ill of Chen Rou, Nie Yao couldn't help but turn and glance at his uncle, Mei Yao.

But then he smiled and said, "Even before you married Ah Zhao, you were still the darling of the Nie family. Now that you're married to Ah Zhao, you're the third wife of the Nie family. Who would say anything bad about you?"

Chen Rou was still glancing sideways at Zeng when she saw him slowly turn around and give A Ming a meaningful look.

She was still holding the phone when she asked again, "Then why did you suddenly say I'm not the Arou you know, Second Master?"

Nie Yao's tone was full of sincerity. He said, "Arou, security work is very difficult. I know you are worried about Azhao's safety and suspect that your kidnapping may have something to do with my uncle. But you were kidnapped when you went out to sea. Your itinerary was decided at the last minute. No one else knew about it except me. I didn't tell my uncle either. I can testify to him that he didn't know about your itinerary. Because you suspected him, you rashly changed the personnel before Azhao woke up. If the real murderer took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack, you and Azhao would be in great danger."

Chen Rou kept her eyes fixed on A Ming and mumbled a reply: "Yes, it's very dangerous."

But the change can happen in an instant!

...

It's 7:30 now, half an hour before the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital officially opens for business.

Although Secretary An and Butler Ming had been kicked out by Nie Rong and had gone to find a place to sleep, they returned at this time. After finding that Nie Rong had already opened the ward door, the two of them, along with the personal secretary, went in to take care of his grooming.

Then there was breakfast. Nie Rong's breakfast was a specially prepared nutritious meal provided by the hospital. The chef would personally push the food cart over and stop in the corridor, waiting for Nie Rong to nod that she wanted to eat breakfast before the life secretary would push it inside.

Meanwhile, in Nie Zhao's intensive care unit, the on-duty nurses and doctors were also about to change shifts.

New medical staff arriving at work in the morning need to hand over their work on-site and collect the day's medications and various protective equipment.

There was another person, Nie Jiayu, who had also gotten up and was wandering around in the corridor.

So the corridor was packed with people right now. Although no one was making a sound, there was a silent busyness, with people coming and going like a revolving lantern.

Because Chen Rou didn't want to eat the hospital breakfast, Nie Han was about to go and buy her some.

But as she passed by bodyguard Amin, she inexplicably felt that Amin's gaze was a little strange. In an instant, the image of the pirates who had bullied her in the pirate park flashed into her mind.

A chill ran down her spine for no apparent reason. Just as she was about to scream, Ah Ming suddenly raised his hand and grabbed her throat.

Her throat was choked, so of course she couldn't make a sound.

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