At that time, she loved not only his face, but also his passionate heart.

At this moment, Su Jin gazed at Zheng Lin's thin profile, her heart pounding uncontrollably. As long as the light within her beloved remained unextinguished, it was difficult for her heart to remain unmoved.

Su Jin calmly withdrew her little scheme.

When it comes to matters of the heart, just control yourself.

Su Jin maintained her smile and lowered her head to avoid Zheng Lin's fleeting gaze.

"Sister-in-law, brother."

Zheng Qi's lively voice drifted over.

Su Jin glanced sideways.

Zheng Qi, a tall man standing at 1.9 meters, bowed to Zheng Lin as soon as he saw him, but Zheng Lin did not respond. Zheng Qi was used to this.

Zheng Qi stood ramrod straight and comforted Zheng Lin, saying, "Big brother is wanted, but Uncle and Aunt probably don't know yet. Fortunately, it's just on an island, not in a city, so official news is temporarily blocked and won't leak out too quickly. We still have some time to think of a solution, so don't worry too much, brother."

Su Jin finally saw through Zheng Qi's true colors. He was just Zheng Lin's devoted little fanboy, always calling him "brother" and feeling sorry for him when he was sad. He valued his brother above all else.

He's definitely a die-hard fanboy.

At this time, Assistant Wang sent her some resumes of new bodyguards for her to review.

Su Jin couldn't help but say to Assistant Wang: I have to tell you a secret. That young bodyguard was there for Zheng Lin.

Assistant Wang: Chairman Su, are you serious?

Su Jin: That's Zheng Lin's cousin. I only found out yesterday. Xiao Wang, you have a good eye for people; you picked such a remarkable individual at a glance.

Assistant Wang: He came for the interview wearing sunglasses that day. He was the most suitable in terms of appearance, and his resume was also the most outstanding. Chairman Su, with his sunglasses on, he looked really intimidating.

Su Jin agreed with this point; the men in the Zheng family were all quite good at bluffing.

"You don't need to worry about that. Just focus on your studies," Zheng Lin said in a low voice. "How's your thesis progressing? If you need anything, feel free to contact me or..."

His eyes swept over Su Jin, who was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone, and he said, "Your sister-in-law."

Zheng Qi was surprised that his cousin would care about his studies, so he immediately responded by taking out a voice recorder from his pocket.

Zheng Qi asked beforehand, "Can I record what we say? Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll forget it."

"Whatever you say," Zheng Lin said calmly.

Helping his cousin finish his thesis was secondary; he hoped to use this opportunity to learn more from Su Jin about things he didn't know.

After all, Su Jin's attitude towards him now is completely airtight, and she always avoids answering questions about her elopement two years ago.

Since he can't get the answer himself, let his cousin ask him.

"Come with me first." Zheng Lin glanced at Zheng Qi out of the corner of his eye.

Zheng Lin led Zheng Qi to his room.

Zheng Lin sat in a chair, legs crossed, and turned his profile toward Zheng Qi, coldly saying, "Have you thought about what you want to do in the future?"

Zheng Qi replied nervously, "Not yet."

"The position of vice president will definitely become vacant, and I can recommend you for a try then."

"Me, can I do it too?" Zheng Qi didn't expect his cousin to value him so much. He was excited and nervous, and there was even a hint of excitement in his small eyes.

“You’re a member of the Zheng family, of course you can. We’ve been raising you since you were little, all so that you could take charge of the group and have no doubts about yourselves.”

"Thank you for the encouragement, cousin." Zheng Qi was secretly pleased.

Zheng Lin was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "The biggest difficulty between your sister-in-law and me is that wedding two years ago. I still don't know why she suddenly ran away from the wedding, and she has never answered. You can try to find a way to make it difficult to stay together, starting from this point."

He felt there was no need to hide anything from Zheng Qi. At this point, all he needed to do was give his cousin a few pointers to entice him to start researching in this direction. In that case, both of them could achieve their respective goals, a win-win situation.

Zheng Qi nodded as if he understood, "I understand, thank you for your guidance, I will try my best to complete this paper."

Zheng Lin had a vague feeling that things wouldn't go so smoothly this time.

However, the fact that Zheng Qi was able to use his bodyguard identity to stay close to Su Jin shows that Zheng Qi does have some tricks up his sleeve.

......

Island hospital.

Song Leilei helped Xu Jingzhi get out of bed and walk around.

As Song Leilei stepped half a step out of the ward, she almost tripped over herself. Her hand, which was holding the IV drip for Xu Jingzhi, reached forward and pulled on the needle in the back of Xu Jingzhi's hand.

Xu Jingzhi managed to pull the IV tubing back in time, preventing the needle from being pulled out.

Xu Jingzhi was thick-skinned and didn't care about this little bit of pain. It was like being bitten by a mosquito, neither painful nor itchy.

He straightened Song Leilei's shoulders, glanced at his hospital gown, and said helplessly, "You said you were here to take care of me. But I'm taking care of you more often. I think you don't need to treat me like a patient, just treat me like a normal person, and I can live a little longer."

Song Leilei quickly lifted Xu Jingzhi's hand, which had been pricked with an acupuncture needle, and examined it carefully before letting out a sigh of relief. "I just wanted to help you. I recently took on a role in a drama series where I have to take care of patients."

"Stop." Xu Jingzhi instantly came to his senses. He had been somewhat touched by Song Leilei's decision to stay and take care of him personally.

This moment marks the awakening of a dream.

"Remove the part about 'I just wanted to help you,' and get straight to the rest—that's your real purpose." Xu Jingzhi was displeased and turned to look in the other direction.

He snatched the IV drip and, despite his disability, walked on his own with unwavering determination.

Actually, it was just an abdominal injury. If you walk slowly, it won't have any impact at all.

Song Leilei followed, raised Xu Jingzhi's arm, buried her head under his armpit, and let Xu Jingzhi press down on her.

She was his crutch.

Xu Jingzhi: "......"

“I’m having even more trouble walking like this. Listen to me, go back to my hospital bed and sleep. Don’t think about taking care of me, take care of yourself first.” Xu Jingzhi pulled her arm back and quickened her pace toward the elevator.

"Then I'll hold the IV drip for you, okay?" Song Leilei followed behind him with small, quick steps. "You're a patient, how come you're walking faster than me? Be careful not to reopen your wound!"

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Xu Jingzhi slipped inside and then, rather unethically, pressed the open button several times, secretly waiting for Song Leilei to arrive slowly.

Song Leilei ran in breathlessly and stood in front of Xu Jingzhi, her head just touching his chest.

After the elevator doors closed, Xu Jingzhi continued, "You should reflect on why you walk so slowly, unable to even catch up with a single patient. Your stamina needs improvement."

Before Song Leilei could even respond, the concerned crowd in the elevator began to denounce him.

"Young man, if you talk to your girlfriend like that, she'll belong to someone else sooner or later."

“I was just like you back then, my wife ran off with someone else. But ever since I got rid of my sharp tongue, my wife and I are very happy and content.”

"If a man has a sharp tongue, he won't need fortune tellers or birth charts; he'll have at least three wives leave him."

Song Leilei: "......"

Xu Jingzhi: "......"

Both of them fell silent. They both wanted the other to explain to these people, but they were perfectly in sync and neither of them offered any explanation.

Song Leilei winked at Xu Jingzhi, thinking to herself: Explain yourself! Aren't you a tough guy? Why are you mute now?

Xu Jingzhi retorted inwardly: I'm mute, how can I explain?