Zheng Lin squeezed out some ointment and applied it to Bai Qingchi's arm. "When I'm not around, you must take care of yourself. Don't let your father in heaven worry about you not doing well."

He said all this entirely out of his position as an elder brother, hoping that Bai Qingchi would figure it out on his own.

He knew exactly what Bai Qingchi was thinking.

He only treated her so well because of Old Master Bai's kindness.

But that doesn't mean he has to be submissive in everything; that's all he can do.

"I can only live well when I'm by your side." Bai Qingchi touched his fingers with her hand.

Zheng Lin clenched his fist, preventing her from touching him.

“Since you have nowhere to stay right now, I’ve found you a place to stay. It’s quiet there, and no one will bother you.” Zheng Lin took out a tissue to wipe his hands.

Outside the ward, Assistant Gao was exchanging information with Assistant Wang.

Assistant Wang knew that Zheng Lin had met with Bai Qingchi. He originally wanted to tell Su Jin, but then he thought about it and was afraid that Su Jin would be upset.

[Assistant Wang]: The more I think about it, the angrier I get. If Chairman Su hadn't lost his memory, Bai Qingchi would be torn apart by now.

[Assistant Gao]: I've been guarding this ancestor here all day, and I'm terrified. It's insane. Our boss insists on keeping Old Bai's dying promise, and I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen sooner or later.

[Assistant Wang]: It's all because of our Chairman Su. It shows that one can't be too kind; it's impossible to be worthy of everyone.

......

As Su Jin lay in bed, she glanced at the time, her heart pounding with anxiety.

"It's already eight o'clock, why isn't he back yet?" she muttered to herself, then picked up her phone and dialed Zheng Lin's number.

Su Jin took out the ring from the ring box and looked at it in her palm.

I've seen many rings, but none are as beautiful as this one.

The brilliance of the diamond shone into her heart.

She couldn't help but smile, but her expression turned cold the moment she answered the phone.

A woman's voice came through the phone: "Hello, Zheng Lin is busy. If you need anything, I'll pass it on to him later."

Su Jin suddenly felt a numbness throughout her body and didn't know how to react for a moment.

The sound of running water came from the phone.

After a long silence, Su Jin finally managed to stammer out, "What...are you doing?"

His breathing was cold, and his voice trembled.

"Zheng Lin is taking a shower. He can't answer your call right now. How about I bring his phone in?"

Upon hearing this, Su Jin hung up the phone.

Her face was deathly pale. She bent over, clutching her stomach, and slowly drank a few sips of water from her glass.

My stomach hurts so much.

On the other end of the line, Bai Qingchi laughed when he saw the call end.

Bai Qingchi turned off the water in the sink, looked up at herself in the mirror, and said, "Zheng Lin is mine. Su Jin, what are you?"

After saying that, she took out her lipstick, applied it to her lips, and revealed an extremely enigmatic smile.

Zheng Lin stood in the entryway, holding a large bag of things, and called inside, "Qingchi, come out and see if we have enough stuff."

Bai Qingchi came out.

Zheng Lin saw the phone in her hand. "So it was with you. I forgot my phone. You can use these for now. If you need more, I'll have someone buy you some another day."

Bai Qingchi took the bag of daily necessities from Zheng Lin and handed him his phone.

"Are you leaving now? Why don't you stay a little longer? I live here alone and I'm a little scared."

"The maid will come tomorrow, just for one night."

"But......"

"Alright, I'm leaving now." Zheng Lin took a step back, not wanting Bai Qingchi to have any other thoughts.

Bai Qingchi's lips twitched; she hadn't expected Zheng Lin to be so resistant to her now.

Late at night, Zheng Lin returned to the manor, and the first thing he did was to see his young wife.

But the door was locked from the inside, and no matter how much he knocked, no one inside responded.

"Xiao Jin, open the door."

In this situation, Zheng Lin had already learned to reflect on himself. He thought about it and realized that Xiao Jin must be angry.

"Are you angry because I came back late? I won't come back this late next time. Today was a bit special. My friend was seriously injured, and I had to take him to the hospital to get his wound bandaged. That took up a lot of time. Please don't be angry."

There was still no movement inside.

Zheng Lin grew anxious and knocked on the door twice more.

He was worried that Xiao Jin might faint inside, and he was very eager to open the door and go in to see what was wrong.

The housekeeper got up to check when she heard the noise and saw the second young master standing outside the door. "Second young master, did you quarrel with the second young mistress again?"

"No. But she's probably angry with me. Do you have a spare key?"

"Wait a minute, I think I have a key. Let me go find it."

The housekeeper searched high and low, eventually finding a large bunch of keys, which he tried one by one.

Halfway through the test, Zheng Lin snatched the key and started trying to open each door himself. "We're going to replace all these doors tomorrow. They're too old; they even need keys to open them."

Butler: "...Master is sentimental. Even if we change the house, he'll still complain."

Half an hour later, they tried the last key.

The two stared at the key; it was their only hope.

The butler said with certainty, "It must be this one."

I inserted the key, turned it once, but it wouldn't turn.

Zheng Lin's face turned completely dark.

He looked at the butler: "Anything else?"

"No, they're gone. Some of the keys have been kept for too long and may have been lost."

Unable to get through the door, Zheng Lin had no choice but to climb through the window.

Fortunately, it was only on the second floor, and Zheng Lin could climb up with his bare hands.

The butler stood below, watching with a nervous urge: "Be careful, Second Young Master."

Zheng Lin climbed onto the balcony, but the balcony door was locked.

Fortunately, he could see what was happening inside. He pounded on the glass door, shouting, "Xiao Jin, open the door! Are you alright?"

Inside the room, Su Jin looked up at the balcony, then clutched her stomach and lay there for a while.

Zheng Lin was too noisy, so she put on her slippers, touched her stomach, and walked over. Then, under his expectant gaze, she slammed the curtain shut.

Zheng Lin: "......"

It's clear that Xiao Jin really doesn't want to talk to him anymore.

Zheng Lin sat down in a rattan chair and stayed with Su Jin on the balcony.

......

Su Jin was in pain all night, and by the latter half of the night she was trembling with pain.

When Mrs. Su noticed that her daughter hadn't come for breakfast, she went to knock on the door and called out, "Xiao Jin, breakfast is ready."

Hearing her mother's voice, Su Jin went to open the door.

Perhaps she felt really wronged.

Although she had no memory of this mother, she still rushed into her mother's arms, hugged her neck, and said, "Mom."

Seeing her daughter suddenly become so emotional, Mrs. Su hugged her back, patted her back, and joked, "What's wrong, baby? It's so early in the morning. Did something come to mind? Did you remember chasing after the neighbor's big yellow dog?"

"No. Mom, my stomach hurts."

Upon hearing that she had a stomachache, Madam Su knew something serious had happened.

The daughter must have been frightened or under too much stress.