Gu Chengze rushed over and saw He Lingchuan with his head wrapped up like a mummy, his shirt off, and his chest and back covered in bruises from being hit with a stick.

His right hand was broken and bandaged, while his legs were okay, though they were covered in bruises.

"I really don't know what to say to you. Couldn't you have called the police? You had a broken bone and you still had to fight them head-on. Look, this injury won't heal for months."

The nurse scolded him somewhat resentfully, but He Lingchuan used his fractured hand to grab the man's ankle, which only exacerbated his injury.

Gu Chengze frowned, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

He walked up to He Lingchuan, looked at her bandaged body, and gritted his teeth in anger: "Who did this?"

He Lingchuan's voice was a little hoarse, probably from the anger he had just felt: "I don't know, but I'm already looking into it."

All he needs to do is bring up the surveillance footage.

The person who attacked him must have been prepared and must have already disposed of the surveillance footage.

He needs to retrieve the saved monitoring data through the backend.

However, he could only retrieve one IP address. He now only hoped that the mastermind behind it would not notice this and simply close the account.

"Is there even a need to investigate? It must be Zhou Mingyan."

He Lingchuan's face was gloomy. The first person he thought of was him. No one else harbored such deep resentment towards him.

His research project is not yet finished, he has not applied for a patent, and he has no competitors.

The only possibility is a love rival.

"If it really is him, he's terrifying."

To get Shen Yanxi, he was even willing to kill someone.

Those men were clearly designed to kill me; they showed no mercy and seemed unconcerned about going to jail.

"I'm calling the police right now."

“Chengze, it’s no use. Even if you call the police now, he won’t admit it. Besides, we don’t have any evidence at all.”

"Does this even need evidence? There's no need to even think about it, it's definitely him."

"Yes, it is necessary."

After all, he has Shen Yanxi behind him.

"Chen Yanxi will definitely help him."

Even if there is no evidence pointing to Zhou Mingyan, Shen Yanxi will still help him, even if there are witnesses and physical evidence.

Gu Chengze stood aside, looking at the wounds on his body, and sighed helplessly: "I told Shen Yanxi before I came."

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be there in half an hour.

Why are you telling him that?

"If Zhou Mingyan really did it, then she is the real reason. Shouldn't he have come to see you?"

Gu Chengze knew it must be Zhou Mingyan the moment he heard about it.

"Even if it wasn't Zhou Mingyan, you're not divorced yet, right? What's wrong with him coming to see you as your wife?"

Besides, didn't he already deliver porridge?

Doesn't this mean he still cares about He Lingchuan?

Gu Chengze patted He Lingchuan on the shoulder: "I know you want him to come."

He Lingchuan was somewhat helpless. He couldn't refute it, so he could only let Gu Chengze call Shen Yanxi over.

His program quickly retrieved the surveillance footage.

After he left, those people made a phone call, and less than five minutes later, a car came to pick them up.

He Lingchuan found out who the car belonged to in just three minutes.

"Is it Zhou Mingyan?"

Gu Chengze asked him from the side and received an affirmative answer.

"It's him."

"What about me?"

Speak of the devil, and he appears. He Lingchuan had just saved the surveillance video to his phone when he heard a familiar voice.

Zhou Mingyan arrived uninvited, which probably means he also realized they had been exposed.

He placed some tonics on He Lingchuan's bedside table.

"Are you here to turn yourself in?"

He Lingchuan didn't hold back at all, coldly mocking him: "I really underestimated you. You're more ruthless than I imagined."

"You flatter me."

He Lingchuan knew his abilities, and he also knew that these people would eventually trace it back to him.

His purpose in coming here was to make He Lingchuan back down: "I advise you not to overestimate yourself. Since I dared to do this, I am naturally not afraid of your investigation."

"If you're not afraid of anything, why did you come looking for me?"

He Lingchuan snorted coldly. This guy was obviously guilty. How dare he say he wasn't afraid?

"I'm just here to remind you, so you don't make a big mistake."

He glared fiercely at He Lingchuan, his eyes practically spitting fire.

"I'm here to advise you in good faith. You'd better not refuse a toast only to be punished. He Lingchuan, what makes you think you can fight me? You have nothing. Even if you hand over this evidence to the police, I can still get away with it."

He leaned forward, a forced smile playing on his lips, looking utterly unsettling: "Or do you really think Xixi will believe you?"

As he spoke, he started laughing to himself: "I advise you not to be naive. To Xixi, you're just a free tool. Don't think you're that important to him."

Zhou Mingyan used threats and inducements, fearlessly provoking him: "Do you understand what I mean? Do you know what you should do?"

"Know."

He Lingchuan's voice sounded somewhat low, and Zhou Mingyan assumed he was giving in. He turned to leave, but then a sharp pain shot through the back of his neck.

The next second, He Lingchuan kicked him in both legs, forcing him to kneel on the ground, his knees slamming into the floor with a loud thud.

"He Lingchuan, are you crazy?"

He was hysterical, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"Who told you to come here and act like a jerk?"

He Lingchuan didn't stop, continuing to pound his body. His undamaged hand was still in a lot of pain, although it would occasionally pull on his other hand when he raised it, but he seemed to feel nothing.

"You think I'd accept your threats? With your abilities?"

His words clearly showed his contempt for the man, making Zhou Mingyan lose face. He tried to get up but found himself unable to move.

"Aren't you so great? Say something!"

A hint of mockery flashed in He Lingchuan's eyes. He had just raised his hand to strike when the ward door was pushed open from the outside.

Shen Yanxi's scream echoed throughout the ward: "What are you doing?"

Everyone looked at Shen Yanxi. He Lingchuan didn't notice, and Zhou Mingyan broke free from his grasp and walked towards Shen Yanxi.

"Xixi, I..."

His lips were red. When He Lingchuan made his move, he tore open the clothes on his body, revealing his stuttering skin and tense chest.

“I just wanted to check on Mr. He for you, but I didn’t expect him to be so hostile towards me. He even accused me of plotting against him. When I denied it, he attacked me.”

As he spoke, he lifted the hem of his shirt, revealing shocking bluish-purple marks on his waist.

In comparison, He Lingchuan's injuries didn't seem so terrible.

"He Lingchuan, weren't you injured? How can you hit someone when you're injured?"

Shen Yanxi was half-believing and half-doubting, and looked him up and down.

She took a deep breath, her chest heaving, as if she had been holding it in for a long time: "Are you really hurt?"