Chapter 53 Symptoms

Cut your wrists.

suicide.

When hearing these four words, Luo Qinglin felt as if his brain had been severely shocked by electricity. It went blank, then painful, and finally numb.

The crackling sound of electricity in the mobile phone receiver was infinitely amplified, and the decibels seemed to increase exponentially every second, making Luo Qinglin's ears hurt.

Drop...drop...

The smell of bloody rust crossed time and space and rushed into his nose. Amid the sound of electric current, Luo Qinglin seemed to hear the sound of slow dripping water.

Visual and auditory hallucinations came flooding in.

The bloody wrist of the mother, the long hair tangled on the ground, the sirens of the ambulance, the questions of the medical staff...

"Luo Qinglin."

"Luo Qinglin!"

Jiang Yanyu's call seemed to be shrouded in fog, with reverberation, making it unclear.

Luo Qinglin slowly turned his head and stared at Jiang Yanyu dully, his eyes wide open without blinking, like an unconscious doll.

Jiang Yanyu grabbed Luo Qinglin's wrist, restrained him, snatched the phone from his hand and asked, "What happened?"

"Brother Jiang... ? Do you know Qu Man?" Qin Xiaoxi asked.

La Pluie is his own brand, how could he not know who its spokesperson is?

Jiang Yanyu sighed lightly and said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense."

"Qu Man committed suicide by cutting her wrists. It was on the trending searches just now, but it was removed after a few minutes." Qin Xiaoxi said in a trembling voice.

Jiang Yanyu's heart tightened when he heard this, and he subconsciously looked at Luo Qinglin.

Luo Qinglin opened his eyes wide, his expression dull, as if he was possessed by a nightmare and was completely unable to receive any information or stimulation from the outside world.

The sudden incidents were mixed together, making the place a mess and a chaotic mess.

Fatigue rose sharply, breaking the warning line. Jiang Yanyu's head began to throb and his temples began to throb with pain.

Rubbing the stinging solar plexus with the palm of his hand, Jiang Yanyu lowered his voice and said to Qin Xiaoxi:

"Contact Xiao Ruxuan first and ask her if she has any evidence of Zhuang Yiqing's affair. I'll ask someone to find out which hospital Qu Man is in. Once we find out, I'll pick you up and we'll go to the hospital together."

"Brother Jiang, I'm at the gym near your house now!"

"Okay, hurry up and ask Xiao Ruxuan. I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yanyu contacted Chen Qixing again, gave a few instructions, and then took Luo Qinglin to the kitchen.

Pouring the frozen ice cubes from the ice maker into the cup, Jiang Yanyu pinched Luo Qinglin's cheeks and forced him to open his mouth.

As if feeling restrained, Luo Qinglin began to struggle unconsciously.

"Be good and don't move." Jiang Yanyu coaxed gently, grabbing two pieces of ice and putting them in Luo Qinglin's mouth.

Covering Luo Qinglin's mouth to prevent him from spitting out the ice, Jiang Yanyu poured the remaining ice into his palm, wrapped his hand tightly, and forced him to hold the ice tightly.

The temperature in my hands and mouth dropped suddenly, and the pain from being burned by the cold began to spread and intensified.

“Mmm…”

Soon, his tongue and palms felt like they were pricked by several needles, causing a tingling pain that made Luo Qinglin utter indistinct moans.

When the pain exceeded the tolerable threshold, it was as if someone snapped his fingers in Luo Qinglin's mind, and information from the outside world flooded in.

bite!

Luo Qinglin shook his head vigorously, suddenly threw away the hand that was covering his mouth, and spit out the ice in his mouth.

"Ha ha......"

Luo Qinglin was breathing heavily, saliva and ice water flowed out of his mouth, and tears kept falling from his eyes.

"I, ha... I'm going to... Quman..."

Luo Qinglin couldn't stop the physiological tears from flowing, and his words were unclear, but his tone was surprisingly calm.

"Shh, shh, shh." Jiang Yanyu hugged Luo Qinglin, patted his back and whispered, "Let's go pick up Qin Xiaoxi first, and then go to the hospital."

"But you have to calm down first, otherwise I will have someone guard you at home and not let you go out." Jiang Yanyu deliberately threatened.

Luo Qinglin nodded quickly and agreed: "I will, ha... calm down. Take me, with you, ha... go."

Although Luo Qinglin spoke slowly, his breathing was not smooth, and his speech was paused, fortunately his logic was clear and his tone was steady.

Jiang Yanyu pressed his right hand on Luo Qinglin's abdomen and ordered, "Be good, breathe in, I want to feel your belly bulge."

Luo Qinglin immediately took a deep breath and puffed up his stomach, fearing that if he didn't puff up enough, Jiang Yanyu would not take him out.

The belly under the palm quickly swelled up, becoming round and plump. It was unclear whether it was due to inhaling or because Luo Qinglin deliberately exerted force.

After four or five seconds, Jiang Yanyu said again: "Okay, exhale slowly."

Luo Qinglin did as he was told, "Huh..."

"Hold your breath for a second."

"Breathe in."

"Breathe out."

......

After repeating this several times, Luo Qinglin's breathing finally stabilized.

"Be good, you did a good job." Jiang Yanyu patted his belly gently and coaxed him softly in his ear.

Luo Qinglin broke free from Jiang Yanyu's arms, raised his head, his peach blossom eyes were red from crying, but fortunately the tears had stopped.

"Your clothes are dirty." Luo Qinglin said guiltily.

Jiang Yanyu lowered her head and found a large wet spot on the left chest of her pajamas, stained with saliva and tears, and the light-colored fabric was dyed a dark color.

Luo Qinglin looked embarrassed and did not dare to look at Jiang Yanyu.

Jiang Yanyu chuckled and deliberately asked in a low voice: "Why don't you dare look at me? Do you think this mark looks like..."

"Stop!" Luo Qinglin stopped him, "It's already this late!"

"What else?"

"Still..." Luo Qinglin spoke in a lower voice, "Not serious yet."

Jiang Yanyu pinched Luo Qinglin's red ears, and finally let go of his arms reluctantly.

After taking out his phone to check the video sent by Chen Qixin, Jiang Yanyu put away his frivolous smile and said, "Let's go, we'll go to the hospital now."

"Qu Man...are you okay?" Luo Qinglin asked cautiously.

Jiang Yanyu sneered and showed the received video to Luo Qinglin.

The light in the video is dim, and judging from the background decoration, it should be in the corridor of a hotel. Zhuang Yiqing is hugging a man and a woman, walking towards the room with ease.

"Qu Man is fine, otherwise he wouldn't be so leisurely now." Jiang Yanyu replied.

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It was late at night and there were not many vehicles on the road. Only one passed by every few minutes, and the car shadows were sparse.

"Brother Jiang! I'm here!" Qin Xiaoxi stood on the side of the road and shouted at the oncoming car.

After getting in the back seat of the car, Qin Xiaoxi said hurriedly: "Xiao Ruxuan has no evidence, but she has contacted the media who may have evidence."

"Tell her to send me the media list, and I'll find someone to pry them open." Jiang Yanyu said as he stepped on the accelerator.

Business cars shuttled quickly in the night, their lights were blurry and stretched into a long, chaotic line.

Once on the highway, the car was speeding up. The whistling wind was like the god of death's scythe, scratching the car windows constantly, making Qin Xiaoxi feel upset.

Glancing at Qin Xiaoxi's nervous expression in the rearview mirror, Luo Qinglin comforted her, "Qu Man is fine. The hospital said the wound is not deep and she is conscious the whole time."

Qin Xiaoxi finally felt relieved after hearing this and breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly I relaxed, and chaotic emotions such as fatigue and self-blame began to take over.

"I should have asked her directly this afternoon if she needed help, instead of trying to test her indirectly." Qin Xiaoxi covered her eyes helplessly, her voice filled with tears.

Yes, why didn't he stop Qu Man and let her go, but let her get in the car and leave?

After hearing this, Luo Qinglin could no longer utter any words of comfort and turned to look at the dark sky outside the window.

The car fell into silence, with only the cold air from the air conditioner blowing. The atmosphere became even colder, making people feel empty inside.

After driving for nearly an hour, the car finally arrived at the gate of Debo Private Hospital.

After parking the car in the underground parking lot, Luo Qinglin and Qin Xiaoxi wanted to quickly open the door and run out in a hurry, but Jiang Yanyu suddenly locked the door.

"As for Qu Man's matter, no one except Zhuang Yiqing is allowed to take the responsibility on themselves." Jiang Yanyu said after turning off the fire.

Jiang Yanyu patted his black suit and threatened slowly, "If anyone says something self-blaming again, I will deduct three months' salary from him."

Three months, 150,000? !

Qin Xiaoxi's eyes widened when she heard that, and she stuttered back, "Okay, okay, Brother Jiang."

"What about you?" Jiang Yanyu asked Luo Qinglin with a sidelong glance, "Don't think that just because you didn't say anything, I don't know what you were thinking."

"You are not allowed to blame yourself, otherwise I will deduct half a year's salary from you." Jiang Yanyu snorted coldly.

Knowing that Jiang Yanyu was just talking, Luo Qinglin was not afraid, but he still replied, "I know."

After getting a positive answer, Jiang Yanyu unlocked the car and said, "Don't look so sad. It makes Qu Man upset."

The three of them got out of the car together and walked quickly towards the elevator.

As soon as they reached the elevator door, five burly men in black suits and black sunglasses suddenly appeared from the corner and rushed towards the three people with ferocious looks.

The five big men were getting closer and closer, and the sense of danger reached its highest point.

Could it be that Zhuang Yiqing arranged for them to wait here?

Qin Xiaoxi clenched his fists, ready to fight, while Luo Qinglin put his phone in his trouser pocket, his finger on the power button, ready to call the police at any time.

Click, click.

As the footsteps approached, a burly man walked up behind them and stood still and silent, like the calm before the storm.

Even if they didn't look at each other, Luo Qinglin could feel the burning gaze behind him.

bite!

When the elevator arrived, one of the bald men suddenly moved and rushed to Jiang Yanyu's side.

I can't kill you ugly thing!

When Qin Xiaoxi threw a punch, the bald man just bent down and said respectfully, "Mr. Jiang, please."

? ? ?

When the fist was still a few centimeters away from the bald man's face, Qin Xiaoxi pulled back, coughed, retracted the fist, and scratched the back of his head.

Luo Qinglin stopped pressing the power button and looked at Jiang Yanyu in confusion.

Jiang Yanyu put one hand in his pocket and walked into the elevator as if he was walking on a catwalk. He walked as fast as the wind and looked very majestic.

Seeing that everyone was standing outside the elevator, Jiang Yanyu rolled his eyes and said, "What are you all standing there for? Don't waste time. Come in quickly."

The bald man lowered his head and replied, "Mr. Jiang, let's take the next elevator."

"Tsk, come up," Jiang Yanyu frowned, "Don't waste time."

The elevator has a large internal volume, and eight people can stand inside without feeling crowded, with even some space left.

Luo Qinglin glanced at the big man behind him, then quietly poked Jiang Yanyu's arm and asked, "Did you call them here?"

Jiang Yanyu asked back: "What?"

"Why did you call so many gangsters...bodyguards?" Luo Qinglin asked in a weak voice.

Jiang Yanyu turned his head, and said with a gloomy look, as if he were an elephant looking at an ant:

"I will take back every penny of the damage Zhuang Yiqing has caused me."

The author has something to say:

Jiang Yanyu:

In front of others: Skin him and squeeze out every last drop of value from him!

After: Wife, breathe in, breathe out, good job, good girl~

annotation:

①DBT therapy - emotion regulation technology: When people fall into negative emotions such as fear or stress, they can use the method of stimulating the five senses to divert their attention and effectively suppress negative emotions. Such as grabbing ice cubes, eating sour, bitter and sour foods, etc.

② Abdominal breathing: take a deep breath for 3-5 seconds, exhale slowly for 3-5 seconds, and hold your breath for 1 second, which can effectively regulate negative emotions.

(The author is not a professional, if there are any mistakes, please accept comments and corrections)