Chapter 333 There is a strange person

Fang Ya noticed his arrival, quickly composed herself, and said to Qiao Xing, "I'm leaving now. Thank you for listening to my rambling."

After saying that, she hurriedly walked up as if fleeing.

As Qiao Xing watched her retreating figure, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Fang Ya had really changed a lot.

Qin Ce walked over to Qiao Xing with breakfast in hand. "What are you two talking about?"

Qiao Xing snapped out of her daze. "We didn't talk about anything. Weren't you sleeping? Why did you come up from downstairs?"

Qin Ce showed her the breakfast in his hand, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, so don't run around. Let's go back and eat."

He originally wanted to carry her back, but Qiao Xing took a step back when she saw his posture. "Let's go."

Although there weren't many people on these two floors, it wasn't a deserted area either.

Qin Ce did not insist.

The two returned to the ward, and Qin Ce placed breakfast on the table. It was similar to yesterday's takeout, except for two different snacks.

This time, when Qiao Xing was eating, he noticed the name on the bowl, which was something like "Spring and Autumn Imperial Cuisine".

It sounds familiar; I think I've seen it before.

After the meal, Qin Ce knew she was going to collect these bowls, so he conscientiously went to wash them.

With nothing else to do, Qiao Xing used his phone to search for "Chunqiu Shanfu".

A striking three-story red building in the ancient style appeared on the screen, with the four gilded characters "Chunqiu Shanfu" on the plaque in the center.

Qiao Xing finally remembered that he used to see this distinctive building often when he took the bus.

According to the introduction, this restaurant specializes in high-end health supplements and various traditional delicacies passed down from ancient times. It is said that many dishes recorded in history but lost can be found here.

Qiao Xing clicked on their official website homepage with trembling hands. It only had a reservation phone number and some menu descriptions, but no prices were listed.

And she also saw the porridge she was drinking, which was actually bird's nest porridge!

When Qin Ce finished washing the dishes and came out, he saw Qiao Xing staring blankly at him.

He hesitated for two seconds, then asked, "What's wrong?"

"Qin Ce, how much is my meal?"

Qin Ce paused for a moment, then glanced at her phone out of the corner of his eye and said without changing his expression, "A few... a few hundred yuan."

"several hundred?"

"two hundred."

Qiao Xing was also taken aback. "Really? I saw online that they sell high-end meals?"

Qin Ce explained to her, "The high-end dishes are the ones; I just bought porridge and soup, which weren't expensive."

"Why? Isn't this bird's nest?"

"They sell the leftovers from the first day at a discount. It's because of this explicit rule that everyone feels they are eating the freshest ingredients."

Their store does have this rule, and there are also discounted items on the menu.

Qiao Xing said "Oh," and then added, "I see. That's alright then."

She felt a little better.

Qin Ce placed the washed bowls and bamboo basket on the table and instructed Qiao Xing, "I have to go to the company. You stay in bed and don't wander around. I'll bring you lunch."

Qiao Xing nodded, "You go ahead, I won't wander off."

Qin Ce glanced at her worriedly, feeling that she wouldn't be able to stay in the ward, but he still left.

After she left, Qiao Xing took out her phone and started playing games.

The little rabbit hasn't seemed to be online these past few days; it's probably at work.

She played a few rounds out of boredom, but lost five stars. Feeling that today was not a good day to play games, she quit and went outside the ward for some fresh air.

It's right outside the ward, so it's not really considered wandering around, right?

As Qiao Xing was thinking this, she turned her head and saw a man staring at her from not far away.

The man was tall and burly, and he was wearing a suit, which reminded Qiao Xing of the bodyguards with superhuman fighting skills portrayed on TV.

When Qiao Xing looked at him, he immediately looked away.

Qiao Xing's heart skipped a beat. Could this person be here to keep an eye on her?

She was so frightened that she quickly ran back to her ward and locked the door from the inside.

Qiao Xing's mind raced with wild thoughts. He figured that seeing him in such a nice hospital room must have made him think he was rich, so he came to scout the place first, and then he planned to kidnap or extort him.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, so she picked up her phone and sent a message to Qin Ce.

She told Qin Ce that there was a strange person in the corridor outside, wondering if she was being watched because she was staying in this ward.

To her surprise, Qin Ce replied with one sentence: "Didn't you say you wouldn't run around?"

Qiao Xing quickly explained: I didn't run around, I just wanted to go out for some fresh air.

After typing that sentence, she quietly opened the door again and peeked out through the crack. Sure enough, the person was still there!

Not only that, he was also staring at Qiao Xing's hospital room.

Qiao Xing quickly closed the door and locked it.

As expected, they were after her. Having been kidnapped twice, Qiao Xing was now like a frightened bird, and she never wanted to go through it again!

Outside, Xing Jiu received a call from Qin Ce.

Before he could speak, Qin Ce cursed him out.

"Are you crazy? Who gave you permission to stand at the door?"

Xing Jiu said, "Didn't you tell me to keep an eye on it?"

"I told you to keep watch, not to stand at the door. Would you like to come in and sit down?"

"……No."

"Get out!"

"yes."

Xing Jiu hung up the phone and silently retreated to the fifth-floor stairwell to stand guard.

As Qiao Xing was feeling uneasy inside the house, there was a sudden knock on the door, which startled her.

She stood at the door, not daring to utter a sound.

The person outside gripped the doorknob and twisted it again. "Why is it locked from the inside?"

It was He Fen's voice.

Qiao Xing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her voice and quickly opened the door to let her in.

"Aunt, what brings you here?" she said, glancing outside again. Fortunately, the man was no longer there.

He Fen came in again carrying the familiar insulated food container. She said with a smile, "Of course I came to see you. Look at you, you're in the hospital here all alone. If I, as your aunt, don't come to see you, how lonely you'll be."

Qiao Xing seemed a little absent-minded. She quickly closed the door and pulled He Fen aside to ask, "Auntie, when you came in just now, did you see any strange people?"

"What strange person? No one, what's wrong?"

Qiao Xing said nervously, "There was a man standing at the door just now. He was tall and big, and he looked fierce."

"Oh, you mean that person? I just saw him at the stairwell. Don't worry, he's probably just someone's family member."

"No, he was just standing at the door of my ward, and there was no one in the wards next door. How could he be a family member?"

He Fen was also a little surprised when she heard this, but then she thought of the group of people she had seen earlier, and she comforted Qiao Xing, "Oh, don't be so suspicious. Come here, your aunt has cooked you some brown sugar eggs. Eating them will help you get better faster."

He Fen pulled her towards the dining table, but Qiao Xing was still somewhat absent-minded.

After drinking half a bowl of soup, Qiao Xing realized that her aunt had been a little too attentive these past two days.

"Auntie, are you sure you're okay with coming to see me?"

My aunt smiled kindly, "I do have something to do today. Didn't we sell our house to you?"

Qiao Xing had a bad feeling. "And then?"

"Then, your aunt wanted to discuss it with you. Since you're not staying here now, why don't you let your aunt stay for a while longer?"

As He Fen spoke, she quickly expressed her true feelings, "The main thing is that this amount of money isn't enough to buy a house, and renting a place outside also costs money. So, if we live here and pay you rent, isn't that the same? Why should we let others benefit?"

Qiao Xing stared at He Fen in astonishment, wondering if the sun had risen in the west today or if he had just been so frightened by that man that he was hallucinating.

My aunt wants to pay rent?

She then tentatively asked, "How much rent are you planning to pay?"

They wouldn't offer you 200 yuan to stay for a year, would they?