Jiang Yuping was an experienced doctor who worked quickly and efficiently. She bandaged the injured worker's finger, prescribed anti-inflammatory medication, gave the injured worker a few instructions, and then returned to her office.

Zheng Yanshi followed him into Jiang Yuping's office.

After Jiang Yuping sat down, he smiled and asked:

"Dr. Jiang, is your Director Qiu busy today?"

Jiang Yuping looked at Zheng Yanshi, her eyes darting around, and said:

"Oh, Qiushou and Qiuchan have exams today. Old Qiu said he'd take the two kids to school and ask the teachers about their studies and performance this semester."

Zheng Yanshi was the deputy director of Workshop 3 and a subordinate of Qiu Jingwen.

After explaining, Jiang Yuping looked at Zheng Yanshi and asked in return:

"Did my husband, Lao Qiu, call you?"

"Yes, as soon as I got to work, I received a call from Director Qiu. He told me that something came up and he might not be able to come over until the afternoon."

Jiang Yuping had some doubts in her heart.

What is her husband trying to do?

Sending Qiushou and Qiuchan to school shouldn't take half a day, so where does he go for the rest of the morning?

If her husband hadn't acted so strangely last night, Jiang Yuping wouldn't have been worried at all.

Her husband's unusual behavior made Jiang Yuping feel somewhat panicked, and even had a bad feeling.

After all, what Qiu Jingwen said to her yesterday was like giving his last words, making her feel that something was about to happen.

Zheng Yanshi just wanted to come and ask about the situation, because he knew that Qiu Jingwen would not usually ask for leave unless there were special circumstances.

"Okay, Dr. Jiang, you go ahead with your work. I have to go back to the workshop. Director Qiu isn't here, so I need to go down to the workshop first and check on the work."

After Zheng Yanshi finished speaking, he turned and left Jiang Yuping's office.

After Zheng Yanshi left, Jiang Yuping raised her wrist to check her watch; it was only about 8:30.

She thought to herself that her husband, Qiu Jingwen, must still be at home, and that Qiu Shou and Qiu Chan should be up by now, since their exams were at nine o'clock.

Jiang Yuping reached for the phone, dialed the switchboard, and asked the operator to transfer the call to her home.

Qiu Jingwen answered the phone.

"Jingwen, you're here."

"Yes, Yuping, I'm here."

"Are Qiu Shou and Qiu Chan awake yet?"

"They're having breakfast. I'll take them to school in a bit."

"Then what".

"And then? --- And then --- I went to work in the factory."

Qiu Jingwen is clearly lying.

Jiang Yuping knew, of course, that her husband was lying, so she confronted him about it.

“Qiu Jingwen, just keep making things up. Your workshop deputy director Zheng Yanshi was just in my office. He told me that you had something to do in the morning and didn’t return to the workshop until the afternoon. Tell me, what exactly happened this morning?”

Qiu Jingwen did not answer the following question, but immediately asked in return:

"Why did Zheng Yanshi come to your office so early in the morning?"

Jiang Yuping then told Qiu Jingwen about the finger injury suffered by one of the workers in their workshop.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Jingwen immediately asked:

"How bad is the worker's finger injury? Is it serious?"

"Don't worry, the worker in your workshop only got a deep cut from a utility knife. He should be fine and can go back to work after a few days of rest."

After all, Qiu Jingwen was a factory worker. Yan Yuping knew that her husband valued safety and cared about his employees, which reassured him.

Finally, she returned to the main topic.

"Qiu Jingwen, you still haven't answered me. You took half a day off this morning, what exactly did you do?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of Qiu Jingwen's phone.

He hasn't decided when to completely confront his wife.