Chapter 40 Xu Qin's Hongmen Banquet

Inside the emergency room, the air froze.

Xu Qin glanced at Fan Shengmei calmly, his eyes swept across her bloodstained arm, and his voice was calm.

"Come in."

Fan Shengmei pursed her lips and walked into the treatment room.

The young nurse was about to step forward with sterilized cotton and gauze, but Xu Qin had already put on gloves and said,

"Let me do it."

She took the tray from the nurse and motioned Fan Shengmei to sit down.

Fan Shengmei sat on the examination chair, the wound on her arm exposed hideously under the light.

Xu Qin picked up the disinfectant cotton and began to clean the wound with a swift movement, but the scene at the theater entrance that day appeared in her mind uncontrollably.

Meng Yanchen stood behind Fan Shengmei, his slender fingers gently brushing her hair, and pinned the black agate hairpin on her.

The look behind his glasses was incredibly gentle.

She unconsciously increased the strength in her hands.

"hiss--"

Fan Shengmei gasped in pain.

Xu Qin finally came back to his senses and looked up at her.

"sorry."

Fan Shengmei was a little surprised. Xu Qin's attitude in front of her was completely different from the two previous meetings.

Fan Shengmei forced a smile and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt that much."

Xu Qin unwraps the new gauze and continues, "I also owe you an apology for the last cocktail party and when we were at the police station. I'm sorry."

Fan Shengmei was slightly stunned.

She didn't expect Xu Qin to bring this up suddenly, and she didn't expect her to apologize so bluntly.

The girl in front of him had clear eyes and a sincere tone, and she was Meng Yanchen's sister.

Fan Shengmei smiled and said, "It's okay, it's been so long."

Xu Qin nodded, said nothing more, and continued to concentrate on treating the wound.

The atmosphere between the two of them eased a little.

While bandaging the wound, Xu Qin asked casually, "Why did you come to the hospital like this?"

She raised her eyes and said, "This is a knife wound."

Fan Shengmei hesitated for a moment, but still avoided Andy's matter.

"I accidentally scratched it."

Xu Qin glanced at her and knew she was lying, but didn't ask any further questions.

"Don't let water touch the wound."

She cut the gauze and instructed, "Change the dressing in three days."

Fan Shengmei nodded, "Thank you."

Xu Qin turned around to pack up the equipment and "accidentally" knocked over the tray while moving.

Crash——

The iodine was poured all over Fan Shengmei's lapel.

"sorry!"

Xu Qin quickly apologized and handed her a tissue, "Your clothes are like this..."

She looked at Fan Shengmei's miserable appearance - blood mixed with medicine stuck to her body. Fan Shengmei tugged at the corner of her clothes awkwardly.

"Let me take you to change into something new."

Fan Shengmei waved her hand, "No need..."

She looked down at herself and realized that she really couldn't go out and meet people in this outfit.

"My home is in the community opposite,"

Xu Qin took off his white coat and handed it to her, "Go change your clothes first."

Fan Shengmei hesitated for a moment and looked at the time - Andy's examination would take at least another hour and a half.

She sent a message to Tan Zongming, "I'm going to change my clothes and will be back soon."

Then he followed Xu Qin out of the emergency room.

【Xuqin Apartment】

"Come in."

Xu Qinyun spoke calmly and took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and handed them to her.

Fan Shengmei walked in a little awkwardly and couldn't help but sigh, "Your house is so big..."

The other party's reaction was within her expectations. Xu Qin's lips curled up slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Oh, my brother bought it for me."

She said casually, "He's worried that I'll be working too hard."

She walked towards the cloakroom, and her voice came lightly.

"My brother has been like this since I was little. He's always worried that I'd be wronged. He loves me very much and is afraid that I'd suffer even a little bit."

She took out a shirt and handed it to Fan Shengmei.

"He's spoiled me."

Fan Shengmei took the shirt and her eyes unconsciously swept across the living room.

There is a photo on the TV cabinet - a photo of Xu Qin and Meng Yanchen.

In the photo, Meng Yanchen was rarely wearing glasses, with a slight smile on his lips and one hand on Xu Qin's shoulder, looking very intimate.

Xu Qin followed her gaze and chuckled.

“It was taken on my birthday two years ago.”

She walked to the wine cabinet and poured two glasses of water. "My brother dotes on me. From childhood to adulthood, he always gives me whatever I want."

She handed the water cup to Fan Shengmei and said, "He also takes good care of the people around me."

Fan Shengmei took the cup of water, and her fingertips felt slightly cold.

"You're lucky,"

She whispered, "Meeting a brother like Meng Yanchen."

She looked down at the water in the cup and said, "Not everyone has a brother who can be relied upon and protect you from the wind and rain."

She paused, her voice even softer, "Some brothers may be the very storm itself."

Xu Qin keenly noticed her loneliness and raised an eyebrow and asked,

"You have a brother too?"

Fan Shengmei smiled and said nothing.

Xu Qin pursed her lips and suddenly said, "However, Meng Yanchen and I are not siblings."

Fan Shengmei suddenly looked up and looked at her in shock.

"Is it strange?"

Xu Qin tilted her head, "One of us has the surname Meng, and the other has the surname Xu."

Fan Shengmei said subconsciously, "I...I thought one of you had your father's last name and the other had your mother's last name."

Xu Qin shook her head, "No."

She walked to the sofa and sat down, her tone calm, "Our fathers were friends. Uncle Meng brought me home, and Meng Yanchen and I grew up together."

She raised her eyes to look at Fan Shengmei, emphasizing each word.

"We can be considered childhood sweethearts."

When she said these two words, her eyes were fixed on Fan Shengmei.

The smile on Fan Shengmei's face froze.

Xu Qin softened her tone again and continued, "That is to say, we have been inseparable since we were young and very close."

She stood up, walked to the bookshelf, and took out a diamond crown worth at least tens of millions from the glass cabinet.

"My brother gave it to me. He always treats me like a princess since I was little. I'm already so old."

She pointed to a painting on the wall and said, "He took that last year because I said I liked it."

Her tone was gentle, but every word was as sharp as a knife.

"He cares about everything and everyone related to me."

She walked back to Fan Shengmei and continued,

"I remember that time, a boy in our class harassed me, and a girl in our class helped me."

She looked into Fan Shengmei's eyes and said, "My brother treated her to a meal, gave her notebooks, and helped her with her homework to thank her."

She chuckled, "I was supposed to thank her on my behalf, but the girl misunderstood and thought my brother liked her."

Xu Qin smiled and shrugged, "On the day of the confession, my brother's face turned black, and he never paid any attention to that girl again."

Fan Shengmei's face felt hot as she listened.

Although she was talking about someone else, she felt like a thief. Everything was surprisingly similar.

Her grip on the water glass tightened, her knuckles turning white.

She thought of the Birkin bag Meng Yanchen had given her, the black onyx hairpin he had pinned in her hair, and the words he had said, "Let's get along well"...

What she thought was special turned out to be just his usual "care".

And all these cares did happen after the blunder at the cocktail party.

Xu Qin looked at Fan Shengmei's complicated expression and slightly trembling body, curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and quickly regained his composure.

She continued, "My brother was very cute when he was little. I still remember when we were playing house, he insisted on letting me play the bride instead of the younger sister."

She said with regret, "Now I'm engaged, but my brother doesn't seem to have changed at all."

Fan Shengmei couldn't bear to listen any longer.

She put down the water cup, her last bit of self-respect allowing her to maintain a basic calm and composure.

"Ms. Xu, thank you for the clothes. I'll wash them and bring them back to you sometime. Now, I'll go back to the hospital. Andy seems to be awake."

After saying that, she nodded slightly and quickly left the room...

Xu Qin took out his cell phone and called Zhan Xiaorao.

"Hey, do you know a reliable private investigator?"