Chapter 78 Acting Cute

The ship was making a loud noise, which Sun Ruwen, who had just landed, also heard. He turned around in surprise and saw Pei Jiuyan walking up from behind on the deck of the ship and pulling Qin Suisui, whose clothes were being blown about by the wind, into his arms.

Their eyes met.

One person saw it as a resolute commitment to strict defense.

In one person's eyes, it's an unwavering determination to win.

Once the boat had completely sailed away from the island and was no longer in sight, a bitter smile suddenly appeared on Sun Ruwen's face. Was he always one step too late?

Hao Ke was already waiting on the shore.

Seeing the boat dock, she lunged forward, but Pei Jiuyan dodged her with lightning speed. She then grabbed Chi Donglin's arm instead: "Brother Donglin, are you alright? The waves are so big, I was so worried."

The anxiety in her tone and eyes seemed genuine, but Chi Donglin knew that her worry wasn't because of him.

He calmly shook off Hao Ke's hand, his face bearing his usual smile: "It's nothing, what could possibly happen?"

Qin Suisui raised an eyebrow. Why was she here?

However, recalling that when they returned to Qiongtan Island before, Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai did mention that Hao Ke would be transferred here, I didn't expect it to be so soon.

She glanced at Hao Ke, then at Pei Jiuyan, and then at Chi Donglin. If she weren't also a party involved, she would really like to enjoy the gossip.

But she hadn't forgotten that this woman had come to steal her man!

After confirming that Pei Jiuyan was alright, Hao Kexin landed, only to find that Qin Suisui was standing next to him!

What's going on? What's happening? Is this woman really that clingy? She even comes with Ayan on missions? A grown man like Ayan doesn't need a clingy pretty face like her as a partner; he needs a strong woman to take care of everything for him!

With that in mind, Hao Ke decided to stand on the side of a friend and give Qin Suisui a good talking-to.

Before she could even speak, Qin Suisui suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Pei Jiuyan's strong arm, touched her forehead, and said in a coquettish voice, "Ayan, I feel so dizzy, and you don't seem to have any strength either. Am I sick?"

Sure enough, Pei Jiuyan, who had been indifferent, immediately changed his expression upon hearing Qin Suisui's voice. He touched Qin Suisui's forehead, then bent down and picked her up in his arms. He then turned to Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai and said, "The items were already counted on the island. Do everything else as I said before. Suisui isn't feeling well, so I'll take her back first."

Without waiting for a reply, he picked up Qin Suisui and ran away.

Qin Suisui was taken aback; Pei Jiuyan's arm was still injured!

She originally just wanted to act cute with Pei Jiuyan on purpose and annoy Hao Ke. Besides, hadn't she already given him a meaningful look?

Their boat was moored in a designated location within the military region, where others could not enter. Hao Ke also came in with Chi Donglin and Song Yun.

There was still some distance between here and the family compound. Pei Jiuyan was anxious, so he carried the person and headed straight for the military hospital.

Once they were out of their sight, Qin Suisui looked at the man with a furrowed brow and anxious expression, who was carrying her and running very fast. Suddenly, she felt a little guilty. She patted Pei Jiuyan's hand: "Ayan, Ayan, don't run! I'm fine! Didn't you see me winking at you? I deliberately tried to annoy Hao Ke! Put me down quickly, your hand is still injured!"

Pei Jiuyan held her tightly, saying, "I saw it, but you've been in the woods all night, so it's best to take you to the hospital for a check-up. It'll be good to find out if there's anything wrong as soon as possible. My hand is fine, don't worry!"

Qin Suisui chuckled: "Why are you so worried now that you've seen me? I can treat myself. Do you think I don't know if I'm feeling unwell? Besides, with Dahuang and Dahei protecting me, I'm really fine. Don't worry, put me down quickly."

Upon hearing Qin Suisui's words, Pei Jiuyan did not put the person down. Instead, he turned around and headed towards the family compound.

Qin Suisui also wanted to go back as soon as possible. She and Pei Jiuyan hadn't been home for the past two days, and Zanzan must be worried sick about them, maybe even crying her eyes out.

To her surprise, Zan Zan didn't cry. Instead, he sat obediently next to Aunt Tang and peeled edamame with her.

Upon seeing Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan return, the little one happily stood up: "Mom and Dad, you're back?"

Qin Suisui glanced at Sister Tang and saw her wink at her, so she knew that Sister Tang had made up an excuse to get away with it.

After sending Zan Zan back to the house, Aunt Tang explained the whole story.

It turned out that Su Yunyi only realized something was wrong when the typhoon started to rise on the very day Qin Suisui went out to sea. Qin Suisui had told her before she left to collect herbs that the typhoon wouldn't come so soon, right? She hurriedly braved the typhoon to run to the family compound to check if Qin Suisui had returned.

The result was obvious: Qin Suisui did not return.

Su Yunyi then knocked on Sister Tang's door, explained what had happened, asked Sister Tang to help take care of Zan Zan, and then braved the typhoon to return to the educated youth settlement.

Tang's sister-in-law didn't know what happened after that, but Qin Suisui knew that Su Yunyi must be very worried about her disappearance, as well as the brigade leader Mai Defu, who had seen her leave home, and was probably very anxious now.

After thinking for a moment, she quickly washed up and treated Pei Jiuyan's arm wound. After he left, she rode her bicycle to the Bright Peak Brigade.

Before even entering the village, just as we passed the grove of trees, we heard sounds of fighting coming from inside. The sounds were somewhat familiar.

She couldn't help but stop, just in time to hear Zhou Zecheng's angry roar:

"I already said that Qin Suisui asked me for the address herself, and I didn't tell her to go. Now that something has happened, why are you all blaming me?"

"We're all former educated youth sent to the countryside, why are you hitting me? I'm going to report this to the educated youth office!"

Qin Suisui frowned, stopped the car and went inside. She saw Sun Ruwen, who had been on the island, now pinning Zhou Zecheng down and beating him mercilessly.

Before this, in Qin Suisui's mind, Sun Ruwen had always been a refined scholar. He was tall and thin, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and exuded an air of elegance.

But the current Sun Ruwen is violent and sinister, a side of him that Qin Suisui has never seen before.

Seeing that Zhou Zecheng was about to be knocked unconscious, Qin Suisui walked over in fear and gently patted Sun Ruwen's shoulder from behind: "Brother Ruwen, I'm fine, don't... Ah!"

Before she could finish speaking, Sun Ruwen grabbed her wrist. Hearing Qin Suisui's cry of pain, he snapped back to reality and released her.

"Sister Sui Sui, what brings you here?"

"I'm going to the village to let them know I'm safe. But what were you doing on the island, Ruwen? Were you looking for something? Or... were you looking for me?"

Qin Suisui didn't ask the rest of the question. In her heart, Sun Ruwen was just a childhood playmate. Even after many years, she only regarded him as a neighborly older brother.

But the fact that he sent her things twice this time, coupled with Pei Jiuyan's inexplicable jealousy and the fact that she had seen him sailing alone to the island, made Qin Suisui start to wonder if Sun Ruwen had those kinds of feelings for her.

Seeing the nervous expression on Qin Suisui's face, Sun Ruwen's eyes flickered, and a smile appeared on her lips: "Brother must be looking for something, how would he know you were on the island too?"

Hearing Sun Ruwen's answer, Qin Suisui breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, as long as Sun Ruwen didn't have those kinds of feelings for her, they could still get along happily.

She laughed too: "That island was flooded like that, it must have been hard to find anything, right? Did you find anything?"

Sun Ruwen shook his head: "No, I only found out how flooded the island was when I got ashore. That thing... I guess it's gone forever."

After saying that, he kicked Zhou Zecheng, who had already passed out, and said, "I only found out when I got back that you were tricked into going to the island by this kid. So, I'm here to get revenge for you."

Qin Suisui was at a loss for words. She had already suspected that Zhou Zecheng and Pei Jiuyan were secretly connected with the traitors they had captured, otherwise why would they have led her to that island?

But it was indeed something she had asked about herself before deciding to go. Apart from Su Yunyi, no one else knew about her plan to grow rare medicinal herbs. How could Zhou Zecheng have thought of using this to lure her there?

Qin Suisui shook her head, unable to figure it out, and decided to wait for Pei Jiuyan's results.

It's estimated that the military will "invite" Zhou Zecheng over before he even leaves the hospital.

Qin Suisui didn't interfere with what happened after that; Sun Ruwen would take Zhou Zecheng to the hospital himself.

Before leaving, Sun Ruwen suddenly called out to him again: "Sister, a friend of mine has a partner who can't get pregnant. Could you please go and take a look?"

Qin Suisui frowned: "Has she been to the hospital?"

Sun Ruwen frowned: "I've been to many places, but it hasn't worked. I only thought of you because I remembered that Grandma Qin used to look into this kind of problem. Don't worry, just say you're going to see a friend, and I won't expose you."

Since they met, Sun Ruwen has given her many valuable gifts, and after learning the whole story about the Yang family, he has always stood firmly by her side.

This was the first time he had made a request, and Qin Suisui should agree to it both morally and logically.

She nodded: "Okay, I'll find some time to go over in the next couple of days. I'll go to the educated youth settlement to find you first, and you can take me there."

After making an appointment with Sun Ruwen, she rode her bike directly to the village to let Su Yunyi, Mai Defu, and Grandma Mai know she was safe, and then went to the medicinal herb garden to take a look.

A sudden typhoon destroyed nearly half of the medicinal herbs that had just been planted, but those that survived grew even better and stronger after being battered by the storm.

When I got home from the herb garden, it was almost dark. Pei Jiuyan had returned sometime earlier and was already there with dinner ready.

Looking at the steamed grouper and stir-fried squid on the table, Qin Suisui frowned: "You're injured, you can't eat seafood."

He had expected the man to listen to him, but to his surprise, he put down his chopsticks with his right hand and instead held the gauze bandage on his left hand. His expression was somewhat awkward, and his words sounded like a mix of coquetry and pity, but they were clearly not fluent and sounded particularly stiff.

"Yes, I'm injured. I need to rest at home for the next few days. You need to stay home and take care of me. You can't go anywhere!"