Chapter 59 The Rainstorm is Coming

In the ward of Beijing's largest hospital, the smell of disinfectant was cold and pungent.

When Qin Mu woke up, the first thing he felt was a dull pain in his abdomen and right arm, which was hard to ignore even though it was tightly bandaged.

Memories slowly came back like a tide - the abandoned factory, Qin Shiyue's madness, the gunshots, jumping into the river, the cold river water, and... the strange young man he rescued.

He subconsciously raised his hand to touch his neck, but he only touched the bandage and empty skin.

The black diamond necklace that he never took off was nowhere to be found.

His heart sank, and he would panic if Chu Yue couldn't find him.

He twisted his neck with difficulty and looked around the single room. The sky outside the window was gloomy, and it seemed that a heavy rain was brewing.

"Doctor...nurse..." His voice was dry and hoarse.

A nurse soon came in upon hearing the noise and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him awake. "Mr. Qin, are you awake? How are you feeling?"

"You've lost a lot of blood. The gunshot wounds to your abdomen and arm have been treated. Fortunately, no vital injuries were sustained. However, you will need to rest for a long time."

"How long have I slept?" Qin Mu asked, more concerned about the time.

"Almost a day and a night," the nurse replied. "The gentleman who brought you here is in a more stable condition. He's just weak and has some minor injuries, so he's resting."

Qin Mu knew she was talking about the young man and nodded slightly: "Thank you. Who sent me here? Also, did you see my necklace..."

"A caring citizen found you by the river and called the police. You should be at the police station now to give a statement. Your belongings are here."

The nurse pointed to his personal belongings cabinet. Qin Mu politely took the necklace and found that it might have been damaged by the violent impact of jumping out of the window and falling into the water.

Qin Mu put on the necklace, and the nurse continued, "Do you need me to contact anyone for you?"

"Please help me find Dr. Xiao Jiangran here." Qin Mu said. He needed to know the situation outside immediately, especially the news about Gu Chuyue.

After a whole day and night without the necklace positioning, Chu Yue must be going crazy with anxiety.

The nurse responded and went out.

Qin Mu tried to move, but the severe pain made him immediately give up the idea of ​​getting up, and he could only close his eyes tiredly.

Gu Chuyue...Did the shareholders' meeting go smoothly?

Qin Shiyue's words came back to his mind like a poisonous snake. Qin Shiyue didn't get any benefit from him, and he was worried that she would use him to attack Gu Chuyue who couldn't find him.

Hoping that Gu Chuyue would be obedient and handle the company's affairs, Qin Shiyue did not take any action.

Not long after, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open, and Xiao Jiangran, wearing a white coat, hurried in, obviously coming immediately after receiving the news.

"Qin Mu!" Xiao Jiangran saw him lying on the bed with a pale face, his brows furrowed. "What happened? Didn't you go get the potion? You got shot? What happened to you?"

"It was just a surprise." Qin Muyan said briefly, not wanting to explain further. "You should notify Song Zhao later and have him go back to the abandoned factory to retrieve the things I hid and give them to Xu Chi. Also, have Lin Wu go to the police station and tell them not to continue the investigation. I have my own plans."

"I'll arrange a better ward for you. This hospital has my investment." Xiao Jiangran walked to the bedside and professionally checked his infusion and monitoring equipment.

"It's okay." Qin Mu said the name, then asked anxiously, "Any news about Gu Chuyue? How was the shareholders' meeting?"

Xiao Jiangran was stunned for a moment: "Gu Chuyue won completely, and you didn't contact him?" He thought of Qin Mu's promise to keep it a secret from him, "You haven't told him yet? Qin Mu, you..."

Just then—

“Boom!”

There was a loud bang outside the window, and dull thunder rolled across the sky. Then, rapid raindrops hit the window with a crackling sound. A rainstorm came as expected.

Qin Mu's heart suddenly tightened and he almost skipped a beat.

It's thundering...

Chu Yue is most afraid of thunder! I wonder if he has crawled under the covers to hide!

Almost at the same time, Li Jiangning rushed in, his face pale and soaking wet, his voice trembling: "Master! I finally found you! This is bad! The boss... the boss is missing!"

Qin Mu's pupils suddenly shrank: "Speak clearly! What do you mean missing? Shouldn't he be in the company?" Did something happen at the shareholders' meeting?

Li Jiangning was almost in tears, his words incoherent. "No... He went to the factory to look for you yesterday! He saw... saw the blood... That crazy woman Qin Shiyue told him... that you left him for another man and jumped out the window and ran away."

"Boss... he was so angry that he coughed up blood and fainted! We sent him to this hospital. I kept an eye on him and asked others to check your location. During the time I left the ward to call for the result, he woke up. When the thunder started outside, he became strange. His eyes were fixed, and the moment I looked away, he disappeared! I checked the surveillance... the surveillance showed him heading to the rooftop!"

Qin Mu felt his eyes go dark, and the wound on his abdomen felt a tearing pain as he suddenly tried to sit up, and blood instantly seeped out of the gauze.

Xiao Jiangran quickly held him down: "Don't move! The wound will split!"

"Let go!" Qin Mu growled, his forehead instantly covered in sweat, but his voice was filled with unquestionable determination. "He's on the rooftop! He went to the rooftop on a thundering day! Li Jiangning, lead the way!"

He almost forced himself to stand up by willpower, ignoring the dissuasion of Xiao Jiangran and Li Jiangning, and pulled out the needle on the back of his hand, and blood splattered.

He grabbed the coat beside him and barely put it on his shoulders. With the support of Li Jiangning, every step was accompanied by severe pain in his abdomen. He staggered but rushed to the rooftop at an extremely fast speed.

The rain was pouring down, and the wind and rain on the rooftop were even stronger, making it almost impossible for people to stand.

In the dim light, Gu Chuyue, wearing a thin hospital gown and barefoot, stood shakily on the edge of the rooftop.

Just a few steps and you are outside the guardrail, dozens of meters high under your feet.

The rain soaked him all over, his black hair stuck to his pale forehead, and he looked like a piece of glass that was about to break.

He stared blankly at the void beneath his feet, his body trembling slightly as he muttered to himself repeatedly, his voice cut off by the sound of wind and rain:

"My brother said he loves me... I have to believe him..."

"He's gone... jumped for someone else..."

“I can’t find it...I’ve lost my location...He doesn’t want me anymore!”

He growled in pain, like a cornered beast, his voice hoarse, tears streaming down his cold face, "It's my fault...! I lost him..."

"I shouldn't doubt...but I can't control myself..." He cried hoarsely, like a child who had made a mistake, repeating the same two sentences over and over again, "It's so loud...the thunder is so loud..."

His consciousness seemed to be split into two halves. One half tried desperately to hold on to Qin Mu's promise of loving him, while the other half was completely swallowed up by Qin Shiyue's curse, the fear of "disappearance" and the reality of "sudden disappearance of location."

His instinctive fear of thunder made him want to seek shelter, but the psychological state of the disease made him feel that the thunder was a condemnation from the world, and he just wanted to escape.