Song Qingyou was no longer angry.

After the two finished eating, Fu Wenzhou clung to her like a leech. Luckily, he only had two hands and two feet; if he had tentacles all over his body like an octopus, he probably would have suffocated her by now.

Even so, Fu Wenzhou's clingy nature was still too much for her to handle.

It gets even worse at night.

Several times, Song Qingyou felt that the man's eyes seemed to want to tear her apart and devour her whole!

Song Qingyou was in a daze from his antics, but she still held his hand tightly, not letting go even when she fell asleep.

Fu Wenzhou held that slender, jade-like hand, finding it incredibly precious.

He played with her for a long time until she fell into a deep sleep. Only then did he carefully get up, put on some clothes, and walk into Yun Nian's side courtyard under the cover of night.

The side courtyard was brightly lit, and Yun Nian was hunched over a table, writing something down stroke by stroke. Many of the medicine cabinets behind him were open, and he would take out some medicinal herbs every time he wrote something down.

In just a few days, his dark circles under his eyes almost rivaled those of a panda.

He was so engrossed that he didn't notice Fu Wenzhou coming in.

The man walked up to him and tapped the table with his fingers. "Last time you said you needed to find similar patients for drug trials, how many do you need at the very least?"

Yun Nian put down her work and, unusually, didn't argue with him. She said seriously, "Of course, the more the better."

Thinking of something, he quickly added, "Sister Qingyou's illness was congenital, a congenital deficiency, and she suffered too much later in life. She should have died long ago... People like her are either long gone or very hard to find. Even if you create it artificially, it won't work. Without years of accumulated chronic illnesses that make her so difficult to treat, the results of the drug trial can't be used as a reference."

Fu Wenzhou chuckled: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do I look like the kind of person who would arrest people for experiments? That's illegal. I'm a law-abiding citizen."

Yun Nian rolled her eyes. "Everyone says you're the mad dog of Beijing, a real living devil. If I hadn't warned you beforehand, you might actually have done it."

Give me back my law-abiding citizen status? Don't make me laugh!

He only occupied the "civilian" position in Fuwen Prefecture.

A hint of bloodlust flashed in Fu Wenzhou's eyes.

Seriously.

In the past, there was indeed nothing he wouldn't have done for Song Qingyou.

But now that Youyou is by her side, she doesn't like him doing those despicable things. As long as she doesn't like it, he won't make her unhappy.

He just needs to let Youyou know that she holds the rope that restrains his madness, and if she wants him to be well, then she has to be well too.

"I'll go find her. You just need to tell me, what are your chances of curing her?"

Yun Nian pondered for a long time.

It took so long that Fu Wenzhou began to grow impatient before he cautiously said, "Sixty percent."

"Sixty percent." This result greatly exceeded Fu Wenzhou's expectations.

He had heard too many things, true or false, and now everyone's hopes were pinned on this young boy. He thought he had at most a 30% chance of success.

Even if it's only 30%, he'll be happy.

The man couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said cheerfully to Yun Nian, "Little monk, if you can cure Youyou, I'll kneel down for you."

"Feel free to ask me if you need anything."

He left as soon as he finished speaking, leaving Yun Nian's face completely blank.

ah?

ah? ?

ah? ? ?

He said he only asked him to kowtow because he couldn't stand his casual remarks; he never intended to actually make him kneel down!

Realizing what had happened, he quickly put his hands together in prayer: "Amitabha, Amitabha, forgive me, forgive me..."

But then again, seeing Fu Wenzhou bow his head shows he's still pretty awesome.

...

The hospital was quiet late at night.

With a ding, Ruan Mingchen stepped out of the elevator, followed by a maid pushing his wheelchair towards Xu Qingran's ward.

In the hospital ward.

In her sleep, Xu Qingran felt something terrifying staring at her. She suddenly woke up, opened her eyes, and saw that there was suddenly someone at the head of her bed. She almost fainted from fright!

"It's me."

Upon seeing Ruan Mingchen, her expression changed abruptly. Remembering the suffering she had endured, she became as prickly as a hedgehog: "You dare come looking for me! You've already done so much to me, what more do you want!"

"Shh." Ruan Mingchen curled his lips in the darkness. "You're not dead yet, are you?"

Xu Qingran froze, then gritted her teeth, tears welling in her eyes. Having just escaped death, seeing this culprit again nearly broke her: "You bastard! How dare you say such a thing! If you hadn't encouraged me, I wouldn't be like this. It's all your fault! You're the one who ruined me!"

Ruan Mingchen said coldly, "Xu Qingran, just keep calling. Call Song Qingyou's people over and let her know that you and I conspired against her. Do you think she'll kill you or me?"

Xu Qingran immediately fell silent, sobbing and her chest heaving with anger.

Seeing her like this, Ruan Mingchen's eyes flashed with disdain. This woman was stupid to death. She couldn't even jump off a building properly and still managed to survive. If she had died there, how much better it would have been.

Thinking this to himself, he put on a gentle expression and said, "I haven't been exposed yet, and Song Qingyou doesn't know that I'm involved in this matter. Right now, you're in the open, and I'm in the dark. Since we've already taken the first step, there's no turning back. Let's just crush Song Qingyou and make sure she never has a chance to turn things around."

Xu Qingran stared wide-eyed in horror, her heart pounding with panic.

But he was even more terrified of Song Qingyou!

Ruan Mingchen had already anticipated everything Song Qingyou was going to say!

Not only did she guess that Lu Mingchen would come to her to conspire again, she even guessed what he would say...

At that moment, Xu Qingran was suddenly afraid, but also somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, Song Qingyou didn't intend to kill herself.

She asked Ruan Mingchen, her voice trembling, "What...what do you want me to do?"

Ruan Mingchen looked at her, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

He unzipped his jacket and pulled a small USB flash drive from an inside pocket. "This contains evidence of Song Qingyou and Jiang Xun's tax evasion, as well as safety hazards at their construction site. First, keep Song Qingyou calm and lower her guard, then find an opportunity to go live and tell her how she forced you to jump off the building..."

"You tricked me into jumping off the building!" Xu Qingran blurted out instinctively. She didn't want Song Qingyou to come after her now and instinctively wanted to clear her name.

Ruan Ming paused for a moment, then continued, "...You need to expose all her misdeeds during the live broadcast, which I believe you are very good at. Then take the opportunity to release this information and direct public opinion towards them."