Chapter 64

City A.

Although they were still a day away from departure, Li Liyue had already started packing, so when Lan Shuqing called, Li Liyue was in the cloakroom choosing clothes to take to Beijing.

"Hey, Shuqing, do you miss your mom?"

Li Liyue smiled and wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Lan Shuqing.

"mom."

The voice in the microphone was a little distorted, and Li Liyue actually heard a hint of coldness. She was a little confused, "What's wrong?"

"I want Aunt Yao to come to Beijing City and stay for a while."

It wasn't her illusion. Her daughter's voice was a little cold. It was the first time she heard Lan Shuqing's voice so cold. Li Liyue walked out of the cloakroom and sat down beside the bed. "What happened?"

Lan Shuqing sat outside the operating room. Next to her was the bag she had packed today, which contained the bouquet of flowers, though the sunflowers looked a little wilted. She hung up the phone and dialed the next one.

"Sister Yueyue, do you have any familiar lawyers in Jing City?"

Li Liyue was holding the phone, looking a little confused.

Lan Zhaoting walked in from outside and saw that she looked distracted. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Li Liyue looked up, and suddenly remembered something. She stood up suddenly and took Lan Zhaoting's hand, "Call Lao Zheng and ask if anything happened to Shu Qing."

"ah?"

Although he didn't understand, Lan Zhaoting still did as he was told. He took out his phone and made a call before asking, "Is Shu Qing in trouble?"

Li Liyue shook her head. "Just now, Shuqing called and asked me to book a flight for Aunt Yao as well, so she can fly to Beijing tomorrow. I feel like something's not right."

As he was speaking, the phone rang halfway before the other end picked up, "Boss Lan."

Lan Zhaoting asked directly: "Old Zheng, are you with Shu Qing now?"

The other side replied, "No, I'm outside now. Miss Lan is in the hospital."

"Hospital?" Li Liyue was anxious when she heard the word "hospital". "Is Shu Qing in trouble?"

There was silence over there. "It wasn't Miss Lan. It was Miss Lan's friend's friend who was stabbed."

Hearing that it wasn't Lan Shuqing, Li Liyue breathed a sigh of relief. Lan Zhaoting pressed on, "Who was stabbed by whom?"

"It seems to be a friend of Miss Lan, named Jiang Bai. And you also know the Mr. Lan who stabbed the person, it's Ye Ze."

After finishing the call, Lan Shuqing sat down on the stool, staring at the ground in a daze.

The lights in the operating room were still on, and the smell of hospital disinfectant was strong. Lan Shu tilted his head slightly to glance at the bag and bouquet on the ground, his eyes a little dazed.

"Miss Shu Qing!"

There were footsteps and Lan Shuqing looked up.

One of Lao Zheng's men, Xiao Fang, also a bodyguard, came running over and said, "Miss Shu Qing, the boss has someone at the police station watching him. He's investigating on his own." He pulled out his phone and said, "The police found something in Ye Ze's car. They said they were using it as evidence, but they couldn't bring it over. I took a picture, though."

Lan Shuqing took the phone and flipped through it. It was Jiang Bai's information, from birth to the present. It took her more than ten minutes to finish reading it. Then she said to Xiao Fang, "Send it to my phone."

Xiao Fang nodded.

After sitting for about twenty minutes, the lights in the operating room went out.

Hearing the voice, Lan Shuqing immediately looked up, stood up and walked forward.

Before she could ask, the doctor took the initiative to say, "The patient's condition has stabilized. Fortunately, the incision narrowly missed the spleen, so the damage is manageable. We have already stopped the bleeding and sutured the wound. However, the patient has lost a lot of blood and will probably not wake up until tomorrow."

As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Lan Shuqing breathed a sigh of relief. The tension she had been holding since Jiang Bai collapsed finally relaxed, and she felt like she was coming back to life. She finally smiled sincerely, "Thank you, doctor."

"You're welcome. That's what we should do."

After saying that, the doctor left.

The nurse pushed out the transfer bed, Lan Shuqing walked up, Xiao Fang picked up the bag beside him and followed Lan Shuqing.

Unlike usual, this was the first time Jiang Bai was lying so quietly and weakly. Lan Shuqing's heart tightened again. She held onto the frame of the transfer bed and pursed her lips tightly.

The nurse at the back handed Lan Shuqing a plastic bag and said, "These are the patient's clothes. Please keep them."

Lan Shuqing took it and followed the nurse to the ward.

The ward is a single room with a separate bathroom and a separate accompanying bed. Opposite the bed is a sofa for multiple people, and further forward there is a matching coffee table, tea set, etc.

After the nurse gave Jiang Bai an IV drip and set up the monitor, she left.

Xiao Fang brought Lan Shuqing's bag over and put it aside. "Miss Shuqing, is there anything else I can do for you?"

Lan Shuqing reacted. She stood beside the bed and said to Xiao Fang, "I'm fine. Thank you."

“It should be.”

After saying that, Xiao Fang left.

The ward became quiet, with only the two of them left in the room, the beeping of instruments continuing.

Jiang Bai was lying on the hospital bed, his handsome face looked slightly pale, there was no trace of blood between his lips, and even his brows seemed to be wrinkled.

Lan Shuqing stood aside, staring at Jiang Bai quietly for a long time before sitting down on the stool next to the bed. She held Jiang Bai's hand that was not receiving the IV with one hand, and tidied Jiang Bai's slightly messy hair with the other hand. Then she stroked Jiang Bai's brow and murmured softly with a choked voice, "Silly..."

It was too quiet. Lan Shuqing leaned down and rested her forehead on Jiang Bai's shoulder. The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, without the smell of laundry detergent. Lan Shuqing's eyes were slightly hot, and she buried her whole face in Jiang Bai's shoulder. It seemed as if there was a beating coming from her heart. For a moment, Lan Shuqing's body and mind also warmed up.

Fortunately, fortunately.

After a while, the phone in the bag vibrated.

Lan Shu raised his head slightly, but still leaned on Jiang Bai's shoulder, and took out a cell phone from his pocket. It was Qiu Jinyue.

She straightened up and cleared her throat before answering, "Hello, Sister Yueyue."

"Shu Qing, where are you?"

Lan Shuqing told her the ward number.

After hanging up the phone, Lan Shuqing put the phone back into her pocket, but felt something hard. She reacted and took out the two cards, tears welling up in her eyes.

A few minutes later, the door of the ward was pushed open and Qiu Jinyue walked in carrying something, followed by a man.

Lan Shuqing stood up and put his hands back in his pockets.

"Shu Qing, are you okay?"

Qiu Jinyue came over and looked Lan Shuqing up and down. When she found that she was okay, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, you are not the one who was injured."

As she spoke, she handed the bag to Lan Shuqing, "Here, these are the things you asked me to bring."

Hearing Qiu Jinyue's words, Lan Shuqing's eyes dimmed slightly. She raised her head and smiled, then took the bag. "Sister Yueyue, thank you."

Seeing her like this, Qiu Jinyue held her shoulder with her right hand and said, "If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh. Don't force it."

After saying that, she looked at Jiang Bai on the bed and comforted him, "Jiang Bai looks like a blessed person, don't worry too much."

Lan Shu nodded slightly.

Qiu Jinyue remembered something and looked back. The man caught her gaze and walked forward. Qiu Jinyue introduced him, "This is my lawyer, Liang Xie. You can talk to him if you have any questions."

Liang Xie bowed slightly, "Miss Lan, can I understand the situation first?"

Lan Shu nodded slightly and pointed to the sofa next to her. "Let's sit down and talk."

"good."

As soon as the incident happened, Ye Ze was controlled by the patrolling police. What was originally a great New Year's Eve event was ruined in an instant, which had a very bad impact. The local police station attached great importance to this matter.

The police also recorded statements from Lan Shuqing and the people around him as soon as possible.

All we knew was that Ye Ze suddenly appeared, and no one noticed that he was carrying a fruit knife.

Lan Shuqing took out her phone and flipped to the photo Xiao Fang sent her. "Ye Ze must have planned this. He has been investigating Jiang Bai."

After Liang Xie finished looking through all the photos, he returned the phone to Lan Shuqing and asked, "Miss Lan, is his target you or Miss Jiang?"

Lan Shuqing recalled, "It should be me."

Ye Ze suddenly appeared behind her. At that time, Jiang Bai pulled her, so Jiang Bai was in front and she was behind, and Ye Ze's knife went straight in.

In keeping with his duty as a lawyer, Liang Xie continued to ask, "What is his motive?"

Lan Shu gently held the phone. "He confessed to me before, and I rejected him. Then he kept pestering me. Some time ago, my family stopped cooperating with his family."

Liang Xie nodded, "I understand."

This was a relatively clear case of armed assault.

There was nothing else to ask, so Liang Xie said, "Then I'll go find a doctor first to get a report on the injuries, and then I'll go to the police station to find out more about the situation."

Qiu Jinyue nodded, "Then go quickly."

Liang Xie got up and went out. He still had a lot of things to do tonight.

Lan Shuqing sat on the sofa, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing her like this, Qiu Jinyue sighed inwardly. She stood up and poured a glass of water for Lan Shuqing and herself, then gently patted Lan Shuqing's shoulder. "Shuqing, don't blame yourself. No one wants this to happen."

Lan Shuqing raised his head and glanced at Qiu Jinyue, his eyes fluctuating slightly, "Sister Yueyue, thank you for helping me."

The Qiu family is not a top family in Beijing, but they have their own connections. Lan Shuqing originally wanted to ask the Lan family's lawyer to come over, but since he was not from Beijing, she was not familiar with the place, so she had to ask Qiu Jinyue for help.

Lao Zheng was a native of Beijing. He opened his own security company and worked as a bodyguard. He also had other businesses. Once, his business expanded to City A, and it was Lan Zhaoting who helped him.

After Lan Shuqing arrived in Beijing, Lan Zhaoting hired Lao Zheng and others to take care of him in case of emergency.

Lan Shuqing called him in the ambulance and asked him to investigate why Ye Ze appeared there.

Lan Shuqing saw that Ye Ze was alone and there was no one else with him.

Qiu Jinyue patted her shoulder again, "Don't be polite, if I don't help you, who else can I help~"

Who made her like Lan Qi? And Lan Shuqing is her sister-in-law?

Qiu Jinyue sat down on the sofa. She glanced at the bag on the ground and asked, "Are you going to stay here today? Do you want to call a nurse?"

Lan Shu raised his head lightly and said, "I'll just stay here. Sister Yueyue, you can go back first."

Qiu Jinyue couldn't bear it any longer. "Even if you blame yourself, you don't have to do this. You should hire a nurse."

It was the first time she saw Lan Shuqing looking so tired. His expression no longer had the charm he had before, but rather seemed a little decadent.

Lan Shu chuckled, tears welling in his eyes. "Sister Yueyue, I'm not blaming myself. Wherever Jiang Bai is, I'll be there."

Qiu Jinyue widened her eyes slightly, so... what Lan Qi said was true?

Before coming, Lan Qi talked to her on the phone and said: Shu Qing and Jiang Bai are very good friends. If she is too sad, please help me comfort her. Also, if she must stay with Jiang Bai, don't try to persuade her.

The first time she met Jiang Bai, Qiu Jinyue was just purely curious about Lan Shuqing's attitude towards Jiang Bai. Later, when she heard that the two had reconciled, Qiu Jinyue thought Lan Shuqing had a really good temper and didn't think about it that way.

Now it seems that Lan Shuqing really likes Jiang Bai.