The black private car drove slowly forward.
Inside the car, Qin Huan and Yuan Mei sat on either side, and the atmosphere was cold.
"Miss Qin, when did you return home?"
Yuan Mei had an arrogant demeanor. When he spoke, he raised his chin slightly and was polite and distant.
Qin Huan was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Just got back not long ago."
Yuan Mei nodded.
"You've been doing quite well abroad. Could you please tell me what brought you back?"
Qin Huan curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
"It's nothing special. I came back when I wanted to. After all, I can't stay abroad forever."
Yuan Mei curled his lips slightly with a look of contempt.
"Really? Then the timing of your return is quite subtle."
Pause,
"You should know that Jingchu is engaged."
"Know."
Qin Huan said calmly,
"The engagement announcement of the Jiang family in Beicheng is official. It's hard not to hear about it."
"I guess so. Then tell me what you think about Jingchu and Jingya's engagement."
"My opinion?"
Yuan Mei raised his eyebrows and looked sideways at Qin Huan. His narrow eyes, just like Jiang Jingchu's, were slightly raised with scrutiny.
Qin Huan frowned.
"I've met Miss Ji before. She's gentle and dignified, and she's a good match for him."
At this point, Yuan Mei finally revealed a satisfied smile.
"It's good that you know. The Jiang family and I have already decided on Jingya as our daughter-in-law."
Qin Huan curled her fingers on her knees.
"Ms. Yuan, if you have anything to say, please speak directly."
Yuan Mei raised the end of her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly remembered that when she first met Qin Huan five years ago, she was also so calm, noble, and neither humble nor arrogant.
When arguing with her, he was not at all at a disadvantage.
At that time, she was still young and naive, with the courage to not fear the powerful in her eyes, but now, that aura seemed to have faded a lot.
"Then I won't beat around the bush with you. I heard that after you returned to China, you became entangled with my Jingchu again?"
Qin Huan knew that since Yuan Mei came to see her, he must have found out everything, and she didn't want to hide it.
"He owns a villa that needs to be renovated, and I am now the interior designer responsible for the renovation."
"You're trying to evade me by saying it's just work?"
Yuan Mei sneered, and his contemptuous tone made Qin Huan feel very uncomfortable.
"What else?"
Yuan Mei's eyebrows and eyes were cold and desolate.
"I don't need to explain how much Jinghewan means to Jingchu and you. With so many designers in North City, why did he choose you?"
"Also, some time ago, he bankrupted over a dozen companies in North City just for a woman in a bar. That woman should be you, right?"
Qin Huan was confused for a moment. She thought Jiang Jingchu had just beaten up the troublemaker that day and had no idea about driving more than a dozen companies bankrupt.
When Yuan Mei saw Qin Huan's reaction, a mocking arc appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"It seems you are unaware."
"I asked you to meet today just to remind you that Jingchu is currently engaged. I don't care what his feelings are towards you, whether it's because of old love or because he's unwilling to give in."
"I hope Miss Qin can be self-aware and know how to avoid suspicion."
"Let's use courtesy first and then force. If anything goes wrong with Jingchu and Jingya's marriage because of you, I don't mind letting what happened five years ago happen again."
…
When Qin Huan got off the car, the rain outside had changed from drizzle to a drizzle.
She stood there, watching the black luxury car merge into the traffic flow and disappear completely, then she turned around woodenly and walked slowly towards her community.
Raindrops were floating everywhere, and the humid water vapor formed a rain mist.
Qin Huan was in the midst of it, letting the rain soak her hair and clothes, her thoughts going back to five years ago through the rain and fog.
It rained much harder that day than it does now.
The debt collectors smashed everything in the house.
Grandma beat her chest and stamped her feet, half lying on the chair with her eyes rolled back in anger.
Her mother Cao Fang's face was horrible, and she shouted at her hysterically,
"What can I do? I've already lost, what can I do?"
"Qin Huan, I gave birth to you, and now only you can help me."
She shook Qin Huan's shoulders vigorously.
"Can you please help me? Huh? It's just a breakup, not a death sentence. You can't just ignore your mother's life for a man!"
The rumble of thunder and lightning, the wailing of the ambulance, and Cao Fang's cursing, all of this became Qin Huan's last impression of Mingxi Mountain.
When she returned home, she was soaked and looked like she had just been pulled out of the water.
Feeling dizzy, she casually took off her wet clothes, took a shower, and even didn't bother to blow dry her hair. She just lay down on the bed.
I fell asleep after a while, but the dream was a mess.
All the past events, good, bad, sad, desperate, all flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.
In a daze, Qin Huan felt a splitting headache and her lips were dry and thirsty.
When she heard the phone buzzing, she just thought it was noisy. She swiped it casually and faintly heard Jiang Jingchu's lazy voice.
"Are you asleep? I suddenly remembered the audio-visual room on the third floor, where you can..."
Qin Huan didn't hear the rest of the words clearly. She hummed, her voice soft and weak.
"Jiang Jingchu, my head hurts so much, I really can't get up. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"
Jiang Jingchu was actually drinking with Han Xian and the others in the bar.
I was bored in the middle of the day, so I went outside to get some fresh air. I couldn't help but call Qin Huan.
But when I heard her weak voice, I felt something was wrong.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Qin Huan didn't answer him, but suddenly there was a muffled "bang" sound.
Jiang Jingchu's heart tightened and he called her name a few more times, but to no avail.
He turned and walked into the private room, took the car keys and walked out.
Han Xian called him from behind but he didn't respond.
He traveled at lightning speed, and a journey that usually took him half an hour took him only a dozen minutes.
While getting in the elevator, he called Qin Huan over and over again.
No one answered.
He became more and more anxious, and as soon as the elevator door opened, he rushed out and knocked on it.
"Qin Huan, how are you? Can you get up and open the door?"
Qin Huan heard a series of knocks on the door, each one louder than the last. She struggled to open her eyes, only to find that she had fallen off the bed and was sleeping on the floor.
She endured the intense discomfort and staggered to the living room. Jiang Jingchu's voice came through the door.
"Qin Huan, if you don't open the door, I'm going to kick you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door creaked open and Qin Huan stood in front of Jiang Jingchu, looking pale and breathing heavily.
"Don't kick it. If you break it in the middle of the night, I'm going to ask someone to fix it."
Jiang Jingchu felt relieved, thinking that her mind was still clear and it shouldn't be a big deal.
Just as he was taking off his shoes and preparing to go in, the figure in front of him suddenly shook and fell directly towards him.
Jiang Jingchu quickly hugged Qin Huan and felt her hot skin.
"Do you have a fever?"
Qin Huan didn't have any strength left. She grunted twice, pointed weakly in the direction of the medicine box, and fell down softly.
This was Jiang Jingchu's first time visiting Qin Huan's house.
He took a quick look at the layout of the house and carried Qin Huan straight to her bedroom.
After placing her in bed, he found the medicine box, took out the thermometer, and took Qin Huan's temperature.
After a few minutes, I took it out and looked at it.
Very good, 39.8 degrees.
Jiang Jingchu called Gao Fei directly.
"Take Dr. Lin to Qin Huan's house."
Gao Fei didn't sleep all night last night and wanted to go to bed early today. Just after taking a shower and lying down, he was woken up by a call from Jiang Jingchu.
"Now?"
Jiang Jingchu said "hmm" anxiously.
"It's a high fever of 39.8 degrees. Hurry up."
Han Xian answered "yes" with two huge dark circles under his eyes. He didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately got in the car to pick up Dr. Lin.
While waiting for Dr. Lin to come, Jiang Jingchu discovered that Qin Huan's hair was still half wet. He didn't know whether it was wet by sweat or because she washed it but didn't blow it dry.
He went to the bathroom to find a hair dryer, put Qin Huan's head on his legs, and carefully blow-dried her.
Qin Huan had a high fever and was shivering with cold.
I felt warmth on the top of my head and unconsciously wanted to get closer, so I arched my back, but ended up rubbing my head against a place I shouldn't have touched.
Jiang Jingchu shuddered all over and shrank back reflexively. Qin Huan's head felt weightless. She hummed twice in dissatisfaction, then simply reached out and hugged Jiang Jingchu's waist, snuggling into his arms.
With such a beautiful girl in his arms, and even more unconscious than when he was drunk, it would be easy for him to do something to Qin Huan.
Jiang Jingchu looked at the person in his arms, and his throat rolled involuntarily.
He slowly lowered his head, and when his lips were about to touch the redness, he was burned by the scorching temperature.
He suddenly stood up straight.
Jiang Jingchu, can you be any more beastly?
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