Sang Qing was taken aback. The hand in front of her was soft, white, and delicate, unlike the many rough hands she had seen in the basement.
The owner of the hand seemed to have an aura about her; she was beautiful and gentle, yet her eyes held a firmness that made people want to get closer to her.
But Sang Qing knew that "someone like her" could never get such clean hands dirty.
She lowered her eyelids, took a deep breath, and then stood up.
Jiang Can took her hand.
Sang Qing felt as if something had pierced her heart, and she stared blankly at her.
After a long pause, she asked, "You...you believe me? 'Someone like me' would do anything, cheat and swindle, maybe I'm just putting on an act for you."
Jiang Can chuckled and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
"You can't act, but we do have an award-winning actor here. You can ask him for advice on acting skills; it might come in handy next time you run into the police!"
Sang Qing paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Nie Xin glanced at her and shook her head helplessly.
"Cousin, don't waste your breath talking to her! She..."
"No matter what, if it weren't for her, Attorney Ye might really have died on the street!" Jiang Can winked at him. "In any case, this time it was a close call, and Miss Sang had her reasons, so let's not blame her anymore."
Sang Qing looked at Jiang Can gratefully and smiled gently.
She bowed to Jiang Can and turned to leave. But before leaving, she remembered something, ran back to Jiang Can, and opened the box to show her.
"This is all the money I have," Sang Qing said solemnly. "I originally intended to take it to Brother Ye's hospital stay, but seeing that you are all wealthy people, I figured you wouldn't need it, so I took it back... What I want to say is that this money is clean. Although I come from a less than honorable background, I've never done anything illegal. I usually hang out with the Gypsies; we sing and dance in the square, collecting tips from tourists. Because we attract tourists, as long as we don't do anything too outrageous, the police won't bother us..."
"But if I call the police and get involved, that's a different story. That's why I don't dare to call the police or go to the hospital."
"Thank you for believing me." Sang Qing bowed again. "Not many people believe me. In that kind of environment, everyone was struggling to protect themselves, so there was no trust at all."
“Miss, because you are willing to believe me, I’m going to tell you all these things…”
Sang Qing licked her lips and said slowly and deliberately, "My money is all clean. I... I shouldn't be a bad person."
Jiang Can felt a lump in her throat, and smiled, "Yes, you're not a bad person. You're a good girl!"
Sang Qing was taken aback, then smiled sweetly.
She gave Jiang Can a hug in the Gypsy way, and gently stroked her forehead, wishing her a peaceful and smooth life.
Jiang Can gazed silently at her retreating figure until that slender body disappeared from sight.
"You...you just left like that?" Nie Xin asked.
Jiang Can asked, somewhat puzzled, "Otherwise what?"
Nie Xin's Adam's apple bobbed, she pursed her lips, remained expressionless, and said in a calm voice, "I just said she's my fiancée... If this gets back to the entertainment industry in China, it'll be a huge scandal! When my fans all know I have a fiancée in England, but I don't have one by my side when I come back to China, what will they think of me?"
Huo Zhixing, who had been silent all along, scoffed lightly, "What do you mean? You want that girl to take responsibility for you?"
"you……"
Nie Xin couldn't explain it, and kept touching her nose.
Huo Zhixing embraced Jiang Can, and the two smiled at each other. Then he turned around, took out his phone, and whispered, "A mixed-race girl just left the hospital... Send someone to follow her, find out her background, where she lives, and her usual activities!"
...
Ye Chen has been moved to a VIP ward.
Tang Yilan has been taking care of him these past few days.
This trip to England was truly magical; even now, Ye Chen still feels like he's in a dream. It's just that the dream is too beautiful; every time he opens his eyes, he sees Tang Yilan by his side.
“You don’t need to work so hard,” he said gently. “There are doctors and nurses here. It’s too tiring for you to stay here every day.”
"What, you don't want me to stay with you?"
Tang Yilan brought fresh strawberries, each one round and plump. She took one and held it to his lips, and Ye Chen smiled but didn't move.
Tang Yilan was stunned. "You don't like this?"
"No." Ye Chen stared at her, unable to look away for a moment. "You can have the strawberry tip, I'll eat the strawberry bottom!"
Tang Yilan smiled, her eyes slightly moist.
"Yilan..." Ye Chen reached out and gently placed his hand on the back of her hand, "Are you still blaming me?"
Tang Yilan pursed her lips and lowered her head, remaining silent.
Do you know why I came to England?
“I didn’t know you came to England,” Tang Yilan answered truthfully. “Later I heard… you came here to handle a few cases.”
Ye Chen shook his head. "Because you're here."
Tang Yilan's heart skipped a beat.
“I got off the plane in the middle of the night. Although I had been to Manchester before, it was only a handful of times. I was not familiar with the city and I did not know that there would be unlicensed taxis among the taxis waiting outside the airport. Unfortunately, I ran into one of them.”
"I realized something was wrong when the driver took me to that slum."
"But you can just hand over your things to them!" Tang Yilan said anxiously. "These people are only after money, they don't want to kill you! Just hand over your bag and let them leave you your phone and passport!"
Ye Chen looked at her with a smile the whole time.
Yes, how could such a brilliant lawyer not even have this much adaptability?
Tang Yilan pouted and stuffed a whole strawberry into his mouth. "This could have been avoided! I never knew you were such a miser!"
"Fortunately, Nie Xin found you in time, and fortunately, that girl named Sang Qing saved you... otherwise you really would have died far from home!"
Ye Chen chuckled, took her hand, and asked, "If I really died, would you feel sorry for me?"
Tang Yilan's eyes widened. What kind of talk is this?!
"Pah, pah, pah..." she spat, "Why are you talking about death when you have nothing better to do? What nonsense!"
Ye Chen felt a warmth in his heart and held her hand to his face.
“If there wasn’t anything important in the bag, I definitely wouldn’t have fought those two to the death,” he said in a low voice. “But this is something I’d be willing to protect with my life, so I absolutely cannot let them take it from me.”
Tang Yilan's heart suddenly started pounding.
After the police arrested the two robbers, they also recovered Ye Chen's bag and luggage. Because she was anxious about Ye Chen's whereabouts, she didn't carefully check what was in his bag…
"What amazing treasure is in your bag?" She smirked, glancing at the bag hanging on the coat rack. "President Huo already sent it over. If you hadn't told me, I would have searched for it myself!"
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