Chapter 516 Seeing Him One Last Time
Shen Xin looked into Wen Youyou's bright, expectant eyes.
He said it calmly.
"Yes, we'll get married after Youyou graduates from university."
Lin Mumu instantly lost her appetite, and her throat felt blocked and uncomfortable.
Wen Youyou curled her lips, picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of abalone, and ate it slowly and deliberately.
That was a brilliant victory.
In the afternoon, Shen Xin received a phone call from her mother.
The voice on the other end of the phone sounded urgent, saying that Shen Li had broken up with her boyfriend and had locked herself in her room, feeling very depressed, and that he should come back and check on her as soon as possible.
So, Shen Xin prepared to set off back to Qingcheng.
He hung up the phone and looked at Wen Youyou beside him, "Come back to Qingcheng with me."
Wen Youyou thought about it and realized that since her older brother wasn't around, it wouldn't be interesting for her to stay here alone.
She nodded, but made a condition.
"Then I won't go back to the Shen family home; I want to stay in your apartment."
"good."
So the two packed their bags and flew back to Qingcheng that very night.
Lin Mumu, on the other hand, only received a birthday gift from Shen Xin's assistant.
The special scented candle she prepared for her birthday ultimately went unused.
I arrived back in Qingcheng after 1 a.m.
Shen Xin took Wen Youyou directly back to her apartment.
The little girl was so sleepy in the car that she kept swaying back and forth.
After getting off the car, Shen Xin bent down and carried her on his back.
His tall frame steadily supported her, one hand supporting her hips to prevent her from slipping, while the other hand easily dragged her suitcase as they entered the elevator.
Wen Youyou lay drowsily on his broad back, her nose filled with his fresh and pleasant scent, which made her feel inexplicably at ease.
Shen Xin had just placed her on the soft bed in the second bedroom when Wen Youyou suddenly woke up.
She opened her eyes and wrapped her small arms around Shen Xin's neck, preventing him from leaving.
Her voice was hoarse from just waking up, soft and sweet.
"Brother Shen Xin, I want to sleep with you tonight."
Shen Xin looked down at her and gently pinched her smooth cheek.
"No, you sleep by yourself."
"Good girl." After saying that, he leaned down and kissed her forehead, the tip of her nose, and her cheeks with his warm lips. Finally, he kissed her lips several times before getting up to go to the bathroom to take a shower.
The next day was the weekend.
Shen Li doesn't have to go to work, so she locks herself in her room and sleeps soundly.
Wen Youyou and Shen Xin returned to the Shen family together.
When Chen's mother saw her, she was overjoyed.
"Youyou is back!"
Wen Youyou immediately rushed over and hugged Chen's mother's arm, shaking it back and forth.
"Aunties, I missed you all, so I came back as soon as possible. I plan to stay in Qingcheng until school starts before I leave."
Mother Shen was so happy she couldn't stop smiling.
"Okay, okay, I'll make your favorite tangerine peel duck for lunch, and we'll eat at home."
"Auntie is the best, she loves Youyou the most!"
Wen Youyou hugged her and kissed her on the face several times.
"You're so old, yet you still act like a child."
Shen Xin stood aside, watching her make a fuss, her tone filled with a helpless yet indulgent affection.
A short while later, Wen Youyou slipped into Chen Li's room.
The curtains were drawn tightly shut, and the room had a decadent feel to it.
Shen Li lay on the bed with messy hair and lifeless eyes.
When Wen Youyou saw her disfigured face, she clicked her tongue twice.
"Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd been robbed or robbed. What happened? Did you run into a bully or get harassed?"
Shen Li slowly turned over and exhaled.
"I just don't want to do anything."
"Then you definitely can't stay in the room."
Wen Youyou walked over and pulled back the curtains.
"The best ways to heal your emotions are, firstly, eating, and secondly, exercising. I plan to take you out to play this afternoon and then take you out to have fun tonight."
Shen Li squinted at the sunlight, finally showing some reaction.
She looked at the radiant Wen Youyou and suddenly asked.
"You're dating my older brother?"
"Mmm," Wen Youyou answered readily.
Shen Li leaned closer and lowered her voice.
"That?"
"No."
Shen Li's eyes widened slightly.
"He's not good enough?"
"What are you saying!" Wen Youyou slapped her.
"Our relationship isn't stable yet, so let's take it slow."
Shen Li's eyes flickered. That's right, with an unstable relationship, sleeping together would be pointless.
She deflated instantly like a punctured balloon, falling back onto the bed and pulling the blanket over her head.
Wen Youyou was stunned. What did she say wrong that had such a powerful impact?
...
The corridors of Yancheng Hospital were filled with a pungent, overpowering smell of disinfectant.
There was an invisible string taut in the air, ready to snap at any moment.
The red light in the intensive care unit, like an ominous eye, stares intently at every anxious soul in the corridor.
Lu Qinglin leaned against the cold wall, his brows furrowed tightly.
It's been a day and a night.
Wen Yifan's arrival swiftly and decisively stabilized the situation.
Those scoundrels who took advantage of the chaos, along with the four bribed traitors within the gang, were all wiped out.
The situation in Yancheng has temporarily calmed down.
But the person lying in the ICU is still not awake.
The bullet in his chest was too close to his heart.
The doctor's words still echoed in Lu Qinglin's ears.
"If he doesn't wake up within forty-eight hours, then prepare for the worst."
Lu Qinglin sent a message to Nanwan in low spirits.
He had never really liked Yang Yi, thinking that the guy was after his wife.
But in these three years, Yang Yi has captured three cities in succession, demonstrating both courage and strategy, which he witnessed firsthand.
He is a rare talent and a right-hand man to Nanwan.
"Damn it!" A burly man in a black vest cursed, it was Chen Kuo, Yang Yi's confidant.
"We must kill that mad dog Su Qiang! Avenge Brother Yi!"
"That's right! How can we survive in Yancheng if we don't kill him!"
"Brother Yi shouldn't have shown mercy back then and spared his dog's life!"
Angry growls rose and fell.
That's right, Su Qiang was a scourge in Yancheng in the past.
Back then, they burned, killed, and looted here, living a more comfortable life than anyone else.
Until Yang Yi arrived.
He used the ruthlessest methods to send Su Qiang's men to the police station one by one. In the end, Su Qiang escaped from Yancheng, and Yang Yi did not send anyone to chase him.
Who would have thought?
After a year of silence, this mad dog finally mustered up his strength, somehow acquired a gun, and took advantage of Yang Yi's absence to pull off this underhanded trick.
They're robbing us of goods, seizing our territory, and even trying to kill Yang Yi.
Lu Qinglin felt even more confused as he listened to his men's shouts.
He took out his phone, swiped the screen, and dialed Shen Xin's number.
He had to have Shen Xin bring Shen Li to Yancheng so she could see Yang Yi one last time, lest she regret it for the rest of her life.
...
Inside the arcade, deafening electronic music and players' screams blended together.
The lights were flashing wildly in all sorts of colors, and the air was thick with excitement.
Shen Li and Wen Youyou were sitting side by side on the dance machine, stepping to the beat, laughing so hard they were doubled over, having a blast.
"Youyou! You stepped on the wrong step again! Are you uncoordinated?"
"You're the one who's out of sync! This is my own unique, mesmerizing dance move!"
When Shen Xin found them, this was the scene that showed them to be carefree and heartless.
He walked through the noisy crowd, his expression out of place.
He grabbed Shen Li's wrist with considerable force.
"Come with me."
Shen Li was startled. She turned around and saw that it was Shen Xin, and immediately frowned.
"Brother, what are you doing? Can't you see I'm playing?"
Shen Xin didn't let go; instead, she dragged her outside.
"Didn't you want to go to Yancheng? Let's go now, my cousin is waiting for us there."
His voice was deep and resonant, drowning out the loud music.
He dragged Shen Li to the entrance of the arcade. A gust of cold wind sobered her up a bit, but it also made her furious.
She forcefully broke free from Shen Xin's hand, took a step back, and looked utterly resistant.
"Why go to Yancheng?"
"I'm not going!"
She was resolute, but there was a hint of evasion in her eyes that she herself didn't realize.
"I have to go to work tomorrow."
Shen Li crossed her arms, turned her face to the side, and spoke in a tone as cold as ice.
Wen Youyou also ran out, sensing that something was wrong. "What's wrong?"
Shen Xin didn't answer, she just looked at Shen Li.
My cousin's voice on the phone sounded so tired and heavy; he had to say it.
Shen Xin's eyes darkened, and he uttered a few words clearly, one by one.
"Yang Yi was shot."
"On the verge of collapse."
He looked into Shen Li's eyes and added the cruelest sentence.
"If you go now, you can catch up with him one last time."
Buzz.
The world was instantly silenced; everything became quiet.
Shen Li's mind went completely blank.
She just stared blankly as Shen Xin's lips opened and closed.
Shot?
Is it in imminent danger?
The last time?
She recognized all these words.
But what does it mean when they're put together?
Her heart seemed to stop beating, and the blood in her limbs seemed to freeze at that moment.
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