☆、One Hundred and Fifteen The Dust Settles
After the gunshot, Su Qiqiao's mind went blank, and then she deleted countless images. Her past memories, those that made her painful, all returned.
She stared at the man in front of her in shock. This man was everything to her and had once destroyed everything she had, but...he stood in her way again...
Nan Jinnian held Su Qiqiao tightly in his arms, but he didn't feel the bullet hit him. Instead, he felt a body leaning against his back. Blood dripped onto the ground, but it wasn't his blood...
He turned around and saw Huo Cheng leaning against his back with his back to him, blood dripping from his fingertips. Su Qiqiao was also stunned. The two of them quickly stood up and supported Huo Cheng's body...
"Acheng!" Su Qiqiao grabbed Huo Cheng's hand, but Huo Cheng had already fainted completely at this time, and his body temperature was gradually cooling down, which made Su Qiqiao more and more uneasy.
Nan Jinnian stood up without hesitation and said, "An An, put him on my back!"
Su Qiqiao did not dare to delay and used all her strength to push Huo Cheng onto Nan Jinnian's back. She ignored the pain in her calf and limped down the stairs with Nan Jinnian.
"Zhou Wei! Zhou Wei!" Su Qiqiao shouted loudly after seeing Zhou Wei. Even though she was exhausted now, she couldn't fall down!
Su Zelin rushed over and was stunned when he saw Huo Cheng on Nan Jinnian's back. Zhou Wei then called for medical staff and put Huo Cheng on a stretcher. However, he frowned when he saw Su Qiqiao's calf, which was already covered in bright red. "You and Mr. Huo go to the hospital first. Leave this to us."
Nan Jinnian wanted to follow, but Su Zelin got on the ambulance before him. Seeing this, he had to stop and stand there to watch the ambulance leave.
"I'm sorry..." Zhou Wei lowered his head in front of Nan Jinnian. He shouldn't have let Su Qiqiao get involved. He should have saved her directly... instead of continuing to use her...
The latter glanced at him indifferently and said, "I'm tired." Then he walked away without saying anything.
Watching Nan Jinnian walk away, Zhou Wei pursed his lips, not knowing what to say. Yang Xiaoyu walked up and said, "Send him back later. I'll talk to Nan Jinnian."
Zhou Wei nodded when he heard that. Then, Xia Rui was handcuffed and pinned down by the special police. His weather-beaten face was now deathly silent.
Before being taken to the police car, Xia Rui suddenly looked at Nan Jinnian standing beside him and said, "You win."
However, Nan Jinnian just looked at him coldly: "From now on, you must atone for all your sins..."
Back then, Xia Rui mixed heart-inducing drugs into the drip after his father was hospitalized, and this was the real cause of his father's death. Unfortunately, his mother witnessed it all and was driven crazy by Xia Rui before she could tell the truth. Xia Rui used him as a threat, and some desperate criminals didn't care about human lives. So after his father's death, his mother finally couldn't stand it and went crazy.
Afterwards, his mother still didn't dare tell him the truth because she was afraid that Xia Rui would really harm him and that he would follow in his father's footsteps. So she acquiesced to letting Xia Anan become Xia Rui's scapegoat...
But... his mother still left him, leaving without telling him anything...
And now, it's finally over!
The real murderer who caused his family to be destroyed was finally brought to justice, and his great revenge was finally avenged!
But he still couldn't feel at ease...
Why?
He should be happy! His father's murderer has been caught! It won't be long before he's executed!
But……
Why does he feel like crying?
Nan Jinnian watched Xia Rui get into the police car and watched it drive away...
Finally, he felt a sharp pain in his back...
Yang Xiaoyu exclaimed, "Nan Jinnian! You're hurt!"
He looked back upon hearing this... The bullet passed through Huo Cheng and pierced his back, and he finally felt the pain... Then darkness swept over...
He is really tired...
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Looking at the man on the hospital bed, Su Qiqiao felt very calm. His injuries were not serious, the bullet had been removed, and Xia Rui had been captured. They could finally have a good future...
But... the other person is still in the intensive care unit, his life or death uncertain...
Nan Jinnian opened his eyes. The light from the ceiling was a bit dazzling, so he raised his hand to block it. Then he saw Su Qiqiao lying beside the bed. Su Qiqiao was sleeping soundly beside her with a faint smile on his lips, as if he had a good dream.
Looking at the person beside him, Nan Jinnian felt even more bitter inside...
He had never found it so difficult to face Su Qiqiao. He had always been self-righteous in hurting her, loving her, and possessing her, but he never asked her and never gave her the opportunity to choose.
Seven years ago, he chose not to believe her and watched her go to jail. Two years ago, he chose to hurt her and killed their child, even causing her to commit suicide! A few months ago, he imprisoned her and selfishly kept her by his side...
But she had never done anything wrong to him, she had never done anything wrong! And he had ruined her... life...
Nan Jinnian wanted to reach out and touch her, but then retracted his hand...
What qualifications does he have to love her again?
Why should he let her love him again?
Su Qiqiao opened her eyes and saw the man looking at her with a complicated expression.
"Awake." She looked at Nan Jinnian: "Are you still feeling unwell?"
Nan Jinnian shook his head: "No more."
Su Qiqiao sat up and took the kettle from the cabinet and poured a cup of hot water: "Get up and drink some water. You have been unconscious for a whole day and night."
Nan Jinnian wanted to sit up, but as soon as he stood up, he felt pain in his back.
Seeing this, Su Qiqiao leaned against the bed and sat on the chair: "I'll feed you with a spoon." As he said that, he took out a small iron spoon from the cabinet, scooped a spoonful of water and put it to Nan Jinnian's mouth.
Looking at Su Qiqiao's expression, Nan Jinnian moved his lips, raised his head slightly, and drank it. Seeing this, Su Qiqiao smiled and said, "Be good."
"An An..." he said, "You... remember everything..."
Hearing this, Su Qiqiao paused, then nodded: "Hmm..." He scooped another spoonful of water and placed it next to Nan Jinnian's mouth...
She had forgotten that this was how she fed Nan Jinnian water when he was injured...
Nan Jinnian looked at her quietly, but had no intention of drinking it.
Seeing this, Su Qiqiao put the cup aside and looked at him: "I remember everything, everything." His eyes were full of calmness.
But Nan Jinnian turned his head away from her and said, "If... you want to leave... leave me, I won't..."
"You've already proposed to me! Do you want to break off the engagement in front of so many people?" Su Qiqiao put away her smile.
"No!" Nan Jinnian looked at her: "I'm sorry... I just..."
"Nan Jinnian!" Su Qiqiao interrupted him. She stood by the bed, propping up her injured calf. "I'm telling you! Don't even think about breaking off the engagement now!"
Nan Jinnian quickly sat up upon seeing this, not caring about the pain in his back anymore. He reached out and pulled Su Qiqiao into his arms, "I'm not breaking off the engagement. I just want... I want you to make your own choice."
He hugged Su Qiqiao tightly: "I used to always force you, never caring about your feelings. I always thought it was your fault, that you loved me, and that I could do anything... But in the end, the things I did couldn't make you feel better even if you cut me into pieces!"
Su Qiqiao opened her mouth and bit down hard on Nan Jinnian's neck. She bit until blood was almost seeping out before she let go and said, "Now, I forgive you."
Looking at Su Qiqiao, Nan Jinnian ignored the teeth marks on her neck and looked at her cautiously: "You... really forgive me?"
"Nan Jinnian, what is my name now?" Su Qiqiao asked, looking into his eyes.
He said, "Su, Su Qiqiao."
"Yes! My name is Su Qiqiao now! The era of Xia Anan has passed, and that life has completely ended the day I became Su Qiqiao! You are with Su Qiqiao now, not with Xia Anan, do you understand?!" Su Qiqiao pinched his nose and said loudly.
Nan Jinnian, whose nose was pinched, nodded subconsciously. Seeing his response, Su Qiqiao smiled with satisfaction: "Also! Don't call me An An from now on, call me Qiao Qiao. My mom said that my nickname used to be Qiao Qiao."
Looking at Su Qiqiao's smile, Nan Jinnian felt relieved and sank into the water peacefully...
"Well... Qiaoqiao." He finally curled his lips and smiled.
"Then I'll still call you Anan! Okay!" Su Qiqiao kneaded Nan Jinnian's face as if she was addicted to it. Nan Jinnian didn't care and let her knead it. Then he nodded and said, "Okay."
"Well, that's good. Starting from tomorrow, we will date each other properly, get engaged, get a marriage certificate, and strive to walk down the aisle to the wedding hall within a year! I'm 28 years old now, and I'm already considered an older leftover woman! You can't break off the engagement for me!" Su Qiqiao moved his hand to Nan Jinnian's ear. If he gave a wrong answer, he would be punished by the ear!
However, Nan Jinnian suddenly hugged Su Qiqiao tightly and whispered, "It doesn't have to be within a year. As long as you are willing, we can get the marriage certificate tomorrow."
"That won't do! You have to pursue me well, and I will only marry you after I'm satisfied!" Su Qiqiao turned her head and said, but the smile on her face had already betrayed her thoughts at the moment.
Seeing this, Nan Jinnian said softly, "We can get the marriage certificate first, and then fall in love. That way, you won't be an older leftover woman, and we can still date openly."
Su Qiqiao rolled his eyes and thought: "Hmm... this is also possible."
Another week passed, and Nan Jinnian's injury had healed, but this time the wound was right next to the previous one, causing the old injury to relapse, so he needed to take anti-inflammatory drugs for a few more days. The same was true for Su Qiqiao, but Huo Cheng was in some danger.
Three critical illness notices had been issued within a week, but Su Qiqiao believed that he would not die so easily! The Huo Cheng she knew was always very tenacious! This time would definitely be the same!
The Xia Group was shut down, and the Xia father and son were sentenced to death for intentional homicide and drug smuggling and trafficking. Qin Xiangming was also sentenced to death for smuggling and trafficking a large amount of drugs. Yang Mu was spared the death penalty because he had made meritorious contributions while serving his sentence, but he will have to stay in prison in his next life.
Everything has settled down. The former Xia Anan has completely disappeared, and now Su Qiqiao has officially returned to the Su family's household registration book and has become the general manager of Chen Yue's Yuncheng branch. Of course, it is just a figurehead. Brother Su Zelin manages the company in the capital, while sister Su Qiqiao manages the Yuncheng branch and can still be with her lover, getting the best of both worlds.
Finally, on the day of discharge, Lin Cheng rushed over from Yuncheng, and Yang Linxin also returned to the imperial capital accompanied by Qi William.
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