Chapter 58 No need to send him to a mental hospital abroad...
Fortunately, Xiaoyu remained unconscious and unaware of what had happened. When he woke up, he was still in his hospital bed, and the other patients in the ward tacitly avoided mentioning the incident to him.
He seemed to be in good spirits, but the surgery that was originally scheduled had been postponed again, which was inevitably frustrating.
He asked Dean Qu, who had come especially for the occasion, "Grandma, why aren't we having the surgery? Is it because Xiaoyu's body... isn't a match?"
The more he talked, the lower he lowered his head.
Luo Yunqing stood outside the door, biting her lip hard.
“Xiaoyu’s health is fine.” Dean Qu stroked his forehead and gently comforted him: “This time, the doctor had something else to attend to. He… had to go save a very serious patient. After he finished saving the patient, he came to perform surgery on Xiaoyu.”
"Oh, I see!" Xiaoyu waved her hand sensibly, "It's okay, Xiaoyu, saving others is the priority."
"Xiaoyu is such a good girl." Dean Qu then opened the lunchbox he had brought. "I asked the doctor, and he said the surgery will be next week. You can eat something flavorful for the next couple of days. Grandma brought you some fish soup."
"Wow!"
A delicious aroma wafted towards her, and Xiaoyu sniffed, instantly forgetting about the fact that she couldn't have surgery yet.
He picked up the spoon, ready to drink, but then glanced towards the door.
"What is Xiaoyu looking at?"
Why hasn't my brother come yet today?
Luo Yunqing pressed hard on the corner of her eye, calmed herself down, and smiled as she pushed open the door.
"elder brother!"
Dean Qu immediately stood up to greet him, his back to Xiaoyu, glancing repeatedly at his injured left hand. "You're still injured, why did you come?"
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." He turned his head to look at the hospital bed and picked up the lunchbox in his hand.
Xiaoyu blinked and quickly hugged the fish soup: "The doctor said the surgery is next week."
"I know."
"Then today," Xiaoyu hooked her finger around his and pleaded ingratiatingly, "can we skip the porridge?"
Luo Yunqing didn't say anything, she just placed the lunchbox on the small table.
"Brother, I want to drink fish soup." Xiaoyu pouted immediately.
When the lunchbox was opened, I was dumbfounded.
Today, instead of the unappetizing plain porridge, there are peeled oranges, cut into small pieces.
"Avoid certain foods for three days before the surgery, and take these two days to rest and recover."
"Yay!"
Xiaoyu happily hugged the fish soup, slurping it down with her eyes half-closed. After finishing it, she rested for a while, took a nap, and then leaned against Luo Yunqing, eating oranges while looking at picture books.
By 8 p.m., he still hadn't returned, so she tilted her head in confusion: "Is my brother still staying here tonight?"
Luo Yunqing nodded.
I brought him hot water and used it to wash his face.
The phone lit up several times during this time. Xiaoyu glanced at it, wiped one hand, and then obediently stretched out the other, saying, "If you don't go back, Brother Ali will worry."
The movement suddenly stopped.
Luo Yunqing said nothing and continued wiping him.
Xiaoyu smacked her lips and asked more cautiously, "Did Brother and Brother Ali have a fight?"
Are you arguing?
Not really.
Unwilling to give up, Pei Hengzhi grabbed Xiaoyu and then gently put her down.
Even better, let him go abroad!
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"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."
Chen Zhao sighed and hid his phone behind his back. "The landlady didn't answer my calls either."
This indicates anger and dissatisfaction with how the matter was handled.
No wonder.
"I went to the orphanage on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year." Chen Zhao sighed. "I heard from Director Qu that Xiaoyu was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage after she was born. After being taken in, she was almost raised by the landlady."
Teasing Xiaoyu is like stabbing him in the heart.
"……I know."
Pei Yanli could see how much Xiao Luo valued that child.
But the eldest brother had already pleaded so desperately, even offering to kneel down with Wang Manshu. If they continued to hold on, it would only lead to an intractable stalemate.
"You knew that you still agreed to send Pei Hengzhi abroad?" Not to mention the proprietress, even Chen Zhao couldn't understand it.
Even if the sentence isn't ten years, it should be at least three years.
Pei Yanli replied, "Going abroad would be better."
Once you're abroad, you're no longer under their watchful eyes.
"My eldest brother plans to send Pei Hengzhi to New York, where there is advanced medical care, private sanatoriums, and... Pei's overseas headquarters."
This was also the place where Pei Yanli stayed for a full fifteen years, from the age of 13 until she returned to her country.
Sending it to New York is no different than sending it directly to him.
At least he's safe in jail, and Wang Manshu will do everything she can to protect her son. But at the same time, she'll probably hate Xiao Luo to the core and might cause trouble again in the future.
Once you go abroad, the situation becomes uncontrollable, and no matter what, you can't blame Xiao Luo.
They reluctantly made concessions.
Chen Zhao vaguely understood and tentatively asked, "There are quite a few mental hospitals over there."
"Um."
Just one syllable confirmed all the guesses.
Chen Zhao was still puzzled. The man who had been so angry when he saw the boss's wife was injured that he immediately hired a lawyer and filed a lawsuit against her to the death. Why did he suddenly become so quiet?
"You should explain this to the landlady." Look at the mess this has made.
“It’s understandable that he’s angry and resentful towards me for what the Pei family did.” Pei Yanli picked up her phone and dialed back.
What you hear is: "The number you dialed is currently busy..."
Chen Zhao opened his mouth, then lightly touched the screen of his phone clipped to his back; it was already on a call…
Leaving the study, he finally brought the phone to his ear. "You heard that, didn't you? This is our territory in New York, and the boss isn't really going to swallow his anger."
The phone was silent for a long time, so long that Chen Zhao took the phone away and saw that it was still connected before putting it back to his ear.
A low, hoarse voice followed: "Xiaoyu's surgery is next Thursday. I won't go back before the surgery."
Chen Zhao expressed his understanding, saying, "Why don't you tell your boss too?"
He looked up and glanced inside; the person was still pitifully calling back, waiting for him to answer.
"you say."
"Huh? Me? Am I a messenger? Hello, hello!"
I put the phone away again; this time it was really dead.
…………
Luo Yunqing stayed at the hospital to take care of her for a week straight.
During this time, not only did Pei Wenxian, who wanted to apologize to him in person, also refuse to see him and even drove away Pei Yanli.
Still in front of Pei Wenxian, she cried and rushed over, saying, "Your Pei family is bullying people! Pei Yanli, I... I'm not done with you about this!"
The ward door slammed shut with a loud bang.
Nurses and patients came and went in the corridor. Pei Yanli said helplessly with a self-deprecating laugh, "I've made my elder brother laugh at me."
"It was my unfilial son who wronged Xiao Luo." Even Pei Yanli had been kicked out, so what else could he say? "I'll come back when Xiao Luo is in a better mood."
After that, Pei Wenxian never appeared again, only sending people to deliver gifts of condolence from time to time.
On the last night before the surgery, Pei Yanli dropped everything and rushed to the hospital, but Luo Yunqing remained indifferent to him.
"Brother Ali, what made you angry?" Xiaoyu put down her picture book, put her hands on her hips, and pouted in dissatisfaction.
“It was my brother who failed to protect him, and failed to protect the person he wanted to protect,” Pei Yanli’s throat tightened.
He had always been protected by Luo Yunqing, living a life of ease, so much so that he hadn't noticed the huge hidden danger lurking right beside him.
What was he thinking when he rushed off to find Pei Hengzhi alone?
"Oh, I see. Don't worry too much, your brother is very soft-hearted, he'll probably calm down in a little while." Xiaoyu touched his face. "But next time, remember to protect your brother."
"must."
"Let's pinky swear."
When Luo Yunqing returned after getting the hot water, she saw them making a pinky promise and stamping their thumbs together. "What are you saying?" she asked.
"No, I didn't say anything." Xiaoyu quickly withdrew her hand, met his probing gaze, and stammered, "Um... I was comparing hand sizes with Brother Ali, and Brother Ali's hands are much bigger than mine."
Of course, after all, he's a 1.93-meter-tall adult.
"How does my brother compare to Brother Ali?" Xiaoyu asked with a sweet, blinking look.
My hand?
As soon as Luo Yunqing stretched out her hand, a hand covered it completely.
"Wow!" Xiaoyu covered her face in surprise, "Brother Ali's hands are even bigger than my brother's!"
Luo Yunqing reacted instantly.
Just as I was about to take it back, someone grabbed my hand with all five fingers.
"Come out with me."
Luo Yunqing then pulled the person away from the ward.
Xiaoyu was stunned, clutching her little towel. She looked at the person who had already closed the door and left, then at the wheelchair beside the bed.
So, Brother Ali can walk.
After leading the man to the emergency exit directly opposite the ward, Luo Yunqing opened the door a crack and, while looking into the ward, asked, "Pei Hengzhi, when do you plan to go abroad?"
"He is currently still in detention, and will be out in about two weeks."
"What about the others? Those who worked for him, will they be released too?"
“No.” Pei Yanli assured him, “Those people all have prior convictions, especially the one who hurt you. He had a previous conviction for intentional homicide and has been out of prison for less than a year. He has committed another crime. I have already contacted the best lawyers, and the sentence will definitely not be less than ten years.”
"Sure enough, when I saw him then, I felt like he had someone dead on his hands." Such a dangerous person, pointing a knife at Xiaoyu, I really can't imagine what would have happened to Xiaoyu if he hadn't pounced on him.
"Xiaoyu's surgery is the most important thing right now." Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, he probably hadn't slept well these past few days. Pei Yanli quickly added, "I'll stay with you tonight."
I waited until nine o'clock the next morning. After completing the routine pre-operative examinations, Xiaoyu was wheeled into the operating room.
From the moment the red light in front of the door came on, Luo Yunqing trembled uncontrollably, her arms crossed, as a scene from her past life kept flashing before her eyes.
"Xiao Luo, it's alright, it's alright." Dean Qu arrived early, at six o'clock, and patted his back to comfort him: "Dr. Han is an expert in this field, he will definitely be fine."
Luo Yunqing nodded haphazardly.
A can of hot drink was quickly stuffed into his cold hands, followed by a thick blanket, which Pei Yanli wrapped around him tightly and held him close.
They stayed in each other's arms for four hours straight.
One milk jug after another cooled down until the time was about to strike 2 PM, when the red light went out silently.
Dean Qu hurriedly got up and went over.
The operating room door opened, and the attending physician came out with a form, speaking gently through his mask: "The surgery was very successful. Now we need to send Xiaoyu to the ICU for observation to see if there is any rejection reaction. She will be transferred to a regular ward in 3 days."
"Great! Great! Thank you, Dr. Han, thank you so much!" Dean Qu breathed a long sigh of relief, his face crinkling with a smile. "Xiao Luo, the surgery was a success... Xiao Luo!"
Turning around, upon hearing the words "surgery successful," Luo Yunqing was stunned and the tension that had been building for so long finally eased, causing her to faint.
I slept for two whole days.
He opened his eyes and saw Xiaoyu's picture book. He was stunned for a long time until a hand reached out and brushed the stray hairs from his forehead.
Pei Yanli: "You're awake! Are you hungry?"
Luo Yunqing: "Where's Xiaoyu?"
"He's still in the ICU. He'll be transferred to a regular ward after another day of observation." Pei Yanli helped him sit up and put a pillow behind his back. "You fainted right after Xiaoyu's surgery, and your mother-in-law's face turned pale."
"I made her worry." Luo Yunqing was still a little dazed, gripping his hand tightly, and asked again, "Is Xiaoyu really alright?"
"It's alright, don't worry. Once you've eaten something and regained your strength, go check on him."
Luo Yunqing couldn't eat anything. She quickly wiped her face and went to the ICU.
One person went in. Xiaoyu had passed the 24-hour critical period after surgery. With the doctor's permission, she drank some rice soup. Her little face wrinkled from drinking it, but she was in good spirits.
Upon seeing him, she immediately said, "Brother, you promised to cook delicious food for me."
Luo Yunqing instinctively reached out her hand, but considering the various tubes inserted into his body, she awkwardly shrank her shoulders and said softly, "Wait until you are discharged from the hospital."
How much longer?
The nurse who fed him rice porridge said, "About two weeks."
"Ah! It's been that long?"
"It won't be long. I'll be going home in two weeks."
Xiaoyu then asked, "You won't be coming to the hospital anymore?"
The nurse glanced at Luo Yunqing and smiled, "It's good that you don't come to the hospital. Why do you always come to the hospital? Wouldn't it be better to go home and be with your brother?"
Okay~
The visit lasted only twenty minutes.
After leaving the ICU, Luo Yunqing suggested to Pei Yanli, "After Xiaoyu is discharged from the hospital, I will go back to the orphanage for a while to take care of him."
Pei Yanli disagreed, "There are too many children in the orphanage, especially those like Xiaoyu who have just had surgery. It's not a good place for them to recuperate."
He then suggested, "Let's take him to Four Seasons Resort. Then I'll ask Tang Yajun to recommend two reliable caregivers who specialize in taking care of children."
Luo Yunqing politely but distantly said thank you, then couldn't help but ask, "Are you moving out of the old house?"
“Originally, we were just going back home for the New Year, but now that the New Year is over, and you have to go back to school in two days, of course we have to go back to our home.” Pei Yanli understood that he was still blaming himself because of Xiaoyu’s situation. “Xiao Luo, don’t worry, even if he goes abroad, he won’t…”
Luo Yunqing ignored him and turned to leave.
Not long after, Chen Zhao received a urgent message from his boss, emphatically marked with three exclamation marks: "Find the best mental hospital possible, remember, the best!!!"
It's obvious without even thinking that the boss's wife put pressure on him.
"All they do is try to exploit me. There are so many inhumane mental hospitals in New York, how am I supposed to know which one is the best? Can I go and stay there for a couple of days to experience it for myself?" Chen Zhao cursed into his phone, then suddenly realized that this might not be such a bad idea.
Why not just let Pei Hengzhi experience it for himself?
The more Chen Zhao thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. He couldn't help but admire himself for coming up with such a perfect solution.
Unfortunately, it was never used in the end.
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Liu Yishou was bailed out by a lawyer sent by his uncle, and coincidentally, he was released from detention on the same day as Pei Hengzhi.
"Young Master Pei, you've really ruined me." I called in so many brothers, but I didn't get any benefits, and they all ended up getting hurt.
But he got away with it; the Pei family protected him, and he went abroad to live a carefree life.
There's no such thing as a free lunch!
Liu Yishou grew angrier the more he thought about it. He shook off the lawyer, chased after the man who was silently getting into the car, and grabbed him. "Pei Hengzhi, this isn't over between us, it's not over!"
Not far away, Luo Yunqing, who had made a special detour after school to take a look, witnessed the entire scene. Her hand trembled as she pressed against the car window, "That person."
Chen Zhao followed his gaze and looked out, then pursed his lips. "Liu Yishou, nicknamed Liu Yishou, is the nephew of Liu Yaoqing, the largest building materials merchant in Yanjing."
"Liu Yaoqing?" Luo Yunqing murmured, "I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before, somewhere..."
He suddenly remembered that at Song Xuechen's birthday party, Song Jingguo had introduced him to that sticky, disgusting pair of eyes that always landed on him. It was also the man who had almost kept him as a mistress in his past life because of his face, which resembled Lin Wenting's.
"Liu Yaoqing's nephew, haha!"
Great, great, everyone's gathered together.
“Don’t worry, boss lady. Even if he’s released on bail, he’ll still go to jail if the evidence is conclusive.” Chen Zhao quickly said, “His crimes aren’t just stealing children; he’s also suspected of stealing anesthetic drugs from the hospital.”
That's a serious crime.
"No, not only." Luo Yunqing withdrew her gaze and leaned heavily back in her seat. "Let's drive back."
Before I got home, it started to rain.
It has been raining for several days.
Even though their relationship hadn't fully improved, when it rained, Luo Yunqing would still quietly bring hot water and put two medicine packets in for Pei Yanli to soak her feet.
When I hear him turn over in bed at night, I instinctively sit up and press his legs down.
"Xiao Luo, it doesn't hurt."
"Shut up!"
"good."
After a moment of silence, Pei Yanli couldn't help but speak again: "After this rain, we'll bring Xiaoyu back."
In the darkness, after waiting for a long time, I finally heard a very soft "hmm".
He then added, "Tomorrow is the weekend, you should still go to the hospital, right?"
"Um."
"I'll take you there."
"Um."
"Let's have dinner together tonight."
"Um."
"Wife."
"..."
"Wife~ Ouch!"
Luo Yunqing pinched his leg hard.
"Honey, it hurts~"
"Bear with it."
"No, I can't resist, I have to kiss him."
I'm still angry.
Luo Yunqing turned her head away, but was quickly pulled back and kissed on the corner of her mouth.
Pei Yanli!
“I know about this, and you and Xiaoyu are both upset.” Pei Yanli took the opportunity to hug him and bury her head in his shoulder. “Don’t worry, wife. Sometimes, going abroad is not a good choice.”
Is she planning to take the initiative and confess to him?
Luo Yunqing briefly recalled the contents of the phone call Chen Zhao had made to him, then pretended not to know and asked, "Why do you say that?"
After being in an indefinite cold war with him for so many days, Pei Yanli kept wondering whether she should tell him. Would telling him help him get over his anger?
"You'll find out later."
Later, later, everything is later, what difference would it make if I said something to him?
Luo Yunqing deliberately pinched his chin with her hands covered in massage oil, "Do you still love me?"
"Love, of course I love."
"That's good."
If he doesn't even dare to say this, he'll sew that useless mouth of his shut!
As for Pei Hengzhi, he came up with another idea.
There's no need to specifically send them to a mental hospital abroad.
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It rained again the next day, and the rain intensified instead of decreasing in the afternoon.
"It's raining so heavily, we won't go today."
Luo Yunqing called the hospital and was transferred to Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu replied sensibly, "It's okay, there's a nurse here."
Although she didn't go, she talked on the phone for two hours straight. Only when she heard the other end urging her to rest did Luo Yunqing hang up.
As soon as I put down my phone, I saw Pei Yanli. I don't know how long I stared at him.
"What's wrong?" Luo Yunqing touched her face. "Is there something on my face?"
"No." Pei Yanli was only a little envious. "You've been talking for two hours, you must be thirsty."
He then brought over a cup of specially made honey grapefruit tea, "to soothe your throat."
Luo Yunqing hugged him, drank half a cup in one gulp, and then asked, "Do you have any other plans for today?"
"I have a collaboration meeting to discuss at seven, it'll last about two hours." Pei Yanli flipped through the schedule on her tablet and suggested, "Want to come with me?"
Luo Yunqing: "What am I supposed to do there?"
Pei Yanli put down the tablet and hugged him. "You're not planning to join the Song family anymore? Go listen and see, it can't hurt."
"It's raining, I don't want to go." Luo Yunqing shook her head decisively.
Pei Yanli didn't insist. "Alright then, stay home obediently tonight."
"Um."
Luo Yunqing responded with a forced smile.
After dinner, I saw him off.
“The rain is getting heavier, and there will probably be thunder. You should go back inside and not see me off.” Pei Yanli rubbed his slightly cold hands. “Although it’s spring, it’s still cold. Don’t walk barefoot on the floor after you take a shower.”
"Alright, alright, I know." He didn't say what he should have said, and he kept rambling on about things he shouldn't have said. "Go on, and come back soon."
Pei Yanli said no more, bent down and kissed his forehead, then turned and walked into the rain.
"Husband." Luo Yunqing suddenly called out to him again.
Pei Yanli immediately stopped and turned around, "What's wrong?"
"When is Pei Hengzhi going abroad?"
"If it doesn't rain, it'll be tomorrow; if it rains, it'll be postponed for another day. That's why you asked..."
"It's getting late, let's get going."
Luo Yunqing smiled and waved goodbye to the Maybach.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier. On his way to negotiate the cooperation, Pei Yanli felt inexplicably irritable. He put down the project proposal, closed his eyes, and kept replaying the scene of Xiao Luo seeing him off.
Something feels off.
"You mean, what did he ask Xiaoheng about when he was going abroad?"
Besides him, only Chen Zhao was left in the car.
Chen Zhao laughed and said, "We can't possibly go see him off, can we?"
He laughed and laughed, but then he couldn't laugh anymore.
How could the landlady be so kind? It's already a good thing that he didn't skin Pei Hengzhi alive... Wait, could it be that he really wants to skin him alive?
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At exactly 7 p.m., just as Pei Yanli was discussing cooperation, a Mercedes quietly pulled up to the back door of Queen Auction House and rolled down its window.
Teng Zaiye leaned against the door with an umbrella and started complaining as soon as he saw someone: "Your brother doesn't like me at all, he only likes working! Look at the time, he's still in the office working on tomorrow's auction catalog."
“My brother is just being responsible for his work.” Luo Yunqing tilted her head: “Did you bring what I asked for?”
"Here!" Teng Zaiye pointed to the metal baseball bat leaning against the door. "What do you want this thing for? You've taken up baseball again?"
"More or less."
Luo Yunqing took it and weighed it in her hand.
Teng Zaiye then noticed his clothes: a black windbreaker and a matching baseball cap. Was he going to play baseball now?
"It's so late at night and it's raining, it's really kind of Lao Pei to let you out for a stroll."
Luo Yunqing didn't reply with a single word: "I'm leaving."
The Mercedes drove west and slowly came to a stop at the side of the road.
Luo Yunqing held the steering wheel with one hand and tapped his phone with the other to check messages.
[Reporter Yang Kang from Tianxiang Entertainment Weekly]: This Liu Yishou is a hoodlum, Liu Yaoqing's only nephew. He has no son, so he treats Liu Yishou like half a son.
[Reporter Yang Kang from Tianxiang Entertainment Weekly]: Why are you suddenly investigating him?
【Luo Yunqing】: Curious.
[Reporter Yang Kang from Tianxiang Entertainment Weekly]: ...
[Luo Yunqing]: Thanks, Brother Yang, that's enough for me.
He took out two cards he had prepared beforehand, one for Pei Hengzhi and the other for Liu Yishou.
The content is the same; both say to go to Lane 8, East Street Market.
The time difference was a full half hour.
…………
The heavy rain pounded against the car windows.
Around eight o'clock, Luo Yunqing turned on her windshield wipers and saw a car parked on the other side of the road.
Then the phone screen suddenly lit up.
[Pei Hengzhi]: Where are you?
Luo Yunqing picked up her phone and looked out the window: Did you come alone?
Pei Hengzhi: Hmm.
"Stop lying to me. Tell your men and car to leave! Otherwise, I'll hand over all the recordings to the police. I'm going to jail anyway, and you won't get away with it either, Young Master Pei!"
After sending this message.
Luo Yunqing looked out again and saw the car gradually driving away. Through the streetlights at the alley entrance, she could vaguely see that it was Pei Hengzhi himself.
How pathetic! He's in a wheelchair and has to hold his own umbrella because he's immobile.
[Pei Hengzhi]: The car drove away, where are you!
"Of course it's in the alley. You'll see me if you walk into the alley."
Once the person in the wheelchair was confirmed to be driving into the alley, Luo Yunqing pulled out the SIM card and threw it out the window, then picked up the gleaming silver baseball bat, opened the door, and got out of the car.
He quickly crossed the road and walked step by step toward the person.
"Liu Yishou! Come out! I'll give you whatever money you want, just don't record this..." Pei Hengzhi gripped the armrest of his wheelchair tightly.
Even at this point, when he was about to be sent abroad, he was still thinking about Luo Yunqing.
Once the recording is leaked, Luo Yunqing...
Behind me, the sound of Martin boots clattered, like footsteps on my heart.
Pei Hengzhi suddenly turned around.
Before he could even see who it was, he was knocked off his wheelchair by a blow and fell heavily into the mud.
"Liu Yishou!!"
Luo Yunqing approached again, gripped the baseball bat tightly with both hands, and swung it down cleanly for the second time.
A bolt of lightning struck down with a thunderous roar.
The alleyway suddenly lit up.
Luo Yunqing stared indifferently at the person lying on the ground, bright red blood mixed with rainwater flowing down to his feet. "Did he think that just because he's the young master of the Pei family, no one would dare to lay a hand on him? Ha!"
He let out a cold laugh and turned around.
The next instant, thunder roared, and the Maybach that had driven past slowly reversed and rolled down its windows.
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