According to the merchant's investigation, the hospital where Wan Shishi treats physical ailments is Interstellar Hospital, not this unknown, shady hospital.
It looks strange at first glance.
Shu Qingqing suggested starting by looking for the missing neighbors she had taken away.
"Going to all that trouble to get everyone away, saying there's no problem, who would believe that! It's perfect, since one of our neighbors' whereabouts have been discovered. If we follow the trail, we'll definitely be able to find out about the other neighbors too. They all live together, so they must know each other."
Both of them made sense. After thinking for a moment, Qiao Mei suggested that they go to the less reputable quack hospital first, and then deal with the neighbor's place after the investigation of the hospital was completed.
Having finalized the details, the three of them set the time for this Saturday morning.
On Friday night, when Qiao Mei was preparing things for the next day, she suddenly remembered that since she came back, she had been busy with other people's affairs and had completely forgotten about her own. So she asked Ao Cang about Lai Tan and Qiao Yingying.
"How have they been doing this year?"
The original owner's activities were limited to her involvement with Xu Heyu; she paid no attention to anything related to Qiao Yingying and Lai Tan, so she knew nothing about them.
"It's pretty normal. It's strange, really. I thought they would do something big after they got rid of you, but all they did was increase the frequency of Qiao Yingying getting close to Xu Heyu. Nothing else."
After speaking, Ao Cang raised his golden eyes to look at the girl with furrowed brows, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
Qiao Mei also found it strange and was about to ask Ao Cang some other questions when she looked up and saw his conflicted expression. She instantly guessed why he was like that.
So she asked him if he wanted to know where her soul had gone during the past year.
"Well, but if it's inconvenient for you to say, I won't force you. It's all up to you."
Of course, Qiao Mei couldn't tell him that the Book of the World had issued a mandate.
So after sighing, I could only let him come closer, lean in and whisper to him, "I went to a world that is completely different from this one, but what remains unchanged is that I have always missed you."
Qiao Mei is not good at sweet talk, but every word she is saying to Ao Cang now is from the bottom of her heart.
After I finished speaking, I wanted to say something more, but then I felt myself fall into a hot chest.
He breathed hot air into her ear, his hoarse voice interrupting her: "Okay, I understand. As long as you can stay with me and think of me, these things aren't that important."
"good."
She vaguely sensed that Ao Cang's emotions were a bit off, so after replying, she didn't make any moves on her own, but let him hold her quietly.
Only when she felt him loosen his grip did she carefully step out of his embrace to look at him.
But he had already composed himself, and there was no sign of anything unusual about him.
"Is there anything else you need to pack? I'll help you." Ao Cang smiled faintly, as if the person who had shown overwhelming possessiveness and desire in his eyes when he was carrying Qiao Mei just now was not him.
........
At the same moment, in the Eighth Imperial Palace of the Imperial Star.
After sending a bunch of harassing messages to Xu Heyu as usual, Qiao Yingying realized it was almost 10 p.m., so she went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Tomorrow is the day the interstellar military opens its doors to the public, so she needs to take a nice hot bath and take good care of herself to be in the best possible condition to see him.
Not long after she got into the bathtub, she suddenly felt the temperature in the bathroom drop significantly.
She was clearly familiar with this situation, and her first instinct was to get out of the bathtub and get dressed.
But it's still too slow.
Just as she was about to make a move, a soft, cold tentacle wrapped around her waist, sending shivers down her spine.
Immediately following, a damp, cold breath came from behind my ear.
"Looks like you're pretty quick-witted. But today I'm going to find you in the bathtub and demand payment. If you leave, you'll see if I'll still help you afterwards."
Lai Tan appeared behind Qiao Yingying like a ghost, his gaze falling on her gray eyes filled with fear and disgust, and his right hand, which was gripping her wrist, subconsciously tightened its grip.
Not long after, a red mark appeared on her wrist.
But Qiao Yingying didn't dare to utter a word about this matter, instead acting like an obedient puppet, letting him do as he pleased.
He brushed aside her black hair, bit down on her fair neck, and then, like a vampire who had been starving for a long time, began to suck her blood voraciously.
He only let go when Qiao Yingying's face turned deathly pale and she looked like she was about to faint. He stared at the girl leaning against him because of anemia, the purple in his eyes slowly fading.
He didn't need to inhale so much today, but seeing the emotions in her eyes made him lose control.
By the time I realized what was happening, everything had turned out like this again.
He licked the remaining blood from the corner of his lips, and used his right hand to release divine power to heal the wound on her neck.
At the same time, I asked her where she was going tomorrow.
"You seemed very excited and happy before you came. Were you going to see Xu Heyu?"
Qiao Yingying's thoughts cleared up a bit, and she didn't say anything.
She knew that Xu Heyu was practically a minefield in Lai Tan's eyes, and that talking to her would only make her look foolish.
Seeing that she remained silent, seemingly agreeing, Lai Tan sneered, "What, you think I can't guess just because you don't say anything?"
Looking at the mark that resembled a hickey, he suddenly decided against erasing it completely. Instead, he withdrew his hand and let her hair fall down to cover it again.
"Do you know that Qiao Mei is back?"
Lai Tan held her soft body, rested his chin on her shoulder, and inhaled the sweet fragrance emanating from her, which slightly satisfied his aching heart.
Qiao Yingying frowned and forced herself to sit up slightly, trying her best to ignore the tentacles wrapped around her, and asked him in a weak voice, "What do you mean?"
"Literally, the soul you helped drive away before has returned. It seems like it happened some time ago. Didn't you notice this while you were at the Federal Academy?"
"Or is it that..." Lai Tan's right hand, with its long black nails, grabbed a strand of her glossy black hair and twirled it with his index finger, "You've been so focused on that Xu Heyu all day that you've forgotten about important matters?"
The facts were indeed as Lai Tan said, but Qiao Yingying dared not admit it, only saying that she had been busy improving herself and had not noticed it during this time.
"But what's there to be afraid of? We were able to drive her away once, and we can drive her away a second time. Plus, you've recovered much better than Ao Cang during this time. If we really face them head-on, our chances of winning are very high."
Her use of "we" pleased Lai Tan immediately. After raising an eyebrow, she wrapped her neck around Lai Tan's neck and said in a languid voice, "That's true, but since you're asking me for a favor, shouldn't you show some sincerity?"
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