Both the Duan and Luo families breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving news that Nan Yue's condition had stabilized.
The children had already been coaxed to sleep by Zhao Ruoxi.
Luo Shuyang and Chen Manhua also returned to their own courtyard.
Only Duan Ye and Luo Qingyuan remained in the living room.
Luo Qingyuan asked him, "Are you starting work tomorrow?"
Duan Ye nodded: "Yes."
Luo Qingyuan took a small box out of her bag on the sofa and handed it to him: "I'm sorry I couldn't attend your promotion banquet, this is a gift for you."
Duan Ye was immediately surprised: "Is this a gift for my promotion?"
Luo Qingyuan nodded awkwardly.
Duan Ye smiled and glanced at her, then opened the gift box, inside which lay a small standee.
Duan Ye was dressed in a suit and tie, looking very energetic.
Luo Qingyuan's ears turned slightly red: "I made it myself, please don't mind."
Duan Ye's eyes lit up, and he picked up the palm-sized standee and examined it closely.
"I always feel like something's missing."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qingyuan rolled her eyes at him and held out her hand: "Give it to me if you don't want it."
Duan Ye simply put it away: "There's no reason to take back something that's been given away."
"Didn't you say you didn't like it? Give it back to me."
Luo Qingyuan was extremely aggrieved. She had spent a long time drawing this, sketching it stroke by stroke, and staying up for several nights.
Duan Ye laughed immediately: "When did I say I didn't like it? I just thought it was a bit monotonous..."
Luo Qingyuan: "Monotonous? Doesn't that mean you don't like it?"
Luo Qingyuan even tried to reach out and snatch it, but Duan Ye firmly grabbed her fingers.
His warm palm enveloped hers, making her heart skip a beat.
Their eyes met.
The air seemed to freeze.
Duan Ye said, "I feel that being alone is too monotonous."
The once stagnant heart suddenly began to pound violently.
In his eyes, her cheeks slowly blushed with a rosy hue.
Luo Qingyuan was the first to avoid eye contact, trying to pull her hand away, but she couldn't.
The April weather wasn't hot, yet it made their palms sweat.
"what you do?"
"I just wanted to hold your hand, and... thank you."
Luo Qingyuan unconsciously raised her lips, but in the end she didn't struggle anymore, and whispered: "Yes, you're welcome."
Duan Ye chuckled softly, slowly pried her fingers apart, and then their fingers intertwined.
He said, "I really want to introduce you to the people in our research group, because there's my mentor who has been teaching me for the past five years, as well as other teachers, and Bai Tang, Luo An. Oh, by the way, you know what? After Xiao Wu resigned, Brother Luo said he was going to join the army, but later he ended up in the intelligence group. It's unbelievable..."
Duan Ye told her about these old acquaintances, one sentence at a time.
Luo Qingyuan listened patiently.
"Um, what's your mentor's name?"
“We all call him Professor Zhuo. He is a very responsible teacher who has made many contributions to the aerospace field over the years and rarely goes home.”
"Hearing you say that, I should go and take a look. Once we've settled down, I'll visit your teacher."
Duan Ye lowered his head and kissed the back of her hand: "Okay."
Luo Qingyuan's face instantly turned bright red, and she immediately pulled away, saying, "I'm sleepy."
Duan Ye smiled, stood up, bent down and picked up Luo Qingyuan, then walked upstairs.
"My wheelchair..."
"With me here, what need do you have for a wheelchair?"
Luo Qingyuan wanted to protest, but when she looked up, she saw Duan Ye's face.
Well, I guess the protest was ineffective.
So she silently shut her mouth.
At this moment, Kim Jenny also broke free from Choi In-ji and led her people directly to Hu Lan's building.
She didn't wait for anyone, but rushed up with her bodyguards.
"Bang bang bang—" Hu Lan's door was being pounded on loudly.
Jennie: "You bitch! I know you're in there, get out here!"
The people around were so frightened that they even closed their windows.
When Jennie couldn't get the door open no matter how much she knocked, she stepped back and ordered her bodyguard, "Break it open!"
The bodyguards responded and began kicking wildly. Several burly men kicked the door open in just a few minutes.
Jennie Kim, carrying her bag, covered her mouth and walked in with a look of disgust, followed closely by her bodyguards.
They searched the house thoroughly, inside and out, but couldn't find Hu Lan.
Jennie Kim was furious: "Damn it!!"
That bitch must have gotten wind of it and run away.
"Smash it all! Smash it all!!!"
At Jin Zhenni's command, the bodyguards began to smash Hu Lan's house into a mess, even punching a hole in the wardrobe.
Hearing the deafening noise behind her, Jennie stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her cold eyes sweeping over the night view outside.
She knew that Zhang Ting, that bitch, must know she was here. It didn't matter; whether it was Hu Lan or Zhang Ting, she wouldn't let her go.
In fact, Jennie Kim was right.
After Cheng Suisui left, Hu Lan knew that Luo Qingyuan must have returned. As for where Luo Qingyuan went...
Nanxing called her from the ambulance to tell her that Jin Zhenni had arrived.
So, without even packing her clothes, Hu Lan grabbed her car keys and bank card and went straight downstairs.
The lights in her house were on brightly, and she sat in her car, looking at the dark figure standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Because of the distance, Hu Lan couldn't see the person's face clearly, but she was all too familiar with Jin Zhenni's figure.
Back then, if it weren't for Choi In-ji sending me abroad to China...
She was beaten to death by Jennie Kim long ago.
At that time, in the dimly lit basement, sticks were thrown at her. Several of Hu Lan's bones were broken, and her forehead was beaten until it bled profusely, requiring several stitches. Her child, a fully formed male fetus, was also aborted by Jin Zhenni's men.
She will never be able to have children again in this lifetime.
Jin Zhenni, this name was Hu Lan's lifelong nightmare; just seeing this person...
Hu Lan trembled uncontrollably, but at the same time, she also hated, hated Jin Zhenni to death.
Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, she will help Nanxing.
If Nanxing gets what he wants, he can use the Duan family's influence to return to H country and fight with Jin Zhenni's children for the inheritance. At that time, Jin Zhenni will definitely lose everything.
The bodyguard handed Jennie Kim an iron rod.
Without even blinking, Jennie smashed the French windows with all her might.
The huge floor-to-ceiling window shattered with a loud crack.
Jennie took a few steps back, and within two minutes, the floor-to-ceiling window shattered into pieces.
Hu Lan witnessed all of this from inside the car.
Jennie Kim's eyes were filled with resentment.
Zhang Ting, I will make you pay a terrible price for this!
Jennie dropped the iron rod, led her men, leaving behind a mess, and strode away.
Hu Lan's eyes were bloodshot, and she was trembling with hatred as she gritted her teeth.
Finally, before Jin Zhenni came down, Hu Lan drove to the hospital where Nanxing was.
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