Chapter 36 He has to find his wife.
"Young Master Qin, what are you doing at the hospital?"
Assistant Xu's voice carried a clear hint of skepticism. He had just received a call from President Jin, who instructed him to keep a close eye on Qin Jiangnan.
They ran into each other at the hospital. This guy wasn't the type to stay home and be a caregiver in the hospital. As soon as he saw him come out of the ward, Assistant Xu became suspicious.
Qin Jiangnan also gave a vague answer: "Um, oh, a friend of mine is sick."
"Really? I didn't hear Young Master Qin mention it earlier. Now that we've run into each other, I should also visit Mr. Jin on his behalf." Assistant Xu said as he tried to squeeze into the room, completely disregarding his reputation this time.
With his wife missing, President Jin was frantic with worry. And with this young master Qin acting strangely, Assistant Xu suspected that the person in the hospital room was his wife.
"Hey, my friend, you don't even know Brother Qingyu, why are you looking after him?"
"Aren't you anxious to find Jiang Xingyao? I already told you, she's not in this hospital. You'd better look for her elsewhere." Qin Jiangnan quickly reached out to stop him.
But Assistant Xu was determined to see this time, and barged in. Qin Jiangnan was almost too embarrassed to look anymore, but then he heard Assistant Xu say awkwardly, "This... Young Master Qin, is this your girlfriend? Oh dear, look at this mess. If you had explained it earlier, I wouldn't have bothered watching."
Qin Jiangnan was quite surprised. He followed Assistant Xu's gaze and saw the woman on the bed with her head down, her long, soft hair hanging down, covering most of her face and making it impossible to see her features.
The hospital gown she wore made her look delicate and frail, easily arousing people's protective instincts.
She was very different from the arrogant Jiang Xingyao she always was.
Even though Qin Jiangnan knew who the person in front of him was, seeing her bowed head and lowered eyes, he couldn't immediately connect her with Jiang Xingyao.
Assistant Xu thought so too.
The wife he met would not have this side to her.
He apologized to Jiang Xingyao again before leaving the ward.
With a bang, the ward door closed, and Qin Jiangnan said, "Assistant Xu, you were too abrupt. You frightened her."
"Young Master Qin seems so concerned, do you have a girlfriend?" Assistant Xu probed again.
He knew that Qin Shao had never liked his wife, and even if he had to help her for some reason, he would never admit to such an absurd thing.
Qin Jiangnan could roughly guess what Assistant Xu was thinking. He glanced at the closed door of the ward, gave a somewhat vague reply, and added, "She's rather timid, so don't go around saying anything."
It seems she really isn't the wife.
Assistant Xu was a little disappointed that he couldn't find the person, so he didn't stay at the hospital for long and left quickly.
Ji Yunyin then ran over from the other corner: "Okay, you did a good job this time. I thank you on Yao Yao's behalf."
Upon hearing Jiang Xingyao's name, Qin Jiangnan felt inexplicably irritated. He said, "Just this once. Anyway, I've paid back what I owed you. Once she recovers, I won't bother with her anymore."
"Don't worry, I'm not at ease leaving her with you. I'll take her away once Yaoyao is feeling better," Ji Yunyin said.
Qin Jiangnan nodded and left the hospital, just in time to see Assistant Xu's car speeding away.
Judging by the direction, we're heading to Wangshan Manor again.
Qin Jiangnan didn't know what he was thinking, but somehow he made a phone call to the Jin family's old residence.
When Grandpa Jin arrived at Wangshan Manor, Assistant Xu was still reporting to Jin Qingyu what he had seen and heard at the hospital.
When Jin Qingyu heard him mention that Qin Jiangnan had a girlfriend, his heart skipped a beat for some reason. He asked, "Did you see her?"
"I didn't see her face, but don't worry, Mr. Jin. I also found it strange, so I went into the ward to take a look. That person is definitely not Madam."
"A woman as proud as Madam could never be as weak as a parasitic vine, she..."
Jin Qingyu suddenly bumped into Assistant Xu.
If you can't see her face, she might be Yaoyao.
Qin Jiangnan's sudden protectiveness of Yao Yao was already quite strange.
That person has been getting along well with Ji Yunyin lately, so it's not impossible that he'd help Ji Yunyin hide Yaoyao.
As for the characteristics that Assistant Xu mentioned, Jin Qingyu didn't believe a single word of them.
Before today, he had never believed that his usually dignified wife would become hysterical and act like a madwoman over such a trivial matter.
Jin Qingyu grabbed his car keys and was about to leave when the old man stopped him at the entrance of Wangshan Manor: "Where are you going?"
“I’m going to find Yao Yao,” Jin Qingyu said.
"Stop right there!" the old man roared, blocking Jin Qingyu's way. He raised his cane and slammed it directly onto the man's shoulder. "You heartless bastard, how many times have you made Yao Yao angry over that thing outside?"
"That's fine, but how could you... how could you..."
Looking at the mess in the yard, the old man was almost speechless. Finally, he slammed his fist on Jin Qingyu's shoulder and roared, "Do you know that this is where Yaoyao grew up? You've ruined it!"
Come with me. Do you see this swing? Her grandfather made it for her by hand. And these roses are Yao Yao's favorite flowers, which her grandfather planted with her.
All these years, these have been my cherished memories, and you, you bastard, have ruined them!
“I…” Jin Qingyu looked at the messy flower vines and suddenly couldn’t speak. After a long while, he said, “I don’t know. I thought it was just a house.”
The old man was having trouble breathing. He pressed on Jin Qingyu's shoulder and said, "Kneel down! You were the one who proposed to marry Yaoyao. How are you treating Yaoyao now? If you had known it would turn out like this, you should have just handed Yaoyao over to Azhou back then."
At least, he won't be as unruly as you, a complete scoundrel.
"No! Grandpa, Jiang Xingyao is mine. Don't say things like that anymore. I don't want to hear it," Jin Qingyu retorted, raising his voice.
The old man was so angry he almost laughed.
Without any mercy, she slammed her cane into Jin Qingyu's back: "How dare you say such a thing? When you and your secretary were having an affair outside, did you ever think about Yao Yao's feelings?"
How did I end up with such a clueless grandson?
"My relationship with Secretary Jiang isn't what you think, Grandpa. Don't stop me, I have to go find Yao Yao." Jin Qingyu said, standing up.
The old man pressed him back down: "So what if you found her? Open your eyes and look at the mess you've made of Yaoyao. Do you think she'll come back with you?"
The scene was a complete mess, and Jin Qingyu spent most of the night looking at it.
But before the old man revealed everything, he thought it was just an ordinary courtyard.
He owns many houses like this.
If this one gets dirty, he'll just compensate Jiang Xingyao with a new one.
He knew this was Jiang Xingyao's dowry, but when Jiang Xingyao tossed him the key, she did so casually that he thought it was unimportant.
Just like the dowry the Jin family gave to the Jiang family, it seemed like a lot of money, but to him, it was just a small, insignificant part of his many assets, and not important.
He didn't know that this was the place where Jiang Xingyao grew up, nor did he know that it held her memories with her grandfather.
Jin Qingyu fell silent immediately.
The old man leaned on his cane, his back seemed to have hunched over, and he looked much older than before: "Ayu, you really went too far. This time, Yaoyao isn't coming back with you, so don't expect this old man to help you again."
Jiang Xingyao's maternal grandfather was his close friend of many years.
This time, the things his old friend left for Yao Yao were ruined, and he couldn't bring himself to persuade Yao Yao again.
Jin Qingyu's gaze darkened.
In the silence, he said, "Grandpa, I will find Yaoyao, I definitely will."
The old man snorted coldly: "Before you look for Yaoyao again, you should break up with that other woman outside."
Jin Qingyu fell silent again.
The old man's face turned ashen: "What exactly are you thinking? That Jiang family member with such an unclear background, is he that important to you?"
"It wasn't Grandpa. She was kind to me, and I promised her..."
"Shut up! What are you talking about? You've taken good care of her since you took over the Jin family all these years. If there's no affection between you, then cut ties cleanly right now. If you can't handle this, don't even think about going to see Yao Yao."
Jin Qingyu paused for a moment, then said, "I understand, Grandpa."
The old man's expression softened a little. He touched the swing set next to him and said, "Yaoyao is also a place I watched grow up. When she was little, she loved to sit here and feel the breeze. She was such a clever and mischievous little girl back then, but she became less and less talkative as she grew up."
These past years have been tough for her. Ah Yu, promise Grandpa that once you find her, you must treat her well and never let her suffer again.
Jin Qingyu didn't reply, but his gaze towards the rose vine grew increasingly heavy.
Not long after, he hurriedly prepared to leave, and this time the old man did not stop him.
The sound of the car engine was somewhat jarring in the quiet night.
Jin Qingyu drove all the way to the hospital where Assistant Xu had seen Qin Jiangnan.
He also knew that what he should do most now was to resolve everything and make amends to Yao Yao.
But before that, he had to see if the person Assistant Xu saw was actually his wife.
He also wanted to ask where exactly Yao Yao was injured.
He felt uneasy when he couldn't see Yaoyao.
"Mr. Jin, this is the ward." Assistant Xu led the way and stopped at the door of a ward.
Jin Qingyu nodded, then pushed open the door and immediately saw the woman lying on the bed.
The woman had her back to him, and her long, dark hair cascaded down.
Although he couldn't see her face, Jin Qingyu was startled by her smooth, straight hair and somewhat thin figure.
He walked slowly to the bedside, his fingers about to touch the woman's shoulder, when Ji Yunyin's voice rang out from the doorway: "Mr. Jin, does Yaoyao know you've come to the hospital to visit another woman?"
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