Li Ying believed she hadn't offended anyone, except the Ye family.
But she didn't believe the Ye family could do such a thing.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to be such a smart person. I wonder who you've offended recently?"
A name flashed through Li Ying's mind.
"Lu Xingzhou?"
The man grinned lewdly, his eyes blatantly fixed on Li Ying's stomach.
"It seems you've offended not only Lu Xingzhou, but also the Ye family."
The Ye family?
Could it really be that the Ye family wants her dead?
It was because the Ye family knew that Ye Jingchi was angry with him because of his injury that they sent people to block his way.
It's unlikely. No matter how angry the Ye family is, they wouldn't do something so low.
"You were sent by Lu Xingzhou to frame the Ye family!"
Several men chuckled ominously.
"Brothers, we're paid to do this, so don't hold back. Strip her clothes off and take her one by one."
The man was about to step forward as he spoke.
Before the man could think, Li Ying stepped forward and injected him with the needle. However, she underestimated the man's strength and was shoved hard. She staggered and fell to the ground, experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Li Ying clutched her stomach, her forehead dripping with cold sweat. In the blink of an eye, she saw that the men had already been taken down by a man in a black trench coat.
From his skill and his silhouette, Li Ying recognized him.
"Ye Jingchi..."
A gunshot rang out.
Li Ying was stunned, watching those people fall one by one in front of her.
Until finally, that person was so scared that he crawled away in a panic.
Just as Li Ying was about to get up, the man quickly came to her side and picked her up in his arms.
He wore a black mask, but his eyes shone brightly, burning with passion like the stars and the sea.
Li Ying raised her hand and touched his cheek.
"Ye Jingchi, is that you?"
"Don't speak!"
The sound is wrong!
Li Ying withdrew her hand, nestled in the man's arms, and fell into a deep sleep.
Perhaps it's because I've been too tense lately, and I'm only now relaxing and feeling sleepy.
Li Ying seemed to have a dream in which Ye Jingchi returned from the front lines, covered in blood, and walked towards her.
That was Ye Jingchi after his sacrifice.
His body slowly faded and disappeared until it was no longer visible.
"don't want!"
Li Ying suddenly sat up. Jing Yingyan was sitting on the edge of the bed, peeling an apple.
"Young Master Jing, what are you doing here?"
“I came to the hospital for a check-up and happened to see you getting an IV drip. That’s when I found out you came alone. Li Ying, you can be really stubborn sometimes.” Jing Yingyan put down the fruit knife and helped Li Ying sit up.
"The doctor said that you have threatened miscarriage and you should not move around much during this period of time; you need to rest."
"Have you seen anyone?" Li Ying scanned the ward but didn't see the man in the black trench coat and mask.
"No, I just saw you getting an IV drip here."
"I'll go ask the nurse."
Jing Yingyan stopped Li Ying: "I asked the nurses, and they said someone brought you here and left. They were just doing a good deed, what are you thinking?"
Li Ying felt something was off. The person was clearly Ye Jingchi, but the voice didn't sound like him.
"Young Master Jing, would you believe me if I said I saw Ye Jingchi today?"
Looking at Li Ying's serious expression, Jing Yingyan smiled and said, "I believe you. Ye Jingchi is just missing, not dead. He could reappear at any time."
“But his voice doesn’t sound like it, and I can’t smell any medicine on him.”
Ye Jingchi was poisoned, so he would definitely use medication to control the toxins. Therefore, there would be some residual medication on his body, which would be detectable to a doctor.
But no, she couldn't smell anything.
"Li Ying, do you miss him?" Jing Yingyan asked earnestly.
Li Ying remained noncommittal.
She didn't know what was wrong with her. Ever since she learned that Ye Jingchi had disappeared, she had been somewhat absent-minded. She even felt that Ye Jingchi was right beside her, hiding in some corner, watching her happy life from afar, but unwilling to come out and meet her.
This absurd idea has only confirmed my true feelings today.
She has started to care about Ye Jingchi.
"Maybe I've just been too tired lately."
"Yingying, are you alright?" Yang Mei arrived quickly after receiving the notification.
Zhou Qi felt very guilty: "Miss Ying, you promised to take me with you when you go out from now on, why don't you ever listen?"
Thankfully, nothing happened. If something had happened to Miss Ying, how would he explain it to Commander Ye?
"I'm fine, it was an accident."
"This wasn't an accident. Officer Tong has already gone over there. These people are all desperate criminals, they do things for money. They don't care if the victim is male or female, young or old, as long as they get paid, they'll do anything." Zhou Qi gritted his teeth: "I don't know who's so despicable as to treat you so cruelly!"
"It's Lu Xingzhou, but there's no evidence yet."
"Lu Xingzhou, I'll break one of his legs later!" Zhou Qi said viciously.
"Don't do anything reckless!" Li Ying's eyes were deep and dark: "Since Lu Xingzhou doesn't want me to have an easy time, then don't blame me for being impolite."
Li Ying took a small key out of her bag and handed it to Jing Yingyan.
"This was given to me by Ye Jingchi before. It's evidence of Lu Xingzhou's embezzlement. At the time, I overthought it and didn't make a decision. Now I've made up my mind. I'm going to expose him!"
Jing Yingyan took the key: "Give it to me!"
Yang Mei held Li Ying's hand, feeling very distressed: "You took care of Lu's parents for three years, how could he be so cruel to you?"
Li Ying remained calm and squeezed Yang Mei's hand: "Mom, that's human nature. I must have touched on Lu Xingzhou's most sensitive spot, and that's why he couldn't tolerate me and took action against me."
"He's a complete scumbag!" Yang Mei stroked Li Ying's cheek. "My daughter, how could you be so unlucky as to fall for a man like him?"
Li Ying was extremely embarrassed.
"Mom, it's all in the past. I've learned my lesson, and I won't be foolish again."
Li Ying was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon. Before leaving, she went to the police station to see Tong Danian.
"Were the bullets on those people military-grade bullets?" Li Ying wanted to confirm her doubts.
Tong Danian thought for a moment and then said, "I shouldn't have told you this, but since you asked, I'll tell you. The gun is German-made and is a military pistol, but it's not used by our army. Sister-in-law, are you asking this because you suspect that person is Brother Chi?"
Li Ying nodded: "Mm."
"Chi's disappearance is very strange, but I don't know what to say. But don't worry, sister-in-law, Chi is a man of his word. Just take care of yourself and don't worry about him."
Judging from Tong Danian's tone, he seemed to have already met Ye Jingchi.
Li Ying didn't press the issue further. After leaving the police station, Zhou Qi had already driven over to pick her up.
Whose car is this?
"It was borrowed by Young Master Jing, who said it was for Miss Ying to use recently." After Zhou Qi finished speaking, he added, "Miss Ying, if Commander Ye were here, he would also lend you a car."
Looking at the back of Zhou Qi's head, Li Ying thought to herself that this guy was one of Ye Jingchi's soldiers.
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