Lu Qingwan said she met someone in California who looked a lot like Zhou Qi, but she didn't know if it was Zhou Qi.
Li Ying recalled the mysterious injuries on Zhou Qi's body and his strange behavior, and felt that Zhou Qi's identity was not simple.
But what exactly does he do, and why is he willing to stay by my side to protect me?
Just because I saved his life?
After Lu Qingwan left, Li Ying returned to her room, feeling dizzy and lightheaded; she must have caught a cold.
Hearing her mother Yang Mei's voice, Li Ying felt a little relieved. The door opened, and Yang Mei entered the room carrying a bowl of medicinal soup.
"I asked an OB-GYN and they said I could take medication."
Li Ying laughed: "Mom, you could have just asked me, why did you have to go and ask the obstetrics and gynecology department?"
"Mom isn't afraid you'll worry about the baby in your belly and refuse to take your medicine."
Li Ying wasn't so old-fashioned. She believed pregnant women should try to avoid taking medicine, but if the fever was severe, they still needed to take it, otherwise even if the adult could handle it, the baby wouldn't.
After taking the medicine, Li Ying lay down and fell asleep.
The night was deep and dark, and only the sound of even breathing echoed in the room.
Li Ying seemed to sense someone approaching and shifted her body somewhat uneasily, but she was too sleepy to keep her eyes open.
When a large hand touched her face, Li Ying pressed it down, gripping it tightly, and murmured in her sleep, "Ye Jingchi, are you back?"
The room was unusually quiet, so quiet that someone's breathing became heavy.
Li Ying held that warm, large hand tightly and placed it on her cheek.
"Ye Jingchi, I'm sorry, I don't think I love you that much. Will you blame me?"
"Ye Jingchi, please come back! I can give you acupuncture and cure you!"
"Ye Jingchi, no matter what you become, I will never despise you!"
A soft laugh broke the silence in the room as he used his other hand to carefully trace her eyebrows, eyes, nose, and red lips.
The soft touch brought back long-lost memories, making him irresistibly want to absorb that little bit of sweet rain.
Gently press it against her warm, delicate lips, and carefully bite it.
Li Ying gave a blissful "hmm," her intoxicating voice causing the man to restrain much of his pent-up emotions.
He held her close, deepening the kiss until Li Ying felt short of breath and struggled uncomfortably before he finally let go.
The light outside the window was bright. In front of the doghouse in the backyard, Ye Jingchi threw two meat bones to Hei Zi.
"You did a great job!"
The dog whimpered a few times, squatted down, and began to gnaw on the bone with relish.
Hearing the noise, Zhou Qi got dressed and came out. There was no one in the yard except for the dog happily gnawing on a bone.
"Commander Ye has been here?!"
Zhou Qi slapped his forehead: "When did my vigilance become so low? No, what if Commander Ye thinks I've neglected my duty? Will he fire me?"
At dawn, the rooster crowed three times. Li Ying opened her eyes, sat up, and looked around. The room was empty, with no trace of anyone having been there. But she had a very shameful dream last night. In the dream, Ye Jingchi came back, and they even kissed. The pain in her tongue felt so real. Why was it a dream?
I gently touched my lips; they were swollen.
Li Ying rolled out of bed, found a mirror, and when she saw her own lips, she knew it wasn't a dream, it was real, and Ye Jingchi must have come back.
Yang Mei pushed open the door and entered the house, bringing out breakfast.
"You're awake. Come and eat."
"Mom, did anyone come over last night?"
Yang Mei shook her head: "No one's here. Did you see any strangers come in?"
Li Ying thought that if she said it, it would definitely scare everyone, so she suppressed her doubts and shook her head with a smile: "No, maybe I was dreaming."
"Yingying, you must get some rest these days and stop overthinking."
Li Ying knew everyone was worried about her health, so she obediently nodded.
Staying at home was really boring, so Zhou Qi found a troupe of opera performers to put on a grand opera for Li Ying.
Li Ying was impressed by Zhou Qi's brilliant idea, but she didn't want to discourage his good intentions.
After taking her afternoon nap, Li Ying walked around in the yard.
Aunt Yang, who had gone to buy groceries, returned and handed Li Ying a note.
“When I came back, a little boy gave it to me, saying it was for you.”
Li Ying opened the note; it contained Lu Xingzhou's handwriting.
(Li Ying, come find me here. I know where Hua Qingqing is.)
Li Ying read the note and fell into deep thought.
Lu Xingzhou was caught illegally smuggling weapons and is now a fugitive wanted by the military. The fact that he dared to blatantly send her a note means he must really know Hua Qingqing's whereabouts.
However, Li Ying knew she couldn't risk her life, so she called Zhou Qi over.
"Go and call Tong Danian here! Remember, let him come in through the back door."
"Okay, Miss Ying."
Li Ying sat down, looked at the information on the note, tapped the table lightly, and pondered how much chance she had of succeeding if she went to see Lu Xingzhou.
"No, even if I can take down Lu Xingzhou, there might be other people around him. I can't take the risk."
The thought that Hua Qingqing was implicated because of her made Li Ying feel somewhat ashamed.
After Tong Danian came over, the two of them discussed it in the room for a while before they came to a conclusion.
"Sister-in-law, are you really going to see him?"
"Well, since you can't find Hua Qingqing's whereabouts, it's probably Lu Xingzhou's doing. I can't just sit idly by." Li Ying's expression was solemn, as if she were ready to die.
Tong Danian thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I will send someone to protect you."
Li Ying smiled.
When Li Ying was about to leave, Zhou Qi stopped her.
"Miss Ying, I promised Commander Ye I would protect your safety. You can't risk your life!"
“Zhou Qi, I know you’re worried about me, but if I don’t go, Hua Qingqing will die.” This was Li Ying’s reason for insisting on going.
"I don't care whether it's Hua Qingqing or Yun Qingqing, I'm only responsible for Ying's safety. The lives of other people are none of my business!" Zhou Qi stubbornly prevented Li Ying from leaving the house.
"Zhou Qi, if we delay even a minute longer, Hua Qingqing will be in even greater danger! Get out of the way!"
Zhou Qi stubbornly stretched out his arm: "I won't let you! I promised Young Master Jing I would take good care of you! If you go out, how am I supposed to explain it to them?"
Li Ying sighed, wondering which side this kid was on, calling himself Commander Ye one minute and Young Master Jing the next.
What a fickle person!
"I'm telling you, if you dare to stop me again, I'm firing you!"
"Miss Ying!"
“Zhou Qi, I’m confident in what I do, otherwise I wouldn’t take such a risk. I’m pregnant, do you think I would joke about me and my child?” Li Ying reasoned with him.
Zhou Qi was still uneasy: "Then let me follow you!"
"No! There are too many people. Lu Xingzhou will be on guard. He won't reveal Hua Qingqing's whereabouts. I'll go. He won't do anything to me."
Li Ying is very confident.
"But……"
Li Ying was resolute: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Tong Danian and I have already discussed it, so you don't need to worry!"
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