After washing up the two children, Li Chu lay down with them on the bed and began to tell them stories.
Just like their mother, they were lying there for less than two minutes before they started snoring.
He didn't go out again, but picked up a book and leaned against the pile of quilts to read it.
After a while, the bedroom door was carefully pushed open.
"I thought you were asleep too," Ding Qiunan said when she saw that her husband was still awake.
"May I arrange for the Ran sisters to stay in the west wing and rest here for the night?"
"Sure, you can arrange it as you see fit. I won't go out."
"Hehe," Ding Qiunan chuckled, kissed her husband, and then turned and walked out.
When she came back in, an hour had passed.
"Is everything arranged?"
"Hmm, let them sleep. Darling, why did this happen?" Ding Qiunan sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and asked, looking somewhat bewildered.
Li Chu put down the book in his hand and then pulled her into his arms.
"Every cause has its effect. Professor Ran's students were able to report him because he said something he shouldn't have. In addition, the letters found in his home, no matter what they contained, would make people think that there was something wrong with your thinking."
It's still in the early stages, and those people are still somewhat cautious about what they do. If they want to take someone down, they at least need some evidence.
Wait until next year or the year after, and you'll see. Hammers and scissors will be out there, ready to get you. If we don't have evidence, we'll create it. That'll be chaos.
He gently stroked his wife's hair: "Alright, don't think about it so much, go wash up and go to bed."
"I want you to come with me," Ding Qiunan said coquettishly, snuggling into his arms.
“Okay, I’ll go with you. I’ll carry you over.” Li Chu never refused his wife’s requests.
I never thought of refusing; a little fun between husband and wife can enhance their relationship.
Early in the morning, Li Chu practiced some martial arts routines in the courtyard.
These were taught to him by Zhang Meng; they had no practical use in combat, they were just for physical training.
Li Chu, shirtless, moved about in the courtyard, his body steaming warmly despite the cold winter weather.
While he was exercising in the courtyard, Ran Qiuye woke up. Hearing the noise outside, she curiously peeked out through the gap in the curtains.
The sight outside made her blush with embarrassment, and she hurriedly drew the curtains and covered her head with the blanket.
This was the first time she had ever seen a man other than her father, shirtless, and he was even her age.
The scene outside the window kept swirling in her mind.
She never expected that Li Chu, who seemed so ordinary in person, would be so strong when he took off his clothes.
She didn't understand muscles or anything like that; she just thought they were very pleasing to the eye.
The more she thought about it, the hotter she felt. The room was already warm from the heating on, and she had covered her head with the blanket. After a while, she felt sticky all over, so she quickly crawled out of the blanket, let out a long breath, and forced herself not to think about what had just happened.
After boxing for forty minutes, Li Chu went into the main house to take a shower, then got dressed and prepared to go out to buy breakfast.
That's when I remembered there were two more people in the house.
In the morning, Li Chu and his wife dropped their child off at daycare and then went to work.
The Ran sisters have already returned home. Although their parents have been taken away, they still have to live their lives.
Yesterday passed by in a daze, and today I have to clean up the house and find an electrician to reconnect the electricity.
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At the same time, Ran Qiuye also planned to go out and inquire about her parents herself, so as not to place all her hopes on others.
As usual, Li Chu and his classmates studied in the morning, and by the time it ended, it was almost lunchtime.
Instead of rushing back to his office, he caught up with Director Fang, the resident representative, who was strolling slowly with his hands behind his back.
In fact, they didn't really understand what Director Fang's position was.
All I knew was that he was a representative sent by the committee, so I could only address him as the director.
The scene of Li Chu seeking out Director Fang also drew everyone's attention.
In the hospital, everyone actually keeps their distance from Director Fang; basically, no one wants to deal with him.
He is aware of everyone's thoughts, so he doesn't easily contact anyone unless there's a specific reason.
"Director Fang, I'm sorry to bother you for a moment."
When Director Fang was called back, he was surprised to find that someone had actually come to him.
"Who are you……"
There were too many people in the hospital, and Director Fang hadn't been there long, so he could only recognize the hospital's senior management and a few department heads.
"Hello, Director Fang, I am Li Chu from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine."
"Ah, I know you, Xiao Li. What do you need me for?"
He knew that this rising star in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine was already the deputy director at a young age, and had a whole host of other titles, so he should not be underestimated.
To achieve this much at just over thirty years old, one must either have an incredibly powerful background or genuine talent, but he doesn't want to offend either of them.
Director Fang is a very self-aware person; he knows exactly why he was assigned here.
But he didn't want to offend anyone. In this hospital, there were three people who had been born with golden tears in 1955.
Even though it's only the lowest level one, it's still not one I can afford to offend.
The people behind him told him when he arrived that he shouldn't worry about offending anyone and should just do what he was supposed to do.
But he didn't think that way. If there really was a problem, he was sure he would be the scapegoat.
So rather than taking the blame for others, it's better to smooth things over.
In the past few days, apart from organizing the morning study sessions, he has spent the rest of his time holed up in the office he was assigned to, oblivious to everything else, as long as you don't go too far.
I never expected that someone would reach out to me today.
"Director Fang, it's like this, I'd like to trouble you to inquire about something..."
Then, Li Chu recounted what had happened at the Ran family's house the day before.
Finally, he emphasized, "Director Fang, we didn't ask you for any other reason than that the two Ran sisters are really worried about their parents' health. They don't think they've been wronged, they just want to know more about the situation."
After listening to Li Chu's words, Director Fang fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "I can help you find out where the person is being held, but I can't do anything else."
"Director Fang, there's nothing else. Just finding out where they're being held would be enough."
"Okay, then go back and wait for my news. I'll call you when I find out."
"Thank you, Director Fang."
"You're welcome, we're colleagues now."
Li Chu smiled at Director Fang, then took his leave.
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