Zhang Bin arranged two rooms, one for Su Ruyi and the other for Su Qiushi and Li Wang. He locked the doors and left.
At this point, he no longer had any intention of investigating Su Ruyi; he just wanted to wait a couple of days until things calmed down before releasing her.
Su Ruyi looked around her room—it was a single room with a bathroom.
A single bed, a desk, and a chair with a backrest.
Very tidy.
It was already past noon.
A short while later, someone knocked on the door to deliver food.
There was meat, vegetables, and soup, a bowl of rice with two kinds of rice, and a large steamed bun made with two kinds of dough—a very hearty meal.
After finishing her meal, Su Ruyi looked at the single bed covered with snow-white sheets and was about to lie down when there was another knock on the door.
The door was actually locked from the outside, but people would still knock on it.
Compared to her previous kidnapping, although there's not much to compare, it just felt very legitimate.
After Su Ruyi said "Please come in," the door was opened.
Commander Cheng's bodyguards stood outside the door.
When the guard saw Su Ruyi, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I'm so sorry, Dr. Su! The commander sent me to pick you up, and I had to come all the way back to Bing City to find you! You must have been frightened!"
Su Ruyi asked anxiously, "What happened to the commander? Is he alright?"
The guard quickly waved his hand: "The commander is fine. He just heard that someone was bullying you, so he asked me to pick you up and take you to him. He said he wants to get revenge for you!"
Su Ruyi smiled: "Okay, but my grandfather and a friend of mine have also been brought here. Can we take them with us?"
The guard readily agreed, "Of course."
The guard negotiated with Zhang Bin, who was naturally willing to give Cheng Weiguo face.
So, Su Ruyi and the other two got into the guard's car and were taken directly to Cheng Weiguo's home in Bingcheng.
Chief Cheng's home in Harbin is a detached two-story house with a white dome, which is very beautiful.
Chief Cheng personally stood at the door to greet Su Ruyi, and he looked much more energetic than the last time he saw him.
He looked apologetic: "Dr. Su, you've suffered so much! I found out too late!"
As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously drifted towards her wrist.
Su Ruyi's wrist wasn't completely rotten like Xia Tianyu's, but it still had a thin red line around it.
She shook her head dismissively: "It's nothing. I feel really bad for bothering you!"
As she spoke, she introduced them to him, "This is my grandfather, Su Qiushi, and this is my friend, Li Wang. They were both innocently implicated in this undeserved disaster because of me."
"Hello, sir! Hello, young comrade!"
Chief Cheng nodded and said, "I already know everything! Don't worry, Dr. Su, you'll be having dinner at my house tonight. I've had my grandson prepare plenty of good food! I've found out everything about how those people bullied you! Don't worry, Dr. Su, I swear on my life—I'll definitely get revenge for you!"
As he spoke, he turned around and shouted, "Cheng Zhen, come out quickly, your grandfather's savior has arrived!"
A few seconds later, a young man ran out and bowed deeply to Su Ruyi: "Dr. Su, thank you! You saved my grandfather's life. From now on, my life, Cheng Zhen's life, belongs to you!"
Su Ruyi looked at the young man named Cheng Zhen. It was obvious that he was the grandson that the old man wanted to see in order to prolong his life.
Cheng Zhen was tall and strong with dark skin and a simple and honest expression, but his eyes had a unique glint of intelligence and determination that came from someone who had been on the battlefield.
As he spoke, he waved his arm, and his muscles began to ripple.
He was also wearing an apron, so he had obviously come out to say hello halfway through cooking.
Su Ruyi smiled and said, "Comrade Cheng, there's no need to be so polite."
Cheng Zhen grinned: "You guys go inside, I'm going to continue cleaning the fish!"
Chief Cheng led Su Ruyi and the other two inside, where they sat in a well-lit reception room on the first floor.
Chief Cheng personally brewed tea and then personally handed over a fruit platter.
Upon learning that Su Qiushi was a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Haicheng and also Su Ruyi's mentor in medicine (as Su Ruyi deliberately put it), Chief Cheng held him in high esteem.
The two elderly people chatted very enthusiastically.
Su Ruyi got up and went for a walk in the garden.
The garden behind the Cheng family's small building was very beautiful. Su Ruyi sat on a white-painted wrought iron rocking chair and rocked back and forth.
A gentle breeze blew by, and at that moment, her nerves, which had been tense since she was sent to the countryside, finally relaxed for a moment.
Regardless of how this matter between Su Yin and the Xia sisters ends, she has already won.
The acupoint she struck on Su Yin's head would cause even a healthy person to lose consciousness.
Being stabbed while he was in a state of high fever and unconsciousness, the consequences would likely be even more severe.
Moreover, no trace of that thin gold needle could be found.
Su Yin's ability to bewitch people was too terrifying; the Xia sisters seemed to have gone mad, and she dared not gamble.
She now has her grandfather, and even more so her fourth and fifth brothers to protect; she dares not let Su Yin, this ticking time bomb, continue to exist beside her.
Su Ruyi squinted as she sorted out her thoughts, then suddenly jumped up—Where's Xia Tianxiu?
Where did she go?
...
At this moment, Xia Tianxiu is in an unknown village, tied up in the cellar of a family's house.
After leaving the black market, fearing she would be arrested again, she dared not return to Dingjiatun and instead walked in the opposite direction.
After walking for about two hours, we got completely lost.
After crossing a small hill, we arrived at a small village nestled in the mountains.
Seeing a kind-looking middle-aged woman, I asked her for a bowl of water.
Unexpectedly, after drinking the water, he suddenly went black and fainted.
When I woke up again, I was locked in this pitch-black cellar.
Summer Xiu had never been so flustered in her life.
It wasn't because of her situation, but because she was worried about Su Yin getting into trouble.
Su Yin still has a high fever...
Summer Xiu shouted and yelled, but no one paid any attention to her.
She had no idea how long she had been unconscious or where she was.
But she was certain that this was no longer the small mountain village where she used to beg for water.
It's terribly cold here.
After a period of turmoil, Xia Xiu finally calmed down.
She groped for a raw sweet potato, wiped the dirt off with her clothes, and took a bite.
She has to live.
Only by living can one have the chance to see Su Yin again.
...
That evening, in the living room of the Cheng family courtyard, Cheng Weiguo hosted a lavish feast for Su Ruyi.
Cheng Weiguo did not invite his children to join the guests; only he, Su Qiushi, Su Ruyi, Li Wang, and his grandson Cheng Zhen were at the table.
The meal consists of ten dishes and a soup, all made with rare yet down-to-earth ingredients.
Cheng Zhen introduced each dish one by one, treating Su Ruyi and her group with great respect, serving them food and toasting them in turn.
Su Ruyi then learned that Cheng Zhen was in the cooking squad at the front line, and had become the squad leader at a young age.
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