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"Check if there's anything else you forgot?" Qi Zui asked as he folded Wen Xubai's shirt and put it into his bag.
"They should be gone." Wen Xubai glanced around the ward briefly.
Finally able to leave the place where he had been lying for three days, Wen Xubai breathed a long sigh of relief.
There was clearly nothing wrong, but three days were wasted because of a misunderstanding. Wen Xubai couldn't help but rub his forehead and smile bitterly.
While Qi Zui was packing his things, he sent a text message to Ying Cheng, asking him to check who was in charge of the children's heart disease charity foundation that the chairman had invested in over the past few years.
I had just put my phone away when I saw an uninvited guest appear at the door.
Ruan Xing leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed, wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses. If Wen Xubai hadn't seen his son in person, who would have guessed that he was almost fifty years old?
If you didn't know better, you'd think he was a young man in his early thirties.
Wen Xubai frowned instantly.
What is he doing here?
"Huh? Where's your watch...?" Qi Zui couldn't find their matching watches and was about to ask Wen Xubai when he turned around and saw the person at the door.
Qi Zui asked, bewildered, "Who are you?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xing raised an eyebrow but did not answer. Instead, he looked at Wen Xubai, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.
"What a coincidence. What? You haven't remembered me in such a short time?" Ruan Xing asked instead of answering.
Wen Xubai: "·······"
"Are you feeling unwell?" Ruan Xing tilted his head.
Wen Xubai rolled his eyes. "It's alright, just a minor illness. But Mr. Ruan, you're getting on in years, so you shouldn't wander around like that. It wouldn't be good if you bumped into something."
Ruan Xing smiled with amusement.
Qi Zui, the "invisible man" who had been ignored all along, was a little unhappy watching the back-and-forth conversation between the two.
As if asserting ownership, she put her arm around Wen Xubai's waist, pulled him closer, and asked in a low voice, "Your friend?" As she spoke, she glanced warily at the person at the door.
Ruan Xing was still there, smiling as he watched them.
No, to be precise, it's about listening to and listening to the narrative.
Qi was even more unhappy.
Noticing the change in the person beside him, Wen Xubai patted his hand reassuringly, "Just an acquaintance."
After saying that, he changed the subject, saying, "The watch is in the bedside table. I put it there because I was afraid of losing it. It's a pity that it got wet and probably won't work anymore..." Wen Xubai said with some regret.
Qi Zui, however, said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's broken, I'll fix it for you. If I can't fix it, I'll just buy you a new one."
Wen Xubai couldn't help but chuckle, patted Qi Zui's arm, and warned, "You're not allowed to secretly go to work behind my back anymore, especially not that kind of dangerous physical work, you hear me?"
Qi Zui, his thoughts exposed, scratched his head awkwardly and whispered, "I know..."
Seeing the two's intimate actions, Ruan Xing couldn't help but twitch his lips.
He's still here, isn't he being incredibly inconsiderate?
So Mr. Ruan, the newly appointed "invisible man," couldn't help but raise his fist and cough twice.
The two who had been so affectionately close then looked at him simultaneously, their expressions turning cold and hostile.
Well, so he has two faces.
Remembering he had important business to attend to, Ruan Xing lightly knocked on the door, looked at Wen Xubai, and tilted his head, saying, "Shall we chat?"
Wen Xubai remained silent.
Qi Zui, however, stepped in front of him first, looking as if facing a formidable enemy, and said, "What are you talking about? What's there to talk about? A-Che is still not well and needs to go home to rest. If you want to talk, talk to me!"
"Talk to you?" Ruan Xing glanced at him, finally settling on Wen Xubai, his gaze ambiguous. "It's not that it's impossible..."
"Let's go." Before he could finish speaking, Wen Xubai interrupted him.
"Ah Che?" Qi Zui was extremely shocked.
"It's nothing, just some work-related stuff," Wen Xubai casually made up an excuse.
"Really?" Qi Zui looked skeptical.
"Really." Wen Xubai stood up. "Pack your things, and we'll go home after we're done talking."
Before leaving, seeing Qi Zui's uneasy eyes, Wen Xubai quickly pecked him on the cheek before leaving.
Ruan Xing: "..."
Ruan Xing: "I never imagined that Young Master Wen had such a hobby..."
"Stop keeping me in suspense." Wen Xubai interrupted him directly, the smile on his face vanishing, leaving only coldness.
He knew that since Ruan Xing had managed to find this place, he must have already investigated him. Qi Zui's existence couldn't be kept secret either; he just didn't know how far his investigation had gone…
Wen Xubai silently lowered his eyes and held out his hand to Ruan Xing, "Give me a cigarette."
"Tch." Ruan Xing shifted his position by the window, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed one to him. "I thought you didn't smoke."
As the lighter clicked, smoke swirled all around.
The nicotine entered my lungs, and my irritable mood improved considerably.
Just as he was about to take another puff, Wen Xubai caught a glimpse of two small figures running past at the end of the corridor out of the corner of his eye, and stubbed out his cigarette.
"What?" Ruan Xing was a little surprised.
"It's nothing." Wen Xubai irritably touched his hair.
The sound of children laughing came from not far away.
"Ha." Ruan Xing also stubbed out his cigarette. "I didn't expect you to be someone who respects the elderly and cares for the young."
"Do you think I'm Wen Tingyi?" Wen Xubai glanced at him sideways.
Ruan Xing shrugged indifferently, "How much kindness can those little bastards raised by that big bastard have?"
Wen Xubai seemed not to have heard, completely disregarding the fact that the other party had also insulted him, and nodded in rare agreement.
Ruan Xing was amused by his nonchalant attitude. He crossed his arms and leaned closer to him, laughing, "But you're different. You're probably the best one among that bunch of little bastards."
"Really?" Wen Xubai said sarcastically, seemingly unsure whether to agree or disagree. "Then you must be pretty blind. Go get some reading glasses, old man."
"Ha." Ruan Xing laughed instead of getting angry. "What, little guy doesn't want to talk to the old man anymore? A happy mood is also good for the physical and mental health of the elderly."
"Then go talk to your son." Wen Xubai didn't want to get entangled with him anymore.
“Xiaoyun isn’t in the mood to talk to me right now,” Ruan Xing glanced at him meaningfully. “He’s currently troubled by love, and he’s completely devoted to your good older brother. He doesn’t even care about me, his old father.”
He instinctively reached for the cigarette pack, but remembering the pediatric sign on the wall, Ruan Xing forcibly restrained himself.
"What does this have to do with me?" Wen Xubai said impatiently.
“It’s none of your business, but it seems that Xiaoyun isn’t the only one troubled by love,” Ruan Xing stared at him meaningfully as their eyes met. “As an elder, I just want to remind you not to act on your emotions.”
Ruan Xing's eyes were gentle yet shrewd, as if he could see right through the other person with just one glance.
Wen Xubai concealed the complex emotions in his eyes, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems Ruan Xing is still unaware of Qi Zui's true identity.
Wen Xubai tilted his head back, leaned against the window, closed his eyes, and half-peeked out the window, breathing in the fresh air. "What, are you going to report me?"
"I'm not that bored," Ruan Xing shrugged. "It's just that your little boyfriend probably doesn't even know who you are, right?"
Ruan Xing asked playfully, "Tell me... what would he do if he knew you'd been deceiving him all along?"
Wen Xubai opened his eyes.
"Or...the Wen family found out about his existence first...you know, Wen Tingyi wouldn't tolerate someone with a stain on their reputation in the Wen family, not even his own son, let alone an adopted son?" He emphasized the word "adopted son".
"Are you really confident... you can protect him?"
Wen Xubai's eyes deepened: "What exactly do you want?"
Seeing that Wen Xubai had finally fallen for the trap, Ruan Xing smiled and said, "It is Wen Xushi."
"What?" Wen Xubai was stunned by his sudden words.
Ruan Xing repeated, word by word, "It was Wen Xushi who killed Zhang Xiu."
"Want to know who killed Zhang Xiu?"
This was the question Ruan Xing asked him at the last dinner party.
Wen Xubai was somewhat surprised. Ruan Xing had come specifically to see him, clearly wanting to get something from him, but this guy had so directly revealed his trump card...
“You…” His expression was complicated.
Ruan Xing stared intently at him. "I know about what Wen Xuyi has done recently. So, are they planning to release you to take the blame? Including your hospitalization this time, it can't just be a simple minor illness, right?"
Looking into Wen Xubai's downcast eyes, he knew he had guessed correctly.
Ruan Xing said, word by word, "Wen Xubai, don't you understand? Relying on the Wen family will eventually lead to your complete annihilation. Oh right, and what about your little boyfriend... Qi Zui? Do you think he can escape this fate?"
Ruan Xing's voice was like a spell; every word transformed into a sharp blade, piercing through Wen Xubai's heart and stabbing into the most hidden corner of his soul, causing him excruciating pain.
“How about we make a deal?” Ruan Xing smiled and extended his hand to him. “You provide me with information, and I’ll help you… bring down the Wen family.”
My thoughts were in complete disarray; everything flashed through my mind in a jumbled mess: Lin Xi's death, Zhang Xiu's death, and... Jiang Hui's death...
A wave of overwhelming fatigue washed over him again, and Wen Xubai looked up towards the direction of the ward...
Qi Zui...
The shocking wound on his neck resurfaced in his mind, and memories of how they met kept replaying: in the hotel, in the police station, and all the way back to the noodle shop where they first met.
The hustle and bustle for a living, the humiliation and forbearance, the pain of discrimination...
My phone beeped with a notification from Ying Cheng, containing only three words: Wen Xushi.
Everything was connected. Wen Xubai suddenly leaned against the wall, grabbed his hair helplessly, and let out a bitter laugh.
It seemed like mockery, but also like self-mockery.
He didn't know before why Wen Tingyi's favor towards them was tilted, but now he does... How can someone who is so ruthless as to kill his own mother be trusted?
Wen Xushi... The scene at the café that day was recreated, and all the details that were taken for granted at the time finally became clear: the cracked eyes, the strange expression...
Ruan Xing is right, he doesn't have the resources to protect Qi Zui...
A part of his heart finally gave way, and Wen Xubai chuckled weakly, "Why choose me? There's someone else you'd be more satisfied with."
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