Qin Shu had never been so impatient. When she wanted to see Xie Lan, she wished she could fly to the man's side.
She couldn't feel at ease without seeing Xie Lanzhi.
There was silence on the other end of the phone: "Ashu, let's video chat."
Xie Lanzhi's light words instantly calmed Qin Shu's restless heart.
Her tense body relaxed and she said softly, "Okay—"
The call ended and a video call came in soon.
This is a new feature developed by Huaxia last year. The official has promoted video calls and has become popular in the mobile Internet.
The camera of the mobile phone shook a few times, and Qin Shu soon saw Xie Lanzhi sitting on the office chair. The man only showed his upper body. His handsome and gentle face had become thinner, with dark circles under his eyes and a noble smile on his lips.
Qin Shu frowned and asked distressedly, "Did you not get enough rest these days?"
Xie Lanzhi, looking pale, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice carrying a hint of fatigue: "I have been in meetings for three consecutive days, and I have not had ten hours of rest in total. When you called me just now, I was in a meeting in the conference room."
He was explaining why he hadn't answered the phone before.
Qin Shu heaved a sigh of relief and complained quietly: "No matter how busy you are, you can't ruin your body like this. There are so many people in the cabinet, why can you be the only one to cause trouble!"
Xie Lanzhi looked at Qin Shu tenderly: "It will be fine after these few busy days."
The phone's camera trembled, then quickly returned to normal.
Qin Shu noticed it, but didn't take it seriously. She stared at Xie Lanzhi without blinking, and saw his doting and affectionate look with his raised eyebrows and faint smile, which was deeply engraved in her eyes and heart.
She felt like she could never see enough of Xie Lanzhi, and her longing for him surged like a tide.
Qin Shu didn't know that the man in the video was in a small building in the city of Yunzhen.
The room where Xie Lanzhi was located was carefully decorated. In front of the large desk were Amuti, Xie's father, and Mrs. Xie, who was being supported by someone because she was unable to stand.
They watched Xie Lanzhi, who was wearing a formal Zhongshan suit, with his hands pressed on the table. Veins bulged and his hands trembled constantly. He had to prop up his cell phone in front of a pile of books.
Xie Lanzhi looked like nothing had happened, but his legs were covered in bones and bleeding profusely, with a small pool of blood under his feet.
"I want to go to Beijing to find you." Qin Shu's coquettish voice came from the phone.
Xie Lanzhi was trembling all over and enduring severe pain. He swayed slightly and almost fell on the table.
His breathing quickened a little, and he tried to hold up his body, leaning forward slightly, pretending to pick up something.
Xie Lanzhi didn't dare to meet Qin Shu's eyes. He smiled and said in a noble and gentle voice: "It seems that Ah Shu really misses me."
The tone was deliberately relaxed, with a hint of teasing.
Qin Shu didn't say anything, her black and white eyes stared straight at Xie Lanzhi.
She nodded seriously: "Yes!"
Xie Lanzhi's eyes trembled slightly, his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but curl up slightly because of the pain from the wound. The back of the clothes he had just put on was soaked with sweat.
He lowered his eyes to look at Qin Shu who was silently acting like a spoiled child, and sighed softly: "Ah Shu, now that you are here, I can't accompany you. You only have five days left to live, right?
We can’t make any mistakes at this time. Once everything is settled, I will pick you up in person, okay?”
Qin Shu lowered her lips and said unhappily, "I'll go see you. I'll be back the same day. It won't take long."
The elongated, charming tone was clearly a childish way of acting coquettish.
Xie Lanzhi didn't say anything, but looked at Qin Shu tenderly, with a hint of nostalgia hidden deep in his eyes.
In a place that the mobile phone camera could not capture, Xie Lanzhi pressed his hands hard on the table and made a gesture in the direction of Amuti.
Amuti wiped his bloodshot eyes vigorously, walked forward, deliberately increased the sound of his footsteps, and shouted anxiously:
"Brother Lan! Mr. Jiang wants you to come over for a meeting! We're waiting for you!"
Xie Lanzhi, who was already exhausted, raised his eyelids and looked forward: "Okay, I understand."
He tried his best to support his body and slow down his breathing which became rapid due to the pain. After a moment, he lowered his eyes to look at Qin Shu on the phone screen.
Qin Shu, who is in her thirties, is just like she was back then, single and going to the 963rd Army to marry him. Her face is lively and beautiful, and she is as charming as a girl of eighteen or nineteen.
Xie Lanzhi felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest, and his voice was calm without much ripples: "Ah Shu, don't come. I'm really too busy recently. I'll try my best to finish everything. I'll come to you in five days, okay?"
He couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to comfort Qin Shu as quickly as possible.
Qin Shu's eyes paused, staring at the drop of sweat sliding down Xie Lanzhi's forehead.
She asked calmly, "Can you really come?"
Xie Lanzhi's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his voice was extremely gentle: "Of course, not only do you miss me, I also want to see you."
Qin Shu blushed and said coquettishly, "The child is still here, don't talk nonsense."
Xie Lanzhi's lower back hurt so much that he slid down, but he still insisted on comforting Qin Shu: "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. I'm going to the meeting first. Can you wait for me in Yunzhen?"
Qin Shu didn't say yes or no, she just stared at Xie Lanzhi's increasingly paler face and the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
She asked suspiciously, "Are you hot? Why are you sweating so much?"
Xie Lanzhi said casually: "The temperature in Beijing is very high today, and the air conditioner in the lounge is broken."
"Well, take good care of yourself and don't make yourself too tired. I know everything you did before. I... I am very touched, but I feel sorry for you even more. Brother Lan, when you come to Yunzhen, I will tell you something in person."
When Qin Shu said the last sentence, not only did her face turn red, but even her ears turned red as if blood was about to drip out, revealing her daughter's shyness.
Xie Lanzhi was about to give up, his body was deteriorating rapidly, but his heart trembled violently because of Qin Shu's last words. He was too excited, causing his breathing to become disordered, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his lips.
Qin Shu lowered her head slightly due to shyness and did not see this heart-breaking and shocking scene.
When Qin Shu looked up, Xie Lanzhi had already tidied himself up. He looked at Qin Shu expectantly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Ah Shu, what do you want to tell me?"
Qin Shu's eyes dodged and she hesitated, "I'll tell you after I see you."
Xie Lanzhi's body was almost lying on the table, and his cell phone was slammed onto the table with a snap.
He was in so much pain that he almost fainted. Sweat broke out on his forehead. He said in a weak voice, "Ah Shu, I want to hear it now. Can you tell me?"
Xie Lanzhi felt dizzy, his frail body slid down the seat, and a large amount of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, which was shocking to see.
“Bang!”
The man fell to the ground with a dull sound.
Mrs. Xie looked at her son, who was so weak and miserable, and was about to scream.
Father Xie quickly covered her mouth with his hands, his eyes pleading, his face full of hidden grief, tears streaming down his face, and he shook his head gently at Mrs. Xie.
—No, madam, no!
——Don’t let your son’s efforts go to waste!
Mrs. Xie had already cried her eyes off. She closed her eyes tightly, not daring to look at Xie Lanzhi who was covered in blood. She turned around and threw herself into Xie's father's arms, crying silently.
Her heart aches so much.
It was as if a knife cut her heart into pieces.
"Xie Lanzhi, what are you doing? Why can't I see you?"
Qin Shu's voice, doubtful and with a hint of complaint, came from the phone that was pressed against the table.
Xie Lanzhi's vision was blurry, and he felt that the whole room was spinning. He said weakly, "The cup... fell over. Let me help."
He thought his voice was very loud, but no one could hear it except himself.
Qin Shu, who didn't get a response, said anxiously, "Xie Lanzhi, are you still there?"
Amuti picked up Xie Lanzhi who was lying on the ground, and gently put him on the table. He suppressed the sobs in his throat and said calmly, "Sister-in-law, the water cup has fallen over. Please wait a moment."
Xie Lanzhi leaned back in his chair, his body shaking violently, as if his head weighed a thousand pounds and he couldn't lift it up. His eyeballs moved upwards, staring at Amuti with his dull eyes, his bloodstained lips opening and closing as he said silently, "It's over..."
End call!
Amuti understood immediately, picked up the phone on the table, and smiled brightly.
"Sister-in-law, Brother Lan is going to a meeting soon!"
Qin Shu was caught off guard, and when she saw Amuti's heartless smile, her heart was slightly relieved.
She curled her lips and said, "I know. Just keep an eye on him. No matter how busy you are, you can't ruin your body. Don't forget to take the health pills I prepared for him."
Amuti grinned: "Got it, don't worry, in five days, I guarantee you'll see Brother Lan alive and kicking!"
He spoke lightly, but his hands, which were supporting Xie Lanzhi's body, were shaking badly.
Five days later,
Brother Lan is no longer alive!
Qin Shu smiled so hard that her eyes curved. She said shyly, "I'll say a few more words to Brother Lan. Please let me see him."
Amuti's body stiffened slightly, and he quickly raised his eyes, looked towards the door, and shouted, "Brother Lan! Don't leave yet, sister-in-law wants to talk to you!"
No one responded. Amuti showed a helpless expression, lowered his eyes and said to Qin Shu: "Sister-in-law, Brother Lan has already left with the secretary. Old Jiang is urging us to come back."
Qin Shu believed it and said, "Okay, I'll call him tonight."
Amuti readily agreed, "Okay, but this is a general meeting, so I'm afraid it won't end until late at night."
Qin Shu said: "It's okay, if it's not possible tonight, then tomorrow."
Amuti: “Okay—”
Qin Shu: "Then I'm hanging up."
"Wait!" Amuti looked at Xie Lanzhi, who was lying on the table and couldn't even lift his head, and asked casually, "Sister-in-law, you just said you wanted to tell Brother Lan something. What is it? Can you tell me in advance?"
The blush on Qin Shu's face that had faded away reappeared: "No, that's what I want to tell him in private."
What she wanted to express was her love for Xie Lanzhi, which she couldn't tell anyone else.
Xie Lanzhi lay on the table, his bloodstained fingers slightly curled up, and his blood-red lips slowly curled up.
He already knew what Qin Shu was going to say.
Even if he didn't have the chance to hear it with his own ears, knowing that Qin Shu had him in her heart was enough for him to rest in peace.
Xie Lanzhi allowed his weakened body to fall into the endless abyss of pain, sinking willingly and letting his soul separate from his body.
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