Chapter 122 Qin Zhaoxian: His Character
"Ahem." Jing Chen coughed lightly twice to interrupt their conversation: "Although I'm a surgeon who performs operations, I'm still better at treating patients than you two. Besides, there's Zhang Hao. He's rotating through various departments during his internship. Let's go and take a look together."
Lu Peng was overjoyed to hear that a doctor was there, but he didn't forget that Mu Qingyu was still there. After Mu Qingyu nodded in agreement, Lu Peng led Jing Chen and the others over. Nurse Chen naturally went along as well.
Mu Qingyu then went home alone.
The yard wasn't exactly messy; there wasn't much there to begin with, except for the old truck she used to haul goods before the apocalypse, which had been ransacked inside and out.
Mu Qingyu didn't bother to check what was missing from the beat-up car. She just stared at the various smash marks on the gate and sneered.
Once inside, the house was perfectly fine. Actually, the storage room on the second floor was also empty of supplies. When they left, Mu Qingrong suggested that Mu Qingyu take everything with her, just in case they couldn't return for a while.
The bok choy and scallions I planted by the kitchen windowsill are now growing very well; I can pick them and stir-fry them soon.
The small vegetable garden on the rooftop is the same, thriving in the greenhouse.
Before leaving, Mu Qingyu tinkered with an automatic irrigation device, so there was no need to worry about watering anymore.
This automatic irrigation system isn't high-tech at all; it only requires a few plastic buckets to make, and its principle is similar to that of a poultry waterer. The same applies to the kitchen.
The batteries connected to the solar power generator were fully charged, but the batteries used in the refrigerator downstairs were almost dead, so Mu Qingyu quickly replaced them.
After inspecting her territory, Mu Qingyu returned to the first floor, opened the door, and waited for her younger brother to come home.
Mu Qingrong hadn't returned yet, but Mo Huaiyu came over first. His leg wasn't fully healed, and he was still in a wheelchair. He came over with anger on his face, holding Xiao Ai's hand in one hand. He didn't even look carefully when he entered the yard and almost tripped over the threshold of Mu Qingyu's house.
Mu Qingyu quickly helped him carry his wheelchair into the house.
"What's wrong? Aunt Mei is awake?" Mu Qingyu asked.
Xiao Ai looked at Mo Huaiyu nervously, seemingly at a loss, while her other hand tightly held Ya Zai.
Mu Qingyu glanced at Ya Zai, who had grown a lot bigger but hadn't suffered any hardship. Ya Zai seemed to recognize Mu Qingyu and kept making "woo woo woo" noises at her after entering the room.
Mu Qingyu reached out and took Ya Zai from him, then put him on the ground: "Go ahead, play by yourself."
As if knowing it was time to go home, Ya Zai took off running upstairs. Mu Qingyu guessed it was going to find Mu Qingrong.
Mo Huaiyu took a deep breath and remained silent for a long time. Mu Qingyu did not urge him, but simply pulled the flustered Xiao Ai to sit on the sofa.
When Ya Zai went upstairs but couldn't find Mu Qingrong, and then came running back whimpering and rubbing against Mu Qingyu's feet, Mo Huaiyu hesitated before asking, "Sister Xiaoyu, could Sister Xiao Ai and I move in with you temporarily?"
He thought about it for a moment and then realized that his request might be a bit excessive, so he immediately changed his mind and said, "No, could you let Sister Xiao Ai stay here with you? She can't speak, but she can cook. She can sleep on the sofa, and if you don't let her go upstairs, she absolutely won't go up."
"Is it alright, Sister Xiaoyu? Even if it's just for a while, it'll be fine!" Mo Huaiyu gritted his teeth, determined to let her stay until he dealt with that scumbag!
Mu Qingyu's expression was calm. She neither refused nor agreed to Mo Huaiyu's request. She simply said in a steady tone, "What happened? You have to tell me the reason."
Mo Huaiyu knew it wasn't good to hide his request for a favor. He glanced at Xiao Ai before gritting his teeth and saying to Mu Qingyu, "That trashy man, he tried to take advantage of Sister Xiao Ai!" He was going to kill him, he would definitely kill him!
Mu Qingyu's expression changed slightly as she looked at Xiao Ai beside her.
"He didn't succeed!" Mo Huaiyu took a deep breath and explained, "Sister Xiao Ai has been hiding in my room and won't open the door for anyone... Aunt Mei is still home, he wouldn't break down the door..."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyu carefully looked at Xiao Ai beside her. Although Xiao Ai looked very nervous, she did not seem to be hurt, so Mu Qingyu couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.
At the same time, she wondered if she had killed one less person yesterday.
Since the topic had come up, Mo Huaiyu decided to speak frankly, so that Mu Qingyu could be on guard.
"That person's name is Qin Zhaoxian. He was a scumbag and a liar even before the apocalypse!"
"Of course, he was very good at disguising himself. At first, he donated money to our orphanage, acting like a virtuous philanthropist. He could produce a whole bunch of business cards and titles."
"After donating a few small amounts of money to charity, he became familiar with Aunt Mei. Somehow, the two of them actually... started dating."
“At first, no one knew his wolfish ambitions. He was such a convincing actor! Although I always felt something was off, to be honest, I couldn’t pinpoint what it was. I also know that I have an awkward and suspicious personality, so I once attributed this to my own personality issues.”
“Until one night, Sister Xiao Ai woke me up crying…” Mo Huaiyu glanced at Xiao Ai with a pang of pity, because he knew that he was talking about Xiao Ai’s scars.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ai nodded, indicating that he could continue. Mo Huaiyu then continued.
“You know, Sister Xiao Ai can’t speak; she can’t even make a sound. There’s nothing wrong with her vocal cords; it’s a psychological problem. That day, Sister Xiao Ai cried and told me in sign language that Qin Zhaoxian cornered her in an empty room and touched her…”
"She hit Qin Zhaoxian with a vase and then ran out to find me. At that time, there were only a few children left in our orphanage, and most of the rooms were empty."
"Qin Zhaoxian didn't come out to chase after her. When I angrily found Qin Zhaoxian and questioned him—Aunt Mei was bandaging the wound on his forehead..."
"As soon as he saw me, he apologized, asking if the sound of his fall was too loud and woke me up. Aunt Mei kept feeling sorry for him and complaining, saying that even if it was raining, he didn't need to get up in the middle of the night to close the doors and windows one by one, since the orphanage was going to be demolished anyway and no one would be living in the rooms..."
"Aunt Mei was heartbroken, her eyes filled with dependence on him. He began to solemnly promise that he would definitely help Aunt Mei find a new address to settle the remaining children. Aunt Mei was even more moved..."
“At that time, I don’t know why, I just couldn’t say anything! I wanted to tell Aunt Mei what he did to Sister Xiao Ai, but my intuition told me that Aunt Mei wouldn’t believe me.”
"So the next day, I began investigating that man on my own."
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