Chapter 27
Not only Shen Ling was drinking, Lin Huan in the restaurant not far away was being surrounded by people urging him to drink.
"Manager Lin, I'd like to toast you. You are really a good manager."
"Okay, everyone knows how good our young shopkeeper is. Just drink the wine yourself. The young shopkeeper has not been feeling well these days and cannot drink."
The person who was toasting scratched his head, and Liu Lian took the opportunity to push the glass to his lips and asked him to drink it.
After this farce, no one toasted Lin Xing anymore. As the wine went down one cup after another, the atmosphere became more and more lively, and everyone was chatting with their friends.
"Young shopkeeper, do you want me to take you back? It's getting late now."
Lin Xing already had a headache, so she agreed immediately upon hearing this, and stood up to say goodbye to everyone. Everyone in the room responded to Lin Xing, and there were still voices coming from behind her when she walked out the door.
The autumn wind blew, the sounds in her ears disappeared, and Lin Xing became much more awake. At this time, she felt her head hurt even more, and the fatigue of the past few days came to her at this moment. Unconsciously, Lin Xing placed her hands on her temples and pressed in an attempt to relieve the pain.
This small action was seen by Liu Lian. She looked at her young shopkeeper with heartache and rubbed gently instead of her.
"Really? If you're not feeling well, just take a good rest. No one will blame you if you don't attend the party."
"No, my head doesn't really hurt. I can't refuse everyone's kindness."
"It doesn't hurt, right? Then I won't rub it for you."
Liu Lian said this, but her hands did not stop moving, and it was Lin Xing who stopped her hands.
"Sister Lian, I guess everyone hasn't had enough fun yet, why don't you go back and have a drink with them?"
"That won't do. If I let you go back alone, those people will blame me if they know."
Lin Xing had a severe headache. Just maintaining a normal appearance was tiring. She didn't have the extra energy to argue with Liu Lian. He decided to go all out and pushed Liu Lian back into the house, closing the door.
"Sister Lian, have fun. I'm going back first."
Afraid that Liu Lian would open the door and see her pale face, Lin Xing hurried away, leaving Liu Lian with only her back. When Liu Lian opened the door, she saw Lin Xing skipping away. She chuckled, closed the door, and continued drinking.
She didn't notice that Lin Xing had turned from jumping up and down to staggering. It was all just acting, and now it just ended, Lin Xing couldn't hold on any longer.
My head hurts so much and I can’t open my eyes. This was Lin Xing’s last thought before she fainted. Lin Xing fell to the ground. The sudden collision made her regain some consciousness, which made Sister Lian worry again.
"Don't worry, your wife is fine. She just fainted suddenly because she was overworked these days."
"Thank you, doctor."
"You are such a fool. Pay more attention to your wife next time. Don't wait until she faints before sending her to you. Be careful that she might quarrel with you."
"It was my negligence. I will take good care of her in the future."
Whose voice is this? Looks so familiar.
Lin Xing tried hard to open her eyes but failed. Her consciousness was very blurry and she couldn't even tell whether it was a dream or reality. Half asleep and half awake, she felt someone holding her hand. After a while, it seemed to let go again.
I don’t know how long it took, Lin Xing tried to open her eyes again, and this time she succeeded. What came into view was a familiar rooftop. Why was she in her own house? She moved her fingers and accidentally touched something. Lin Xing slowly turned her head and saw that it was Yu Hang.
He just lay there on the edge of the bed, not even moving a stool for himself. Lin Xing found that she could clearly see Yu Hang's eyelashes. It turned out that it was daybreak.
Lin Xing didn't know whether she should wake Yu Hang up. She was afraid that he was too tired and wanted him to sleep a little longer, but she was also afraid that he would not be comfortable sleeping like this. While hesitating, Yu Hang woke up.
He raised his head and looked into Lin Xing's eyes, and asked questions like a machine gun: "You are awake, are you still feeling uncomfortable? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? Are you still sleepy? Do you want me to prepare a meal for you?"
“There are so many questions, I don’t even know which one to answer.”
Seeing that Lin Xing was still in the mood to joke, Yu Hang felt relieved, but her weak tone was frightening.
"I'm fine, but I'm a little thirsty. Can you get me a glass of water?"
Yu Hang came to the table, picked up the teapot and put it down again, "The tea is cold, I'll go get you some hot water."
Before Lin Xing could call him, Yu Hang ran out with the teapot. This is a restaurant, does he think it’s his home? And why doesn't this guy close the door?
Lin Xing lay down on the bed helplessly. It was so quiet beside her that she was about to fall asleep again.
"Sister Xiao Xing, why is your door not closed? Are you awake?"
Huan'er's voice woke Lin Xing up. She wanted to speak to Huan'er, but her voice was too hoarse. In order not to scare Lin Huan, Lin Xing chose to keep silent.
Lin Huan put the things in her hand on the table and poured a cup of hot tea. She came to the bedside, helped Lin Xing up, and handed her the tea to moisten her throat.
Lin Xing was really thirsty and drank the tea in one breath. Only then did her voice return to normal, "Huan'er, why are you here too?"
It would have been fine if she hadn't mentioned this, but as soon as she mentioned Lin Huan, she got angry. She wanted to stand up and get angry, but she was still holding Lin Xing, so she could only turn her head to express her anger.
"Sister Xiao Xing, you still have the nerve to say that. You fainted in the restaurant yesterday, and it was Master Yu who brought you to the clinic. If you hadn't fainted suddenly, you would still be trying to show off to us."
"I'm really fine, Huan'er, don't worry. Was it Yu Hang who sent me to the clinic?"
"Not only that, Master Yu not only sent you to the clinic, he also sent you back. But after sending you back, he left."
Lin Xing just hoped that Yu Hang would not come back at this time, "Then I must thank him very much."
Lin Huan originally wanted to say something to Lin Xing, but seeing her pale face, he felt a little reluctant. Now Lin Xing looked even more tired after saying a few more words, so she carefully helped Lin Xing lie down.
"Sister Xiao Xing, you should have a good rest these few days. I will keep an eye on you and you are not allowed to go anywhere."
Lin Huan escaped just like Yu Hang, but she was more careful than Yu Hang. At least she closed the door before leaving.
The food that Lin Huan brought was on the table, smelling delicious, but Lin Xing had no appetite to eat it. Her ears became quiet again and Lin Xing fell asleep unknowingly. She was sleeping soundly when Yu Hang climbed in through the window.
Since Lin Xing fell asleep again, the tea that Yu Hang brought was naturally useless. He quietly poured himself a glass, then returned to his original seat and looked at Lin Xing.
For a moment, Yu Hang seemed to have returned to the time when the two of them were in the money house. At that time, Lin Xing had just experienced the departure of her friends, and she felt as powerless as she is now.
This sleep lasted another afternoon. When Lin Xing woke up because of hunger, it was already dark outside the window. She looked towards the bed as usual and found Yu Hang was still there. This time, before she could say anything, Yu Hang went to serve the tea, which was hot.
Lin Xing took the familiar sip and played with the empty cup in her hand. "Thanks so much to you. Huan'er told me that you were the one who sent me to the clinic."
"It was pure coincidence. I went to your room to look for you, but you weren't there. I waited for you but you didn't come back, so I went out to look for you and saw you lying on the ground."
"You came to see me? Is there something you want?"
Yu Hang was speaking eloquently just now, but he suddenly became quiet. Lin Xing turned her gaze from the cup in her hand to him, but she did not urge him, just looked at him steadily.
"I will be returning to the capital tomorrow, and Shen Ling will be with me."
"Really? Leaving tomorrow. That would be a real waste of a day."
"What?" Lin Xing said this in a low voice, and Yu Hang who was standing next to her couldn't hear it clearly.
Lin Xing changed the subject: "I just said why Shen Ling went with you?"
"That's a long story. The Prime Minister has appointed him as Deputy Inspector General. He will probably take up the position once he arrives in the capital." When Yu Hang brought up the matter again, the sarcasm in his tone faded a lot.
Lin Xing frowned when she heard this. "There must be something hidden in this matter. You and I have been with Shen Ling for many days, and he is not that kind of person."
"I think so too. I'll find a chance to ask about it later."
"By the way, how is the case of Mr. Shen's corruption that the emperor asked you to investigate going?"
"This Mr. Shen is insidious and cunning. All the key evidence has been destroyed, leaving only unimportant ones." At this point, Yu Hang seemed to remember something, "But we have not been in the city for the past few days. Everything is handled by the Prime Minister. He said that he has found the key evidence and told me not to worry about it."
"What?" Lin Xing was surprised at first, then became nonchalant. "The Prime Minister is doing this to absolve you of the charge of incompetence. You should thank him."
"Are you serious?"
“Whoosh!”
"Who is it?"
A feather arrow flew in through the window and landed beside Lin Xing's bed. Yu Hang drew his sword and jumped out of the window, but the thief had disappeared.
Yu Hang climbed back through the window and saw Lin Xing, who had gotten a letter from somewhere, sitting on the bed reading it. Seeing Lin Xing so focused, Yu Hang couldn't bear to disturb her, so he put away his sword and stood aside.
After a while, Lin Xing finished reading the letter and summarized it in one sentence, "The Prime Minister invited me to catch up with him before he left."
"Where?"
"Nothing." Lin Xing looked at the letter from beginning to end but couldn't find it, so she simply handed the letter directly to Yu Hang. Yu Hang looked back and forth but couldn't find it. The two of them looked at each other.
"Maybe there will be another arrow later. It's so late now. Have you packed your things? Why don't you go back first?"
"How can I leave first? I don't know what the Prime Minister intends. What will you do if he is against you? I want to stay here with you."
"The letter said that they were looking for me alone. What if the arrow doesn't dare to come while you're here?"
"No matter what, I'm going to stay here." Yu Hang held the sword with a rogue look on his face.
Lin Xing didn't buy it. She pushed him to the window and motioned for him to jump down. Yu Hang was reluctant at first, but then he thought of a good idea and jumped out.
Yu Hang's figure disappeared, and after waiting for a long time, no other arrow came. Could it be that he was wrong? That’s not what the Prime Minister meant. Lin Xing picked up the letter again and wanted to read it carefully again.
Before I finished reading the letter, I heard footsteps outside the door, followed by a knock on the door, and then a familiar voice.
"I wonder if Shopkeeper Lin is available now? I have something important to discuss with you."
"It's convenient. Prime Minister, please come in."
The Prime Minister actually came in person.
Before Lin Xing could open the door, Prime Minister Song had already walked in and closed the door. Lin Xing stood up and saluted, "I wonder what brings you here so late at night?"
"Nothing big, but there is one small thing."
"Prime Minister, please speak."
"I heard that Manager Lin suspected that the fire outside the city was not accidental. I wonder how far you have investigated?"
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