In the hospital,
Li Qingzhu's injuries weren't serious, but Bai Qinghan still stayed by his side. Even the doctor couldn't help but sigh, "He's more nervous than you are."
Li Qingzhu glanced at Bai Qinghan who was standing beside the bed and smiled, "Well, he feels sorry for me." There was a hint of pride in her tone.
Bai Qinghan glanced at the doctor coldly: "Give me the test results quickly."
The doctor felt guilty when he stared at him, and nodded quickly and left.
There were only two people left in the ward. Li Qingzhu reached out and patted the spot beside the bed: "Sit down, I feel tired just standing there."
Bai Qinghan finally sat down, his brows still furrowed as he stared intently at Li Qingzhu's injured shoulder: "If I had been a step later..."
Li Qingzhu interrupted him and said calmly, "But the fact is that you are not one step late."
Bai Qinghan glanced sideways, without any expression, just staring at Li Qingzhu's lips, which were slightly pale due to blood loss, without blinking.
"Want to kiss?" Li Qingzhu opened her thin lips slightly, but what she said made Bai Qinghan laugh.
Of course I did. I tried every possible way to deceive and coax so many people during those few days at the manor.
Bai Qinghan didn't think twice, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she bent down and gently covered Li Qingzhu's lips.
It didn't go deep, but it didn't skim the surface either. It was like tasting delicious jelly, pecking at it carefully and tenderly.
Li Qingzhu chuckled, raised her hand and clasped Bai Qinghan's neck, deepening the light kiss a little.
"You are so cautious that it makes me wonder if I am about to die." Li Qingzhu leaned in Bai Qinghan's arms with a smile, a hint of teasing in her voice.
Bai Qinghan didn't laugh. He lowered his head and stared at Li Qingzhu's face with a scorching gaze: "Do you know how scared I was when I saw you injured?"
Li Qingzhu raised an eyebrow and said in a relaxed tone: "Are you afraid, Bai Qinghan? I've never seen that."
Bai Qinghan lowered his head, and gently stroked Li Qingzhu's bandaged shoulder with his slender fingers. He said in a low voice: "Qingzhu, I'm afraid of losing you."
The words were spoken neither lightly nor heavily, but they were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
Li Qingzhu was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "If that's the case, then you must protect me and don't give me any chance to take risks."
"Isn't this nonsense?" Bai Qinghan snorted coldly, but there was unconcealable tenderness in his tone.
The two smiled at each other, and the solemn atmosphere in the air was diluted a little.
*
Just as the two were getting along harmoniously, there was a knock on the ward door. Bai Qinghan looked up and said coldly, "Come in."
The special assistant pushed the door open and walked in, his expression serious, holding a document in his hand. "Boss, the investigation results are in. The mastermind behind that group of mercenaries has been confirmed to be the leader of an underground force in Europe."
"Who exactly is it?" Bai Qinghan took the document, glanced at the contents on it, and his eyes gradually turned cold.
"They are from the Tangcas family. They seem to be holding a grudge against the land you acquired in Oucheng before. This action against you should be a revenge." The special assistant whispered.
Bai Qinghan sneered, "The Tangcas family? They're really a newborn calf that's not afraid of a tiger."
Li Qingzhu leaned against the headboard, looking at Bai Qinghan with interest: "The Tangcas family... I seem to have heard of this name before. Have they provoked you before?"
Bai Qinghan glanced at him calmly: "Indeed, but they weren't successful that time. I didn't expect them to go even further this time."
Li Qingzhu nodded thoughtfully: "Since they are so reckless, what are you going to do?"
Bai Qinghan closed the file, his eyes as cold as ice: "Since they are so eager to die, then I will grant their wish."
Upon hearing this, the special assistant lowered his head slightly and said, "Our people are ready and can take action at any time."
Bai Qinghan nodded, his tone calm but unquestionable: "Notify everyone, the operation must be clean and efficient, and no hidden dangers can be left."
The special assistant took the order and left, and the ward returned to silence.
Li Qingzhu leaned quietly against the headboard, looking at Bai Qinghan's calm and stern expression, and suddenly smiled: "Every time you give an order, it's really beautiful."
Bai Qinghan turned to look at him, eyebrows slightly raised: "You don't like it?"
Li Qingzhu raised the corner of her mouth, leaned on his shoulder, and said casually: "I like it, but..." He deliberately dragged out the last word.
A hint of tenderness flashed across Bai Qinghan's eyes. He pinched Li Qingzhu's chin and whispered, "But what?"
Li Qingzhu chuckled, her eyes slightly raised, and she said slowly, "But sometimes you are too overbearing. I wonder if I am in a relationship with you, or if you are keeping me in a golden cage."
Bai Qinghan's eyes darkened. He reached out and gently scratched his nose, ruffled his hair, and asked in a low voice, "Really? So you want to escape?"
Li Qingzhu buried her face in his neck: "I won't run away."
"You will never escape from my palm, Li Qingzhu, you can only be mine in this life." Bai Qinghan grabbed the quilt, covered Li Qingzhu with it, and wrapped him up.
Li Qingzhu smiled, narrowed her eyes, and nodded gently: "If you say so, then so be it, but you have to remember that no matter how precious the cage is, there has to be someone willing to live in it."
"So, I'll make you willing."
Under the quilt, Li Qingzhu's uninjured hand rested on Bai Qinghan's waist, and she murmured in a hoarse voice, "Okay, then I'll wait and see."
*
In the ward at night, Li Qingzhu had fallen asleep quietly.
Bai Qinghan sat on the edge of the bed, gently holding his hand with her slender fingers, her eyes as gentle as a deep pool.
He looked at Li Qingzhu's face, which was relaxed because of sleep, but his heart was still a little heavy.
The phone screen lit up on the table. Bai Qinghan picked it up and saw a message from his special assistant: "The Tangcas family's action records are fully understood, and the plan can be launched at any time."
Bai Qinghan's eyes instantly regained their coldness. He slowly stood up, walked to the ward window, and made a phone call.
"Do it." His voice was like an icy blade, without a trace of superfluous emotion.
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