63 Ecstasy Potion (Two in One)
◎Clumsy but solid warmth◎
Because I booked the nearest flight.
It was still early when we arrived at the waiting room.
After the kidnapping case was filed for investigation, Jiang Suiyun added Officer Gu's contact information. Now he has received a message saying that the suspect has been identified but escaped during the arrest. The victim is requested to pay attention to personal safety and contact him in time if he has any clues.
Jiang Suiyun looked at the name on the screen and frowned unconsciously: "He Mingyuan?"
She had an impression of this person.
He Linchuan and He Chifeng's cousin.
She had seen this person before when she was in Shengrong.
He's a second-generation rich kid who's just playing around.
Although Jiang Suiyun knew that the internal relationships of the He family were complicated and confusing, she never expected that she would be kidnapped one day. The person who kidnapped her had no connection with her at all. It was simply an unexpected disaster. A faint sense of absurdity suddenly emerged in her heart.
He Chifeng had already known about it from You Zhuo in advance, so he was not surprised at all when he saw the news.
What's more, Chen Lin kept calling him these past two days. Even after blocking him, she changed her number and called him. During the entire period of hospitalization since the kidnapping case, she didn't show any concern. She did call him when the police started investigating the case.
As if he suddenly had a change of heart, he started to ask about his well-being, which He Chifeng found ridiculous.
For so many years, Shen Lin, as a mother, has never given him any warmth. When he was a child, he might have had some expectations, but now, he doesn't care at all.
As expected, the real purpose was revealed.
Shen Lin asked him if he could let He Mingyuan go, saying that they were all family and it would be bad to make things too ugly.
He Chifeng was surprised. Shen Lin hated the Second House so much, but he didn't know what benefits she had received. Now she was willing to come forward as a lobbyist.
But how could he let go?
Shen Lin called him an ungrateful and heartless person. She gave him all the shares of the Shen family, but he was unwilling to help with such a small favor.
Even my own family members are so petty.
For Shen Lin, even if he died on the mountain, she would probably just say, "What a bad fate."
Just like when he was sent abroad, the overseas business sector of the He family was completely left alone at that time, and many of them were involved in gray and black organizations, which was very chaotic.
Those people took advantage of their high position and remote location to do almost whatever they wanted.
Others said that if he was sent there to gain experience at such a young age, he would probably be bullied, but she would only say in a high-sounding manner that this was also for his own good.
His eyes grew colder, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
On the side, Jiang Suiyun was looking at the detailed information sent by the police officer, and his brows furrowed more and more as he read.
He Chifeng put his arm around her shoulders, his tone filled with cold determination: "Don't worry about it. Don't worry about the police. I will keep a close eye on them and will definitely get to the bottom of this. I won't let him get away easily. Even if he wants to flee overseas now, he won't be able to do so."
"Your house is really... a mess."
Jiang Suiyun rubbed his temples and couldn't help complaining.
Anyone would feel upset by this kind of unexpected disaster, and she didn't want to get involved in the drama of family feuds among the rich at all.
"The He family is indeed a deep-seated force, but my business focus is overseas, so I have the least involvement with these family affairs, and I usually don't bother to get involved in their affairs."
He Chifeng noticed her ugly expression and immediately distanced himself from her, but at the same time he did not forget to flatter Jiang Suiyun.
"But my brother wants to inherit Shengrong, and there are so many people watching him. If you get close to him, you'll be a sitting duck. Maybe this time they're targeting him, but you've been implicated."
Jiang Suiyun naturally knew this and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
"As for my second uncle," He Chifeng said, his tone lacking warmth as he mentioned this nominal elder. He sneered, full of contempt, "...Oh, his hands can't reach that far."
"He's desperately trying to rescue his foolish son, but trying to get him overseas? That's not going to be easy, even if he manages to slip away." He sneered, his voice low and chilling, "...I have plenty of ways to make his life a living hell."
The assets under He Mingyuan's name have been frozen long ago. Now he is wanted and hiding from place to place. No one knows what kind of life he is going to have. Someone like him who is used to a life of luxury and extravagance can't stand it. When the time comes, he will definitely find a way to contact other people. We just have to wait and see.
The man's jawline was taut and his eyes were cold, revealing a calmness and determination that was almost cruel that Jiang Suiyun had never seen in him before.
During this period of time, she had almost gotten used to He Chifeng's occasional childish behavior.
As a result, she unconsciously treated the man's unreasonable behavior with a bit of indulgence and a child-coaxing mentality.
But at this moment, she suddenly realized that this person was not a good person by nature. This realization made Jiang Suiyun feel a little weird. As expected, habits become second nature, which is the most terrifying.
She suddenly felt a little uneasy.
I always feel like I've gone astray by agreeing to pretend to be a couple with this person.
He Chifeng seemed to notice her silence, and immediately retracted his cold gaze from the distance and looked down at her. After meeting Jiang Suiyun's slightly complicated eyes, the coldness and calculation on his face instantly faded like a tide.
He frowned slightly, his tone showing a rare hint of awkward concern: "What's wrong? Are you scared? T said he can't touch you as long as I'm here."
Jiang Suiyun looked at his expression, which changed instantly, and her mood became even more complicated. She shook her head and deliberately yawned: "...No, I'm just a little tired."
He Chifeng looked at the dawn outside, believing it to be true, and pulled the person over and hugged him in his arms.
"Go to sleep if you're tired. I'll hold you while you sleep."
Jiang Suiyun: "..."
Having gone to bed early yesterday, she wasn't really sleepy today. In order not to make her refusal seem too abrupt, she said, "Ahem, I'm going to the bathroom."
He Chifeng subconsciously replied: "I'll go with you."
Jiang Suiyun: "?" She glanced at He Chifeng, and that look was self-explanatory.
He Chifeng immediately realized what a foolish thing he had said. He coughed awkwardly and tried to save face: "I meant... I'll wait for you at the door."
Jiang Suiyun looked at him helplessly. This guy was a little too clingy. She said, "I can go by myself." It was only a few steps away.
I entered the bathroom, closed the door, and was isolated from the outside world.
Just as Jiang Suiyun was about to wash his face with cold water, the screen of his mobile phone suddenly lit up, and two text messages from unknown numbers popped up in succession.
The first one only has one photo.
The pixels are a bit blurry, as if it was taken with an old-fashioned mobile phone from a few years ago. It's a rainy night, with distorted brake light. There's a pool of dark brown liquid on the ground being washed by the rain. There seem to be a lot of black coal scattered around, and some debris can be vaguely seen... The angle and content of the photo exude an ominous atmosphere.
Jiang Suiyun's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an inexplicable chill crept up his spine.
She was certain there was no surveillance footage at the scene of the accident, so where did this photo come from? And it looked like a screenshot from a video...
Jiang Suiyun clicked on the second text message with some trembling.
[Don't you want to know who killed your mother? Do you think it was really an accident?]
The cold words were like a poisoned dagger, instantly piercing through all her psychological defenses.
Mom…car accident…accident?
Isn't it an accident?
A huge shock swept over her like a tsunami, engulfing her. Her hands and feet were cold and she could barely hold the phone.
Jiang Suiyun's mind was blank and buzzing. She stared at the line of words as if she wanted to burn through it.
After a long while, she finally regained some strength, her fingertips trembling uncontrollably as she replied: [Who are you? What do you want to say? Speak clearly!]
It seemed like the person on the other end was waiting for her to reply. Almost the moment she sent the message, the other party replied, which was astonishingly fast.
It sounded like a pre-prepared statement: "Don't ask who I am. If you want evidence, prepare five million in cash and come to Beijing. I'll let you know the time and place. Don't even think about calling the police unless you don't want to get it. I only have one piece of evidence. The rest... was destroyed by your generous sponsor. How much of the He family do you think knows about this?"
He Linchuan...
Destroyed the evidence?
Jiang Suiyun felt like he suddenly couldn't understand the words in front of him.
Countless terrible speculations and confused thoughts instantly flooded into her mind, making her feel cold all over, as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Could it be that his mother's car accident was related to him?
Just the speculation made Jiang Suiyun breathless. She had to hold on to the sink to barely stand. The face in the mirror was frighteningly pale.
Just then, a call from He Chifeng popped up on the phone.
Jiang Suiyun suddenly came back to her senses, and a huge panic gripped her. She subconsciously deleted the two text messages quickly, and her fingers were shaking so much that she almost pressed the wrong key.
"……Hello."
The man's urging voice came: "Why isn't it healed yet? Did you fall in?"
"No...it's okay." She forced her voice to sound normal, even a little impatient. "It will be fine soon."
Jiang Suiyun turned on the faucet and splashed the cold tap water on his face to calm himself down.
Suppressing the panic and confusion in her eyes, she looked at herself in the mirror, still frightened, her heart beating wildly.
That strange number and those words were like a poisonous snake wrapped around her neck, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Five million... evidence... He Linchuan... Mom's death...
All this happened so suddenly and so horrifyingly that she couldn't tell whether it was true or not, and didn't know whether she should believe it or not.
She took a few deep breaths and tried to adjust her expression, making sure nothing looked unusual before she went out.
When He Chifeng saw her come out, he immediately scanned her face with a frown, "What took you so long? You look so pale?"
Jiang Suiyun lowered his eyes, avoiding his probing gaze, and walked past him sideways, saying in a calm tone, "Maybe I've been too tired lately."
He Chifeng followed her and looked at her suspiciously, but he didn't see anything and didn't ask any more questions. He just reached out and touched her forehead.
"If you feel uncomfortable, just say so. Don't force yourself."
Jiang Suiyun felt extremely confused. Thinking of the message just now, she turned her head to avoid his touch. This subtle movement made He Chifeng's hand freeze in mid-air.
She immediately realized that she had overreacted, and quickly took his hand, trying to make amends: "It's really okay, we're about to board the plane, let's go."
He Chifeng looked at her obviously evasive eyes and her strong and calm appearance, and his eyes darkened.
…………
The plane landed smoothly in Beijing.
When he came, Jiang Suiyun contacted Zhou Chengze in advance.
After arriving at the hospital, Zhou Chengze came down to pick her up.
The inpatient department is in another building, and it is extremely crowded, making it difficult to find a ward.
When I saw Zhou Chengze again, he had become much thinner, with dark circles under his eyes, and he looked exhausted.
After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Jiang Suiyun followed him upstairs, and He Chifeng followed reluctantly behind him.
In fact, Jiang Suiyun doesn’t like hospitals very much. He always feels depressed every time he comes in.
Especially when she herself has something on her mind.
The smell of disinfectant and the dripping sounds of various instruments made her heart tighten.
Beside the hospital bed, Aunt Zhou was hunched over, tightly holding the hand of the unconscious person on the bed, crying silently, her shoulders trembling slightly. It seemed as if all the energy and spirit had been drained out of her, leaving only a tired and sad body.
Jiang Suiyun's heart suddenly tightened.
This scene was like a needle, unexpectedly revealing the scene in the depths of her memory that she least wanted to recall.
Aunt Zhou's hair has turned completely white.
Compared to the last time we met, he seemed to have aged at least ten years.
Uncle Zhou is still in a coma, and his time spent awake is getting shorter and shorter. Even when he is awake, he has to rely on a machine to keep him alive. Every minute and every second of his life is torture.
Jiang Suiyun couldn't bear it after just two glances. She understood too well the immense pain and despair of watching loved ones suffer from illness while being unable to do anything. In the face of such deep pain, no amount of words of comfort seemed pale and powerless.
She walked forward silently and put her hands over Aunt Zhou's cold and trembling hands.
Aunt Zhou raised her tearful eyes and looked at her blankly.
Jiang Suiyun didn't say anything, but just opened his arms and hugged her gently.
Aunt Zhou stiffened for a moment, and then, as if she had found a fulcrum to lean on briefly, the suppressed cry finally overflowed from her throat. She hugged Jiang Suiyun back, her shoulders shaking violently, venting all the despair and pain in her ears in this silent hug.
Emotions can be transmitted, and sadness is no exception. Jiang Suiyun's eyes also turned red.
She patted Aunt Zhou's back gently, as if comforting a helpless child.
He Chifeng stood at the door, watching this scene with a frown on his face. He was not used to such overly emotional scenes, but seeing the deep empathy and understanding in Jiang Suiyun's eyes, his restless heart strangely calmed down. He did not go in to disturb them, but just leaned against the door and guarded silently.
Zhou Chengze stood aside with a complicated look in his eyes.
Turning around and seeing He Chifeng, he whispered, "Thank you for coming."
He Chifeng rarely put on a cold face. He just nodded slightly, his eyes still on Jiang Suiyun.
After a while, Aunt Zhou calmed down a little, and Jiang Suiyun gently let her go and handed her a tissue.
When he left, he shook her hand again.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent until we got on the bus.
He Chifeng was driving, his eyes occasionally glancing at her tightly pursed lips and slightly unfocused eyes. His Adam's apple rolled a few times, as if there was something stuck in his throat, and he was hesitant to speak.
Finally, when the car stopped at a traffic light, he suddenly spoke, his tone a little awkward: "...You used to...be like this?"
Jiang Suiyun came back to his senses and was stunned for a moment before he understood what he was asking.
She murmured softly, her voice a little vague: "Watching the most important people disappear little by little, but being unable to do anything... This feeling is too painful."
He Chifeng recalled the information he had previously investigated about her mother, which consisted of only a few cold words: "died in a car accident."
He didn't have the patience to understand the specific information at that time, and now he felt a little regretful.
The brokenness in Jiang Suiyun's tone made him feel like something was tugging at his heart.
He wanted to say something comforting, but those hypocritical words stuck in his mouth and he couldn't say them.
No one has ever said such hypocritical words to him since he was a child, and he has never said such hypocritical words to anyone else.
After holding it in for a long time, he suddenly stretched out his right hand and accurately covered the back of Jiang Suiyun's hand, which was tightly clenched on his leg.
His hands were large, and his palms were warm and dry.
With a reassuring power.
It instantly wrapped around her cold, trembling fingers.
Jiang Suiyun's body stiffened almost imperceptibly.
Logically, she should pull her hand back. The previous text message was like a thorn stuck in her throat. Even though she couldn't tell whether it was true or not, she instinctively became alert and resistant.
But emotionally...
The temperature of his palm was too real, too hot. She had just experienced a huge emotional shock, and she felt like she was standing on an icy cliff, her whole body shivering.
The sudden, clumsy yet solid warmth was like a faint but irresistible light.
She was greedy for this short-lived warmth and couldn't help wanting to get closer.
Reason and emotion were tugged at each other wildly, and in the end, emotion prevailed in that fragile moment.
Jiang Suiyun did not pull his hand back, but instead curled his fingertips slightly, as if unconsciously shaking his hand. Although the movement was so light that it was almost negligible, his tense body quietly relaxed a little.
He Chifeng keenly caught her subtle response, and his heart was relieved. The inexplicable anxiety and the feeling of being at a loss as to what to do dissipated a lot in an instant.
He unconsciously rubbed his thumb over the woman's hand twice, with a degree of caution that he himself didn't even realize.
Neither of them spoke again.
The car fell into silence, but the atmosphere was obviously much more relaxed than the previous stagnant and depressing one.
…
The backyard of the old house.
The servants were sweeping up the golden dead leaves that had fallen to the ground. The only sound in the quiet courtyard was the rustling of the sweeping.
The butler waved his hand and asked a few people to go down first.
Mr. He was wearing a Chinese-style jacket and was slowly and methodically sprinkling fish food into the water, as if it were an ordinary afternoon pastime.
He Linchuan stood aside, his posture as straight as a pine tree, his face calm.
But there was an imperceptible undercurrent surging deep in his eyes.
"I heard." Old Master He spoke, his voice not loud, but with the pressure of a long-time superior, "That woman is getting involved with Xiao Chi again."
Fish food fell into the water, and the koi fish scrambled to grab the food, disrupting the tranquility of the pond.
He Linchuan's eyes dimmed slightly: "Grandpa is well-informed."
"Hmph." Old Master He snorted coldly, stopping what he was doing. He stared at the man in front of him with cloudy but sharp eyes. "It's not that I'm well-informed, it's that your brother is so eager to use a loudspeaker to broadcast it to the whole world. Even if I don't want to know, someone will naturally tell me."
After Mr. He spread the last bit of fish food, he clapped his hands.
Then he picked up his cane and pounded it into the ground, making a dull sound. "You are the heir I personally trained. The future of the He family and Shengrong depends on you. You have to keep some thoughts to yourself. You are burying a bomb by keeping that woman by your side. What else can you gain except making the board of directors laugh at you? Don't forget what I taught you before. The reputation of the He family and the stability of the company are more important than anything else."
"Don't forget who you are. It's not worth it, and it's not like you to do stupid things for a woman, especially a woman like that." The contempt for Jiang Suiyun was obvious in Mr. He's words.
He Linchuan finally turned his head and looked at him, with an extremely cold arc on the corner of his mouth: "You worry too much, I know what to do and what not to do."
He neither admitted nor denied it, but his deep eyes clearly showed his disapproval.
The grandfather and grandson's eyes met briefly in the air, and a silent contest spread around the fish pond.
One is an old fox who has been in control of the overall situation for many years, and the other is a full-fledged successor who is not subject to any constraints.
Finally, Mr. He averted his gaze and looked back at the plump koi in the pond scrambling for food. His tone returned to normal: "It's good that you understand the pros and cons."
He Linchuan lowered his eyes, his voice steady, but the hand at his side kept tightening: "I won't do anything stupid, Grandpa, don't worry. I have a meeting at the company later, so I'll leave first."
Old Master He gave him a deep look. He knew how deep his grandson's thoughts were, and that they couldn't be easily changed by a few words of admonition. He waved his hand and said in a low voice, "It's good that you know. Go ahead."
He Linchuan nodded slightly, turned and left, his back straight and stern, without a trace of emotion.
Not until his figure completely disappeared did Mr. He sigh slowly, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.
The old butler, who had been standing silently not far away, came forward.
"master……"
"Add that woman's name to the invitation to the Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner." Old Master He interrupted him. In addition to fatigue, there was also a hint of clear calculation in his tone.
The old butler was a little surprised: "This..."
He knew that the old man attached great importance to rules and would never allow outsiders to attend such occasions, let alone an outsider with an awkward identity.
"Linchuan has been with me since he was little. He's thoughtful and obsessed." Old Man He looked at the koi fish fighting for food in the pond and said in a cold tone, "He won't give up. He just thinks that woman can come back to him. That's the root of trouble. I don't care whether what she and Xiaochi are doing now is true or not."
"Now that things have come to this, we can only let her and Xiaochi be tied to death."
Mr. He paused, his tone becoming a bit colder. "The head of the He family must not be confused. Marrying for the benefit of the group is the best option. Even if that's not possible, he must not be involved with a woman who is entangled with his brother. That would be a real scandal."
The housekeeper understood: "Yes, sir, I will do it right away."
However, after taking only two steps, the butler turned back and said hesitantly: "Master, Young Master Mingyuan..."
Speaking of this, Mr. He frowned.
He said that this woman was a disaster.
"Don't worry about He Mingyuan."
At the beginning, he had invested a lot in He Mingyuan, but the waste materials could not be carved into jade, so he waved his hand in disgust.
He intentionally instigated the kidnapping, and after the incident was exposed, his original intention was to protect He Mingyuan.
After all, they are his grandchildren.
But he didn't expect that the idiot had left so many tails that he hadn't cleaned up. Even if he wanted to, it would be impossible to get him out completely, not to mention that some people didn't want him to interfere.
Mr. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold tone, "Xiao Chi is quite interested in that woman."
"Hmph, this unremarkable Canary must have used some tricks on the two brothers. They both acted like they were on a whim."
The old butler stood aside and didn't dare to respond.
【Author’s words】
Sent [kiss][red heart] in advance
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