When they returned to the operating room door, Zhou Nan looked up and said, "This is the first time I've seen you and your dad talking for so long. I didn't hear what you said from a distance. You didn't argue for more than 20 minutes, did you?"
The complexity that was hidden in Song Xuanhe's eyes disappeared instantly with Zhou Nan's words. He rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's none of your business."
When Song Xuanhe took out his cell phone, Wei Chen, who inadvertently noticed the caller ID, had his eyes flashed. He leaned against the wall with his head down, wondering what he was thinking about.
Time passed as Wei Chen was lost in thought and Zhou Nan bickered with Song Xuan in various ways to ease the tension.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, the door of the operating room, which had been closed all the time, was finally opened.
Zhou Nanhuo stood up, and Song Xuanhe followed closely and asked the doctor about Xiao Shenglin's condition.
The doctor knew Zhou Nan, so his tone of voice was more familiar than when answering an ordinary patient. He said, "Don't worry, your friend is fine. He will be alive and well in a few months if he takes good care of himself. He is also lucky. Three of his ribs were broken near his lungs, but he managed to avoid them all. He is lucky."
"That's right." Zhou Nan completely relaxed his tense heartstrings and said with a smile: "But I still have to thank you. I'll treat you to a meal some other day."
"Okay, I'll call Yu Yan then."
The doctor gave Zhou Nan a knowing look, then politely greeted Song Xuan and Wei Chen and left.
On the way to the ward, Song Xuanhe said, "I didn't expect you to just hang around in the hospital and even take care of Dr. Yu's colleagues."
"That's not the case." Zhou Nan raised his eyebrows proudly and said, "But that guy is Yu Yan's college classmate. He is not an informant I developed in the past few days. He was my informant when he was in college."
Song Xuanhe was impressed by Zhou Nan's shameless spirit, who was proud of it instead of feeling ashamed, and he walked all the way to the ward in silence.
Xiao Shenglin did not wake up after being given anesthesia. At this time, Xiao Nan also brought people over from the neighboring province. When he saw Song Xuan and a few others, he nodded hurriedly without even having time to say hello. He was completely relieved after seeing that Xiao Shenglin was fine.
He had heard the whole story on the way, and when he left the ward, he said to Song Xuan and the other two, "I already know everything that happened today. I am very grateful to Mr. Zhou, Mr. Song, and Mr. Wei for their help to Shenglin."
After thanking him, Xiao Nan got straight to the point and said, "This was a premeditated murder. I want to know how much you, as friends of Shenglin, know about this. Can you tell me the scene in detail?"
Zhou Nan nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Wei Chen on the side and hesitated for a moment.
Wei Chen said goodbye tactfully, "My family called me a few times, so I'm going back first. Goodbye, Uncle Xiao. Zhou Shaoxuan, remember to owe me a meal."
Seeing Wei Chen leave and there was no one else in the ward, Zhou Nan told Xiao Nan their previous speculation and the details of the car accident, but hid the fact that they believed the person behind the scene was Xiao Bocong. After all, the evidence was not conclusive now. They could guess, or Xiao Shenglin could say it, but it would be inappropriate for the two of them, outsiders, to say it directly.
However, they didn't say anything. Xiao Nan, who was familiar with the current situation of the Xiao family, guessed it himself. He said with a gloomy face: "Shenglin has been away from the Xiao family for so many years, but the Xiao family still won't let him go. The trouble at this critical moment is definitely related to Xiao Yuanmu and Xiao Bocong."
Zhou Nan subconsciously glanced at Song Xuanhe. It was only then that Xiao Nan remembered the relationship between Song Xuanhe and Xiao Yuanmu, but he had no intention of changing his words. He frowned and said, "Today's method is definitely not something that Xiao Yuanmu and Xiao Bocong's men would do. The action involves a third party, which makes it difficult to investigate."
Song Xuanhe said: "What would you do if you found out who is behind this?"
Xiao Nan raised his head, looked at Song Xuanhe inquiringly, and asked, "Who are you asking for?"
Song Xuanhe remained calm and replied, "I'm not asking on anyone's behalf. I just want to know, even if you find out that one of the heirs of the Xiao family did this, what can you do to them in your current situation?"
These words were quite impolite, but Xiao Nan was not angry.
Xiao Nan said: "I have been in the Xiao family for so many years. Although I am not very successful in the side branches, I have my own channels and connections. I can't do anything about this matter, but as long as I find out who is the one who did it, and then make some arrangements to let another person know, someone will naturally avenge Sheng Lin."
Hearing this, Zhou Nan opened his eyes wide in astonishment and said, "Uncle Xiao, you are planning to make a big deal out of this."
"Shenglin is also a member of the Xiao family." Xiao Nan said expressionlessly, "No matter how worthless his life is, it is not something that the rest of the Xiao family can just take when they are fighting for power."
Song Xuanhe asked: "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Xiao Yuanmu about this?"
Xiao Nan looked at him for a long time before he relaxed a little and said, "Since you can sit here, I know it wasn't Xiao Yuanmu who did it."
Without waiting for Song Xuanhe to speak, he continued, "People outside don't know your relationship and have many speculations, but I know it better than them. Although I'm not in the Xiao family, I've never missed any news from there. Xiao Yuanmu had a big fight with Xiao Lin for you, and said that he would never marry into any other family for the benefit of the Xiao family. The entire Xiao family knows this. With his personality, he wouldn't be so ruthless if you two weren't together."
After hearing what Xiao Nan said, Song Xuanhe was a little stunned.
No matter whether Xiao Yuanmu quarreled with his father or refused the marriage proposal, he had never heard Xiao Yuanmu mention these two things, let alone heard any rumors. The most important thing was that, at least for now, he and Xiao Yuanmu were not a confirmed couple.
At least, Xiao Yuanmu knew that he firmly believed that they had broken up.
So it was not like what Xiao Nan said, that Xiao Yuanmu dared to do that only after he had confirmed their relationship, but that he did those things when he was not sure of anything at all.
But as Xiao Nan said, this does not conform to Xiao Yuanmu's standards.
There are still many differences between the description in the novel and the real Xiao Yuanmu. His coldness, gloominess and vindictiveness may need to be further investigated, but Xiao Yuanmu is calm and cautious in planning, is used to keeping everything in his hands, and firmly believes in the principle of maximizing benefits. These characteristics are consistent in the book and in reality.
This is not just a character setting, it is also caused by the living environment that Xiao Yuanmu grew up in. It is like the conditioned reflex of someone who has survived an earthquake and goes to an unfamiliar place to immediately observe the surrounding escape routes and the best hiding places.
Xiao Yuanmu is a person who will never let himself be at a disadvantage and is absolutely unwilling to expose any of his weaknesses in front of others. Before doing anything, he will determine all the pros and cons that this matter can bring to him. He will only take action when he is sure that the pros outweigh the cons. Such pros and cons include not only interests related to money and power, but also his initiative when getting along with others.
Even though he knew that Xiao Yuanmu did not hate him as much as described in the book, and he could feel that Xiao Yuanmu might even like him a little, Song Xuanhe also clearly saw that Xiao Yuanmu stuck to his bottom line at every step, firmly refusing anyone to visit the places he absolutely did not allow others to see, and he had an insecure feeling that he must take the initiative in all relationships.
Song Xuanhe really couldn't imagine that Xiao Yuanmu would give up many vested interests without his knowledge, offend Xiao Lin, who could currently influence his future development, and resolutely cut off any factors that might hinder their relationship for a result that he himself was uncertain of.
This kind of Xiao Yuanmu is strange yet natural.
Song Xuanhe didn't know why he had the thought that it was natural for him to do so after being shocked.
Obviously, everything was inconsistent with his understanding of Xiao Yuanmu, but he easily accepted Xiao Yuanmu's behavior that was inconsistent with his understanding and something that was totally unlike Xiao Yuanmu to do. It was as if his understanding of Xiao Yuanmu was deeply rooted in his bones and he knew that all the differences he showed were made up of complex aspects that were not easily revealed in normal times.
In other words, it was as if Xiao Yuanmu had nowhere to hide in front of Song Xuanhe. He could not only see the things that everyone in the world could see, but also see things that Xiao Yuanmu did not want the world to see.
Compared to the news Xiao Nan told him and whether Xiao Yuanmu's doing this was consistent with his own character, Song Xuanhe was even more confused about how easily he accepted this matter.
This was the first time he realized he understood someone.
Humans are the most complex creatures in the world.
No one can truly and confidently say that they understand another person, because most people don’t even understand themselves, let alone understand others. Song Xuanhe was the same, he was sometimes surprised by some of his own ideas, but he never thought about how to understand himself better. If he was too lazy to understand himself, how could he understand others?
So when getting along with anyone, he never pries into other people's secrets, never wants to know other people's gossip, and seldom wants to guess what other people are thinking. He is only willing to follow his inner thoughts. If he finds someone interesting, he will spend more time with them, and if he finds someone boring, he will distance himself from them. It's very simple.
Even with his best friend Zhou Yunyang in the original world, he got along with him in this way. Later, until Zhou Yunyang passed away, he could not say that he understood Zhou Yunyang, because he never thought that his good friend would be stupid enough to trust others easily and even be easily killed by others.
If he understood him, he would stop him when he knew Zhou Yunyang made a friend with ulterior motives and looked unreliable, instead of watching him close his eyes and still thinking about him before he closed his eyes - this was something Song Xuanhe did not expect.
He doesn't understand himself, nor does he understand anyone in this world. But today, he suddenly discovered that he knew a person so well, even better than he knew himself.
This realization made Song Xuan and Han Zhi a little flustered, and also forced him to understand himself better - to understand what kind of existence Xiao Yuanmu meant to him.
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