Feng Lin had been emotionally aloof since childhood. The appearance of this photo made him certain that the relationship between the two of them must have been very close.
With this thought, relevant images of the park emerged in his mind.
The clear lake, the yellow puppy, and the chipped iron box...
But the figure beside him at that time seemed to be shrouded in a white mist and he couldn't make it out no matter how hard he tried.
He vaguely remembered that he had suffered a head injury before. Could it be a sequela?
Although he hadn't determined the exact cause yet, he had encountered quite a few unlucky and strange things in his life.
Anyway, he would figure out what he wanted to know!
Hearing the sound of the lock being picked next door, Su Xianyu smiled slightly, knowing that things had gone as planned.
Early the next morning, based on her previous understanding of Feng Lin, Su Xianyu opened her door right on time.
Click—
Sure enough, the door next door also opened.
"You..." "You!"
Feng Lin suppressed the surprise in his eyes and tentatively said, "I was too shocked yesterday. My mind was a bit muddled."
"I've moved back here recently. You can still address me as you did before."
Although there were some loopholes in his words, Su Xianyu naturally wouldn't expose them. So she cooperated and said, "That way of addressing each other is no longer appropriate for our relationship. I'll just call you A Lin like I did yesterday."
"Fine. Then what should I call you...?"
"Just call me Xiaoyu."
Feng Lin nodded.
Xiaoyu? Maybe he should ask Chen Shui to investigate in detail. There might be some new clues.
But as the two of them went downstairs, Feng Lin noticed that Xiaoyu kept following behind him.
Was she so clingy?
Although he didn't feel averse to it in his heart, considering that he had three consecutive surgeries today, Feng Lin still gently reminded her,
"I'll be very busy today."
Su Xianyu glanced at him and still continued to follow behind him. "I see."
"What I mean is that I'll be at the hospital all day and may not have time to accompany you. You can go shopping..."
Before Feng Lin could finish his sentence, Su Xianyu interrupted him strangely. "You don't need to accompany me. I'll also be very busy today as I just got back."
As the two entered Yuanya Hospital, several young nurses surrounded them in surprise.
"Xiaoyu? You're finally back!"
"Yes, we haven't seen you for a long time. You're not injured this time, are you?"
"The head nurse was just talking about you. Let's go..."
So, she was a nurse at Yuanya Hospital.
Feng Lin watched as Xiaoyu was surrounded by the young girls and left without looking back. His eyes darkened slightly.
It wasn't until her figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor that Feng Lin turned around and went upstairs to prepare for the surgery.
Feng Lin specifically contacted the head nurse and learned Xiaoyu's full name, Su Xianyu.
He knew that she worked at the nurse station on the first floor. So he deliberately finished his rehabilitation early today and planned to go home with her.
It wasn't that he was specifically picking someone up. It was just that they were neighbors and it was on the way.
But unexpectedly, when he arrived at the first - floor lobby, he didn't find Xiaoyu's figure.
A passing young nurse looked at him curiously. "Dr. Feng, you're getting off work so early today?"
Feng Lin nodded slightly. "Yes."
"Are you here to find Sisi? She's not on duty today."
Hearing the name Ruan Sisi, he frowned. "No."
"Oh, then you're here to...?"
"Never mind." Feng Lin didn't want to say more. After all, he still hadn't figured out the relationship between the two of them. So he turned around and left the hospital.
"How strange..."
On his way home, Feng Lin was reflecting on himself.
Was Xiaoyu angry? After all, he hadn't taken the initiative to contact her all day.
But he had clearly informed her this morning that he would be very busy with three consecutive surgeries.
She just left him alone in the hospital like this. How could she be so unreasonable!
At least she should give him a chance to explain...
Just as he was daydreaming, he suddenly saw Su Xianyu coming back from the supermarket in the neighborhood.
He walked up and casually took the shopping bag.
"Go shopping? Why didn't you call me?"
Su Xianyu said softly, "You said you had several surgeries today. You seemed very busy, so I didn't tell you."
So she remembered everything he said. The haze in Feng Lin's heart vanished.
"The vegetables... are quite fresh."
Seeing him racking his brains to find something to talk about, Su Xianyu secretly smiled and took over the conversation.
"Yes. I'm going to cook dinner myself tonight. Do you want to come over and have a taste?"
Feng Lin's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really?"
But then he thought about it and his face darkened slightly.
Xiaoyu was so incautious. Inviting an adult male to her home like this. What if she was in danger?
"Would I lie to you? It's not the first time."
Hearing this, Feng Lin was even more certain that their relationship was not just meeting a few times as she had said before.
"Okay. Let's go back then."
Watching Su Xianyu bustling around in the kitchen, Feng Lin went in to help wash and cut the vegetables.
A faint smell of cooking spread in the room, looking extremely warm in the afterglow of the sun.
After dinner, Su Xianyu cleared the dishes and began to clean the room.
Feng Lin was about to help when he heard Su Xianyu remind him, "It's getting a bit late. You..."
He understood. "Then I'll go back first. I'm just next door. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay."
But before Feng Lin turned around to leave, he heard Su Xianyu's scream.
"Ah!"
He put down his hand that was already on the door and rushed back.
"What's wrong?"
Feng Lin reached out to support Su Xianyu's still - panicked body and looked in the direction of her gaze.
In the gap of the table corner, a red dot was flashing continuously.
A monitor!
Who on earth had installed such a thing in a single girl's home!
Moreover, there might be more than one monitor in the room.
Su Xianyu's face turned deathly pale. "Am I... being monitored all the time?"
Feng Lin gently patted her on the shoulder and comforted her. "We're not sure yet."
"But don't worry. I'll definitely help you find out the person behind this as soon as possible. I won't let a single bit of the content in the monitor leak out."
He turned around and roughly checked the tricky corners of each room. He found two more monitors.
"This place is no longer safe. If you trust me, stay next door for now."
Su Xianyu's almond eyes were full of panic. Hearing this, she immediately nodded.
The two simply packed some documents and daily necessities and moved to Feng Lin's place next door.
Feng Lin led her to the guest room. Just as he was about to introduce the layout of the room, he saw Su Xianyu start tidying up as if she was very familiar with the place. She even took out a set of women's pajamas from the closet!
Feng Lin thought that he knew their previous relationship. They must have been a couple!
But for some reason, they had had a quarrel or broken up before. That was why Xiaoyu was reluctant to admit it now.
"Were you my... girlfriend before?"
Hearing this, Su Xianyu's cheeks instantly blushed. "I..."