"Brother Chi Yu, I thought you might not have much of an appetite since you just woke up, so I specially went to Muminlou to buy you some light dishes."
The sudden voice interrupted Chi Yu's train of thought. He suddenly looked up and glanced at Lu Wenxi, who was speaking.
Seeing his absent - minded look, Lu Wenxi suddenly stopped in her tracks, then quickly walked towards Chi Yu, her face full of worry. "Brother Chi Yu, are you feeling unwell?"
Chi Yu shook his head and forced a smile. "No." His gaze fell on the take - out bag in Wenxi's hand, and a flicker of gloom flashed across his eyes.
Muminlou... It's time for it to close.
Hearing him say he was okay, Lu Wenxi then felt relieved and set up the small table on the hospital bed. She didn't notice the fleeting gloom in his eyes.
As Lu Wenxi took out the insulated lunch boxes from the take - out bag, she mumbled, "These are all the dishes you and Mianbao used to like. You may not have much of an appetite since you just woke up. Just eat a little for now."
Chi Yu nodded slightly and looked at Lu Wenxi. "Thank you, Wenxi. There's food in the hospital. You don't have to go to so much trouble in the future."
"Okay." Lu Wenxi nodded with a smile. She thought Chi Yu found it troublesome and didn't think much about it.
After arranging all the meals for Chi Yu, Lu Wenxi pulled a chair and sat down beside him.
Watching him eat seriously with his head down, Lu Wenxi hesitated for a long time. Finally, she tentatively spoke up.
"Brother Chi Yu..."
"What's up?" Chi Yu looked up, puzzled.
"Why don't you want to tell Mianbao about your hospitalization?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Chi Yu's hand holding the spoon froze. His eyes flickered, and he lowered his head again. "It's not necessary. She doesn't remember me now. Whether I tell her or not doesn't make much of a difference."
"Let it be like this."
It was the first time Lu Wenxi saw Chi Yu give up on the issue regarding Qing Mian.
She was momentarily stunned, then suddenly stood up from the chair and questioned Chi Yu angrily, "What do you mean 'let it be like this'? Don't you know you almost didn't wake up? You're not even going to tell Mianbao about such a big thing! What on earth are you thinking? What good does it do you to keep it from her? All you'll get is to drift further and further away from Mianbao!"
Lu Wenxi was so angry that her voice trembled.
Chi Yu put down the spoon in his hand, raised his eyes, and looked at Lu Wenxi. "Wenxi, this is my private matter. I know you're very kind to her, but the matters between the two of us, shouldn't outsiders interfere too much?"
Chi Yu's voice was cold, showing little emotion.
Lu Wenxi was shocked by his words. She never expected Chi Yu to say something so cold and heartless.
He used to love Mianbao the most, and the purpose of going to Country A was to get her back. Now not only did she not come back, but he almost lost his life. What exactly happened between the two of them in Country A? Why is he acting like this all of a sudden? Lu Wenxi couldn't figure it out. Too many doubts filled her mind.
She looked at Chi Yu for a long time. Finally, she picked up her handbag and walked out of the ward without saying a word.
Chi Yu watched Lu Wenxi's departing back and sighed softly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he just couldn't do it now.
What Jiang Zhirou wanted the most was a complete family, but he couldn't give it to her now.
If he couldn't give it, why hold on?
Chi Yu lowered his head again, looked at the steaming dishes in front of him, and let out a bitter laugh.
...
On the other side.
Chen Yuan was locked in the basement by Chen Jingsheng's men.
The basement was pitch - black, with only a little light seeping in from the direction of the door. Relying on that tiny bit of brightness, he observed the surrounding environment.
His gaze circled around. The basement was very clean. Presumably, this was the place where Chen Jingsheng specifically hypnotized people.
Chen Yuan retracted his gaze, took out a white pill from his inner pocket, threw it into his mouth, and swallowed it.
Thank goodness he had made preparations before setting off. If he didn't have this thing, he would have surely been hypnotized by Chen Jingsheng and become his puppet.
Just as Chen Yuan swallowed the pill, a "creak" sound came from the direction of the door.
He quickly lay back in his original position and closed his eyes.
After a while, he heard Chen Jingsheng's voice.
"Still not awake?"
"How much sedative did you inject into him?"
After he finished speaking, another man's voice sounded.
"Report to the master. I injected him with the exact dosage you specified."
Chen Jingsheng didn't say anything else.
Then, a glass of ice - cold water was suddenly splashed on Chen Yuan's face.
He suddenly stood up from the sofa chair.
The bone - chilling ice water slowly flowed down his forehead. Chen Yuan's hands hanging by his legs tightened into fists. The moment he met Chen Jingsheng's gaze, he suddenly loosened his hands. A strange look quickly flashed across his eyes. Then he respectfully nodded to Chen Jingsheng.
"Master."
As soon as the words left his mouth, a satisfied smile appeared on Chen Jingsheng's face.
He took a step forward, stared at Chen Yuan for a long time, then handed the phone to him and slowly said, "Call your sister and tell her you want to take her to live in the imperial capital for a few days."
Hearing this, Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, he had made full preparations.
"Yes, master."
After saying that, Chen Yuan didn't hesitate at all. He took the phone and dialed Si Moshen's number.
...
At Yuelan Manor.
Si Moshen was very surprised when he received Chen Yuan's call. When he heard Chen Yuan say that he wanted to take Jiang Zhirou to the imperial capital for two days, he immediately reacted.
"Zhizhi hasn't been feeling well these days. It's okay for her to go back to the imperial capital, but I need to send someone to take care of her."
The phone was on speaker. Chen Jingsheng heard Si Moshen's words and silently nodded to Chen Yuan, indicating his agreement.
These unimportant people meant nothing to Chen Jingsheng. They couldn't stir up any trouble and posed no threat to him. Once they arrived in the imperial capital, he just needed to have Chen Yuan bring the person in front of him.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Jingsheng didn't take back the phone. He looked at Chen Yuan very satisfactorily. "You're much smarter than your father." Then he left the basement directly.
Chen Yuan's guess was right. Wei Jianguo was indeed in collusion with him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have adopted Qing Mian back then knowing that there was something wrong with her health.
At that time, he had been puzzled and thought that Wei Jianguo had finally had a conscience. Now it seemed that he had thought too highly of such a scumbag as Wei Jianguo.
It turned out that everything had been planned long ago. It was even possible that his adoption of Qing Mian was within Chen Jingsheng's plan.
The heavy door was slowly closed, and the basement was once again plunged into darkness. Relying on the light he had already gotten used to, Chen Yuan frowned and looked at the phone, then began to disassemble it.
A moment later, the phone was back to its original state.
Chen Yuan looked grim as he tightly squeezed the phone.
As he had guessed, a bug had been implanted in the phone.