It pained him to see her put up a tough front before him.
“Are you trying to smother me to death?” Lin Xinyan pushed at him as his hug was so tight that she could barely breathe.
Zong Jinghao loosened his grip slightly, but he didn’t let go of her. He then softly squished her cheeks and whispered affectionately. “You’re ugly and stubborn.”
Always acting like you’re fine and fearless, shouldering everything by yourself…
“Why do you like me if I’m ugly?” Lin Xinyan said, pretending to be angry.
Zong Jinghao carried her onto her bed. “Because I’m blind.”
Lin Xinyan had thought of asking him about the progress regarding that incident and whether he had found a solution, but held her tongue in the end.
Beep!
Zong Jinghao’s phone rang, and declined the call when he saw that it was Shen Peichuan.
Lin Xinyan lay down on the bed. “You can go take care of work. I’m tired, so I’m going to get some sleep.”
She wasn’t actually tired, but she didn’t want Zong Jinghao to get distracted from his work because of her.
He understood her intentions and leaned forward to give her a kiss on the forehead. “You have me now, so don’t worry about a thing and rest well.”
“Okay.” Lin Xinyan mumbled a response.
Zong Jinghao saw Aunt Yu chatting with the nurse when he stepped outside and went over to them.
“Have you two taken breakfast yet?” Aunt Yu asked when she saw him.
“Yeah. You should keep her company if you’re free.”
“Don’t worry, I will. She can’t get out of bed by herself now, so she needs someone to look after her.”
Zong Jinghao trusted her a lot. He then turned to look at the two men standing guard outside the door.
“Mr. Zong.” The men straightened up immediately.
“No one else except Aunt Yu is to be allowed inside without my permission, got it?” Zong Jinghao said sternly.
“Yes, sir!” The men replied in unison.
“Who let that person in the wheelchair inside yesterday?” I had specifically instructed them to not let anyone else in, so how did Bai Yinning manage to get inside?
The two looked at each other, and one of them replied. “We didn’t let him in even when he insisted on entering, but then Li Zhan came over and gave you a call. He went in with Li Zhan after getting your permission. We tried stopping him, but Li Zhan said they knew each other, so…”
Zong Jinghao narrowed his eyes. So Bai Yinning used Li Zhan to get in…
“You’ll be fired if this happens again.” Zong Jinghao warned them.
He even mentioned Bai Yinning so they would remember him.
“So… Nobody else is allowed inside?”
“That’s right.” Zong Jinghao said.
“Understood, sir. We won’t make that mistake again!” The two promised.
Zong Jinghao nodded in satisfaction before heading into the elevator. He then called Shen Peichuan and asked him where he was.
“I’m in the ward in the second building.” Shen Peichuan replied.
The hospital had three buildings. Lin Xinyan was in the third building, which was newly constructed and equipped with better facilities than the other two. Shen Peichuan had arranged for Zhuang Zijin to be in a separate building so she wouldn’t run into Lin Xinyan.
Although the facilities here weren’t as good, the doctors in charge of treating Zhuang Zijin were the best ones available.
“Got it.” Zong Jinghao hung up, feeling satisfied with Shen Peichuan’s arrangement. The possibility of them running into each other is pretty high if they’re in the same building, so it’s better to have them separated like this.
He went over to the ward Shen Peichuan mentioned and saw that he was the only person inside.
“Where is she?” He asked as he entered.
It was a private ward with decent facilities to ensure a comfortable stay for Zhuang Zijin.
“The doctors brought her out for a checkup.” Shen Peichuan said.
Zong Jinghao nodded slightly in response. Shen Peichuan looked outside to make sure no one was there before continuing. “I think Chen Qing is on guard against us. Chen Shihan couldn’t even leave the gate of her residential area. What do we do now?”
They were at a stalemate, and Chen Shihan was their only way of breaking that stalemate.
Zong Jinghao turned to look out the window. “We have no choice but to agree.”
Shen Peichuan began to panic. “What about Xinyan? She’s still pregnant, and Zhuang Zijin is… I don’t know if she can take it if she finds out…”
He turned to look at Shen Peichuan and said calmly. “You can’t have a wedding without the bride, can you?”
Shen Peichuan stared at him in silence for a moment and seemed to understand what he meant. “You mean… You’re going to do that to Chen Shihan on the wedding day?”
Given how cautious Chen Qing is being, the wedding day is our only chance at getting close to Chen Shihan. Let’s see what Wen Qing will do when the bride goes missing,
