The phone vibrated ceaselessly in her pocket as Ye Ziyu was in the process of administering acupuncture to Di Mingjue. Only after the final needle was inserted into his forehead did her hands become free.
Gazing at the number on the screen, Ye Ziyu’s fingertip slid across the blinking icon.
"Ziyu, it's me, Gu Xiuyu."
"I know."
Although it wasn't saved, this string of digits had frequently called her recently, and Ye Ziyu had memorized it.
After a few seconds of silence on the line, Gu Xiuyu spoke again, "Where are you now? The hotel has already called. Do you still want to review the surveillance footage?"
"Mhm," Ye Ziyu replied. "I'll come over tomorrow."
Having a suspect was one thing, but to truly understand how things had unfolded, she needed to investigate the cause herself.
"How about this, where are you now? I'll have the surveillance footage retrieved and brought to you," Gu Xiuyu suggested.
Gu Xiukai's escape had made matters urgent. He needed to keep Ye Ziyu close, preventing any opportunity for contact with Gu Xiukai.
However, the more he worried about something, the more likely it was to happen.
Ye Ziyu rejected his offer. "No need. I'll come by myself tomorrow when I'm free. No trouble for you, Mr. Gu."
"Trouble? Ziyu, you're being too formal." Gu Xiuyu said with disappointment. "We were partners not too long ago. In our interactions, we should have moved from strangers to familiar friends. It's a simple matter; you don't need to have such heavy thoughts in your mind."
Di Mingjue's hospitalization was not a major issue, but she didn't want outsiders to know about it. Especially not Gu Xiuyu, who was already a suspect.
"It's truly no trouble for you, Mr. Gu. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be hanging up now." Ye Ziyu decisively ended the call.
A dial tone echoed in the receiver, and Gu Xiuyu's eyes were filled with hatred.
Even though he was lying on his deathbed, Ye Ziyu was still so concerned about him.
Helpless, Gu Xiuyu had to call Ye Shaoting for assistance. At least, in his eyes, Ye Shaoting possessed more ideas and methods than he did.
Shen Lin had been waiting outside the villa for a long time. Seeing that he wouldn't be able to see anyone by waiting like this, he ultimately decided to investigate Gu Xiukai's movements first. Once he located him, he would bring him to see Ye Ziyu.
The car turned around in front of the villa, and Shen Lin drove back.
As he was turning, a figure suddenly ran out from the darkness. He didn't have time to brake and brushed against the person. Both of them looked up at each other simultaneously.
Gu Xiukai?
Shen Lin saw the other person's face as they fell. He quickly got out of the car to check.
"Mr. Gu?" Shen Lin patted Gu Xiukai's face, smelled the metallic scent of blood, and noticed the wound on his arm.
Why would he be injured near the Gu residence, of all places?
Without time to find answers, he helped Gu Xiukai up from the ground and into the car, taking him to the hospital.
Gu Xiuyu's men were stationed around the hospital. They only observed people walking into the hospital alive, overlooking those who were brought in lying down.
After receiving Shen Lin's call, Ye Ziyu immediately rushed from Di Mingjue's ward to the emergency room.
"What's the situation?"
Gu Xiukai lay on the hospital bed, barely conscious, with a thick bandage wrapped around his hand.
"I accidentally ran into him on my way back. The doctor said he's unconscious due to excessive blood loss and will wake up after he recovers a bit," Shen Lin explained.
Why would he have lost so much blood? Was he being pursued by someone?
Ye Ziyu looked at Gu Xiukai, her mind still preoccupied with Di Mingjue, who was in the same ward. "You watch over him here. Contact me immediately if anything happens."
"Alright." Shen Lin stayed behind alone to watch Gu Xiukai.
By the time the news of Shen Lin bringing Gu Xiukai to the hospital reached Gu Xiuyu, Gu Xiukai had already woken up.
He looked around the hospital room and then down at the bandaged wound on his arm. "Did you bring me to the hospital?"