Song Kai Cheng smiled at her, his face etched with fatigue, "Auntie, I'm fine, just a minor injury."
Lifting his arm, she examined it closely. Mei Yun's eyes welled up with tears, and her body trembled as she helped him sit on the sofa.
Turning, she grabbed Shen Xi, scrutinizing her from head to toe. "Xi Xi, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"No, Auntie. I'm fine," Shen Xi replied.
In the next moment, Mei Yun clasped her hand, her face filled with anxiety. "Xi Xi, tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
Shen Xi then briefly recounted her afternoon's experience.
"Ah? How could it be such a coincidence? It seems the public security here really has a problem," Mei Yun said, then glanced again at Song Kai Cheng's arm. "I think you two shouldn't go out for a while. Wait until this passes."
In her eyes, safety was paramount.
As for fostering their relationship, it could still happen at home.
She could find ways to create more opportunities for them.
At this moment, Song Kai Cheng suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going back to my room to rest."
Seeing this, Mei Yun quickly released Shen Xi's hand. "Xi Xi, quickly help Kai Cheng upstairs and settle him in. He's having trouble with one hand."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi's heart fluttered, feeling that she was the one who was inconvenienced.
But then she remembered that Song Kai Cheng was injured protecting her, so she stepped forward to support him.
After helping him lie down in the bedroom, covering him with a blanket, Shen Xi poured him a glass of water.
"Brother Kai Cheng, please rest well. I'll be going now."
However, as soon as she turned, Song Kai Cheng sat up abruptly and grabbed her hand. "Xi Xi, I'm sorry for frightening you today."
Shen Xi's body trembled slightly. She gently pulled away and turned back with a smile, "It's okay. No one could have predicted something like that would happen. You've lost a lot of blood. Don't think too much about it, just get some sleep."
With that, she turned and walked out of the room at a normal, steady pace.
Song Kai Cheng's gaze was filled with sorrow as he watched her receding figure disappear at the doorway.
The moment the door closed, he immediately took out his phone and called Jian Fan.
"Hello? Mr. Song." Jian Fan's voice was low and filled with sleepiness, clearly answering from his bed.
At this moment, Song Kai Cheng couldn't afford to worry about such things.
"Has Qin Si Ye returned from Xicheng?" he asked in a low voice.
Jian Fan immediately sat up straight, pinching his brow. "He shouldn't have. I haven't seen him in the complex these past few days."
"It's been three or four days. Why would he stay there so long? Immediately arrange for someone to investigate his exact whereabouts and report back to me as soon as possible."
Song Kai Cheng frowned, his suspicions about Qin Si Ye's whereabouts growing.
Especially after encountering the masked man in the ancient city of Kayas this afternoon, whose build was very similar to Qin Si Ye's.
Could he have secretly come to Country B?
After hanging up with Jian Fan, he made several calls to his own people before lying down and closing his eyes to rest.
Shen Xi leaned against the corridor wall, her heart still pounding uncontrollably.
Brother Kai Cheng actually held her hand just now. What should she do? What should she do now?
Should she leave or stay?
Should she find an opportunity to talk to him now, or wait a few more days?
At that moment, a WeChat message from Qin Si Ye appeared on her phone.
She didn't dare to look immediately. Instead, she quickly walked to her room before opening it. The message displayed the following words. Read Books Loud.
"Xi Xi, how is your situation over there?"
Shen Xi immediately replied, "It's okay, I've arrived home."
Before Qin Si Ye could reply, she sent another message.
"Have those people confessed? Who is the mastermind?"
She genuinely wished for all of this to end quickly so she could leave this place sooner.
After waiting for a long time, Qin Si Ye finally replied, "They confessed. The mastermind is an Easterner. However, he had already fled by the time we arrived."
An Easterner? Who could it be? A figure instantly flashed in Shen Xi's mind.
But then she felt it wasn't right. How could that man have such great ability?
She typed on the screen, "Has he left Country B?"
Qin Si Ye replied, "Yes."
"That's good. As long as he's not in Country B, Mayor Abel's condition should improve soon," Shen Xi typed thoughtfully.
Qin Si Ye said, "From your words, it seems you're eager to return home?"