Shen Xi hung up the phone after saying only a few words. She looked up and saw that the door to room 601 had been kicked open by Qin Si Ye.
She quickly walked in, only to be met by Qin Si Ye's unusual gaze.
Shen Xi's heart tightened. She strode past him and ran inside.
On the floor not far away lay a man, clutching his lower abdomen with both hands and writhing in pain on the ground. Blood was continuously flowing from his arm.
Turning to Xie Yi Fei, Shen Xi saw her disheveled, hair messy, holding a fruit knife, and staring blankly at the man on the ground.
"Yi Fei, what's wrong?" Shen Xi was stunned by the scene. She immediately composed herself, walked over slowly, squatted down, and placed her hands on Xie Yi Fei's trembling shoulders.
With a "clang," the knife in Xie Yi Fei's hand fell to the floor, and she collapsed into Shen Xi's arms.
"Yi Fei, wake up. Please, don't scare me." Shen Xi embraced her in shock, tears of heartache welling up in her eyes.
Xie Yi Fei looked up, her gaze hazy as she looked at Shen Xi and murmured, "Xi Xi, I... I'm hot."
Just then, Zhao Ze entered with two bodyguards and carried the man on the ground out.
The next moment, Jian Fan rushed in. Seeing the bloodstains on the floor and Xie Yi Fei's state, he clenched his fists in shock, suppressing his trembling body.
"Xi Jie, what happened to Yi Fei?"
"She... she was drugged." A tear slid down Shen Xi's cheek. She quickly raised her hand and wiped it away. "Quick, we need to get her to the hospital immediately."
Jian Fan quickly took off his suit jacket, draped it over Xie Yi Fei, and held her up from Shen Xi's embrace. His face was stern as he asked, "Who did this?"
Hearing this, Qin Si Ye replied from not far away, "That man, I've already had him taken away. You should hurry and take her to the hospital. I'll handle the rest."
"Thank you." Jian Fan gave him a grateful look, picked up Xie Yi Fei, and strode towards the door.
Shen Xi passed by him, her eyes slightly red, meeting his gaze for two seconds before quickly following Jian Fan.
*
At the First People's Hospital, Xie Yi Fei lay quietly in bed, her eyes tightly closed, sleeping soundly.
Shen Xi and Jian Fan sat by her bedside, their faces grave, not uttering a word.
After a long while, Jian Fan clenched his fist and looked up, about to ask Shen Xi why Xie Yi Fei had gone to find the man they had encountered at the banquet alone.
Suddenly, Shen Xi's phone rang. She took it out of her bag, stood up, and slowly walked to the window.
"Hello? Mr. Qin."
"Which hospital are you at?" Qin Si Ye's deep voice came through the phone.
"First People's Hospital," Shen Xi replied softly, her expressionless.
Qin Si Ye continued, "We've pretty much finished investigating here. The person who drugged Xie Yi Fei is named Xia Jing Yi, the second daughter of the Xia Group."
Xia Jing Yi, could that be Zheng Tong's girlfriend? Shen Xi clearly remembered hearing Zheng Tong call that woman "Jing Yi" in the hall earlier.
"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Qin." At this moment, Shen Xi didn't know what else to say. Although "thank you" felt insufficient, it was all she could think of.
Qin Si Ye was silent for a moment on the phone, then asked, "The man in the room is named Dai Lei, a bodyguard for the Xia family. How should he be dealt with?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi recalled the knife wound on the man's arm when she first entered the room. It must have been inflicted by Yi Fei. As for the kick below the abdomen, she didn't need to think to know it must have been from Qin Si Ye in a moment of urgency.
It seemed the man was seriously injured. Shen Xi thought for a moment and then said, "Please ask Mr. Qin to detain him for now. After Yi Fei wakes up tomorrow morning, I'll ask her how she wants to deal with him."
"Okay." Qin Si Ye replied with a gentle tone.
Shen Xi hung up the phone and walked to the bedside.
Jian Fan suddenly stood up from his chair. "That man is still with Mr. Qin?"
"Yes. I want to wait until Yi Fei wakes up before deciding what to do with him." Shen Xi frowned slightly, wondering why his reaction was so strong.
As soon as she finished speaking, Jian Fan walked towards the door.
Shen Xi's heart leaped. She quickly grabbed his arm. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to kill that man." Jian Fan's clenched fists made cracking sounds.
Shen Xi quickly moved in front of him and put her hands up to block his way. "Jian Fan, are you a child? Don't you know that murder leads to capital punishment?"