Guan Mingxu took Song Qinian to the nearest private hospital. As Song Qinian was taken into surgery, his face was full of worry and fear.
His chest heaved up and down from running so fast, and his hair was soaked with sweat.
He never imagined that the girl he had been searching for would appear before him in such a manner.
Heavens…
Please, you must protect my little darling!
Otherwise, he… he would become a monk.
Why was she always so miserable whenever he encountered her?
Who was she?
What had she gone through all these days?
Fortunately, Song Qinian was fated to live. Two hours later, she was wheeled out of the operating room.
Guan Mingxu breathed a heavy sigh of relief and immediately arranged a VIP room for Song Qinian.
Guan Mingxu kept staring at Song Qinian. Her cheeks and the corners of her mouth were bruised, clearly indicating she had suffered inhumane treatment before he had run into her.
That beast actually laid hands on someone as adorable as her!
If he ever caught that scoundrel, he would make him pay!
Guan Mingxu carefully held Song Qinian’s hand. “My little darling, this time, I will absolutely never let you disappear from my sight again.”
No matter what my little darling had gone through before, since fate had brought them together again, from now on, he would protect her with all his might.
…
Lin Qiutong only woke up for a few minutes before falling back into a coma.
Shen ChiYan stayed by her side until dawn, but she did not wake up again.
The Lin family had all arrived at the hospital. They had not slept all night and looked more exhausted than one another.
Lin Xing’an walked up to Shen ChiYan. “ChiYan, for Qiūqiu’s consciousness to recover for a few minutes is already tremendous news for us. We don’t know when she will wake up next time, so you should go back and rest.”
Shen ChiYan took a deep look at Lin Qiutong on the hospital bed. Her cheeks were thin and pale, a result of being bedridden for a long time.
Fortunately, she had finally woken up. The guilt that had weighed on him for three years could finally be lessened a little.
His phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Shen Keqin calling, Shen ChiYan nodded to Lin Xing’an and walked out of the ward to answer.
“What is it?”
“Brother, Lin Qiutong really woke up?”
At this time, Shen Keqin was supposed to be sleeping in. She had woken up needing to use the restroom, and after a quick trip, she couldn’t resist checking her phone.
Good heavens, her social media feed was filled with news of Lin Qiutong waking up last night.
Shen Keqin was worried about Song Qinian, so she sent Song Qinian several messages. After waiting anxiously for two minutes with no reply, she immediately called Song Qinian. To her surprise, the phone was turned off.
“Since when did you become so concerned about Qiūqiu?”
“I don’t care about her at all! I care about my sister-in-law!”
At the mention of Song Qinian, Shen ChiYan’s heart sank.
Hearing Shen ChiYan’s silence, Shen Keqin exploded, “Shen ChiYan, don’t tell me you didn’t go to find my sister-in-law yesterday, but instead abandoned her to see Lin Qiutong?”
“Your courage has grown, hasn’t it?”
It was true after all!
If Shen ChiYan wasn’t her brother, Shen Keqin would have loved to scold him soundly.
“Shen ChiYan, let me tell you, my sister-in-law’s phone is off, and Zhang Qiaoqiao said she didn’t go home at all last night. You can dislike her, but if anything happens to her, I’ll disown you!”
After shouting, Shen Keqin angrily hung up the phone.
Listening to the dial tone in his ear, Shen ChiYan’s mind went blank for a second. The next moment, he was already rushing towards the hospital entrance, making a call to Gao Kunlun.
Song Qinian was missing.
Zhang Qiaoqiao had seen Song Qinian dressed up beautifully to go on a date with Shen ChiYan, thinking they had spent a romantic evening together.
She never expected that Shen ChiYan had not gone to find Song Qinian at all.
Shen ChiYan went directly to the ozone restaurant. While retrieving the surveillance footage, he learned from a waiter that Song Qinian had waited for him until past midnight before leaving.
Shen ChiYan felt agitated and uneasy, his expression unusually grim.
Once the surveillance footage was available, the taxi driver was quickly identified.
Gao Kunlun kicked open the driver’s door and found the driver wearing a pair of red shorts, rummaging through Song Qinian’s bag. He also saw Song Qinian’s phone.
Gao Kunlun immediately landed a heavy punch on the man’s face and grabbed him by the collar, roaring, “Where is the owner of this bag? What did you do to her?”
The driver, whose nose had just been bandaged, started bleeding again from Gao Kunlun’s punch. He covered his nose and cursed, “Who are you people? You’re trespassing, don’t you know? I’m calling the police.”
Shen ChiYan, wearing black gloves, gently picked up Song Qinian’s phone. A suffocating pain suddenly struck his chest.
“Where is Song Qinian?”
His voice was deep and cold, and the murderous aura emanating from him frightened the man immensely. “I… I don’t know…”
Shen ChiYan gave Gao Kunlun a subtle look. Gao Kunlun understood and proceeded to unleash a torrent of punches and kicks on the man.
Gao Kunlun’s punches were brutal. Blood flowed from the man’s mouth and nose.
Seeing that he was about to be beaten to death, the man wailed and begged for mercy, “I really don’t know! She… she was taken away by several men driving sports cars.”
“Did you see the license plate number?”
“No! It was so dark at night, how could I possibly have seen it clearly!”
“Then why are her bag and phone with you?”
“I…”
“Speak! If you dare to lie, I’ll kill you!”
The newcomers were clearly not to be trifled with, especially the man in the black suit and gloves. Rather than be beaten to death, it was better to confess and hope for leniency, especially since his attempt had failed.
“I thought she was pretty, and she was alone, so I… but I absolutely didn’t succeed. She was too fierce. The injury on my nose was from her hitting me, and also…”
Before the man could finish, Shen ChiYan coldly interrupted him. “You should be thankful you didn’t succeed, otherwise, you’d already be a corpse! Gao Kunlun, the man is yours!”
“Yes!”
After Shen ChiYan left, Gao Kunlun delivered a few more punches to the man. “As a taxi driver, you’re supposed to serve the people, yet you harbored wicked intentions. If you can’t control your lower body, then you shouldn’t have it.”
Gao Kunlun stomped down hard, and the man’s screams echoed throughout the entire building.
Meanwhile, Song Qinian finally woke up after sleeping for more than ten hours.
The moment she opened her eyes, she felt a sharp pain all over her body.
As her consciousness returned, she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have been in a car accident while trying to escape.
And this… seemed to be a hospital!
She moved slightly and felt someone holding her hand. Before she could get a clear look at who it was, the man sleeping by the bedside suddenly jumped up.
Their eyes met. One pair held caution and confusion, while the other was filled with overwhelming joy and excitement.
Guan Mingxu ecstatically hugged Song Qinian. “My little darling, you’re finally awake!”
Song Qinian’s mind was a bit hazy. She felt that the nickname “little darling” sounded familiar, but she couldn’t recall where she had heard it before.
Being hugged by a stranger like this made her feel uncomfortable and uneasy, so she pushed him away.
She gestured with difficulty. “Who… are you? Where is this place?”