A beautiful summer night

Xie Qiyan was certain that An Bihua had had no contact with Hou Mengqiu in the past six months.

His men were keeping a close watch on Hou Mengqiu, and no one had approached her during this time.

An Bihua was unaware of Xie Qiyan's plans on Hou Mengqiu's side. He spent two days loitering around the mental hospital where Hou Mengqiu was staying, with a very strong purpose.

Xie Qiyan seized the opportunity to throw out a hook, suggesting that the dean post recruitment information online.

Fewer people were monitoring Hou Mengqiu, but ever since she started living with a madman, Hou Mengqiu has been living in a daze and in fear every day.

Where no one could see, Hou Mengqiu bit her lip in resentment.

But she could only endure it, with nowhere to vent her frustration.

She didn't know how many people Xie Qiyan had sent to monitor her, and in order to avoid being noticed, she even pretended to be crazy in her dreams.

She didn't know why she was moved from a single room to a double room. She guessed that Xie Qiyan was probably furious and really thought she was crazy, but she still didn't dare to let her guard down.

Xie Qiyan was a tough nut to crack; she could tell he was resourceful, and she was afraid of his methods.

"President Xie, An Bihua submitted his job application online. The dean has spoken with him and scheduled an interview for 9:30 tomorrow morning." Huo Yang came in to report immediately after finishing his conversation with the dean.

"Hmm." Xie Qiyan twirled the pen in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "Don't let Hou Mengqiu notice."

Huo Yang nodded: "Understood."

The next morning, Xie Qiyan took Huo Yang to the mental hospital half an hour early.

The job was for caregivers, and the hospital director didn't need to be present for the interview. The staff had received orders from above and simply went through the interview process with An Bihua.

An Bihua seemed eager to see Hou Mengqiu. When the interviewer asked him when he could start his trial period, he didn't hesitate to ask in return, "Can I do it today?"

Yes, of course.

Xie Qiyan had been waiting for these words.

The staff took him to change into a caregiver's uniform. To avoid arousing his suspicion, they followed the procedure and took him on a round of the rooms, from the second floor to the third floor, until they finally reached Hou Mengqiu's room.

When An Bihua came in, Hou Mengqiu was sitting on the bed with her hair down, talking to herself.

She was originally lying in bed with the blanket over her head. The person in the bed opposite her was a madman, and she was annoyed by him, so she tried to avoid him. But when she heard footsteps in the hallway outside the door, she immediately sat up reflexively and pretended to be stupid.

The moment Hou Mengqiu saw that the person who came was An Bihua, she was completely stunned. The fear in her heart spread from her tailbone to her whole body. She was afraid of being discovered, but at the same time, she was anxious to know if something had happened to her son.

When she let An Bihua take Xie An away, she repeatedly told them that if she didn't contact them, they absolutely could not return to China.

But Anbihua came back...

Does that mean something happened to Xie An...?

Hou Mengqiu almost lost her temper.

But reason told her she couldn't reveal her secret now, so she pretended to be clueless and rolled her eyes around, trying to see if Xie Qiyan's men were nearby.

After waiting for a while, and observing that An Bihua was just looking at her without saying anything, but was listening attentively to another caregiver describing the basic situation of the patients in the room, Hou Mengqiu slowly regained her composure.

During the three-day trial period, An Bihua was not allowed to stay in the courtyard. When he came back the next morning, he was afraid of arousing suspicion and did not take the initiative to find Hou Mengqiu.

Hou Mengqiu, fearing complications and that staying too long would arouse Xie Qiyan's suspicion, deliberately went to Xie Qiyan's side.

Inside a certain room, Xie Qiyan quietly observed the situation.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Huo Yang realized that although he appeared calm, he was more nervous than anyone else. So, in order to ease the tension, he took the initiative to say, "The device sewn into the caregiver's uniform is a miniature listening device, similar to a shirt button. An Bihua won't notice it."

Xie Qiyan simply nodded.

he knows.

If An Bihua had discovered this, he wouldn't have come looking for Hou Mengqiu today.

Huo Yang turned on the speakerphone and could hear rustling sounds coming from Anbihua's end.

Hou Mengqiu ran up to An Bihua and went on a rampage. When the other two caregivers tried to hold her down and take her back to her ward, An Bihua took the initiative to take on the task herself.

Seeing the other person's hesitant expression, An Bihua repeatedly assured her, "How can a grown man like me not be able to control a woman? You can rest assured and leave it to me."

To ensure the safety of every patient, surveillance cameras were installed in the ward. Hou Mengqiu could not ask him questions in the ward, so she went crazy again and headed towards the toilet.

After closing and locking the door, Hou Mengqiu, disregarding her disheveled appearance, grabbed An Bihua's hand and asked anxiously, "Has something happened to Xiao An?"

Xie An was her only son, and she valued him more than her own life.

An Bihua forcefully shook off her hand and said bluntly, "What could possibly happen to him? He'll just keep asking where you are and why that old bastard Xie Tianqi sent him abroad."

Hearing that her son was alright, Hou Mengqiu immediately felt relieved, but the next moment she slapped him hard: "Xiao An is alright, why did you come back! Do you know that your sudden return will harm us..."

"How long are you going to pretend to be crazy!" An Bihua roared, suppressing his anger, pressing her shoulders against the door, his eyes red-rimmed. "Xiao Qiu, come with me, let's go abroad together and reunite as a family..."

Hou Mengqiu pushed his hand away: "Impossible, I can't leave. Xie Qiyan is watching me too closely. If I go to Xiao An, he will use Xiao An to threaten me! He will tell Xiao An that his father is not Xie Tianqi. He is capable of anything!"

At this point, Hou Mengqiu's resentment towards Xie Qiyan deepened even further.

If Xie Qiyan hadn't investigated Yao Qin and then traced her back to her, how would anyone have known about her affair with An Bihua?

Xie An respected and loved his grandfather and father so much, and his love for Xie Tianqi was even deeper than that of his mother. Hou Mengqiu couldn't imagine what Xie An would do if he knew about his background.

She was afraid that her son would resent her.

“Tell Xiao An that this is his grandfather’s way of training him. Xie Qiyan was also sent abroad at this age. Try to explain it to him. He’s such a good boy. If you pass on my words, he will listen to me.” Hou Mengqiu steadied her breathing, wiped away her tears, and continued, “Wait for me a little longer. I will find a way to get away.”

An Bihua gripped Hou Mengqiu's wrist tightly, his eyes filled with anger: "But Xiao An is my son! He's yours and mine! Why can't he know..."

“He won’t be able to stand it! He’ll hate you and he’ll hate me too…” Hou Mengqiu was in tears. “Please listen to me, okay? Once I get rid of Xie Qiyan, I’ll come find you.”

"How are you going to get rid of him? Just tell him what he wants to know, and that's it..."

“If I tell him, it’ll be all over!” Hou Mengqiu wiped away her tears. “If he finds out that Yao Qin was killed by me, then I, you, and my Xiao An are all finished…”

Upon hearing this, Xie Qiyan experienced a ringing in his ears and froze the moment he stood up.

Huo Yang also clenched his fists.

He only hesitated for three seconds before rushing to the third floor of the ward with Xie Qiyan. "The plot is so well-written, it's like being 'drained dry'."