Qin Song quickly composed himself, looked up at Pei Lingxuan and smiled, "Your brother woke up for a while and then fell asleep again. The doctor said he's out of danger and will be fine once he's had enough sleep."

"..." Hearing Qin Song's words, Pei Lingxuan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense all the way, finally settled down. She raised her hand to her forehead, and with unsteady steps slowly walked to Pei Xingzhi's hospital bedside, bending down to look at the man on the bed with his eyes closed.

"Okay, it's good that the danger period is over." She smiled slightly, her voice as soft as a whisper, "Go to sleep, let my brother sleep peacefully, and once he's had enough sleep, everything will really be alright."

"Come and sit down." Qin Song patted the seat next to him. "He just fell asleep not long ago, and he probably won't get enough sleep anytime soon."

Pei Lingxuan nodded: "Okay."

Then he reached out and tucked the corner of Pei Xingzhi's blanket in.

"Why did you two come together?" She straightened her back, turned around, and asked as she walked towards the sofa.

Ye Ci: "I heard from my sister-in-law that Brother Pei had woken up, so I quickly brought some things over to see him. But unfortunately, I arrived at the wrong time; Brother Pei was already asleep."

Lin Jiahe chimed in, "Me too."

“You…” Pei Lingxuan sat down next to Qin Song, her eyes filled with shock and deep confusion as she looked at Lin Jiahe. “How did you know my brother was in a car accident? And, and you even came to see him so thoughtfully?”

"I..." Lin Jiahe was stumped by the question and subconsciously turned to look at Qin Song, trying to get some hints from him.

"Ahem..." Qin Song cleared his throat and shook his head at Lin Jiahe with a very slight gesture.

Lin Jiahe immediately understood what she meant and made up a reasonable excuse in just two seconds: "I happened to be nearby when your brother was in a car accident. I was the one who called the police car and the ambulance. It's perfectly normal for me to come and see him."

"I see..." The explanation sounded quite serious, and since Qin Song didn't deny it, Pei Lingxuan didn't think much of it and believed it.

"Thank you so much. Thank you for putting aside your personal grudges and saving my brother's life."

Lin Jiahe raised an eyebrow with a half-smile and replied softly, "You're welcome."

"Hey," Qin Song suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Pei Lingxuan and asked, "Why did you come alone tonight? Didn't Zhou Limin come with you?"

“Tch…” Pei Lingxuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes at the mention of this matter. “He saw the Qin family in the hospital, so how could he have the guts to follow me? When he took me out this afternoon, he made up an excuse to be ‘busy’ and I guess he won’t be able to stay idle until my brother is discharged from the hospital.”

"..." Qin Song was speechless and laughed. "I knew he would do this."

Pei Lingxuan: "I guessed it too, but when I saw him going to great lengths to find excuses, I was still speechless and found it hard to accept."

"Heh..." Ye Ci shook his head with a cold laugh, completely unable to find the words to describe Zhou Limin.

It was getting late, and the night outside the window was as dark as ink, which even the dazzling neon lights of Yuncheng couldn't obscure.

Ye Ci and Lin Jiahe didn't stay long before they left together.

Pei Lingxuan finally had the chance to speak out about what she had been holding in all day.

She turned on the phone's recording function and first played the recording of her and He Miao's conversation for Qin Song. After listening, she recounted in detail what had happened at the dinner party that afternoon.

"That's the whole story. If we want to get evidence of collusion between Zhou Limin and Lu Yibai, we may have no choice but to go to Fu Yushu."

“Fu Yushu…” Qin Song murmured the name softly, not showing much surprise. “I understand. I’ll send Ye Ci a message later and ask him to find out where Fu Yushu’s husband is as soon as possible. Also, have him check if Fu Yushu’s husband is the same person who’s been causing trouble at the Pei Group.”

Pei Lingxuan: "Mm!"

Tomorrow is Wednesday, and Pei Lingxuan has to get up early for work, so Qin Song didn't let her stay at the hospital for long. Seeing that it was almost time, Qin Song practically pushed and pulled her home.

Pei's mother had gone back to make soup and hadn't come back yet. At this moment, in the single ward, there was only Pei Xingzhi, who was asleep, and Qin Song, who was drowsy.

After finishing his work, Qin Song searched through his call logs for Shen Yanhui's contact information and copied the somewhat familiar phone number to WeChat. He then found Shen Yanhui's main WeChat account and immediately sent a friend request.

Shen Yanhui didn't agree for a long time, but Qin Song wasn't flustered because she was sure that Shen Yanhui wouldn't refuse her.

"Ha..." She yawned, feeling her eyelids were so heavy she could barely keep them open.

Just then, Pei's mother sent her a WeChat voice message, saying that the bone broth would take several more hours to simmer and that she should go to sleep first instead of waiting. Only then did she put down her phone, quickly make her bed, and settle down to sleep.

She didn't know how long she had slept when she suddenly felt an itch on her cheek, as if someone was gently rubbing it against her. She scratched it a few times, but to no avail, she opened her eyes in frustration, intending to see what was making that noise.

The lights in the ward were still on. When Qin Song opened her eyes, she didn't see anything at first. After blinking and adjusting to the light, she realized that a rose was scratching her face.

The person causing trouble with the roses was none other than Pei Xingzhi, who had just woken up.

Pei Xingzhi lay on the bed, blinking his eyes. With his still-intact hand, he held a rose he had plucked from the bouquet Ye Ci had given him and proudly waved it in front of Qin Song like a little kid.

"..." Qin Song stared at him with wide eyes, stunned for a full minute before she finally came to her senses.

"Pei Xingzhi!" She carefully and anxiously climbed up from the sofa, supporting her pregnant belly, and rushed to Pei Xingzhi's bedside with a smile, gazing at him with tearful, smiling eyes.

"You're awake? How are you feeling? Should I go call the doctor now?"

"No, no need." Pei Xingzhi's voice was still hoarse, both hoarse and raspy, making his speech unclear. However, this did not prevent Qin Song from communicating with him.

“I feel great. Don’t call the doctor right away. If the doctor comes, I won’t be able to be alone with you. I haven’t seen you for so many days, and I want to be alone with you for a while.”

"Okay." Qin Song nodded, indulging him unconditionally.

He withdrew his hand, handed the pink rose to Qin Song, and said foolishly, "Xiao Song, this flower is for you."

Qin Song fought back tears and carefully accepted the roses: "Thank you."

"Xiao Song." Pei Xingzhi looked at her with eyes full of heartache, his hands, covered with tiny scars, gently caressed her cheek, and he said to her in a hoarse and unpleasant voice, "Xiao Song, I miss you so much when I'm asleep."

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