Xie Zhaoyuan had an idea in mind.

These past two days, she's been wandering around the villa whenever she has free time. She'll start from the bathroom, then move to the toilet, then from the toilet to the kitchen, and finally visit Qin Wushuang's room.

He paced back and forth in Qin Wushuang's office.

The sound of her light, hurried footsteps kept echoing in Qin Wushuang's ears, making it impossible for her to concentrate on her work.

Helpless, he could only take Xie Zhaoyuan's hand and coax her gently, "Xiao Song, you've been wandering around my room for two days now. Is there something you want to tell me?"

"Tsk..." Xie Zhaoyuan frowned in annoyance and pulled her hand out of Qin Wushuang's palm.

"No."

Qin Wushuang patiently asked again, "Is there something you want?"

Xie Zhaoyuan stood with her hands behind her back, her face cold, and she refused to look him in the eye: "No, not at all."

Qin Wushuang: "Is that because you're in a bad mood and want to vent your anger by yelling at me?"

"..." Xie Zhaoyuan rolled her eyes at him expressionlessly, "What good will it do you to vent your anger by scolding you?"

Qin Wushuang smiled and said, "Then hit me? Hitting me will at least let you vent your anger, right?"

Xie Zhaoyuan: "I'm afraid of getting my hands dirty if I hit you."

Qin Wushuang: "Then I'll fight. Xiao Song can watch me fight, maybe he can vent his anger a little."

"..." Xie Zhaoyuan rolled her eyes at him again, too lazy to talk nonsense with him anymore.

"Boring..." She kicked Qin Wushuang's leg and left his room in extreme displeasure.

"Buzz-"

"Buzz-"

But just as she reached the door, Qin Wushuang's phone suddenly rang.

"Huh?" She immediately stopped and turned to look at Qin Wushuang behind the desk. "Who called you? I want to hear it!"

Qin Wushuang picked up the phone that was lying to the side and looked down at the screen.

The screen displayed an unfamiliar number, and the format of the number was different from that of a private number; it was clearly an official number of a company or organization.

Qin Wushuang stared at the number, a strange sense of unease creeping into her heart.

"Answer the phone," Xie Zhaoyuan urged him from the doorway. "They're going to hang up if you don't answer soon."

"..." For the first time ever, Qin Wushuang ignored her.

"Someone come here!" he shouted at the door.

Upon hearing this, the bodyguards guarding the stairwell immediately jogged over.

"Mr. Qin."

Qin Wushuang: "Take Xiaosong back to her room. No one is allowed to let her out without my permission."

The bodyguard respectfully replied, "Yes," and then grabbed Xie Zhaoyuan's arm, forcefully dragging her out of the room.

"...Huh?" Xie Zhaoyuan was completely bewildered. Before she could react, the bodyguard threw her back into the room.

"Oh!"

The room door slammed shut in front of her, and she was inexplicably locked up.

Meanwhile, Qin Wushuang finally answered the phone.

"Hey?"

"Hello, are you Mr. Qin Wushuang?"

The woman on the other end of the phone spoke in very formal Mandarin.

Qin Wushuang answered cautiously, "Yes, that is me. May I ask who you are?"

Woman: "I'm Li, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yuncheng Public Security Bureau. I'm calling you suddenly because there are some things I want to verify with you."

"...Captain Li, please speak." Qin Wushuang's expression subtly changed.

Captain Li said with a smile, "Things are a bit complicated, and it's not convenient to talk about it over the phone. Do you think you could come back to Yuncheng for a while?"

"I'm sorry, I might not be able to come back." Qin Wushuang refused without even thinking, and used the same excuse.

"Captain Li, I'm recovering from a serious injury, and the doctor specifically told me not to overexert myself recently. Jingcheng and Yuncheng are quite far apart, and my body doesn't allow me to travel for such a long time."

"You can verify anything over the phone, and I will definitely tell you the truth."

“…I see.” Captain Li thought for a moment, but did not respond to Qin Wushuang’s next sentence. Instead, he smiled and said, “Since Mr. Qin is not feeling well, then our criminal investigation team will make the trip to Jingcheng ourselves.”

"This matter is of great importance and absolutely cannot be verified hastily over the phone. We still need to meet in person to discuss it in detail. Mr. Qin, what do you say?"

"...Captain Li is right." Qin Wushuang's tone remained polite, but her face was as cold as frost.

Captain Li: "Mr. Qin, which hospital in Jingcheng are you at? Please give us the address, and we can prepare to set off now."

Qin Wushuang: "Yixin Private Hospital in Jingcheng City. When you arrive, go to the reception desk and give them my name. A nurse will then take you to my ward."

“Okay.” Captain Li agreed readily. “That’s settled then. We can talk about the rest when we meet.”

Qin Wushuang: "Okay."

Captain Li hung up the phone first.

"...What was bound to happen has finally happened." Qin Wushuang put down her phone and said sarcastically, "I thought that even if I couldn't take you with me, I could at least spend more time with you, but who knew these people would catch up so quickly..."

"It's true, even God is punishing me."

……

Xie Zhaoyuan was released by Qin Wushuang an hour later.

Qin Wushuang finished packing her things and was about to go downstairs.

"Where are you going?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked, standing in the living room and staring at Qin Wushuang's back.

Qin Wushuang paused slightly, then turned around with a smile: "Our visas are almost ready. I'll personally take someone to pick them up."

"..." This news was so bad that Xie Zhaoyuan didn't want to say anything after hearing it.

Qin Wushuang looked at her tenderly: "Xiaosong, once I get my visa, we can leave here and go to the place you like to live the life you like."

“…Dream on.” Xie Zhaoyuan glared at him, then took two steps back, hooked her foot on the door frame, and slammed the door shut with a slight push.

With a loud bang, Xie Zhaoyuan's figure disappeared behind the door in an instant.

Qin Wushuang stared blankly at the spot where she had stood until his assistant urged him to turn around and go downstairs.

The car was already parked at the gate of the courtyard, and Qin Wushuang went straight to get in as soon as she stepped out.

"How long does it take to drive from here to Jingcheng?" he asked.

The driver replied, "If there's no traffic, it will take about four hours."

Assistant: "Mr. Qin, please rest assured, I have already taken care of things at the hospital."

"Hmm." Qin Wushuang leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes wearily. "It's nearly a six-hour drive from Yuncheng to Jingcheng. Although we have plenty of time, we still need to go as fast as possible to avoid alerting the police."

Driver: "Yes!"

Meanwhile, in Yuncheng, the Qin family...

"Excuse me, is Mr. Qin Feihong home?" A group of police officers suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

The nanny, who was shoveling snow, was so frightened by the police's imposing manner that she forgot to reply for a moment.

The lead police officer patiently asked again, "Hello, is Mr. Qin Feihong at home?"

"Who is it?" Qin Sisi walked out of the living room with a sour face.

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