Chapter 47

  As the sun sets in the west, Si Lu Chen will take Qian Tong to an apartment not far from her clinic.

  This is a two-bedroom apartment that Si Lu Chen bought when the clinic was first built. The purpose was to come here for a rest when he was tired, but unexpectedly, the number of times he has been here from buying to now can be counted on one hand.

  All furniture and electrical appliances are almost brand new, many things in the kitchen have not even been unpacked yet.

  "I haven't lived here for long, mainly because it's close to the clinic. I just cleaned up yesterday. You can rest assured living here, and it's also a way to liven up the place." Si Luochen said with a smile. He handed over the keys he had prepared in advance to Xiang Qiantong, saying: "This is the key to the apartment, this one is the key to my clinic, and there's also the access card for the building."

  Toward Qian Tong handed over the key, always felt this scene very familiar, casually smiled and said: "Thank you. Can your clinic be seen from here?"

  Si Luo Chen's hand paused in mid-air for a moment, and with her eyebrows lowered, she didn't respond as she turned back into the room. She admitted to herself that she was a bit angry because she really had no idea what this woman was thinking... From the airport to now, including at her sister's place, Xiang Qian Tong had said so many words but not one sentence was something Si Luo Chen wanted to hear.

  Was the feeling of locking eyes with her at Liu Fang's hospital room door fake? Was there really nothing special to say to her when I came back? Or... was it truly just a temporary return for Qian Tong?

  Cai Luo Chen stood by the window with a questioning look, pointing at the high-rise building in front of him and said lightly: "My clinic is on the 22nd floor of this building."

  Nodded towards Qian Tong: "Indeed very close."

  "Alright, you rest first. I still need to head back to the clinic for a bit, and then...I'll come see you later." Si Luochen had done all she could, but not getting any response from him made her want to leave as soon as possible.

  Qian Tong stood still, seeing Si Luo Chen turn around and leave, immediately took a step forward and pulled her back: "Luo Chen... wait."

  Si Lu Chen stood with his back to her, letting her pull on his arm without reacting. He thought to himself: Do you only have something to say to me when I'm about to leave?

  In Qian Tong's eyes, every move of this woman, even a slight expression, was not overlooked. How could she not see that she was angry and regretful? Originally, he had prepared many words to say to Si Luo Chen, but as soon as he saw her, Qian Tong felt his mouth weighed a thousand pounds, unable to utter a word.

  She wanted to tell Si Luochen that she came back not because of Yi Kang's appearance. It was always Xiang Qiong who didn't believe in herself, had no confidence that she could give Si Luochen a good future. For Si Luochen, everything about her, every word she said, Xiang Qiong believed, and this trust had been buried deep in her heart for a long, long time, taking root and sprouting.

  Even if everything is known and understood, when seeing them sitting together, there's still a pang of sorrow in the heart.

  Make Xiang Qian Tong realize that she is being jealous.

  She didn't like Si Luo Chen being in contact with people other than her, but this dislike was terrifying to her, a feeling she had never had before.

  Looking at her back, Xiang Qian asked himself: Why did he always make her sad even though he couldn't bear to part with this woman?

  His hand slowly slid down and gently grasped Si Luo Chen's slender hand.

  She's clearly standing right there, so why does she always end up waiting?

  Take a slight step forward, and with one hand behind his back, Si Lu Chen gently wrapped his other arm around the person in front of him.

  Xie Luo Chen acknowledged that even getting such a light hug made it feel extra precious.

  Because she is also human, all humans have hearts.

  This woman always deals with emotions in her own way, treating herself in what she thinks is the right way. If coming back is just about worrying about Yikang's existence, then that's a kind of distrust towards her.

  But ——

  Si Luo Chen felt a bit comforted by this distrust. Because towards Qian Tong, he would worry that she liked someone else, which was also a kind of progress in disguise?

  She knew that Qian Tong was actually worse at expressing himself than she was.

  These words are all understood. Even if they're all understood... it doesn't mean they can all be endured.

  So what will you do next?

  The room without lights gradually darkened, the neon lights outside the window slowly lit up, and the weak light was reflected in the room. The surroundings were quiet enough to hear each other's breathing, and the two people stood still on the spot.

  Even if Qian Tong didn't really get close, Si Luo Chen could still hear her nervous heartbeat.

  It wasn't until much later that Xiang Qiong didn't deepen the hug, but instead gently rested his chin on Si Luo Chen's shoulder and whispered, "Luo Chen, I'm back."

  It was just these six simple words that made Si Luo Chen's mouth curve up slightly, as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She had been waiting for exactly this sentence.

  "Uh-huh." She replied softly.

  "Sorry, I made you unhappy." Qian Tong tightened his arms around Si Luo Chen's slightly, pulling him closer.

  Si Luo Chen didn't respond, letting her hold him, closing his eyes to feel her heartbeat.

  "I... " whispered Qian Tong into Si Luo Chen's ear, after a long pause at his neck, and rubbed against him affectionately before sending the words into his ear: "I... miss you."

  It doesn't matter what happens, no matter how long this person makes him wait. Because of her one sentence, everything he has paid for in Si Luochen's eyes is worth it. With a sigh of relief, he composed his expression, turned around and put his hands on Xiang Qian Tong's waist, raised his chin slightly, and asked with an expression that couldn't hide his joy: "Will you leave again?"

  Qian Tong never intended to leave this time, and the words he said during dinner were really helpless. He asked innocently: "Will Lu Chen take me in?"

  "Considering how well you've taken care of me in America, I'll let you stay."

  Qian Tong's face showed a tired expression, but even with a look of exhaustion, she looked good to Si Luo Chen.

  As expected, the beauty in his eyes smiled and said: "Then you rest first, I'll be busy and come back to find you. Don't even think about my sister's request, you are mine! I will let people clean up your office as soon as possible." As he spoke, he couldn't help but step forward and hug Xiang Qian Tong, with his chin resting on her shoulder, and said with a sigh of relief: "No matter why you came back, I'm very happy."

  It feels like the world is complete because of this woman, and nothing else matters to Si Luo Chen.

  She nodded and said "uh-huh", she understood.

  Then deepened this hug.

  After seeing off Si Luochen, Qian Tong took a comfortable bath, changed her clothes and fell asleep on the bed. She was really tired, with over ten hours of flight time plus jet lag, and Liu Fang's matter, she really couldn't take it anymore.

  As soon as his body touched the bed, he fell asleep immediately.

  After all, it was an unfamiliar environment, and Qian Tong didn't sleep for too long before waking up. Dazed, she opened her eyes, reached out from under the pillow to grab her phone, and saw that it was already 11:30 at night. Her eyebrows furrowed in concern: Had Luo Chen not returned yet?

  She stood up straight, feeling a bit sore and tired all over her body. She shook her head and walked to the window, looking at the 22nd floor of that tall building.

  Pitch black.

  Qian Tong forced himself to open his eyes and be more spirited, took out his phone and dialed Si Luo Chen's number, but found that the call went unanswered.

  Put down the phone, walked into the bathroom and washed his face with cold water, casually found a coat to wear and left the apartment.

  In late autumn, it gets very cold as soon as night falls.

  Xiang Qiong only wore a thin coat walking on the street. But she was worried that Si Luo Chen would still quicken his pace and run into that building.

  Under the leadership of the security guard, Qian Tong arrived at the 22nd floor.

  Xiang Qian Tong turned on the light, took out the key to open the door. The security guard saw that she had a key and was so familiar with just waiting outside. Xiang Qian Tong relied on her understanding of Si Luo Chen to find her office. She pushed open the door, turned on the light, and found Si Luo Chen's phone on the desk. Knowing that she had a habit of being careless, she was already used to it, but not taking her phone and not going home, where did she go?

  Picked up the phone and saw the last call record, it was my own number, the next one was an unknown number around 10 o'clock. There were also a few dialed calls, which were made to Irin at 9:43, that is, at this time, Si Lu Chen was still here. Opening Si Lu Chen's message box, there were several messages from Yi Kang, staring at the name for a long time, hesitating whether to open it or not.

  After all, this was Si Luochen's **, but she didn't bring her phone and hadn't returned home. Qian Tong pursed his lips, and finally opened the text message.

  Inside is an address of a club, and there's also a sentence: "He is here."

  "Him?"

  Xiang Qiong didn't understand what this meant, and then looked at the previous few messages which were all from Yikang. After opening them one by one, she finally knew that Yikang had gotten drunk in this private room.

  They could only find Si Luo Chen to pick him up, after all, he was the young master of the Yi family. It also made sense why so many calls were made to Yi Lin, thinking that she would go pick him up, but the calls couldn't get through and they couldn't just ignore it. Xiang Qian Tong didn't think much about it, took Si Luo Chen's phone and left the building, hailing a taxi to head to the private club. At the same time, she received Yi Lin's call on the way, who had just been at the gym and hadn't heard her phone ringing.

  After telling her what had happened, Irina also rushed over from another direction as quickly as possible.

  The entrance of Hongxiu Clubhouse.

  Xiang Qiong got out of the taxi and was about to walk in when she was stopped by several security guards. This high-end club is a member-only venue, and without a membership card, no amount of money can get you in.

  Just as Qian Tong was in a hurry, Yilin arrived.

  This is where Yichen often appears, so naturally, the security guards recognize Irin. They politely make way and open the door to let them in.

  Yilin's face was cold from the moment she appeared, her eyebrows furrowed. She didn't understand why her brother would let Si Luochen come here... If Si Luochen knew he came here, all his previous images would turn into bubbles.

  Found Ike's VIP room, pushed open the door, and was stunned by Qian Tong. The room was very large, with two steel pipes standing in the middle, Ike and another man sat on the sofa, their minds somewhat unclear, staring foolishly at the naked women comforting each other.

  Such an over-the-top demeanor almost made Xiang Qian Tong's jaw drop.

  This kind of man, how can he be paired with Si Luochen. This filthy place makes her even more worried about Si Luochen's situation.

  The room was in plain sight, but there was no sign of Si Luo Chen's figure.

  She hastily walked towards Qian Tong, and at this moment she didn't care what identity the man had. She pulled Yi Kang up angrily and said: "Lu Chen? Wake up, where is Lu Chen?"

  Yi Kong looked at Xiang Qiong with a dazed expression, his eyes already unable to focus, and chuckled: "Lu Chen? Just now he was still here......"

  Qian Tong's hand relaxed, and Yi Kang slumped back onto the sofa. The people around here were all drowsy, completely under the influence of the sedative.

  It makes people dizzy and forgetful.

  Yilin walked up to Yikang, using her hand to pry open his eyelids. The whites of his eyes were slightly yellowish, and she placed her hand on his pulse, shaking her head lightly as she sighed: "Xiang, go find Xuejia in the restroom, she might not be able to hold it in and run there." Yilin wanted to think of a way to get rid of her.

  At Irene's instruction, he nodded at Qian Tong and opened the door to leave.

  After the door was closed, Irene picked up the ice cubes from the ice wine beside her and sprinkled them all over Yikon's face. The piercing coldness brought back a bit of sanity to Yikon.

  "Yi... Lin? How are you here?" Ike seemed unsurprised by his sister's appearance.

  "What about Xiaojie?" Irene asked angrily, feeling that Yikang had gone too far this time.

  "Luò Chén?" Yī Kāng seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly stood up, but his body couldn't balance and he sat back down. His unclear memories recalled: "Just now, Liu Yì from next door was here, it seems... he took someone away. Did Luò Chén come?"

  At this time, Yikon had already forgotten what happened. Hearing these two words, Yilin was even more worried. Liu Yi had always liked to fight with his brother since childhood. Meeting Si Xue here definitely wasn't a good thing, and he really hoped nothing would happen.

  Yilin got angrier and angrier, and without waiting for Yikang to get up and leave, she rushed straight to Liu Yi's room.

  Qian Tong hastily searched every floor's bathroom, but couldn't find her anywhere. Looking at the surroundings, he finally understood why this club was called "Red Sleeve", it was a place where men paid to watch women have fun together.

  But was even more worried about Si Luo Chen's safety.

  Just as Xiang Qian Tong was about to take out her phone to call the police, she saw Yilin's figure in the distance. Her intuition told her that Yilin must have known where Si Luo Chen was. Xiang Qian Tong quickly put away her phone and chased after Yilin, but lost sight of her as soon as she turned a corner.

  Like a thousand urgent and headless flies, searching room by room, even if they encounter those embarrassing scenes, there's no way to avoid them.

  Yilin quickly walked and turned three corners, stopping in front of the VIP room at the end of the corridor. Without hesitation, she kicked open the door with one foot.

  The moment the door opened, Irene indeed saw the figure of Si Luo Chen.

  It was just...the scene in front of her really startled Irina, her eyebrows were tightly locked, and she was stunned on the spot.

  The author has something to say: I went out to play yesterday and was busy so I forgot to update.

  My girlfriend agreed to illustrate for me (now she is working hard at it) I'm so happy and touched.

  You can add me on Weibo: Heng Youyue, let's chat sometime, or if there's anything I didn't write well, feel free to point it out and give her illustrations some advice. Haha

  I will continue to work hard on this book. Muah muah, I love you guys.

  Cough, and don't think too much about it. I won't let Luochen come to any harm, just trigger the plot! The pace afterwards will speed up, please fasten your seatbelts!!