Chapter 18: Fan Yu's Calamity

  "Does she know about this? Is she taking medicine or what? Why didn't her assistant see it?" Ling Haoyu said with a furrowed brow.

  "Taken to the bureau for questioning, I estimate that this time it's not a case of overdose, but possibly someone has interfered. According to inDa, who loves perfection, the next period is an important large-scale event, she definitely wouldn't take medication at night." Chen Cheng said while directing team members to seal off the scene and collecting evidence with flashing cameras, speaking to Ling HaoYu, "Hey, brother, you're still so calm?"

  "What's wrong with being calm? Last night my right eye kept jumping, and it really happened. Other book friends are reading: Pirate King of Unlicensed Physician. I won't say anything else for now, thanks for your hard work! I need to go home and change clothes, and also take a look at how Xiao Tao is doing." Ling Hao Yu frowned and pulled his shirt, feeling uncomfortable all over. He had always disliked wearing the same set of clothes for two days, and said as he turned around and walked out.

  "Little girl? When will you let me, your brother, take a look at the golden house?" Chen Cheng, a serious leader at work, but a curious gossip in private, asked.

  "Chen Cheng, are you here to work or to gossip?" Ling Hao Yu clenched his fist and punched Chen Cheng's stomach, this was how brothers always interacted with each other.

  "Ah! Not bad, oh! Our General Ling finally has some masculine tendencies!" Chen Cheng exclaimed, covering his mouth with a sly smile, while the three team members beside him stopped their work and looked at him in unison.

  "Captain Chen, a tiny syringe was found in the drawer." A female police officer with a flat chest and masculine features, a pair of bright big eyes, and a beauty mark on her forehead. She looked like a mixed-blood, she was Liao Fang, the new recruit who had just joined the team, squatting beside the bed wearing gloves and picking up a brown straight needle.

  "You talk too much, I'm leaving, you've worked hard!" Ling Hao Yu said with a forced smile as he pushed him away. Among so many old classmates, the one with the closest relationship was Chen Cheng, who married a university teacher and got rid of his single status last year.

  "Alright, seal it up and bring it back to the office."

  Chen Cheng gestured with a wave of his hand, and the old friend left before picking up his gloves to carefully collect items. He thought back to the deceased's facial expression, but didn't think he was killed by greed. Looking under the bed, a white pill the size of a corn kernel fell off, which he picked up casually. With such a big case, the economy of the Fan Yu Group will definitely plummet.

  The wind at breakfast was still icy and piercing, but by the afternoon, a big sun had come out. It seems that one can't rely too much on weather forecasts. When Ling Hao Yu walked into the courtyard, he saw Gu Xi wearing a white small deer sweater, paired with a faded ripped jeans, and a pair of yellow boots. Her long hair was also tied up. Just as she was looking at her phone, the outer iron gate was closed, and before she could even lift her head, she was tightly hugged.

  "Let go, you're hurting me." He was like a mountain, crushing her to the point of suffocation. It seemed as if he had transferred all his pain onto her body, no matter how loudly she cried out, he wouldn't let go.

  "I'm in a hurry!" Gu Xi had just seen an online part-time job, which was a short-term telephone sales position for China Unicom's overdue payment collection. The pay was 10 yuan per hour, and she could earn up to 80 yuan a day. She struggled to push him away and thought about leaving when suddenly there was a loud crash! Bang!

  Just as she was about to take two steps, she turned her head and saw the whole person lying on the ground. She vaguely remembered that the last time she went to the hospital, it must have been due to excessive fatigue last night, and something happened again this morning. No matter how much she disliked this man in her heart, at this moment, the kindness of the three Ling family members towards her, a series of pictures appeared before her eyes.

  She softened her expression, furrowed her brow and turned around, feeling unwell as her period arrived like flowing water, her stomach began to ache in waves. With difficulty, she helped him up and walked to the sofa, fortunately, there was a medicine box in a very conspicuous place in the room, hastily pouring him a cup of warm water and administering the medicine. Then, holding her stomach, she sat down beside him, just thinking of calling the nanny when the sound of cars came from not far away, Ling's mother and father rushed over, their panicked faces deeply etched in her mind, at this moment feeling a deep connection with them.

  "Good job, kid!" He might have been too worried about his son and didn't notice Gu Xi hugging her stomach in pain. He just anxiously patted her knee and used a hot towel to wipe his son's forehead.

  "Xiaoxi, are you okay?" Ling's father asked gently, looking at her distressed expression.

  "It's okay, Uncle! Ling Haoyu needs to have surgery as soon as possible, or else he'll be in danger if he gets sick again." Gu Xi said with difficulty, biting her own finger to endure the pain.

  "Ah, good job, kid!"

  After a while, Ling Haoyu completely woke up and looked at his parents anxiously persuading him to have surgery. They weren't unaware of the current situation's thorns; once he had surgery and left the battlefield, the recent project would be even more difficult. If such a situation arose, the Fangyu Group would become increasingly turbulent. All of this would gradually be lost, and his years of hard work would be in vain.

  It's great to open your eyes and see the one you love. Ling's parents were a bit worried, saying that there was no job in the world. They said they would stay here tonight to wait for them, but were rejected by Ling Hao Yu. After the old couple left, he suddenly burst out laughing, is this what they mean by going crazy?

  "What's so funny?" Gu Xi picked up a pomegranate from the table and threw it at him, feeling uncomfortable in her heart. If she continued like this, Ling's parents would misunderstand deeply, and after she left, wouldn't she be hurting that kind and gentle couple?

  "Right, you can't eat this on your period, I'll cook something for you later, you must be starving." After smiling and chuckling to herself, she walked into the kitchen to start preparing a meal.

  Watching him wear a cartoon apron and bring out dish after dish. He really has the air of a master chef, those slender hands would be wasted on playing the piano.

  A table full of dishes, Gu Xi picked up a bowl and chopsticks, clamped a handful of green vegetables, and put them back, frowning and asked, "How's your business going?"

  "Eat! You have to focus on eating, how can you win a big victory when you're hungry? Tell me, where were you going just now?" Ling Hao Yu added some dishes for her and then picked up a few slices of lotus root to crunch on. His tone was increasingly like he was interrogating her, with a slightly overbearing flavor.

  A sumptuous feast was laid out on the table, but she lost her appetite as she looked at it. She only filled a small bowl with soup and lifted it to take a sip, furrowing her brow before putting it down, then walked back to the sofa and sat down without saying a word.

  "Doesn't agree with your stomach?"

  "I don't want to eat it, you eat it yourself." Gu Xi said with a frown.

  She habitually turned on the TV, which was replaying the news from noon. Just as she remembered that she needed to use the restroom, a spoonful of red date silver ear congee appeared in front of her, accompanied by a gentle wisp of steam. It was him holding a small bowl of congee and preparing to feed it to her. Seeing such an intimate gesture, she suddenly came back to herself, widened her eyes, and wordlessly walked out the door.

  "Hey, where are you going?"

  "You take care of your own affairs first." Gu Xi walked to the door and stretched out his right hand, gesturing without looking back.

  A gentle breeze swept across my face, and I felt invigorated. The suburban environment was great, with rows of densely packed trees, accompanied by a faint fragrance. Not far away was a park, with a fountain about ten meters wide, the water splashing several feet high, and delicate fingers were dotted with water droplets on my hand.

  Splendid!

  A flash of bright light, a figure wearing a white T-shirt with a sky blue denim jacket over it, eyes cast downward at the torn jeans. A camera pressed to his right eye, carrying a black backpack, he stepped closer and snapped several shots.

  "What's going on?"

  "Hey, we bumped into each other." The boy stretched out his right hand to scratch his golden hair, his voice was particularly hoarse, as if he had passed puberty. Clearly saw her Adam's apple moving up and down, it was the girl's standing posture that attracted him, slowly approaching, couldn't help but take a few more photos.

  "Damn it!"

  Looking at the sprinkler spraying water several feet high, she really wanted to enter and take a refreshing shower. Unfortunately, the early spring rain was too cold, and physiological needs also had to consider these warming measures. She walked over to the grass under the tree shade and sat down, when suddenly a purple packaged popsicle appeared from behind her back, she frowned and looked up, "Are you a ghost? You walk without making any sound? I'm not eating."

  "Looking at your worried face, what's wrong? Someone once told me that when you're feeling down, eating a cold sweet cone is the most effective way to lift your mood." The boy smiled and sat down beside her in the empty seat, sticking out his bright red tongue to lick the snow-white ice cream cone. With a mouthful of ice cream, he handed the cone to Gu Xi.

  The refreshing weather, the sky gradually turned dark, and the grass emitted a muddy smell, only then did I truly feel the arrival of spring. Lifting my head up, I could see the lush green trees, and the feeling of being close to nature was great.

  "Hey, aren't you giving me any face?"

  "Aunt Flo has arrived and I'm losing my appetite, why are you being so obsessive?"