Jiangmi Manor was already in the process of adjusting due to the friction with ShenJi and the Jing family during the day, and was caught off guard by the sneak attack at night.
A situation report came over the phone.
"Most of the museum has been burned down. There are hidden dangers of continuous explosions in the parking lot. The fire is still under careful control. The smoke alarms in the warehouse and the information building did not work in time-"
"Who did it?" The cold voice on the other end of the phone interrupted his string of bad news.
The person reporting the incident lowered his voice uncomfortably: "The monitoring data is also out of order. It's hard to pinpoint the exact location of the attack from above. We're still trying our best to investigate..."
"Waste." The extremely low scolding voice made people shudder.
The phone was hung up immediately afterwards.
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By noon the next day, LiWanwan was no longer in danger.
LiShuang learned the news from BaiZe who entered the Li family as if no one was around and informed them.
I asked casually as I stood up to pack up and go back.
"He hasn't asked you to go back yet?"
BaiZe knew who the "he" she was talking about was and shrugged: "I haven't received any mission notification yet."
LiShuang felt something strange in her heart.
[Given ShenJi's personality, if he doesn't take revenge on him, it would be a pity for him to not do so.]
BaJie: [That should be because he is a forgetful person and is too lazy to deal with our affairs. ]
LiShuang: "Let's go to the hospital."
"Miss Li!"
A hoarse crying voice was heard, and LiShuang's skirt was pulled down by someone.
SuQinglan rushed over from somewhere, knelt on her knees, looked up and begged.
"Take me to see Wanwan too! If you don't like us, I will go and divorce LiZeshou tomorrow. I will take Wanwan and disappear from your sight. Please let me see my daughter!"
Although LiShuang didn't have a good impression of SuQinglan, she didn't hate her either.
She raised her hand to support her, her tone unusually gentle.
"Get up, let's go together."
SuQinglan wiped her tears and stood up: "Thank you, Miss Li, I will do what I promised you."
SuQinglan no longer called her Shuang'er. Ever since she found out last night that she had kicked LiZeshou out, she knew that this family had no room for her.
LiShuang pursed her lips and didn't say much, just let BaiZe lead the way.
A car and a motorcycle were speeding towards the hospital.
To the ward.
ShenJi was there too.
It looked like he hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot. He glanced at him coldly with a natural aura of a superior, which was intimidating and chilling.
When SuQinglan saw LiWanwan open her eyes on the hospital bed, she rushed to the bedside and cried.
"Wanwan…"
LiWanwan looked frail to begin with, and now she had just woken up from a serious injury, her face was as pale as paper, and she looked like she was hanging on to her last breath and would fall asleep forever at any time, making people want to hold on to her tightly.
"I'm fine...don't cry." LiWanwan was wearing an oxygen mask and her voice was as soft as a mosquito.
SuQinglan held her hand with the IV needle, buried her face on the quilt, and cried sadly.
ShenJi's eyes, which had been fixed on LiShuang, slowly withdrew and looked at LiWanwan, and said lightly.
"You should have a good rest. If you need anything, just tell them. I still have things to do."
After he finished speaking, he stood up, his tall figure carrying a strong sense of oppression.
LiShuang swallowed secretly. As his footsteps got closer, the air seemed to become thinner and the aura around him became heavier.
Just when LiShuang felt that she was about to be swallowed by this gloom, ShenJi's shirt rubbed against her arm with his arms slightly bent and his hands in his pockets.
The suffocating feeling was also taken away.
LiShuang fluttered her eyelashes.
The moment he disappeared from my peripheral vision, my heart felt empty for a moment.
But she quickly turned her attention to the incessant crying and looked towards the bed.
LiWanwan was also looking at her.
LiShuang walked to the bedside: "How do you feel?"
LiWanwan forced a smile through the misty oxygen mask.
"Still alive."
LiShuang frowned slightly as she smiled in defiance, and apologized in a slow tone.
"I'm sorry about what happened this time."
LiWanwan finally pulled her hand away from SuQinglan's.
"Mom, I'm fine, can we talk for a minute?"
SuQinglan barely stopped crying, gave LiShuang a complicated look, and gave her repeated instructions.
"Talk less, rest more when you are tired, call me if you need anything..."
Seeing the deep love between mother and daughter, LiShuang's eyes flashed with envy.
Perhaps...
Is LiWanwan really not as bad as I think?
She also has people she wants to protect, but she has experienced too much and just wants to hold on to something tightly in her hands?
Is it really because I didn't listen to her explanation at that time?
Was it really a mistake in my judgment?
LiShuang, full of questions, pulled the chair where ShenJi was sitting and moved it closer to the bed to prevent her from having to speak too hard.
"What do you want to tell me?"
LiWanwan lay there looking at her, her soft voice weak.
"You know clearly that my intentions are not pure, yet you still apologize to me?"
LiShuang looked at her half-closed eyes and said, "Did I make a mistake in judgment this time?"
LiWanwan blinked slowly and nodded.
LiShuang apologized again: "I'm sorry."
LiWanwan continued in a weak voice.
"Everyone has secrets. There are some things I won't tell you even if you ask."
LiShuang frowned.
"I just want to know, why were you able to leave there in the first place?"
LiWanwan was silent for a moment: "I have made my own efforts, but it is definitely not as easy as you think."
BaJie: [Master, ask her about Chuxi.]
LiShuang almost lost this piece of the puzzle.
"Chuxi was kidnapped. Does it have anything to do with you?"
LiWanwan raised her hand silently, as if to signal her to look at her current miserable state.
"What do you think?"
LiShuang still felt a little guilty about using her as a shield. She thought for a moment and lowered her eyes.
"You just woke up, get some rest."
LiWanwan called her.
"Have you ever thought about whether the kidnapper of Chu Xi was targeting you or someone close to you?"
LiShuang frowned slightly as she spoke.
"Are you talking about ShenYuci, or ShenJi?"
LiWanwan nodded: "You may not know that this time ShenJi used the power of the Jing family."
LiShuang instantly thought of the riddle between ShenYuci and ShenJi, and her eyes flickered.
[Could it be that the Jing family is a needle planted by ShenJi next to ShenYuci? ]
[But because of this honey drop incident, it was exposed. ]
BaJie sorted out his thoughts and shook his head: [It's hidden really well…]
The affairs of the Jing family are no longer a secret. When ShenJi heard her voice, he lowered his eyes, unable to tell the emotions in his eyes. He just rubbed the surface of the lighter with such force that his fingertips turned white.
The Jing family lay in hiding for ten years and suddenly returned to the time before liberation.
ShenJi felt that she was the one sent by God to take him away.
Seeing that she was silent, LiWanwan continued.
"On the surface, your friend was kidnapped, but in reality, you are the hostage. Is the other party trying to weaken ShenJi's power, or is they trying to deal with your fiancé who was supposed to save you? Have you ever thought about this?"
LiShuang narrowed her eyes.
[No matter who the other party is targeting, ShenJi did not deal with Zhuge Rong's matter in time. Years of dormancy have come to nothing. Judging from yesterday's movements, the losses should be considerable.]
BaJie blinked and lowered his voice: [Then, then were you too harsh on him yesterday...]
[Didn't you say that it's okay for an adult to have a kidney removed? Why are you hitting him? ]
[...] LiShuang was devastated: [You mean, every second counts in the operating room, and you're in a hurry to have sex with him outside the operating room? ]
What law had I violated to deserve such a stupid son?
BaJie was aggrieved: […Why are you so fierce?]
LiShuang lowered her head and held her forehead to cover her eyebrows.
She needed to adjust her emotions, and then she looked up with clear eyes.
She looked at LiWanwan and nodded slightly, with an unclear smile: "You should have a good rest. I will come to see you when I have time. I won't delay you from spending time with your mother."
After saying that, she stood up and left the ward.
[Hmm?] BaJie stopped her: [No, are you leaving just like that? LiWanwan is so smart, don't you plan to cooperate with her? The three of us are better than Zhuge Liang!]
LiShuang pressed the elevator button: [You underestimated your strength. With just you, we can be wiped out. ]
BaJie: [...] Nonsense!
[You are in such a hurry as if you are going to collect a debt. Where are you going? ]
LiShuang stood in the elevator, waiting for the door to close.
[Go back and calm down. Only when your heart is calm can your brain start to work. ]
BaJie: [What are you thinking about? Are you really not considering LiWanwan? ]
LiShuang stepped out of the elevator with a graceful step, and every word of her heart was powerful.
[I still believe in myself more, LiWanwan, I still can't believe it. ]
ShenJi leaned against a side door of the safety passage, looking somewhat lonely. He put out his cigarette and thought about how her simple and crude methods, along with a little military advisor who could intervene from the inside, had caused Jiang Mi to suffer heavy losses.
She lowered her eyelashes, with a faint smile on the corner of her lips.
"Stupid woman, full of bad intentions."
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