The man’s tone, although very calm, inexplicably carried a hint of danger, causing an unexplainable fear to rise from the depths of one’s heart.
Upon hearing that voice, Ruan
Qing’s scalp went numb, and he stood stiffly in place.
It seemed that fate never
favored him for a moment, always bringing exactly what he least wanted to
encounter.
Fortunately, when Ruan Qing
walked up the stairs, he had already taken off the little hairpin on top of his
head, transforming back into the gloomy appearance of the original owner.
Timid and extremely afraid of
interacting with people.
“Speak,” Jiang Sinian’s voice
grew louder, and this time, the tone revealed a hint of the owner’s
aggressiveness.
Ruan Qing lowered his gaze and
looked at the doorknob he was holding, contemplating the feasibility of quickly
opening the door and then closing it.
But... there was no feasibility.
And though the possibility of
angering Jiang Sinian and being killed because of this action might be small,
it was definitely not zero.
Perhaps because Ruan Qing had
remained silent for too long, Jiang Sinian impatiently grabbed Ruan Qing’s arm,
turning him around to face him and pressing him against the door.
“Heh! What? Going out made you
deaf? You can’t hear my words...”
Jiang Sinian’s mocking tone
abruptly stopped as he looked at the young man’s neck wrapped in gauze, and his
gaze turned dark.
Not only that, but the young
man’s current condition was far from good. His face was pale as paper, and
faintly visible were bite marks on his thin lips, clearly indicating that he
had bitten himself.
Probably because of his rough
handling just now, he had tugged at the wound on the boy’s neck, and the blood
seeped through the gauze, spreading a red stain.
It was obvious that this wound
was definitely not small.
The young man seemed to be
frightened, staring wide-eyed at the person in front of him, not daring to
move.
Jiang Sinian’s face immediately
darkened. This was completely different from what Gu Zhaoxi had told him. The
young man was obviously not running away as he claimed, but had encountered
danger.
Jiang Sinian took a deep breath,
suppressing the anger of being deceived, and gently unwrapped the gauze from
the young man.
As the gauze was unwrapped, the
young boy’s neck was revealed, with a gruesome wound crossing his slender neck.
The boy’s skin appeared to have
been deprived of sunlight for a long time, delicate and fair to the point of
having a sickly beauty. In contrast, the wound was intensely crimson, giving
off a terrifying appearance.
At this moment, the wound began
to bleed once again, flowing down the boy’s neck like a blooming flower of
death. The vibrant red color was almost blinding to the eyes.
Jiang Sinian was well aware that
if the wound on the boy’s neck were to be exerted with any force...
“Who did this?” Jiang Sinian
released the boy, his tone becoming calm once again.
However, this calmness was
different from before. Previously, it seemed as though he was suppressing his
anger, but this time it was akin to the tranquility before a storm.
Ruan Qing lowered his head, his
body trembling slightly, seemingly frightened by Jiang Sinian.
His voice quivered as he spoke,
“I... I don’t know. It was too dark outside. Someone had a knife, very tall,
wearing a shirt, and there was a gun.”
Initially, the people in the
livestream room didn’t think much of it, but as they listened further, things
seemed off.
[???]
[Why do I feel something’s not
right with what you just said, Qingqing? It sounds as if that shameless man
hurt him.]
[Tell me honestly, I also find
it strange. If I hadn’t watched the livestream last night, I would’ve thought
it was that creepy guy.]
[Could it be... intentional?]
[Don’t jump to conclusions!
Qingqing wouldn’t lie! Everything he said is true! He’s just scared!]
Jiang Sinian glanced at the
trembling boy, filled with fear, without further questioning. Instead, he
directly held the boy’s hand and walked towards the elevator. “I’ll take you to
the hospital.”
This time, Jiang Sinian’s
actions were much gentler, seemingly considerate of the wound on Ruan Qing’s
neck.
Ruan Qing didn’t struggle and
obediently followed Jiang Sinian.
Throughout the journey, Jiang
Sinian’s face remained gloomy and unclear, as if suppressing some kind of
emotion with a slightly chilling undertone.
Ruan Qing didn’t say anything
else, just lowered his head and obediently sat in the passenger seat.
The car arrived at the hospital
without any obstacles.
Before getting out of the car,
Jiang Sinian took a mask from the car and handed it to Ruan Qing, saying, “Put
it on.”
Ruan Qing obediently put it on.
Jiang Sinian seemed to be
familiar to the people at the hospital. Instead of registering or waiting in
line, he directly took Ruan Qing to an office on the third floor.
The office was luxuriously
decorated, but there was no one else there at the moment.
After letting Ruan Qing sit on
the sofa, Jiang Sinian took out his phone and made a call. It rang a few times
before someone on the other end picked up.
Jiang Sinian’s tone wasn’t
particularly friendly as he asked, “Where are you?”
He’s not sure what the other
person said, but Jiang Sinian impatiently responded, “I’m in your office. Hurry
up and come over.”
After saying that, Jiang Sinian
hung up the phone.
The person on the other end of
the call arrived quickly. Wearing a white coat, he seemed out of breath, with a
stethoscope hanging around his neck.
Clearly, he was a doctor.
And a young doctor at that, with
a handsome and refined appearance.
The doctor approached Jiang
Sinian and spoke in a gentle voice, “What’s wrong? Are you sick?”
Jiang Sinian raised his chin and
pointed to Ruan Qing, saying, “Check his neck.”
Because Ruan Qing was sitting
inside and blocked by Jiang Sinian, the doctor only noticed that there was
someone next to Jiang Sinian after he pointed it out.
The doctor crouched down in
front of Ruan Qing, attentively examining his neck. Perhaps being a doctor had
made this a routine matter for him, as he didn’t show any unusual expression.
After carefully examining for a
moment, the doctor reached out his hand, seemingly wanting to conduct a further
examination.
Ruan Qing had never liked others
touching him, so he instinctively moved back to avoid it.
The doctor didn’t get angry and
gently smiled, his tone comforting. “Don’t be afraid. I need to check if the
windpipe is injured.”
The doctor’s gentleness was
completely different from Gu Zhaoxi’s gentleness.
Gu Zhaoxi’s gentleness carried a
hint of dominance, while the doctor’s gentleness was pure, making people feel
closer.
Moreover, he didn’t forcefully
examine without considering the person’s willingness. The doctor smiled at Ruan
Qing, as if waiting for Ruan Qing’s consent.
Ruan Qing hesitated for a
moment, tilting his head slightly, looking unusually obedient.
Only then did the doctor reach
out again to examine Ruan Qing’s neck.
The doctor’s hand was slightly
cold, and it felt uncomfortable on the skin, but Ruan Qing didn’t move.
The wound on his neck indeed
needed some treatment.
After examining for about ten
seconds, the doctor’s expression became somewhat grave. He asked softly, “Does
it hurt here?” while pointing to the wound.
Ruan Qing shook his head
slightly, the movement was small but enough to indicate his answer.
“What about here?” The doctor
pressed down a bit further, reaching the collarbone.
Ruan Qing shook his head again.
The doctor was about to move
further down, but Jiang Sinian grabbed his hand.
Jiang Sinian’s expression didn’t
look good as he coldly sneered, “Just checking the neck, there’s no need to go
down like that.”
Did he think he was a fool?
The doctor showed no signs of
guilt and only furrowed his brows. “No, it seems like he might have a heart
condition.”
Jiang Sinian was taken aback. He
didn’t expect it to be because of that. He looked at Ruan Qing, whose face
turned pale, and released the doctor’s hand.
The doctor seemed to realize
that speaking so bluntly in front of the patient wasn’t appropriate. He smiled
reassuringly at Ruan Qing. “Don’t be afraid, it’s just a suspicion. It may not
necessarily be a heart condition.”
The doctor’s smile was pure and
clean, completely devoid of aggression. It felt like the gentle sunlight on a
winter day, warming the entire world.
In this crazy world, it seemed
to be the only warmth, making people yearn for it and feel a sense of
closeness.
Ruan Qing hesitated for a
moment, but in the end, shook his head.
Just by looking at him, one
could tell that there was something wrong with his body, which was enough to
prove the doctor’s high level of expertise.
However, he had only loaded the
data of his own body into the system, so even if he was cured, it wouldn’t make
any difference. There was no need to waste time on it.
Jiang Sinian glanced at Ruan
Qing, completely ignoring his head shake, and directly instructed the doctor
with authority, “Give him a detailed examination.”
The doctor seemed somewhat
hesitant, but ultimately couldn’t bear to witness a life fading away and chose
to overlook Ruan Qing’s previous head shake.
Although Ruan Qing and Jiang
Sinian were not familiar with each other, he knew that Jiang Sinian never liked
to be challenged in his decisions, so he obediently didn’t refuse.
The doctor led Ruan Qing to the
second floor where there were specialized examination equipment.
Originally, Jiang Sinian wanted
to follow them, but the doctor refused him. Many of the hospital’s instruments
should not have any unnecessary people present.
Presumably, Jiang Sinian had
known the doctor for a long time and trusted him, so after being rejected, he
stood guard outside the door.
Ruan Qing, having been a
frequent visitor to the hospital before, was familiar with most of the
instruments. He discreetly glanced around and indeed, they were instruments
related to heart disease, nothing unusual.
The doctor walked over to a
nearby table, picked up a pen and paper, and wrote something down attentively.
Then, he smiled at Ruan Qing and pointed to a nearby hospital bed, “Take off
your clothes and lie down on the bed.”
Ruan Qing was familiar with the
procedure as someone who had undergone heart disease examinations before. It
was indeed necessary to undress, so there didn’t seem to be anything wrong with
the doctor’s words.
But Ruan Qing had a subconscious
feeling that something was off, yet he couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
Ruan Qing walked with his head
lowered to the side of the hospital bed, slowly taking off his clothes while
pondering.
He made an effort to recall
everything that happened after he arrived at the hospital, but there didn’t
seem to be any issues. Everything appeared to be normal.
The doctor’s reaction and
expression seemed fine, and the doctor didn’t appear to be a paranoid or
twisted person either.
Most importantly, in the
doctor’s eyes, there was no gaze like the one Jiang Sinian and the others gave
him.
But why was there always a sense
of unease?
As Ruan Qing made a sudden
movement while taking off his clothes, he accidentally pulled at the wound on
his neck, causing a moment of pain that froze his actions.
Subconsciously, he gently
touched his neck, feeling a damp sensation, and looked at his fingertips.
His fair and translucent
fingertips were stained with red blood, resembling the vibrant snow plum blossoms
blooming on a branch.
Ruan Qing finally understood
what was wrong.
If the doctor was truly kind and
caring, why didn’t he first help him bandage his neck?
