The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 151. Go see if our cabbages have been dug up yet (second update)
Others looked at Wei Nan with tense gazes, waiting for his answer.
"Miss Ye is fine now, and it’s getting late. You all go back first, come back tomorrow," Wei Nan said warmly.
Upon hearing this, everyone sighed with relief, feeling as if a great weight had been lifted from their hearts.
In the hospital room.
The orange light from above sliced down, outlining the tall figure of the man, whose deep gaze was firmly fixed on the sleeping girl on the bed.
In her coma, the girl’s delicate brows were slightly furrowed, as though she was not resting peacefully, and her pale lips made her small face appear even paler.
"Wolf Cub, you need to wake up soon." Li Mochan placed his hand on her cheek, his deep and smoky voice filled with tenderness meant only for her.
"When you wake up, I’ll play games with you, cook delicious food for you, buy you a motorcycle..."
He prattled on, his voice turning hoarse yet he did not stop, the only response being her faint breathing.
Li Mochan looked down to see her pale little hand clutching tightly to his thumb, never letting go, not at the resort, nor in the emergency room.
Wolf Cub, you have feelings for me at the bottom of your heart, don’t you?
Li Mochan tugged at the corner of his lips, grasped her hand, and brought it to his lips to gently kiss the back of her hand.
"Master, I’ve brought the clothes," Wei Bei entered, carrying two bags in his hand. He glanced at Ye Jiuliang and the corner of his lips twitched.
The possessiveness of their master was indeed unique in the world; he was even wary of the female nurses when changing clothes.
He dared not imagine, if Ye Jiuliang woke up and found out that it was their master who helped her change clothes, whether she would directly grab a knife and fight their master to the death.
"Master, the black-clothed men at the warehouse and those at the bar are the same group; they all have the insignia of K Organization. There’s also something else; there is no surveillance in the blind spot of the resort at the warehouse, and not only that, all the surrounding surveillance was hacked," Wei Bei said in a low voice, so as not to disturb Ye Jiuliang.
What puzzled him was, if these people were really sent by K Organization, why would Chu Chen remind their master to return to the resort? Could it be a trap set by Chu Chen?
The atmosphere was silent as a grave.
After a long time, Li Mochan spoke solemnly, "Claim that the warehouse fire was merely a robbery to the public; seal off any other information."
Nothing mattered more than his Wolf Cub’s recovery, and he wouldn’t allow any negative news to touch her.
Wei Bei nodded, "Understood."
**
Rushing to the hospital, Chu Chen had watched over her for most of the night; only after repeated confirmations that Ye Jiuliang was unharmed did he feel relieved enough to leave.
When he returned to the hotel, Ji Mingqian had been waiting in his room.
A City and S City were not far apart, an hour’s flight at most; Ji Mingqian had just finished a night shoot when he received the call, and he had rushed over without even removing his makeup.
Upon hearing the door open, he hurried out from the bathroom, his makeup half removed, "How is Ajiu?"
Chu Chen said, "She’s alright now."
"Then why did you come back? How could you leave Ajiu alone in the hospital?" Ji Mingqian wiped the water droplets off his face and frowned.
"We haven’t caught the mastermind behind those men in black yet. It’s too dangerous for Ajiu to be alone. No, I must go back now..."
"Li Mochan is at the hospital."
At that statement, Ji Mingqian froze on the spot, his expression turning bizarre as if someone had choked him.
After a pause, he regained his voice, "What did you say?"
Was there something wrong with his ears?
"Li Mochan is accompanying Ajiu at the hospital," Chu Chen repeated.
Remembering the recent rumors he had heard, Ji Mingqian’s charming peach-blossom eyes suddenly widened, glaring at Chu Chen as if blaming the latter for incompetence.
"Are you an idiot? Aren’t you just handing over our family’s cabbage to someone else?"
What kind of person Li Mochan was, others might not know, but weren’t they clear about it? The man who had always kept away from women was being so attentive and caring towards their Ajiu.
They clearly just wanted to poach our cabbage.
"Do you think our cabbage is so easily poached?" Chu Chen glanced at him sideways, speaking calmly.
Not to mention, their cabbage was all cunningly savvy.
"Let’s not talk about that now, the pressing matter is to investigate who those men in black really are."
His hair was still dripping with water, Ji Mingqian said, "Wait a minute, let me wash my face clean before we continue."
A moment later, he quickly freshened up and hurried out.
After listening to Chu Chen recount the day’s events, Ji Mingqian pondered for a moment, then thoughtfully said, "From what you’re saying, those people want to provoke a war between us and the Dark Hall, but how did Ajiu know you had been ambushed?"
"I’m not quite sure about that, I need to find a time to ask Ajiu, but I feel that everything that happened tonight was very likely aimed at Ajiu," Chu Chen stroked his chin, analyzing calmly.
"By the way, did you bring the potion to verify the totem?"
Ji Mingqian nodded, "I gave it to Yu Wei, I’ll go to the hospital tomorrow to see Ajiu, you better stay out of the limelight for now, to keep Li Mochan from getting suspicious."
Chu Chen pursed his lips and hummed in agreement.
"Have you told Anuo about Ajiu’s injury?" Ji Mingqian asked.
"Not yet."
"You better not keep it from her, otherwise when she finds out, you’re going to suffer," Ji Mingqian said with a Schadenfreude smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
This brother-in-law has managed to offend her before even winning her over.
Chu Chen understood what he meant and sighed resignedly.
...
The next day, the news that the holiday resort’s warehouse had caught fire spread like wildfire.
At the same time, the predominant theory surrounding the cause of the fire was that bandits accidentally ignited various items in the warehouse during a robbery.
And Ye Jiuliang became the supposed kidnap victim of the bandits.
While eating breakfast and watching the news, Ji Mingqian’s lips curled into a faint smile.
No need to guess, this was definitely Li Mochan’s doing.
But it was for the best, this way, Ajiu wouldn’t attract too much attention and could quietly recover.
He wiped his mouth with a tissue, grabbed the car keys, and headed out the door.
The door opened, and he ran right into Chu Chen.
"Looking for me?"
A resigned expression colored Chu Chen’s eyes, "Anuo somehow found out about Ajiu’s injury, and she’s not answering her phone."
Ji Mingqian laughed like a goose, "It’s your own fault for not telling her sooner, good luck to you."
An angry woman was the hardest to reassure, and he was helpless to assist.
"Where are you off to now?" Chu Chen asked.
"To see if our family’s cabbage has been poached," Ji Mingqian responded nonchalantly.
****
In the hospital, the smell of disinfectant was everywhere.
On the VIP floor, all was quiet.
The window was partially open, and the sparse golden light leaked through the gap, liberally spilling into every corner of the ward. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Patches of light fell on the face, and as if sensing the warmth of the sunlight, Ye Jiuliang slowly woke.
Opening his eyes, his head felt muzzy.
