If it were anyone else, they'd probably be fed up with this kind of "harassment" by now.

But Jiang Xiaofan wasn't.

She replied in a gentle voice, "I'm 22 years old this year."

"22, you must still be a student, right?"

"Yes, I'm in my third year at Yuanjing Art College."

"Oh, are you here in Rongjiang City to see the sea?"

"Yes."

"Is it beautiful?"

"I haven't seen it yet; I'm planning to go soon."

The two of them continued their light conversation.

Very casually chatting away.

Zhao Yiyi, however, was getting a bit impatient.

She stood up and said, "Alright, if you're not leaving, I am. There are so many things left to do, who wants to waste time here with you."

With that,

She opened the door and stormed out.

Seeing this,

Song Lanre quickly chased after her.

At the elevator, she grabbed Zhao Yiyi.

And said, "Yiyi, let's wait for a bit. There must be a reason why Brother Fang is doing this."

"Reason my ass, he just finds the girl pretty and wants to flirt with her. Fine, flirt if you want, but doesn't he know what time it is?"

Zhao Yiyi complained.

"You're jealous."

Song Lanre said, covering her mouth with a laugh.

Zhao Yiyi got flustered.

Her face turned red as she said, "Jealous? What do I have to be jealous about? Yes! I do like him, but I have self-control, okay? I haven't seen him for years, and he hasn't changed a bit with his lecherous habits. I really don't know how someone like him managed to become a leader."

"You are jealous."

Song Lanre stated with certainty.

Zhao Yiyi was just about to retort.

Chen Fang came out of the room.

Seeing the situation,

Zhao Yiyi lamented, "You finally decided to come out? What? Didn't succeed? Oh my, even our great handsome Chen can have a miss?"

Chen Fang turned back briefly.

And said in a low voice, "That girl wants to commit suicide."

Suddenly,

Zhao Yiyi and Song Lanre were both shocked as if electrocuted.

The two of them froze.

After a moment,

Zhao Yiyi asked, "How do you know?"

Chen Fang sighed deeply and said, "First, there's a full bottle of sleeping pills at her bedside. Second, she has an out-of-towner accent, came here for tourism but doesn't have any luggage. I also saw paper and pen on the TV cabinet, likely for writing a suicide note."

"Those are just coincidences, right?"

Zhao Yiyi murmured.

Chen Fang shook his head.

And said, "She's sick, and it's a very serious illness. When I restrained her earlier, I accidentally felt her pulse. It was abnormal; I suspect it's a terminal illness."

This news,

Made Zhao Yiyi dumbfounded.

Such a beautiful young girl, attending such a prestigious school, and she might have a terminal illness at this age. Her heart skipped a beat.

She knew,

Chen Fang was not joking.

Taking a deep breath, she asked, "What should we do? Are we just going to leave her like that?"

"I just invited her to join us in the rescue. I want... I want the two of you to take her with you."

Chen Fang said.

No sooner had he finished speaking,

Zhao Yiyi immediately raised her hand and said, "I agree."

Just moments ago, she was quite annoyed with Chen Fang.

But now, she was the first to make a decision.

Song Lanre also nodded with a smile and said, "I agree too."

Chen Fang gave a knowing smile.

And said, "I've already called my secretary Jiang Feng. He will arrange a safe place for you to stay. The matter with Bai Shuang, I'll use my channels to check out the situation, then we'll discuss in detail."

"Okay."

The two of them almost nodded in unison.

At this point,

Jiang Xiaofan had already opened the door and walked out.

Her attire was very casual.

She wore a T-shirt on top, overalls underneath, and a pair of sneakers.

She looked both youthful and spirited.

"Xiaofan, little sis, come, big sis will take you to eat something good."

Zhao Yiyi was the first to step up and took Jiang Xiaofan's hand.

"Big sis, won't it be a bother to you all?"

Jiang Xiaofan asked cautiously.

Zhao Yiyi patted her own chest and said, "Bother what? Without you just now, we would have been caught by bad people. Come on, this is my first time in Rongjiang City too, let's go see the sea..."

Chen Fang and Song Lanre burst into laughter watching this scene.

...

At the entrance of the ICU at the Provincial Hospital.

A middle-aged couple was anxiously waiting.

The man's name was Lu Hanshan, chairman of Yong'an Province Supply and Marketing Group.

The Yong'an Province Supply and Marketing Group is a provincial unit under the direct jurisdiction of Yong'an Province, so Lu Hanshan is considered a department-level cadre.

The woman, of course, was Lu Ke.

Lu Wenyuan's mother, district chief of Changting District in Rongjiang City.

Since being admitted to the hospital three days ago,

Lu Wenyuan had been hovering between life and death.

They just received news from the hospital.

Lu Wenyuan had passed the critical stage.

So the couple rushed over.

At this moment,

The doors of the ICU opened.

A doctor, heavily wrapped, walked out.

The couple immediately went up to him, hurriedly asking, "Dr. Shen, Dr. Shen, how is our son?"

The doctor removed his mask.

And took a deep breath.

He said, "He's out of danger, but he will need long-term observation. Additionally, your son's lower body has suffered serious damage, and we had to perform an emergency removal surgery, so..."

The lower body has been removed?

Previously, he just couldn't get it up.

Now, there's only a gun barrel left.

No, not even the gun barrel remains.

Hearing this news, Lu Ke immediately broke into tears.

"And your son's face has also suffered extensive disfigurement; it's virtually impossible to restore it to its original state."

This news was even more devastating than before.

Lu Ke staggered.

If it weren't for Lu Hanshan holding her, she might have collapsed to the ground.

"Dr. Shen, can we go in to see him?"

Lu Hanshan, still "strong," asked with a faint tremble in his voice.

The doctor nodded.

And said, "I'll give you ten minutes, but he still needs to rest."

After a brief sanitation procedure,

The couple finally entered the ICU ward.

On the hospital bed,

Lu Wenyuan was wrapped like a "mummy," with only his eyes, mouth, and nose exposed. The moment he saw his parents, his emotions surged, mumbling something repeatedly.

With motherly concern, Lu Ke leaned in and called, "Baby, how are you? Does it hurt?"

"I... I want her dead... I want her dead..."

From Lu Wenyuan's mouth,

These words kept repeating.

Ending up like this,

Was entirely his own doing.

Yet, even so,

He had no reflection, only remaining resentment.

"Baby, don't worry, mommy will definitely get revenge for you, definitely!"

Looking at her son's miserable state,

Lu Ke said with gritted teeth.

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