One o’clock in the afternoon.
The plane landed in Jiangzhou.
“Xiaoxiao, where are you living now?” Ye Qiu asked.
He planned to have Su Luoying and Su Xiaoxiao live together.
“I’m staying at the hospital’s staff dormitory,” Su Xiaoxiao replied.
“Are there any vacant rooms in the dormitory?” Ye Qiu asked again.
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, “There aren’t any left.”
It seemed they would have to find another place for Su Luoying to stay.
At that moment, Ye Qiu’s phone rang. It was Qian Jinglan calling.
Ye Qiu quickly answered, saying, “Mum!”
“Qiu’er, where are you?” Qian Jinglan asked.
“I just got off the plane, I’m on my way back,” Ye Qiu said.
“Then hurry home for dinner,” Qian Jinglan said.
Ye Qiu asked, “Mum, when did you get back from Suhang?”
“I came back early this morning. Hurry back, I’m waiting for you to eat,” Qian Jinglan said.
Ye Qiu glanced at Su Xiaoxiao and Su Luoying, saying, “Mum, I’m bringing two friends for dinner, is that alright?”
“Of course, of course, come back quickly!”
Qian Jinglan hung up after speaking.
Su Luoying, who grew up in Miaojiang, was curious about everything in the city, her eyes constantly fixed on the view outside the car window, her beautiful eyes darting around.
Ye Qiu instructed, “Xiaoxiao, don’t tell anyone about your identity or anything about Miaojiang. When you return to the hospital, just go back to work as usual.”
“Mm,” Su Xiaoxiao nodded.
Ye Qiu then said to Su Luoying, “Luoying, Jiangzhou is quite different from Miaojiang. You need to get used to the environment here quickly.”
“I know,” Su Luoying said softly.
Half an hour later.
Ye Qiu arrived home.
Knock, knock!
Ye Qiu knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened, and a cold, beautiful face appeared in his line of sight.
Bai Bing!
“Sister Bing?” Ye Qiu was a bit surprised, smiling as he asked, “You’re here keeping my mum company?”
Bai Bing was delighted to see Ye Qiu return and was about to smile when she suddenly noticed Su Xiaoxiao and Su Luoying behind him. Her expression instantly turned cold.
“Impressive, Director Ye. You go out for a trip and bring back two beauties. You’re quite something!”
Bai Bing’s words were laced with a strong hint of jealousy.
Oh no, Sister Bing misunderstood.
Ye Qiu quickly explained, “Sister Bing, you know Xiaoxiao, she’s a doctor in our department. This is Miss Su, who will soon join our department as a doctor too. We’re all colleagues.”
Bai Bing glanced at Su Xiaoxiao and Su Luoying.
“Hello, Dean Bai!” Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly greeted, feeling a bit uneasy for some reason.
Bai Bing ignored Su Xiaoxiao, grabbed Ye Qiu by the ear, and dragged him inside.
“Ouch, that hurts, Sister Bing, let go, I haven’t even changed my shoes yet…”
Bai Bing didn’t listen, pulling Ye Qiu into the room and asking coldly, “Do you want to be colleagues with them, or share a bed with them?”
Ye Qiu retorted, “Is there a difference?”
“You—” Bai Bing pointed at Ye Qiu, too angry to speak, then said, “If I can’t deal with you, I’ll let Lin Jingzhi deal with you.”
Ye Qiu quickly grabbed Bai Bing’s wrist, grinning, “Sister Bing, I was just joking. Listen to my explanation.”
“You’ve already brought them home, what’s there to explain? Let go of me.” Bai Bing swatted Ye Qiu’s hand away and turned to leave.
“Jiuqiansui is dead!”
At these words, Bai Bing stopped abruptly, turning back in shock to look at Ye Qiu, “What did you say?”
“Jiuqiansui is dead,” Ye Qiu said, setting down the Emperor’s Sword. “I just got back from Miaojiang today.”
“Longmen attacked the Witch God Sect, and Jiuqiansui died in battle.”
“Dragon Seven, Dragon Eight, and Dragon Four from the Forbidden City were killed by me in Miaojiang.”
Bai Bing was stunned, and after a moment, she approached Ye Qiu, patting him down.
“Sister Bing, what are you doing?” Ye Qiu asked, confused.
“I’m checking if you’re injured,” Bai Bing said with concern.
“Don’t worry, I’m not hurt,” Ye Qiu said. “And one more thing, keep this a secret.”
“Su Xiaoxiao is Jiuqiansui’s biological daughter.”
What?
Bai Bing was dumbfounded.
Ye Qiu explained, “Jiuqiansui and the Witch God Sect’s saintess, Su Zi, fell in love back then and had Su Xiaoxiao. Before he died, Jiuqiansui entrusted me to take care of her, so I brought her back.”
“As for Su Luoying, she’s Miaojiang’s top divine healer with exceptional medical skills. She grew up with Su Xiaoxiao, like sisters. I brought her back to have her work in our Chinese Medicine Department.”
“Our department is short-staffed, and Su Luoying is a rare talent. With her help, it’ll lighten my load.”
Ye Qiu added, “Also, with Su Luoying by my side, I feel more at ease.”
This comment sparked Bai Bing’s displeasure, “What do you mean?”
Ye Qiu sighed and asked, “Sister Bing, when you first saw Su Luoying, didn’t you think she’s very beautiful?”
Bai Bing nodded. Su Luoying was indeed beautiful, delicate, like a real-life Lin Daiyu, evoking pity in anyone who saw her.
“Alas!”
Ye Qiu let out a long sigh, saying, “Su Luoying may be beautiful and skilled in medicine, but her time is short. As they say, heaven envies the beautiful, and perhaps that’s her fate.”
Bai Bing sensed something and asked, “Is she ill?”
“She has a rare condition, the Nine Yin Severed Meridian,” Ye Qiu said. “Unless we find a thousand-year-old spiritual herb, she won’t live past twenty-four.”
“How old is she now?” Bai Bing asked.
“Twenty-three.”
“So, she only has a year left?” Bai Bing, being a doctor herself, sighed at the thought of such a beautiful girl having only a year to live, “Heaven is so unfair.”
“Su Luoying’s condition isn’t good. I estimate she has about six months,” Ye Qiu said. “With her by my side, I can still treat her. Otherwise, she might not even last six months.”
Hearing this explanation, Bai Bing’s anger subsided, and she said, “I agree to Su Luoying staying by your side, but if anything unclear happens between you two, don’t expect me to let it slide.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person. Sister Bing, how come you’ve gotten thinner after just a few days?” As Ye Qiu spoke, he pulled Bai Bing into his arms, letting her sit on his lap, his hands starting to wander.
Bai Bing’s face flushed red, “Stop messing around, let’s go eat.”
“Can I eat you first, then have dinner?” Ye Qiu teased with a mischievous grin.
Beep, beep, beep—
Suddenly, his phone rang.
“Answer the phone,” Bai Bing said, hurriedly running out of the room.
Ye Qiu saw an unfamiliar number on the screen, pressed the answer button, and asked, “Who’s this?”
“Is this Mr. Ye Qiu?” a polite voice came from the other end.
“I’m Ye Qiu. Who are you?”
“I’m from the Jiangzhou Police Station. Mr. Ye, could you please come to the station? Your friend is in trouble.”
