novelraw Chapter 510 - 513 Fearful, You Say Goodbye to Me [4]
Chapter 510 - 513 Fearful, You Say Goodbye to Me [4]
"You need to eat a few bites even if you’re not hungry, taking medicine on an empty stomach is really bad for it." Jiao Yang scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and brought it to her lips, saying teasingly, "It’s truly delicious; I guarantee you’ll want a second bite after the first. Don’t believe me? Try it?"
Luo Xiaoqian shifted her gaze away, not looking at the porridge in his bowl, "I’m sorry, Jiao Yang, I know you mean well, but I really can’t eat anything."
"You can’t eat when I feed you, is that it?" Jiao Yang put the spoon into his mouth, "Fine, I’ll call Leng Zimo and have him come feed you— that should do it..."
Before he could finish, she had already taken the bowl from him, scooped some porridge with the spoon, and hurriedly sent it to her mouth. The porridge was still a bit hot, and she seemed to have scalded herself as she gently sucked in cool air.
Seeing her like this, Jiao Yang’s heart ached all the more.
He could guess that all of this must surely be connected to Leng Zimo.
He didn’t want to use Leng Zimo to threaten her either, but her current state was so precarious, it felt like she was on the verge of a mental breakdown. If her health also failed, it would be too dangerous.
Sitting beside her, watching her struggle to swallow the porridge, Jiao Yang just couldn’t make sense of it.
These two people who clearly loved each other so much— what on earth had happened between them to make Luo Xiaoqian into the state she was in now?!
She cared about that man so much, yet she refused to see him, why?!
Staring at the abrasions on her face, Jiao Yang fell into deep thought.
...
...
World City.
Leng Zimo, dripping wet, stepped out of the elevator, leaving a trail of muddy footprints along the corridor.
He stopped in front of a door, raised his palm, not to press the code on the security system but to knock gently on the door.
Perhaps, that girl was just playing a joke on him.
Perhaps, she had already returned home.
Perhaps, after he knocked, she would come and open the door.
...
However, even as he was about to knock the door down, no one came to open it for him.
Crouching down, Leng Zimo brought his hands up to his hair, raking his fingers through it.
"Xiao Qian, are you really done with me?"
The elevator doors parted once more.
A pair of feet clad in black leather shoes slowly approached, stopping next to Leng Zimo.
Leng Lin, with his face downcast, looked at his son who was covered in mud and wretchedly disheveled, and said in a deep voice, "A man’s body has been found by Houhai Lake. His phone had Xiao Qian’s number in it."
Leng Zimo abruptly lifted his face, "Where?"
"Come with me," said Leng Lin as he turned and headed towards the elevator. Leng Zimo immediately stood up and followed him inside.
In a moment, the father and son had arrived downstairs. The security guard, seeing the two, immediately opened the car door for them. Leng Lin got into the car, but Leng Zimo did not join him in the back seat, instead, he got into the front passenger’s seat.
As the car left World City, he spoke from the driver’s seat, "What exactly is going on? Who was that man?"
"I’m not clear on the details either. Let’s go have a look. Shichang’s assumption is that the man did not die a natural death," Leng Lin answered from the back seat.
Leng Zimo fell silent, his palms tensely clasped together.
He had always thought that Luo Xiaoqian was intentionally avoiding him, but upon hearing this news, his worry intensified.
That girl, had something happened to her?
"Drive faster," he said in a low voice. Not feeling an obvious change in speed, he turned abruptly, glaring at the driver and bellowed, "I told you to drive faster!"