klisemfg Chapter 338 Ending Countdown 7
Chapter 338 Ending Countdown 7
This was the first time Siyi had ever done something so crazy.
Being dragged around by a man she'd known for less than 24 hours, she knew perfectly well that following the man named Shang Yuan was better than those men sent by Lin Zhenbiao.
However, it turned out he wasn't lying to himself; he did indeed have an older brother who worked at the hospital. By the time Shang Yuan finally brought her to the hospital, it was already quite late, and the two of them were panting heavily, but thankfully they had shaken off the people who had been following them.
"I told you I could help, right?" Shang Yuan felt he had done a good deed and couldn't help but ask Si Yi for a reward. "They haven't caught up with us yet, but you shouldn't go out and wander around now. Spend the night here. This hospital belongs to my brother."
Siyi looked around. The environment was not bad, not too remote. It should be a private hospital. She thought that it would be a bit dangerous for her to go out alone so late. In addition, he had just saved her. She couldn't always keep him at arm's length. In the end, she agreed.
"Thank you so much for helping me today. I won't be going anywhere tonight. Thank you, Shangyuan."
"Why be so polite? There's a saying, 'Those destined to meet will find each other even from a thousand miles away!'" Shang Yuan proudly showed off his literary talent, his Mandarin a bit stiff, but it sounded rather comical. "Am I right? There's another saying, 'Why bother with past acquaintances when we meet?' Can we be friends now?"
Siyi was amused by his words and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Do we need to think so much about being friends? Thank you so much for today!"
The two were talking at the hospital entrance when another male voice suddenly broke in from a short distance away. It was fluent American English, "Yuan, why are you back?"
"Hey, big brother!" Upon hearing the voice, Shang Yuan turned around and saw the man standing at the door. He greeted him warmly.
Siyi turned around and saw a tall man wearing a white lab coat. He had slightly curly hair with a slightly yellowish tint, and his features were exceptionally deep-set, especially his eyes, which were like a bottomless abyss, so deep that one could easily drown in them if they looked too long. Siyi concluded that this man was of mixed race, but his younger brother, Shang Yuan, had a distinctly Asian appearance.
She thought that the two brothers were either half-brothers or half-siblings.
"I just rescued a damsel in distress." Shang Yuan ran over, grabbed Si Yi, and introduced her to Shang Zhancheng. "This is the beautiful lady. I met her on the plane. Someone wanted to harm her, so I brought her here. Brother, you wouldn't just stand by and watch her die, would you?"
Shang Zhancheng glanced at Siyi, his gaze somewhat reserved, but it was clear he came from a large family; his every move exuded elegance. "Hello, my name is Shang Zhancheng. Since my brother brought you here, if it's convenient, there are rooms inside where you can rest."
Siyi quickly put on a graceful smile, "Hello, my name is Ye Siyi, thank you."
Shang Zhancheng shrugged nonchalantly and said to Shang Yuan, "Are you injured? I'll have someone take care of it for you."
"It's nothing!" Shang Yuan waved his hand dismissively, his mind entirely focused on Si Yi. "I'll take Xiao Yi upstairs to her room to rest now. Brother, have someone prepare some food."
Xiao Yi?
Siyi's eye twitched. This Shang Yuan, really... he's always so subjective in his actions and words! When did she become Xiaoyi? And she looks several years older than him, okay? Calling her Xiaoyi really gave her goosebumps.
Because Shang Zhancheng was present, Siyi didn't say much. In the end, Shang Yuan pulled her up to the top floor of the hospital. Sure enough, there were several exquisitely decorated rooms there. Shang Yuan found one and pushed Siyi inside. "Xiaoyi, you can rest here tonight. There's everything you need. I'll go get you something to eat."
"Wait, Shang Yuan!" Si Yi quickly called out to him. She touched her nose and thought for a moment before correcting him, "Um, you can call me Si Yi, but don't call me Xiao Yi, I'm older than you."
"You're older than me?" Shang Yuan frowned immediately, looking her up and down in disbelief. "Really?"
"Really," Siyi said very seriously, "Shangyuan, I'm a mother of two now."
That last sentence was like a bolt from the blue, shattering the smile on Shang Yuan's face. He was completely stunned, and after a long while, he stammered, "...You...you have two children?"
"Correct."
Shang Yuan was utterly devastated. His tall frame swayed dramatically, and his handsome face was filled with disappointment, making onlookers feel a pang of pity. Si Yi thought with amusement, "I'm not exactly a stunning beauty, am I? Could it be that this little brother really has feelings for me…?"
Love at first sight?
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At the same time, on the other side of the world, late at night.
The slender man, leaning back on the sofa, slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. The clear glass reflected his exquisite features, and below his calm left eye, his sensual Adam's apple was faintly visible in the glass as he tilted his head back to drink.
The phone on the sofa suddenly started vibrating regularly. Jiang Yan put down her wine glass, walked over quickly, and answered the call.
"Nie Junwei, you truly live up to your reputation, you have news?"
Nie Junwei chuckled softly on the other end of the phone, "Since President Jiang can afford such a high price, I will naturally go all out. Whose opinion do you want to hear first?"
Jiang Yan reached out and pinched her slightly aching nose, taking a deep breath. "Tell me, where is my woman?"
"As expected, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman, and the most important thing is still your woman." Nie Junwei chuckled jokingly, but quickly became serious again and said, "She first went to England, and then transferred to a flight to the United States at the airport that same day. After arriving in the United States, there was no news of her. In such a short time, I can only tell you that she is currently in the United States, but I haven't found out exactly where."
In the United States?
Jiang Yan thought for a moment and realized that Ye Xiongming had been in the United States all these years. If she had gone to England, it must have been arranged by Lin Zhenbiao. In that case, she was definitely going to look for Ye Xiongming. Once she found Ye Xiongming, she could find her!
"The other one, what about that?"
“Another one…” Nie Junwei pondered for a moment, his tone somewhat serious, “Ye Zhenghao’s previous identity was particularly difficult to investigate. It’s as if someone had deliberately erased his identity. Of course, these things are not difficult for me. It’s just that some things are better left uninvestigated. Once you investigate, they are truly astonishing.”
"I'm prepared, go ahead and say it."
Siyi woke up from a nightmare in which she was being chased.
Opening her eyes, she found herself lying in an unfamiliar environment. After a moment, her mind began to return to normal. She remembered that Shang Yuan had brought her here yesterday, and that she was still safe...
She pressed her throbbing temples, put her feet down, found some clothes to wear, washed up in the bathroom, and then left the room.
It was still early, and there weren't many people at the hospital. Since this floor was probably where the two brothers lived, Siyi originally planned to go straight downstairs. However, she unexpectedly saw a man standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling window not far away at the corner of the corridor.
Isn't that a trade show?
She stood there for a moment and thought about it. It was only right and proper for her to go up and thank him. After all, she was leaving today, and he had taken her in for the night yesterday. With that in mind, she started walking towards him.
As she got closer, she noticed he was looking down at something. Siyi deliberately coughed lightly, which startled Shang Zhancheng, who was standing in front of her. The photo he was holding slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Siyi quickly squatted down to pick it up, instinctively saying, "I'm sorry to bother you—"
My fingers froze the moment they touched the photo.
This person... isn't this Xia Ran?!
"You... how did you get her photos?" Siyi looked up in astonishment, just in time to meet Shang Zhancheng's surprised expression.
Do you recognize the person in the photo?
Siyi picked up the photo, looked at it carefully, and after a moment, smiled slightly. "Of course I know her. She's my good friend. But why do you have her photo?" She didn't remember Xia Ran knowing such a handsome mixed-race man. Moreover, this man gave off a gentle feeling at first glance, but if you looked closely at his eyes, you could feel a very special aura about him.
She had only been by Jiang Yan Hui's side the whole time, which was why she had a latent resistance to other men. But she could still tell people things. In short, she could tell that Shang Zhan Cheng was no ordinary man. The fact that he was so engrossed in looking at a photo was enough to show how important Xia Ran was to him.
"Good friends?" Shang Zhancheng raised an eyebrow, his eyes still showing some caution, as if he was somewhat skeptical. "Really?"
Siyi smiled. "Don't believe me? Her name is Xia Ran, which means she's the same age as me. Her birthday is on the third day of the eighth lunar month. She's a forensic pathologist. Hmm, this photo must be from a few years ago, right?" Siyi pointed her slender white finger at Xia Ran in the photo, whose hair was just past her shoulders, and raised an eyebrow. "Xia Ran's hair is down to her waist now, and she's even prettier now than in the photo. So, do you believe me now?"
This person seems to be much more cautious in judging people and doing things than Shang Yuan, which also shows that he is not simple.
"You really know her!" Shang Zhancheng grabbed Siyi's wrist excitedly. "You're from City A in China?"