Yun Pei opened his eyes and his vision was dim. He blinked and gradually regained consciousness. He could feel that he was lying on a soft bed.
I raised my hands to rub my eyes, then supported myself on the bed and sat up. In the dim light, I could make out the outlines of some objects, which seemed very unfamiliar.
He remembered that he had come to find Qin Mingyuan before, and then they... Yun Pei's face turned red and he raised his hand to touch it. Later they seemed to be talking, and he didn't know when he lost consciousness and fell asleep.
I hardly slept last night, and once I relaxed I felt a little overwhelmed.
But weren’t we in the office before? Where is this place
As he was wondering, there was a noise at the door, the room was pushed open, the light from outside came in, and a man stood at the door with his back to the light.
"Did you sleep well?" Qin Mingyuan stepped in, half-closed the door to block out the sunlight outside, walked over and turned on the dim bedside lamp.
She sat down on the bed and pinched his cheek, as if she knew the question in his mind, and said, "This is my lounge."
Yun Pei suddenly realized and pulled the quilt around him, thinking back to what happened before he fell asleep. He felt a little embarrassed to look at him, "How long have I slept?"
Qin Mingyuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. "Four hours."
It was almost ten o'clock when he arrived at Qin's. If it had been four hours, wouldn't it be past two o'clock now? Yun Pei grabbed his hand and looked at his watch. The hour hand had indeed stopped at two o'clock. "I actually slept for so long..."
"You didn't get enough rest last night, so it's normal to sleep a little longer." Qin Mingyuan asked, letting him pull her to check the time, "Are you hungry?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it. Once he mentioned it, Yun Pei did feel a little hungry. He hadn't had breakfast yet, so he took his hand back and touched his stomach.
If Qin Mingyuan hadn't been worried that he was hungry, he wouldn't have come in to disturb his sleep. Seeing his movements, he said softly, "I asked Zhou Yang to order a meal. It should be here soon. Why don't you go wash up first?"
His lounge has its own toilet. Sometimes when he is busy working too late, he will just rest here. It is very convenient.
Yun Pei nodded, looked around, and then returned to the man, "Wheelchair..."
"It seems to be outside." Qin Mingyuan raised his eyebrows, still sitting steadily on the edge of the bed, with no intention of helping him push him in.
Yun Pei, who had a little understanding of him, knew that he might tease her again, but she couldn't get out of bed by herself, so she had to give in and said, "Help me..."
"I'm happy to." Qin Mingyuan simply stood up, bent down and picked him up. The light weight made him think that he should feed him more.
Yun Pei, who was already used to being held by him, subconsciously raised his hands and put them around his neck, and the tips of his ears couldn't help but turn red. "I mean to ask you to help push the wheelchair in."
"I'll carry you to the bathroom first, and then push your wheelchair." Qin Mingyuan lifted him up and carried him to the bathroom next to him.
He gently put the man down to sit on the sink, reached out and pinched his red earlobe, stopped teasing him, and simply went out to push the wheelchair.
Yun Pei raised his hand and placed it on his face, feeling hot. He turned around to look at the mirror behind him and saw that it was indeed a little red.
He shook his head, turned on the faucet, wet his hands and patted his face with water, which relieved the heat and also cleared himself up.
When Qin Mingyuan pushed the wheelchair back, he saw water droplets on his face. He pulled off the towel hanging beside him and wiped his face. His fingertips touched his cool cheeks and asked, "Why use cold water?"
Being taken care of so carefully by him, Yun Pei felt a little uncomfortable, so he sat there obediently without moving, "It's a little hot."
"The weather is getting colder, so it's best to wash your face with warm water." After helping him wipe the water droplets off his face, Qin Mingyuan did not forget to wipe his hands as well.
I felt his fingertips were a little cold, so after hanging up the towel, I held it in my palm, rubbed it gently, and touched him with my own warmth.
The two of them broke through that layer of paper, and the man seemed to be more considerate to him. Yun Pei lowered his eyes, his gaze fell on their clasped hands, and nodded, "Okay."
Qin Mingyuan let go of his hand, picked him up and put him on the wheelchair. He paused and asked, "Do you want to go to the toilet?"
Yun Pei was indeed somewhat interested, but he had not been able to bring it up until now. Now that he was asked directly, he felt a little embarrassed. He did not say it directly, "Put me down and go out first."
Qin Mingyuan wanted to tease him a little more, but he knew that mimosa had thorns and he might get pricked if he wasn't careful, so he stopped and put the man in the wheelchair, "Call me if you need help."
After getting a response, he left the bathroom, closed the door considerately, walked to the window and opened the blackout curtains. The light from outside shone in, breaking the darkness in the room.
After turning off the bedside lamp, Qin Mingyuan returned to the office first. The meal Zhou Yang ordered had been delivered at some point and was neatly placed on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
They ordered the same nourishing restaurant they had eaten at last time. It was near the company, the food was delicious and the delivery was fast.
He sat down and opened the lids of the boxes one by one. Not long after, Yun Pei came out in a wheelchair. He was stunned when he saw the table full of dishes.
He stopped by the coffee table and asked, "Didn't you have lunch either?"
Could it be that she was waiting for him to eat together
As if he had guessed what he was thinking, Qin Mingyuan handed him a pair of chopsticks and replied, "I happened to be busy with work at that time, so I wasn't that hungry after dinner time."
What he said was true. Sometimes when he was busy with work, he would easily forget to eat. Even if Zhou Yang diligently brought the food to him, it would often be cold and untouched.
But it’s not like this every day. When he’s not busy, he eats on time, which helps protect his stomach from getting sick.
The original body currently appears to be in good health.
"I should be the one to say this to you." Qin Mingyuan poured a bowl of soup and placed it in front of him.
Yun Pei had just picked up a piece of food and put it in his mouth. Hearing him say this, he recalled the last time he beat Yun Yuexian. The other party came to his house and happened to run into him and didn't want to eat.
I felt a little guilty, so I didn't refute him. I just teased him, "Then let's all eat well. Only when we are full will we have the strength to fight."
He returned the words the man had said to him last time.
Qin Mingyuan smiled when he heard this. He watched him pick up the bowl and drink the soup. "You can call me next time you fight."
Yun Pei put the bowl down, nodded in agreement, and ate quietly with him for a while.
When he was about 50% full, he said, "I actually have something else to tell you."
Something unexpected happened in the middle of the conversation and he fell asleep again. He only remembered it now.
Qin Mingyuan raised his eyes and signaled him to speak.
"Do you still remember that on Qingming Festival, we met a middle-aged man holding a black umbrella in the cemetery?" Yun Pei was afraid that he could not remember, so he described it in more detail, "He met him when we went in."
Qin Mingyuan had a good memory and had a vague impression. He remembered that he had asked the other party if he knew him, "What happened to him?"
"I actually know him," Yun Pei lowered his eyes and rubbed his chopsticks with his fingers. "When I arrived at my mother's tombstone, I found a bunch of fresh flowers. Then I remembered that the man used to be a driver in our family."
The driver in the family, in addition to picking up and dropping off the employer when needed, also handles the routine repair and maintenance work of the vehicle.
In other words, if something really happened to the car that his mother used to drive, the driver would be most likely to have been bribed.
"Also, on the way back from the crew's celebration party," Yun Pei raised his eyes to look at the man staring at him, "I saw a car that looked very much like Huo Lijuan's. The middle-aged man next to the car at that time, I thought about it carefully later and it should be him."
Qin Mingyuan's eyebrows moved, "If this is the case, perhaps this person is the key. Maybe the phone call you heard last night was made to him."
Yun Pei nodded. He thought so too. After his mother had the accident, he had been in the hospital for a long time. After Huo Lijuan came in, she replaced all the servants.
At that time, he just thought that the other party didn't want to leave any traces of his mother in the house, but now looking back, maybe she just wanted to cover up something.
His eyes darkened. Now it seemed that he was too naive in the past. He was so absorbed in grief and resentment that he did not think carefully about many things.
His lips touched something and he smelled food. He subconsciously opened his mouth and a piece of shrimp was stuffed in. He looked at the man in a daze.
"I've sent someone to follow Huo Lijuan. If they come into contact, they'll definitely be exposed. Don't worry." Qin Mingyuan used a tissue to wipe the soup off his mouth. "Eat your meal now."
Yun Pei came back to his senses, his expression relaxed, he put away his gloomy emotions, and chewed the food in his mouth.
Qin Mingyuan watched him continue eating, and he also casually picked up a piece of food and put it into his mouth, thinking about what the other person had just told him.
Recalling the last time they saw the car, if they remembered correctly, there was a famous private hospital in City A next to it. Huo Lijuan and the driver must have had some intention when they appeared there at that time.
The incident that year was settled smoothly, so they should have already negotiated it. According to Yun Pei, this was the first time the driver went to his mother's grave in all these years and he had never seen it before.
What happened that made him come back suddenly and contact Huo Lijuan again, and suddenly feel guilty and go to Yun Pei's mother's grave to send flowers
Combining several incidents, he had a guess that perhaps he could investigate in this direction later.
However, Qin Mingyuan did not say much. He raised his eyes, looked at the young man who was eating quietly, and said, "Come to my house tonight."
"Cough, cough, cough..." He said something shocking, causing Yun Pei to choke on the food in his mouth. He coughed a few times against his lips and looked over in surprise, "What?"
Qin Mingyuan moved closer to him and patted his back. He said calmly, "You will definitely meet Huo Lijuan if you go home. Do you want to see her now?"
Of course not, Yun Pei shook his head. He might not be able to face the woman calmly for the time being. He was afraid that he would not be able to help but question her.
I was so shocked last night that I hadn’t digested the information for a while, otherwise I might have been exposed.
"That's why I asked you to come home with me." Qin Mingyuan's eyes swept across his face and said seriously, "What else do you think?"
He asked himself calmly, which made Yun Pei wonder if he was thinking too much. He awkwardly brushed away the other's hand on his shoulder and said, "I didn't think so. I just choked accidentally."
Qin Mingyuan looked at him with an unfathomable expression, clearly showing that he didn't believe him.
Yun Pei was a little angry and raised his hand to cover his deep eyes to avoid his gaze from falling on his face. "Eat well and don't look at me."
Qin Mingyuan's vision darkened and he felt a little funny. The mimosa was now shy and not only was it shrinking its own leaves, it was also forcing him to shrink as well.
(End of this chapter)