The First Affiliated Hospital of Xijing University.
Shen Zhijin entered the operating room.
The incision was deep, but fortunately, there was no fracture.
Ning Li stood in the corridor, leaning against the cold wall, with her head slightly lowered, as people came and went around her.
When Lu Huaiyu arrived, they saw such a scene.
His heart ached, and he walked over quickly.
"Ali."
Hearing the sound, Ning Li slowly raised her head.
"Second brother."
Lu Huai frowned tightly:
"How are you, are you hurt?"
Ning Li shook her head.
"I'm fine, it's just Teacher Shen"
She pursed her lips.
"His arm was scratched."
Lu Huaiyu hugged her tightly, put his chin on her forehead, and stroked her back.
He closed his eyes to hide the violence in his eyes, and tried his best to make his voice sound gentle and peaceful.
"Good, it's all right."
Ning Li raised her hand, hugged his thin waist, and rubbed against his firm and flat chest.
The familiar cold cedar fragrance filled the tip of her nose, and the tense string in her mind finally relaxed a little.
The chill all over his body seemed to be dispelled.
Lu Huai said:
"I have already called Director Liu. Those three people are under control now. They will interrogate the results as soon as possible."
Those three people obviously came prepared, but Ning Li didn't know them.
Then, there is a high probability that someone hired a murderer.
As for who it is, you can probably guess it. Now it's just a process.
Ning Li said "hmm", her voice was very soft.
Lu Huaiyu stepped back a little, kissed her forehead, looked into her eyes, and coaxed in a low voice:
"Ah Li, don't think about those things anymore, just leave them to me, huh?"
Ning Li nodded.
She grabbed his clothes and said softly:
".I'm just, a little worried about Teacher Shen."
Shen Zhijin saved her at such a painful price.
When he stood in front of her, he didn't hesitate at all.
Lu Huaihe glanced in the direction of the operating room.
Hasty footsteps came.
"Ali."
When Ning Li turned her head, she saw several people coming in a hurry.
The one in the middle is Xu Yin, and the people on the side are familiar to Ning Li, who are also leaders and teachers of Xijing University.
Ning Li was attacked a few hundred meters away from the school, and Shen Zhijin was also injured.
The nature is bad and the impact is huge.
"Teacher Xu."
Ning Li withdrew from Lu Huai's arms.
Xu Yin also looked at her first, and after making sure that she was safe and sound, he was slightly relieved.
"How is Zhijin now?"
Ning Li told the story of Shen Zhijin's injury.
Xu Yin sighed.
"Let's wait and hope the operation goes well."
He glanced at Ning Li again, and persuaded:
"Ali, don't blame yourself too much for this matter."
Ning Li paused, then nodded slightly.
The waiting time seemed extremely long.
Other people came over one after another, but Ning Li never saw Shen Zhijin's family.
After a while, she couldn't help asking:
"Mr. Xu, what about Mr. Shen's family?"
Xu Yin was stunned for a moment, his voice lowered.
"Zhijin is an only child. Ever since Academician Shen and his wife passed away a few years ago, he has been alone."
Ning Li was taken aback, and didn't ask any more questions.
Xu Yin looked at her, hesitant to speak.
Ning Li noticed it.
"Teacher Xu, what do you want to say?"
Xu Yin looked at her with complicated eyes and let out a long sigh.
"No, I just feel that I love him"
Ning Li pursed her lips slightly.
She could actually guess what Xu Yin meant.
Although she is now doing experiments with Shen Zhijin, in fact, she is not even considered his formal student.
However, he still offered help without hesitation.
Ning Li remembered what Shen Zhijin said a few days ago when she asked her about her birthday.
She said:
"Ms. Xu, it seems that Mr. Shen helped me like this because his daughter and I have the same birthday."
Xu Yin was startled, his brows were tightly furrowed, and after a while, he said slowly:
"No wonder."
Ning Li still felt a little strange.
"But, it's just the same birthday."
"Ali."
Xu Yin interrupted her, and looked at her with complicated eyes,
"There is one more thing that you may not know. Zhijin's child was also born in Lincheng that year."
The lights in the operating room finally went out.
Shen Zhijin was sent to the general ward.
Xu Yin asked Lu Huaiyu to take Ning Li back first. After all, she also suffered a lot of fright today, and it was really hard for her to stay in the hospital.
Ning Li knew that she would not be of much help if she stayed here, and finally confirmed that Shen Zhijin's operation had been successfully completed, and then followed Lu Huai and returned to Rongyue Mansion.
She didn't sleep well that night.
Early the next morning, she made breakfast, and accompanied by Lu Huaiyu, she went to the First Affiliated Hospital.
The door of the ward was ajar, leaving a gap.
Ning Li was about to knock on the door when she suddenly heard a voice coming from inside.
"Zhijin, the reason you saved her like this is because she looks somewhat similar to her, isn't it?"
Ning Li recognized the owner of the voice: Shi Ying.
She made a move.
Shen Zhijin's voice was slightly hoarse, but still calm and clear.
"I want to rest, you go back."
Shi Ying looked at the man in front of her, feeling powerless for a while.
"It's been so many years, Zhijin, you—"
She didn't say the rest.
After a moment of silence, Shi Ying turned and left.
She opened the door and saw Ning Li and Lu Huaiyu, her expression froze.
Her eyes stayed on Ning Li for a moment, and there seemed to be countless emotions surging in her eyes, but in the end, she left without saying anything.
Ning Li looked towards the ward.
Shen Zhijin seemed unaware of their arrival and was sitting by the bed.
The morning sunlight poured down from the window, casting a layer of light on his handsome and clean face.
He was wearing a hospital gown, his lips were a little pale, and the alienation and coldness of the past faded a bit.
He lowered his head slightly, looking at the watch quietly, with a fragile and serious expression.
Time seems to stand still.
Ning Li recalled what Xu Yin said yesterday.
—The fire burned so badly that almost the whole building was destroyed. Among the three people who died, one was Zhijin's wife and the other was his daughter who was just born one day ago.
Firefighters recovered her and her daughter's bodies after the fire was extinguished.
When she was discovered, she had extensive burns on her body, and the child was still held tightly in her arms. She had no burns, but unfortunately she did not survive.
—In the end, Shen Zhijin committed suicide by cutting his wrists at home.
Good night
(end of this chapter)