It gets dark early in winter, just after six o'clock in the evening, and the sky is already completely dark. There is a constant flow of people on the streets, cars have turned on their headlights, neon lights are flashing on both sides of the road, and countless office workers are coming out of office buildings.
, and they all piled onto the overcrowded buses and hurried home.
On the second floor of a high-end western restaurant, Qin Hai and Bai Ruyan were sitting opposite each other. The table was filled with all kinds of delicacies. Qin Hai looked away from the window, raised his glass and signaled to Bai Ruyan, "Cheers!"
Bai Ruyan raised the wine glass, shook it slightly, looked at the bright red wine in the glass and said with a smile: "The sun is out in the west today, why did you think of inviting me to dinner? You must have just come back from the capital, right?
, shouldn’t I go home first and spend the night with you, Lin Qingya?”
Qin Hai asked curiously: "How did you know that I just came back from the capital?"
Bai Ruyan took a sip of wine, put down the glass, cut off a small piece of steak and picked it up with a fork. After looking at it for a moment, he said nonchalantly: "Actually, I don't like Western food very much, especially steak. Do you know why?"
"Do you like to be vegetarian?" Qin Hai asked.
"I like to be jealous!" Bai Ruyan said, looking at Qin Hai's stunned expression, he suddenly covered his mouth and laughed so hard.
The corner of Qin Hai's mouth twitched twice, he cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth, saying vaguely: "Vinegar is a good thing, I like it too!"
Bai Ruyan was stunned for a moment, her laughter stopped, and she put the steak into her mouth. After chewing it twice, she nodded slightly, "The steaks in this restaurant are pretty good. You chose a good place. In fact, I used to like it too."
Steak, but since my mother died, I haven’t touched meat. Today, for the sake of your treat, I decided to have a good meal. How about it, I am very happy, right? "
Looking at Bai Ruyan, who was smiling like a flower, Qin Hai said with a smile: "It seems that I still don't know you well enough. Next time I invite you to dinner, I must find a better vegetarian restaurant."
"It's settled, I'll invite you next time!" Bai Ruyan narrowly blinked at Qin Hai, then covered her mouth and laughed.
After saying that, without waiting for Qin Hai to answer, Bai Ruyan continued to cut the steak and said: "It's normal that you don't understand me. I'm not Lin Qingya, and you haven't put your thoughts on me. If you still don't understand by now,
Lin Qingya is really unreasonable."
Qin Hai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What you said makes me unable to accept it!"
Bai Ruyan looked up at Qin Hai, smiled, and continued to lower his head to cut the steak, "Actually, I probably know what you do every day, because I pay attention to everything about you, and I want to know everything that happens to you.
I even wish I could be with you all day long! What's more, it's impossible to hide Liu Qingmei's serious injury from everyone, so even if I don't follow you, I will know about it as soon as possible. "
Qin Hai suddenly remembered the days when Bai Ruyan went abroad. She knew that Haiqing Group was encountering difficulties at the first time. Moreover, after he was framed by Mei Shichen, Bai Ruyan also got the news immediately.
And try to find a way to help him out.
Judging from these things, Bai Ruyan has indeed been paying close attention to his movements.
Qin Hai sighed secretly, looked at Bai Ruyan and said, "It's really hard for you!"
"Are you very moved?" Bai Ruyan suddenly stretched out a small piece of steak in front of Qin Hai and said with a smile: "If you are moved, just eat this piece of steak. Don't dislike the fork I used!"
Qin Hai simply opened his mouth and bit the beef, chewed it twice before swallowing it, and said with a smile: "Don't say it's you. When I was with my brothers, sometimes we would eat from the same bowl and drink a bottle of wine.
matter."
Bai Ruyan blinked and asked, "When did that happen? Were you a soldier before?"
"Keep it secret!" Qin Hai smiled mysteriously.
Bai Ruyan made a weird face, pouted and hummed: "You keep it a secret from me, right? If you want to do something with me, I won't agree to it."
Qin Hai smiled, picked up the wine glass and touched Bai Ruyan lightly, and said: "I really have something to do with you today. Among the people who attacked us a few nights ago, there was a group of people named Brother Bao. Later,
I understand that Brother Bao was once a member of your family, do you know him?"
Bai Ruyan frowned and thought for a moment, "Does the person you're talking about not have a right ear?"
Qin Hai recalled it carefully, nodded and said, "Yes!"
Bai Ruyan frowned slightly, "His real name is Zeng Bao. He used to be from our family. Later, because his hands and feet were unclean, my father sent someone to cut off his ears and drive him out."
"Then do you know who he is closer to now?"
"I don't know, I need to check." Bai Ruyan suddenly laughed, "Is this why you invited me to dinner today?"
Qin Hai said: "That's not entirely true. I have to go out again soon, to Sichuan Province. It will probably take a few days. So I asked you to come over today. Firstly, I will ask about Zeng Bao, and secondly, I will give you another massage.
Just for a moment, so as not to delay my treatment time in Sichuan Province."
Bai Ruyan asked curiously: "Why are you going to Sichuan Province? Are you going to take Lin Qingya on a trip?"
"No, I had something to do in the past."
"Can you take me with you?" Bai Ruyan's eyes lit up.
Qin Hai shook his head, "I don't know what will happen if I go there this time. There are high mountains and dense forests, and there are too many uncertainties. It's not safe for you to go there."
Bai Ruyan nodded disappointedly to show that he understood. Then he raised his wine glass and said, "Then let's eat quickly. After we finish eating, you can give me a massage."
After dinner, Qin Hai and Bai Ruyan returned to Bai's house and gave Bai Ruyan a second massage using the Reversal Daozang secret method. Unfortunately, there was still no change in the naturally disconnected meridians in Bai Ruyan's body.
After coming out of Bai's house, Qin Hai drove back to Building 1 on Yulong Island. However, not long after leaving, he found a car following him. Taking advantage of the gap of waiting for the red light, Qin Hai looked back carefully and found that
Sitting in the car behind was Yu Zimeng.
This discovery made him dumbfounded. It seemed that Yu Zimeng really believed that Huo Xiaojing had been captured by him, and even followed her. This woman was really persistent.
Just when the green light turned on, Qin Hai's cell phone suddenly rang twice, and a message was sent from an unknown number. The message stated an address, and then said: "Be here within ten minutes, otherwise you will definitely
I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
Qin Hai looked at the address. It was very close to where he was and it shouldn't take five minutes to drive there. After thinking about it for a while, Qin Hai immediately turned around and drove towards the address.
Regardless of whether the person who sent the message was being cryptic or not, Qin Hai felt it was necessary to go and have a look.
Five minutes later, Qin Hai arrived at the address specified in the message. There was a small road on the side of the road. After walking in for more than ten meters, a bungalow appeared in front of Qin Hai. The lights were still on, but there was no movement.
Qin Hai listened carefully to what was going on around him at the door of the bungalow, and then opened the ajar door.
In the room, a man was curled up motionless on the ground. This man was covered in bruises and his hands and feet were tied tightly with hemp ropes. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
Qin Hai walked into the room warily, then squatted next to the man on the ground and turned him over. After seeing the man's face clearly, Qin Hai was shocked, because the man on the ground turned out to be Huo Xiaojing. It was just that at this moment, Huo Xiaojing was the same as him before.
His appearance was completely different from what he had seen before, his nose was bruised and his face was so swollen that he almost no longer looked human.
"Xiao Jing!" At this moment, a cry came from outside the door, and Yu Zimeng rushed in quickly, pushed Qin Hai away, and held the unconscious Huo Xiaojing in his arms.