TL: Hua
Chapter 26
When the police came to the door, Qin Jingxu tried to defend himself.
“Did you make a mistake? I am the victim; I didn’t instruct…”
“Mr. Qin, we won’t be here if there’s no evidence. Please cooperate.” The police quickly interrupted him.
The ward fell into silence again.
Half a minute later, Qin Jingxu was escorted by two policemen out of the ward wearing metal bracelets.
When he was led to the elevator, for some reason, he subconsciously turned his head, and his eyes met Qin Chaoyan, who was standing at the other end of the corridor.
Then, his body stiffened slightly, and he stopped in his tracks. When he saw Qin Chaoyan’s eyes with a hint of sarcasm, he couldn’t hide the anger and jealousy in his eyes.
His expression gradually became cold, and when he saw Ye Rongxu sitting in a wheelchair, he suddenly froze again, and his face turned pale instantly.
Qin Chaoyan noticed his gaze, lowered his eyes slightly, and also looked at Ye Rongxu.
But he was standing behind the wheelchair, and could only see the other person’s soft hair on the top of his head and his small ears like white jade, but he couldn’t see his expression.
The police also noticed them. One of them recognized Qin Chaoyan and stepped forward, saying, “Excuse me, are you Mr. Qin Chaoyan?”
Ye Rongxu subconsciously turned his head to look at Qin Chaoyan.
Qin Chaoyan nodded slightly: “Yes.”
The police hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, “Hello, regarding the case of someone putting foreign substances in your wine yesterday, I need you to cooperate to make a statement.”
Qin Chaoyan: “Okay.”
So after leaving the hospital, the group went to the police station, like Qin Jingxu.
However, Qin Jingxu was picked up by a police car, while Ye Rongxu and the other two were driven by Chen Jiang.
When they arrived at the police station, Ye Rongxu and Lin Jiaojiao waited outside. Qin Chaoyan went in to cooperate with the questioning and assist in the investigation.
It was originally a very simple matter, but toward the end, a policeman suddenly came in, called the person who was asking questions out, and whispered a few words.
When he came back, the tone of the police officer who was asking questions was obviously more serious than before. He asked, “Just now, Qin Jingxu confessed that you beat him in the corridor, snatched the drug from Song Yangyang’s pocket, and forced him to drink it. Is this true?”
Qin Chaoyan looked up, his dark eyes calm, and said, “What he said is not entirely true. I came out of the bathroom and happened to hear him and his bodyguard talking about drugging me. I was impulsive, and I confronted him directly. At that time, Song Yangyang happened to pass by. I remembered Qin Jingxu telling the bodyguard to give the drug to Song Yangyang, so I searched Song Yangyang, found the drug, and questioned him.”
“After seeing the drug, he may have felt guilty and tried to snatch it back. I didn’t give it to him, and then there was a physical conflict. The drug accidentally spilled, and a part of it happened to spill on his face and mouth.
“Police: “…”
Qin Chaoyan explained: “He tried to take the drug while cursing me at that time, so… it was indeed a coincidence.”
His voice was clear, and his tone was confident, without any sign of lying.
Song Yangyang was behind him at the time and could not see the specific situation. As for the surveillance in the corridor… Qin Jingxu must have tempered with it in advance.
Thinking of this, Qin Chaoyan’s eyes became calmer.
The police looked at him again, nodded, and said, “Okay, we will verify it.”
Then he went out and asked the other two parties about the interrogation situation.
Qin Jingxu naturally insisted that Qin Chaoyan also drugged him, but just like Qin Chaoyan thought, he had someone break the surveillance of the corridor outside the banquet hall yesterday for convenience, and now there is no evidence at all.
As for Song Yangyang, his initial words were the same as Qin Jingxu’s, but the police officer followed up with a question, “Are you sure you saw it with your own eyes and are telling the truth?”
Because Song Yangyang lied from time to time during the previous interrogation, the policeman’s tone was quite stern.
Song Yangyang was a coward and was easily frightened. After hearing the words, he thought carefully about them and suddenly became unsure.
At that time, Qin Chaoyan had his back to him, and he was also quite tall, completely blocking Qin Jingxu’s figure. He indeed didn’t see with his own eyes that the drug was poured by Qin Chaoyan.
So he quickly shook his head again: “No, no, no, I didn’t see it with my own eyes. I guessed. They did have a conflict at the time, but I don’t know how Qin Jingxu took the drug.”
In the end, it was almost noon when Qin Chaoyan left the police station.
Ye Rongxu was almost dozing off while waiting. When he saw him come out, he rubbed his eyes and asked, “Why did it take so long?”
Qin Chaoyan shook his head and said, “Nothing; they just asked a lot of questions.”
“Oh.” Ye Rongxu didn’t think much about it and quickly let him get in the car, then asked Chen Jiang to take them home.
Because he ate small portions throughout the day, right now he feels hungry again.
“By the way, how will Qin Jingxu deal with it?” Bored on the way, Ye Rongxu asked about the matter again.
“He should be detained for fifteen days.” Qin Chaoyan said in a light tone.
Qin Jingxu insisted that he didn’t know the effect of the drug, thinking it was a laxative, and the purpose was just to teach him a lesson.
Because it did not cause serious consequences, he was ultimately deemed to have provoked trouble, fined, and detained for fifteen days.
Ye Rongxu: “Oh.” It’s a bit too lenient for him.
But this time, the matter between him and Shu Ming was exposed, which was also a pleasant surprise.
Thinking of this, Ye Rongxu slightly raised the corners of his lips again in a good mood.
Qin Chaoyan, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, looked at him through the rearview mirror after saying that.
He thought that Ye Rongxu would be unhappy when he heard that Qin Jingxu was detained, or at least he would be upset for a while, but…
The other party was actually smiling? He was also laughing like a little fox.
Qin Chaoyan silently retracted his gaze, and after a moment, the corners of his lips also unconsciously curved. He also seemed to be in a good mood.
*
Returning to the Ye residence, Ye Rongxu found that Ye Boxuan was not at home, only his grandparents were there.
While shouting “hungry” to Butler Lao Yang, he asked his grandparents: “Where’s Dad?”
“The company suddenly had an emergency, and after dealing with the police, he went to the company.” Grandma Ye said.
Then she greeted Qin Chaoyan, who came in with Ye Rongxu: “Chaoyan is here too, just in time, stay and have lunch together.”
Qin Chaoyan nodded slightly.
Lin Jiaojiao listened to what Grandma Ye said just now and said, “Uncle is too busy, but it’s good that he called the police.”
When it comes to calling the police, Grandma Ye can’t help sighing again.
Qin Jingxu probably didn’t expect that this matter would get to the point of involving the police, so he dared to be so bold. But similarly, the Ye family didn’t expect that the person caught after calling the police would be Qin Jingxu.
A good engagement banquet was messed up like this, which would make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Ye Rongxu didn’t care and was even pleased at Qin Jingxu’s mishap.
But… no, he can’t laugh, or he will lose his merits.
“By the way, this is something that your Grandma Qin doesn’t know yet. She just had heart bypass surgery in the summer. We want to keep it a secret for a while, so as not to simulate her.” Grandma Ye said again.
Ye Rongxu nodded, holding the thermos cup, and continued to accumulate merits.
Qin Chaoyan gave him a vague glance but remained silent.
*
After lunch, Qin Chaoyan got up and said goodbye.
Ye Rongxu thought it was difficult to get a taxi near the Ye residence, so he asked Chen Jiang to drive him back.
Even after getting engaged, Qin Chaoyan still lived in the small rented house. Grandma Qin wanted to give him a house, but he declined.
Sure enough, the male protagonist was still so stubborn when he was down and out. He agreed to take the shares and the company before, probably because Qin Jingxu forced him too hard and persuaded him.
Ye Rongxu thought with one hand, supporting his chin, his thin white fingers lightly tapping on the side of his face, his gaze leisurely watching the back of Qin Chaoyan, who had already walked outside.
Suddenly, a hand waved in front of him.
Ye Rongxu came back to his senses instantly and turned his head to look over.
Lin Jiaojiao smiled and teased him: “Why are you looking so intently?”
Ye Rongxu was embarrassed and said unnaturally: “I didn’t look at him.”
Lin Jiaojiao: “I didn’t say who you were looking at.”
Ye Rongxu: “…”
He took a deep breath and asked: “Have you finished your homework? How much did you score in the last mock exam? Can you be a top scorer? You…”
“Stop, stop, stop!” Lin Jiaojiao quickly admitted defeat and surrendered: “The brother-sister relationship ends here. I’m going to practice questions. Goodbye.”
Ye Rongxu sat back in the wheelchair with satisfaction and picked up the thermos cup to drink water.
At this time, he suddenly received a message on his phone.
Grandma Qin: Is Xuxu there?
Ye Rongxu hurriedly picked up the phone and replied, Yes, grandma, what’s the matter?
Grandma Qin didn’t send any more messages and soon gave him a call.
“Xuxu, Chaoyan will go to the company for an internship tomorrow. I think he doesn’t have any clothes suitable for the company. He can’t wear a school uniform there either…”
Grandma Qin’s kind voice came from the other end of the phone.
Ye Rongxu listened patiently, looking through the French window of the villa at Qin Chaoyan’s figure, who had not yet walked away, thinking: How can there be no suitable ones? It’s more like there’s no decent ones.
School uniforms are considered to be Qin Chaoyan’s more presentable clothes, so he usually wears school uniforms.
Grandma Qin’s words were obviously hinting at something. She called because she wanted to ask Ye Rongxu to help her out, and through Ye Rongxu, she wanted to buy some more clothes for Qin Chaoyan.
“Chaoyan is a stubborn kid. Last time, Grandma wanted to give him a house, but he refused. I thought… he listens to you more, so Xuxu, can you do Grandma a favor? Grandma will have someone send clothes to you tonight, and you can give them to Chaoyan tomorrow and say that you sent them.”
Ye Rongxu: Uh, this…
“I can see that Chaoyan likes you and is willing to listen to you. If you send him clothes, he will definitely not refuse. Didn’t he agree to accept the company I gave him last time because of you? If you think this is deceiving him, then… Grandma will give you a red envelope, and you can help Grandma choose some clothes for him…”
Ye Rongxu: “Cough, cough, cough.”
He hurriedly interrupted and said, “Grandma, you can just have someone send the clothes over.”
The first part was fine, but the words “Chaoyan likes you,” “willing to listen to you,” and “he will definitely not refuse what you send” made his ears hotter the more he listened to them.
After Ye Rongxu hung up the phone, he quickly put his hands on his cheeks and ears, trying to cool down.
After feeling less hot, he pushed open the window and leaned over to Qin Chaoyan, who was about to get in the car, and shouted: “Qin Chaoyan—”
Qin Chaoyan, who had just opened the car door, turned around at the sound, and looked at Ye Rongxu.
Ye Rongxu was lying by the window; his fine forehead hair was blown up by the wind, the heat on his face had not receded; and his eyes were clear.
“Come to my house early tomorrow morning; I’ll ask Uncle Chen to pick you up, and then I…”
He touched his ears again, took a deep breath, and said, “I have a gift for you then.”
Qin Chaoyan’s hand on the car door tightened slightly. The midday sun shone on him, casting bright light and shadows.
After a long time, he whispered, “Okay.”
Chen Jiang, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, couldn’t help reminding him: “Young Master Qin, you have to speak louder. The distance is so far, Young Master may not hear it.”
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
He took a deep breath and raised his voice: “Okay!”
Ye Rongxu: “…”
He rubbed his ears and was a little speechless. “Why are you so loud?” I almost lost my hearing.
After saying that, he slammed the window shut.
Qin Chaoyan: “…”
He slowly turned his head and looked at Chen Jiang.
Chen Jiang laughed dryly: “Well, Young master has good hearing.”
Qin Chaoyan got into the car with a blank expression and slammed the door shut.
Ye Rongxu said that he would give him a gift; what would it be?
He closed his eyes. A hint of hidden anticipation arose in his heart that he himself didn’t even notice.
