Outside the ward, after Shen Qi left, Zhu Yun and Mr. Jin quickly followed behind her.
“Young Lady, weren’t you the one who saved her? Why doesn’t she want to see you?”
“If she doesn’t want to see me, then so be it. Let’s go back first.” Shen Qi didn’t force it, and she could understand Han Xueyou’s reason for not seeing her. It was exactly the same reason why she didn’t want to see Han Xueyou before.
If Han Xueyou hadn’t sent her those messages, Shen Qi would not have gone to the hotel to find her, let alone find out that she tried to commit suicide.
Until now, Shen Qi had not recovered from the trauma of seeing Han Xueyou committing suicide.
“Then our effort of coming here was in vain!” Zhu Yun couldn’t help but complain. “That woman is too entitled. You were the one who helped her, yet she didn’t even thank you. On top of that, she yelled so loudly when she said she didn’t want to see you.”
Zhu Yun thought, Shen Qi must be very upset about this.
Mr. Jin glanced at her and shook his head, motioning her to stop talking.
Zhu Yun returned to her senses and realized that she had said the wrong thing out of anger. Then, she quickly explained to Shen Qi, “I’m sorry, Young Lady. I just said the wrong thing.”
“It’s okay.” Shen Qi shook her head and continued to walk outside.
When they were reaching the entrance of the hospital, a familiar voice rang. Shen Qi looked back and saw Han Qing standing not far behind her. His eyes were cold as he stood there without any expression on his face.
It’s him? An intimate feeling rose within Shen Qi as she walked toward him.
“President Han.”
Han Qing nodded at her and glanced casually at the two people behind her before saying, “Let’s find a place to chat.”
Hearing that, Shen Qi looked up in surprise. “President Han?”
“You saved Xueyou’s life. As her elder brother, I have to thank you.”
“T-There’s no need for that.” Shen Qi flushed red all of a sudden and quickly waved her hand to reject him. “I just happened to be the first to find out about it. If someone else had discovered her first, they would have definitely saved her too. Besides, I have known her for so many years. Of course I would not leave her alone in such a situation.”
She didn’t say that they were best of friends because she felt that both of them had drifted apart.
Perhaps we are not even friends now.
Han Qing still looked at her calmly. “I don’t want to know what has happened between you two, but I believe that you are a kind person.”
Shen Qi paused for a moment before calling out, “President Han.”
“But I have a question, and I need you to give me an answer, Miss Shen.”
As he said that, warmth appeared in Han Qing’s eyes. When Zhu Yun and Mr. Jin, who were behind Shen Qi, saw this, they couldn’t help looking at each other.
Oh, my god! Is this man trying to seduce our Young Lady? That won’t work!
“What question is it, President Han?”
Han Qing’s lips moved. “Let’s find a place to sit down and talk.”
His eyes were still fixated on her face. Although he knew that he was rude, he couldn’t help it.
They look too alike.
Every time when Han Qing saw Shen Qi, the heavy feeling in his heart increased, and he felt as if he had known her before this. Was their shared DNA guiding him?
Last night, he got all the data from Su Jiu about Shen Qi’s life and her detailed information.
He had stayed up all night to read up all of it, so he knew all about her.
After that, he discovered that not only was Shen Qi’s temperament very similar to that person, the way she spoke and dealt with things were very alike as well. If they had the same appearance, Han Qing would have thought they were the same person.
There was a hunch in his heart, but Han Qing didn’t dare to admit it.
After all, the matter this time was very serious. If there were any slightest mistake, he might hurt two people at once.
Therefore, he had to be cautious.
Zhu Yun originally wanted to refuse angrily, but Han Qing didn’t look like he was up to no good. On top of that, Shen Qi had agreed to his request. As her maid, Zhu Yun couldn’t say anything else, so she just followed Shen Qi.
She thought that even if she had judged Han Qing wrongly—that he was not a gentleman but a playboy—both Mr. Jin and her could always save Shen Qi.
There was a restaurant near the hospital that had a quiet environment. After they entered, they asked for a window seat, and then Shen Qi and Han Qing sat opposite each other.
Zhu Yun glanced at the location and realized that it allowed them to see the pedestrians outside.
It seemed that instead of having malicious intent, Han Qing really had some doubts that needed Shen Qi’s clarifications.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yun felt relieved.
The waiter of the restaurant came to serve tea. Han Qing and Shen Qi ordered a few appetizers randomly, then the waiter took the menu and left.
“The environment here is pretty good,” Shen Qi looked around and complimented. “I didn’t expect to find such a quiet place in such a busy neighborhood near the hospital.”
Han Qing said nothing. He lowered his eyes and frowned, as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing that he hadn’t spoken, Shen Qi kept quiet and did not speak again.
After sitting quietly for a few minutes, Han Qing suddenly raised his hand and took out a photo from his pocket before placing it in front of Shen Qi.
“Do you know this, Miss Shen?”
What?
Shen Qi reached out and took the photo in confusion.
The picture showed a golden safety lock, which seemed to be no different from the ones she usually saw. She smiled and asked, “Can I ask if there’s anything special about this lock, President Han?”
“Actually, there is nothing special about it.” Han Qing smiled bleakly, and his voice had calmed down a lot. “It is almost the same as any other safety locks, but this one is special in its material and its back.”
The material and the back?
Shen Qi paused. Indeed, the material of the safety lock on the photo looked different.
“This lock was tailor-made under my grandfather’s orders.”
Shen Qi nodded. “But in this photo, only the front can be seen. The back can’t be seen at all.”
After she said that, Han Qing handed over another photo—this time, it showed the back of the safety lock.
At first, Shen Qi couldn’t see the difference, but suddenly, she heard Zhu Yun exclaiming behind him, “Young Lady, there are words engraved at the back.”
Shen Qi also noticed that two words were engraved on the back—Muzi.
“What do these two words mean?” Zhu Yun asked in confusion. She still couldn’t understand Han Qing’s intentions. Did he want to ask Shen Qi about the whereabouts of the safety lock? But what for? How could Shen Qi know about this, seeing that she never had any contact with these things?
Muzi?
Shen Qi looked at these two unfamiliar words and raised her head to look at Han Qing. “President Han, why are you suddenly asking about this? Did something happen?”
Han Qing felt that the words had reached his lips, but after a while, he swallowed them back and rephrased it.
“Miss Shen, have you never seen this safety lock?”
Shen Qi frowned slightly and shook her head.
