Even After My Death
Chapter 439 - 350: Qi Xingzhou, the Little Wife

Chapter 439: Chapter 350: Qi Xingzhou, the Little Wife

After hearing about Qiu Yongfei’s situation, Jiang Ning got up, ready to leave the hospital.

Li Zhichun was startled to hear that Jiang Ning was leaving so soon, "You’re leaving already? How about I treat you to a meal? Lingling has been swiping videos about you on her phone these past few days. She would be thrilled to know you came to City A."

"Some other time," Jiang Ning said, glancing at her watch.

It was still early for dinner, and there was nothing else to do if she stayed.

Seeing that the two were determined to leave, Li Zhichun really wanted to keep Jiang Ning, but he was afraid of delaying her other affairs.

Li Zhichun turned and took an envelope from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Ning, "This is what I prepared earlier as a thank you for saving Lingling..."

Li Zhichun hadn’t finished his sentence when Jiang Ning looked down, immediately knowing what was in the envelope.

Jiang Ning’s expression turned stern as she refused, "No need, it was just a simple effort that day. Moreover, you’ve already given me compensation."

That day, after catching the two traffickers outside the train station and saving Li Ling, the System had awarded Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou a reward.

Furthermore, Li Zhichun had later contacted Jiang Ning to inform her about the incident at the maternity and child care hospital. Otherwise, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou wouldn’t have completed so many tasks today and received so many awards from the System.

Jiang Ning did not wish to take the money again.

"It’s the least I could do, please take it. I prepared this especially, just waiting for the day you would come to the hospital," Li Zhichun insisted, actively stuffing the envelope into Jiang Ning’s hand.

However, no sooner had he placed the envelope in Jiang Ning’s hand than a distinctively articulated and sudden hand reached over.

The hand, which had never done any rough work, was not only slender but also white and jade-like; even when holding something, it would involuntarily draw people’s gaze to it.

Li Zhichun was taken aback by Qi Xingzhou’s unexpected move.

Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything.

Then, both watched as Qi Xingzhou took the envelope and, in an instant, stuffed it back into Li Zhichun’s pocket.

The attending doctor’s white coat, which was uniformly issued by the hospital, had square and especially large pockets.

While Li Zhichun was still stunned, Qi Xingzhou expressionless and with all seriousness, put the envelope into Li Zhichun’s left pocket, muttering, "Keep it secure, Ning Ning doesn’t want it."

Jiang Ning: "..." Pfft.

Li Zhichun: "..."

The thick envelope had landed in his pocket.

If Jiang Ning had been the one to make this move, Li Zhichun would have immediately taken the envelope out of his pocket and handed it back to Jiang Ning.

But faced with Qi Xingzhou, who was a full head taller and had a cool and distant look in his eyes... Li Zhichun somewhat couldn’t bring himself to do it.

It wasn’t that Qi Xingzhou was intimidating, but the impression he gave was far less approachable and down-to-earth than Jiang Ning’s first impression.

Ultimately, it was Jiang Ning who broke the awkward silence.

"Doctor Li, we’ll take our leave now," Jiang Ning said with a smile.

In fact, Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised by Qi Xingzhou’s action just now.

Had it been before, Qi Xingzhou probably wouldn’t have paid attention to such matters, let alone take the initiative to help.

Jiang Ning felt, it must have been thanks to those little hedgehog apples.

Li Zhichun sighed quietly to himself; he sincerely wanted to thank Jiang Ning, but having missed the initial response, it now seemed somewhat inappropriate to take out the red envelope from his pocket. Li Zhichun could only nod, "I’ll walk you out."

Li Zhichun’s office was on the third floor.

The hospital was crowded and the elevator was always busy, surrounded by many people waiting to use it.

Jiang Ning and her group didn’t take the elevator but chose to take the stairs instead.

Jiang Ning keenly noticed that there seemed to be many more people in the hospital than when she had first entered. Numerous individuals were holding up their cell phones, either live streaming or recording video, not appearing to be patients or their families.

As they reached the lobby, Jiang Ning even saw several groups of reporters and crew members with filming equipment and microphones, conducting random interviews with passersby in the hospital.

A trace of surprise flickered in Jiang Ning’s eyes.

Not much time had passed since Cen Yufang and her group had been taken away, not even half an hour, and already so many reporters, media personnel, and onlookers had arrived.

Jiang Ning suddenly realized that the situation might be hotter than she had imagined.

Jiang Ning adjusted her face mask and lowered her head, following behind Li Zhichun.

Just as the trio was about to exit the hospital, they happened to run into a reporter holding a microphone head-on.

The reporter lit up at the sight of Jiang Ning’s group, and in the next second, he presented the microphone to Li Zhichun, who was in the lead, with a clear voice, "Hello, we are reporters from Orange Entertainment, could we trouble you for a brief interview?"

As everyone knows, the people recently taken away by the A-city police force included the hospital’s dean, vice dean, department heads, and other staff members. Now, every staff member in the hospital was avoiding the media like the plague.

What good luck he had, coming across a doctor on duty as soon as he arrived!

It wouldn’t be too much to get some insider information from an internal staff member, right?

As soon as the reporter finished speaking, the camera was immediately directed at Li Zhichun.

Li Zhichun stopped in his tracks involuntarily.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning hurriedly grabbed Qi Xingzhou, who was behind her, and made a run for it.

The reporter was so focused on Li Zhichun’s white coat that he completely overlooked the two people behind him.

Jiang Ning was quietly thankful that in this morning’s live broadcast, she and Qi Xingzhou had appeared on camera very briefly and hadn’t left a deep impression on the viewers.

Otherwise, she and Qi Xingzhou would have been recognized by now.

The image of being surrounded by crowds at The Third People’s Hospital in Wangjiang District just a few days earlier was still fresh in her mind, and Jiang Ning did not want to go through that again.

She gestured to Li Zhichun, then pulled Qi Xingzhou and hurried away.

She had intended to grab Qi Xingzhou’s sleeve, but mistakenly grasped his hand instead.

Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou had carried out missions together more than once, and Qi Xingzhou had long learned how to quietly follow behind Jiang Ning like a tail.

Qi Xingzhou’s expression momentarily froze as Jiang Ning suddenly grabbed his hand.

The tall figure over six feet was easily led away by Jiang Ning’s gentle pull.

He lowered his gaze to their clasped hands, feeling the warm temperature from Jiang Ning’s hand and the unfamiliar sensation of skin contact, and his breathing involuntarily lightened to its softest.

It was as if Jiang Ning’s hand possessed magic, a tingling sensation spreading throughout his body from where their hands touched, making him feel a little off, as if he was walking on air with jelly-like legs, as though he was stepping on clouds.

Not until they were a hundred meters away and Jiang Ning let go of his hand did Qi Xingzhou snap out of it. His hand acted quicker than his brain, involuntarily reaching towards Jiang Ning, but only capturing a handful of air.