Lou Yuming deliberately punished her, his actions more forceful than usual, and he intentionally left marks on obvious places, as if to ensure someone would see them.
Song Xi cried uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face, landing on his strong arm.
Lou Yuming gritted his teeth and whispered fiercely in her ear, "You're already this upset? You didn't cry even when you were injured for him!"
Song Xi let out a pained cry and started to scratch him.
"Injured for him? Nonsense! It was because of you!"
She cried and cursed.
"Your fiancée's good friend hired people to kidnap me, so I got injured. Ye Hai had nothing to do with it!"
The man's movements suddenly froze.
"What did you say?"
Song Xi, with tear-blurred eyes, retorted, "...It's all your fault! You jerk!"
Lou Yuming paused for a moment, then immediately grabbed her hands, his voice no longer as harsh, but rather coaxing.
"Be good, explain it clearly."
His sweet talk was no longer effective.
Song Xi sobbed and refused to communicate with him.
Lou Yuming had no choice but to gently pull her into his embrace, patting her back as if comforting a child.
After a while, once she had calmed down, he spoke.
"When did this happen?"
"The night of the party..."
Lou Yuming's dark eyes flashed with sharpness. "Did Liu Xingyan have anything to do with it?"
Song Xi nodded.
"Who did she hire?"
"Her cousin..."
After saying this, Song Xi was exhausted and fell asleep.
Lou Yuming looked at her pale face, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.
Everything was connected.
Her injury wasn't because of Ye Hai; she had done it all for revenge!
The Liu family had guts, daring to touch his person!
A sinister look crossed Lou Yuming's brow. He walked to the window with a cold expression and picked up his phone.
...
The next day, before Song Xi had even woken up, she received a call from Ge Baitao.
Ge Baitao was exclaiming in shock, saying that the marriage between the Ye and Liu families might be called off!
Song Xi immediately woke up, glancing around and realizing Lou Yuming seemed to have already left.
She shook her head and asked, "What's going on? It's so sudden?"
Ge Baitao said, "Last night, someone spread rumors that someone from the Liu family was gambling in a group and was arrested by the police. They even suggested drug involvement. It trended on hot search, but it was taken down shortly after."
"Then, the Liu family, trying to clarify things, was actually confirmed by the police with an announcement. Although they didn't mention drug use, the group gambling charge is solid!"
Song Xi: "And then?"
"Then, in the blink of an eye, the hot search climbed to third place, and now it seems to have dropped to fifth!"
Song Xi opened Weibo and saw it was true.
She was surprised, "It's just a hot search, can't the Liu family take it down?"
"Xixi, you hit the nail on the head! They can't take it down! What does that mean? It means someone is deliberately targeting them behind the scenes! Do you know that in just a few hours, the Liu family's shares have dropped by two points? If this continues, the marriage is definitely off!"
Song Xi was a bit confused. Why had things suddenly escalated so much?
She had originally thought it would just pass...
"Xixi, you still haven't told me why you were investigating the two Liu brothers last time."
Given how things had progressed, Song Xi didn't want to involve Ge Baitao any further, so she said, "It's nothing, I was asking for someone."
"Oh."
Song Xi didn't know if she believed her or not, but Ge Baitao didn't say anything more.
After hanging up, Song Xi stayed on Weibo for a while.
The internet was full of criticism. The statement Ge Baitao mentioned seemed to have been deleted by the Liu family.
This was an era of public opinion, and a single misstep could lead to being drowned in a torrent of words.
Recalling her conversation with Lou Yuming last night, a chill went down her spine. Could this matter be related to him?
But the next second, Song Xi dismissed the thought.
She wasn't that important to Lou Yuming.
It wouldn't be like that.
Due to her foot injury, Song Xi took two days off.
She didn't have many scenes left, and the director had agreed. Before hanging up, he muttered that Ye Tian hadn't come either.
Song Xi didn't hear clearly. She planned to use this time to visit her younger brother in the hospital.
Yangyang was still the same, sleeping quietly on the hospital bed.
The room was filled with various unpleasant odors.
After staying for a while, Song Xi went to find the doctor. She wanted to know her brother's current condition and whether there was a good chance of transferring him.
The doctor said, "If it's Yun Ji, the chances are very high."
Song Xi fell silent.
Getting into Yun Ji was not easy. Even Bai Tao, being from the Ge family, couldn't manage it, let alone an ordinary person like her.
Fortunately, her uncle and aunt hadn't come to the hospital to bother Yangyang during this time.
She could still hold on.
What to do?
After much deliberation, Song Xi decided to try approaching Shao Cheng.
Although he disliked her intensely, he was a doctor at Yun Ji. If he could help, then transferring hospitals would be a matter of minutes.
Yun Ji Hospital.
"Doctor Shao? He's in surgery. He has several operations today and won't be out until tonight."
"...Thank you."
Song Xi's eyes lowered with disappointment.
What bad timing.
As she was about to leave, her gaze suddenly fell upon a straight figure.
The person sensed her presence and turned around.
Their eyes met, and a flicker of complex emotion crossed the man's face.
Since she had seen him, Song Xi had no choice but to walk over.
She looked at the illuminated "In Surgery" sign and was taken aback.
"What a coincidence."
In just one night, Ye Hai's strong features seemed to have become somewhat weathered, and stubble had appeared on his chin.
"What happened?" Song Xi didn't know how to ask. Since he was waiting outside the operating room, the person inside must be very important to him.
Ye Hai pursed his lips. Seeing the hickey on her neck, his palm suddenly tightened.
Song Xi was about to offer a few words of concern when he suddenly took a step back, his voice hoarse, "I'm fine."
Song Xi froze.
Just then, a handsome man walked over from ahead. Seeing Song Xi, his brow furrowed slightly.
Ye Hai respectfully said, "Big Brother."
Ye Sen completely ignored Song Xi beside him and asked in a deep voice, "How much longer?"
"About another hour."
Ye Sen glanced at his watch and commanded, "Go get something to eat."
"No need, Big Brother, I..."
Meeting Ye Sen's gaze, Ye Hai lowered his head. "...I'll go then."
He glanced at Song Xi, his intention clear: he wanted to take her with him.
Song Xi genuinely felt she had nothing to talk about with Ye Sen. As she took a step forward,
Ye Sen suddenly called out to her, "Miss Song, I'd like to have a word with you."
Ye Sen paused.
Ye Sen looked at him coldly, "Why aren't you going?"
Ye Hai pursed his lips, not daring to disobey his elder brother's command, and finally left.