Guo Jie stood by, listening to their words, his face shifting with complex emotions.
After a while, he seemed unable to hold back and wanted to say something.
However, before he could utter a single word, the alluring woman beside him grabbed his hand, gave him a threatening look, and shook her head.
Moments later, after informing Meng Shulan of the situation, the group left the hospital room.
As soon as they were outside, Wang Bin shoved Guo Jie against the wall, his arm pressed against his neck. "Guo Jie, were you about to say something foolish again?"
"That man clearly saved Brother Jin. If it weren't for him, Brother Jin would have surely been bitten to death by the tiger. And we wronged him..."
Guo Jie said, his face flushed red, "I think we're too heartless!"
"Guo Jie, are you f***ing an idiot?"
The alluring woman reached out and patted his face. "If we don't push all the blame onto that man, what will happen if Brother Jin's mother blames us for him being so badly injured? Are you going to bear his mother's wrath?"
"Besides, that man upset Brother Jin. Brother Jin himself hasn't said anything, so why are you trying to play the good guy and butt in?"
"Guo Jie, stop being naive. Someone has to take the fall for this! We don't want to, so we can only push it onto him!"
"..."
The other young men chimed in.
Guo Jie, unable to argue against them all, eventually lowered his head and said nothing more.
Through the words of Wang Bin and the guards, Meng Shulan quickly used her connections to find information about Qin Yi.
When Meng Shulan obtained Qin Yi's profile and saw that he was a recently released ex-convict, she let out a disdainful laugh.
She then instructed the red-haired youth on the hospital bed to recover well and personally led a team of guards to Hai City.
The red-haired youth, far from trying to stop her, instead urged Meng Shulan to capture Qin Yi and let him vent his anger. Qin Yi's attitude towards him in the mountains had greatly displeased him. He wanted to teach Qin Yi a harsh lesson and let him know his power!
Qin Yi stayed with Han Xin at Han's Group until she finished work in the afternoon.
In the evening, the two went out for dinner.
Initially, both Qin Yi and Han Xin wanted to invite Qin Lei to join them. However, Qin Lei said she didn't want to interrupt their private time, didn't want to be force-fed "dog food," and also wanted to go home to accompany Zheng Shufen, who was alone. Thus, she declined.
After dinner, Qin Yi and Han Xin didn't go home immediately. Instead, they walked hand in hand for a while longer.
It wasn't until past nine o'clock that Han Xin suddenly lowered her head and asked, "Qin, Qin Yi, are you coming to my place tonight?"
Qin Yi: "Hmm???"
"Earlier today, you wanted to..."
Han Xin's voice was as soft as an ant's. "It wasn't convenient in the office during the day. I'm available tonight! If you don't want to go to my place, I can go to yours!"
In an instant, Qin Yi's excitement overflowed. He said excitedly, "Then let's go to my place. We'll go back now!"
With that, he didn't want to waste another second. He took her hand and headed home.
Before they had taken more than a few steps, Qin Yi's phone rang in his pocket.
Qin Yi pulled it out and answered, "Hello..."
As he listened to the voice on the other end, the excitement on Qin Yi's face gradually faded, and his steps halted.
Han Xin, seeing this, asked confusedly, "What's wrong?"
Qin Yi put down his phone, his face grim, and said, "I encountered a shameless person today..."
He then didn't explain further to Han Xin. "Xinxin, we can't go back now. I need to deal with something first! You go back on your own..."
However, before he could finish, Han Xin tightly gripped his hand. "Where are you going? I'll go with you!"
Qin Yi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. After all, with him around, nothing would happen!
Thus, the two hailed a cab and, under Qin Yi's direction, arrived at the Huang Ting Hotel. On the way, Qin Yi had already explained everything to Han Xin, telling her about what happened in Cloud Mist Mountain and that the previous call was from Hong Mao's mother, Meng Shulan. The woman had set a one-hour deadline for him to arrive at the Huang Ting Hotel, or she would make things difficult for him and his family. Qin Yi, with his skills, feared nothing for himself, but he had to consider Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei. Therefore, he couldn't refuse Meng Shulan and had to comply with her demand to go to the Huang Ting Hotel.
As the two got out of the car, Qin Yi led Han Xin into the Huang Ting Hotel. The moment they entered the hotel lobby, they saw Meng Shulan sitting with her legs crossed, smoking a cigarette. Standing rigidly beside her were over a dozen burly men with imposing demeanors. Especially the two men standing on either side of Meng Shulan, their eyes were sharp, and their temples were prominently bulged; they were clearly not ordinary people! Of course, Qin Yi ignored them and walked directly towards Meng Shulan with Han Xin. "Are you the one who called me earlier?"
Meng Shulan looked up at Qin Yi, then at the time on her phone. She didn't get up and said, "It only took thirty-four minutes. You came quite quickly..."
"What exactly do you mean?" Qin Yi didn't want to waste time with her and asked directly.
Han Xin looked at Meng Shulan. A look of confusion first appeared on her face, which quickly disappeared, replaced by deep shock. This was because she recognized Meng Shulan's identity. Lingnan City and Hai City were adjacent, and Han's Group naturally had investments in Lingnan. Therefore, once, when Han Xin attended a business event in Lingnan, she had met Meng Shulan. She knew that the woman was the wife of the mayor of Lingnan City!
Meng Shulan put her cigarette in the ashtray and stood up. "What do I mean? You caused my son to be bitten by a tiger like that, and then you injured our family's guards. What do you think I mean!"
"Qin Yi, if you're smart, you'll come back to Lingnan with me now, don't resist, and then honestly confess what happened in Cloud Mist Mountain today and apologize to my son properly!" "If my son can forgive you, then you still have a chance. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what will you do?" Qin Yi interrupted and asked.
"Otherwise, your fate will be very miserable!"
"Qin Yi, she is the wife of the Mayor of Lingnan City!" Han Xin tugged at Qin Yi, her face grave. "No, I need to call my dad!" Saying this, without waiting for Qin Yi's reaction, she walked aside to make a call.
Qin Yi didn't stop her. He stood still, looked Meng Shulan up and down, and suddenly chuckled, "Heh, hehe..."
Meng Shulan raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing, why did I have to meddle today? I should have just watched the tiger bite your son to death!" Qin Yi said with a sigh. "Alas, I've really gotten myself into trouble!"