"Who told you that?" Ou Minghan's expression turned grim.
"I heard other patients talking about it when I was taking a walk downstairs the other day," Ou Tiantian said with some worry. "Brother, is this true?"
"Be good, Tiantian, don't listen to their nonsense," Ou Minghan said, hugging her and coaxing her gently. "The world is so big, and not every country's laws are the same. Moreover, even if I had to fight the whole world, I would save you! Because you are my most important family member, more important than any money, status, or fame! In your heart, I am the same, right?"
"Of course, Brother!" Ou Tiantian said emotionally, "You are my only family!"
Ou Minghan quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "Tiantian, you stay and recover in the hospital. I have something else to do, so I'll be going now."
Ou Tiantian said with some dissatisfaction, "Brother, why are you leaving as soon as you arrive?"
Ou Minghan said with a pained tone, "It's about the company. Qianbai was built by me with hard work. Those investors not only kicked me out of the decision-making circle but also want to sell Qianbai to... Forget it, let's not talk about these annoying things. I'll tell you after your surgery."
"Okay." Ou Tiantian nodded obediently.
Ou Minghan left with satisfaction. Ou Tiantian had always cared more about emotions than money. As long as he acted as if he would do anything for Ou Tiantian, Ou Tiantian would obey him.
That's why he didn't directly ask Ou Tiantian for money this time. He just had to wait until after the surgery, and then Ou Tiantian would give him whatever he wanted!
Now, he had to contact Chu Hao and arrange the surgery as soon as possible.
*
In the afternoon, Ye Zhi was busy when her phone suddenly rang.
Ye Zhi was a little surprised. This call was from Ye Yuzhe. Shouldn't Ye Yuzhe be in class at school at this time? Why would he call her?
Ye Zhi pressed the answer button with some confusion. "Yuzhe, what's wrong?"
"Big sister, it's like this..." Ye Yuzhe hesitated, and he said with great difficulty, "Gu Sheng ge contacted me and said he had an urgent matter and wanted to see you to talk in person. Do you want to see him..."
Ye Zhi was even more surprised. Gu Sheng?
Isn't this the tragic second male lead in the original novel who was devoted to Ye Qinya? They had no connection, so why would he want to see her?
Could it be that Ye Qinya had an accident?
Ye Zhi pondered for a moment. "Let him come to my company to find me."
Ye Yuzhe agreed and hung up the phone.
As it was nearing the end of work, Gu Sheng hurried to Taoxun. Ye Zhi had someone lead him to the reception room first.
She went to the reception room and, as she pushed the door open, Gu Sheng, who had been sitting on the sofa in an anxious state, suddenly stood up. He said anxiously, "President Ye, Qinya has had an accident!"
Ye Zhi frowned slightly. She said calmly, "You must be Mr. Gu Sheng, right? Please sit down first, don't be anxious. Take your time to tell me. How did you confirm that Ye Qinya had an accident?"
Gu Sheng absentmindedly sat down again, and he said in a flustered manner, "Qinya hasn't contacted me for a long time. But last night, she suddenly called to say goodbye, saying she was sorry to me, and asked me to forget her and wish me happiness. When I tried to contact her again, I couldn't reach her..."
Ye Zhi's brows furrowed slightly. Ye Qinya's call was indeed a bit strange. It sounded like a farewell call, a way of settling affairs in advance.
"Have you tried looking for her at the Ou family's residence?" Ye Zhi looked at him. "You must have bribed some of the Ou family's servants, right?"
"I..." Gu Sheng was speechless. How did Ye Zhi know?!
Indeed, in order to know Ye Qinya's situation and be able to help her at any time, he had spent a lot of money to bribe the servants at the Ou residence.
That servant had also been passing messages for him, and Ou Minghan had never discovered it. He had done this matter so secretly, why did Ye Zhi know?
Although he was puzzled, he knew the urgency of the situation, so he told the truth. "Qinya had been locked up in the basement by Ou Minghan for some time. Although she lost her freedom, she was not abused like before. But I contacted the servant today, and he said Qinya is no longer in the basement!"
Ye Qinya is not at the Ou residence?
Ye Zhi's brows furrowed even tighter. Could it be that Ou Minghan was planning to perform the heart transplant surgery?
"Is she hospitalized due to illness?" Ye Zhi asked with a frown. "Have you tried looking at Renxin Hospital, or the clinic that Ou Minghan's family doctor, Chu Hao, is currently running?"
"I've looked everywhere, and there's no record of Qinya's hospitalization," Gu Sheng said dejectedly.
Ye Zhi's brows were tightly furrowed. This was too strange!
If Ou Minghan was preparing to have Ye Qinya and Ou Tiantian undergo a heart transplant, he should at least have sent Ye Qinya to a hospital!
Moreover, Ou Tiantian was still hospitalized. Without Ou Tiantian, for whom would he perform the transplant?
Also, Qi Xuan had also been using his connections to keep an eye on Chu Hao for her. Chu Hao had gone abroad before the new year and had not returned yet... Wait!
Ye Zhi's eyes sharpened. She suddenly understood Ou Minghan's plan!
Heart transplant surgery was illegal, and Ou Minghan knew it well. He was indeed a lawbreaker, but while he was bad, he was not stupid.
For such illegal surgery, he could only find some underground hospitals, but underground hospitals did not have the technology or capability to perform such major surgery. Therefore, Ou Minghan planned to do it in a hospital abroad!
Chu Hao going abroad in advance was likely to help grease the wheels at a foreign hospital. And Ye Qinya was probably sent abroad as well, awaiting surgery.
The only variable was Ou Tiantian. It was rumored that Ou Tiantian suddenly fell ill during the Chinese New Year, which had slowed down Ou Minghan's progress.
Ye Zhi was truly impressed. Had Ou Minghan invested all his skill points into illegal activities?!
She had been waiting for this surgery to send Ou Minghan to prison with solid evidence.
But now he had moved the surgery location abroad. One should know that foreign countries might not have laws as fair and just as domestic ones.
If Ou Minghan dared to perform this surgery abroad, he must have smoothed over all the connections and had no worries about legal issues!
Ye Zhi suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Gu, when did Ye Qinya call you yesterday?"
"At eight-thirty in the evening," Gu Sheng replied.
Ye Zhi nodded. "Alright, please wait a moment. I need to check something."
Ye Zhi returned to her office and opened her computer to check the flights after 8:30 PM last night. Then, she clicked on the airline's website.
Airlines did not have the awareness to protect customer information back then, so Ye Zhi was able to easily find the flight Ye Qinya had taken yesterday using Ye Qinya's ID number.