But hearing Yin Xi’s last few words, Tang Ran’s numerous doubts that had just arisen came to an abrupt halt.
Madam Yin must have her own unspeakable reasons for doing all this.
It was better for her not to know too much.
“Yes. Don’t worry, Madam Yin, I will definitely keep my mouth shut.”
“Good.” Yin Xi smiled and took out the human-shaped wooden puppet, shifting the topic back to Jin Jingchen. “Currently, regardless of whether Jin Jingchen wants you to perform acupuncture on him or not, you must learn acupuncture techniques well.
More is never a bad thing. It might prove very useful in the future.”
“Mhm. I think so too.” Tang Ran also smiled.
It wasn’t an opportunity everyone got to learn acupuncture from a world-renowned physician like Yin Xi.
She was determined to seize this chance.
“Tomorrow, you can go back to work at the Great Pharmacy first. Don’t bother with Jin Jingchen for now,” Yin Xi continued. “Let him calm down by himself.
One cannot force matters of the heart. I actually agree with your approach today, knowing when to advance and when to retreat, maintaining dignity.”
“Mhm. Alright.” Tang Ran pursed her lips, picked up a silver needle, and lowered her head, earnestly searching for acupoints.
Two hours later, after Yin Xi sent Tang Ran away, she had just returned to her bedroom when she received a call from He Xinmeng.
“Hello? Yin Xi, how is Jin Jingchen now? When can the classes start? Runze has been urging me several times, eager to start the Rubik’s Cube class.
It’s already been several weeks since school started, and if it doesn’t begin soon, they’ll probably forget most of it.”
Yin Xi had already informed her about Jin Jingchen’s injury some time ago.
“Soon. He’s already been discharged from the hospital today.” Yin Xi didn’t know when the classes would start, so she could only say this to her.
She had initially thought it would be very soon, but after hearing what Tang Ran had said earlier, Jin Jingchen probably wouldn’t be able to emerge from his trauma anytime soon.
The start date was indeed unpredictable.
“Oh, then it should be soon.” He Xinmeng continued thoughtfully, “I really didn’t expect something like this to happen to Principal Jin.
His half-brother was truly heartless to have inflicted such a serious blow.
However, I heard from Ji Heng that Jin Zhanhao is facing multiple charges and will likely be sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Life imprisonment? That severe? Yin Xi couldn’t help but be startled. She immediately thought that Qin Siye must have been exerting pressure behind the scenes.
She then said, “He is inherently evil, and his punishment is well-deserved.”
“Exactly. If you ask me, scum like him, with a twisted mind, devoid of love and righteousness, should be executed immediately.” He Xinmeng said indignantly on the other end.
Hearing this, Yin Xi couldn’t help but chuckle. “Xinmeng, ‘execution’ is an ancient form of punishment. We don’t have that anymore. Have you been watching too many historical dramas?”
“Hahaha, you’re right.” He Xinmeng also laughed. “I got confused. Now it should be called the death penalty, firing squad.”
The two chatted for a few more moments before hanging up.
Yin Xi curled up on the sofa, bored.
She was practically dying of boredom staying home with nothing to do all day.
Fortunately, Tang Ran and He Xinmeng found her, otherwise, she wouldn’t have known how to pass the time.
Suddenly, she thought of Qin Siye, and of the three children.
That man had only called her once when he left in the morning and hadn’t contacted her since.
She didn’t know when he would return, and tonight she wanted to have a video call with him to see the children.
Although she had told them not to have video calls when they parted, she simply couldn’t suppress her longing for them. As long as she was careful, they wouldn’t notice anything, would they?
Several times throughout the day, she had wanted to call Qin Siye to ask about his situation, but she was afraid of disturbing his work.
Just then, her phone on the coffee table lit up, and she immediately unlocked it to check.
It was a WeChat message from Qin Siye. Yin Xi excitedly sat up straight.
She saw the message read: “Xixi, I’ll arrive at City K in about thirty minutes. Get ready, I want to see you.”