Shen Yizong's face held a smile as he gently patted Qin He's shoulder. "Then my brother is in Ms. Qin's care."
Qin He remained silent, and Shen Yizong didn't mind. He stood up and left the medical room.
Hearing the door close, Qin He remained seated for a long while before standing up and looking at the tall medical equipment.
She had lied to Shen Yizong; this was merely machinery for drug research and would not help Shen Yilin's condition.
Qin He turned back to the doctor's office, grabbed a stack of materials on targeted therapy, and then returned to the medical room.
She busied herself with drug research, frequently operating the newly delivered medical equipment.
Qin He lowered her gaze, her eyes falling on the screen of the machine. In the upper right corner, a network signal was clearly visible.
However, as it was medical equipment, the network signal symbol differed from those on a mobile phone. Perhaps because of this, Shen Yizong hadn't noticed any flaws or clues.
Meanwhile, on the third floor of the villa.
Shen Yizong sat at his desk, tapping his fingers on the surface as he watched Qin He's busy movements on the surveillance screen.
A knock sounded at the office door. Shen Yizong looked up and said, "Enter."
Erniang pushed the door open, a hint of anger on her face, which subsided somewhat when she saw Shen Yizong.
"Military Advisor, I heard you sent people to Qingcheng again."
Shen Yizong's gaze remained fixed on the screen, not even glancing at Erniang.
"Yes, what of it?"
Erniang was anxious. "Military Advisor, the organization is facing unprecedented pressure! The combined forces of the Gu, Lin, and Lu families, along with Qingyan Mansion, have put us in a precarious position!
On the Y nation's side, Cangying's former loyal subordinates are still looking for you, vowing to tear you to shreds to avenge Cangying! Sending people to Qingcheng again at this time poses too great a danger to us."
Shen Yizong looked up at Erniang. "The decisions I make are not your concern."
Erniang gritted her teeth, looking at Shen Yizong nervously, her affection and concern almost flowing from her eyes.
"I know Military Advisor is concerned for your brother's safety, but you cannot put your own safety at risk!"
Shen Yizong said faintly, "Leave."
"Military Advisor! We in this line of work have always had our lives on the line. You should have let go of familial bonds long ago. You are a person destined for greatness, above ten thousand others! Such emotions will only harm you," Erniang said wholeheartedly.
Shen Yizong could no longer tolerate it. He looked at Erniang coldly. "If that's the case, why are you bothering me here? We have no bond between us."
Erniang froze, looking at Shen Yizong in disbelief. She bit her lower lip, attempting to confess her feelings to this god-like man for the first time.
"Military Advisor, I know you don't like me, and it's been my one-sided admiration. But I am content with this. If you let me stay by your side, even as a tool in your hand, as long as you find me useful, I will be willing!"
Shen Yizong seemed not to have heard the touching confession. He stood up.
"I have many tools, and I don't need one to express admiration."
Erniang said urgently, "But I don't expect any response from you!"
"Erniang, if you truly want to be a tool, you should understand that a tool has no emotions. It is not I who am being swayed by emotion, but you who are self-indulgent, thinking you have the right to question me!"
"Military Advisor!"
Shen Yizong looked towards the door. "Monkey."
The person at the door immediately entered. "Military Advisor, please give your orders."
"From now on, do not let her up to the third floor without my permission."
Monkey gave Erniang a look of schadenfreude. "Yes!"
Erniang was escorted out of Shen Yizong's office by Monkey. She walked from the third-floor corridor to the suspended staircase, her gaze falling to the first floor.
On the first floor, Qin He was carrying documents through the lobby.
Erniang's gaze turned sinister. The Military Advisor was completely unaware of the dangerous situation they were in.
The organization had spent so many years in dormancy to accumulate its current strength, but the Gu and Qin families' power was beyond her imagination, and then there was the influential Qingyan Mansion.
Now, the entire world was searching, and they had been discovered several times!
Erniang clenched her fist, her eyes filled with resolve.
The Military Advisor was a brilliant strategist. The organization's dormancy plan years ago was all his doing.
A person like him was no less than the ancient Zhuge Liang!
She absolutely could not let the Military Advisor be shackled by worldly emotions and put himself in danger. Erniang gritted her teeth, vowing to break the Military Advisor's last emotional ties, even if it cost her her life.
Qin He, carrying documents, went from the medical room to the office. Gao Lang and Li Fengrui were sitting there eating sandwiches. Seeing Qin He enter, they immediately stood up.
"Ms. Qin, I heard they've brought in new medical equipment."
"I am responsible for the drug research. You two only need to focus on Shen Yilin's daily physical condition."
Gao Lang handed her a sandwich.
Qin He accepted it and said, "In the next few days, the patient may wake up. Remember not to let the patient know our true situation."
Li Fengrui nodded.
Qin He had also spoken to the two about her relationship with the Shen brothers a few times in the past couple of days.
"If Shen Yilin learns of the situation, I don't know what Shen Yizong will do," Qin He sighed softly.
After finishing their meal, the three of them continued to study the medical records.
In the afternoon, a maid knocked on the office door.
Shen Yizong's subordinate stood at the office door and bowed. "Ms. Qin, the Military Advisor requests your presence in the ward."
Qin He exchanged glances with Li Fengrui and Gao Lang, guessing that Shen Yilin might have woken up.
A sense of unease filled her heart as she followed Shen Yizong's subordinate to the ward door.
Standing at the entrance, she could faintly hear voices inside. Shen Yilin's breathing was weak.
"But won't my sister coming to treat me now delay her? She still has to stream on weekends and has many other things to do."
Shen Yizong's voice became somewhat gentle. "Then get better soon, so Qin He can have more time to attend to her own matters."
Qin He pursed her lips and pushed open the ward door, stepping inside.
On the sickbed, Shen Yilin looked up. His face, gaunt from illness, still had a pair of dark eyes that, like in the past, seemed to hold stars.
"Sister."
It had been a long time since Qin He had seen Shen Yilin like this. Her eyes welled up with tears.
Shen Yizong, sitting opposite, looked up. After a few seconds of gaze, he smiled. "Ms. Qin, thank you for your trouble and for being so concerned about Yilin's condition, and for allowing us to stay here."
His respectful and cautious demeanor made Qin He feel as though she was seeing Shen Yizong when he worked at Qin Corporation.
She smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's convenient for Yilin to recuperate this way."