Fengyuan Road, in front of Fengqi Restaurant.
After parking, Qin He walked into the restaurant. She scanned the room and quickly spotted Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen sitting in a corner.
Qin He walked towards them and sat down opposite them.
"Brother Yan, Brother Chen, what do you two want to see me about?"
Over the past two days, Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen had called her countless times.
Qin He actually had no objections to Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen, and even considered them friends.
However, these two were not only her friends, but also Gu Qishen's sworn brothers.
Xiao Liyan gazed at Qin He.
"I have a question to ask you."
Qin He pursed her lips.
"If it's about Gu Qishen, you can have my answer for free."
Xiao Liyan's expression was solemn: "Qishen is in a very bad state right now. Rest assured, I am not his envoy. I just want to ask you, why did you break up with Gu Qishen?"
Qin He's eyes were deep: "This matter doesn't seem to concern you. Brother Yan, I consider you a friend, but I hope you won't pry too much into my personal romantic affairs."
Yan Chen, standing by, became a little anxious: "He'er, we're not trying to make things difficult for you. It's just that Gu Qishen is hospitalized now. We need to know what kind of blow you dealt him to make him so dejected."
Qin He's brow furrowed slightly.
Dejected?
Hadn't Gu Qishen stopped waiting outside the Qin family's door for eight days already?
"I dealt him a blow? Are you saying it's all my fault?" Qin He asked.
Xiao Liyan quickly said, "We're not blaming you. We just want to help him regain his spirit."
Seeing Qin He's slightly changing expression, Xiao Liyan thought for a moment and added.
"He'er, you're not just helping Qishen. Telling us is also helping your Qin Corporation."
"What do you mean?" Qin He frowned.
"As far as I know, the renovation of the West City Joint Department will be completed soon. This is a major project that has been going on for over a year. When it's finished, both you and Gu Qishen will be going to the official department. If his health is not good, won't it delay the progress of the handover?"
Qin He lowered her gaze, her long, curled eyelashes concealing the turbulent emotions in her eyes.
After a long silence, she found a reason that could convince herself.
Since Xiao Liyan had already mentioned that it concerned the Qin Corporation, she took a purely business-like attitude and explained the reasons for her breakup with Gu Qishen.
"That's all?"
Yan Chen looked confused.
Qin He nodded: "That's it."
Yan Chen looked at Qin He and thought for a moment, sighing with emotion: "He'er, Qishen has always been very good to you. Why did you break up with him? I doubt you can find another man in Qingcheng who loves you as much as he does."
Yan Chen's words made Qin He's brow furrowed tightly.
Images of betrayal flashed in her mind.
Qin He took a deep breath, her gaze sharp as she looked at Yan Chen.
"Do you think Gu Qishen loves me?"
"Of course," Yan Chen nodded.
Qin He took a deep breath.
"I know you are both Gu Qishen's friends, but we have known each other for some time. You should be very clear about how Gu Qishen treated me before."
Xiao Liyan, sitting there, his eyes flickered.
"Yes, but you've forgotten everything that happened before, haven't you? Since you've started anew, why bring up those past events?"
Qin He said coldly: "Forgetting doesn't mean it didn't happen. I've already been married to Gu Qishen once. This failed marriage at least proves that we are truly incompatible. And he fell in love with Song Nuan before, didn't he?"
The deeper she had loved, the deeper the wound she suffered.
Qin He's hands trembled slightly.
Thinking of the past, Yan Chen also sighed.
"Qishen was just confused at the time, to have believed that little vixen Song Nuan."
Mentioning Song Nuan, Qin He's anger intensified.
Xiao Liyan sat on the side, observing Qin He's expression, his eyes narrowing.
He had met Qin He a few times before. When Qin He mentioned Song Nuan, her emotions had never been so intense as they were today.
And the excited expression on Qin He's face was something he had never seen before.
Something was wrong, something was definitely wrong!
After Qin He finished speaking, Yan Chen looked somewhat awkward.
"I've told you everything you wanted to know," Qin He stood up. "I'll be going back now. Brother Yan, Brother Chen, let's get together again sometime."
As Qin He left, Yan Chen became anxious and looked at Xiao Liyan, who was deep in thought.
"Didn't we agree to persuade Qin He, so she could persuade Qishen? You're just letting her go like this?"
"Look at Qin He's emotions today. Does she seem like someone who would agree to persuade Qishen?" Xiao Liyan countered.
Yan Chen frowned and nodded.
"I've never seen her so aggressive before."
"She's not aggressive. She seems genuinely hurt and angry by Qishen's past actions."
When Song Nuan was mentioned, her reaction was even stronger.
Xiao Liyan suddenly sat up straight.
He realized something was wrong. In the past, when Qin He talked about these things, it was as if she was talking about someone else's story, and it didn't seem to affect her.
But today, the emotions she expressed when mentioning these events were as if they had happened just yesterday!
Xiao Liyan pursed his lips. Could it be...
Had Qin He remembered everything?
Before, Qin He had been hospitalized due to an injury—
"Let's go, we're going to the hospital!" Xiao Liyan stood up.
Yan Chen frowned: "We both tied Qishen up. Why are we going to the hospital now? He'll be even more angry when he sees us."
"If my guess is correct, we should have a chance to persuade him!"
After leaving the restaurant, Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen drove directly back to the hospital.
When they arrived at Gu Qishen's ward, they saw Yu Jing at the door.
This was the first time Yu Jing had disobeyed orders, and he had even allowed someone to tie up Gu Qishen and bind him to the hospital bed.
He pursed his lips, feeling that his career was over.
Even if it was over, he had to protect President Gu's health!
"Yu Jing," Xiao Liyan walked over from the hallway. "How is Qishen now?"
Seeing Xiao Liyan, Yu Jing's expression was gloomy: "President Gu just woke up and said he's going to fire me."
"He'll come around when he calms down. Since he's awake, I have something to tell him. You stay here and keep watch."
Yu Jing nodded.
Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen entered the ward.
As soon as they entered the ward, the temperature around them seemed to drop by a few degrees.
The man on the hospital bed had eyes that were cold and stern, hiding his anger.
"Xiao Liyan, you'd better let me go right now—"
"I just saw Qin He," Xiao Liyan said.
Gu Qishen, who was raging on the bed, paused and frowned: "Why did you go see her?!"