Song Qinian's ears were buzzing. She could only see Gao Kunlun crying heartbroken and desperately, but she couldn't hear what he was saying.
"You all go out first!"
Seeing Song Qinian's face as pale as paper, looking like she would collapse at any moment, Gao Kunlun was very worried. "Young Madam..."
He wanted to say more, but Song Qinian didn't want to listen anymore. "Get out!"
Gao Kunlun sniffled and said sadly, "Young Madam, please accept my condolences."
As Gao Kunlun left, he took the doctor with him. Only Song Qinian and Shen Chi Yan were left in the room.
Song Qinian looked deeply at Shen Chi Yan's handsome face and walked towards him step by step. Although it was only a few steps, she felt it was exceptionally long.
It was a hot summer, and even at night, it was still quite warm. Yet, she felt as if she were in an ice cellar, shivering all over.
Finally, she reached his side and softly called out, "Shen Chi Yan."
However, there was no one to answer her anymore.
She couldn't believe Shen Chi Yan was really dead. She reached out with difficulty to check his breathing, and the next second, the tears she had held back for a long time gushed out.
"Shen Chi Yan, you scoundrel! You bullied me for so long, and now you want to leave me with a mess and just disappear. I don't agree! Wake up quickly!"
She grabbed his collar in despair and hit his chest heavily with her fists, as if trying to beat him back to life.
"You said you would grow old with me, and that you would never make me cry again. You are such a big liar, how could you do this to me!"
Her hot tears dripped onto Shen Chi Yan's face, making him almost unable to resist opening his eyes from the itch.
Song Qinian cried more and more sadly, and cursed more and more desperately.
"I'm telling you, I will absolutely not remain a widow for you. After I finish your funeral, I'll take Zan Zan and find a rich, handsome, and long-lived man to remarry. You can watch our happy family from heaven!"
In this world, everyone could live without anyone else.
But Song Qinian never imagined she would lose Shen Chi Yan so quickly.
The flutter of her heart when she first met him, the joy and happiness when they got married, and the sweetness they shared afterward all flashed through her mind.
During the period when Shen Chi Yan was in a vegetative state, she at least had a glimmer of hope that he would wake up. But now, she didn't even have that last hope.
"You dare!"
"Watch me dare..."
Song Qinian cried out in response subconsciously. Before she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something. She looked up at Shen Chi Yan and saw that the supposedly dead Shen Chi Yan was staring at her with his eyes open, as if he had died with unfinished business.
This was...
A zombie... a zombie?
Song Qinian instinctively wanted to run out, but Shen Chi Yan pulled her into his arms. He held her tightly. "Not bad, Song Qinian. Before my body has even cooled, you're already thinking of remarrying with my son!"
Song Qinian was still in shock that this person wasn't dead, but was alive again.
"Are... are you human or ghost?"
She reached out to his nose, but he grabbed her hand. He chuckled slyly, "That's useless. I can hold my breath. If you want to check if I'm dead, you have to check here."
Shen Chi Yan guided Song Qinian's small hand under the covers, where she touched something warm. As she touched it, it suddenly became hard and large.
Song Qinian: "..."
How could a dead person have a physiological reaction?
"You're not dead? Or am I dreaming?"
Seeing Song Qinian's dazed and cute expression, Shen Chi Yan lowered his head and lightly bit her lips. Although it was very light, Song Qinian still felt pain.
She could feel pain, so she wasn't dreaming.
"Slap..."
Song Qinian fiercely slapped Shen Chi Yan across the face. Before the slapped Fifth Master Shen could cry, she started crying.
Her tears fell like pearls, drop by drop.
Shen Chi Yan quickly reached out to catch Song Qinian's tears. Knowing he was in the wrong, he grinned and tried to appease her. "Okay, I know I was wrong. If my dear wife is still angry, hit me a couple more times, but please don't cry anymore. When you cry, my heart breaks."
Song Qinian unceremoniously punched him a few more times, but it seemed no matter how much she hit him, she couldn't vent her anger.
This scoundrel, he dared to scare her by faking his death!
Shen Chi Yan kissed Song Qinian's cheeks, slowly kissing away her tears. He was happy and refreshed.
He didn't expect his Qiqi to care about him so much!
"Okay, okay, stop crying. Come here, honey, let your husband kiss you..."
When Shen Chi Yan leaned in, Song Qinian unceremoniously pushed him away. "Tell me, what exactly is going on? If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, we're going to the Civil Affairs Bureau!"
Shen Chi Yan's heart sank. It was over. He had really angered her this time. She even threatened him with the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Shen Chi Yan coughed lightly. After holding his wife and coaxing her for a long time, he slowly explained, "After I was shot and woke up, I've been investigating who wanted me dead. I found out that the mastermind wasn't Shen Qi Wen but someone else. So, I faked being in a coma to make the other party lower their guard, and then I could slowly investigate the murderer."
Song Qinian's face was extremely grim. "Then you could have told me! I could have cooperated with you completely. Why did you hide it from me? Do you know how scared I was when the doctor said you might never wake up?"
Shen Chi Yan kissed Song Qinian's cheeks and patted her back, comforting her softly. "I was afraid you would expose yourself. Of course, I'm not saying your acting is bad, but Li Jun Shen is meticulous and suspicious. To deceive him, I had to deceive everyone."
"Then why did you pull this stunt today? Or do you suspect that Li Jun Shen would harm you?"
Shen Chi Yan smiled faintly. "If my dear wife can guess it, how could I not? I'm using his plan against him. By letting him know I'm dead, he'll be unrestrained tomorrow."
Song Qinian snorted, "Then why did you suddenly 'resurrect'? Aren't you afraid that if I don't cooperate well with you, Li Jun Shen will find out?"
Shen Chi Yan kissed Song Qinian's lips and used his tongue to moisten her dry, chapped lips. "I can't be so heartless as to watch you cry and remain indifferent. Besides, it's only a few more hours. Li Jun Shen won't find out."
Even so, thinking of the panic and fear she had just experienced, Song Qinian wished she could slap Shen Chi Yan a couple more times.
Thinking of something, she anxiously asked again, "Have you found anything out?"
A cold glint flashed in Shen Chi Yan's dark eyes. "I'm looking forward to seeing the broken expressions on those two thumbs tomorrow."
Hearing this, Song Qinian breathed a heavy sigh of relief. All her strength seemed to drain away, and she slumped into Shen Chi Yan's embrace.
"What should we do next?"
"Sleep well."
Song Qinian looked at Shen Chi Yan incredulously. "In Li Jun Shen's eyes, you're already dead. Shouldn't we announce the news of your 'death' to our family now? The Shen family would be in chaos, and the major shareholders and stock market would be in turmoil."
Shen Chi Yan curved his lips into a smile. "Darling, you're wrong. If we create a huge stir now, Li Jun Shen will definitely suspect that I faked my death. Conversely, if everything is quiet, he'll believe I'm truly dead."