Chapter 24.3

After work, to avoid suspicion, Su Qian did not leave with Jin Lie. When she returned to her hotel room, Jin Lie was leaning against the wall smoking.

“Do you live here too?”

Jin Lie extinguished the cigarette and threw it into the trash can, “I haven’t eaten yet, would you like to treat me?”

Su Qian glanced at the time, “How about we order two takeouts?”

He laughed in annoyance, “Why are you so stingy?”

“In a few months, I’ll be leaving the Jin family, every penny is important.” She swiped her card to open the door and smiled at him, “But since you stood up for me just now, it seems right to treat you to a meal.”

“Considerate of you.”

Su Qian: “Wait for me for fifteen minutes, I’ll take a quick shower and then we can go.”

Once inside, Su Qian took off her coat, revealing the short sleeves underneath. He hadn’t noticed earlier because they were far apart, but Jin Lie noticed that her arms were covered in bruises.

He leaned against the door frame, clutching his suit jacket, and said in a teasing tone, “You seem to have roughened up quite a bit.”

Upon hearing this, Su Qian rolled her eyes at him, “I’m clearly very beautiful, okay!”

After saying this, she closed the bathroom door.

Jin Lie chuckled lightly, “I didn’t say you weren’t beautiful.”

Fifteen minutes later, the two of them left on time. Su Qian was planning to take Jin Lie to the restaurant they had been to last time.

It’s not far, and it’s delicious.

Just as they left the hotel and were walking shoulder to shoulder towards the parking lot, someone called her name from behind.

Su Qian turned around and saw a tall man wearing a mask.

“Finally found you, you wretch!” As he spoke, he swung the iron rod in his hand at Su Qian.

Jin Lie’s heart jumped into his throat. His body reacted before his brain, and he pulled Su Qian into his arms, using his back to block the attack.

——

Ignoring the burning pain in his back, Jin Lie quickly engaged in a fight with the masked man.

Still in shock, Su Qian took out her phone, cheering Jin Lie on one side, “Beat him to death” “Kick him in the groin”, while calling the police on the other.

The masked man, who was actually not good at fighting, was quickly subdued by Jin Lie in a few moves.

Before long, the police arrived and took him away, and Su Qian and Jin Lie also went to give their statements.

Coming out of the police station, Su Qian felt as if she was in a trance, seriously suspecting that this incident was orchestrated by Zhou Bingyan.

After all, besides her, there was no one else who hated her so much. If Zhou Bingyan knew that this blow had landed on the person she cared about, she wondered if she would cry out in despair.

Oh right, Jin Lie still has injuries. It would be best if that hit didn’t cause any internal injuries.

“Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? I can accompany you to the hospital for a check-up.”

Jin Lie moved his shoulder, “No need, I’m fine.”

Su Qian was a bit worried, “But…”

“Just go to the pharmacy and buy some medicinal oil to rub on it.”

As for where to go, naturally it was back to Su Qian’s hotel room. After buying the medicinal oil, they didn’t even bother to eat and returned to the hotel.

As soon as they entered the door, Su Qian urged Jin Lie to take off his clothes, and she went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

“Take it off quickly, quickly. It’s not like I haven’t seen it before, don’t dawdle.”

Jin Lie found her impatient look a bit amusing, “With that tone, anyone who didn’t know better would think you have some improper thoughts about me.”

Su Qian twisted open the medicinal oil and poured it into her palm, “Put away those thoughts that shouldn’t be in your head, I just want to help you apply the medicine.”

While talking, Jin Lie took off his white shirt. A large area of cold white skin appeared up close, along with those smooth muscle lines…

Su Qian swallowed her saliva. She wondered if she would be discovered if she took advantage of the situation.

Jin Lie sat on the bed with his back to her, his broad shoulders and narrow waist were fully visible, and the even dimple in the middle of his wide back was incredibly sexy.

Su Qian told herself in her heart that she was a person with a bottom line, and she couldn’t bully the old, weak, sick, and disabled. She focused her eyes and nose, and rubbed the warmed medicinal oil on the bruised area.

Opposite Jin Lie was a window, and their reflections were just reflected in the bright glass. When Su Qian’s warm palm touched his body, it seemed as if a current flowed through, and his muscles tightened instantly.

She noticed it, paused slightly, and lightened her movements a bit, “Does it hurt a lot?”

“It’s okay.”

That man must have used all his strength, and he didn’t hold back at all when he hit this punch. Jin Lie was much whiter than ordinary people, and the bruises were highlighted and looked much more terrifying.

If that punch had hit her, she estimated that she would have been in the hospital by now.

“Why did he attack me, don’t you know the reason yet?”

“Zhong Ning is handling it, and he will contact me when there are results.”

Su Qian pursed her lips and stopped talking.

She quieted down, and Jin Lie was not used to it. He couldn’t see her expression from the glass window, so he turned his head and found that Su Qian’s eyes were faintly red, as if she was about to cry but didn’t.

Usually, she would fake cry when she was being dramatic, but her eyes were different this time, they seemed a bit guilty.

Jin Lie’s heart moved slightly, and he comforted her in a low voice, “Don’t worry, I’m fine, I won’t die.”

Su Qian pouted and muttered quietly, “Who’s worried about you. I’m worried that if you get killed, no one will give me living expenses for the remaining months.”

She was saying one thing but meaning another.

“Alright, you can put on your clothes now.”

Jin Lie propped himself up on the bed with both hands, lazily looking at her, and deliberately said, “I don’t want to wear it.”

As soon as the words fell, a shirt was draped over his head, “Too white, it hurts my eyes.”

After saying that, there was a patter of footsteps. Su Qian went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

Jin Lie took off his clothes and put them on loosely.

After washing her hands and coming out, Jin Lie was on the phone. Su Qian vaguely heard a bit and guessed that it should be related to what just happened.

She took this opportunity to order room service. When she hung up the phone, Jin Lie’s call also ended.

“What did Zhong Ning say?”

“It was Chu Piaopiao who found the person.”

“Chu Piaopiao?” Su Qian was slightly stunned, “I haven’t had any issues with her recently!”

Could it be that the green tea and white lotus have teamed up to kill her together?! What kind of grudge is this!

How innocent is she!

Su Qian was so angry that she couldn’t help it, “Why do they all come to trouble me, do I look like a punching bag?!”

Jin Lie coughed lightly.

Simply put, this was actually his fault. It is estimated that Chu Piaopiao has been forced to a desperate situation without work recently, so she came to retaliate.

“Don’t be angry, I will handle this matter.”

If she doesn’t want to live, he doesn’t need to give her face.

“Can you make her stop bothering me?”

“It definitely won’t happen again in the future.”

As soon as the words fell, the doorbell rang. The assistant was outside calling Su Qian’s name.

Her heart jumped, she made a “shush” gesture to Jin Lie, opened the door a crack and went out.