When Zhou Li learned that Jiang Mingzhu had left Beicheng, she had been gone for a week.
The news came from the Yuan family. Yuanye and his wife had just gotten married and were living in two different places. Branches of the Yuan family could not help but gossip.
After Zhou Yi heard the news, he brought it to Zhou Li.
While telling the news, he observed Zhou Li's expression: "Don't you think something is wrong with this matter? The case has not been concluded yet. Why did she suddenly leave Beicheng when she cares so much about this case?"
Zhou Li lowered his head and flipped through the documents, his face expressionless as if he had not heard the words.
Zhou Yi: "I checked the flight. Her adoptive parents and Zheng Linxu were accompanied by her, and the destination was Berlin."
"As far as I know, the Zheng family has no relatives in Berlin, and Jiang Mingzhu's adoptive parents have no connections there. What are they doing there?" Zhou Yi touched his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Zhou Li closed the document and said four words coldly: "It has nothing to do with me."
His tone and attitude this time were completely different from before.
Zhou Li had said many similar things in anger before, but Zhou Yi could tell on the spot that he was duplicity.
But this time...
Zhou Yi: "Are you going to let go? If she is trying to hide something from you——"
Zhou Li: "I'm not interested."
——
There are various signs that Zhou Li's letting go this time is not just talk.
He returned to his previous appearance, meticulous in his work, inhumane, and emotionally stable without any fluctuations.
Even when facing Xu Siyan and Yuan Ye, he could act as if nothing had happened.
During this period, Yan Xi had a birthday.
All the friends in the circle participated that day.
Yan Xi was originally worried that Zhou Li would choose to avoid such an occasion because of all the previous incidents, but she didn't expect that he would come with a gift.
Not only did he come, he also sat with Xu Siyan and Yuanye, and even chatted as before.
There is an eerie harmony.
Fu Xiaozhi also felt strange after seeing it.
In the middle of the process, Yan Xi came up and whispered to Fu Xiaozhi: "Did Fourth Brother really let it go or was he just pretending? I'm so scared of him being like this."
Fu Xiaozhi and Yan Xi had the same idea.
Later, when Zhou Li went to answer the phone on the terrace, Fu Xiaozhi followed him.
After Zhou Li answered the phone, he saw Fu Xiaozhi waiting there and asked casually, "What's wrong with you?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "...how are you doing recently?"
Zhou Li: "That's it."
Fu Xiaozhi: "You and Zhuzhu..."
It was rare for her to speak so cautiously in front of Zhou Li. She had to look at his face as she said, "I mean, I think you seem to have reconciled with Yuanye and Si Yan."
Zhou Li: "There is no problem between me and them."
Fu Xiaozhi: "..."
Zhou Li: "There is no need to mention people who are not important. It is just confusing."
He didn't say his name, but when Fu Xiaozhi heard this, he was talking about Jiang Mingzhu.
Zhou Li called Jiang Mingzhu an "insignificant person", his voice and expression were extremely cold, as if he had never met her before.
Because she had seen Zhou Li go "crazy" for Jiang Mingzhu, compared to now, Fu Xiaozhi felt a little uncomfortable.
Is this really the result Jiang Mingzhu wants?
——
Summer in Beicheng ended quietly.
In early August, Wanhua invested in the latest drug experimental project, and Zhou Li personally followed up.
After more than a month of intense work, the temperature dropped sharply in mid-September, and Zhou Li suffered from a high fever and fell into coma.
Fortunately, Liang Cong discovered it in time and immediately sent Zhou Li to Ruihe for an intravenous drip.
This incident alarmed Jin Rou and Zhou Zhanghui, and Jin Rou ordered Zhou Li to be hospitalized to recuperate.
So Zhou Li stayed in the hospital for the next few days.
After three days of infusion, the high fever has subsided.
The temperature in Beicheng has also risen a lot.
Zhou Li put on a coat and went to the rooftop.
While walking through the safe passage, Zhou Li suddenly heard someone talking.
He didn't pay attention at first until he heard Xu Siyan's voice.
"Is the surgery scheduled for tomorrow? Have you done the preoperative examinations?"
"I'm a little busy these days. I might not be able to make it. I'll go to Berlin after the operation is over."
Zhou Li stopped and stared at the stairs at his feet, his eyes darkening.
He extracted the key words from Xu Siyan's words almost instantly.
Berlin, surgery.
There is only one person they know in common who is currently in Berlin.
——
Berlin, inside a hospital in the city center.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the operating room was already preparing for the upcoming major operation.
All the medical staff looked solemn, fearing that something might go wrong.
On the ward side, He Chuyan, Jiang Guming, Zheng Linxu and Zheng Pianqing all arrived.
The four of them were in the same serious state, with a hint of worry, but it was difficult to show it in front of Jiang Mingzhu.
In comparison, Jiang Mingzhu, who was about to go to the operating table, seemed extremely relaxed.
People who want to live will be nervous about surgery.
For Jiang Mingzhu, the result of this operation is not that important.
She long ago lost the ability to plan for the future.
After preparations were made in the operating room, medical staff came over with the bed.
After Jiang Mingzhu got on the stretcher bed, He Chuyan came up and hugged her.
Jiang Mingzhu raised her arms and hugged her, "Mom."
He Chuyan: "It will be fine, Zhuzhu, mom is waiting for you."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Okay, I will work hard."
——
The operation lasted almost six hours.
From nine o'clock in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon.
During this period, He Chuyan barely had any water.
Jiang Guming and Zheng Linxu also had serious expressions.
Zheng Pianqing held He Chuyan's hand and cheered her up.
The waiting process was long and torturous, like being roasted on a fire.
At around three o'clock, news finally came from the operating room.
After hearing the medical staff say "the operation was successful," everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But the relaxation is only temporary.
Before the operation, the doctor said that the most important thing in lesion removal surgery is postoperative observation and maintenance.
If there is no sign of recurrence within a year, there shouldn't be much of a problem as long as regular check-ups are required.
There is another possibility that the doctor did not mention, but He Chuyan and Jiang Guming are both mentally prepared.
——
Two years later.
As soon as Jiang Mingzhu came out of the hospital, she received a call from He Chuyan.
He Chuyan: "Did you get the result?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Well, the doctor said there is no problem."
He Chuyan: "No problem, please pay attention. By the way, when will you return to Hong Kong City?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Next week, I want to finish the case in hand."
He Chuyan: "Don't stay up late."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I know."
In the past few years, He Chuyan said those few words the most, but Jiang Mingzhu would respond obediently every time.
After calling He Chuyan, Jiang Mingzhu had already walked to the door of the hospital.
While standing on the roadside waiting for a taxi, a black SUV suddenly stopped in front of me.
The other party's car parked aggressively and unreasonably, causing a gust of wind.
Jiang Mingzhu frowned dissatisfied and took a step back subconsciously.
The driver's door of the car was opened, and Jiang Mingzhu raised her head and looked over.
At a glance, she thought she was hallucinating.
