My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 150
Chapter 150 Begging for Her Attention
“What’s the matter?” Qin Jinhuan’s chilly voice made Mu Yu twitch her lips. He was quite masterful at acting as if he could fool anyone into thinking that the caller was not Yin Anran. While she was judging him silently, he told the caller that he was busy and ended the call. Even so, he stared at the phone for a while before putting it away.
“Hmph. Don’t act like you don’t care and hang up on her when you secretly wanted to talk to her!” Mu Yu sneered and gave him a side-eye.
“It’s a call from Xi.”
“Xi?” Mu Yu instantly thought of the fact that Qin Chengxi was sick. “Oh right, Xi said that he has terminal illness. Is that true?”
“I’m not sure.”
“Didn’t you investigate it?”
“That is none of my business.”
“How is that none of your business? He’s your younger brother!”
“I don’t have a younger brother.”
“You…” Mu Yu was rather speechless. “Alright. I admit that his parents are jerks, but Xi is a nice kid. He even helped us once.”
“You helped him too.”
Mu Yu realized that he was referring to that one time when she pleaded for Qin Wentao and his wife after the Phoenix Gully incident. She was at a loss for words but proceeded to ask about the call just now, “What did Xi say in the call?”
“Why are you dizzy again today? Are you fatigued from work or do you have deficiencies in your diet?”
“What on earth did Xi talk about in the call?”
Qin Jinhuan obviously changed the topic because he didn’t want to talk about Qin Chengxi, but Mu Yu did not let him off the hook. She ignored his question and continued to press on in a serious manner as if she would harass him until he gave a satisfactory answer.
“He asked to meet up.”
“Was that all? Did he mention something else?”
“Nope.”
After giving it some thought, Mu Yu remarked with a serious expression, “Xi is usually scared of you and couldn’t even bring himself to greet you. Since he mustered the courage to call you today, there must be some important matter which he wanted to talk about. I still think that you should meet up with him to understand the situation.”
Qin Jinhuan was indifferent. “If he really has something important to talk about, he will call me back. Even if he does not contact me, he’ll reach out to you.”
“He does not have my number.”
“As long as he set his heart to it, he’ll get your number somehow.”
“Why don’t you give me his number? I’ll call him to check on what he wanted to discuss with you.” Even though Qin Jinhuan’s words made sense, Mu Yu was still concerned.
“There’s no need for that.”
“Huan!”
“You worry yourself with too many concerns. That’s why you get dizzy all the time.” Qin Jinhuan pulled her into his embrace. “Get some rest for a few days when you’re home.”
“A few days?” Mu Yu instantly spotted the underlying meaning of his words and perked up. “I will go home and take a good rest today, but I’ll be at work tomorrow! Don’t you ever think about taking leave on my behalf without my knowledge!”
“It’s not called taking leave. It’s called comp time.”
“There’s no need for that. The concept of comp time does not exist in my dictionary.”
Qin Jinhuan laughed upon hearing her response, and he parroted her previous reply, “Your dictionary must be counterfeit. Stop using it and get a genuine version for yourself.”
Mu Yu rolled her eyes at him and swiftly changed the topic. “If I told you that the concept of comp time did not exist in my mind, were you going to think that I am a dingbat?”
“Sure. Should we get a replacement for it at the pig farm?”
“How dare you say that I have a pig’s brain? Do you want to be pinched?”
“Hey!” Qin Jinhuan was agile and he instantly gripped her hand that was about to pinch him as he grinned. “There’s nothing bad with a pig’s brain. It only knows how to eat and sleep. It doesn’t think and worry about anything else. How happy and carefree is that?”
“And wait until the day it gets to three hundred pounds for slaughter?”
“Well, not necessarily to be slaughtered. It can be my pet too.”
“Hmph.”
“Of course, it can be the other way round; I can be your pet and wait for you obediently in our room.”
Mu Yu turned beet red and spat, “Since you are dying to be a pet, I’ll send you to the pig farm and throw you into the sty right now. You’ll have the best fun in your life.”
“I don’t want that. I just want your attention. Darling, come to me.” Qin Jinhuan coaxed her as he planted a kiss on her cheek when she was not looking.
“Hey there!”
The tires screeched to a halt as Bian Zijun stamped on the brakes and turned to ask her, “Young mistress, what are your orders?”
“Ouch!” Mu Yu who was not seated in balance was taken aback by the braking and was yanked forward. Thankfully, Qin Jinhuan grabbed her in time. “Why are you driving like that?”
“Huh? Uh… I’m sorry, Boss.” Bian Zijun finally realized that there was a misunderstanding and felt embarrassed as he turned around hurriedly to start the car.
In the beginning, Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan flirted with each other with hushed voices but she suddenly yelled out when she was kissed by Qin Jinhuan. Hence, Bian Zijun who was driving mistakenly thought that she was calling for his attention.
“It’s your fault! You always joke around without consideration for the situation!” Feeling extremely embarrassed, Mu Yu glared at Qin Jinhuan and chided him in a low voice.
“Let’s joke around when we’re back in our room then,” Qin Jinhuan whispered in her ear with an emphasis on “our room”, which made her blush. She thus took the chance to pinch him hard on his thigh when he was not looking.
“Ouch… Darling, you’re crossing a line. Can’t I joke with you?” He pretended to be wronged.
“Some jokes are appropriate and some are not!”
“I only said to joke around in our room. I didn’t mean anything else. Darling, you must have imagined something more than that.”
“Shut up!” Mu Yu was both embarrassed and irritated. “Looks like you really wanted to sleep on the sofa tonight!”
“I don’t want to sleep on the sofa. Darling, stuff my mouth with something.” Qin Jinhuan grinned cheekily as he inched closer to Mu Yu.
“I’ll stuff a smelly sock into your mouth,” she remarked and was tickled by her own response as she laughed with her hand covering her mouth. Her contagious laughter infected him as well.
“Alright.” After a fit of laughter, Mu Yu turned solemn again and stared at him in his face to warn him, “Be polite to Chief Rong from now on! He is my superior after all. Plus, he has always taken good care of me.”
“Your role as Madam Qin is higher than his rank. Of course he has to take good care of you.”
“If you say so, I will forbid Chief Rong to contact you when anything happens to me at work.”
Qin Jinhuan smiled. “If I’m too courteous to him, he’ll feel uncomfortable.”
“What do you know? He probably would feel more at ease.” Mu Yu changed the topic again. “As for Xi, whether you acknowledge him or not, he is still your younger brother. If he really has terminal illness, his useless parents will not be of much support. He’ll have to rely on the help of his invincible, one-of-a-kind and matchless big brother.”
“Oh?” He smiled and lifted a brow. “Am I that capable?”
“Of course! You are a powerful man in my eyes.” Seeing that he was happy, Mu Yu continued to coax him. “Don’t ruin your image in my mind over a petty issue like that!”
To be honest, Mu Yu had been doubtful of the idea that Qin Chengxi had terminal illness. However, she witnessed him calling Qin Jinhuan to meet up despite always being fearful of his big brother. This anomaly made her feel that something was off. If he did not experience a great difficulty, he would not have made that phone call. On top of that, Qin Wentao and his wife had been faring well lately, so the call must be solely about Qin Chengxi himself. The difficulty that he was going through must be the confession that he made to Shang Qi in the morning.
Mu Yu had always had a good impression of Qin Chengxi and felt sorry for the young man who had been sickly since a young age. Although he was only one year younger than her, his timid nature prompted her to look after him like he was a little brother with a huge age gap between them. As long as Qin Jinhuan was willing to help Qin Chengxi, she would not mind coaxing her husband for a little more.
However, instead of making a stance, Qin Jinhuan gave her an ambiguous look. “How would you repay me if I help him out?”
Mu Yu could not stand him anymore and looked at him in disdain. “Hmph! He’s your little brother. You made him sound like he’s my little brother.”
“I will not have anything to do with him…”
“Can you not be so heartless?” Seeing that he had closed his eyes in an indifferent manner, Mu Yu had no choice but to ask him tentatively, “What kind of reward do you want?”
Qin Jinhuan opened an eye to peek at her before closing it. “I dislike the pillow between us on the bed.”
“You…” You beast! All you think about is to remove that pillow between us! She berated him silently but she commented, “Deal.”
The pillow had to be removed someday anyway.
Qin Jinhuan moved his cheek toward her. “One more kiss, please.”
“Don’t be greedy!”
“Quick. I need to make the call after the kiss.” Qin Jinhuan had taken out his phone. Mu Yu snorted as she puffed her cheeks. She reluctantly planted a swift kiss on his cheek. Satisfied, he made a call and briefly issued his orders.
“I hope that Xi will be fine.” Mu Yu silently prayed for Qin Chengxi.
When they reached home, it was not dinner time yet. Mu Yu saw that grandpa was sitting in the living room and immediately went over to chat with him. Seeing that, Qin Jinhuan entered the study for his own business.
After dinner, Mu Yu took grandpa for a stroll in their garden before returning to her room. Since grandpa had some heart complications, she did not mention a word to grandpa. Plus, she was not completely sure about Qin Chengxi’s condition.
Back in her room, she was alone because Qin Jinhuan had some unfinished work to tend to and was too busy to flirt with her. When he focused on his laptop, she washed her face and lay on the bed to do research for the case on her notebook. Since she was tired from the day, she dozed off while she was reading. She slept until she was woken up again by a call from Rong Jian.
“The DNA paternity test result is out. Wang Linhua is Kiki’s biological father. I also received a trustworthy source indicating that Wang Linhua had been to An City a few months ago,” Rong Jian informed her.
Now, Mu Yu was fully awake as she exclaimed, “If that is true, Wang Linhua is most probably the murderer of Zhao Yongli. It’s plausible that he went to Huacheng at this time to kill Zhao Yongli’s ex-wife!”
“That’s very likely. However, even the police have not been able to contact his ex-wife Gong Lilan. I think it wouldn’t be easy for Wang Linhua to find her too.”
“Chief Rong, have you arrived in Huacheng?”
“Yes. Wang Linhua is not found yet. I have to request the help of the Huacheng Police Department. That’s all for now. I’ll contact you when I’m back.” Rong Jian hurriedly ended the call after that.
Mu Yu instantly walked over to Qin Jinhuan’s side in her home slippers looking concerned. “You guessed right. Wang Linhua did not first come to An City half a month ago. He is also the biological father of Kiki. Based on the information we have, he is definitely the murderer of Zhao Yongli. Too bad we let him escape today. He is probably in Huacheng now to murder Zhao Yongli’s ex-wife. Sigh… I hope that Chief Rong could track him down soon to prevent another tragedy.”
Qin Jinhuan stopped what he was doing and comforted her with a smile, “I heard that since the divorce, Zhao Yongli’s ex-wife had disappeared from the public’s eye with her daughter. Now, even the police could not find them. In other words, she had guessed that Wang Linhua would intentionally seek revenge. That was why she got a divorce from Zhao Yongli and went into hiding. My guess is that she’s not in Huacheng now and Wang Linhua’s effort was for nothing. As for Rong Jian and his team, they don’t have to waste their time in Huacheng. It’s best that they come back earlier to keep an eye on Kiki and set up traps for Wang Linhua.”
At the mention of Kiki, her bare-faced photo flashed across Mu Yu’s mind. Mu Yu was again overwhelmed by waves of fear that led to a change in her expression.
“Yu, what happened?” Qin Jinhuan sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly stood up to support her.
“I…”
At that moment, his phone rang on the table. The caller was Wen Zeyu, so he immediately freed up one hand to take the call.
“What? Xi committed suicide?”