My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 151

Chapter 151 A Suspicious Suicide
“Xi committed suicide?” Mu Yu felt struck by thunder. The fear from before dissipated as she frantically tugged at Qin Jinhuan’s sleeve. “He isn’t in a critical condition, is he?”

Qin Jinhuan ignored her and focused only on the conversation on the phone. Noticing his blank expression, Mu Yu was nervous and worried. Without making a noise, she pressed her ear near his phone to listen to Wen Zeyu’s report.

“He’s still in the emergency room and is not out of danger yet. I’m not sure about the reason behind the suicide.”

“What did Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun say about it?”

“Them?” Wen Zeyu snorted in disdain and fury. “Ying asked them why Xi had committed suicide, but they still had the guts to spew nonsense. They told her that Xi did not commit suicide and that he had accidentally taken too many sleeping pills instead. Don’t you think they are being ridiculous? Xi isn’t a child anymore. Even if he had mistaken the sleeping pills for his medicine, he would not have taken the entire bottle of pills!”

Hearing that, Qin Jinhuan paused for a moment and asked, “I requested in the afternoon that you investigate his illness. How’s the progress?”

“I have sent someone to work on it, but there’s no news yet. I’ll call them to check later.”

“Xi happens to be in Fraternity Hospital now. Ying could perform a checkup on him.”

“Oh, you’re right! I almost forgot about that. Sure, I’ll give Ying a call now.” After that, Wen Zeyu hurriedly ended the call.

“I’m going to change my clothes.” Seeing that Qin Jinhuan had stored away his phone into the pocket, Mu Yu turned to head to the dressing room.

“Why are you changing clothes so late at night?”

Upon hearing that, Mu Yu instantly stopped and asked, “Aren’t we going to visit Xi at the hospital?”

“We’re not.” Qin Jinhuan shut his notebook and walked over to the bathroom.

“Why not?” Mu Yu looked astonished. Just now when he received the call from Wen Zeyu, she could tell that he was rather worried about Qin Chengxi’s condition.

“I’m not a doctor. Furthermore, if he cannot be resuscitated, there’s no point of me being there.”

“Gosh! Can you not be a jinx?” Mu Yu was apparently angered now. “It’s fine if you don’t want to visit him, but you should not curse him like that! Regardless of anything, he’s still your brother! It’s an undeniable fact.”

Seeing that Qin Jinhuan had entered the bathroom in silence, she immediately followed him. But before she could reach the door, he had slammed it shut. She heard the sound of water flowing from the tap after that.

His indifference angered her and she started to bang on the bathroom door. “Qin Jinhuan, you must visit Xi! Who knows, he might have committed suicide because of your refusal to meet up! He must have needed your help by proposing to meet you.

After all, you’re his invincible elder brother, whom he thought would have the best shot at saving him! Your refusal to meet up was like ending his last hope! I reminded you that Xi had a terminal illness but you still chose to turn a blind eye to it. Now that he has attempted suicide, landing him in the emergency room, his fate unknown, yet you still act as if nothing has happened! Qin Jinhuan, do you know that you’re extremely heartless? Don’t you care about your family at all? Qin Jinhuan, open the door now! Come out!”

However, no matter how she scolded and yelled at him, the only sound heard from the other side was the flowing water. The silence dragged on and his lack of response disappointed her.

Even so, she waited for him with patience. She wanted to wait until he emerged from the bathroom for a serious conversation.

After a while, the water sounds stopped. Mu Yu stood at the door silently, waiting for him to open it.

Soon, the door was opened and he emerged from the bathroom in a bathrobe. Seeing that she was still standing there, he dried his hair with a towel and asked nonchalantly, “It’s late. Why aren’t you sleeping?”

Trying her best to suppress her anger, she stared at him calmly. “Are you really not going to visit Xi?”

“Nope.”

“You’re his brother! Your younger brother is facing death. How could you be so cruel?”

“How could he be my brother? Do I have any relationship with him?” Qin Jinhuan suddenly exploded in rage and threw the towel onto the floor. “You keep saying that we’re related, but I am sorry to inform you that the only relationship between him and me is that he’s the son of the woman who had caused my mother’s death! How can you expect me to take care of a guy like that? It’s good enough that I didn’t step all over him! I am warning you now: if you address him as my brother one more time, I’ll ask you to get out immediately!”

Not expecting him to blow up and to ask her to get lost, Mu Yu went blank for a moment and felt wronged as she stood at the same spot silently with tears in her eyes.

Qin Jinhuan probably had not foreseen himself losing his temper. After blurting out the hurtful remarks, he suddenly regretted his words upon seeing Mu Yu close to tears. He hesitated but did not go up to console her. Instead, he tightened the sash on his bathrobe and went out of the room.

Mu Yu stared blankly at his figure that disappeared from the door. She didn’t ask him to stay nor follow him out. Later, she turned to enter the dressing room while sniffling.

At the dressing room door, she decided to walk back to the bed and find Wen Zeyu’s contact from her phone. After giving it some thought, she chose not to call him but to dial Ying’s number. Ying told her that Qin Chengxi was out of danger to her great relief. Mu Yu continued to ask about Qin Chengxi’s terminal illness.

“Xi… He does not have any terminal illness.”

“Really?” Mu Yu was elated to hear that but pressed on with doubt, “What illness does he have then?”

“Nothing serious. Just a light illness.”

“What’s the light illness?”

“Regarding that… Anyway, it’s not a serious issue. Yu, I have to do my rounds now.”

“Ying!” Feeling that Ying was rather avoidant and vague in her reply, Mu Yu hurriedly called out to her. “Is Xi really going to be okay?”

“Don’t worry, Yu. He’s going to be fine. It’s a small issue that will not become an obstacle.”

“Alright, you should get going.”

“I’ll talk to you later.”

After Mu Yu ended the call, she sat on the bed and fell into a deep thought. She felt that the situation was rather odd. Since Qin Chengxi only had a small health issue instead of a terminal illness, was his health a valid motivating factor behind his suicide? Something was off.

Qin Chengxi took a break from his studies and was unemployed at home, so the external factors would play an insignificant role in his suicide. Since he did not have major health issues, could his family issues be the factor behind his suicide?

Mu Yu shook her head as she could not figure out a logical reason.

Although Dong Yueyun was strict toward Qin Chengxi, he was still her only son who could be used to vie for a larger share of the Qin Family’s inheritance. Hence, she would not have treated him that bad. Family issues were not a valid motivation for the suicide then.

Ruling out other possibilities through the elimination process, the only possible reason of the suicide was romantic relationships. Could Xi’s suicide be caused by Shang Qi’s aggressive pursuit? She considered the possibility but ended up shaking her head again.

Even though Qin Chengxi had rejected Shang Qi’s romantic advance, he did not seem to hate Shang Qi based on the observation that he had readily accepted Shang Qi’s care and allowed the latter to send him home. Maybe Xi did not want a romantic relationship but was open to becoming friends with Shang Qi. After all, Shang Qi truly cared about Xi and had never forced him into anything.

She could not figure it out.

Mu Yu felt the need to clarify the actual reason that drove Qin Chengxi to suicide. Only so could she address his issue from the roots. If not, she could not be sure if he would attempt suicide again.

Out of care and concern for Qin Chengxi, she decided to check on him at the hospital.

After she changed her clothes, she left the dressing room. She saw Qin Jinhuan’s study door left ajar and the study was brightly lit. When she passed by the study, she unconsciously slowed down to steal a glance at the inside. However, the slit was too narrow for her to observe anything, and she could not determine if he was in there.

Instead of pushing open the study door, she chose to go downstairs instead.

By now, Mu Yu had realized that the brotherly love that she emphasized to Qin Jinhuan was a hurtful subject matter to him. Although Dong Yueyun did not kill his mother directly, she had indirectly caused the death of his mother. Therefore, it was understandable that he did not want to forgive her and to see Qin Chengxi as his brother.

On this matter, Mu Yu felt that she had acted on her ego and should not have dictated the emotional response of Qin Jinhuan. Anyway, her original intention was benign as she wished for the Qin Family to be united and to move forward in peace. After all, there were only a few members left in the family.

She understood that she shouldn’t have made decisions without regard for his feelings, which was why she had endured his yelling, scolding and threats despite feeling wronged. However, she did not anticipate him slamming the door and leaving her alone. Not only that, he did not attempt to reconcile with her at all. Didn’t that show how insignificant she was to him?

If so, why would she bother to show her enthusiasm only to be given the cold shoulder? As she ruminated, she walked out of the entrance.

Before she could walk further away into the garden, she heard some movements behind her, causing her to turn around. She saw a car stopping beside her, from which Bian Zijun exited to hold open the car door for her as he enquired, “Young mistress, where do you wish to go?”

Feeling odd, she reflexively stole a glance at the window of Qin Jinhuan’s study but could not believe her own guess. Therefore, she asked Bian Zijun, “Why aren’t you sleeping? It’s late.”

“I have been playing Fight the Landlord mobile game with my friends but I drove the car out under the order of the Boss. Young mistress, where do you want to go this late at night?”

“To Fraternity Hospital.” While answering, Mu Yu entered the car and stared at the French windows of Qin Jinhuan’s study from the other side of the car window.

The curtains on the French windows were drawn. The view of the study could not be seen with only a few rays of light from the curtain gap. However, she suspected that Qin Jinhuan was standing behind the curtain right now to peep at her via the gap.

Although it was her own reverie, the imagination was enough to make her cool off. At the end of the day, she never wanted to fight with him as she cared a lot for him.

Her mood calmed down very soon, and the relaxation allowed her to think more clearly.

Not long after the car drove out, Mu Yu recalled Qin Jinhuan’s analysis of Wang Linhua and subsequently phoned Rong Jian to convey the information. It turned out that Rong Jian had figured it out as well and was therefore on his way back to An City. Mu Yu felt happy and secretly praised Qin Jinhuan’s sharp observations.

Her blues were all gone after the call. She leaned onto the seat to continue guessing the reason behind Qin Chengxi’s suicide.

At the same time, Qin Jinhuan who had indeed been peeking from behind the curtains saw Bian Zijun’s car driving out of the courtyard. He then went back to the study table and sat down to think with closed eyes. A long time later, he was alerted by the ringing phone. It was a call from Wen Zeyu which he immediately received.

“Huan, are you at home?” Sensing the worry in Wen Zeyu’s voice, Qin Jinhuan replied, “Yes, I am. What happened?”

“It’s about Xi’s secret, which is also the reason for his suicide. It’s inconvenient for us to talk over the phone. You have to come out now and we’ll meet at Gloria Hotel.”

“Alright.” Qin Jinhuan stored away his phone and changed his clothes before rushing to Gloria Hotel with Huang Bo and headed straight to his reserved room number 8088.

When he pushed open the door, he saw Ying there as well, which came as a surprise.

“Huan, look at this! Quick!” Wen Zeyu immediately dragged Qin Jinhuan to the front of the laptop and pointed at the screen with a furious look.

Qin Jinhuan bent over and observed the screen as his face turned ashen at the contents. At last, he punched the screen and cursed through gritted teeth, “B*stard! F*cking b*stard!”