between light and shadow

21

While Zhao Qiping was operating on Li Yaman, Ji Bai and Li Xunran hurried over to visit Tang Chuan.

Li Xunran used Tang Chuan's text message to obtain a search warrant, and Fang Hong was nowhere to be seen when he arrived at Fang's house.Tang Chuan guessed that Fang Hong was going to abscond, and the most likely place to find him was the airport.Xunran was busy arranging for them to go back to the police station, and when he was about to rush to the airport, he saw that Tang Chuan was in so much pain that he could barely move, so he knew he was injured.

Xunran led a few police officers around the airport for a few times, and finally found Fang Hong. He was indeed planning to go abroad, but he insisted on not revealing where he was going. Of course, Xunran could investigate these later.Fang Hong is currently being detained at the police station, but has kept silent and refused to cooperate with the police.

On the way to find Tang Chuan, Ji Bai finally received a text message from Mingcheng, saying that he would report to Ji Bai after finishing some personal matters.None of these guys are worry-free, Ji Bai muttered a few words.

As soon as the two entered Tang Chuan's ward, they saw Tang Chuan, who was half lying on the bed, and Xiang Ziying, who was sitting by the bed, seemed to be arguing about something.

"what happened?"

When Xiang Ziying saw Ji Bai and Li Xunran, she immediately blushed and fell silent.

Tang Chuan looked calm and composed, "We are talking about marriage, but she doesn't agree."

Both Ji Bai and Li Xunran were dumbfounded, unable to understand the situation for a while.

"You two want to get married?" Ji Bai reconfirmed in disbelief.

"No more!" Xiang Ziying could be seen to be very nervous, but she still stammered and hurriedly clarified, "We are... nothing..."

"Who said that you must become a couple first before you can get married? Those who are married by fingertips, and those who are on blind dates, they didn't even know each other before, let alone us..."

Tang Chuan paused suddenly, and pressed his chest to bear the pain, as if he had pulled the wound.

"Don't be so excited, didn't you break your ribs, please speak slowly." Ji Bai looked at Tang Chuan angrily.

"I respect you, that's why I hope to give you a title, otherwise I wouldn't be bothered to go through those red tapes." Tang Chuan ignored Ji Bai, and continued to try to persuade Xiang Ziying, "Marriage is a matter between the two of us. Just be happy and comfortable together, why bother what other people think.”

"But, people have to be mentally prepared." Xiang Ziying lowered her head and said softly, looking aggrieved.

"Brother Tang, I won't help you anymore. How can anyone propose like this? Be careful to scare them away." Xun Ran couldn't help but interject.

"What happened to you at Fang Hong's house? Or were you stimulated by something?" Ji Bai knew that Tang Chuan would occasionally do some unusual things, and a genius with a high IQ would always have a little different ideas from ordinary people, but this time It really opened Ji Bai's eyes.

"We've always gotten along very well. This time just proved that we can trust and support each other no matter what the situation is. Isn't a marriage built on these foundations? Now that we have both..."

Tang Chuan frowned again and reached out to press his chest. Seeing this, Xiang Ziying hurriedly helped Tang Chuan to lie down, "Okay, okay, stop talking, you should lie down first."

"There must be a result." Tang Chuan looked at Xiang Ziying resolutely.

"You can do whatever you want." Xiang Ziying felt a little helpless but couldn't help but smile softly.

"Is that okay?"

Li Xunran approached Ji Bai's ear with a miraculous expression and whispered, but Tang Chuan still heard him.

Tang Chuan raised his eyebrows triumphantly, seeing Ji Bai and Xun Ran looking at him with half a smile, "You two are an eyesore here."

"The newlyweds are going to drive away, let's go."

Ji Bai patted Xun Ran's shoulder, and when he turned to leave, he was stopped by Tang Chuan.

"Wait! Tang Xin hasn't arrived yet?"

Tang Chuan was injured and Annie had a miscarriage. Ji Bai felt that it was necessary to let Tang Xin know. As a result, Tang Xin hurried back on the fastest flight after receiving the call.Ji Bai looked at his watch, guessing that she should be here soon, so he decided to wait for her in the hospital lobby.Xun Ran wanted to go to the operating room to check on Li Yaman's condition.

"The operation shouldn't be over so quickly, so hurry up and take a rest."

Tang Chuan said he was chasing people away, but he actually hoped that the two of them could take a rest.For the past two days, everyone has hardly stopped for this case.

"I'm fine, but brother, he hasn't rested for almost 48 hours." Xun Ran looked at Ji Bai's back just as he walked out of the ward, "You don't know how worried he was during the time you disappeared."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"fine!"

Xun Ran showed that sunny smile again, waved to Tang Chuan and Zi Ying, and continued to stride out with a straight body.

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Wen Wen received a notification from the police that Fang Hong was invited back to the police station to assist in the investigation and was still being detained. Then he heard that Li Yaman was arrested and a batch of drugs and drug-making tools were found in the factory.When it was too late to digest all this, she received another call from Mingcheng.Mingcheng said he wanted to see her.Wenwen hurried to Mingcheng's house without thinking too much.

When Wenwen walked into Mingcheng's room with a blank mind, he saw that the surroundings had been cleaned up, and Mingcheng even packed his luggage.

"Are you leaving?" Wenwen thought that Mingcheng was also wanted and must abscond.

Mingcheng acquiesced, "We won't meet again in the future."

Mingcheng was saying goodbye to her.Wenwen suddenly smiled with tears in his eyes.Before leaving, Mingcheng still remembered her and was willing to see her, which showed that Mingcheng still cared about her.

"Let me go with you."

As expected, Mingcheng shook his head and refused.

"Now I'm the only one left, the only thing I care about is you, let me go with you!"

"Do you know that both your father and Li Yaman were betrayed by me?"

Wenwen was taken aback, and looked at Mingcheng in disbelief.

"I'm a policeman."

Seeing Wenwen's surprised and innocent eyes, Mingcheng couldn't bear to lower his head after all, he couldn't look directly at her.He knew that he had hurt the girl in front of him many times, and he couldn't even forgive himself.He originally wanted to leave quietly and let himself disappear from Fang Wenwen's world, but he was reluctant after all.Maybe he has already fallen in love with this girl, but he has been unwilling and afraid to admit it.

Wenwen stepped forward to hold Mingcheng tightly, buried his head in Mingcheng's arms, his voice trembled slightly because of excitement, "I knew you were not that kind of person! You have always been the one in my heart!"

Wenwen was a little incoherent because of being too excited, but she didn't care, she only knew that she didn't love this person wrongly.

Mingcheng's body was a little stiff, as if he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand, but let Wenwen hug him tightly.He thought that Wenwen would turn around and leave or step forward to slap him, but at this moment he could only smell the scent of her hair, so gentle and so reluctant to part with.

"You don't blame me?"

Wen Wen desperately shook his head.She once complained about his ruthlessness, but she just couldn't let go of this man who was so distant and so close.Now Wenwen finally understands that his coldness and rejection are actually protecting her.Wenwen made up her mind that she would never let go this time.

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When Tang Xin hurried into the hospital, she immediately saw that handsome and tall man in the corner, her third brother.She stepped forward lightly, and saw Ji Bai leaning slightly on the back of the chair with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

Tang Xin sat down beside Ji Bai, looking at Ji Bai's exhausted face, it seemed that he had a few more gray hairs, knowing that he had a hard time these days, she couldn't help reaching out to touch his chin with distress. No time to trim the stubble.

Ji Bai suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Tang Xin's hand. Tang Xin let out a soft cry from the pain of being scratched.It was only then that Ji Bai saw clearly that it was Tang Xin, and hurriedly let go of his hand.

"Are you OK?"

Seeing Tang Xin rubbing her sore arm from being scratched, and shaking her head aggrievedly, Ji Bai couldn't help laughing, "Sneaking up on the criminal police, you really don't want to live anymore?"

"I see you are so tired, so I don't want to wake you up!"

"That's right." Ji Bai rubbed his temples, "Thinking about waiting for you, I fell asleep before I knew it."

"What happened, are they all okay? Why are they all in the hospital?"

"It's a long story... let's go see your brother first."

When Ji Bai stood up and wanted to take a step, he suddenly swayed and fell down again. Tang Xin only had time to support Ji Bai to prevent him from falling down.

"what happened?"

Ji Bai couldn't say a word, his head fell on Tang Xin's shoulder and passed out.Tang Xin panicked, only knowing how to support Ji Bai's body that was heavier than her, and kept calling for third brother, but Ji Bai didn't respond.Tang Xin had never seen such a weak third brother with that pale, bloodless face.

The blood clot in Ji Bai's brain became larger and needed emergency surgery.When he was put on the surgical gown and lay on the stretcher, Ji Bai suddenly woke up, his consciousness was still a little fuzzy, but he looked around as if he was looking for something.Then he found Tang Xin who had been staying by the hospital bed.Ji Bai stretched out his hand with difficulty, Tang Xin hastily held it tightly, that thick but somewhat cold hand.

"I'm always here. I'll wait for you."

Ji Bai smiled slightly and closed his eyes again.

After watching Ji Bai being pushed into the operating room and the heavy door closed, Tang Xin fell weakly on the chair in the corridor.She kept telling herself that the third brother will be fine, be strong, and when the third brother wakes up, he will see his brave self, but her body still trembles involuntarily.

Tang Chuan had just taken the medicine and fell asleep, and he didn't know about Ji Bai's emergency operation.Zhao Qiping finished the operation on Li Yaman, and when he came out, he saw Ji Bai being pushed into the operating room.Even though this was already a common thing in the hospital, Zhao Qiping still couldn't help sighing softly.He persuaded Xunran for a long time, saying that the operation would take several hours, and Annie also wanted Tang Xin's company, so Tang Xin was reluctant to go to Annie's ward.After being bustling and bustling for a while, the operating room finally returned to calm, leaving only Li Xunran waiting alone.

Li Xunran leaned his head against the wall behind the chair, looking at the ceiling thoughtfully.After an unknown amount of time, Xiaomin came, sat down beside Xunran and offered a bottle of water, Xunran shook her head and did not take it.

"what time is it now?"

Xiaomin looked at her watch, "It's more than one o'clock."

It was only past one o'clock in the morning, and Xun Ran suddenly felt that the night was so long, and he was already a little tired.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I remember you asked me if I was seriously injured several times as a policeman, did I ever get scared, and did I ever think about giving up being a policeman?"

"Ah."

"Actually, I really don't feel anything when I'm hurt. What scares me the most is seeing people around you get hurt but you can't do anything about it. That kind of helplessness and helplessness makes me feel useless. So, since I have this ability now, I I hope I can do my best to protect those who need protection. I believe brother and Dr. Zhao have the same idea, and you too, right?"

"Me, I really thought about giving up at first. The job of a nurse is hard and often scolded. It's not easy to persevere."

"But you stayed."

"Otherwise I might not have met you."

Li Xunran suddenly leaned his head forward and kissed Xiaomin's cheek.With a blushing face, Xiaomin slapped Xunran lightly, "It's not good to be seen by others!"

"There's no one here."

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Ji Bai stayed in the hospital for several weeks, and today he was finally discharged home.The operation was successful, but he still needs time to recuperate. The police force specially gave him a six-month leave.However, Tang Xin was the only one who came to pick him up from the hospital. She said that everyone was waiting for Ji Bai to go back to eat at home.

Opening the door and walking into a familiar home, the smell of food wafted through his nostrils, and Ji Bai suddenly became refreshed.Seeing that Tang Chuan was still sitting leisurely on the sofa reading a book.

"I knew that those kitchen jobs would definitely not be your share."

"My wife loves me." Tang Chuan raised his eyebrows triumphantly, and patted the sofa beside him to signal Ji Bai to sit down.

"I'm going to see if they burned my kitchen down."

Coincidentally, Xiang Ziying came out of the kitchen at this time, saying that there were not enough drinks for Tang Chuan to buy, and Tang Chuan readily agreed.

"Quite obedient." Ji Bai snickered.

Tang Chuan turned his head and pointed at Ji Bai not to be outdone, "I'll bring back a few more bottles of red wine and beer, but you can't drink them."

The kitchen is bustling.Xiaomin was frying noodles, and Xiang Ziying's beer chicken was cooking in a pot next to her. Annie pulled Tang Xin to help make sandwiches and salads, and Zhao Qiping prepared grilled lamb chops.After looking around, Ji Bai could only laugh and cry.

"What are these, neither Chinese nor Western."

"You can make whatever you want to eat, and it doesn't matter what the combination is." Li Xunran said.

Seeing that Xunran was cleaning a big fish, Ji Bai eagerly rolled up his sleeves, "I'll do it!"

"Brother, can't you let me show off my skills?"

"Leave him alone, he kept shouting in the hospital," Tang Xin said with a smile, "If he can't hold a gun, let him hold a knife."

"How do you say that I look like a thug who likes to use knives and guns."

Ji Bai was talking, but he couldn't wait to take the knife from Xun Ran's hand.

Zhao Qiping on the side studied the oven and shook his head, "Your oven is not good, it seems to be broken, I'd better take it back to my house and bake it."

"I'm still planning to grill the fish, so I'll take it to your side later." Xun Ran gave up his seat to Ji Bai, then turned around and washed his hands.

"Is this fish going to be grilled? I want to eat it steamed."

"Isn't it strange to eat steamed fish at this time?"

"Didn't you say you can make whatever you want? Steam it!"

"You discuss slowly, I'm leaving!"

Zhao Qiping picked up the plate of lamb chops and opened the door to go back to his home next door.

About an hour later, the dinner table is full of delicious food.The doorbell rang, Xun Ran ran to open the door, and saw Tang Chuan returning with a bag of drinks in his arms, followed by Ming Cheng and Wen Wen who happened to meet downstairs.

It was Ji Bai who invited Mingcheng and Wenwen over.It's also time for everyone to sit down and chat about family affairs, as colleagues or friends, and Mingcheng has been transferred to Tong City as a clerk, and he will leave in two days.It was Mingcheng's own wish to switch to a civilian job, and he felt that he needed some time to readjust himself.

In addition, a university in the United States hired Tang Chuan as a professor, and he will take Xiang Ziying to the United States next week.After Tang Chuan leaves, the house in 1801 will be handed over to Tang Xin, Ji Bai will move in to live with Tang Xin, and the house in 1803 will be reserved for Xunran and Xiaomin. Anyway, they plan to get married respectively, but next year will be the soonest .

"In this case, you should prepare wedding gifts for us first!" Annie happily bit the sandwich that Zhao Qiping fed her.

Originally, Anne also thought that this marriage would not be possible.At first they decided to get married temporarily because they had a child, and then the child was gone. Annie thought that Zhao Qiping would have no reason to get married, but he insisted on the wedding going ahead as planned.

"Maybe we just lost something that didn't belong to us, but this reminds us once again to cherish everything we have. There are some sorrows that we can't stop, but we can create our own happiness."

Ji Bai finally won a small glass of wine for himself.In fact, I am afraid that there are not many people who can stop what he wants to insist on.He raised his glass contentedly, "Come on, have a drink."

"For ideals and beliefs!"

(Finish)