Chapter 83

When Qin Yan left the school, she ran into the director of the medical teaching and research group, Jia Jiang.

"Qin Yan, I've heard a bit about your situation. If you want to stay at the school, I can help you find a way," Jia Jiang said.

He wore black-rimmed glasses, looked gentle and refined, and carried an air of scholarly grace. Because he was mild-mannered, he got along very well with the students.

She had once followed him to participate in quite a few competitions, so her memory of him was quite good.

"Thank you, Teacher Jia," Qin Yan thanked him.

Jia Jiang stared at her for a long while before finally revealing a gentle smile, "Alright then, don't stand on ceremony with me. Call me if you need anything."

Qin Yan nodded and waved goodbye to him.

Du Linze, standing to the side, pursed his lips in disdain, "Fake."

Qin Yan was puzzled, "Why do you say that? I heard Teacher Shi's evaluation of him was quite fair."

"Heh, I can only say he acts well," Du Linze retorted.

Qin Yan couldn't guess his thoughts, but since he didn't like the topic, she didn't bring it up again.

She went to the address Shi Yuanhong had sent; it was a hotel.

She walked into the room and saw that Shi Yuanhong had already showered, was wearing a hotel bathrobe, and was pouring wine.

Seeing her arrive, he picked up a glass of wine and lifted his chin at her.

"Come over and have a drink."

Qin Yan walked over generously, sat down opposite him, picked up the wine glass, and asked, "You're quite the romantic. Is this the same trick you use on other women?"

Shi Yuanhong drank a sip on his own, glanced at her, and said, "You're still the same as before—sharp-tongued. To put it bluntly, you're still just a girl from the countryside with low emotional intelligence who doesn't know how to read the room."

Qin Yan clicked her tongue internally. Coming from the countryside didn't mean she ate his rice, so why the need to belittle her like that?

"When I was in class, I met a female student who is pregnant. Do you want that girl to keep the child?"

Shi Yuanhong laughed out loud as if he had heard a particularly ridiculous joke, "An unwanted seed created by accident—what's there to keep? Qin Yan, we haven't even done anything yet, and you're already worried? Are you looking forward to it that much?"

Qin Yan held the red wine and swirled it gently, "Since you want to be with me, break it off with that girl."

"I'm tired of playing with her; it's time to dump her," Shi Yuanhong stared at the wine glass in her hand, "I didn't expect you to be so jealous. Come, let's drink a cup of intertwined-arm wine."

"..." Qin Yan felt nauseated.

Yet she saw Shi Yuanhong holding up the wine glass, signaling to her; this was forcing her to drink this glass of wine.

"What, you're not willing?" Shi Yuanhong stared at her questioningly.

"That's not it." Since she had to act, she could only immerse herself in the role. She endured the nausea, picked up the wine glass, and drank the intertwined-arm wine with him.

Shi Yuanhong glanced at the woman drinking the wine, feeling triumphant inside.

She was all talk before, but in reality, she was dying to latch onto him, especially since Old Man Shi couldn't protect her anymore.

"After the drink, you go take a shower first." Shi Yuanhong reached out and patted her shoulder, pointing to the location of the bathroom.

Qin Yan hurriedly got up and went to the bathroom. Ten minutes later, she came out wrapped in a bath towel, her steps somewhat unsteady. She walked to the bedside and frowned.

"Why am I feeling a bit dizzy?"

Shi Yuanhong stood by the bed watching her, cupping her face, "If you're very dizzy, just sleep for a while."

Qin Yan fell onto the bed and passed out.

The next second, the door opened again, and a man walked in.

The man was about the same age as Shi Yuanhong, in his forties, wearing a white shirt and black trousers—also a man of status.

"She's asleep; you go ahead and play," Shi Yuanhong said to the man with a smile, preparing to leave.

The man looked at Qin Yan lying on the bed, wearing only a bath towel and revealing a pair of fair, long legs. He praised Shi Yuanhong, "You certainly have methods to be able to subdue her. If your father knew about this, he would probably kill you."

Shi Yuanhong didn't care at all, "That old man can't kill me. But being able to anger him with this matter makes me feel quite satisfied. So what if his most valued student has skills? She's pretty but has such low emotional intelligence; hasn't she been ruined by me?"

"Fine then, I'll play first. I'll notify you when I'm done."

The man stared intently at Qin Yan on the bed. After Shi Yuanhong walked out of the room, he took off his clothes, poured himself a glass of wine to drink, and then walked to the bedside, intending to lift Qin Yan's bath towel.

At this moment, Qin Yan suddenly opened her eyes, gripped the razor blade in her hand, rose abruptly, and slashed the man's neck.

The man covered his neck in horror, staring in disbelief at the woman who had regained consciousness. He raised his hand to cover his neck as blood flowed freely; a sudden fear of death turned his face deathly pale.

"You, you, you dare to kill!"

He got up, wanting to go to Shi Yuanhong. At this moment, he needed to stop the bleeding, or he would die here.

Qin Yan got up, saw the man's face clearly, and was stunned in shock.

It was actually Jia Jiang!

Du Linze was right; this man really knew how to act!

But seeing him trying to run, she ran over and blocked his path.

"It won't take three minutes before you lose too much blood and die here."

The blood from his neck wouldn't stop flowing. Jia Jiang was covered in blood, and because of the excessive blood loss, his whole body felt cold. His legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, "Save, save me."

Qin Yan turned around, took a hemostatic medical kit from her bag, and walked in front of him.

"If you want me to save you, cooperate obediently, understand?"

Jia Jiang nodded hurriedly. At this very moment, the fear of death made him not dare to have the slightest hesitation.

He and Shi Yuanhong had cooperated to play this game many times. Every time, Shi Yuanhong handled it well, and he remained unscathed. He never expected to have messed up this time.

He had run into a tough nut to crack.

He looked at the incense burning on the table. This wine and incense combination was clearly supposed to make people lose consciousness!

The incense was lit, but this woman was still so clear-headed; she must not have drunk the wine.

Qin Yan used medicine to stop his bleeding and wrapped gauze around his neck before he felt like he had come back to life.

A stinging pain came from the wound; even breathing heavily hurt, and he was terrified that the wound would split open again and the blood would flow uncontrollably.

He tried to get up, but Qin Yan stepped on his leg, and he stumbled and knelt back to the ground.

Qin Yan played with the razor blade in her hand and asked, "You and Shi Yuanhong cooperate skillfully; you must have played this many times. The child Mo Shu is carrying—is it yours, or his?"

Jia Jiang was so angry his face turned red. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life.

But the woman still held the razor blade in her hand, and he was wary. He covered his neck and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Mine."

"How are you sure?"

"He wears protection, I don't. If there's a child, he'll handle it," Jia Jiang said very slowly.

Qin Yan stared at him coldly. Beast!

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy to make you face legal sanctions; after all, this operation of yours is quite clever."

Jia Jiang snorted. If Qin Yan hadn't acted too fast and caught him off guard, he wouldn't be here wasting his breath.

And so what if she knew the truth?

She was just a wild girl from the countryside. Although her talent in medicine was rare, she had no power or influence. Even if she knew the truth, she couldn't turn the world upside down.