Roses in Flames

Xiao Lin was tall and imposing, with taut, cold features.

The fragile Bai Chuwei in his arms looked exceptionally thin and frail.

Bai Chuwei's face turned deathly pale with pain, her eyes blurry with tears. "Brother A-Lin, it hurts so much, am I going to die...?"

"I'll take you to the hospital right away."

Xiao Lin withdrew his gaze from Ye Yuntang, walked quickly to the car, and placed Bai Chuwei inside.

The SUV sped away quickly.

Ye Yuntang naturally didn't miss Bai Chuwei's pants, which were stained with blood. She guessed that after meeting Liu Qianqian and learning the truth, she became emotionally agitated, which caused her to bleed heavily again.

Under these circumstances, Xiao Lin would not ignore it, neither out of sentiment nor reason.

Knowing that his actions were justifiable.

But she still felt a slight sting in her chest, like she'd been gently stung by a bee; it wasn't painful, but it felt a little stuffy.

"Sister Yuntang, do you think our boss might have developed sympathy for Bai Chuwei and want to get back together with her?" Cheng Lei walked over and asked.

Ye Yuntang watched the SUV disappear from sight, pursed her red lips, her emotions unreadable, and said, "I don't know anything about his private affairs."

It's truly pitiful that something like this happened to Bai Chuwei.

But she did not sympathize with Bai Chuwei.

"Bai Chuwei is a very materialistic and vain person. She got together with your ex-husband and dumped our boss. Now she has miscarried and can't get pregnant again. She can't climb up the social ladder anymore. I'm really afraid she'll cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide to try and get back together with our boss."

Ye Yuntang did not respond to Cheng Lei's words. She lowered her long eyelashes, concealing the indescribable emotions within her.

In the afternoon, Ye Yuntang went to the criminal investigation team's office several times.

Xiao Lin didn't return after taking Bai Chuwei to the hospital.

She didn't see him until she got off work.

Back in her apartment, Ye Yuntang ate some fruit and then sat cross-legged on the sofa to read.

Whenever she has free time, she will calm down and read books.

But now, after looking at it for a long time, I haven't turned a single page.

When your mind is preoccupied, you can't concentrate on anything else.

She put down her book, walked to the door, and looked through the peephole at the apartment across the street.

He hasn't come back yet.

Ye Yuntang didn't know what was wrong with her; she felt restless and uneasy.

She wanted to do something else to distract herself.

That simply won't work.

Every few minutes, she would look through the peephole at the room across the street.

He didn't come back until 11 p.m.

Ye Yuntang's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her red lips curved into a self-deprecating smile.

Good heavens, what on earth is she doing?

She and Xiao Lin weren't in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship; at most, they were just friends with benefits.

She made it clear to him on the night of their one-night stand that adult men and women get what they need, and it's all about sex, not feelings.

He took his ex-fiancée to the hospital and didn't come back until late at night. What business is it of hers?

Does she really need to be so anxious that she can't even sleep?

Realizing that she had developed unusual feelings for Xiao Lin, she broke out in a cold sweat.

He is the captain of the criminal investigation team, and she is a forensic doctor.

Once you get emotionally involved and cross the line, your emotions and stance will become a mess when handling cases in the future.

Everyone at work knows she's divorced, and if her relationship with Xiao Lin were exposed, rumors would overwhelm her.

At that time, not only Xiao Lin, but also her, will have their credibility affected.

Too dangerous.

She must manage her emotions and not let herself get caught up in it.

Fortunately, that unwanted feeling had only just begun to sprout, and as long as it was ruthlessly nipped in the bud, there wouldn't be any major problems.

She had been divorced once and was deeply hurt.

She will never believe in love or marriage again.

If she can't stick to the bottom line of being purely sexual and not emotionally involved, she should sever ties with people as soon as possible.

After figuring everything out, Ye Yuntang's heavy feeling dissipated considerably.

After taking a shower, she went to bed and went to sleep.

While Ye Yuntang was half asleep, her phone suddenly rang.

A call came from an unknown number.

Who would call her so late at night?

Worried about work-related matters, Ye Yuntang sat up in bed and answered the phone.

As soon as the call connected, Fu Shili's slurred voice came through the phone, "Wife, I'm downstairs at your apartment. I want to see you. Please come down, okay?"

Ye Yuntang was so angry that she couldn't sleep at all.

She had finally managed to fall asleep, but this annoying thing came to bother her again.

She blocked his number. She had even scolded him in front of so many people last time. Why was he still bothering her?

"Fu Shili, are you out of your mind?! I've already made it perfectly clear to you that there's no way we can get back together. Can you stop being so pathetic and annoying?"

"Wife, you have the right to scold me. As long as it makes you feel better, you can scold me all you want."

Ye Yuntang, "..."

"Honey, if you don't come down, I'll wait down here forever."

Ye Yuntang couldn't help but roll her eyes. "You can stand there forever, it's none of my business."

She wanted to hang up the phone before blocking him, but Fu Shili's next sentence made her pause.

"Honey, six months ago you ordered a pair of seven-figure black gemstone cufflinks from a brand store, and they were even engraved with the letter L. The sales assistant called me today, and I went to pick them up."

"Wife, I've let you down. I'm sorry..."

Ye Yuntang's attention was not on his apology at all.

After divorcing Fu Shili, she completely forgot about the custom-made cufflinks.

Only after he reminded her did she suddenly remember that she had indeed ordered a pair of expensive cufflinks before discovering his infidelity.

A seven-figure sum shouldn't be given to that scumbag.

Ye Yuntang quickly got out of bed, changed her clothes, and hurried out the door.

Fu Shili's car was parked downstairs at the apartment building.

He stood by the car door, his gaze fixed intently on the building entrance.

When he saw a tall, slender figure walk out, his eyes lit up with surprise.

"Wife—"

Ye Yuntang's temples throbbed when he heard the word "wife".

She reached out and slapped Fu Shili across the face.

"Try calling me 'wife' again, Fu Shili? Your skin is so thick it could be made into a bulletproof vest!"

After being slapped by Ye Yuntang, Fu Shili was not embarrassed or angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Wife, your hands smell so good."

Ye Yuntang was stunned into silence.

Not wanting to say another word to him, she held out her hand. "Give me the cufflinks!"

"Honey, are you going to put it on me yourself? It's in the car, I'll go get it."

Fu Shili took an exquisite box out of the car. Ye Yuntang reached out to take it, but Fu Shili didn't give it to her. Instead, he pulled her into his arms.

"Fu Shili, are you thinking—"

Before he could even utter the word "death," a black SUV suddenly drove up.

The glaring headlights made it almost impossible for Ye Yuntang to open her eyes.

The car door opened, and a tall, aloof figure stepped out.

Xiao Lin is back.