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Yan Qi turned his head slightly upon hearing the sound, glancing at Liang Yu out of the corner of his eye.

The neon lights on the roadside were reflected in his eyes, the scattered points of light falling into his eyes, his gaze calm yet carrying a scrutinizing air.

He quickly looked away, his thin lips parted slightly, and he replied in a low voice:

"no."

The sound was kept low, mixed with the soft hum of the engine, lingering in Liang Yu's ears.

Liang Yu was startled and suddenly turned to look at Yan Qi.

Yan Qi's well-defined fingers rested lightly on the steering wheel, his knuckles gleaming white, his wrists slightly heavy, his movements relaxed yet steady.

His gaze remained fixed on the road ahead, and he gently turned the steering wheel half a turn, making the car smoothly round the bend without the slightest hesitation.

His hand on the steering wheel immediately straightened gently, the arc of his wrist turning crisp and clean.

Yan Qi appeared calm and composed, seemingly unsurprised by the sudden question.

Liang Yu quickly looked away.

She originally intended to speak frankly with Yan Qi.

She was prepared to tell Yan Qi frankly that she considered him a good friend and hoped they could stay in touch. She assured Yan Qi that she would not bother him.

But Yan Qi simply replied to her casually, "No."

This caused all the words she was about to say to get stuck in her throat in an instant.

Logically speaking, if Yan Qi hadn't blocked her, he should have been surprised by her sudden question and asked her why she asked.

But Yan Qi's reaction was too calm.

Yan Qi said he hadn't blocked her, but in fact, she couldn't get through to Yan Qi on the phone.

Given their somewhat strained relationship, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to simply call Yan Qi face-to-face and question him, "You said you didn't block me, but look what happened?"

If she did that, given Yan Qi's indifferent nature, he would probably dislike her even more.

Liang Yu didn't know how to continue.

Yan Qi's concise and clear answer, along with his calm and composed attitude, made Liang Yu wonder if Yan Qi was simply reluctant to discuss this issue with her.

So Liang Yu lowered his head slightly and only said "Oh" softly.

The warm yellow light from the streetlights cut diagonally through the car window, casting flickering shadows inside the vehicle. As the Cullinan sped along, it left fleeting patches of light within the cabin.

Yan Qi drove very fast. He drove directly to the entrance of the hospital building, let Liang Yu get out of the car first, and then drove to the parking lot.

As soon as Liang Yu got out of the car, she saw Zhao Wen standing at the hospital entrance waiting for her.

Seeing Zhao Wen greet him with a smile, Liang Yu couldn't help but scrutinize her.

Zhao Wen was wearing skinny jeans and high-top outdoor Martin boots. Her footsteps made a dull sound as she walked steadily and quickly.

Zhao Wen wore a short black hooded sweatshirt with a distressed denim jacket on top, zipped up to her chest, revealing a delicate silver collarbone chain around her neck.

The pendant is a small silver boxing glove, not flashy, but with a hidden edge.

Zhao Wen's pupils are a deep, dark color. When she's not smiling, her eyes are clear and cold, as if tempered with a bit of cold light, but not sharp. They just exude an aura of "don't mess with me."

As Liang Yu watched Zhao Wen walk towards her, a vivid image of a female general wielding a long spear and riding a horse to fight the enemy instantly popped into her mind.

Liang Yu took a deep breath, quickly extinguishing the fantasy in his mind, and smiled as he said to Zhao Wen:

"Zhao Wen, thank you."

The "thank you" Liang Yu was referring to was for Zhao Wen asking Yan Qi to take her to the hospital.

Zhao Wen, however, assumed Liang Yu was referring to bringing her grandmother to the hospital, and with a smirk, replied:

"It's nothing. I'm relieved to see you here. Director Cheng is examining your grandmother. I'll take you there."

Liang Yu gave a soft "hmm" and followed Zhao Wen toward the elevator.

On the way, the two encountered medical staff pushing a bed. Zhao Wen immediately stepped forward and naturally shielded Liang Yu behind her.

As I entered the elevator, a caregiver was pushing a treatment cart out.

Zhao Wen reached out and held the elevator door shut, letting Liang Yu step in first before following her in. She then pressed the close button and lightly tapped the floor button.

The cold white light in the elevator car cast the shadows of the two people against the metal wall. In the enclosed space, it was so quiet that the slight hum of the elevator rising could be heard.

Zhao Wen has always been like this, taking care of Liang Yu in the smallest, most inexplicable ways.

Liang Yu couldn't help but ask Zhao Wen softly:

"Zhao Wen, you and Yan Qi must be quite familiar with each other, right?"

Zhao Wen paused for a moment, then spoke:

"It's alright."

Yan Qi is her boss, but can she say she's not familiar with him at all?

But Liang Yu immediately noticed the slight hesitation Zhao Wen felt before she spoke.

She didn't understand why Zhao Wen hesitated and wavered when answering the question.

Is it because Zhao Wen and Yan Qi are actually quite close, but you don't want her to know?

It was because Zhao Wen wasn't actually familiar with Yan Qi, but she didn't want to explain to Liang Yu why she had notified Yan Qi to pick her up, so she just casually used that as an excuse.

Liang Yu did not continue the topic, and only replied softly with an "Oh".

A moment later, the elevator doors slowly opened.

As soon as Liang Yu stepped out of the elevator, a hurried white figure rushed towards him, accompanied by a gentle breeze.

Lin Xiao was wearing a white coat, and there was a fine layer of sweat on her forehead, clearly indicating that she had just rushed over from the clinic or ward.

Before Liang Yu could speak, Lin Xiao grabbed his arm, not too hard, and pulled him toward the corner of the corridor.

Liang Yu was surprised, but he didn't say anything. He silently followed Lin Xiao and let her pull him to a deserted corner of the corridor.

Lin Xiao let go of his hand, frowned, and scolded him:

"You finally decided to come back from your island vacation? If Grandma's finger hadn't suddenly moved, would you still not have planned to come back?"

"Why didn't you tell me you were back?"

"I only found out today from Zhou Yang that my grandma's finger had moved and she came to the hospital for a checkup, so I rushed over from the inpatient department. I was just thinking of trying my luck to see if you were back, but I didn't expect to actually run into you."

Liang Yu was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed, and he said in surprise:

"Vacation? When did I go on vacation? I've been in Redwood Bay the whole time."

Lin Xiao seemed to have heard something unbelievable and exclaimed in surprise:

"What did you say?"

She quickly covered her mouth, glanced down the corridor, and, seeing that no one else had been disturbed, whispered in shock:

"Didn't you tell me you and Fang Ze went on vacation to an island?"

"You also said that Fang Ze has time to spend with you now, and you've decided to travel abroad for a while longer, maybe a few months."

"If you weren't on vacation, why didn't you reply to my messages?"

"I've been sending you messages these past few days, but you haven't replied to a single one. I thought you were on the island and the signal was bad, so you couldn't reply."

Liang Yu's face darkened, a strange unease rising in her heart. She looked at Lin Xiao and replied firmly:

"Xiaoxiao, I didn't go on vacation with Fang Ze at all. I've been staying at the villa in Redwood Forest Bay the whole time. Except for a trip to Jiangcheng, I haven't left the villa in Redwood Forest Bay at all."

"By the way, Xiaoxiao, were you on a business trip recently? You said you'd contact me when you got back, but you're back now, why didn't you tell me?"

Now it was Lin Xiao's turn to be stunned. She replied incredulously:

"Business trip? When did I tell you I was going on a business trip? I'm not on a business trip at all. I've been rotating through the inpatient ward lately, I'm so busy I barely have time to breathe, I'm exhausted."

Their eyes met, and both saw shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

A cool evening breeze blew in through the corridor window, making the two of them shiver.

Lin Xiao was the first to react, hurriedly reaching into her white coat pocket to pull out her phone, unlocking the screen, and saying in a tense voice:

"No, there's definitely something wrong here."

"Take out your phone, let's check the chat history and see what's going on."

Liang Yu nodded, immediately took out his phone from his handbag, and unlocked it with slightly trembling fingers. He then quickly opened the chat window with Lin Xiao.

The two stood side by side in the corridor, each holding a mobile phone, their eyes fixed on the screen, and the atmosphere in the air grew increasingly heavy.

On Lin Xiao's phone screen, there were several messages that Liang Yu had recently sent, and the content was as follows.

[Xiaoxiao, Fang Ze and I did come to the island for a vacation. The signal is bad here, so we can't make calls. I'll send you a short video.]

Below is a video of Liang Yu, dressed in a bohemian-style long dress, happily chasing after the waves.

[Is the video Fang Ze filmed alright?]

[Xiaoxiao, Fang Ze has time to spend with me now. We've decided to stay abroad for a while, maybe a few months. I'll contact you when I get back.]

But Liang Yu's phone screen displayed a completely different chat message.

The content of Lin Xiao's recent messages to her is as follows.

【Xiao Yu, I have a day off tomorrow, so I'll come keep you company tonight. I might be a little late.】

Don't come looking for me. I'm going on a business trip for a while. I'll contact you again when I get back.

Okay, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself. You should eat well and sleep well too.

Lin Xiao opened Liang Yu's contact information on her own phone, and then took Liang Yu's phone and opened her contact information on Liang Yu's phone.

After confirming that the business cards in the other party's phone all belonged to them, Lin Xiao's voice trembled slightly as she spoke:

"This...how is this possible?"

"Look, our chat history is different!"

Their chat history began to show strange deviations from the day Liang Yu returned to Redwood Bay.

What's even stranger is that the timelines of the messages the two exchanged match up, but the content is completely different, as if it had been deliberately altered.

But who exactly tampered with it? And how was it done?

Why would you want to tamper with their chat messages?

What is the purpose of doing this?

Liang Yu's hands were trembling unconsciously, her fingertips were cold, and a sense of fear slowly rose in her heart.

Liang Yu took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice:

"Xiaoxiao, there might be something wrong with our phones."

"If we hadn't met today and checked our chat history together, we would never have known that the messages we sent each other were different."

Lin Xiao gripped her phone tightly, looked at Liang Yu, and suppressed her panic as she whispered:

"Xiao Yu, let's both get new phones right now, and then try sending each other messages."