No one knew how they managed to push and pull each other upstairs as they kissed. At first, Shi Niange ignored everything and stiffly pounced on him to tug at his clothes. As the process was too intense, it was almost difficult to remember.
She could not remember when Qin Siting had kicked open the bedroom door. She could not remember whose clothes had been pulled clean. She could not remember how she had almost lost her mind.
After a while, everything gradually calmed down.
In the early morning, no one paid attention to what time it was. Shi Niange was drenched in sweat as she fell asleep. Qin Siting held her in his arms, hugged her, kissed her glabella, and slept together.
After an unknown period of time, the sleeping Qin Siting knitted his brows in rare unease. The sound of chanting seemed to be far away, but also close to his ears.
“Goodbye, Qin Siting.”
Goodbye…
Qin Siting.
Qin Siting did not sleep well. In his dreams, it was as though Shi Niange’s back was walking into the distance. There was no one behind her. It was as though there were countless dark claws clawing in her direction. She did not turn back, but the words kept echoing in his ears. Goodbye, Qin Siting.
Qin Siting was startled awake. The moment he opened his eyes, he realized that his forehead was covered in cold sweat. Last night, he saw that Shi Niange was too tired to move, so he did not carry her to shower. The two of them slept like this until now.
He closed his eyes, raised one hand to his forehead, and reached out with the other to pull her back.
However, the bed was cold and empty.
Qin Siting turned to look at the empty bed. He first frowned and then looked in the direction of the bathroom. He scanned every corner of the bedroom, but there was no sign of Shi Niange.
He sat up, opened the door, and walked out. The lights in the corridor outside and on the stairs were all lit. The lights in the hall downstairs were also lit. It was quiet, and there was no trace or aura of anyone other than him.
Qin Siting stood at the corner of the escalator between the second floor and the first floor. He looked at the missing black coat in front of the door. If it weren’t for the fact that he was still sweating and the traces of a kiss on his neck, he almost suspected that Shi Niange’s sudden appearance last night was just a dream.
The snow fell for the entire night. The snow outside the window became thicker and thicker. Qin Siting walked down and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. He looked at the villa opposite him that was unlit. Then, he thought of something and returned to his room. He picked up his phone and saw a message from Shi Niange an hour ago.
[Qin Siting, let’s break up.]
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Four years later.
It had been four years since Hai City’s Shida Group suddenly moved to the United States overnight.
In the past few years, Hai City’s business world had been in turmoil. All the big families were either pouting or losing. Although the four big families in Hai City appeared to be standing firm, only Qin Mo and his family were truly on the top. The Sheng and Ji families had already gradually lost to the turmoil in the business world.
Back then, when the Ji and Mo families had a marriage alliance, Hai City’s business world was shaken. The Sheng family gradually retired from the circle of famous people and rarely came out to attend major events. Because Qin Siting abandoned business and studied medicine, the Qin family rarely appeared in the circle of famous people.
Not long ago, the Ling family had failed in their risky investment. In addition, Ling Xuaner’s father had somehow owed a large amount of interest debt to a foreign investor, causing the company to leave the market. The entire line was closed, and the Ling family declared bankruptcy.
In the past few years, Hai City’s business world had been rising and falling.
In every corner of the business world, there were steamed buns mixed with human blood, and invisible sword shadows.
It was the same in China, and it was the same in the business world overseas. It was a slaughterhouse that urged people to grow up quickly.
Hai City City Center, the seven star hotel owned by the Qin family.
Due to the market demand, the hotel, which was already very well-decorated, had recently begun a new renovation of its equipment. The chairman of the Qin Group took some time to go take a look after the hotel reopened.
When they arrived at the hotel, many reporters were waiting outside to ask.
“Chairman Qin, I heard that the Qin Group has already divided all of the hotel management businesses under their name and established a specialized hotel management company. Furthermore, this company that has just been separated is about to be listed in the United States in three months. I wonder if there are any new goals and strategies in the company to develop the hotel tourism industry in such a vigorous manner despite the uncertain future of property technology and various industries…”
The reporters formed a circle and blocked the road ahead. The security guards stepped forward to pull open the defense line so that Chairman Qin could walk forward smoothly. However, there were still reporters stretching their arms out to search for recording devices.
Chairman Qin, on the other hand, had a kind smile on his face. As he walked, he occasionally responded to the media. Suddenly, his expression changed. Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead. He raised his hand to cover his chest.
Hai City Central Hospital.
The sound of the ambulance was heard outside the emergency room.
“There’s a sudden myocardial infarction in the city center. I should have called for the ambulance, but it seems like the patient is Doctor Qin’s father…”
“Did Doctor Qin go personally?”
“Yes, he went personally. He just got out of surgery and followed the ambulance without even resting. Sigh, as a doctor, he really can’t rest for even a moment.”
“That’s not the same. Doctor Qin usually treats patients with all his heart. Besides, he’s his father. He suddenly had a myocardial infarction. He must be tired from staying up all night, isn’t he? I hope it’s nothing serious. Otherwise, I’m afraid Doctor Qin won’t be able to work with us. He’ll have to return to inherit the ten billion yuan family property soon…”
“What are you talking about? He”ll definitely be fine… Don’t speak nonsense…”
“I’m joking…”
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The ambulance arrived at the hotel. Chairman Qin was already helped out by a group of people.
Earlier, Qin Siting had just come out of the operating theater. He had yet to change out of his light blue disinfectant gown. He directly went forward to check, opened his eyes, and checked his carotid artery, heartbeat, and other positions. He gave the nurses who followed the car a look and asked them to immediately carry him up.
The nurses knew that this patient was Doctor Qin’s father and the chairman of the Qin Group. They did not dare to delay and quickly carried him into the ambulance.
At this moment, the reporters had already surrounded them. Hearing the whispers around them, they targeted Qin Siting. There were reporters who didn’t care about the severity of the situation because of the news and directly came forward to ask: “May I ask if you are Doctor Qin? Is it the Doctor Qin, the abandoned businessman of the Qin family who studied medicine? Can you tell us something? Right now, the Qin family is vigorously developing the hotel tourism industry. This newly developed field and company that is about to be listed, are they paving the way for your future, Doctor Qin? Will you take over these in the future? Will you one day give up the sacred profession of a doctor and come back to inherit the family business…”
