Since Jiang Wei was supposed to be indisposed in a hospital, he couldn't come outside. He wanted to drop Lihua home. But circumstances didn't let him. He felt gloomy.
But it was still alright. It was the day he had seen his child and heard her heartbeat. Yes, no matter what Lihua said, he was confident that they would have a baby girl. So he was filled with happiness. He couldn't wait for her to be born.
Fu Renshu had already kept the arrangements ready by the back door for him to exit. They had things to do.
At the hospital entrance, Lihua said, "I will book a cab."
But she couldn't find any. There wasn't a single cab near their location.
Mingshen yawned.
Lihua's mouth twitched. "Why are you here?"
"To catch my little chilli if she faints. I don't want you to put a blemish at my wonderful hospital here."
She blinked. "But the hospital's name is Ru's."
He smiled. "Who do you think is funding it? Not just this hospital but-"
Suddenly, he saw a flash of light coming from the left side from the corner of his eye. He went extremely silent and narrowed his gaze.
It was a momentary flash, and then it was gone.
Somebody has clicked my picture. Who? Only me? Or with Lihua together?"
Mrs. Zhang and Lihua exchanged glances. "Mingshen?"
Lihua was about to tap him on the shoulder, but her eyes widened, seeing a figure rushing towards them. Specifically towards Mingshen, who was carrying a cutter in his hand, pointing at him.
"Mingshen!" Lihua screamed.
She grabbed his arm, and with a strong tug, she pulled him away. The attacker stumbled as his target was suddenly moved. He couldn't control his momentum, and the cutter was about to strike Lihua.
Mrs. Zhang shrieked. "Lihua! Get away."
She couldn't. Her mind was focused on getting Mingshen out of the way. But she instinctively put her hand on her belly.
She thought it was over, but Mingshen grabbed the man's wrist and dislodged the cutter. It was there for one moment, and then it was gone. And in the same second, he crushed his wrist as if he was squeezing juice from a fruit. He landed a powerful kick at his balls that was enough to render him useless to even stand on his own feet.
The attacker sharply gasped in pain. "Ahh!"
Lihua, who stood frozen, regained her senses. She looked at the man who was writhing in pain.
Mrs. Zhang cried. "Lihua! Are you alright?" She anxiously checked her. Lihua dazedly nodded.
Mrs. Zhang stared at the man. "Who is he? A mugger? A thief?"
Mingshen sneered and pulled the man's hair, lifting his chin to face him. "That flashlight was a distraction, right?"
The attacker was in too much pain to speak. His private part was hurting like hell.
"I mean, come on. You cannot be that dumb to use a flashlight for clicking a sneaky picture. You wanted my attention over there for a split second so you could strike me, isn't it?"
Mingshen took a closer look. "Now that I look at you, why do you seem so familiar? Oh yeah! You are that doctor I kicked out."
"Yeah. He was creating poisonous drugs under my name and selling them in the black market, hiding them from me, earning millions of Yuan. Yang Mingshen doesn't like betrayal. He didn't heed my warning, so now he will head straight to my lab~" he whistled, "It's such a lovely day. Just when I was looking for a new subject."
Lihua dryly said, "Don't you do that too?"
Mingshen dramatically gasped, "Don't compare this and that. My business is way too sophisticated. Don't insult me, little chilly."
She grimaced.
The man exclaimed. "I will kill you, Yang Mingshen! You ruined my career and brought me on the street!"
"Sure, you can kill me," Mingshen lazily smiled. "If I didn't kill you first, that is. I will find your accomplice soon enough, too, who clicked that picture. Then you two will entertain me to the fullest. We will take our own sweet time~" his eyes sparkled.
He called his men and dragged the man away.
Mingshen stared at Lihua, and his eyes swiftly detected any injury on her body. But he found none. If he had, Wei would have burned down his lab. With him in it.
He got up and dusted his pants. Then he sharply said, "You cannot be any more dumb, right?"
Lihua flared. "What do you mean!?"
"Are you an idiot? You should have run away if you had seen him coming. Why the hell do you bother to push me away?"
She was speechless. "Of course I would. Am I supposed just to stand and let that man stab you?"
Mingshen tilted his head. "Why not?"
"What why not? I am not cold-blooded to see somebody murder you."
"What do you care? Aren't you angry at me that I erased your memories?" He smiled. "It was a perfect chance to have revenge without getting your hands dirty."
"You are the one who is dumb! Sure, you hurt me, but that doesn't mean I want you dead. That's way too extreme. You people have lost it living in the Underworld for so long."
His mouth twitched. "Did you forget that you are pregnant?"
Lihua paused. She looked away. "A man was attacking you out of nowhere. I couldn't think about anything. Even if I had remembered, I would have still tried to save you. You might not be a human. But I am."
Mingshen left it at that. He shrugged and signaled his driver. The car stopped in front of them. "I will drop you home. Take it as my thanks for being a human even though I didn't need it."
"You!"
"I had already got the whiff of it. Your interference was unnecessary. I would have saved myself anyway. This devilishly handsome and sexy doctor is too young to kick the bucket to heaven," he chuckled.
Lihua choked.
Heaven? You think you will go to heaven? You live in a pretty big illusion!
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Mingshen opened the door to his office and royally sat on his chair as he beckoned his assistant.
Lu Bojing stepped in. "Boss. You called me?"
"Yup. Pack your bags and leave," he ordered.
He paled. Then he started to cry. "Boss...Boss, you are kicking me out? What did I do wrong? Please don't throw me out, Boss…"
"Oh, shut up. I meant to pack your bags and leave to live where that dumb woman lives. Rejoice! Congratulations.. I have promoted you to become Song Lihua's neighbor as of this moment," he smirked.