Volume 1, Chapter 61: Is That True Love of Yours a Mute?

Seeing the caution and unfamiliarity in Song Qinian’s eyes, Guan Mingxu asked in surprise, "You don't remember me?"

Song Qinian nodded doubtfully. Should she know him?

"On June 12th, when you were riding your electric scooter past the Trade Building, my car bumped into you. And on July 3rd, at the Romana Hotel, someone spiked your drink, and I saved you. But later, you said you wanted some water, and by the time I went to find you some and came back, you were gone."

Thinking of this, Guan Mingxu looked extremely vexed.

Hearing the man in front of her say this, Song Qinian had a vague recollection.

However, when she was bumped at the Trade Building, she hadn't been injured, and being in a rush for work, she hadn't paid attention to what he looked like at all.

It was the same when she was drugged; her vision was so doubled that she couldn't possibly see anyone else clearly.

Yet, come to think of it, the person who had called her "Cutie" was indeed him.

Realizing the man harbored no malicious intent, Song Qinian relaxed a little. "Then why am I here?"

Although Guan Mingxu couldn't understand sign language, he could roughly guess what Song Qinian was expressing.

"Last night, when my friends and I were driving to Yuquan Road, we accidentally hit you, so we brought you to the hospital."

Last night...

Thinking of what happened last night, Song Qinian lowered her gaze slightly, her chest aching with a bitter, heavy pain.

"What on earth happened to you on Yuquan Road? Who beat you and left those marks on your face?"

Seeing Song Qinian shake her head, Guan Mingxu didn't dare to push her with further questions, afraid she might recall something unpleasant. Besides, he had already sent people to investigate; once he found out who had hurt her, he would definitely ruin that bastard.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Guan Mingxu. You can call me Xuxu..."

Guan Mingxu scratched his head self-consciously. "Hehe... That's what my family calls me."

Upon hearing the name Guan Mingxu, Song Qinian abruptly raised her head and looked at him.

Guan Mingxu?

Could he be the Guan Mingxu who constantly sent her roses and confessed his love to her?

No, no, it must just be a case of homophones with different characters, because the Guan Mingxu who pursued her had been entirely orchestrated by Qinqin.

Yet if this Guan Mingxu didn't know her at all, how could he have called her "Cutie" with such an intimate tone?

She didn't know where her phone and bag had fallen. Now injured and unable to return home, she wondered how Shen Chiye...

Thinking of Shen Chiye, Song Qinian's heart throbbed with a dense, aching pain. Shen Chiye loathed her so much that he certainly wouldn't worry about her.

Even if Zhang Qiaoqiao found out she hadn't come home, she would contact Qinqin if not Grandma.

Clutching at a straw of hope, Song Qinian pointed at Guan Mingxu's phone.

"Huh? Do you want to borrow my phone to send a message to your family?"

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the ward was pushed open, and several handsome young men walked in. They were the ones who had been racing cars with Guan Mingxu the previous night.

"Young Master Guan, how is your true love doing?"

"Yo, she's awake? No wonder she's haunted our Young Master Guan's dreams and taken so long to find. She really is quite cute."

Hearing a bunch of troublemaking friends spill his secrets just like that, Guan Mingxu flushed red and wished he could sew every single one of their mouths shut.

Fearing that he might startle Song Qinian, he snapped in defensive embarrassment, "Cut it out, you guys. What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

"Oh-ho-ho, the miracle of the century! Young Master Guan is actually blushing!"

"You—your ass is blushing, your whole family is blushing! I'm just... it's hot... boiling hot..."

This explanation completely betrayed his guilt.

Song Qinian looked at the bickering group in a daze.

Right at that moment, Guan Mingxu's phone suddenly rang. Seeing that the call was from Shen Keqin, he hung up without a second thought.

Nothing good ever came of this young miss looking for him.

However, the next second, Shen Keqin called again, practically determined to ring his phone off the hook if he didn't answer.

Guan Mingxu clicked his tongue, smiled at Song Qinian, and raised his phone. "I'm going to take this call."

Then he shot a fierce warning glare at his troublemaking friends. "Watch what you say, you guys! Don't frighten her!"

"Oh-ho-ho, nothing's even happened yet, and he's already being so protective."

"I told you, our Young Master Guan is an absolute simp for romance, valuing a pretty face over his friends!"

Guan Mingxu didn't want to leave Song Qinian at the mercy of these foul-mouthed guys, but Shen Keqin's endless calling left him no choice. Reluctantly, he stepped out of the ward.

"Shen Keqin, you are a stumbling block on my path to true love! I've finally found my true love, why on earth do you keep calling me?"

"I just want to ask you, is your so-called true love named Song Qinian?"

"Uh..."

Guan Mingxu was momentarily struck dumb. Come to think of it, he actually didn't know what Cutie's name was.

It was all because of those bastards; before he even had the chance to ask Cutie her name, they had interrupted him.

"What business is it of yours?"

The two of them had grown up together. Although they frequently traded insults, their bond was strong, so neither would take offense no matter what was said.

"Then let me ask you, is your true love mute?"

For a fraction of a second, Guan Mingxu thought Shen Keqin had planted a surveillance device on him.

"How did you know?"

"How the hell do I know? Because that's my sister-in-law! Which hospital are you at? I'm coming over right now."

After Song Qinian went missing, Shen Keqin had posted a message on her Moments looking for her. Just a minute ago, she had seen a post uploaded by Xia Gaoyang.

"Brothers, Young Master Guan's true love has been exposed."

Attached below was a photo he had taken. In the picture, a girl in hospital garb sat on a hospital bed, looking slender, weak, and bewildered as she watched the bickering men opposite her.

Although it was only a profile view, Shen Keqin recognized Song Qinian instantly, which was why she had impatiently called Guan Mingxu.

Hearing Shen Keqin say "That's my sister-in-law," Guan Mingxu felt as if he had been struck over the head with a heavy club, his mind buzzing loudly.

The next second, he roared with a cold, furious expression, "Shen Keqin, if you talk any more crap, I'm cutting ties with you! I've seen my sister-in-law, and it's definitely not her!"

Shen Keqin explained anxiously, "Of course you've met my actual sister-in-law, but Song Qinian is the wife of my cousin Shen Chiye!"

"Impossible... When did Shen Chiye ever get married?"

"They got married three years ago! It was just a secret marriage, so very few people know about it! This isn't the time to discuss this. Hurry up and tell me where you are so I can go pick up my sister-in-law. If my brother finds out my sister-in-law spent the night with you, we're all finished!"

Just as Shen Keqin finished speaking, Guan Mingxu caught sight of Shen Chiye approaching him with a powerful aura and an air of biting chill.

"Hello... Guan Mingxu... Are you even listening to me?!"

With his delicate, handsome eyes fixed firmly on Shen Chiye, Guan Mingxu muttered, "It's already too late," and hung up the phone.