Life and Death Insurance – CH 065

Chapter 65

“Zhengzhong, Zhengzhong…”

Don’t make a sound! He finally got to sleep, and who’s so inconsiderate as to disturb him?

“One more sound, and I’ll kill you without mercy!”

Ling Zhengzhong muttered, turned over, and tried to catch up on his sleep. He only heard a helpless sigh beside him, followed by someone laughing, “Xiang Tian, ​​don’t wake him. Can’t you see he’s not unconscious? He’s sleeping like a log.”

It was Yang Yiqing’s voice. That bastard—he never missed an opportunity to insult him.

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Ling Zhengzhong really wanted to get up and argue back, but he lacked the strength. He simply couldn’t open his heavy eyelids. Oh well, he’d let it go for now. He’d settle the score later. Thinking this, Ling Zhengzhong drifted back to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Ling Zhengzhong gradually regained consciousness. He moved slightly and felt a warmth in his hand—the gentle touch of someone holding it. This made him immediately open his slightly sore eyelids.

Xiang Tian was sitting beside him on the edge of the bed, his head tilted to one side, his eyes drooping in a light sleep. In the warm sunlight, his handsome face showed a faint weariness.

Seeing his lover sitting beside him filled Ling Zhengzhong with an inexplicable sense of emotion.

Xiang Tian hadn’t rested since the fire; he must be exhausted.

Ling Zhengzhong couldn’t resist reaching out to touch Xiang Tian’s cheek. The gentle touch immediately startled the light sleeper. Xiang Tian opened his eyes and saw Ling Zhengzhong staring intently at him. He couldn’t help but smile.

“Zhengzhong, you’re awake? How are you feeling? Does your head still hurt?”

Ling Zhengzhong grasped Xiang Tian’s hand that was reaching out to touch his forehead and said, “Let me see the injury on your arm.”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

Xiang Tian rolled up the sleeve of his right arm a few times, revealing a bandaged wound.

“The wound isn’t deep, just a cut from broken glass; no stitches needed…”

Looking at Xiang Tian’s nonchalant attitude, Ling Zhengzhong knew the truth was far more serious than he made it out to be. He had no idea how much strength Xiang Tian had used to carry him out of the inferno.

“Xiang Tian…”

Ling Zhengzhong sat up and pulled Xiang Tian into his arms. He felt like he had so much to say, but his throat was choked with emotion, and he couldn’t utter a single word.

Xiang Tian patted his back gently and said, “Zhengzhong, this time I’ve done what you wanted, staying by your side the whole time, just like in the movies…”

“You idiot! You’re so tired; why didn’t you go and rest? What you see on TV is all fake; why are you imitating that?!”

After being scolded by Ling Zhengzhong, Xiang Tian was speechless. Because Ling Zhengzhong had previously complained about his lack of consideration, he hadn’t dared to leave his side for even a moment this time.

Although he was being scolded, Xiang Tian still felt a sweet warmth in his heart from his lover’s thoughtfulness and care. He asked, “Are you hungry? You’ve slept for so long; you want something to eat, right?”

“Yes, anything is fine. If I don’t eat soon, I’m afraid I’ll faint from hunger again.”

“I haven’t eaten either. I’ll order two bento boxes; let’s eat together.”

Ling Zhengzhong devoured a large bento box in a flash, then began to savor the tea Xiang Tian had brewed for him. Remembering how Cheng Jing had drugged him, he said with lingering fear, “Xiang Tian, ​​that crazy woman Cheng Jing drugged me. I almost died. Luckily, you arrived in time.”

This unintentional remark immediately ignited Xiang Tian’s anger.

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“You dare say that! I told you to be careful about the food others give you, and you ignored me! That’s not all; you even practiced flying on the tenth-floor rooftop! Do you know how I felt when I saw you wobbling around like that?”

Seeing Xiang Tian’s face tense with anger, Ling Zhengzhong knew he had touched a nerve again. Even now, thinking back on that scene, he felt a chill. He could certainly understand Xiang Tian’s feelings at the time. If he were in Xiang Tian’s shoes and saw him standing on the rooftop, he would go crazy.

However, fear aside, the priority now was to calm Xiang Tian down.

Ling Zhengzhong immediately pressed his forehead dramatically, furrowing his brows tightly. Seeing this, Xiang Tian indeed tensed up.

“Does your head hurt? Do you want to lie down?”

“No, I’ll be fine after a rest.”

Seeing that this had successfully diverted Xiang Tian’s attention, Ling Zhengzhong said, “Actually, I was thirsty, and since it was a sealed can, I thought it was nothing.”

Xiang Tian sighed. “You’re too trusting. Even a can isn’t always sealed. Cheng Jing injected the medicine into the bottom with a thin needle and then sealed it with wax, giving the illusion that it was unopened. I’ve encountered these kinds of tricks many times before.”

I’m not like you, a policeman with extensive experience. How could I be so wary?

Ling Zhengzhong certainly didn’t dare say this aloud and provoke Xiang Tian; he only complained inwardly.

“Then Chang Qing’s absence must also be Cheng Jing’s doing? But how did you know we went to the rooftop?”

“I guessed. It’s much easier to trick you into going to the rooftop than tricking you out of the hospital, and it’s also easier to do it. Cheng Jing first pretended to be his cousin’s voice to lure Chang Qing away and then used that opportunity to lure you to the rooftop. She gave you a lot of hallucinogenic drugs, thinking you would definitely jump. But man proposes, God disposes. After she slipped away, she lost control of the car on the way to the airport due to excessive speed, hitting someone at a bend, and then crashing into a tree by the roadside. However, apart from breaking two ribs and suffering a mild concussion, her life is not in danger.”

“She brought it on herself, but that passerby was really unlucky.”

Xiang Tian smiled. “I don’t think so. Do you know who the injured person was?”

“Who was it?”

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“Lin Hui! Yu Xiaowan’s real boyfriend. He lives nearby. He was on his way home when he was suddenly involved in a car accident. Luckily, he only suffered a broken right leg.”

“Lin Hui? The Lin Hui under Yu Shenglin?”

Ling Zhengzhong clicked his tongue. “What a small world! He deserves the accident, but Xiang Tian, ​​what exactly happened? If Lin Hui was Yu Xiaowan’s boyfriend, why would Cheng Jing pin her death on me and even go so far as to kill Shen Meimei?”