Chapter 229 - Untitled (2/2)

”Are you that worried about me? Are you afraid that I'll run away?” Xian Zihao raised his eyebrows.

Jiang Ruolan ran her hand over the newspaper. ”Isn't it good to worry about you?”

”I'll be back after I handle this case. You go to bed early. I promise to be by your side when you wake up in the morning. Hmm?”

Xian Zihao chuckled. Without waiting for her reply, he picked up his coat and put it in the crook of his arm before heading out.

Jiang Ruolan went to heat a glass of milk for herself and went to sleep. She knew that she would wake up the next morning to find Xian Zihao lying next to her. She knew she would see him, so she didn't have any worries.

Life was so warm and peaceful. For every woman, this was the happiness they wanted the most.

Jiang Ruolan woke up from her sleep in shock. Her body was drenched in a cold sweat. When she got up, she found that Xian Zihao hadn't returned yet. She looked at her phone on the bedside table. There were two missed calls.

Jiang Ruolan didn't know if she pressed the mute button or not, but she really didn't hear any calls. It was Assistant Bai's number.

The time of the call was 2 in the morning and it was already 5 in the morning. Jiang Ruolan hesitated for a moment. There must be something urgent for Assistant Bai to call at this time.

Jiang Ruolan immediately called Assistant Bai anxiously.

The phone rang a dozen times before it was answered. Just as it was connected, there was a burst of noise coming from the other side. It sounded like there were quite a few people there.

”Miss Jiang?” Assistant Bai's voice sounded a little tired.

”Assistant Bai, you called me? What happened?”

Jiang Ruolan glanced at the time and started to worry. When Assistant Bai said the following words, her face instantly turned pale.

Jiang Ruolan abruptly got up from the bed and grabbed her coat. She put it on and hurriedly ran out.

Since she was unfamiliar with hospitals in the eastern suburbs, she decided to get a taxi. Assistant Bai's words kept echoing in her head. ”Last night, we arrested this criminal on the eastern outskirts of the city. The people involved in the dirty case, including some thugs, decided to intervene, resulting in a shooting case last night. President Xian and others ... He was shot while trying to rescue a company employee who was in the custody of the gang.”

”The gunshot wound was on his shoulder. The doctor had tried his best to treat the wound and President Xian was out of danger. Although it's not fatal, he remained unconscious for several hours. President Xian was still lying in the intensive care unit and not yet waking up.”

There were only a few taxis in the early morning. Jiang Ruolan hurried to the main road to call a taxi. However, she was only walking a few steps when she felt someone rush towards her from behind.

Jiang Ruolan gasped in a breath. An extremely pungent smell suddenly assaulted her nose. The moment she realized that her nose and mouth had been covered with a cotton cloth, she tried to fight, but for some inexplicable reason, she felt her head spin. Before she could even struggle, her vision went dark and her body powerlessly fell backward.