At this moment, at the First People's Hospital.
Qin Mengxue was sitting in the ward, scrolling through her social media feed.
Suddenly, she saw a close photo of Qiao Xiaoyu and Zhou Hong, with a caption stating she was no longer single.
For some reason, Qin Mengxue felt an urge to cry.
She had been at the hospital for the past two days accompanying her father. However, her mind kept replaying the scene of Zhou Hong rescuing her father, his figure so imposing.
Now, seeing the intimate photo of Xiaoyu and Zhou Hong so unexpectedly, Qin Mengxue's eyes suddenly welled up. At this moment, she felt incredibly jealous of Xiaoyu.
"Mengxue, what's wrong?" Qin Changhui, lying in the hospital bed, asked his daughter with concern, seeing her expression. Qin Changhui was recovering well and was expected to be discharged in a few days.
"Nothing," Qin Mengxue shook her head dejectedly. However, Qin Changhui seemed to have guessed. For the past two days, Qin Mengxue had been mentioning Zhou Hong to him. Qin Changhui wasn't foolish; he could see that his daughter's impression of Zhou Hong had likely changed, and perhaps she had even developed feelings for him.
"Mengxue, it must be that your best friend Xiaoyu has announced her relationship with Zhou Hong, right?" Qin Changhui asked with a sigh.
Qin Mengxue didn't reply, seemingly confirming his guess.
"Mengxue, what's missed is missed. Just accept fate."
"Dad, I regret it so much. Why did I look down on him back then! Otherwise, it would be me posting on social media now," Qin Mengxue said sadly.
"It's all in the past, why dwell on it? You and Zhou Hong have no fate now. However, Zhou Hong has a bright future. You should still maintain a good relationship with him. If you can't be lovers, be good friends," Qin Changhui advised.
"I'm afraid he might not even want to be friends with me," Qin Mengxue said with a hint of bitterness. To be friends, one needs to be on equal footing. What right did she have to be friends with Zhou Hong now?
"Alas," Qin Changhui also sighed deeply, regretting inwardly why he hadn't been more resolute when Zhou Hong left the Qin family. If only he had such a skilled doctor as a son-in-law, and one with cultivation talent, how glorious would that be?
Alas, there are no 'ifs'.
At this moment, Zhou Hong was having dinner with Qiao Xiaoyu's family.
On the living room television, a Jinzhou news report was playing. The news stated that this evening, a young scion from a prominent Kyoto family was suddenly murdered. The killer had also left a message on the wall, claiming responsibility as the Dark Night Acrobat.
Zhou Hong was inwardly surprised to see the news on television, never expecting it to be reported so quickly.
"A scion of a prominent Kyoto family murdered in our Jinzhou. It seems Jinzhou is in for a bloodbath," Qiao Wanli said with a premonition after seeing the news.
"Heh heh," Zhou Hong chuckled, not taking it to heart. If they couldn't investigate him, he would act as if he knew nothing.
If they did find out it was him, he wouldn't hesitate to directly attack Kyoto. After all, Zhou Hong was currently bored to death.
Meanwhile, at the crime scene, Changsun Qinghe was investigating. Not only that, but the director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau and other important figures had also arrived. This was because the deceased was of extraordinary status, hailing from the Huo family of Kyoto. A scion of such a prominent family being killed in Jinzhou meant that the Director of the Jinzhou Criminal Investigation Bureau bore significant responsibility; he could even be summarily executed by the Huo family.
"Captain Changsun, have you found any clues?" the Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau asked, sweating profusely and looking extremely anxious.
Changsun Qinghe shook her head, indicating she had found nothing.
However, she was puzzled. For the past two days, Liu Zhen Feixu had been with her and hadn't left to kill this person.
Changsun Qinghe secretly made a phone call to her friend Liu Zhen Feixu, who was currently at her home preparing dinner for her.
"Hello, Qinghe, when will you finish work? I've made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs. I'm returning to Kyoto tomorrow, and I'll treat you well."
"Feixu, a murder has occurred in Jinzhou. The victim is a junior high school classmate of mine, Huo Haoran."
"Ah, no way! How did he die here? That scoundrel, he caused so much trouble in Kyoto. I was planning to deal with him someday."
"Feixu, it wasn't you, was it? The killer left a message at the scene claiming to be the Dark Night Acrobat."
"How is that possible? Who is impersonating me? How shameless!" Liu Zhen Feixu sounded annoyed.
"I was just asking if it was you. But even if I didn't ask, I could guess it wasn't you. After all, a normal person wouldn't write 'It was the Dark Night Acrobat' on the wall. It feels like trying too hard to hide something," Changsun Qinghe said with a wry smile.
"This is outrageous! Someone dares to frame me!" Liu Zhen Feixu was furious, even though she also wanted to kill Huo Haoran.
"I'm done eating. You all enjoy," Zhou Hong said as he got up from the table at the Qiao family's house after eating three bowls of rice and four pig trotters.
"Zhou Hong, after dinner, why don't you and Xiaoyu go watch a movie?" Qiao Wanli said, seeing Zhou Hong heading out. He was afraid Zhou Hong would return to Tianhe Residential Area to live, so he quickly suggested.
"Uh! A movie?" Zhou Hong stopped. He hadn't watched a movie since coming to this world.
"Alright then," Zhou Hong nodded.
"Xiaoyu, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go watch a movie," Su Dan Novel Network
"Okay," Qiao Xiaoyu nodded, her face slightly flushed.
Just then, Qiao Xiaoyu's phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was Qin Mengxue.
"Xiaoyu, congratulations! You're finally out of the single life," Qin Mengxue said with a smile, though her heart was bleeding.
"You have to work hard too."
"I will. Do you have plans tonight? Xiaojie and Anran will also be coming to the hospital. Why don't you come too? We sisters haven't had a good chat in a long time." Qin Mengxue invited.
"I'm busy tonight. I'm going to watch a movie with Zhou Hong."
"Oh," Qin Mengxue felt like she had been stabbed. If she had known, she wouldn't have called.
"Then you go. We'll talk another day."
"Okay, okay."
Zhou Hong got into Qiao Xiaoyu's car, and they headed to a cinema.
At this moment, in Kyoto.
The Huo family.
"Wuwuwu!" A woman was weeping loudly in the main hall. This woman was none other than Huo Haoran's mother. They had just received the news that Huo Haoran had been murdered in Jinzhou, and the wall bore the message of the Dark Night Acrobat. However, it was obvious that if it were truly the Dark Night Acrobat, they wouldn't have written the message like this, at least not the last two words.
"Enough crying," an old man sitting above the hall roared in anger. This old man was the patriarch of the Huo family.
"Investigate immediately who dares to kill a scion of my Huo family! It absolutely cannot be the Dark Night Acrobat," the Huo family patriarch commanded loudly.
"Yes." Seven or eight members of the Huo family immediately accepted the order and prepared to head to Jinzhou.