From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 61: Chapter 61 Lu Yanchuan’s Fury

Nobody knew where Qiao Xin had gone; Gu Ting rushed back only bringing with him a blurry video clip.

In the video, Qiao Yi was squatting on the ground, rummaging through a basket, when a faint light seemed to fly from a distance and fall in front of Qiao Yi. Qiao Yi looked terrified, covered her face, and then collapsed to the ground.

The next moment, all the fireworks and firecrackers in the basket exploded. Strangely, when the sparks from the basket reached Qiao Yi’s body, several small bright lights also burst forth from her.

Therefore, Qiao Yi’s injuries were not only caused by the fireworks in the basket but also from small fireworks hidden on her person.

But who could have hidden fireworks on Qiao Yi without her noticing?

A group of people turned their gazes toward Lu Yanchuan, who remained composed, watching the video over and over again.

“Gu Ting, go back to the site, collect as many remnants of the exploded basket as possible, and ask Old Mr. Ding which fireworks he provided to Qiao Yi. Also, retrieve the complete video from the square and identify everyone who touched the basket after Qiao Yi took possession of it.”

“You suspect…”

“I glanced at the basket when I took it, and there were no fireworks inside with such explosive power. Moreover, the pyrotechnic that ignited the basket’s fireworks flew in from outside the video’s frame. Someone deliberately threw a spark into the basket.”

Lu Yanchuan slowed down the video, pointing at an enlarged bright spot on the screen.

There were more suspicious points, but Gu Ting needed to bring back the evidence.

Gu Ting glanced at Feng Siyu, then stood up and left the hospital, bumping into Yun Qing who was hurriedly arriving at the entrance.

“Where is she?”

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“Inside.”

Yun Qing answered and went inside. There was a burst of noise, but it soon quieted down.

Lu Yanchuan watched the video repeatedly, each time seeing Qiao Yi collapse to the ground with explosions still occurring on her body, he felt waves of discomfort in his heart.

He attributed this to the anger he felt because Qiao Yi had been injured by his side.

As a husband, to have let his wife sustain such severe injuries at such close range was an utter dereliction of duty!

Lu Yanchuan could not forgive this oversight. If anything serious had happened to Qiao Yi, he was not sure what he might do.

“Xiyu, look into something for me.”

No matter who was behind this, he would not forgive them!

The door to the ward opened, and Yun Qing came out with a look of relief and relaxation on his face.

“Fortunately, sister-in-law’s injuries are not severe, mostly superficial wounds, but the injury on the back of her hand needs to be cared for properly. The weather is about to warm up, and burns or blast injuries like these can leave scars if not properly treated.”

Lu Yanchuan nodded and was about to enter to see Qiao Yi, but Yun Qing grabbed him.

“Boss, wait a moment. The nurse is helping the sister-in-law change clothes. You can go in afterward.”

After saying this, Yun Qing regretted it. Indeed, Lu Yanchuan looked at him with lifeless eyes, as if looking at a corpse.

“Please, after you.”

Yun Qing shrank his neck and stepped back, making way for Lu Yanchuan.

Qiao Yi lay on the bed, pallid, with abrasions on her face and several wounds of varying sizes on her exposed arm; bandages almost completely wrapped around the entire arm.

There were likely even more injuries unseen.

The news of Qiao Yi’s injuries had not been told to Qiao Benqing or Zhao Wenjing, nor to Old Mr. Lu. Lu Yanchuan planned to expose the person behind this himself.

Everyone else was sent away by Lu Yanchuan, leaving only Yun Qing, the doctor, to take care of her.

Qiao Yi woke up the next afternoon, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Yanchuan, who seemed to have fallen asleep by the bedside.

The scene of last night’s explosion flashed before her eyes, and Qiao Yi lifted her hands to look at her two mummy-wrapped paws, letting out a wry smile.

“Awake? Want something to eat?”

Qiao Yi shook her head, the stinging pain in various parts of her body telling her just how injured she was. Indeed, this time watching the fireworks had come at a great cost.

“I’ve already sent someone to investigate the fireworks explosion. Do you remember noticing anything unusual before the basket exploded last night?”

Unusual? Qiao Yi thought long and hard but couldn’t come up with anything unusual.

The only thing that could be considered unusual was that Qiao Xin came over to glance at the fireworks and then kept her distance, as if there was something dirty nearby.

Qiao Xin’s reaction wasn’t particularly unusual, so Qiao Yi shook her head and didn’t share it with Lu Yanchuan.

“I suspect that someone placed a kind of explosive firework in your basket, which was then ignited by a spark and caused that explosion.”

Hearing Lu Yanchuan’s words, Qiao Yi’s heart skipped a beat.

If this guess was correct, then the only possible suspect was Qiao Xin!

Qiao Xin actually wanted to kill her!

No, that’s not right! The amount of explosives wasn’t enough to kill her. Could it be that she wanted to… disfigure her?

Indeed! If not for Qiao Yi’s quick reaction last night, disfigurement would have been inevitable!

“I think I know who did this. There’s no need for you to keep investigating.”

Qiao Yi’s complexion turned even paler, and although the ward was as warm as spring, she felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, with her fingers almost freezing stiff.

Lu Yanchuan noticed Qiao Yi’s abnormal reaction and, knowing her well, almost immediately guessed her suspect.

“Is it Qiao Xin?”

Qiao Yi nodded and then shook her head.

“I suspect it’s her, but there’s no evidence, so…”

“I will find the evidence. How to use it will be up to you.”

Qiao Yi suddenly turned toward Lu Yanchuan, not expecting him to say such a thing and for a moment didn’t know what to say.

Lu Yanchuan, he…

“Yiyi, you’re awake! That’s great! You almost scared me to death!”

Two tearful beauties rushed to the bedside, and Qiao Yi used her two pig trotters to wipe their tears, but their crying only intensified, making her wonder where all these tears were coming from.

“There’s something I need your help with.”

Once they had cried enough, Qiao Yi started talking about more serious matters.

“What is it? I’ll definitely help you!”

Qiao Yi smiled slyly, pointed at the bandages on her hands, then at her face, and said to the people in the room.

“From now on, I am disfigured, the kind that can’t be fixed, the kind that would make Lu Yanchuan divorce me!”

“Are you crazy? You’re perfectly fine. Why would you say that?”

Han Lewen looked at Qiao Yi worryingly, afraid that the fireworks had damaged her brain.

But the others seemed thoughtful, and Lu Yanchuan even smiled a little.

“You’re planning to play a trick to lure out the person who wanted to harm you!”

Feng Siyu received an admiring glance from Qiao Yi, “Smart!”