However, it was too late! As the bullet hit Li Ping's heart, Li Ping stopped breathing before Chu Yifan could reach the hospital. A fresh life gradually cooled down in his arms.
For the first time in Chu Yifan's life, he experienced the feeling of being separated from life and death.
The police drew out the photo of the killer based on the memory provided by Chu Yifan. They had already issued a wanted order to the whole country, but Chu Yifan was no longer in the mood to pay attention to it. He was in front of the mourning hall, silently staring at Li Ping's photo, painfully recalling every little thing that had happened with him and Li Ping. Li Ping's passionate speech on the podium, Li Ping's cheerful and light footsteps when cooking, Li Ping's agile and smooth body in the hot spring, Li Ping's sad expression when she was about to cry…All of them surged into his mind like spring water.
"Yifan, my condolences." Xixi also came to the mourning hall. Seeing the despondent Chu Yifan, she also felt a heart-wrenching pain. Li Ping was also Xixi's colleague, and she had died for Chu Yifan.
Xixi was dressed in black and had a small flower on her chest. With a solemn expression, she took out three incense sticks from the incense box and lit them on the candlelight. She bowed three times respectfully in front of the mourning hall and then inserted the incense sticks into the incense table.
"The dead are long gone.”
Chu Yifan didn't say anything. He just stared at Li Ping's photo like a wooden chicken.
Chen Xixi no longer consoled him. She held Chu Yifan's arm and quietly accompanied him.
It was getting late and the air was getting cold. Chen Xixi couldn't help but sneeze.
"You can go back first. I want to stay for a while.”This was the first time Chu Yifan spoke since Chen Xixi came to the mourning hall.
"Alright then." Chen Xixi still had classes tomorrow, so she couldn't delay it.
Chu Yifan sent Chen Xixi to the door and then returned to the mourning hall.
Li Ping's parents hadn't arrived yet, and the ones guarding her were all her colleagues from Class One. Yang Qiaozhi, Jiang Jing, Zhao Jun, and Qian Xiaoqiang all had red eyes.
At midnight, Jiang Wanhua also came. After she heard that Chu Yifan was assassinated, she no longer had the mood to deal with the Moon Lake matter and rushed back overnight.
After she finished offering incense to Li Ping, she stood beside Chu Yifan.
"Chu Yifan, you should go back first. The sky is getting brighter and this lady can't stand it anymore.”Seeing Jiang Wanhua's expression, Yang Qiaozhi guessed her relationship with Chu Yifan.
"You can go back first. We'll take care of this.”Jiang Jing also said with red eyes.
"Yifan, go back first. I'll see her tomorrow.”Jiang Wanhua also advised.
Chu Yifan nodded and expressionlessly followed Jiang Wanhua into the car, returning to Jade Dragon Court.
Chu Yifan was like a robot, allowing Jiang Wanhua to wash his face and feet before helping him lie down.
After Jiang Wanhua covered Chu Yifan with the blanket, she went to the bathroom to take a shower. She crawled into the blanket naked and hugged him tightly in her arms, using her body to warm Chu Yifan's cold heart.
The next day, Chu Yifan went to the mourning hall as soon as he woke up and only returned at midnight.
On the third day, Jiang Wanhua called Ju Yajuan and asked her to come over.
At night, Chu Yifan only came back to his senses after he placed Li Ping's ashes in the cemetery. He looked haggard and fell asleep without even having dinner.
"Xiaojuan, my husband is in a bad mood. Please go and comfort him.”
"Sister Wan, you should go." Ju Yajuan said, blushing.
"What's wrong? You don't listen to me anymore." Jiang Wanhua looked at Ju Yajuan with a faint smile.
Ju Yajuan didn't dare to retort and went in with a red face.
When they were probably asleep, Jiang Wanhua took off her clothes and slipped in.
"Sister Wan, why are you here too? Then I'll go out first."
"Don't leave. We'll serve hubby together tonight.”The fierce Jiang Wanhua grabbed Ju Yajuan, who was about to escape.
Seeing that she couldn't leave, Ju Yajuan covered her blushing face with her hands.
"Yifan, she's already gone. Don't be too sad. I don't think Liping would want to see you like this if she were alive.”
Chu Yifan was very grateful for Jiang Wanhua's good intentions. His heart that was numb from the pain gradually felt something.
"Alright, I'll go to work tomorrow." Chu Yifan nodded in agreement.
Seeing Chu Yifan pull himself together again, Jiang Wanhua was very happy.
"Xiao Juan, do you want to go first, or should I?”
Ju Yajuan covered her face and didn't say anything.
" Forget it." Chu Yifan suddenly said," I'm not in the mood today."”
The next morning, when Jiang Wanhua woke up from her deep sleep, Chu Yifan had already left.
"Could it be that this kid has changed his personality?"
Last night, he actually hugged two beauties and slept for the entire night without doing anything.
"Xiao Juan, are you busy now?"
"It's alright. It's already the off-season now.”
"Then why don't you put aside your work and come to Li Garden to help me?”
"Alright."
The two of them quickly got up, washed up, and ate.
Just as they were about to set off, Ju Yajuan suddenly took out a pair of pink underwear.
"Sister Wan, look."
"What's so good about a pair of underwear?”
"It's not mine." Ju Yajuan murmured.
It was not Jiang Wanhua's either.
Jiang Wanhua understood.
"Where did you find it?"
"In my closet, there's a black one missing and a pink one.”Ju Yajuan said. She was a meticulous girl and had absolute trust in Jiang Wanhua.
"Forget it, let's burn it?" Jiang Wanhua thought it was Li Ping. If it was in the past, Jiang Wanhua would definitely denounce her. But now, that poor woman had already lost her life for Chu Yifan. Jiang Wanhua did not feel the slightest bit of jealousy. Instead, she felt a little more respect.
"After this period of time is over, the two of us will deal with him.”Jiang Wanhua said with a smile.
Ju Yajuan understood Jiang Wanhua's double meaning and couldn't help but blush again.
Generally speaking, as the secretary of the municipal government, she couldn't take leave. However, Chu Yifan's situation was special this time. Even Chief Zhang did not blame him. After he returned, he even asked a few questions out of concern.
During the three days that Chu Yifan was away, Zhang Han took his place.
"Section Chief Zhang, thank you."
"Yifan, you don't look well.”Zhang Han was also very sad about what happened.
In the afternoon, Chu Yifan had a chance to ask for a single dormitory from the municipal government office. When he got back at night, he would return the rented house. There were too many memories of Li Ping buried inside. The person had passed, but the living still had to continue. Chu Yifan couldn't always indulge in the pain of the past.
As the end of the year approached, each unit began to summarize and commend their work for the year. After the commendation ceremony, it was time to eat as usual. This was also an opportunity for all units to get close to their leaders. The Health Bureau, the Education Bureau, the Cultural Bureau, the Travel Bureau, and other subordinate units under Chief Zhang's jurisdiction had all sent out invitations. Chief Zhang naturally couldn't favor one over the other. Chu Yifan could only accompany Chief Zhang as if he was rushing to a banquet. They rushed from one venue to another, from one table to another. For this reason, Chu Yifan had no choice but to reluctantly reject some private gatherings.
Chu Yifan was busy all the way until New Year's Day. Zhang Shi's wife was also a professor at Zhongzhou University. Because of the teaching mission, it was impossible for him to be transferred to Western Hubei to accompany Chief Zhang. Therefore, as soon as the holidays came, Chief Zhang brought the driver back to Eastern Hubei.
Two days ago, Chu Yifan's appointment as the deputy section chief had been announced. He was not surprised by this. If he hadn't been transferred to the municipal government, he would have been the deputy director of the academic affairs office at No. 5 High School. This was because Chu Yifan had already reached the rank of a deputy chief physician and was also Chief Zhang's secretary. He was given a single room in the municipal government office. Although it was not large, it was an independent space. Chu Yifan used the morning to move his house. Other than a few photos, he burned everything related to Li Ping. It was already noon when he was done with all this. Chu Yifan suddenly received a call from his uncle, telling him that his aunt was here.
The family knew about Chu Yifan's assassination attempt. His grandfather was furious, and even his uncle was scolded. Her aunt had come this time to comfort Chu Yifan and to see Xixi. In addition, there were some business matters to deal with.
Chu Yifan was very happy when he thought about seeing his aunt. He first called Xixi, then went to her house to pick her up and went to his uncle's house together.
"Yifan, come here. Let me see if you've gained weight.”As soon as she entered, her aunt said affectionately," This must be Xixi. She's so pretty. I think she's comparable to Sisi.”
"Sisi?" Chen Xixi looked at Chu Yifan in confusion.
"It's Chen Sisi, the star of film, television, and music. She's my cousin Chu Yifei's girlfriend.”
No matter how ignorant Chen Xixi was, she knew Chen Sisi. She could see her at the Spring Festival Gala every year. Even someone as proud as Chen Xixi felt a little embarrassed comparing herself to a superstar.
"How's Brother Yifei and Sister Sisi's marriage going?”Chu Yifan asked.
"It's already decided. I'll do it on May Day next year.”her aunt replied.
"That's great!" Lovers will always be together.
"Hello, Aunt." Chen Xixi greeted Chu Yun shyly.
This was the first time she saw Chu Yifan's family, except for Zong Wei.
Chu Yun's facial features were somewhat similar to Chu Yifan's. She had short hair that reached her ears and looked very capable. Before Chen Xixi came, Chu Yifan had already introduced her to Chu Yun. After her aunt Chu Yun graduated from university, she had completely inherited Chu Yifan's grandfather's legacy. Her current net worth was estimated to be more than ten billion. In Chen Xixi's eyes, Chu Yun was an amiable elder who did not have the arrogance of a billionaire.
"It's our first meeting and I didn't prepare much. I'll just give you a bag, right?”It was obvious that Chu Yun was very satisfied with Xixi.
"Thank you, Aunt."
Although Chu Yun said it casually, Chen Xixi could already tell that the bag her aunt gave her was LV and worth at least 100,000 yuan.
"Yifan, you're not young anymore. Why are you still so careless? Including this time, this is already the third time, right?”At the dining table, her aunt rebuked.
Chu Yifan smiled awkwardly. Pang Dahai, Huang Xiaojie, and this time, there were at least three people who wanted to kill him.
"Have you caught the killer?" This time, her aunt was asking about her little uncle.
"Not yet." Her uncle looked a little embarrassed.
"Who did it?" her aunt asked again.
"I'm not sure yet. It's nothing more than Huang Sen, Duan Jiashan, and the others. We'll know once we catch the murderer.”her uncle replied.
"Grandpa said that he will find a bodyguard for you.”This time, her aunt was talking to Chu Yifan. As the third echelon of the Chu family, they could not afford to lose their safety.
"I don't want to." Chu Yifan protested. With a tail following him around every day, it was not convenient for him to pick up girls.
"There's no room for bargaining for this kind of thing.”Her aunt's expression darkened, revealing the determined side of a strong woman.
Chu Yifan didn't dare to say anything when his aunt was angry. Chen Xixi was secretly amused when she saw Chu Yifan being humiliated.
"Due to the rapid development of Zhongjing, Western Hubei has become an important hub connecting the central and southwest regions. Therefore, the location of the Western Hubei branch of Yi Ming is prominent. Grandpa wants you to take over the business of Yi Ming in Western Hubei. The most important thing is to find a large warehouse as a transit warehouse. Yifan, there shouldn't be a problem, right?" After the private discussion, her aunt started to talk about work.
"No problem." Chu Yifan thought for a moment and said. Ling Xiao was a local tyrant in Western Hubei, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to find a large warehouse. Although Chu Yifan had been used by him for Wang Feng's case, he still had to maintain his relationship with Ling Xiao. At most, he would just have to be more careful in the future.
Her aunt and husband were both busy people. After dinner, Chu Yifan and Xixi bade farewell.
The two of them walked around the street. She had wanted to go to Chen Xixi's house for dinner, but she received a call from Ling Xiao. Chu Yifan wanted to talk to him about the storage unit, so he sent Xixi home first.
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