Chen Long, after hanging up on his biological son, had already dialed Huo Rou.
Seeing Chen Long's call, Huo Rou had a premonition about the content of this call. She glanced at Qin Ningyi in front of her, and while answering the phone, she moved to another corner of the room.
"Hello, Uncle Chen." Her voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of dependence, and the end of her tone unconsciously rose.
Hearing her voice, Chen Long was slightly relieved.
"Xiao You, where are you now?"
"Taichuan City, I'm at the hospital." Huo Rou replied earnestly.
Qin Ningyi propped himself up to a semi-sitting position and watched Huo Rou, who was on the phone. Her eyes were as gentle as water, even shimmering with a girlish light, and she looked exceptionally well-behaved.
He was very curious about this phone call, but Huo Rou had walked too far away, and even with his good hearing, he couldn't quite make out the conversation.
"Little Chao said that people from BDD have arrived in Taichuan City." Chen Long got straight to the point. "Are they after you?"
Huo Rou knew he was going to ask about BDD, and replied somewhat awkwardly, "Probably not now..."
They were looking for Chi You, but they weren't looking for her, the Chi You, anymore.
Chen Long, worried, began to nag, "Xiao You, you didn't go by yourself to...
"If you need anything, tell Uncle!"
"Mhm, I will." Huo Rou agreed to everything.
"BDD is around, take care of yourself, don't be impulsive." Chen Long felt scared thinking about her being surrounded by BDD operatives. "You're not in the military anymore, don't handle these things yourself. Let your brother handle it. If bullets come, just drag him over. He's tough and thick-skinned, he'll be fine!"
Chen Long's generous attitude made it seem as if Chen Guochao was the sturdy shield, and in comparison, Huo Rou seemed to be his real daughter.
Hearing him say that, Huo Rou recalled many past events. Uncle Chen had always treated her with utmost sincerity. In his heart, she was better than Chen Guochao. No matter how much trouble she caused, she always received his praise. Yet, she feared disappointing him, and hadn't returned for years.
Thinking of this, her tone became even more obedient, "Brother is already here, I haven't gone downstairs."
"Now that's more like a brother." Chen Long seemed very pleased with Chen Guochao's "leading the charge" demeanor, and then gave Huo Rou some more instructions.
"Uncle Chen, we'll come to see you when we get back in a few days."
Chen Long was overjoyed by her words, ignoring the "we" in her sentence, and happily said more before hanging up.
The commotion outside was growing louder, car horns blared on the street, and the brother Chen Long had described as thick-skinned was now bravely fighting downstairs.
"Miss Huo, Young Master Qin, the area downstairs has been secured by the SWAT team. They were quite fast, but we managed to catch a few."
Qin Ningyi gestured for Huo Rou to continue sitting by the bed.
His subordinate observed their interaction and, suppressing his urge to leave, continued, "The person leading the team wants to see Miss Huo..."