“It’s too late. Even if you call Kang Ruicheng to defend yourself, he won’t believe you,” Mu Sijue said in an annoying calm but determined tone.

However, it sounded like he was in a good mood.

Maybe it was because Xu Youning was safe for the time being.

Auston had to admit that he was happy for Mu Sijue, but at the same time, he really felt indignant!

He helped Xu Youning at the expense of his sexual preference!

He thought that he could have witnessed a good show, but in reality, he was taunted.

Fuck!

Auston said in a huff, “Mu Qi, if I help you again, I’ll call myself an ass!”

Mu Sijue responded, after a moment’s silence, “I owe you a big favor this time.”

In other words, he would try not to bother Auston in the future.

Not expecting Mu Sijue to be so sincere, Auston suddenly fell into silence.

In his impression, Mu Sijue had never once asked anyone for help in the many years he had known him. It was the first time he had heard Mu Sijue speak in such a tone.

Mu Sijue changed because of Xu Youning.

Although Auston didn’t discover Xu Youning’s charm yet, he knew she was very important to Mu Sijue—as important as the man’s life.

Auston finally calmed down, but he wasn’t willing to admit that he was moved. He snorted proudly and said, “For the sake of your lifelong happiness, I’ll let this go!”

“Auston,” Mu Sijue said, “Thank you.”

He was serious. There emerged a hint of heartfelt gratitude in his dark eyes.

Auston’s anger immediately subsided, but he couldn’t help but sigh, “What a tragedy! Oh, no, no. What a demon!”

He was referring to Xu Youning.

Among the billions of women in the world, only Xu Youning could make Mu Sijue be so obsessed with her and lose himself—

What else could she be if she was not a demon?

Mu Sijue didn’t contradict Auston. Instead, he gave him a meaningful look and said, “You will understand when you fall in love with someone.”

Imagining himself, the handsome guy, trapped in love, Auston felt a chill run down his spine. He cursed and said, “Can I really change my preference and love a man? Mm… I think you’re pretty good!”

“Get out!” Mu Sijue spat out these two words indifferently at Auston.

“No problem!”

Auston obediently left the room.

Soon, Mu Sijue received a text message from Ah Jin, which read –

“All done!”

Mu Sijue read the message several times. He breathed a sigh of relief and then deleted it.

He had known that Ah Jin could complete the missions outstandingly.

This morning, Lu Boyan suddenly called to tell him about the plan today—

According to Lu Boyan, the doctor from country S would be injected with a virus before he left his country.

The virus was not fatal, but after twelve hours, it would be infectious, which would disrupt the rhythm of people’s lives.

When the doctor got off the plane, it was exactly the 12th hour after the virus entered his body. The workers of the Bureau of Epidemic Prevention would take him away. At this time, the virus would just be starting to take effect in the doctor’s body but would not infect others yet.

The timing was just perfect.

The virus would be have to undergo some tests so that the Bureau of Epidemic Prevention could put the doctor into quarantine, therefore preventing him from getting in touch with others, including Xu Youning.

In the end, Lu Boyan said that this was all he could do, and Mu Sijue should take care of the rest by himself.

Mu Sijue immediately contacted Ah Jin without wasting a minute and gave him two missions.

The first was to guide Kang Ruicheng’s subordinates to discover that it was Auston who stopped the doctor from entering.

To put it straight, let Auston take the blame.

Auston seemed to be irresponsible, but when it came to real business, he was as ruthless as them. He had the ability to stop the doctors from crossing the border.

As long as Kang Ruicheng believed that Auston was the chief culprit, things would be much easier.

The second mission that Mu Sijue gave to Ah Jin was to lead Kang Ruicheng to take Xu Youning to the local hospitals.

They couldn’t control the doctors invited by Kang Ruicheng from abroad, but they could make domestic doctors cooperate with them. If Kang Ruicheng sent Xu Youning to the local hospitals, they would have accomplished half their initiative.

The “All done” message from Ah Jin clearly meant that Kang Ruicheng had begun to contact local hospitals for Xu Youning.

As long as they followed Kang Ruicheng, they could find out which hospital he chose and therefore help Xu Youning conceal the fact that her child was still alive.

In this way, Xu Youning would be safe as long as she didn’t expose herself.

Mu Sijue put his mobile phone back on the table and pressed the talk key on the landline phone and said, “You can come in.”

Song Jiqing walked in first, with confusion all over his handsome face. “The crazy and childish guy was Auston?” he asked.

“Yes,” Mu Sijue replied. “Is that strange?”

“The Auston I heard about was not like this.” The more Song Jiqing thought about it, the more puzzled he was. “I can’t see how he earned the reputation of someone not to be trifled with.”

“You want to know his strength?” Mu Sijue said with an evil smile. “Go piss him off and he’ll show you.”

“Huh!” Song Jiqing laughed disdainfully, “Trying to trick me? No way!”

Auston had established a close friendship with Mu Sijue, and that’s why he acted so casually in Mu Sijue’s presence.

However, once he was angered, he would, as the rumor said, become ruthless and cruel. He would not bat an eyelid even if he had others’ blood on his hands.

Song Jiqing wanted to save more people’s lives. He would not want his life to end in Auston’s hands.

After a while, Henry came in, too. The three of them continued to discuss Shen Yuechuan’s condition, evaluating the risk of the surgery and confirming the operation time.

They worked until about three o’clock in the afternoon.

After Henry and Song Jiqing left the suite, Mu Sijue entered the ward and saw both Shen Yuechuan and Xiao Yunyun.

Xiao Yunyun was helping to trim Shen Yuechuan’s nails.

Though Xiao Yunyun wore an air of innocence, she, as a doctor, was still a serious and meticulous person, which was reflected at this moment. Looking at her profile, she was particularly charming when she was being so careful.

When Mu Sijue was wondering if he should go in, Xiao Yunyun noticed him and smiled at him. “Have you finished your discussion with Dr. Song?” she asked.

“Yes.” After a moment of pause, Mu Sijue continued, “Yunyun, we’ll arrange the surgery for Yuechuan.”

Shen Yuechuan was as unfortunate as Xu Youning. The success rates of their surgeries were extremely low. Once they accepted the operation, they needed to bear great risks.

Xiao Yunyun knew that Shen Yuechuan must have this surgery. But her fear could not be lessened by this destined arrangement.

The surgery, like Death, scared her so much.

But the day finally came.

Xiao Yunyun’s eyes widened slightly and she looked at Mu Sijue in a daze without saying a word. Subconsciously, she clutched Shen Yuechuan’s hand tightly.

Feeling Xiao Yunyun’s fear, Shen Yuechuan put his other hand on hers and said, “Go chat with Ye Luo. I have something to tell Mu Qi.”

Unwilling to leave, Xiao Yunyun did not agree.

Shen Yuechuan touched her head and coaxed her softly, “Go, my good girl.”

Though his voice was no longer as strong as before, it was still magnetic. Coupled with his pale complexion, he was still enchanting.

Xiao Yunyun nodded with her lips pursed and left the ward.

Not until the door was closed did Shen Yuechuan sit up and ask, “What did Henry and Jiqing say about my surgery? Can the risk be reduced?”

“They have no way to do it,” Mu Sijue answered after a pause.

Shen Yuechuan seemed to have anticipated this answer. He smiled without much surprise and said, “I see.”

“What do you want to say to me?” Mu Sijue asked in a serious tone.

“I just need to think about what I haven’t arranged,” Shen Yuechuan said, closing his eyes.

Once he entered the operating room, he was unable to control his life.

He needed to make preparations for the worst and settle everything before the operation.

He had transferred all his properties to Xiao Yunyun and planned all other things.

Seemingly, he had nothing to worry about.

Xiao Yunyun was the very person he was concerned about.

He could not imagine how Xiao Yunyun would live with the pain if he didn’t come through this surgery.

Fortunately, Su Yicheng and Su Jian’an as well as Mu Sijue and Luo Xiaoxi would take care of Xiao Yunyun and would make sure she did not commit suicide no matter how sad she was.

In this case, he did not need to worry about anything.

Mu Sijue knew what Shen Yuechuan’s worst fears were. He promised, “We will take care of Yunyun. You just go ahead with the operation. When you recover, we will give her back to you.”

Shen Yuechuan smiled without responding. After a short while, he asked, “How’s Xu Youning now?”

“Kang Ruicheng has given up looking for doctors from abroad and is checking out the local hospitals,” Mu Sijue answered. “Boyan and I will continue to help Xu Youning keep her secret. She’s safe now.”

Shen Yuechuan raised his eyebrow in confusion, asking, “Won’t you bring her back?”

“Boyan and I have arranged too many coincidences to help her conceal the fact that the child is still alive,” Mu Sijue said. “Unless we are 100 percent sure, we won’t do anything rash.”

Shen Yuechuan understood Mu Sijue’s concern—

Kang Ruicheng was a born skeptic who would definitely suspect Xu Youning if anything more happened after so many coincidences.

Once the secret about the child was leaked out, she would surely die.

For Mu Sijue, there was nothing more important than Xu Youning’s safety.

Similarly, for Xiao Yunyun, the success of Shen Yuechuan’s surgery came before anything.

Shen Yuechuan suddenly realized that the world was filled with a myriad of pains and everyone bore different ones.

He needed to wade through the swamp to reach the shore, and not until that time could he bask in the sunshine, hear the twittering of birds and smell the fragrance of flowers.