Chapter 280 - The missing bullet (1/2)

Roxie and Gemie bark and growled looking at Jianyu.

Feng Jianyu ”….”

Ghost saw Xiu Mei laughing and a content smile broke on his face too and he joined her in the laugh, pulling his wounds because of too much movement.

He hissed in pain.

Xiu Mei gently holds his shoulder and stopped him from laughing.

”Please rest! I'll come back later” Xiu Mei got up but before leaving she narrowed her eyes at Ghost and warned, ”Don't even think of leaving this place. I have decided to keep you, Roxie and Gemie with me until you are completely healed”

”But….”

”NO DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC. Trust me, I'm equally ruthless and dangerous as my man. He didn't tied you up with the bed because of me but I can.” Xiu Mei said while leaving the room.

After coming out Feng Jianyu saw Xiu Mei lost in thoughts and rubbed her shoulder, ”You are thinking about Ghost's protective behavior towards you” He said and Xiu Mei nodded, ”Not only that but the way he looks at me. There's something different in his gaze”

”Hm! I feel so too” Feng Jianyu contemplated, ”You know Mei, the first thing he asked after waking up was about you. Judging him with his worried tone and selfless attitude, it seems as if all this comes to him naturally. Definitely, he is not faking any of this” Suddenly he recalled an important piece of information, ”Moreover, it was Ghost who gave you the magazine with one less bullet to prevent you from committing suicide”

”What?”

When Ghost was brought here for treatment nurse found an unused bullet in his pants pocket. Wang Shi informed about it to Jianyu and handover the bullet as per his demand. Not so surprisingly, the bullet belongs to the gun with which Xiu Mei tried to kill herself.

This concluded that when she counted one less bullet, Ghost got the hunch of her suicidal thought. As a precautionary measure, he deliberately sneaks out a bullet from the magazine before passing it to her.

”Yes! It was not your counting mistake but Ghost's prudence towards your odd behavior” Xiu Mei saw him clenching his cheeks muscles as he spoke. That incidence still bothers him to no extent. Feeling guilty she squeezed Jianyu's hand, who squeezed her hand back in response and rubbed her shoulder.

”But Jianyu why would a stranger be so caring and thoughtful towards me?”

”Maybe he is not a stranger” Feng Jianyu stated and Xiu Mei looked at him with horrified eyes as the realization hit her.

”Exactly! That's possible” She looked at the closed door of Ghost room and pondered, ”Jianyu I need more information about Ghost. Can you ask someone to investigate him? There's a small cottage around five hours drive from the crash site. That's his home” She took out her phone and messaged him the accurate coordinates, ”I stayed for a night at his place. Maybe we could find something”