Chapter 1594: Chapter 1594
Finally home! As the car drove into the community, Li Yifei felt a bit emotional. Seeing the line-up of women waiting, he couldn’t wait any longer to open the car door and ran over.
Not ran, but dashed, covering dozens of meters in an instant. He embraced his two adorable daughters, kissing each on the cheek, then put them down and hugged each of his wives, kissing each one on the face.
All the women at home today came out to welcome him, except for Lin Qiong, who had returned to work and was busy overseeing a drug case for the last few days. But she still called to say she’d be home later.
Li Yifei had been out for over a month; how could the women at home not miss him? Lin Qiong didn’t say it, but she missed him dearly too.
Back in the house, Li Yifei had two more children in his arms, the two youngest at home. Jiang Ningxiang, her belly round, sat beside him.
Everyone’s eyes were on him, and Li Yifei felt his own eyes were not enough. Each woman in the house was so beautiful, he couldn’t look enough; looking at this one and then at that one, Li Yifei felt overwhelmed with happiness.
"Rest a bit, I’ll go check if the food is ready. We’ll eat together later," Xu Yingying called out.
Immediately, several women went with her. It wasn’t necessary for her to go, but there was no use in all of them crowding here either.
A few left, but several women still stayed by his side. The children were all around Li Yifei, chirping about how much they missed him.
Na Yi also came over. After the previous incidents, the women at home accepted Na Yi during this time. They knew how hard it was for her to come such a long way, and they took good care of her.
Everyone ate lunch together, and watching the children and the many women, Li Yifei thought of what Old Master Su said last night. Family, family; the Li family wasn’t really a family yet. To become a real family, it might take another two or three generations.
But by then, it would be decades later. Li Yifei felt the Li family should choose a path different from the other families.
Happily finishing the meal, the two younger children had some milk and went to sleep. The other two also took a nap. The women remained with Li Yifei, and he distributed the gifts he brought back from Dubai, including ones prepared by Wu Shuwei and Angelina.
While handing out gifts, Li Yifei casually mentioned some events from the Dubai trip. He skipped the details because everyone’s attention was on Wu Shuwei and Sarama. Even when Li Yifei mentioned these names, they lost interest in everything else.
Even the usually well-behaved Su Yiyi was blinking earnestly, waiting for Li Yifei to explain these two people’s identities.
Li Yifei scratched his head, spread his hands, and explained to everyone, "There’s nothing between me and these two women. Having all of you is enough for me."
"Only a fool would believe you. If you hadn’t provoked them, would they..." Ye Yunzhu glared at him, and several other women nodded in agreement.
Li Yifei rolled his eyes, showing an exasperated expression.
Just as the women were about to question him further, Su Yiyi ran in with a phone, shouting to Li Yifei and the others, "Hubby, Sister Lin Qiong was shot during her mission."
This shout drew everyone’s attention. Li Yifei jumped up from the sofa, rushed to Su Yiyi, held her arm, and asked, "What did you say? Lin Qiong was shot?"
"Yes, a police officer called using Sister Lin Qiong’s phone, saying she was shot by a drug dealer during a mission."
Li Yifei grabbed the phone but found the call had already ended, so he asked, "Where is she now?"
Su Yiyi replied, "She’s already been taken to the hospital, General Hospital."
The women were shocked and horrified by this sudden news. Some of them used to be at odds with Lin Qiong because of competing for Li Yifei, but now everyone got along well. There were no conflicts; they were all good sisters. With a good sister shot, they were both shocked and worried.
Li Yifei nodded and headed out, instructing as he went, "Shanshan, you come with me to check the situation first. Also, raise the household alert level by one."
Li Yifei’s first concern was that someone might make a move against the Li family, so he didn’t let the women follow.
With Xu Shanshan, Li Yifei rushed to the General Hospital. An incident involving the shooting of a deputy director was no small matter, even in the provincial capital. Furthermore, the female director’s background was significant, and along the way, the Municipal Party Secretary and the mayor called Li Yifei one after another, explaining and apologizing.
Lin Qiong was indeed shot, but the bullet hit her lower abdomen, not her head or heart. However, the shot nearly pierced through Lin Qiong’s body; the drug dealer was killed on the spot, and Deputy Director Lin fell to the ground.
This was a major drug bust, with a total of fifteen drug dealers, six of whom were armed. The police made a small oversight and missed a few drug dealers, which led to Lin Qiong taking a gun and personally chasing them several hundred meters. She forced the drug dealer into a corner, prompting him to fire back. Before Lin Qiong fell, she managed to shoot the opponent dead.
On the way, Li Yifei understood the process, and let out a slight sigh of relief. He first asked Xu Shanshan to call home to explain, so that the family’s alert could be lifted.
Arriving at the emergency room, Lin Qiong was undergoing emergency treatment inside the rescue room. A doctor waited outside the door and reported to Li Yifei: "Her life is secure, but the damage caused by the bullet is significant. It will take some time for stitching and treatment."
"Thank you." Li Yifei nodded, his face somewhat grim, as the one who got shot was his woman. It was understandable his mood wasn’t good, but there was no one at the scene to blame. It could only be said that Lin Qiong was a bit impulsive, which led to the consequence of being shot.
Footsteps sounded from behind, Song Ranmin hurriedly arrived with people. He had been in the provincial city for a meeting and returned immediately upon receiving the notice, speeding all the way to the hospital. Upon seeing Li Yifei, Song Ranmin looked apologetic and said, "Yifei, I’m sorry for letting Lin Qiong end up in danger..."
Li Yifei replied, "It’s not anyone’s fault, if we have to blame someone, it’s those drug dealers. However, I have a question: Haven’t we conducted several drug clearing operations in Mile City, capturing a lot of drug dealers? How come today more than ten drug dealers suddenly appeared, and six of them were armed?"
Song Ranmin’s face turned a bit unpleasant, he paused for a few seconds before replying, "This group isn’t native, they’re drug dealers from a neighboring province, just passing through. The higher-ups requested cooperation for capture, but several directors, including myself, were absent, so Lin Qiong was asked to command the operation..."
"Alright, were all the people captured?" Li Yifei asked.
Song Ranmin nodded and said, "Seven were killed, eight captured, we confiscated eight kilos of drugs, and thousands of ecstasy pills!"
Fifty grams of drugs is enough for a death sentence, and these people carried eight kilos. This is a major case nationwide.
Li Yifei understood and, upon hearing about the drug dealers either being captured or killed on the spot, had no more to say.
Song Ranmin waited for another half an hour before Li Yifei said, "Director Song, you should handle this first, there’s nothing for you here."
"Well... okay, I’ll come back later. Let me handle this case first." Song Ranmin nodded, left a few people, and departed with the others.
Shortly after, the women of the Li family arrived, each looking worried. Su Mengxin and others already knew about Lin Qiong’s situation, and while somewhat relieved, they were even more concerned about Lin Qiong’s health.
The bullet had pierced Lin Qiong’s uterus, causing damage inside, even one side of the fallopian tube and ovary were damaged to varying degrees. Other organs were fine, but damage to the uterus could affect future fertility, which was a major concern!
Li Yifei was also worried about this, but since the doctors were still treating her, he wasn’t sure about the situation, although he wanted to go in and use True Qi to aid the treatment.
Another hour passed, and the emergency doctor finally came out. Li Yifei and others got up and met him. The doctor said, "The recovery rate is very high, but for future fertility... I can’t guarantee it. Even if it heals well, it will likely affect fertility!"
The women’s faces changed, and they couldn’t help but ask questions, surrounding the doctor and bombarding him with inquiries. The doctor became dumbfounded, until Li Yifei pushed the women aside, saying, "Alright, the doctor is already very tired!"
He added to the doctor, "Thank you, doctor."
"It’s our duty, we will do our best," the doctor replied.
After watching the doctor leave, Li Yifei turned to look at the emergency room, silently contemplating for a moment, then said to the women, "Let’s not tell Lin Qiong about this for now, wait until she’s healed some more, and see how it goes. The doctor’s initial assessment isn’t exact."
"Alright!" The women nodded. Su Mengxin said, "It shouldn’t be so bad. With advanced medicine nowadays, if there really is damage, we can find more specialized doctors for treatment."
A few minutes later, Lin Qiong, with several IV bottles, was being pushed out while receiving blood transfusion. Her face was pale. Li Yifei and the others surrounded her, and the women called her name, but Lin Qiong was still knocked out under anesthesia and couldn’t hear their calls.
Entering the ward, Li Yifei and others stayed for a while before exiting, standing behind the glass, looking at Lin Qiong.
The fragile women started crying again, while Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying comforted them. Li Yifei turned and said, "Enough, don’t cry anymore. It’s nothing serious; she’ll fully heal in one or two months. Besides, Shanshan and I can use True Qi to help treat her." Read complete version only at NoveI-Fire.ɴet
With Li Yifei saying this, the women finally wiped their tears.
By evening, Lin Qiong woke up to see Li Yifei standing by the bedside, looking at her.
Lin Qiong’s eyes brightened, and after a few seconds of daze, she managed a smile while stretching out her hand, wanting to hold Li Yifei’s hand, saying, "Yifei, you’re back!"