Beautiful CEO's Super Expert
Chapter 873 - 873: A Flower

Su Chen arrived at the hospital almost as fast as he could. Du Hanbing's situation had been weighing on his mind for the past few days!

Now hearing the news of her awakening, he was, of course, overjoyed!

When he arrived, Dandelion and Tengu along with Du Hanshuang were surrounding Du Hanbing's bed, chattering away animatedly, their faces full of joy and happiness!

Du Hanbing, lying in the hospital bed, smiled at the exceedingly excited group!

However, upon seeing Su Chen arrive, both Dandelion and Tengu immediately left, and even Du Hanshuang sensibly left the space for the two of them.

"You really scared me to death."

Su Chen looked at the finally awakened Du Hanbing and said softly.

When he first saw Du Hanbing severely injured, barely clinging to life, he genuinely felt as if the world had turned dark!

"You saved me again."

Du Hanbing also looked at Su Chen and said, recalling how he had saved her life twice during previous missions!

"But, Cang Lang and the others..."

As she spoke, tears began to roll down Du Hanbing's cheeks, thinking of the brothers who had followed her on this mission, all of whom had died!

Although, as soldiers, they were prepared for death, this time was different. It was the first near-annihilation in the history of the Eighth Brigade!

Hearing this, Su Chen's face darkened; those men were his brothers!

Su Chen still remembered what they were like when they first joined the Eighth Brigade. Some were naive, some were arrogant, some were quiet, some were jokesters...

It was Su Chen who had steadily forged them into steel, into a victorious force!

The sentiment involved was difficult for outsiders to understand.

"What exactly happened to you all on this mission?"

After a moment, Su Chen asked.

"Our mission was to retrieve a top-secret document and bring it safely back to the country, but we were unfortunately ambushed on our way back!"

Du Hanbing said, her face darkening.

"Do you know who did it?"

Su Chen sat down on the nearby chair and asked softly again.

"No, they hid very well, but one thing is certain—they were incredibly skilled. We barely had any chance to fight back against them!"

Du Hanbing shook her head.

Su Chen was slightly shocked upon hearing this because to render members of the Eighth Brigade utterly powerless, the attackers' strength was undoubtedly extraordinary!

No force within the Dark World could achieve this, unless it was a Martial Arts force!

Yet if it were a Martial Arts force, why would they target Du Hanbing and her team?

"Think again. Did you notice any other information about their identity? Anything at all."

Su Chen continued to ask.

"No, they hardly said a word the entire time."

Du Hanbing tried to recall but couldn't come up with anything unusual.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, don't worry about it. You're just waking up. Focus on resting and getting better."

Seeing she was getting a headache from thinking, Su Chen quickly said.

Du Hanbing nodded at his words, and Su Chen stayed with her for over an hour.

During this time, he learned some more things.

For example, the reason Du Hanbing and the others took so long to return was because of complications during the mission, delaying them for over a month.

In reality, they were ambushed only about five days before they were officially found.

If they had been ambushed much earlier, with such severe injuries, she would have died long ago.

"Alright, you get some rest now. I'll come see you again tomorrow."

Su Chen then stood up and said.

"Okay."

Du Hanbing smiled and nodded.

"Wait a minute!"

Just as Su Chen took a couple of steps, Du Hanbing suddenly called out.

"What is it?"

Su Chen turned and asked.

"I suddenly remembered something."

"What is it?"

"While I was fighting one of them, perhaps he underestimated me. I accidentally slashed his shoulder, tearing his clothes. I think I saw a tattoo."

During their conversation earlier, Du Hanbing had been trying to recall the events.

"What kind of tattoo?"

Su Chen asked quickly. For him, if he knew who did it, he would definitely settle the score.

But if he didn't even know who the enemy was, what could he do?

"It seemed to be a flower, a very strange flower."

Du Hanbing described the image of the flower to Su Chen as best as she could remember.

Su Chen mentally noted it down and then smiled:

"Alright, don't think about this anymore. Your main job now is to rest and get healthy."

Afterwards, Su Chen told Cang Lang that Du Hanbing could be transferred to a room where doctors could take care of her.

......

After seeing Du Hanbing, Su Chen drove away from the hospital and returned to the office.

In his office, Su Chen was still thinking about the flower tattoo.

But such idle thinking wasn't going to get him anywhere.

This ambush incident involving Du Hanbing and the others felt like a complete mystery, with almost no clues.

Nevertheless, at least Du Hanbing was safe now, which was a small consolation.

It was almost lunchtime, so Su Chen put these thoughts aside and went downstairs to eat.

When he went downstairs, he naturally walked into the same restaurant where he had once met Xia Qiuru.

He had been busy with one thing or another recently and hadn't come here for some days.

As soon as he walked in, he spotted Xia Qiuru sitting inside.

"Hey beautiful, mind if I join you?"

Su Chen walked up to Xia Qiuru, smiling.

Xia Qiuru, who had just sat down and was looking at the menu, thought it was some random guy trying to hit on her.

But when she looked up and saw Su Chen, her eyes immediately sparkled with joy.

"You've been absent for quite a while."

Xia Qiuru said meaningfully.

Actually, she came here every day for lunch, hoping to run into Su Chen.

But lately, he had not shown up even once, leaving her somewhat disappointed.

"I've been busy."

Su Chen chuckled and sat down.

"I wonder what keeps you so busy every day."

Xia Qiuru pouted slightly, her tone laced with a hint of complaint.

Su Chen scratched his head with a sheepish smile, took the menu and selected some dishes before passing it to the server.

Xia Qiuru just casually chatted a bit and then stopped.

Soon, the dishes they ordered arrived, and the two began to eat.

This meal was the happiest Xia Qiuru had eaten in a while, and naturally, also the most filling.

When eating with this guy, he always treated her like a pig, urging her to eat more.

Though she was a bit worried about gaining weight, his concern was still quite endearing...