The Devil Doctor's Spicy Love
Chapter 85: Nosy adults

Chapter 85: Nosy adults

Brightside University.

"What can you tell me about Jinping?" Huojin asked the girl, who by now had introduced herself as Li Beiye.

Her three guy friends responded with scornful chortles. "That wuss sheep? He is the most pathetic one in the group. You have seen a dog’s collar, right? That’s how he keeps following her."

"The only thing remaining for him to do is bark woof woof!" One of them rolled in laughter.

Li Beiye asked, "Why did you specifically ask about Jinping now?"

"There have been some developments," he said, reading Jia’s message.

"Pray tell."

It was evident that Li Beiye was having the best time of her life.

She understood his pause and smiled. "You are not going to get information about Anhe or her group from anybody else in this college. Nobody will talk to you about her. Remember Miss. Chiang’s furtiveness to answer you? It will be part two, three, four all over again."

Huojin peered into her gaze and felt the truth in her words. Right now, Li Beiye was only his best bet to get information as quickly as possible.

"Anhe woke up a few minutes ago."

The second guy named Mingyu openly expressed his bitterness. "So soon? And here I was praying for her to become comatose."

Li Beiye ignored their chatter and asked, "What did she say?"

"That it was Jinping who attacked her."

"But didn’t Aang break her phone and kick her in the stomach?"

"That’s why it has become complicated now. We expected she would point at Aang, but she came up with an unexpected name. So what can you tell me about Jinping?"

Li Beiye took another cigarette from her pack which Huojin snatched it from her again.

"I can just smoke once you are gone."

"Once I am gone. Not until I am here," he smiled.

"Are all adults your age so nosy?"

"You are sweet, pretty, smart. I want you to live a long life. Destroying your lungs will be meddlesome."

She gave him an unreadable stare. "Can I kiss you on your cheek?"

"No."

She didn’t mind the second rejection and said, "Jinping is the smart one in the group. By smart, I mean academically. The inside news is that he got pulled into the group because Anhe goofed up in her project. The project is important because depending on the credits you score, it affects the internships you get. Good credits, better internship prospects. Obviously, Anhe, being the principal’s daughter, wouldn’t want to look like a failure now, would she?"

"So she took Jinping’s help?"

She let out a ridiculed laughter. "Help? More like snatched his project for her group. We can opt to do individual or group projects. Jinping chose to do it by himself and obviously, Anhe had her group. But they messed up and seeing Jinping’s shining project which would definitely get an A+ and good credits, she dragged him into her group. Do you think Jinping was okay with Anhe taking all the credit for the efforts that he put in day and night? Not at all. He couldn’t oppose her because of her influence and his own non-confrontational nature."

Huojin tapped his fingers on this thigh. "So Jinping has a motive too."

"Anybody who will meet her will have a motive against her."

"But if Anhe is the witness against her own attack, then that puts Jinping in a tight spot."

She chuckled. "Who knows? Don’t treat her as a very simple person."

"Is there something more?"

"There are rumors floating around that she actually wants to kick Jinping out of her group. He was just a last minute savior. Nothing more than that. She doesn’t want him anymore. Accusing Jinping is a fine way to do it, right?"

"Accusing Jinping of a crime will do more than just kicking him out of a silly friends group. He can go to jail."

"So could Aang if she uses the videos. It’s not so difficult for her to falsely accuse people."

A glint of an unknown sinister passed by Li Beiye’s eyes. "She has experience."

A tingle straightened his back, conceiving a far greater truth than meets the eye. "Tell me about it."

—

"Jinping! It was that bastard who grabbed my head and..."

Anhe, who was fully conscious now, trembled with outrage. She sniffled in her mother’s arms, seeking her comfort and support. "Mom, Dad. It was Jinping. He was the one who hurt me!"

Naturally, the furious Mr. and Mrs. Geng wanted to confront this man who tried to kill their precious daughter. "Where is he? I swear I will destroy his life! How dare he touch my daughter!"

Mrs. Geng sobbed. "Oh my poor daughter. Look at the bruise on your head. It looks so ugly and horrible."

Jia, who was watching everything unfold through a video call on Mingshen’s phone, cleared her throat. "Geng Anhe. I am glad to see you are safe and conscious now. I will be there in some time to personally meet you. Until then, can you tell me what happened?"

Anhe took a tissue and wiped her eyes as she faced Jia. Her brows furrowed for a moment that quickly settled. "I was in the maze and we got separated. Then...the ghosts...they came after me..."

Suddenly, she was staring ahead vacantly, abruptly cutting off her statement.

"Anhe dear?" Mr. Geng shook her. "Are you alright?"

"Yong..."

"What?"

She took a sharp gasp as an icy shudder passed down her spine. "Yong! She was there too! Sh-She was in the mirrors! How did I forget about her?"

"Sorry?" Jia asked.

Anhe curled into herself, her shoulders trembling with silent sobs. "She was there. She was fo-following me everywhere. She was looking at me w-with those murderous eyes of hers...She wanted to kill me too!"

Her statement was only leaving Jia more baffled. "But you said Jinping attacked you."

"He did! W-when I was running around from Yong, I met him on the way. I was so relieved to see him...We started walking and talking and reached a dead end. B-But I don’t know what happened to him that he suddenly grabbed my head and...I don’t remember anything after that. But Yong...she was there too! She was harassing me!"

"I see...And at any point, did you meet with Aang in the maze?"

"Aang? No. It was Jinping! And that Yong who kept following me like a ghost! You have to punish them at any cost!"

—

When Mingshen stepped outside the ward, he saw Jia rubbing her temple through the ongoing video call.

"First Aang, then Jinping and now Yong. It feels like I am going in circles..."

"S-sis, should I massage your head for you?" Bojing asked from beside her.

"Ahh thanks Bojing. You are a sweetheart. But I will take up on that offer after I question Jinping and Yong."

Feeling the unnerving silence, Jia looked back at Mingshen and blinked. "Why are you so silent?"

"Hm? I was just wondering something about that brat in the ICU."

Jia failed to hide her disbelief. For a change, Mingshen was actually thinking about the case rather than complaining about coming back to the park.

"And what is it that you are wondering?"

He smiled. "I will ask that to the girl. I believe I will get some interesting answers."