"I know."
Gu Ruochu could not afford to be reckless. Besides, they had not yet gathered any evidence to support their suspicions.
"Should we tell Huo Nanchen? I think it would be easier if he found out by himself."
"I agree. Let's keep this a secret. Ning Tangxi may be more scheming than we thought. I'm afraid that something unexpected might happen."
If they informed Huo Nanchen, and he made a move, it would be easy for Ning Tangxi to find out about their plans. Ning Tangxi had relied on Huo Nanchen for a long time. If he changed his attitude towards her, she would become suspicious and cover her tracks.
"That's fine. We'll take our time to investigate." Rong Xiao felt that it was wise to leave Huo Nanchen out of their investigation. They would have a better chance of exposing Ning Tangxi.
The three friends laid out the details of their plan. Gu Ruochu remembered that Granny Li had a son who specialized in medicine overseas. He was already an established medical professional, and Gu Ruochu thought that he would be able to help them. If they managed to infiltrate the hospital unnoticed, they could find some clues about Cheng Xi's botched surgery.
After wrapping up the video call with Xu Yichen, Gu Ruochu left the Rong residence and drove home.
When she turned on her phone and saw several missed calls from Huo Nanchen, Gu Ruochu bit her lip. Huo Nanchen had turned into a strict and nervous husband after promising her that he would find Yue Cheng.
"Ruochu, where are you?"
After Gu Ruochu picked up the phone, Huo Nanchen's worried heart finally relaxed. He was afraid that she would disappear without a word just like she had done when she went to see Zhou Yunxi.
"I'm driving back home. I just had something to do and went out for a while."
"Since you don't have any filming sessions in the afternoon, you should rest."
"Okay."
Huo Nanchen hung up the phone. Although he was still suspicious about Gu Ruochu's whereabouts, he was happy to hear her voice over the phone.
When she arrived at the Huo villa, Gu Ruochu received a call from Rong Xiao.
"Ruochu, I've already made the arrangements. Mo Ling will travel to the John Horton Hospital in Country M and act as our undercover agent. Ning Tangxi will not pay attention to a hospital's personnel transfer. Moreover, someone will be protecting Mo Ling in the hospital, so don't worry."
Mo Ling was Granny Li's son.
"All right. Call me if you need anything."
Gu Ruochu hung up the phone and sat on the sofa, deep in thought. After some time, she went to the study and took out her script.
As she read through the script, she felt that it lacked the necessary emotion to bring the characters in the movie to life. Her eyes wandered off the script, and she stared at a photograph she had taken with Huo Nanchen.
Huo Nanchen's face had an arrogance and gentleness that gave him a noble aura.
As she looked at the photograph, Gu Ruochu felt a sense of serenity come over her.
Gu Ruochu had framed the photograph after Huo Nanchen had posted it to his Weibo account.
As she stared at the picture, Gu Ruochu felt a deep sense of nostalgia and reached out to touch it.
Her hand caressed the picture gently before she took out the photo from its frame and placed it in her notebook.
"..."
At the Ning family's villa:
"What sin has he committed? Why would he lose his arm at such a young age?" Zhang Yuan hugged Cheng Xi and choked on her sobs several times. She did not know what to do.
She had watched Cheng Xi grow up and had doted on him ever since he was a child.
She could not bear to watch him suffer.
"Grandma, don't cry." Cheng Xi used his left hand to caress Zhang Yuan's face, and he clumsily wiped her tears away. "I will be fine."
When she saw that Cheng Xi was still positive about his situation, Zhang Yuan's sobs grew louder.