But Lu Lin saw everything perfectly clearly.

“What are you people doing?!”

A police officer’s angry shout came from behind them.

Lu Lin immediately raised both hands. “It was him! He got drunk, started randomly calling people his wife, and then attacked me. Look at my face—am I gonna be disfigured or what?”

Even talking hurt right now.

At this rate, he’d probably have to wear a mask to work tomorrow.

“I didn’t! I’m not drunk! She *is* my wife!”

Zhao Qianwen staggered as he tried to stand, but both legs were completely weak.

Just now, only one leg wouldn’t move.

Why were *both* legs numb now?

Those two must’ve done something to him!

“Officer! You have to stand up for me! They crippled me! Look at my legs—I can’t stand up anymore!”

Zhao Qianwen cried dramatically.

The two responding officers looked toward Sang Ning and Gu Yao. The blinding white beam of a flashlight landed directly on Sang Ning’s face.

She raised a hand to shield her eyes.

“Could you lower that?”

One of the officers coughed awkwardly. “Sorry… you looked familiar.”

He’d already switched to respectful language. Obviously he recognized her.

“We’re on the same side,” Lu Lin said as he reached for the ID inside his coat.

Except…

The coat was still clutched tightly in Gu Yao’s arms.

And right now, the two officers stood in front of him like guardian statues, not letting him near her.

“That’s right. We’re forensic doctors with Yancheng Public Security. I’m Sang Ning.”

Sang Ning proactively handed over her credentials, then reached for the coat in Gu Yao’s arms.

She tugged twice.

It wouldn’t budge.

Gu Yao was trembling so badly her whole body shook.

The officers saw the scene unfold, and the way they looked at Sang Ning immediately became strange.

“You’re… not together?”

Seeing how frightened Gu Yao was, they stopped caring whether the others were forensic staff or not.

Everyone was brought back to the station.

And so, inside the local precinct, Sang Ning borrowed medical supplies and treated the injuries on Lu Lin’s face.

Meanwhile, another officer stayed beside Gu Yao, trying to calm her down.

As for Zhao Qianwen, he had practically been dragged into the station.

“Please don’t tell my parents about this,” he said while giving his statement. “They’re old. It’s late, and it’s cold outside. It’s inconvenient for them to come out.”

The officer taking notes paused his pen.

“You’re pretty filial.”

“A filial person beats people up while drunk and randomly calls women his wife?” Lu Lin pressed his tongue against the inside of his cheek—

Pain shot through him again.

Sang Ning was cleaning his wounds. When his cheek suddenly bulged out like that, her hand instinctively pressed harder.

“Damn, could you go easier on me? That hurts!”

Sang Ning shot him an annoyed glare. “I’m treating you and you’re still complaining?”

The two sat in the hallway outside the station office, bickering nonstop.

When Gu Yezhou arrived, this was the first thing he saw.

His face darkened immediately.

Lu Lin noticed him first.

“Captain Gu? What are you doing here?”

Sang Ning’s movements paused briefly before she continued dressing Lu Lin’s wounds.

Not a single one of them gave her peace of mind.

At this hour, she should’ve been comforting Gu Yao, but Lu Lin had dragged her away earlier, saying that after something like this happened to a girl, she needed some time alone.

“Gu Yao’s inside. Go check on her first,” Sang Ning said without looking up.

Lu Lin immediately became unhappy.

“What’s he going in there for? And who even told Captain Gu about this? Old Sang, was it you?”

Sang Ning couldn’t be bothered explaining.

She roughly slapped gauze onto the scratches on his neck and the back of his hand.

A grown man fighting like a schoolgirl—using his nails to scratch people.

Pathetic.

“Careful!” Lu Lin grumbled unhappily.

Maybe because his voice was too loud, an officer walking out of the office glanced over.

“You two still haven’t left?”

“Our coworker’s still inside. Why would we leave?” Lu Lin lifted his chin—

Only to feel a painful tug at the cuts on his neck.

The officer glanced at Gu Yezhou, who had just walked past him and was signing paperwork.

“The family’s here. You should head home early. And next time, stay away from people with terrible drunk behavior.”

Lu Lin stood up and looked toward Zhao Qianwen inside the office.

Ever since entering the precinct, the guy had been insisting he was drunk, didn’t know what happened, only remembered someone attacking him—and was even trying to flip the blame around.

And now he was slumped in the chair pretending to sleep like a dead pig.

“No. I’m definitely teaching this bastard a lesson tonight.”

Lu Lin rolled up his sleeves, clearly preparing for round two.

Sang Ning stopped him.

“What are you trying to do? This is a police station. Don’t forget who you are.”

“Relax. He was drunk. I wasn’t.”

Lu Lin gave her a reassuring look.

Then he walked over and stood above Zhao Qianwen, lowering his voice in warning.

Sang Ning sighed helplessly. She could only head into the next office to check on Gu Yao.

As she walked away, she called out toward Lu Lin’s back, “Go home early. I’ll stay with Gu Yao.”

“Got it,” Lu Lin replied casually.

The moment Sang Ning stepped inside, the officer at the doorway announced:

“Gu Yao, your family’s here. Time to go home.”

Gu Yezhou stood at the entrance with a dark expression, looking like he had no intention of entering the room himself.

The moment Gu Yao saw her brother, the emotions she had barely managed to suppress exploded all over again.

She brushed past Sang Ning and ran toward Gu Yezhou, arms lifting as if to hug him—

Only for Gu Yezhou to stop her with one hand pressed firmly against her forehead.

“You’re already an adult. Why are you still crying like this? You’re married already. Can’t you grow out of these childish habits?”

His voice was stern.

“I was wrong, Ge.”

Gu Yao lowered her hands weakly, her head drooping with grievance.

Sang Ning gently patted Gu Yao’s back.

She wasn’t good at comforting people.

If she had a younger sister like this…

Maybe she would scold her just as harshly as Gu Yezhou did.

Besides, Gu Yao and the man named Zhao Qianwen really had been husband and wife.

They were just currently in the divorce cooling-off period.

“Sorry to trouble you, Forensic Doctor Sang. Please take my sister home first. I’ll be back later.”

Gu Yezhou handed his keys to Sang Ning.

She stared at them in confusion.

She couldn’t drive.

“Um…”

The words had barely reached her lips before Gu Yezhou walked over with a cold expression toward Zhao Qianwen, who was supposedly sobering up.

His tall figure blocked the harsh fluorescent lights overhead.

In truth, Zhao Qianwen had long since sobered up. He’d only been pretending, hoping these people would hurry up and leave so he could talk his way out with the police and go home afterward.

Next time, he’d wait until Gu Yao was alone before making a move.

“Did you forget what I told you before?”

Zhao Qianwen continued pretending to be drunk.

“Who the hell are you? Don’t block my way. Get lost.”

The officer who had finally managed to calm the situation frowned and stepped forward, about to reprimand him—

But Gu Yezhou stopped him.

With one hand, Gu Yezhou grabbed Zhao Qianwen by the collar and hauled him straight off the chair, slamming him hard against the wall.

“What are you doing? Put him down immediately!” the officer shouted sharply.

Lu Lin, who had just been about to say goodbye to Sang Ning and Gu Yao, froze in shock at the scene.

What the hell?

He’d heard long ago that Captain Gu didn’t exactly follow the rules during investigations, but this—

Was he standing up for one of his subordinates?

Wait.

Earlier they said… family…

“Captain Gu… you’re that brat’s family?”

Like he’d uncovered some earth-shattering secret, Lu Lin immediately turned to share the discovery—

Only to meet Sang Ning’s utterly speechless stare.