Chapter 71: Chapter 71: A Cornered Rabbit Will Even Bite

    After Xu Xiuyuan left.

    Huo Xingzhou took out his phone and dialed the number at the very bottom of his contact list, and the call was quickly answered.

    Huo Xingzhou spoke softly, “Mr. Cheng, you must already know about the situation in Haicheng. This time, Qiao Xi needs you.”

    He knew Cheng Han had changed his name and gone into hiding for a reason.

    Asking him to reappear might be very difficult for him.

    “Her finger bones are shattered, and the doctors say it’s hard for them to heal. Only National Doctor Cheng Han from back then can do something. I remember, last time, you showed me many credentials. I think Qiao Xi could use them now, so please, I need your help.”

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    His tone was earnest, not arrogant at all.

    The other party cursed and grumbled.

    Huo Xingzhou kept his composure and said many good words.

    Half an hour later, he laid out the entire plan, and the other party finally agreed.

    Huo Xingzhou hung up the call, his fingers caressing the edge of the phone as a faint, indifferent smile formed at his lips.

    All was ready, except for the opportunity.

    “Stay here and make sure no one gets close to the hospital room,” Huo Xingzhou said to the two bodyguards at the door, as he went to confirm one thing.

    A thing that would cause Huo Beiting immense pain.

    “Understood, Mr. Huo.”

    The bodyguards were very responsible, standing like imposing statues on either side of the hospital room. Even the nurses, upon seeing them, kept their distance.

    In the afternoon.

    Noise echoed from the staircase at the end of the corridor.

    Two elevators brought down dozens of people, a huge, dense crowd.

    Among the swarming masses, leading were Director Wu and Wu Yachun, uncle and nephew; followed by a large group of emotionally charged family members of patients and reporters.

    They were bearing down with great momentum.

    Director Wu and Wu Yachun, one demoted and the other reprimanded, held a grudge in their hearts.

    This time, they had finally caught a mistake made by Qiao Xi.

    Behind them was a group of patient’s family members they had incited, all of whom were family of critically ill patients, engulfed in grief and anger, in need of a vent. There were also the parents of Wang Dafu, a couple in their seventies, crying their hearts out.

    When they reached the 21st floor, the undercover reporters turned on their miniature camcorders.

    “Qiao Xi is staying in room 2106,” Wu Yachun said coldly.

    “Old Wang, Old Madam Wang, look, she even has professional bodyguards at her door. Wang Dafu’s disappearance must be related to her!” Director Wu instigated, “Who knows if she, out of spite, ordered the bodyguards to harm Wang Dafu!”

    Upon hearing this, Old Madam Wang screamed and ran over.

    Compared to them, she seemed unkind. The reporters hurried to capture this footage and immediately posted it online.

    They chose a sensational headline: “Mediocre Doctor Qiao Xi Suspected of Murder to Silence, Wang Dafu’s Parents Beg for Mercy.”

    This title set off a storm of controversy and triggered a new round of public outrage against Qiao Xi.

    “Doctor Qiao, Dafu is our only son. Please tell us where he is!” Wang Da’s wife knew how to play the victim. Seeing the support she had, she banged her head against the floor until blood marks appeared on her forehead.

    “Old lady, those rich folks don’t see us as human,” said Wang Dafu’s father, supporting her. The couple dissolved into a flood of tears.

    Qiao Xi’s dark pupils were calm as though cleansed by water; their words cut through her like knives, slicing her veins and flesh, like thorns piercing her body.

    All of a sudden, her nose filled with a sourness and a sense of grievance she had never felt before.

    In an instant,

    her heart grew even harder.

    She slowly began to speak: “If you are looking for Wang Dafu, you should go to the police. For details, you can contact Officer Lin Tao at the Haicheng City Public Security Bureau.”

    What did she mean?

    The others were all confused.

    Qiao Xi ignored their questions and turned to Director Wu and Wu Yachun in the crowd, saying, “As medical staff, you disrupt the hospital order. I will report this to Dean Xu, and I hope you still have good luck this time.”

    “And to all the reporters here, please be responsible for what you say. I will screenshot your reports and let the lawyers decide.”

    Her stance was firm, and it vastly differed from her gentle and delicate appearance.

    “Qiao Xi! You are bullying by your power!” Wu Yachun was the first to object.

    She was jealous that Qiao Xi had become the Young Madam of the Huo Family and the wife of Tianyuan Group’s CEO.

    All that dissatisfaction, bottled up in her heart, couldn’t wait to kick Qiao Xi while she was down.

    “Yes,” she stood in the hallway, shining like a ray of light.

    “I am indeed bullying by my power. The power I wield is Huo Xingzhou’s, and it’s you I am bullying!” Qiao Xi looked at them coldly.

    “So, when you insult me, humiliate me, and willfully report slander against me, think about who is standing behind me.”

    There was a fire raging within her heart, breaking through the fragile cocoon.

    Her cheeks bore fresh scars as she stood there.

    “I am Qiao Xi, and Huo Xingzhou, the CEO of Tianyuan Group, is my husband!”

    She had always treated others with kindness, and even if bullied, she endured it.

    But not this time.

    She didn’t want to endure anymore!

    Standing outside the crowd, Zhou Yu rested his hand on Huo Xingzhou’s wheelchair, as if he was seeing Qiao Xi for the first time.

    He exclaimed, “Wow, Sister-in-law is like a cornered rabbit that will even bite!”

    They had not expected to return to such a scene after completing their errands.