Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him-Chapter 193 - Qiao Xis World Collapsed

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Qiao Xi’s World Collapsed

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Qiao Xi’s World Collapsed

Qiao Xi lowered her head and unlocked her phone screen.

System notifications indicated a new email, alongside some missed calls and unread text messages.

Qiao Xi checked them one by one; the missed calls were mostly from friends, interspersed with some telemarketing calls.

The person she was looking for wasn’t among them.

Late at night, probably few people knew about the fire at the clinic. Everyone had their own lives to lead.

She opened the email, thinking it might be another bank loan promotion or some kind of lottery scam.

But then.

One after another, high-definition, intimate photos appeared before her eyes.

Huo Xingzhou and Xu Xingluo were entwined in a passionate kiss along the corridor of Jinling Grand Hotel.

Their affection was fervent, as if they wished to merge into each other’s bodies, as though they were reigniting an old flame.

Moonlight.

Night.

The man leaned against a column, his pose willful and alluring. Xu Xingluo held his waist, her expression seductive.

His clothes were disheveled.

She craned her neck invitingly for a kiss.

Truly a pair of lovers, made for each other.

Qiao Xi gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white and veins faintly visible on the back of her hand. So it was Xu Xingluo whom he had an appointment with tonight, and indeed he had gone to the Jinling Grand Hotel.

His calls hadn’t gone through all night.

Images of their kisses flooded her mind, squeezing out all her rational thoughts.

She stood there dazed for quite a while, as if all her senses were amplified.

Thump!

The light in the resuscitation room went out.

The words “In Resuscitation” went dark as well.

Qiao Xi turned off her phone screen and looked towards the resuscitation room door.

That door, the door of destiny, swung open, revealing the somber-faced doctor in a white coat. The medical staff who had participated in the rescue bowed before her.

“I’m sorry.”

“We did all we could, please accept our condolences.”

An apology, a call for condolences. Each word magnified in her ears, echoing as if with reverb.

In that moment, she felt a bone-chilling cold.

It seemed as if the world was spinning, turning upside down.

The frail old lady lay on the hospital bed, covered with a white cloth.

Qiao Xi didn’t know how she made it over, but she slowly lifted the white cloth and saw her grandmother’s kind face.

It was as though she were merely asleep.

“Grandma? Don’t scare me,” she said softly.

“Grandma, stop joking with me…”

Qiao Xi’s tears fell uncontrollably, her whole body shaking.

The doctor recognized her and tried to offer comfort, “Doctor Qiao, no one can come back from the dead. The old lady’s body was already…”

“No.”

Qiao Xi shook her head, holding onto her grandmother’s hand stubbornly as she looked at them, “It’s warm.”

“Still warm.”

“Her body is still warm, how can you expect me to believe this!”

“She looks just like she’s asleep, she still wanted to eat the meatballs I was going to buy for her. I was so close to getting them… just a tiny bit closer…”

Qiao Xi’s almond-shaped eyes sought an affirmative answer from them.

They avoided her gaze, not daring to say anything more, afraid of upsetting her further.

Qiao Xi sensed their avoidance. she opened her mouth but could say nothing, as if her throat were filled with cement, hoarse and strained.

For a moment, she felt as though countless fine needles were pricking her brain, her heart, piercing into her bloodstream. They seemed to want to flow with her blood, stabbing into each and every one of her cells.

The pain seemed determined to kill her!

“Cough cough…”

Qiao Xi clutched at her chest, hacking with sudden coughs.

She doubled over, crouching in a corner. Her eyes released so many tears so quickly that all she could see were large, blurry splotches of color.

Found no foothold to land on.

Her throat was filled with a cold, salty taste.

Chaotic, shattered images roared in her mind, slowly ground down by the gears of fate and discarded.

No one could cover her eyes at this moment.

But she could see clearly.

See her own world.

Crumbling before her eyes, bit by bit.

Turning to ruins.

Barren, hopeless, desolate.

On the sterile soil, the last flower on a vine withered away.

“Cough cough…”

She coughed so hard it felt as if her internal organs were shifting, her mouth tasting of blood.

The world before her flickered in and out of black and white, consciousness disconnecting and reconnecting, reconnecting and disconnecting.

She was not willing.

Not willing to just pass out like this.

“Doctor Qiao?”

“Doctor Qiao, are you okay?”

“Doctor Qiao? Doctor Qiao has fainted!”

This night was pure chaos.

…

The next day.

The sky was foggy, and a light rain began to drizzle outside. The news of the clinic fire had made the local headlines.

Some condemned, some sympathized.

Others remained unaware.

Huo Xingzhou awoke in the private hospital’s VIP ward, his face pale, showing the fragility of someone just recovering from a serious illness. Zhou Yu and Old Chen had kept vigil in the ward all night, afraid to leave arbitrarily.

He propped himself up with his arms and sat up, throwing back the covers.

“Huo Er, you’re awake? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? The doctor says the medication will take some time and you will be quite weak these few days.”

“Do you have discomfort anywhere else?”

Zhou Yu indeed cared greatly about his health, fearing the adverse reactions mentioned by the doctor.

Huo Xingzhou shook his head, asking coldly, “Where is Xu Xingluo?”

Zhou Yu said mockingly, “Rolled back home to hide like a turtle. Every time she causes trouble, the Liu Family and the Xu Family have her back. Not a single word about last night’s incident got out.”

The problem was that Tianyuan Group needed to stand firm in Haicheng and maintain a good relationship with the Liu Family.

“Terminate the cooperation with Xu Family. Don’t sign any contracts that we haven’t signed this year. Stop all projects involving Xu Xingluo at once, regardless of the losses.”

His brow furrowed, a chilly aura emanated from him.

“Alright, I’ll immediately notify all departments. Meanwhile, I’ll throw some obstacles in the Xu Family’s way of business, they truly disgusted me this time,” Zhou Yu knew well how to measure his actions. The Liu Family’s power was immense, but the Xu Family was a new-rich family.

Suddenly, Huo Xingzhou thought of the wine from last night, as well as Huo Jiancheng’s recent abnormal behavior.

He felt a heavy displeasure in his heart.

“Help me check what my dad has been up to, any dealings he has with Xu Guangyao, or any leverage that might have fallen into Xu Guangyao’s hands. Don’t tell anyone until everything is clear.”

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Huo Xingzhou spoke with a chilly tone.

Zhou Yu suddenly had a realization and looked at him in shock, “Could it be… I always knew you were cautious, how could you fall for Xu Xingluo’s low-level tricks? You have always been unguarded with those close to you, how could Uncle…”

“Go check it first, and remember to investigate in secret.”

Huo Xingzhou said expressionlessly.

He stood up, grabbing the coat hanging nearby, ready to head out.

“Oh, and about last night… don’t tell Qiao Xi.” He was afraid she would overthink it.

Zhou Yu responded, “I understand. Where are you going? I’ll hold down the company for now; you should rest for a couple of days.”

“I’m going to find Qiao Xi. Give me my phone,” Huo Xingzhou stretched out his hand to Zhou Yu, who placed the turned-off phone in his palm, saying,

“Last night, based on your instructions, I sent a message to Qiao Xi. After that, several unknown calls came through to you. Seeing that your private number was leaked to sales organizations, I went ahead and turned it off.”

“Hmm.”

Huo Xingzhou responded with a grunt and walked away.

The driver, Old Chen, was waiting in the corridor. He looked at Huo Xingzhou, hesitating to speak.