Under the care of his family doctor, Zhou Yi's high fever persisted and recurred. Finally, on the advice of his family doctor, Zhou Yi was sent to the hospital for observation and to analyze the cause of his infection.

Since being repeatedly kicked out of the main building of the villa by Zhou Yi, the Su mother and daughter have been living in the basement and have no contact with Zhou Yi.

Only when they were at work did the Su mother and daughter hear the family servants talk about Zhou Yi's high fever, which seemed to be very serious, reaching over 40 degrees Celsius at one point.

Su Qingjiao was very excited when she heard the news, because it meant that the virus had taken effect in Zhou Yi's body.

She quickly told the shareholders about it.

The shareholders had already bribed several media outlets to report on Zhou Yi's situation at the hospital. Upon receiving Su Qingjiao's tip, he smirked confidently, "It really is God's help. It seems that Aunt Zhou and you will both become stepping stones for my rise to power!"

With the help of shareholders.

Zhou Yi was taken to the hospital in the morning, and in the afternoon, several media outlets published shocking news headlines.

[Shocking! Internal strife rages within the Zhou Group; heir suspected of being assassinated in the dead of night?!]

[The current acting president of the Zhou Group is revealed to be merely the adopted daughter of the Zhou family chairman. As the acting president, will this adopted daughter harbor treacherous ambitions and attempt to assassinate the Zhou Group's heir?!]

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As soon as these news items came out, the first thing to be affected was that the Zhou Group's stock began to fall.

Secondly, there was widespread anxiety within the Zhou family, especially among the middle and upper management who were becoming increasingly uneasy. At their level, they had already secretly chosen sides.

Once Aunt Zhou falls, the middle and upper management who stand on her side will definitely not fare well.

As public opinion grew increasingly heated, everyone waited for Aunt Zhou to come out and offer an explanation.

However, Aunt Zhou didn't care about the rumors. Every day, she was still the first to arrive at the Zhou family and the last to leave, never mentioning the matter of an heir.

Seeing that the rumors had no effect on Aunt Zhou, the shareholder, who was secretly watching, was practically grinding his teeth: "This is impossible! How can she be so calm?"

"Everyone outside is criticizing her, but she hasn't reacted at all."

"No wonder she rose from an unwanted orphan to become the acting president of the Zhou Group. Haha, on the surface she's paving the way for the heir, but could she really be thinking of replacing Zhou Yi?!"

"He's truly heartless."

"What a ruthless adopted daughter! All her concern for Zhou Yi is fake. Zhou Yi is terminally ill, yet she's still clinging to the Zhou family's assets!"

"Since you don't care about Zhou Yi, then I'll just have to make you care about him again."

The shareholder sneered and immediately called Su Qingjiao, instructing her to go to the hospital to confirm the extent of Zhou Yi's illness.

Su Qingjiao didn't understand why the shareholders were being so cautious. Hadn't Zhou Yi been running a high fever repeatedly? She had clearly given him the medicine, and Zhou Yi had taken it!

Why do I need to confirm it myself again?

But if she wanted to get the money for the cosmetic surgery, she had to do things for the shareholders, so she had to go to the hospital to confirm whether Zhou Yi was really sick or faking it.

She intended to sneak into Zhou Yi's ward to confirm, but unfortunately, she ran into the caregiver who was looking after Zhou Yi.

As soon as the caregiver saw Su Qingjiao coming over, she immediately grabbed the mop that was next to her feet and shoved it at Su Qingjiao's face: "You little slut, I knew you wouldn't give up and would come back."

"Take this mop! My mop is covered in pee! You're the kind of scum who dreams of hooking up with rich people. Your heart is filthy. I'll make you filthy too!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingjiao turned pale with fright. She didn't even see if Zhou Yi was in the ward before the caregiver chased her away, her face pale.

The caregiver put the mop where it was convenient for her, rolled her eyes, and gave a heavy snort.

Then she sat down at the door, took out her phone and sent a voice message to Zhou Yi: "Young Master Zhou, Su Qingjiao came over again just now, wanting to see if you are in the ward."

"I kicked her out."

Zhou Yi's high fever was faked; it was a plan he devised with Aunt Zhou.

So Aunt Zhou wasn't flustered, nor was she in a hurry to explain to the outside world. She took advantage of her ambiguous attitude to test how many culprits were still in the company's middle and senior management.

During his hospital stay, Zhou Yi would visit his grandmother's ward every day to give her a few acupuncture needles to prevent her blood vessels from becoming blocked.

Zhou Yi had just finished giving his grandmother acupuncture and came out of the bathroom after washing his hands when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

After listening to the caregiver's voice message, Zhou Yi smiled and praised the caregiver for doing a good job.

After Su Qingjiao is unable to enter the ward, she will definitely try every means to find her attending physician.

The attending physician had already been instructed by Zhou Yi to tell anyone who asked that Zhou Yi's condition was recurring.

For a doctor, helping a patient conceal the inquiries from media reporters does not violate professional ethics, so the attending physician quickly agreed to the request.

Su Qingjiao first registered for an appointment with Dr. Zhou Yi, under the guise of seeking medical treatment.

"Su Qingjiao, describe your symptoms."

The attending physician was looking down at the computer screen, without even looking up.

Su Qingjiao took out a red envelope from her bag, secretly intending to slip it to the attending physician.

The doctor sensed Su Qingjiao's movement, turned his head, and saw that Su Qingjiao was holding a red envelope in her hand and touched his hand that was on the mouse.

The attending physician's eyes sharpened instantly, and his tone became very serious.

What are you doing!

"If you're not sick, hurry up and take the red envelope out, don't delay the other patients' appointment time."

Su Qingjiao had a scarf wrapped around her face. Since her face was severely disfigured, she could only go out wearing a mask or face towel every day, with her entire face covered by the scarf, making it impossible for anyone to see her expression.

She could only speak in a more delicate tone: "Doctor, I'm just worried about my boyfriend, so I wanted to ask about his condition."

"He wouldn't tell me, he must have some terminal illness and didn't want me to worry."

“If I weren’t really worried about him, I wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to ask you. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have insulted your profession.”

Su Qingjiao's lies became increasingly sophisticated, and coupled with her sweet, coquettish tone, they evoked even more pity in people.

The doctor, thinking they were a couple suffering from misfortune, believed her words of concern, and his gaze returned to its usual calm as he pushed the red envelope back.

"As a doctor, I would never accept a red envelope. You can take it back yourself."

"What's your boyfriend's name? I want to know what illness he has."

"Don't worry, medical technology is so advanced now, we should always look on the bright side."

Just a moment ago, the doctor was comforting Su Qingjiao, telling her not to worry and that she would definitely recover.

But the next second, when he heard Su Qingjiao say that her boyfriend's name was Zhou Yi, his eyes instantly became complicated!