Before he could finish speaking, the door to the ward was pushed open from the outside.

Chen Jiu'er rushed to him.

"Chu Xiao, did you send Mu Zhicheng to steal medical equipment from the operating room...? Huh? What's with the blood on you?"

Her gaze fell on his blood-stained hospital gown, and the anger in her eyes turned into worry: "Why is there so much blood? Did your wound reopen?"

Chu Xiao was completely dumbfounded.

One second he was saving Qin Yuezhao in the cave, the next he was transported back to the past?

This time travel was way too casual, wasn't it?

He didn't even have a chance to have a proper talk with Qin Yuezhao and cultivate their relationship.

But now is not the time to dwell on these things. Faced with Chen Jiu'er's questioning, he quickly made up a lie:

"Oh yes! My wound just reopened, so I had Mu Zhicheng go to the operating room to get the tools and medicine so you wouldn't worry."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu'er forgot all about being angry and quickly went to check his wound.

Chu Xiao avoided her hand, covered his head and pretended to say, "The wound is fine, but I'm very dizzy right now. I might be a little dizzy from losing too much blood. Let me get some sleep."

"Sleep? What are you talking about? I'm going to find Zhao Anna right now. You better behave yourself."

"Hey, hey, there's really no need to call Dr. Zhao anymore, my head doesn't hurt anymore!"

"..."

Chen Jiu'er was speechless.

Just then, the door to the ward was pushed open from the outside again.

The captain of the Chen family bodyguard team walked in, panicking, and said, "Miss, something terrible has happened! The car that was escorting Chu Zhenhe to the factory in the suburbs has been hijacked."

"What?"

Chen Jiu'er's expression suddenly darkened. "Who dares to hijack the Chen family's car?"

Head bowed, face full of anger.

"I don't know. That car had a fake license plate. The people inside were fully equipped and ruthless. Four of our brothers died, and Chu Zhenhe was kidnapped."

He used the word "劫" (jie, meaning calamity) instead of "救" (jiu, meaning rescue), because the people who came were not kind to Chu Zhenhe either.

Chen Jiu'er narrowed her eyes and sneered, "Heh, in the entire S City, besides the Cao family, there is no one else who can oppose the Chen family."

"**, bring the brothers, follow me to the Cao family to demand our people back!"

Upon hearing this, a cold shout suddenly came from the doorway: "Wait!"

Huo Zishan walked in with a serious expression.

"Let's leave it at that. Take your bodyguards back first, and I'll talk to Mr. Chu."

Chen Jiu'er wanted to say something more, but seeing Huo Zishan's unprecedentedly serious expression, she could only bite her lip and retreat unwillingly.

Once there were no outsiders in the ward, Huo Zishan stood in front of Chu Xiao and smiled faintly.

“When Jiu’er delivered your antiques to Chenglong Pavilion and told me that you had captured Chu Zhenhe, I knew things would turn out this way.”

Chu Xiao was somewhat puzzled.

"You mean you knew all along that Chu Zhenhe and the Cao family were connected?"

"I have some doubts, but I'm not sure."

"If that's the case, why don't we go to the Cao family and demand our people back?"

"Want them? What can you offer? The Cao family is known for their ruthlessness. They've probably covered their tracks perfectly tonight. All the surveillance cameras along the way have been destroyed, so you won't be able to find any evidence to implicate them!"

Huo Zishan paused, "Also, have you ever thought about why the Cao family saved Chu Zhenhe?"

Chu Xiao frowned.

"You mean that the Cao family used Chu Zhenhe to do illegal things, and that Chu Zhenhe has evidence against them?"

Huo Zishan neither admitted nor denied it.

"Chu Xiao, if you can take back your father's company, then focus on getting things sorted out first. Don't have a direct conflict with the Cao family yet; you're no match for them right now."

"Besides having a huge industrial chain in S City, the Cao family also has a presence in other places and even abroad. Even if you ask them for people, do you think they will give them to you?"