Chapter 114 Three Days
The smell in a hospital is always unpleasant, no matter when you come.
Su Youling didn't let Qin He accompany her. She went to the ward alone. The managers were still waiting outside, their eyes full of disgust and condemnation.
At this moment, the doctor's voice came from inside: "There are signs of concussion. The wound has been stitched up. The head is bandaged and should not get wet... The patient is still young. After that, just apply the medication and have check-ups on time. It will heal in a while. If you use the right scar removal products, it won't leave any marks."
Zhao Xinning was still crying and complaining to her mother, while Zhao Fu played the good guy, constantly advising her mother not to have conflicts with her family because of Zhao Xinning.
Thinking of Li Tingxi's attitude, Li's mother became so angry that she lost her temper. "What kind of family member is Su Youling! She's just a brat..."
Zhao Fu stared at her in astonishment. Why did Li's mother so smoothly call out the fake name 'Su Youling'? It was as if she really didn't consider this daughter-in-law as family.
Mother Li glanced at him and quickly changed the subject, saying, "She's a lawless vixen who has bewitched Tingxi into opposing me at every turn! I'll kick Shen Xiyue out of the Li family one day and make sure she never comes back to cause trouble again."
Zhao Fu lowered his eyes and said, "Sister, they are a couple after all. Ningning's injury cannot be entirely blamed on President Su. She was worried about the project. Let's not make this a big deal, otherwise it will not be good for the company's reputation."
"Ningning has suffered a concussion, how can we just let this go? I'll make sure she's disfigured too, so she knows the consequences of malicious harm!" Mother Li said through gritted teeth, then looked up to see Su Youling push open the door and come in. "You dare come alone?"
"I'm afraid half a person will scare you." Su Youling's gaze fell on Zhao Xinning, who was lying weakly on the hospital bed, tilting her head and groaning. Her head was wrapped in gauze, and there was bloodstains on her forehead that had spread into a circle. She pretended to be a level one disabled person after being bumped.
Such acting skills are wasted if they aren't used for good.
"Miss Zhao's head is so badly injured, let me see..." Su Youling deliberately bent down to touch her gauze. Zhao Xinning's eyes flickered, and she dodged more nimbly than anyone else, as if she was guilty. She almost fell off the bed.
"Watch out!" Su Youling pulled her back, her fingers subtly moving behind her head to hold a corner of the gauze. "If Zhao Xinning gets seriously injured again, Madam Li will probably eat me alive!"
"Get away from me!" Zhao Xinning pushed her hard. "You're up to no good! Aunt, Dad, save me! She's trying to hurt me!"
Zhao Fu glanced at Li's mother, his face showing a cowardly expression. In Li's mother's eyes, this meant they had suffered countless grievances, which only fueled her anger.
"Su Youling, let go of me! Since you're going to pretend to be a CEO, then don't act like Mrs. Tingxi and stop putting on airs!" Madam Li walked over, grabbed Su Youling's hand, and flung her away. "However many injuries Ningning suffered today, I'll make you pay tenfold!"
Zhao Xinning curled her lips smugly, still feigning a headache.
Su Youling suddenly pressed down on her head and ripped off the gauze, twisting it twice to reveal Zhao Xinning's smooth, unblemished forehead, where not a single wound could be found.
She sneered, "Which doctor stitched this up? The wound healed so quickly. It must be some kind of magic trick from a deity descended to earth!"
"Ah!" Zhao Xinning
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She screamed and covered her head, wishing she could burrow under the covers and never come out.
Zhao Fu opened his mouth, clearly not quite having recovered yet, while Li's mother was stunned, unsure whether to let go of Su Youling's hand or not.
"Ningning, what exactly is going on?" Even if Madam Li was stupid, she knew she had been tricked. Seeing Zhao Xinning hiding in bed and refusing to come out, she looked coldly at Zhao Fu, "Is this how you lied to me?"
Zhao Fu panicked for a moment, and soon his eyes reddened as if he was about to cry. "Sister, I'm sorry! I really couldn't stop Ningning... Ever since President Su forced my daughter and me to apologize to those workers in public and even published an apology letter on the company's official WeChat account to humiliate us, Ningning has been refusing to eat or drink and can't swallow this insult. She's been thinking about getting revenge."
Su Youling sneered, "Mr. Zhao, you and your daughter have been playing tricks on the Chairman's wife, and now you're trying to shift the focus? Isn't it a bit too late?"
Zhao Fu froze for a moment. At this moment, Zhao Xinning awkwardly pulled back the covers and cried, "Auntie, it's not Dad's fault! I kept it from him at first too."
Zhao Fu sighed, "I found out about the company project today. I originally wanted to come by myself, but Ningning insisted on coming. She bled so much when she bumped into the cabinet. I didn't know she was faking it until we got to the hospital..."
Mother Li frowned, looking at Zhao Fu, a grown man with red eyes, "Alright, stop crying! You are an elder, how can you make such a foolish mistake like a child? If you have been wronged, I will naturally take care of it!"
As a mother herself, she felt sorry for Zhao Xinning when she thought about the humiliation she suffered. She could only think that Su Youling was too arrogant to have driven the father and daughter to this point.
“Su Youling, according to seniority, you should call Zhao Fu ‘uncle’! Who gave you the audacity to humiliate them like this behind my back?” Mother Li turned her attention back to Su Youling. “Do you know that it’s actually the Li family that’s losing face? No wonder you changed your identity; you’re afraid of bringing shame and trouble to the Li family, aren’t you?”
“Mrs. Li, you just said it yourself—I am now the General Manager Su of Yitao Culture, not Li Tingxi’s wife! I asked them to apologize because Zhao Xinning lost the bet herself, and she deserved it.” Su Youling thought to herself that this chairman’s wife was really good at acting, and she didn’t hide her intentions at all. Her protectiveness was too obvious, making her seem very brainless.
"You! You can say whatever you want!" Madam Li pointed at her nose and said coldly, "Then what have you brought to Yitao since you took office? The project that Zhao Fu worked so hard to secure fell through in less than three days under your management, and so many workers were causing trouble at the company early this morning..."
“Mr. Zhao negotiated the project and personally handled the business with the partners. Now that there’s a problem…” Su Youling was interrupted by Li’s mother before she could finish speaking. “You’ve already forced him to resign. Don’t even think about blaming him for this! Su Youling, I don’t want to put Tingxi in a difficult position either. Since he values your abilities and wants you to manage Yitao Culture independently, then let me see what you’re capable of.”
Su Youling frowned as she noticed the fleeting smugness in Zhao Fu's eyes.
Li's mother said coldly, "Since this project caused problems during your tenure, you should solve it yourself. Don't try to shift the blame, and don't even think about having Tingxi clean up your mess."
“I’m giving you three days. If you can’t find a partner, appease the workers, and restart the project, then pack your things and get out! Give this position back to Zhao Fu, and he will take care of everything for you.”
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