Chapter 349 Arrange surgery for her immediately.
Sheng Tingxiao's kisses never stopped, landing on her face and neck.
Then, I heard him say something gently.
"You know what? I've always liked you."
Lin Xiaoli's pupils suddenly contracted. Oh no, this guy has gone crazy again. He's mistaking her for "Nian Nian" again.
She instantly snapped out of her daze, the confusion in her mind vanishing instantly with those words.
He immediately shoved him away with his right elbow and ran away as if his life depended on it.
Bang.
The door was slammed shut.
Sheng Tingxiao stood frozen by the bed. Were his confession words really that scary?
Why are you running?
Could he possibly eat her?
He let out a heavy sigh and lay down on the bed, falling asleep immediately.
That night, Lin Xiaoli suffered from insomnia again.
The next day, she walked listlessly to work with dark circles under her eyes.
The rented apartment isn't too far from the company; it's about a 25-minute walk.
Therefore, she usually walks to the company to save money wherever possible.
Suddenly, a man rushed out from behind a flower bed by the roadside and blocked her way.
"Xiao Li!" Zhou Yu shouted.
Lin Xiaoli was quite startled by his sudden appearance. After recognizing the person, her face was full of confusion. "Zhou Yu? What are you doing here? Didn't you go back to Chuancheng?"
Without saying a word, Zhou Yu knelt down in front of her with a thud.
"Xiao Li, I beg you, please help me beg President Sheng to let the Zhou family go! It's my wife's fault, I didn't manage her well. I apologize to you on her behalf!"
Zhou Yu gripped her wrist tightly with one hand.
"What are you doing? Get up first." Lin Xiaoli was stunned by his commotion.
Zhou Yu refused to get up, his face full of pain. "Sheng's Group has intercepted all our projects in Chuancheng. Zhou's Group's cash flow has been cut off, and we're about to declare bankruptcy!"
"Could you please beg President Sheng to show leniency and let us off the hook? Our Zhou family business is something we've worked so hard to build; we can't just let it collapse like this. My dad... my dad was so angry that he had a stroke and is still in the hospital."
As Zhou Yu spoke, tears streamed down his face, a grown man's eyes.
He had no other choice but to beg her, because she was President Sheng's assistant and the only one who could speak directly with him.
“Zhou Yu, I have no right to interfere with President Sheng’s business decisions. I… I am just his assistant.”
Lin Xiaoli said calmly.
Although she didn't know why President Sheng wanted to target the Zhou family, if he really did, there would be absolutely no room for maneuver.
“Xiao Li, it was my wife’s fault that day. She misunderstood you, and I’ve already taught her a lesson. President Sheng must think that our Zhou family caused him to have an affair with the Sheng family, which is why he’s retaliating against us like this.”
"The Zhou family business is my father's life's work. Please, help me." Zhou Yu, a tall man over 1.8 meters, knelt in front of her, weeping bitterly, attracting the attention of passersby who thought he was some scumbag who had been caught cheating and was begging his wife for forgiveness.
Lin Xiaoli quickly pulled him up, "Get up first, let's talk this out."
"I won't get up unless you agree." Zhou Yu suddenly became fierce and grabbed her leg.
Lin Xiaoli froze completely.
In a Maybach not far away, a pair of cold eyes watched the scuffle, and the car window silently rolled up.
At nine o'clock sharp, Lin Xiaoli finally ran into the office. She was a little out of breath because Zhou Yu was such a persistent guy.
She pleaded and begged him until her lips were almost worn out before he finally left, still somewhat doubtful.
Lin Xiaoli quickly made a cup of coffee and brought it to the president's office.
"Mr. Sheng, your coffee."
She carefully placed the coffee on the table, but he was looking down at the report and didn't even lift his eyelids.
Lin Xiaoli did not leave immediately. She hesitated for a while before finally mustering up the courage to speak.
"Was the Zhou family's bankruptcy your doing?"
Sheng Tingxiao then slowly raised his head, looking at her coldly, "Don't meddle in things that aren't your business."
"Actually, Zhou Yu and I..."
"Smack!"
He suddenly raised his hand and swept the three folders on the table hard onto the ground.
"Get out!" he roared.
She actually dared to plead for him? For her lover's sake? Has she no shame?
Lin Xiaoli was so frightened that she took a big step back. She silently squatted down, picked up the documents scattered on the ground, and her eyes immediately reddened.
She made him angry again.
She put the documents back on the table, not daring to look at him again, and quickly turned and walked out.
Only after sitting back in her chair did she dare to breathe heavily, her eyes terribly red.
Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, Shen Sheng quickly ran over, holding a pot of sunflowers that could sway and sing, and a cup of steaming flower tea, as if presenting a treasure.
"Don't be sad, don't be sad at all. Working people don't deserve to be sad. Look!" He pressed a switch, and the pot of flamboyant sunflowers suddenly started swaying and singing a catchy tune, which was incredibly seductive.
Looking at the flowers, Lin Xiaoli felt inexplicably relieved.
“I’ve heard that a mother’s mood directly affects the development of the fetus, so you must keep a happy mood and focus on being cheerful.” He put down the warm flower tea in his hand. “Here, this is flower tea that pregnant women can drink. It’s very delicious. Try it.”
Lin Xiaoli looked at him with emotion, "Thank you, Brother Sheng."
"From now on, I'll take care of that big devil inside and defeat him." Shen Sheng patted his chest and nodded emphatically.
She nodded.
Shen Sheng then leaned over and told her two jokes that were currently trending online, and Lin Xiaoli immediately stopped crying and started laughing.
Sheng Tingxiao watched the two people outside interacting rather excessively through the office's surveillance camera, and his brows furrowed again.
When did their relationship become so good?
This woman can smile at anyone, but she's always finding ways to make him angry.
I really deserve a beating!
S Country Qingcheng.
Huo Shenyuan has passed the critical period and has been moved to a regular ward.
Nanwan specially sent Qingning over as well.
She lay silently beside him, like a sleeping princess.
She is connected to an electrocardiogram monitor and receives intravenous nutrition every day.
Huo Shenyuan slowly got up.
He was still wrapped in thick bandages, his face, hands and feet were completely covered, only his deep eyes were visible.
He walked to her bedside, bent down, and carefully took her hand.
That hand was small and icy cold.
"Qingning, wake up, open your eyes and look at me."
His voice was rough and hoarse from not speaking for a long time.
"Qingning, it's me, Shen Yuan. Wake up."
"Stop sleeping, or your snack garden will melt."
He lowered his head and, through the gauze, gently touched the back of her hand with his lips, his eyes instantly reddening.
A large hand, also wrapped in gauze, trembled as it gently covered her flat stomach.
His heart clenched violently, the pain making it hard to breathe.
"Qingning, you're pregnant with my child, do you know that?"
“That is our child.”
His voice choked with emotion.
"Unfortunately, it's gone."
He overheard it unintentionally from his bed when the specialists were giving her a consultation that morning.
It turned out that Venom's knife had struck her squarely in the lower abdomen.
So, the child is gone.
"Please, please wake up soon, okay?"
"I miss you so much, don't sleep, be good."
Hot tears welled up in her eyes and quickly soaked the gauze on her face.
He released her hand, turned around, and walked unsteadily into the bathroom.
The doctor said the bandages can be removed today.
He raised his hand and slowly removed the gauze wrapped around his face, one layer at a time.
As the last bit of white peeled off, he looked up at the mirror.
The hideous and grotesque face reflected in the mirror froze him completely.
He was so startled that he took two steps back and slammed his back against the door.
How did it turn out like this?
Who is this thing?
That's terrifying!
He looked at himself in the mirror in disbelief, and with trembling hands, he raised his hand and gently touched his face, which was covered with black, charred skin.
The uneven texture, the distorted facial features...
The immense impact caused his vision to go black, his emotions surged, and he fell straight backward.
"Bang!"
The dull thud of a body falling to the ground echoed outwards.
The nurse rushed over upon hearing the noise and her expression changed drastically when she saw Huo Shenyuan lying on the ground.
She immediately rushed over and pressed the emergency call button on the wall!
"Help! Someone come quick! The patient has fainted!"
Amidst this chaos, the wavy line on Qingning's electrocardiogram screen on her hospital bed underwent a dramatic change.
My heart rate is skyrocketing!
100……130……160……
Finally, it jumped directly to 190!
The equipment emitted a sharp, urgent alarm that echoed throughout the entire ward.
Qingning should be waking up soon.
...
In the evening, Lin Xiaoli returned home, bought some chicken, and planned to make some soup to take to the hospital for her mother.
She leaned against the door of the small kitchen, looking at the fire on the stove, lost in thought.
She suddenly remembered something and pulled a delicate velvet box from her small bag.
With a slight tremor in her fingertips, she carefully opened it.
A string of Southern Red Agate beads lay quietly inside.
The quality is superb, each bead is small and round, a total of sixteen, and they show a rich and warm red color under the light.
She raised her wrist and tried it on; the size was just right, not too big or too small.
Her wrist bones were slender, which made the red color all the more breathtaking.
She remembered that Director Sheng also had a string of bright red agate beads, which he cherished dearly.
She had overheard him say that it was a gift from his brother.
He... seems to have a special fondness for agate.
Lin Xiaoli didn't know that the string of beads she was wearing was his lucky charm that he never took off, and he only gave it to the person he cherished most.
The chicken soup in the casserole was bubbling and emitting a fragrant aroma.
A short while later, she turned off the stove, put the piping hot chicken soup into a thermos, and carried it out the door.
As soon as she got downstairs, a dark figure suddenly darted out, giving her a real fright.
"Xiao Li!"
Zhou Yu's hair was a mess, his eyes were bloodshot, and he grabbed her arm.
"Did you mention it to President Sheng? Did you ask him if he would let the Zhou family go?"
Lin Xiaoli felt a chill run down her spine looking at him like this.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you."
"I can't interfere with his decision."
"Xiao Li, please help me one last time!" Zhou Yu completely lost control of his emotions. He grabbed her left hand, his face full of pleading. "Why don't you tell me where he is now? I'll go and beg him myself. I'll even kneel down before him!"
"ah!"
Lin Xiaoli's brows furrowed instantly.
"It hurts, let me go."
Zhou Yu didn't hear her at all. He had almost lost his mind and unconsciously increased the force in his hands, shaking her frantically.
"Xiao Li, you have to help me! If you don't help me, the Zhou family is truly finished!"
"Ah! Zhou Yu!"
"Let me go, it hurts, it hurts so much..."
Lin Xiaoli's tears instantly streamed down her face. She tried to pry his fingers off with her other hand, but his hand was like an iron clamp, holding her tightly.
"Bang."
The thermos in my hand fell to the ground, and the scalding chicken soup spilled all over the floor, the rich aroma mixed with an atmosphere of despair.
"Zhou Yu, let go! Let go of me!"
Lin Xiaoli screamed, her face contorted in pain, feeling as if her arm was about to be ripped off.
"ah!"
"Xiao Li, help me, I beg you!" Zhou Yu was still shouting.
"hiss--"
A piercingly loud screech of tires screeching against the ground cut through the night sky.
The car door was suddenly pushed open, and Sheng Tingxiao strode over.
He immediately spotted the two people entangled together, and Lin Xiaoli's face, which was deathly pale with pain.
Anger exploded in his chest.
He strode forward, grabbed Zhou Yu's wrist, and twisted it hard.
Zhou Yu gasped in pain and immediately released his grip.
Immediately afterwards, an irresistible force kicked him in the chest, sending him flying three meters away before he crashed to the ground in a sorry state.
Zhou Yu looked up, feeling dizzy and disoriented. When he saw that the person who had come was Sheng Tingxiao, he was terrified.
He struggled to his feet, and two bodyguards in black got out of the car and grabbed him from either side.
"President Sheng! President Sheng, I was wrong! I beg you, please forgive the Zhou family! I was blind to your greatness, and I apologize to you!"
Sheng Tingxiao didn't even glance at him, his eyes filled with unyielding coldness, and he coldly uttered a sentence.
"Give them a good lesson."
"Throw him out of Haicheng."
"Yes." The two bodyguards acknowledged the order and immediately threw punches.
Zhou Yu's screams were drowned out by the night.
Sheng Tingxiao bent down and gently picked up Lin Xiaoli, carrying her to the car with long strides.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoli's face was frighteningly pale, and her forehead was covered with fine cold sweat, like a flower ravaged by a rainstorm.
"To the hospital," he ordered the driver.
He lowered his head and looked at her.
"Xiao Li, how are you feeling? Tell me."
His heart was pounding, and his face was full of anxiety.
"it hurts."
Lin Xiaoli squeezed out two words through gritted teeth, tears streaming down her face like a broken string.
"Drive faster!" Sheng Tingxiao yelled at the driver.
He lowered his head and gently wiped away her tears with his fingertips, his voice softening considerably.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, we'll be at the hospital soon."
The car sped along at breakneck speed.
We arrived at the hospital shortly after.
He carried her and rushed into the orthopedic clinic.
Director Fang, who had just received the call, was already waiting there, sweating profusely.
Lin Xiaoli's left arm was hanging at an odd angle, and she was in so much pain that she was about to lose consciousness.
Sheng Tingxiao's eyes were resolute, and he spoke in a way that brooked no argument.
"Arrange surgery for her immediately."
"Set the arm bone back together."
Lin Xiaoli's last remaining consciousness was jolted awake by the word "surgery." She used her still-movable right hand to grab his clothes tightly and shook her head desperately.
His tears flowed even more fiercely, soaking the fabric of his expensive suit.
"No...I...I won't have surgery..."
Sheng Tingxiao lowered his head and kissed her forehead, soothing her with an unprecedented tenderness.
"Don't be afraid, the pain will be gone after the anesthesia."
"Quick, put her down." The nurse quickly pushed the hospital bed over, deftly drew two tubes of blood, and then pushed her toward the operating room.
The hospital bed began to move rapidly.
“Sheng… Tingxiao…”
She called his name weakly, her voice filled with terror and resistance...
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