Chapter 62 [62]
Take action
The uneasy mind calmed down with gentle words.
Luo Qingyue sat up straight and looked at the wound on Lu Mingxiao's forehead, her heartache evident.
He never complained about anything, even when he was in great pain, he would pretend to be fine and tell her that he was completely okay.
A bitter feeling welled up in her heart, and Luo Qingyue said softly, "Close your eyes and go back to sleep. I won't leave; I'll stay here with you."
For Lu Mingxiao right now, getting a good rest is the most important thing.
After a long and tiring flight, and with worries weighing on her mind, she certainly hadn't slept a wink.
Dubai has a completely different temperature from China, and Luo Qingyue is wearing a long gray coat at this moment.
The first button was undone, the second was buttoned in the first place, and so on, without her noticing anything amiss.
Lu Mingxiao smiled slightly and reached out to help Luo Qingyue straighten her buttons, but Luo Hanzhou suddenly spoke up: "How can Mingxiao sleep if you're here? I want to see you every few minutes. Why don't we go home first and come back during the day? You also need to get some rest and catch up on your sleep."
Luo Qingyue turned to look at Luo Hanzhou: "Isn't there a family room next door? I'll rest there and won't disturb him."
After buttoning up the last button, Lu Mingxiao held Luo Qingyue's hand and said, "No hospital bed is as comfortable as the one at home."
Luo Qingyue didn't take it to heart: "I'm not that delicate, I can bear it."
Lu Mingxiao: "But I need Xiaoyue'er's help. I'm the patient, I'm the boss, you won't disagree, will you?"
Luo Qingyue, of course, wouldn't refuse: "Go ahead."
Lu Mingxiao beckoned to her, and Luo Qingyue brought her ear close to his lips.
Luo Hanzhou frowned slightly, also confused. What kind of help was that? He couldn't listen to it.
Luo Qingyue suddenly smiled: "It's good that I'm back, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it's good that you're back."
Lu Mingxiao nodded, and then added, "Apart from this, the ward is deserted. It would be even better if Xiaoyue could bring me a bouquet of flowers when she comes. As for what kind of flowers, as long as you like them, I will like them too."
Luo Qingyue replied, "No problem, I'll take care of it."
She immediately stood up and looked at Luo Hanzhou: "Brother, let's go and don't disturb Axiao."
Luo Hanzhou: “?”
Luo Qingyue opened the ward door and walked out without hesitation.
Luo Hanzhou did not move, but asked Lu Mingxiao: "How did you convince her?"
Lu Mingxiao smiled without saying anything, as if to say, "This is our secret, don't ask."
Luo Hanzhou rolled his eyes, too lazy to ask any more questions. He heard Lu Mingxiao say, "Thank you, brother. You've worked hard too. Go back and rest."
Luo Hanzhou chuckled: "That's quite easy to say."
After leaving the hospital, Luo Qingyue returned to Guanjiangyue.
With her eyelids drooping, she didn't struggle anymore. With the mindset of "wanting to see Ah Xiao in the best possible condition," she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the bed.
I wasn't sleeping soundly. When I opened my eyes, I reached for my phone on the bedside table. It was only 5 a.m.
It was still dark outside, and Luo Qingyue tossed and turned without feeling sleepy, so she simply got up, put on a face mask, and took a shower.
When choosing clothes, she thought of the monotonous white color of the hospital, so she put on a pink wide-sleeved plush collared jacket, took her car keys, went out, and headed straight for the Starlight Waterside Pavilion.
"The caregivers Yin Xing found for me were two young men."
"It's one thing to feed me, but you also want to massage me and wipe my body."
“I didn’t agree because it exceeded the normal social distancing, but it’s not that I don’t have this need, so Xiaoyue, I can only trouble you.”
The image of Lu Mingxiao being served by two young men is somewhat bizarre even in his imagination, so of course he could not agree to it.
Fortunately, she came back, Luo Qingyue was thankful. Because only with her, Lu Mingxiao would be willing and obedient.
As per Lu Mingxiao's request, Luo Qingyue went to the dressing room first and got him two sets of clean pajamas.
He then went to the bathroom and packed his usual toiletries into a travel bag. Although the hospital had these, they weren't brands that Lu Mingxiao liked, and he wasn't used to using them.
We arrived at Ren'an Hospital at 7:30 in the morning.
Luo Qingyue pushed open the ward door and entered, just in time to see the caregiver bringing breakfast to Lu Mingxiao.
Two young men, dressed in light blue uniforms that are worn by caregivers.
One of them set up the table on the bed, while the other opened the handbasket, took out the dish drawers, and placed them one by one.
Eggs, steamed dumplings, shumai, milk, toast, and fruit—it looks quite a feast.
One of the nurses raised the head of the bed.
Lu Mingxiao watched as Luo Qingyue placed the bouquet of sunflowers in her hand on the bedside table.
The bright yellow decoration instantly made the deserted ward more lively.
Lu Mingxiao lay half-reclined, thinking the caregiver would leave soon, giving him and Luo Qingyue some alone time, and smiled.
Unexpectedly, the two men stood still, looking troubled: "President Lu, President Yin specifically instructed that as long as you stay in our hospital for one day, you must not do anything yourself. If you don't let us help, it will be very difficult for us."
"It's alright, we'll talk to President Yin."
Luo Qingyue reassured Lu Mingxiao on his behalf, "You guys go out first, I'll call you if anything happens."
He paused, then added, "Don't worry, President Yin will never deduct your wages."
The caregiver's expression relaxed, and as soon as she left, Luo Qingyue sat down beside the hospital bed.
The patient needs to be taken care of, and she needs to take care of him in every detail, just as Lu Mingxiao had taken care of her before.
Luo Qingyue picked up the chopsticks from the bowl and plate: "They can't, but I can."
She looked at the breakfast on the table: "Which one should our Xiao eat first... steamed dumplings, they smell delicious."
Luo Qingyue picked up a steamed dumpling and held it to Lu Mingxiao's mouth. Lu Mingxiao did not refuse and took a bite.
"The beef filling is really good, would you like to try some?"
After feeding Lu Mingxiao the whole thing, Luo Qingyue belatedly realized, "Yin Xingwei is so thoughtful; he prepared portions for two."
Lu Mingxiao denied it: "I guessed you would arrive early, so I told them."
In her haste to see Lu Mingxiao, Luo Qingyue hadn't eaten anything.
Feeling warm inside, she chatted enthusiastically with Lu Mingxiao and finished their breakfast together.
The caregiver cleared away the dishes, and the nurse came over to change Lu Mingxiao's dressing and provide medical monitoring.
The nurse carefully removed the medical tape on Lu Mingxiao's right forehead.
The wound was not small, about half the size of a fist. Although the bleeding had stopped and a scab had formed, it still looked somewhat shocking.
Luo Qingyue pursed her lips and grasped Lu Mingxiao's hand.
When the medicine was applied, she could clearly feel Lu Mingxiao's body tremble slightly.
It must be very painful, and Luo Qingyue's heart was also tightened.
Fortunately, the process was quick and new tape was applied.
Subsequent medical monitoring showed that his neurological function assessment indicators were good, but Lu Mingxiao still experienced dizziness and headaches.
After the nurse finished taking detailed notes, Luo Qingyue put down the bedside table and waited for Lu Mingxiao to fall asleep. She then took out her phone from her bag. Since the various things about Huang Yang had not spread online, she was temporarily relieved.
Lu Mingxiao woke up at 2 PM.
Luo Qingyue placed the pajamas she had brought on the bedside table, filled a basin with hot water, and planned to help him wipe himself down before changing into them.
Lu Mingxiao was now wearing a hospital gown. Luo Qingyue dipped the towel in water and wrung it dry.
He held it in his hand and asked him, "Do you want to do it yourself, or should I help you?"
Lu Mingxiao winked at her, and Luo Qingyue understood.
Unbuttoning the shirt one by one, what comes into view is the muscular chest, abdominal muscles and mermaid line.
After peeling off Lu Mingxiao's arms and removing his clothes, Luo Qingyue gently and slowly wiped his collarbone inch by inch with a towel.
As Luo Qingyue moved downwards, Lu Mingxiao's back straightened taut.
The burning sensation in the blood became more and more obvious, eroding the internal organs.
He didn't call a halt, and Luo Qingyue didn't stop either, and then a soft voice entered the ear.
"Axiao, you have risen."
"..."
Lu Mingxiao didn't feel surprised at all. This was just the reaction a normal man should have.
He closed his eyes and said in a calm voice, "Let it go."
"Don't you need my help?"
"No, it's not particularly uncomfortable."
"Then I'll try to be as fast as I can."
Luo Qingyue was really afraid of hurting him at first, but she never expected that being slow also has its sins.
After changing into pajamas, she helped Lu Mingxiao to the bathroom, waited outside until he came out, and then helped him back to bed.
Luo Qingyue stayed in the hospital until nine o'clock in the evening. After Lu Mingxiao fell asleep, she returned to Guanjiangyue.
Lu Mingxiao said that the days in the hospital were very boring, with nothing to do but eat and sleep, so Luo Qingyue planned to find something to help him relieve his boredom.
I can’t play games because my body gets tired easily.
Reading books won't work either; it requires mental effort and will cause mental exhaustion.
After thinking it over, she decided to bring a few comic books with her and tell stories to Lu Mingxiao.
The next morning, after the nurse changed the dressing and set up the medical monitoring, Lu Mingxiao was still wide awake.
Luo Qingyue placed five comic books in front of him: "Here, pick one."
Lu Mingxiao picked out the one with the most eye-catching title, and Luo Qingyue took it—
"The Art of Managing a Husband: 99 Private Nighttime Talks That I Can't Tell My CEO".
"This is a story of marriage before love."
Luo Qingyue flipped to the back cover and introduced the general plot to Lu Mingxiao, "It tells the story of the female protagonist Yu Lili, who marries Gu Chen, a business tycoon, in order to save her family from bankruptcy. As time goes by, their feelings gradually warm up, and in the end, the lovers become a couple."
After listening to the introduction, Lu Mingxiao looked at Luo Qingyue and said, "Gu Chen has been in love with Yu Lili for a long time, right?"
Luo Qingyue was surprised: "How did you guess that?"
Lu Mingxiao explained: "You said that shoujo manga can make people's hearts pound. Without this kind of setting, the effect would be greatly reduced, and you probably wouldn't like to read it."
She seemed to have said that being remembered made Luo Qingyue feel sweet in her heart and continued to narrate the story.
"When Gu Chen was a child, he was fostered at Lili's home. Although Lili was younger than him, she took special care of him and developed feelings for him. Later, Gu Chen's biological parents came and took him abroad, and the two lost contact. Gu Chen didn't have this name at the time, so when they met again, Lili didn't recognize him."
In fact, this is the second comic book with the same name that Luo Qingyue owns.
The earliest copy was torn to pieces by Luo Hanzhou. She liked the plot so much that she bought a new one for her collection.
Lu Mingxiao said "Oh" and then had new thoughts about the plot.
"Yu Lili's family's bankruptcy is probably related to Gu Chen."
Luo Qingyue gave a negative answer: "Gu Chen's second uncle is the worst in the whole story. He first took a liking to Lili, plotted to sabotage and ruin their family business, and then pretended to be a good person to marry her and resolve the crisis. Unexpectedly, Gu Chen intercepted him halfway. Given the handsome male lead and the old man second uncle, Lili would definitely choose the former."
"How old is Second Uncle?" Lu Mingxiao asked.
Luo Qingyue turned to the character introduction: "Surprisingly, he's the same age as you."
She then turned to the next page: "Lili is the same age as me, and Gu Chen is three years older than Lili."
Lu Mingxiao pointed to himself: "An old man."
Luo Qingyue smiled awkwardly and tossed the comic book onto the bedside table: "This one isn't good, let's get another one."
She picked up the top one again: "'Fisherman's Rooftop Love', the hero catches a mermaid, super cool, I tell you."
……
The next day, the sixth day of the first lunar month, Yin Xingwei and Cheng Wang came over in the afternoon.
Luo Qingyue and Lu Mingxiao were playing Gomoku while listening to the latest intelligence they brought.
"Huang Yang's parents still refuse an autopsy, and the body has not been cremated; it is kept at the funeral home."
Cheng Wang stood beside the hospital bed. "However, Officer Deng and his team found prohibited drugs in Huang Yang's rented room."
Lu Mingxiao placed a black piece on the chessboard and caught the key phrase: "What kind of banned drugs?"
Cheng Wang gave a name: "This drug was originally used as a sedative, but it was too strong and could easily cause hallucinations if taken in excess. It has long been out of circulation. One strip contains three pills. Huang Yang has already finished taking it all. If you mix it with alcohol, even if he doesn't jump off the building, death is inevitable."
Luo Qingyue picked up a white piece, searching for a place to land, and said, "How could Huang Yang possibly obtain the banned drugs on his own? The person who gave him the drugs is the one who really wants to harm Mingyue."
Standing on the other side of the hospital bed, Yin Xingwei first gave Luo Qingyue some advice before saying, "Huang Yang's parents have been at the funeral home these past few days. A lawyer named Lu Kai took the initiative to contact them, saying he wanted to provide humanitarian assistance and seek compensation from Mingyue. I had someone investigate Lu Kai, and he has indeed provided legal aid to many poor families on a voluntary basis."
Luo Qingyue pondered: "There's no news online, so how did Lu Kai find out? Someone must have deliberately leaked it to him."
A name flashed through both her and Lu Mingxiao's minds simultaneously.
Yin Xingwei's next words confirmed their guess: "Huang Yang's parents didn't come from their hometown at all. They were placed in a private sanatorium. The owner of that sanatorium is named Chen Fandong. He may sound unfamiliar, but he is Jin Hui's cousin."
Lu Mingxiao picked up a white piece from Luo Qingyue's hand and placed it on the far left side of the chessboard.
He picked up another black stone and placed it on the far right of the same row: "This is the distance between Huang Yang's parents and Jin Hui."
He then placed two more pieces of different colors in the middle: "To connect them, there must be contact between Huang Yang and Shen Hao in the middle."
"That Shen Hao is really cunning."
Yin Xingwei then placed another piece in the middle, "without showing up himself, he asked his five-year-old niece to find Huang Yang and hand over the task at the amusement park, a total of three times."
Luo Qingyue was filled with righteous indignation: "He even uses children. Shen Hao is a real beast."
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Mingxiao spoke: "It seems that Huang Yang and Shen Hao have reached some kind of agreement."
"His parents and Huang Yang's parents should also be."
Cheng Wang suddenly had an idea. "Is it possible that Shen Hao was deceiving both sides? He told Huang Yang, 'Work for me and I'll help you support your parents.' And he told Huang Yang's parents, 'Complete the task I assigned you, and I'll make your son a successful person.'"
Luo Qingyue: "But their son is already dead."
Cheng Wang: "Shen Hao is using a combination of coaxing and deception; maybe they think it's a fake death."
Luo Qingyue said incredulously, "You'd be perfect as a screenwriter."
Lu Mingxiao pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "It's not impossible."
Luo Qingyue: "?"
Anything that cannot be proven with evidence can only be considered speculation.
However, Shen Hao soon took action and spread Huang Yang's death on the Internet.
The cause was that the well-known big V account "Lao Ji Talks about Cars" released a short video of Huang Yang's parents crying while holding his body in the funeral home, and attached Huang Yang's handwritten suicide note, questioning Mingyue and Lu Mingxiao why they were so cold-blooded and forced people into a desperate situation.
Following this, former employees of Mingyue came forward to disclose the unfair treatment they received at Mingyue, crying out and expressing that they might become the next Huang Yang.
The news broke on the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month, which happened to be the first day of resuming work.
There are quite a few people who are not interested in working, which has sparked a frenzy of gossip across the internet. Discussions about Huang Yang and Mingyue quickly soared to the top of the trending lists on various platforms.
As the boss's wife of Mingyue, Luo Qingyue sets an example by coming to work on time and then going to the hospital to accompany Lu Mingxiao after get off work.
Luo Qingyue frowned as she scrolled through the inaccurate videos. Song Tao moved her office chair over to her workstation and pointed at the video of a former Mingyue employee. "This girl named Zhu Na is really fond of taking advantage of small things. She'd secretly take a few packets of the company's printer paper and toilet paper home every now and then. Do you know why she was fired? She even put laxatives in a colleague's water glass. She's such a low-brow person, and yet she has the nerve to accuse Mingyue. Do you really think we've all lost our memories?"
Zhu Na's video has received over 500,000 likes.
Mingyue's legal department has collected evidence, so they can file a lawsuit, but it will take time; it won't be quick.
The public opinion needed to be turned around as soon as possible, so Luo Qingyue asked Song Tao, "Do we still have the official document announcing her dismissal?"
Song Tao: "It should be there. I'll look for it in the group for you."
Luo Qingyue added: "I want Huang Yang's too."
Song Tao quickly sent over both documents.
Since they are heartless, don't blame her for being unjust.
Song Tao asked her what she planned to do.
On the surface, Luo Qingyue said she would hand it over to Mingyue's public relations department, but in reality, she planned to use external forces and some entertainment industry tactics.
Luo Qingyue opened WeChat and found Cathy, who was Lu Shuyi's boss and Li Heng's mother, and who managed eight hundred marketing accounts.
In terms of personal relationships, Luo Qingyue and Cathy weren't that close.
That is, they met at Lu Shuyi's birthday party.
But who can refuse money that comes to your doorstep, especially when she offers it at a much higher price than the market price.
Sister Cathy acted quickly.
During Luo Qingyue's lunch break, Huang Yang and Zhu Na's past despicable acts came to light in an overwhelming manner.
Originally, Huang Yang's stab in the back of Mingyue was only known within the automotive community, but now it has spread to the entire internet.
A colleague who had been given laxatives by Juna provided a censored video as Thor's hammer.
There are also uncensored revelations from Zhu Na's junior high school classmate, who said that she bullied others in the girls' restroom, took photos with the victims, made peace signs, and acted with pride.
An hour later, all the videos in Zhuna's account were cleared.
That evening, Luo Qingyue went to the hospital to accompany Lu Mingxiao. Upon checking again, she found that he had been banned from the platform.
All the news about Huang Yang was deleted without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
Cheng Wang and Yin Xingwei were also there, sitting on the sofa by the window, eating a freshly cut fruit platter.
Cheng Wang gave a thumbs up and praised, "Thanks to the boss's wife, she found the marketing account, and in a short period of time, the tide turned."
Luo Qingyue put down her phone beside the bed, still very angry: "This wasn't Mingyue's problem in the first place. Who can tolerate saying white is black? Besides, they themselves are not clean. Those big Vs who spread it should be sued. There is absolutely no tolerance."
Lu Mingxiao held Luo Qingyue's hand and cast an admiring look at her: "It's great to have the boss lady here, I don't have to worry about anything."
During his hospitalization, Luo Qingyue strictly limited the time he spent on his phone, and Lu Mingxiao himself was very obedient. They only learned about the online rumors after they arrived.
Lu Mingxiao's body had not fully recovered yet, and Luo Qingyue gently stroked his cheek.
“You already worry about so much, leave this little thing to me.”
"But I still hope you will be generous with your praise and compliment me more."
Lu Mingxiao said with a smile, "You are my greatest pride, is that alright?"
Luo Qingyue disdains: "It's a bit fake."
Lu Mingxiao thought for a moment and then said, "You are the greatest being since the beginning of time."
Luo Qingyue frowned: "Pure compliments."
Yin Xingwei couldn't help but complain to Cheng Wang: "I've never seen such a boring couple."
Cheng Wang coughed lightly: "You'll get used to it."
Yin Xingwei gave Lu Mingxiao some advice: "Just keep it to yourself for now. You probably won't get any inspiration from lying in bed."
Lu Mingxiao asked Luo Qingyue if it was okay, and Luo Qingyue agreed. He then picked up his phone and showed her a text message from an unknown number.
It was sent at noon, and the message was concise: Mr. Lu, do you like the big gift I sent?
It goes without saying who sent the text message.
They should have been hiding in the shadows like maggots, but instead they chose to dance in front of them.
Luo Qingyue held her chin and fell into deep thought. Lu Mingxiao asked her what she was thinking about.
Luo Qingyue murmured softly, "If I don't teach Shen Hao a lesson, he'll really think I, the daughter of the richest man in Dongchuan, am someone to be trifled with."
"oh?"
Lu Mingxiao asked curiously, "What does Xiaoyue'er plan to do?"
Luo Qingyue turned to Yin Xingwei: "Do you have any photos of Shen Hao and Jin Hui together?"
Yin Xingwei shook his head: "They all entered the Platinum Club room one after the other and left at the same time. I can't just rush into the room, take pictures, and say, 'Sorry, I went to the wrong room, please continue.' Jin Hui's bodyguards would beat me to death."
Luo Qingyue suggested, "President Yin, why don't you make a sacrifice? Jin Hui shouldn't mind having three people."
"I mind."
Yin Xingwei emphasized, "I don't like people who are older than me."
There was also a fruit plate on the bedside table. Lu Mingxiao picked up a slice of orange and handed it to Luo Qingyue: "You want to expose the relationship between Shen Hao and Jin Hui and trigger a wave of gossip."
Luo Qingyue took the orange and said affirmatively: "First, send an anonymous email to Longhua, then find two paparazzi and copy it to the entire Internet. Romance will always be a hot topic."
Cheng Wang added, "It's also Shen Hao's weakness; he's most afraid of being exposed."
Yin Xingwei asked instinctively, "If Shen Hao finds himself out of favor, will he go crazy?"
Following Yin Xingwei's words, Luo Qingyue had an idea: "Why don't we stage a scheme to sow discord?"
Lu Mingxiao chimed in, "That's a good idea."
Yin Xing nodded in agreement, but then noticed that the other three people were all looking at him at the same time.
Why are you all looking at me?
Luo Qingyue smiled slightly, and Yin Xingwei immediately understood and reflexively refused: "I cannot sacrifice myself, so give up on that idea."
"Who asked you to sacrifice yourself?"
Cheng Wang retorted, then explained, "The struggle between Shen Hao and Ming Yue has already come out into the open. Jin Hui doesn't know you're with Ming Yue, so it's most appropriate for you to invite her out under the pretext of cooperation."
“You have plenty of resources, so you can definitely find a younger and more handsome brother than Shen Hao.”
Luo Qingyue added, "If Jin Hui is willing to pamper Shen Hao, she will naturally be willing to pamper others as well. A rich woman like her is going to share her love equally with everyone."
Yin Xingwei agreed and looked at Luo Qingyue: "We're both rich women, so why is our Miss Luo so devoted to someone?"
Luo Qingyue took Lu Mingxiao's arm and rested her head on his shoulder: "Because someone fulfills all my fantasies about men."
Lu Mingxiao made a "V" sign and whispered in Luo Qingyue's ear, "What's a little brother? I can take on ten of them by myself, don't you agree?"
[Author's Note]
Moon: Suddenly it ignited! [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds]
Xiao: My wife is so awesome! [laughing][laughing][laughing]
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
