Chapter 948: The Protective Old Man Xi (Part 2)
Ruan Qi on the other end of the phone listened silently without saying anything.
However, Mr. Xi quickly took the phone from the coffee table and pressed the hang-up button.
Sheng Lin's cursing stopped abruptly.
Old Master Sheng was startled: "Old Xi! Phone call..."
"Hang up." The smile disappeared from Mr. Xi's face.
He looked coldly at Sheng Lin, whose face still showed a hint of ferocity, and the pressure of a superior slowly dissipated from his body.
"Since you can't speak human language, wait until you learn it before meeting people. My little Seventh is too young to listen to those messy ghost howls."
After saying that, he stood up.
"Gong Qi, show the guests out!"
After Mr. Xi finished speaking, he ignored Mr. Sheng's pleas and strode away with a cold face.
This time, Sheng Lin stopped cursing and was dumbfounded.
Her sanity, which had been burned out by anger, returned to her mind once again. She looked at the back of Mr. Xi as he left, her heart feeling cold.
However, Gong Qi didn't care whether the father and daughter of the Sheng family were disappointed or not. He put on a distant and standard smile, and moved his white-gloved hand to the side in the direction of the gate.
"You two, please. I'll take you out."
Of course, the Sheng family father and daughter didn't want to leave just like that.
Sheng Lin panicked and grabbed Gong Qi's arm, "I can't leave! Butler Gong, please let me see Mr. Xi again!"
"I'm sorry, Ms. Sheng." Gong Qi let her hold him, smiling unchanged, "Please go back, both of you."
How could Sheng Lin go back?
Ye Qingqing was lying on the hospital bed. If she went back like this, her daughter would be doomed!
Sheng Lin was anxious and angry. In a hurry, she took out a black card from her purse and stuffed it into Gong Qi's hand.
"Butler Gong, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please let me see Mr. Xi. My daughter is still lying in bed, and I can't leave! Is one card enough? If not, I have more!"
Sheng Lin took out all the cards from her card bag with shaking hands and stuffed them into Gong Qi's hand.
Gong Qi watched her movements with a smile, his eyes filled with endless indifference behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
Weren’t you very angry when you scolded the young lady just now?
Do you know how to ask for help now?
Gong Qi had no sympathy for unreasonable people like Sheng Lin. No matter how Sheng Lin pleaded, he only said, "Please go ahead."
Sheng Lin was so angry that she almost vomited blood because of Gong Qi's unreasonable demands.
She was so anxious that her eyes turned red and her mind was almost insane.
Old Master Sheng couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he used his crutch to pull her back.
"Enough!" he shouted.
"What do you mean enough? Not enough! Qingqing is still in the hospital bed! I want to see Mr. Xi!" Sheng Lin was a little out of control, screaming and trying to break free from her father's hand.
Mr. Sheng couldn't stand it any longer, so he raised his hand and slapped her in the face.
Bang——!
A clear and powerful sound interrupted all other sounds.
Sheng Lin covered her burning face with her hands, her head a little confused.
She had lived for over forty years, and had been pampered and clothed in fine clothes and delicacies since she was born. The two elders of the Sheng family were reluctant to touch her, let alone a slap, even a finger.
But now, her father, who loved her like a treasure, actually slapped her in front of the Xi family!
Sheng Lin was completely stunned.
Old Master Sheng looked at his daughter's rapidly swelling cheeks, with a look of pity in his eyes.
However, he quickly suppressed his emotion and said in a cold voice, "Didn't you feel great scolding Ruan Qi just now?! What? Are you anxious now?! Yelling in someone else's house, do you have any manners? You've completely disgraced the Sheng family!"
It was the first time that Sheng Lin was beaten and scolded by his father, and his usual arrogance disappeared completely.
She stared blankly at Old Master Sheng and said blankly, "I did this for Qingqing..."
"If you really want Qingqing, you should be more polite to Ruan Qi!" Old Master Sheng's heart ached at the sight of his daughter, and his tone was extremely rude. "Ruan Qi is the only one who can save Qingqing now. It would be fine if you didn't worship her, but are you crazy enough to offend her?!"
Sheng Lin really wanted to ask what Ruan Qi's identity was and what qualifications she had to be worshipped.
But when she thought of Ye Qingqing lying on the hospital bed, she stammered and swallowed all the words back into her stomach.
After Mr. Sheng dealt with his troubled daughter, he turned to look at Gong Qi.
"I'm sorry for making you laugh at what happened just now, Steward." A forced smile appeared on his haggard old face. "Sheng Lin has been spoiled by me and is ignorant. Steward, please don't mind it."
Gong Qi pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his smile unchanged: "Mr. Sheng, you're too polite."
Mr. Sheng really didn't dare to be rude.
He sorted out the card that Sheng Lin had just shoved at Gong Qi, then pleaded, "Butler Gong, please go and persuade Old Xi to see me again. I know what Sheng Lin did just now was wrong. When I see Old Xi later, I will make her apologize!"
Gong Qi smiled but did not move.
Old Master Sheng looked at his mask-like aloof smile, gritted his teeth, and said cruelly, "As long as Butler Gong can help me once, I will have Sheng Lin apologize to Miss Ruan later!"
"Dad!" Sheng Lin was shocked. "How could I..."
"If you want Qingqing to live, shut up!" Old Master Sheng yelled at her.
Thinking of Ye Qingqing, Sheng Lin's face turned pale and hesitantly closed his mouth.
Seeing this, Gong Qi smiled and adjusted his glasses. "It seems that Ms. Sheng is not very willing to apologize to the young lady. Mr. Sheng, I think it's better not to force it..."
"No, no, no!" Old Master Sheng waved his hands quickly. "Sheng Lin knows she's wrong and is doing it voluntarily. Right? Sheng Lin?!"
Facing his father's warning gaze, Sheng Lin nodded reluctantly.
Gong Qi's mask-like smile finally became a little more lively.
He curled his lips in satisfaction and said with a smile, "Please take a seat first, I'll go ask the old man what he thinks."
After saying that, Gong Qi turned and left.
Mr. Sheng sat back on the sofa weakly, only then realizing that his forehead was covered in sweat.
When Sheng Lin saw Gong Qi leave, she couldn't hold back any longer and said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, how can you ask me to apologize to a little girl? She doesn't deserve—"
"Shut up!"
Old Master Sheng could no longer bear it and glanced over with a sinister look.
Sheng Lin was frightened by this look and her face turned pale.
Old Master Sheng looked at her coldly and threatened her in the most ruthless tone: "I don't care what you think in your heart, you must perform this scene well for me today. Unless you want to offend the entire Xi family!"
"No, not really..." Sheng Lin was a little scared. "Isn't she just a woman who hasn't married yet? The Xi family shouldn't go against the entire Sheng family for her..."
Old Master Sheng was almost vomiting blood because of this stupid daughter.
He suppressed the urge to slap her and slammed his crutch to the ground in anger.
"What's wrong with a woman who hasn't even married yet? Didn't you hear that Lao Xi was always on her side? And Gong Qi, I told him to apologize to Lao Xi, but he didn't move. I told him to apologize to Ruan Qi, and he immediately relented. Do you know what this means?"
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