Chapter 288 Suspension
Qiao Shiyan seemed not to notice Su Man's test and continued to tease Doudou.
"No, I have to fulfill my responsibilities as a father."
"Qiao Shiyan..."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Qiao Shiyan turned around and looked at Su Man.
"You are Doudou's father and my husband. We are a family. If anything happens, the whole family should share the burden together, not just carry it alone."
Su Man made her words more clear.
If Qiao Shiyan had lied to Su Man for his own personal reasons, Su Man wouldn't have been so inquisitive. Instead, she would have gone along with him, played along, and pretended to be unaware.
But Qiao Shiyan looked like he was obviously enduring something for Su Man.
Su Man couldn't take advantage of others and pretend she knew nothing.
Qiao Shiyan's expression froze, "...I understand."
Su Man knew that he was not mentally prepared to speak, so she nodded gently and gave him an encouraging smile.
What it means is: You don’t have to explain it now. When you want to say it, I will be with you to face it.
After having dinner together, Qiao Shiyan returned to the study.
That night, Qiao Shiyan did not work overtime until late, but went back to his bedroom to rest early in the morning.
Su Man thought that she had convinced Qiao Shiyan, and she felt relieved.
As a result, the next day, Qiao Shiyan fell ill.
He didn't get up to go to work. Seeing that it was during the week, Chen's mother thought he had overslept, so she asked Su Man whether she should go and wake Qiao Shiyan up.
"I'll go call him." Su Man said hello to Chen Ma and went to Qiao Shiyan's door and knocked.
As soon as I got to the door, I heard a noise inside.
Su Man was a little confused and asked through the door: "Shi Yan, are you up?"
There was no answer from inside, the clanging sound continued.
The sound seemed to be coming from the bathroom, with the sounds of a toilet flushing and a faucet running.
Su Man was a little worried. She raised her hand and was about to knock on the door again when it opened from the inside.
Qiao Shiyan looked weak, leaning against the door frame, his face and lips pale.
"What's wrong with you?" Su Man was surprised and frightened.
Qiao Shiyan shook his head, speaking with great effort: "I guess I had a stomach upset... I started vomiting and having diarrhea in the middle of the night... Now that I'm talking about it, I feel like vomiting again..."
After saying that, he held his stomach, turned around abruptly, went into the house, and rushed to the bathroom.
Then came the sound of vomiting, which was very painful and weak, and didn't sound fake.
Honestly, Su Man's first reaction was that Qiao Shiyan was feigning illness to cover up their previous conversation. She felt a little guilty about her own dark thoughts.
"How are you? How did you get an upset stomach? We had dinner together last night, and Aunt Chen and I are fine. Did you eat anything out?"
"It's a bit mixed... I can't remember it."
"Let's go to the hospital first."
Suman made a prompt decision.
She had asked for leave from the dance troupe, and since she didn't have any classes scheduled at the studio that evening, it was a relief. After finishing her preparations, she drove Qiao Shiyan to the hospital.
After a series of examinations, it was confirmed that Qiao Shiyan had gastroenteritis.
"It's a bacterial infection. There's inflammation in the body, so you have a fever. You need an IV drip for three days." The doctor waved his hand and wrote out a prescription.
"Three days?" Qiao Shiyan didn't quite believe it.
The doctor raised his eyes, thinking that Qiao Shiyan was complaining about the injection taking too long. "I've tried my best to increase the dosage for you. Your inflammation is severe, and three days is not enough."
"Then let's fight for two more days." Qiao Shiyan said.
The doctor squinted his eyes suspiciously, thinking he had misheard.
Su Man also felt strange. How could this be the workaholic Qiao Shiyan?
Qiao Shiyan immediately explained, "I want to take good care of myself. Only when I'm fully recovered can I devote myself to work."
The patient behind poked his head in, getting a little impatient waiting.
The doctor waved at Qiao Shiyan and said, "No need. Too much intravenous fluid isn't good for your health. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Go home and take good care of yourself for two days, and you'll be full of energy."
Qiao Shiyan had no choice but to leave the clinic with Su Man.
Su Man stayed by Qiao Shiyan's side all the time, getting medicine and getting injections.
Su Man was confused, but she didn't think too much about it. Why would a healthy adult pretend to be sick just to avoid going to work?
And it's such a painful disease as gastroenteritis.
Qiao Shiyan is so smart. His purpose in court is to make others suffer. Why would he use such a stupid method to make himself suffer?
No.
She must be thinking too much.
Su Man discarded those messy thoughts and no longer paid attention to Qiao Shiyan's work problems. Instead, she concentrated on taking care of his illness, researching recipes for treating gastroenteritis at home, and ensuring that the meals she and Chen Ma served on the table every day were suitable for Qiao Shiyan, the patient.
On the third day, Qiao Shiyan had his last IV drip and no longer needed Su Man's company.
This day happened to be the day every week when Su Man went to the old house to teach Xiao Tian.
Finally, at Qiao Shiyan's insistence, Su Man did not accompany him anymore, but went to class on time.
The old house is as smoky and foul as ever.
Su Man passed by the main hall without even glancing at those people, pretending they didn't exist.
Humans are truly a special species. No matter how absurd and disgusting something is, as long as we see it more often, our bottom line will be lowered and our tolerance will be increased.
The course went smoothly. When Su Man left, she went to see Old Madam Xiao as usual. However, as soon as she came downstairs, she heard the group of playboys talking about Qiao Shiyan.
If people were talking about Suman herself, she wouldn't mind.
She's used to it.
Even immune to all poisons.
But when talking about Qiao Shiyan, Su Man's protective spirit came out.
"My dad wants to sue someone recently, and someone recommended Lawyer Qiao from Hongcheng Law Firm. What do you think?"
"Who? Qiao? Qiao Shiyan?"
"Yes, yes, that's him. Why, isn't it okay?"
"It's more than just not good! Don't you know he's been suspended?"
"What? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"It's not your fault that you're not well-informed. After all, this is a scandal, and the law firm will definitely try to cover it up for the sake of its reputation."
"What's going on? Stop keeping me in suspense!"
"I don't know if Qiao Shiyan's business skills are good enough, but his moral values are definitely not good enough."
Suman stopped and continued to listen to them.
"He was reported for his corrupt personal conduct. The law firm originally wanted to protect him, after all, he was a well-known figure. But somehow, his deeds were made into a PDF and circulated all over the law firm's intranet. Not only could the law firm not protect him, but he himself was too embarrassed to go to work. So, to give everyone an explanation, he was suspended!"
Su Man didn't believe that Qiao Shiyan would do anything "morally corrupt".
Rather than this, she believed that these second-generation rich kids were just bored and were slandering others for entertainment.
Qiao Shiyan is a lawyer, and his reputation in the industry is very important to him. If his reputation is tarnished by them, the impact will be extremely serious.
What's more, these people have their own fixed circles, which overlap with each other and can easily spread the news from one person to a hundred.
Su Man knew very well how bad her own reputation was.
Thinking of this, Su Man immediately stepped forward and exposed herself to everyone's sight:
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you arbitrarily defame someone else's reputation, you will be breaking the law if they pursue the matter."
Everyone was suddenly surprised and turned around.
The gossiper couldn't help but blurt out, "Damn! Another protagonist of Scandal PDF has appeared!"
Su Man frowned. "What PDF? Do you have any evidence?"
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