Chapter 366: The Bullet Hit the Heart
When Su Man returned to Qiao Shixin, Qiao Shixin was standing there in a daze, carrying two large shopping bags.
"Sister-in-law, my brother just called and told us to go out if we want to play, and go home if we want to. No need to wait for him. I think this is so funny. I tried so hard to get you two together, but here you are: one of you is carrying a female colleague to the hospital, and the other is chasing after your ex-husband's assistant to ask about his recent situation. I really don't understand you. I thought my marriage was the only mess in the world, but I didn't expect yours to be even more of a mess."
Qiao Shixin was very depressed.
She now understood why her brother and sister-in-law had gotten to the point of divorce.
Su Man couldn't respond to Qiao Shixin.
Her own emotions were complicated.
In the evening, Su Man finally went to Dilan Garden.
Gao Xun had been waiting for her at the gate for a long time.
"Come with me." Gao Xun led the way.
Walking into the house, Su Man was surprised that the layout and furnishings of this private garden villa were still the same as before.
When you enter the house, there is a carpet on the porch, a rabbit ornament on the shoe rack, and potted plants under the corridor.
These were all decorations she had bought before.
But she heard that Luo Yan later moved into Dilan Garden to live with Xiao Beisheng, and that there was quite a commotion when they moved.
Not only did she move all her own things in, she also threw out all the previous owner's things.
But now...
Gao Xun noticed Su Man's doubts, slowed down his pace, and said to her:
"These things should look very familiar to you, but if you look closely, you might notice something different."
Su Manduo took a look and found something strange:
Su Man accidentally dropped her eyeshadow palette on this knitted table mat, and a lot of eyeshadow powder got on it. Because it is made of special material, it could not be completely cleaned even after sending it for dry cleaning. But now it has become very clean.
And the dolls on the table...
"I remember this Christmas tree ornament had a corner knocked off, but now all five corners are even... and still..."
"Very new." Gao Xun continued, "These were all purchased by President Xiao later."
“…” Su Man was stunned.
"Miss Luo Yan had a quarrel with Mr. Xiao. She moved in here without asking for permission and even took it upon herself to clear out a lot of furniture. Later, Miss Luo Yan still couldn't get what she wanted, so they reached an agreement. Miss Luo Yan moved out, and Mr. Xiao restored the layout of this place to the way it was when you were here."
"They don't live together?!"
"People outside say that Mr. Xiao and Miss Luo Yan are married, but in fact, they have never obtained a marriage certificate. The last wedding was just the wishful thinking of Miss Luo Yan and Mr. Xiao's mother. On the wedding day, Mr. Xiao did not even show up."
Su Mannan: "I know they didn't get a marriage certificate, but I thought they had a wedding banquet and lived together. People outside said they were husband and wife..."
"What the outside world says? Which official media outlet have you seen report that Mr. Xiao is now married? Which official media outlet has acknowledged that Miss Luo Yan is Mrs. Xiao?"
After being reminded of this, Su Man also remembered.
Most of the information she saw were from personal media accounts or entertainment gossip media.
Moreover, because the so-called wedding of the century was publicized to everyone at home and abroad, everyone naturally believed that Xiao Beisheng and Luo Yan were husband and wife.
Suman is confused.
However, Xiao Beisheng also explicitly called Luo Yan his wife. Just half a month ago, at the negotiation table at the Millennium Tea House, Xiao Beisheng told the other party with certainty that he chose this path because of his wife Luo Yan, because he and Luo Yan were inseparable.
Which of this man's words are true and which are false?
She didn't trust Xiao Beisheng, so naturally she couldn't completely trust the followers around Xiao Beisheng.
"Take me to see him." Su Man said.
Gao Xun nodded, turned around, and continued to lead the way.
Instead of taking Suman to the master bedroom, he took her to the basement. The originally empty Zen room has now been converted into a medical room, which is fully sterilized.
Gao Xun took Su Man in, first entered a door, changed into sterile clothes in the compartment outside the sterile room, and disinfected his whole body before entering the second door.
In the sterile room, the four walls are smooth and shiny, reflecting people's shadows.
There was a bed in the center.
There are various types of medical equipment beside the bed.
Xiao Beisheng was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, lifeless. Only the electrocardiogram on the monitor was still showing his vital signs.
"What happened to him?"
"Mr. Xiao was trading at Nanfu Wharf when an accident occurred. He was shot and fell off the dock. There was a ship operating at the port at the time, and Mr. Xiao was nearly entangled in the propeller. Fortunately, he survived... Staying in a sterile room is to prevent further infection of his wounds. Mr. Xiao's heart is currently unable to supply blood and his blood clotting function is not good, so this is safer."
Su Man seemed to understand and asked, "Then why do you need to go abroad for treatment?"
Gao Xun glanced at Su Man and said:
"The most dangerous thing about Mr. Xiao isn't the propeller wound, but the bullet lodged in his heart. Surgery is very risky, and the medical environment in China doesn't allow it. Even now, the bullet hasn't been removed."
These words were like a thunderbolt, striking Su Man.
She was shocked and horrified.
Xiao Beisheng currently has a bullet lodged in his heart that hasn't been removed?!
But apart from the external injuries, she couldn't tell that Xiao Beisheng had such a fatal wound.
Gao Xun explained, "The bullet penetrated the myocardium, but miraculously, no major bleeding occurred. This is why Mr. Xiao has managed to hold on until now. His heart is still functioning normally, but the blood supply is often insufficient. Even when he's lying down to rest, Mr. Xiao's heart rate is often higher than normal."
Su Man couldn't help but ask, "Where's Luo Yan? He's become like this just to protect Luo Yan. Why isn't Luo Yan by his side? Why is he still running this so-called business?"
Gao Xun was puzzled: "Who said that Mr. Xiao was trying to protect Miss Luo Yan?"
"I heard..."
"Mr. Xiao is here to save Mankun."
"...Mankun is not a good person and is not worth saving."
"So, in your heart, is Mr. Xiao a good person?"
"The man I knew in the past wasn't a bad one."
"Mr. Xiao has his own difficulties. He also has his own things he wants to do and his own obsessions. You always listen to what others say. Why not wait for Mr. Xiao to wake up and listen to what he has to say himself?"
Su Man was silent for a while, then asked: "What do you mean when you say he has sacrificed a lot for me? Is there anything else I don't know?"
"I asked you to come here because I wanted to tell you everything. Even if Mr. Xiao holds me accountable later, I'm willing to give it my all," Gao Xun said. "You divorced Mr. Xiao before, and Mr. Xiao was depressed for a long time. He couldn't understand why you ended up with Lawyer Qiao. Lawyer Qiao was kidnapped on the high seas and his life was in danger. You believed it was Mr. Xiao who did it, so you came to him and begged him to let him go. You thought it was because of your plea that he spared Lawyer Qiao, but before you came to beg him, he had already asked me to arrange for people to track down the kidnappers. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to locate Lawyer Qiao so quickly and cooperate with the coast guard to rescue him. Later, Lawyer Qiao was suspended due to the scandal and was unemployed at home. It was Mr. Xiao who acted as an unknown investor behind the scenes, found Lawyer Qiao, and said he wanted to open a law firm with him."
"That investor is Xiao Beisheng?"
"If you don't believe me, I can show you the bill."
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