Chapter 101 Secret Twenty-two Years Ago
"I can't tell you yet."
Cheng Han looked at her childish, friendly and pretty face, and was filled with worry.
The time is not right, don't let her get involved in the complicated events of that year.
"Since Grandpa Cheng said so, I will obey." Qiao Xi didn't want to know the reason and just agreed obediently.
Cheng Han said with emotion, "When you grow up, you can do whatever you want." He took out a document from his pocket and placed it in front of her, saying, "This is a membership card of the Haicheng Chinese Medicine Association."
"You want to open a clinic and avoid trouble, so this thing will be very useful to you. Although there are good and bad people in the association, there are also many capable people. My old friends will also look after you."
Cheng Han had made careful plans for her, and visiting relatives and friends these days was just to pave the way for his apprentice.
Qiao Xi's eyes were slightly hot as she accepted the membership card.
"thank you."
"You're being polite. You're easily bullied."
Cheng Han stood up and said, "I'm going back to my room to pack my things. Don't hang around an old man like me. Young people should be more lively."
Aunt Qian listened to their conversation and when Cheng Han left, she jokingly said, "The young master likes the young lady's temper."
Last night, she was very clear that the two of them spent the night together.
Qiao Xi looked at her shyly.
Aunt Qian covered her mouth and smiled, "Young Madam, when will you and the young master have good news?" She was extremely worried because there was a woman outside who was watching them covetously.
"It's... it's still early. Aunt Qian, I won't talk to you anymore."
Qiao Xi ran upstairs briskly, her skirt in hand. She clutched her belly, thinking of what Mr. Huo had said last night. What if they really had a child?
…
The sky was getting dark.
The Liu Family Manor occupies a vast area. The corridors and lakes are all lit up with street lights, giving it a simple and low-key appearance.
An hour before the full moon banquet began, the Liu family's kitchen had already made sufficient preparations. The guests invited to this full moon banquet were all related to the Liu family. Those with ulterior motives and those seeking to quickly rise to fame were turned away.
On the big bed on the fifth floor of the new Chinese-style villa, lay an emaciated man.
Thin and almost lifeless.
He closed his eyes tightly, but his features still showed the handsomeness of his youth. The bedside was filled with life-maintaining equipment.
This is the second son of the Liu family, Liu Zongyun, the youngest son of Old Lady Liu.
When Liu Zongyun was young, he was in a car accident and was bedridden for twenty-two years.
At this time, three people were standing by the bed.
The old lady of the Liu family was leaning on a cane. Her illness had improved a lot and she could already walk with ease. She was wringing out her handkerchief and wiping Liu Zongyun's cheek.
Liu Huimin held her husband Xu Guangyao's hand, frowned, and said, "Mom, do we really want to ask that Doctor Qiao for help tonight? That girl is too young, and my second brother has been lying in bed for so many years..."
She had doubts in her mind.
Even if the other person was Cheng Han's apprentice, she was just a young girl in her early twenties. Her husband told her that the young girl had bad intentions and was probably seeking fame.
Some even speculated that Huo Xingzhou's legs were cured by Cheng Han, but in order to praise her apprentice, they all said it was her credit.
Old Madam Liu said solemnly, "Of course! She is our Liu family's guest of honor tonight. Although she is young, she is very capable. Besides, we have no other choice."
"Mom is right. Let's give it a try when we get a chance." Xu Guangyao stood aside with his eyes flashing slightly and a decent smile on his face.
He clenched his hands slightly at his sides, hoping that Qiao Xi was incapable of any skill and that Liu Zongyun would never wake up. Otherwise, the things he had done twenty-two years ago would be exposed.
He stared at Liu Zongyun lying on the hospital bed with a gloomy look. Don't blame him for being cruel. If Liu Zongyun hadn't discovered what he was doing, he wouldn't have been so cruel.
Unfortunately, he didn't die, but became a speechless vegetable.
Xu Guangyao recalled Qiao Xi's somewhat similar face and overturned his ridiculous guess. At the beginning, he was sure that the baby girl was dead.
How could anyone be left alive?
Old Lady Liu sighed and said regretfully, "Back then, before Zong Yun passed out, he held my hand with an anxious expression. He wanted to say something to me, but in the end, he didn't get to say it."
She really wanted to know what Liu Zongyun was going to say.
If he never wakes up in this lifetime, those words might be his last words.
Xu Guangyao comforted her, "Mom, he will wake up." No way.
Old Madam Liu wiped her tears and said, "I hope so. The full moon banquet is about to begin, you go first. I will accompany Zong Yun."
Xu Guangyao nodded and walked out with his wife in his arms.
The couple walked out of the room. Liu Huimin's face was solemn, and she lowered her voice and said, "Husband, do you really want that little girl to treat my second brother? She's too unreliable."
She values her family very much and doesn't want Liu Zongyun to meet a quack doctor.
Xu Guangyao patted her shoulder and explained gently, "Let's follow the old man's wishes first. As for Dr. Qiao, we'll keep a close eye on her."
Liu Huimin agreed and said, "A country girl unexpectedly married the second son of the Huo family and even cured his legs. And then Huo Xingzhou turned out to be the head of the Tianyuan Group. These things put together really don't seem like a coincidence. Maybe Cheng Han is using her to pave the way for him to regain his position as a leading figure in traditional Chinese medicine."
Nan Cheng Bei Lu, at the time when the traditional Chinese medicine community held a needle trial conference every ten years, those who knew about it kept silent.
After that, the boundary between the north and the south was drawn. Cheng Han and Lu Bannong did not meet each other, and Cheng Han retired.
Xu Guangyao said with eye drops: "Xingluo returned to the country, but she couldn't let go of Huo Xingzhou. That country girl is very scheming, you have to protect Xingluo. In fact, the best thing is for our Xu family and the Huo family to marry."
Liu Huimin felt very distressed when she thought of her little daughter's depressed look.
"Husband, what should we do?"
"We must find a way to make Qiao Xi initiate the divorce."
Liu Huimin seemed to be lost in thought.
She leaned against the high-rise escalator and looked down at her daughter who was smiling like a flower in the banquet hall. Who could have imagined that such a beautiful girl was almost driven crazy by her inner demons?
Her concern is Huo Xingzhou.
Neither Xu Xiuyuan nor Xu Yunye were present tonight; one was busy with his hospital career, the other obsessed with motorcycle racing. Xu Xingluo, the jewel of both the Xu and Liu families, stood out, seemingly replacing the baby as the center of attention.
In the banquet hall.
Xu Xingluo wore a black tailored dress inlaid with diamonds and decorated with lace and feathers, just like the noble black swan in Swan Lake. Her figure was soft and slender, and her temperament was unique.
She wore a small crown that was worth a lot of money, and her makeup was delicate yet casual.
She was the center of attention, with noble ladies and young talents surrounding her, saying nice things to her for free, with praise and admiration in their eyes.
"Xingluo has grown into a beautiful girl. There is no girl better than you in the whole of Haicheng."
Xu Xingluo smiled generously and said, "Thank you Aunt Lin for the compliment. I'm entertaining guests for my uncle tonight. If you don't have a good time, it's all my fault."
“So sensible!”
"The precious daughter of the Xu and Liu families, their only daughter."
An auntie she knew well took her hand and praised her, "I don't know how your mother taught you, I'm so envious. I don't have a daughter, but I do have a son who's not very good. Would Xingluo like to be my daughter-in-law?"
"If you're not kind, you should go to my house."
The Xu family has a daughter, and hundreds of families are seeking her.
Facing their enthusiasm, Xu Xingluo smiled shyly: "Uncles, aunts, uncles, and brothers, I am still young."
She caught a glimpse of someone approaching the entrance from the corner of her eye and responded, "Everyone have fun. I'll go greet the guests."
After saying that.
She lifted the strands of hair from her temples, smiled, and walked over.
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