Chapter 4 Check My Wife
"I'll prove it to you right now."
Qiao Xi dragged out the medicine box from under the bed and opened it.
Nine silver needles, gleaming with a cold light, were lined up in a row. She took out a long needle and stabbed it quickly and accurately into the acupoint of Huo Xingzhou's leg.
She tilted her head, looked at Huo Xingzhou intently, and asked, "Do you feel anything?"
The injection awakened his numb legs, which had been completely numb since they were being bitten by ants. Huo Xingzhou looked at her serious face, a dark light flashing in his eyes.
He rubbed his index fingertips, turned his head away with a calm expression and a frown on his face.
Qiao Xi knew at a glance that he was in pain. She twisted the needle tip and stabbed it a little deeper, saying softly, "It's good to feel it. I haven't treated any celebrities, and I don't have a medical license. But I'm sure I can heal your leg."
"As long as you have acupuncture every day to remove the blood stasis, and then supplement it with herbal decoctions and massage, you will be able to stand up again in a month or as long as six months."
Huo Xingzhou's heart seemed to be plucked by a silk thread, and the hostility on his handsome face, which was restrained and abstinent, faded away.
"What do you want?"
There is no charity without reason, he is a businessman.
Qiao Xi's hand paused, feeling a little embarrassed.
"My grandmother was taken to Haicheng by the Su family. They want the big project you're working on with Tianyuan Group. They want... to get Su Weiwei to marry your cousin."
Even a country girl like her had heard of the Tianyuan Group. It was a multinational corporation. While the Huo family was the dominant force in Haicheng, it was not as large as the Tianyuan Group.
That project is a hot commodity.
Qiao Xi looked at him anxiously.
She felt guilty and thought Huo Xingzhou was very unlucky.
Not only will he lose resources, but he will also lose his fiancée.
Huo Xingzhou smiled sarcastically.
Seeing this, Qiao Xi said dejectedly: "Sorry, I went too far."
She bent down to pull out the needle, packed up the medicine box and left the room.
Huo Xingzhou saw her distraught figure, his eyes darkening. He reached out to grab the phone on the bedside table and dialed a number.
"Zhou Yu, it's me."
The man on the other end of the phone looked as if he had seen a ghost. "Huo Er, you're really awake! I thought I'd visit your grave next year."
Huo Xingzhou said concisely, "Please compile some information for me about the cooperation between Tianyuan Group and Huo's, and do something about it."
"Okay." Zhou Yu said seriously, "Let me remind you that the car accident was not simple, but there are no traces at all. I can't find any evidence."
Huo Xingzhou's expression was cold: "No need to check, I know who it is."
"Could it be your cousin's family?" Zhou Yu cursed angrily. "That bastard has no ability, so he resorts to underhanded tactics! You sorted out the information, wouldn't you give it to him? Then I have to do something more."
Huo Xingzhou interrupted him: "Don't worry about it, check someone else for me."
"Who is it?"
"Qiao Xi..."
"Oh, your wife." Zhou Yu responded repeatedly.
Huo Xingzhou did not refute his address and said, "Check her life experience to see if she has any connection with the eldest wife."
Zhou Yu listened and breathed quickly: "You mean she was sent by the eldest wife? Then you are in danger, right? You need a bodyguard for 24 hours..."
Huo Xingzhou hung up the phone directly to stop Zhou Yu's endless complaints.
He half-closed his eyes, his profile flickering in the light. Thinking of his stubborn and bright new wife, his slender fingers stroked the edge of the bed.
How could it be so coincidental that he had a disability in both legs, and the Su family sent him a replacement bride who said she could heal his legs. That woman lied to him and wanted to exchange the project he was holding.
He never believed that there was such a thing as a free lunch.
Besides, her appearance...
In the living room.
Qiao Xi came downstairs in her bright red wedding dress. Mrs. Huo took her hand and said, "I got you a set of my daughter's clothes. Change into them quickly. I'll take you shopping to buy some clothes and jewelry."
"No, I..."
Mrs. Huo didn't tolerate her politeness. She urged her to change her clothes and asked the driver to drive to the bustling shopping mall in Haicheng.
Du Juan started shopping as soon as she entered the mall.
"These, and this one! Wrap them all up for me. Qiao Xi, you'll look great in them."
"It's too expensive. Actually..."
Qiao Xi remembered Huo Xingzhou saying that her mother-in-law's dowry was trapped in the stock market, and she became worried. The cheapest of these clothes cost tens of thousands of yuan, and she couldn't spend that much in the second half of her life in the countryside.
She can't even pay it back with her savings.
"A little girl should dress brightly and colorfully. A daughter-in-law is half a daughter. Why should there be any need for politeness between mother and daughter?"
A glimmer flashed in Qiao Xi's eyes.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law raided the clothing store and then went into the jewelry store.
There are always those short-sighted people who make things difficult for you.
"Oh, Madam Huo. You still have the mind to go shopping? Congratulations on hearing that your son has woken up. It's a pity that he has become disabled... Then the inheritance right of the Huo family can only go to the eldest wife." The lady covered her lips, gloating.
Huo Xingzhou was too good, surpassing so many others. When he got into trouble, everyone would step on him.
Du Juan sneered and retorted, "Mrs. Sun, I heard your son was hospitalized for playing with women. I hope he dies from a woman someday. Oh, plum blossoms, what does wart have to do with it?"
"You!" The lady was so angry that she was fuming.
"Me? Even if my son's legs are crippled, he's still better than yours! I heard the Sun family has searched for famous doctors but none of them could cure his infertility. Your Sun family... is going extinct!"
Du Juan looked at me with disdain, and her words pierced Mrs. Sun's lungs.
It was an open secret in Haicheng that the only son of the Sun family was not good at that aspect. But he also liked to take medicine and make trouble, which always made him a laughing stock.
Mrs. Sun refused to give in: "Isn't your son the same? We will find Mr. Cheng sooner or later, and then you don't have to come to me for help!"
"I beg you? That's ridiculous! Our Xingzhou is a blessed man. Maybe Mr. Cheng will come to treat him himself!"
When it comes to family rivalries among the rich, Mrs. Huo is always better at verbal sparring.
"You...don't forget that our Sun family still holds the land. Let's see how Huo Xingzhou will deal with the Huo and Tianyuan projects!"
Mrs. Sun's face turned alternately pale and blue, and she left with her bag.
When hearing about Tianyuan Group's project, Qiao Xi's eyes were unclear.
Du Juan adjusted her expression, turned around, pointed to the glass cabinet on the top floor and said, "Let me see that sapphire necklace."
The salesperson put on white gloves, took the jewelry box down, and praised, "You have a good eye."
Qiao Xi looked at the string of zeros on the price tag, feeling dizzy. Before she could react, Du Juan had already put it on her.
The teardrop-shaped sapphire pendant made Qiao Xi's skin look white, and the bright light cast a halo on her body.
"It suits you very well." Mrs. Huo looked at it with admiration.
Qiao Xi shook her head, bit her lip, and said solemnly, "Originally, I dare not refuse the gift from the elder, but you have given me many things, and I cannot accept this necklace."
"Well, you kid..."
Mrs. Huo looked at her with regret and put the necklace back.
Qiao Xi took the opportunity to express his doubts: "What is the identity of Mr. Cheng?" Why does it feel like all the rich people in Haicheng are looking for him?
Mrs. Huo took her wrist and said as they walked, "Cheng Han, Mr. Cheng is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He is a master of acupuncture and moxibustion, specializing in treating difficult and complicated diseases. No matter what disease he treats, he will definitely cure it. However, he retired at the age of sixty. No one knows where he is. We only know that he has taken in apprentices."
If I can't find him, it would be good if I can find Cheng Han's apprentice.
Rich people pay more attention to maintenance. Everyone has headaches and fevers. When it comes to life-threatening illnesses, having a famous doctor as a friend is a guarantee.
Qiao Xi nodded after hearing this.
Her neighbor in the countryside, Grandpa Cheng, was also an expert in acupuncture. She had learned the method for treating blocked meridians in her legs from him. For a moment, she had an absurd idea, but she quickly dismissed it.
Grandpa Cheng’s real name is not Cheng Han.
They are not alone, how can a traditional Chinese medicine doctor stay in the countryside?
"As long as we find Cheng Han, the one who's on the boat..." Du Juan hadn't finished her words when her phone vibrated. She let go of Qiao Xi's hand and answered the call.
"Hello."
It was unknown what the person on the other end of the phone said. Qiao Xi saw her eyes change instantly and her face turned pale.
"Tell that bastard to wait! I'll be back right away!"
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