Chapter 324: Men and Women, Everything

"Hui Min?"

Old Lady Liu's face changed, "Hui Min, what's wrong with you?"

She subconsciously went to help her.

Qiao Xi said solemnly, "Don't touch her. Do you have an oxygen tank? Also, find a plastic bag or a mask or something like that."

She couldn't care less at the moment, so her doctor's instinct prompted her to bend down and squat and say, "Don't breathe through your mouth. Breathe through your nose. Calm down and relax a little."

She took out the silver needle from her sleeve and inserted it into Liu Huimin's acupuncture point.

Through acupuncture, the blood circulation is promoted and the respiratory system function is regulated. With a calm face, she gave Liu Huimin two injections.

The Liu family's servant quickly took the oxygen cylinder and found plastic bags and masks according to Qiao Xi's request.

"Miss Qiao, this is what you want."

"Thank you."

Qiao Xi took the plastic bag and put it directly on Liu Huimin's head.

Old Lady Liu was filled with resentment and fear. Her daughter had never suffered any serious injustice. She wondered if the recent series of blows would make her sick.

"Child, what happened to Huimin?"

Qiao Xi pulled out the silver needle and said, "It's alkali poisoning."

"How could Huimin be poisoned out of nowhere?"

Qiao Xi glanced at Liu Huimin, whose face was covered with tears and whose symptoms had eased as she covered her chest, and said, "The body's acidity and alkalinity are balanced. Emotional outbursts and prolonged nervous crying will increase the frequency and amplitude of breathing, expel too much carbon dioxide from the body, and cause an increase in the body's pH value, leading to respiratory alkali poisoning."

"Covering the mouth and nose with a plastic bag or a mask can prevent the patient's body from releasing too much carbon dioxide, which can relieve symptoms."

Qiao Xi's fingers were slightly numb as she said, "Generally, just calm down. If you are worried, send her to the hospital for a full-body checkup. Next time, avoid being overly anxious and nervous, and don't vent your emotions by crying."

She didn't expect that this trip would cause Liu Huimin to suffer from alkali poisoning.

Qiao Xi took a deep breath, and Huo Xingzhou beside her held her hand tightly.

The warm and dry big palm transmitted the warmth to her palm.

Qiao Xi raised her eyes and glanced at him, her eyes slightly moist, and for some reason she felt aggrieved in her heart.

It was Liu Huimin who did something wrong, but she fell ill.

She came to question the Liu family, but seemed to have become a villain.

The servant helped Liu Huimin up and let her lean on the soft sofa cushion. Her almond-shaped eyes looked at Qiao Xi.

“Xixi…”

Is it really impossible for her to get her daughter's forgiveness?

Qiao Xi was not without some emotion. She said politely, "In order to avoid similar incidents from happening again, we should try not to meet each other. Please don't interfere in my private affairs. Thank you very much."

She moved her eyes away from Liu Huimin and nodded to the old lady and Liu Zongquan.

Huo Xingzhou spoke slowly: "I'm sorry to bother you all tonight."

Qiao Xi clung to him closely, absorbing the warmth from his body: "Let's go home."

"Um."

The two of them left regardless of Liu's family's attempts to keep them.

He walked out of the villa quickly.

Finally, when the Liu family noticed that she had come, they left without drinking any tea or eating any snacks.

She really didn't want any benefit from the Liu family.

Liu Huimin leaned on the sofa, her whole body seemed to have been drained of strength. She watched Qiao Xi leave helplessly.

Old Mrs. Liu looked at her with complicated emotions.

She reached out her hand and gently stroked Liu Huimin's back, "Don't cry all the time. The child will look down on you. I'll ask Xiuyuan to accompany you to the hospital for a full body check-up. You should rest well during this time."

Liu Huimin said weakly, "But...she wants to participate in the competition. What if she loses?"

Old Lady Liu said, "If we lose, we lose. We, the Liu family, should make preparations as early as possible and try to salvage as much as possible. The child is very opinionated. She really doesn't need to be angry with us. It's our fault. Since she signed up, she has to participate. Otherwise, how can she gain a foothold in the field of traditional Chinese medicine in the future?"

Trying to remove the name from the list now wouldn't do Qiao Xi any particular good.

"But if she loses, she will never be able to practice medicine again." Liu Huimin frowned and said worriedly.

Old Lady Liu said unhappily, "Now you know the consequences of losing! You, you were used by someone without knowing it! How could Ma Hongwen dare to refuse your request? It's just that he has a stronger backer behind him."

The backer could be the Xiang family, or it could be an enemy that Cheng Han had offended.

What I am more afraid of is the Lu family in the imperial capital.

The old lady looked unhappy, sighed and suddenly thought of something.

She looked at Liu Huimin sharply, "You secretly sent Zong Yun to the hospital and forced Qiao Xi to take him in. Did you also have revenge in mind?"

Liu Huimin's face turned pale, but she did not deny it.

Old Lady Liu closed her eyes tightly and calmed herself down: "So you've been thinking about harming her for so long. Go to the hospital for a checkup first, and don't worry about this matter anymore. In the future, try not to bother Qiao Xi as much as possible, so that she won't have to save you when she gets sick."

"Mom, I won't do that again next time! I will control my emotions."

Old Lady Liu stood up and said, "She must feel bad having a mother like you. You should learn how to be a good person first before you become a mother. Don't always run to her and cry..."

Liu Huimin was so ashamed of what she said.

"I……"

Liu Huimin was about to speak, but she saw a figure at the staircase out of the corner of her eye.

"Yue Ye..."

Xu Yunye walked slowly in front of her.

He had been running a low fever for several days, and his face looked haggard, and even his body had become much thinner. His facial features were no longer as sharp as before, and his eyes were less spirited and sharp, but he looked somewhat like Qiao Xi.

"Mom."

Xu Yunye's voice was hoarse. "You've gone too far this time. I can forgive you for loving your daughter and neglecting me, but you've pushed Qiao Xi away, and she'll never come back."

"Yun Ye, I will change for the better. I will make her accept me. If one year doesn't work, then two years will do. I will spend my whole life atonement. I will also take good care of you and make up for my past mistakes."

She reached out to grab Xu Yunye's hand, but was dodged.

Xu Yunye said with a slightly cold expression: "Brother is very busy at work every day, I asked the driver to prepare the car. I will accompany you to the hospital, you should calm down for a while."

Liu Huimin tried hard to hold back her tears. She couldn't cry anymore!

But she understood that the two children were no longer close to her.

Liu Zongquan said, "You guys go to the hospital first. We'll figure out a way to deal with the Chinese Medicine Festival. Now that things have come to this, I'll contact a few old friends in the capital to find out the inside story."

…

It's late at night.

A Rolls-Royce stopped at the door of the villa.

Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou got out of the car hand in hand.

Aunt Qian prepared a heartwarming midnight snack for them and brought it up. "Master, Madam, please eat something first. Master, you smell like alcohol. I'll make you something else."

"good."

Huo Xingzhou took off his suit jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt.

He pulled Qiao Xi to the dining table. Qiao Xi was in a bad mood and had no appetite. She was still thinking about Liu Huimin's alkali poisoning.

The man gently scooped a spoonful of sweet soup with a white porcelain spoon and fed it to her lips: "Give me a little face and have a bite."

The corners of Qiao Xi's eyes were slightly red, and she looked a little aggrieved.

She took a sip and it was very sweet.

Huo Xingzhou understood that she was a person with a high sense of morality. As a doctor, she was being self-critical, not being soft-hearted towards the Liu family.

He put down the porcelain spoon, leaned down and whispered in her ear: "Do you want a lot of little white mice for you to inject? Young and old, male and female, all kinds of people."

Qiao Xi raised her eyes, and they lit up.