A muffled thud.
Xiang Ziying let out a muffled cry of pain, staggered a few steps, her glasses were knocked off, and she retreated in a disheveled state with her head covered in cement slurry!
"Brother Ziying!" The people around him panicked instantly and rushed to support him.
Blood slowly seeped from between his fingers as he covered his head.
"You bitch!" Someone angrily rushed up and was about to hit Ning Yuan.
But before he could even make a move, Ah Heng grabbed his wrist, twisted it violently, and delivered several hard kicks, sending him flying with a back throw.
"Ah!" A scream rang out instantly, which also shocked those who wanted to rush up and attack Ning Yuan.
Xiang Ziying looked down at the blood mixed with cement slurry seeping from his hands, and a twisted smile appeared on his handsome face as he looked at Ning Yuan: "Advisor Ning, what does this mean?"
Damn it, this damned woman dared to hit him!
Ning Yuan looked at him coldly: "It doesn't mean anything. I can't stand you suddenly pressing your face against mine. Go ahead and call the police."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned strange.
Is Consultant Ning implying that he's being dishonest with the engineers?
Xiang Ziying covered her forehead and grinned maliciously: "Ning Yuan, take a piss and look in the mirror. I didn't even fancy the real thing, why would I fancy a fake like you?"
Ning Yuan ignored him, turned and walked forward, instructing the Hong Kong government assistant: "Foreman Li was injured because of me. I'll accompany him to the hospital and return to the construction site later. Have Assistant Ye keep an eye on things here."
Foreman Li glanced at the blood on Xiang Ziying's head, instinctively straightening up, then looked at Ning Yuan, seemingly confused and bewildered.
Ning Yuan patted him: "Don't worry, Foreman Li, this is my business, you lie down."
After saying that, she didn't look at Ziying again and followed the stretcher out.
With Aheng by her side, no one dared to block Ning Yuan's path.
As Ah Heng passed by Xiang Ziying, he glared at him fiercely and said, "Kid, this isn't over yet!"
The room fell into a deathly silence; no one had expected this situation.
After Ning Yuan and the others left, the people around Xiang Ziying immediately started yelling at the doctor, "What are you doing? Come over here and treat Brother Ziying's injury!"
The doctor came over tremblingly, carrying his medical kit.
Xiang Ziying pushed the doctor away, shrugged, and turned to face the crowd with a smile.
"Everyone, let's clean up the scene now. After such a safety incident, we should call the police to investigate, shouldn't we?"
Aheng and Ning Yuan both heard the voices coming from behind them, and their expressions darkened.
...
Upon arriving at the hospital, Ning Yuan insisted on accompanying Foreman Li throughout his entire examination.
Bedside
Foreman Li's legs were wrapped in gauze and stitched with six or seven stitches, while his arms were covered in abrasions. He was hunching over, trying to get out of bed.
Several fellow workers nearby said helplessly, "Foreman, what's the rush? Hospitalization doesn't cost money."
As soon as Ning Yuan entered, she saw the scene and immediately stepped forward: "Brother Li, what are you doing?"
Foreman Li frowned and said to her, "Consultant Ning, why would I need to be hospitalized for such a minor injury? I can just go home. There's no need to spend public funds."
Before Ning Yuan could speak, a coworker complained, "You're not very mobile, and your wife died a long time ago. Who's going to cook for you?"
Foreman Li's brow furrowed even more as he tried to stand up again: "I can..."
"Alright, Brother Li, firstly, what happened on the construction site is considered a work injury, and secondly, if you don't want to take advantage of the country, then I'll pay for it."
Ning Yuan pressed down on his broad shoulders without any politeness, preventing him from getting up.
These days, people are all about not taking advantage of public resources and not leaving the front line even with minor injuries. Foreman Li has been an honest and simple man since he first joined the project.
He doesn't talk much on ordinary days, but he's a first-rate leader when it comes to bricklaying and carpentry.
“You were injured while saving me,” Ning Yuan said earnestly.
If he hadn't been there with his men plastering the walls on the first floor, she would have been seriously injured if she had fallen on him.
Foreman Li frowned: "But..."
"Brother Li, no buts, that's how it is. Otherwise, do you expect me to cook and deliver food to you every day?" Ning Yuan asked bluntly.
Foreman Li's face instantly turned red: "That...that won't do. You're a learned consultant, how could you be a cook..."
Realizing he had said something wrong, the honest-looking man scratched his head.
He felt like Ning Yuan's hand on his shoulder was burning hot.
Seeing that he didn't insist on leaving, Ning Yuan withdrew her hand: "Then Brother Li, you rest first, I'll go out and take care of my injuries."
Foreman Li quickly nodded: "You go!"
...
After cleaning and applying medicine, Ning Yuan leaned against a wooden bench in the hospital and closed her eyes to rest. The bump on her forehead wasn't big, and she had applied some Tiger Balm, which smelled of medicine.
I just scraped my hand and elbow, and even after using hydrogen peroxide and gentian violet, it still hurts a little.
Aheng paced back and forth irritably: "Xiao Ning, why won't you let me tell the captain you're injured?"
Xiao Ning only told him to tell the team leader that Xiang San had come out, and that he had gone to the construction site to cause trouble, whereupon Xiao Ning hit him on the head.
Ning Yuan shook her head: "There's no need. He knows I'm injured and is prone to losing his temper. Anyway, it's just a minor scratch. I already have a grudge to settle on the spot. I'll tell him tonight."
Even knowing that Xiang San was causing trouble, Rong Zhaonan was still able to focus on dealing with the Xiang family's affairs immediately.
Knowing he was injured, he would probably rush to the hospital first, or even impulsively go to the scene to cause trouble for Xiang San.
Let's talk about it tonight; at least he'll be mentally prepared.
Ning Yuan frowned slightly as she looked at the scrapes on her hands.
"Xiang San's casual outing and his blatant actions at the construction site suggest that he has powerful backers. He might just be waiting for Rong Zhaonan to confront him directly."
Ah Heng paused, then frowned: "So, you're afraid that if the captain acts impulsively, the other side will find something to use against him."
When it comes to Xiao Ning's matter, I'm not sure if Captain Brother will act impulsively.
Ning Yuan glanced out the window, lost in thought: "Xiang Ziying probably didn't cause trouble purely to hurt me. I just hit him on the head, and when he said he was going to call the police, it wasn't about me hurting him, but rather that there was a problem at the construction site."
Aheng frowned: "So, you didn't just smash his head to vent your anger, but rather to bring this matter into a personal feud."
Ning Yuan sighed: "If it's just two people fighting at the construction site, the police won't shut it down. But if it's because of production safety issues, it'll be very troublesome and may affect the project."
The conflict between her and Xiang Ziying was made public on their very first meeting, which had its advantages—it made it harder for Xiang Ziying to secretly harm her.
The downside is that as long as Xiang Ziying and she are both on the project, everyone will be forced to take sides.
She plays a significant role, but what if Xiang Ziying threatens to halt the project? Who will ultimately be ousted?
Aheng, however, disagreed: "This is the Ning family's first cooperative project with Shanghai. It got the approval of the 'guests' from Beijing. Xiang Ziying doesn't have that ability."
Given how important this is in Shanghai, how could they possibly stop work so easily?
Ning Yuan sighed: "Didn't you notice? This provocation wasn't clever. Xiang Ziying, or rather the Xiang family, aren't that stupid. They might just be looking for an excuse to cause trouble."
Having seen so much over the years, she may have become overly sensitive: "Of course, I hope I'm just overthinking it, maybe Xiang Ziying really doesn't have that ability."
Ning Yuan stood up: "I need to hurry back to the hotel, call Uncle Qiao, and meet with Ning Bingyu while I'm at it!"
There are some things that are better left to the Ning family to handle than for her to do.
Aheng: "Okay, I'll take you back."
Ning Yuan thought for a moment and then said to Aheng, "Talk to the people who work with Brother Li and ask them to send someone to watch over Brother Li. I'm afraid Xiang San might take action against Brother Li to vent his anger. I can pay them double the care fee."
The Xiang brothers, those two lunatics, were capable of ramming a police car into the Huangpu River without any regard for the consequences, just to stop Rong Zhaonan from investigating the case.
Brother Li saved her, and he's afraid he'll be implicated.
Ah Heng recalled how Xiang San had sent someone to take Brother Li away, and immediately nodded: "Okay."
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