Qi Zhao quickly softened his voice, and his gaze towards Xia Tianxiu softened, no longer filled with anger: "Tell your uncle who he is, and whether he treats you well."
Upon hearing this, Xia Tianxiu burst into tears instantly:
"My boyfriend, my boyfriend, he's gone crazy from a high fever."
Uncle, what should we do?
I don't know how I can help him!
I tried to talk to my mom, but she scolded me before I could even say anything!
My grandfather is in poor health, and I don't dare to tell him..."
Qi Zhao frowned and said, "Did the fever make you stupid?! What happened? Yue'er, tell your uncle slowly!"
Xia Tianxiu nodded, wiped away her tears, and whispered:
"Yes. Uncle, as you know, I was adopted by the Xia family of Haicheng."
Xia's two older sisters are very bad.
They knew my boyfriend was working in the countryside in Dingjiatun, so they followed him there, just to sabotage our relationship.
My second older sister, Xia Tianlu, shot a local bully, and as a result, my boyfriend was wrongly arrested because of it.
He was sick with a high fever when he was arrested, and no one treated him when he arrived at the interrogation place.
Then, he was burned into an idiot.
"It's the Xia family again!" Qi Zhao clenched his fist. "Fortunately, the Xia family brought this upon themselves and has already fallen from power. Otherwise, I would risk my life to get justice for you!"
Summer Show hurriedly said:
"Uncle, it doesn't matter what happens to me!"
I don't need you to seek justice for me, but...
My boyfriend is innocent; he was completely innocently dragged into this.
Could you...could you bring him to the capital for medical treatment?
Upon hearing this, Qi Zhao's brows furrowed even more deeply.
Xia Tianxiu immediately lowered her voice: "I'm sorry, Uncle. I know my request is too much and too abrupt. I'm sorry, please just pretend I didn't say anything."
Qi Zhao looked at Xia Tianxiu, who was being cautious and humble, and felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. "Yue'er, Yue'er! She should have been a little princess who was surrounded by admirers! But she suffered 15 years of torment in that family in Haicheng and became such a cautious person."
Qi Zhao decided to help Yue'er change her personality. The first thing he did was to let her know that she could make any request she wanted and that it would be fulfilled.
Thinking of this, he said to Xia Tianxiu, "Okay. Your uncle has agreed to bring your boyfriend to Beijing for treatment—but there's no guarantee he'll be cured."
"Really? Uncle, are you telling the truth?" Xia Tianxiu's eyes lit up immediately. "I...I didn't hear wrong, did I? Uncle, you're truly the best uncle in the world!"
As she spoke, Xia Tianxiu even rushed over and hugged him.
Qi Zhao felt Xia Tianxiu's thin, bony body; it felt light and airy, as if it had no weight.
Qi Zhao's heartache reached its peak at that moment.
He blurted out, "Where is your boyfriend right now? Get ready, we'll go pick him up in a couple of days! I'll ask Grandpa to send me a car!"
Just then, a cold voice came from the direction of the door: "Qi Zhao, who are you going to pick up?"
The two turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a dusty face, wearing thick, bottle-bottom glasses, frowning at them.
Qi Zhao hurriedly said to Xia Tianxiu, "Yue'er, this is your father. Old Qiao, you didn't know your daughter was found, did you? Did you just get back from your business trip?"
“I know about this.” Qiao Renhai looked at Xia Tianxiu, his gaze scrutinizing her. “Your personality is just like your mother’s, you’re quite the troublemaker too! I heard you caused a scene at her memorial service and even made your mother faint?!”
Qiao Renhai's tone clearly carried displeasure.
Summer Show was a little at a loss.
In his previous life, Qiao Renhai both respected and feared Qi Yaqin, and was nothing like his somewhat arrogant demeanor now.
Qiao Renhai is the son-in-law of the Qi family.
Suddenly Xia Tianxiu understood—in the previous life, Qi Yuan did not die suddenly! But in this life, without Qi Yuan's suppression, Qiao Renhai revealed his true colors!
Qi Zhao was still standing to the side when Xia Tianxiu immediately pinched her thigh, her eyes welling up with tears: "You really are... my father?!"
"No! I don't have that kind of luck!" Qiao Renhai raised a hand and made a gesture to stop him.
Xia Tianxiu burst into tears and looked at Qi Zhao: "Uncle, is this person... really my father?"
Qi Zhao was already furious, his face turning ashen: "Qiao Renhai, are you even human?"
Qiao Renhai said with a forced smile, "Has your Qi family ever treated me like a human being?"
"I know my sister has a bad temper and you've been wronged. But over the years, the Qi family has compensated you quite a bit!" Qi Zhao was afraid that Qiao Renhai might say something even more hurtful to Xia Tianxiu, so he quickly cut him off, "The old man has treated you quite well, hasn't he?"
"Hmph! Even if you keep a cat or dog, you have to feed it, right?" Qiao Renhai walked towards Qi Yaqin's hospital bed and poked her arm with a finger.
"My mom was given a sedative and can't wake up," Xia Tianxiu said hurriedly.
"Fine, then wait until she wakes up. Tell her that I, Qiao Renhai, am divorcing her!" Qiao Renhai's face was contorted with rage. "I've had enough of being the Qi family's dog!"
After saying that, he glared at Qi Zhao, shoved Xia Tianxiu who was blocking his way, and strode away.
"Moon..." Qi Zhao felt as if a knife was cutting into his heart as he watched Xia Tianxiu's tears fall.
"I'm fine, Uncle." Xia Tianxiu wiped away her tears. "Originally, I had nothing. Now, at least I have a grandfather and a mother, and most importantly, I have the best uncle in the world! A person can't have too much perfection, and I'm already content!"
Qi Zhao made up his mind: "Yue'er, don't worry, in this life, your uncle will never let you suffer again! You wait, I'll go find Grandpa to get the car! We'll go pick up your girlfriend!"
However, Qi Wei did not join in the two people's nonsense, nor did she agree to send a car to Qi Zhao.
In a fit of anger, Qi Zhao took Xia Tianxiu by train and secretly went to Haicheng.
After getting off the train, there was a lot of back-and-forth traveling.
Finally, after a swaying oxcart ride, we arrived at our destination – Sujiazhuang.
Holding the official letter of introduction from Beijing, Qi Zhao immediately received a warm welcome from the village chief.
This is a connection in Beijing that even the village chief of Sujiazhuang couldn't find with a lantern!
He looked at the young man in front of him, who had the air of a young master, and was utterly apprehensive.
The young master was approachable and even addressed him as a brother.
The village chief readily accepted this kinship, instantly transforming himself into the elder brother of the young master from Beijing, which made him feel extremely prestigious.
However, when he learned the true purpose of their trip, his expression instantly turned ugly.
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