My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 157
Chapter 157 Is Xi Dead?
“Did Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun come for Xi?” Mu Yu was woken up by the noise as well and stared at him fearfully, sitting up with the blanket in her arms.
Qin Jinhuan did not respond, and he looked coldy at the window that was covered by curtains.
“What should we do now?” Changing her clothes quickly, Mu Yu asked him.
“Let them be.” Qin Jinhuan looked away from the window and put on the coat taken down from the hanging rack.
“But we can’t leave them like that! What if…”
“Go! Rush inside! Find Qin Jinhuan before anything else! I’ll take the responsibility if anything happens!” A man yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice interrupting Mu Yu’s speech. Immediately, the conflict worsened and it became noisier out there. Shaking in fear, she looked at Qin Jinhuan frantically.
Now that she knew Xi’s secret and knowing well that Qin Wentao would snatch away Xi regardless of the consequences, she worried that once Qin Wentao barged in and couldn’t find Qin Chengxi, he might take it out on Qin Jinhuan.
“Stand there! Don’t move!” Huang Bo’s voice was heard. “Let me inform my boss!”
“Do it fast! I don’t have the time!” The same male voice was heard but Mu Yu noticed that the person was not Qin Wentao. It must be a helper who was hired by Qin Wentao then!
“Huan…” She looked at Qin Jinhuan with concern in her eyes. The helper that was hired to confront Qin Jinhuan must be a skillful figure. After all, Qin Jinhuan had a high stature, which explained why both the authorities and the gangsters in An City dared not get into trouble with him under the broad daylight. If they fought here today, blood would definitely be spilled!
“Wait here in the room,” With a hardened expression, Qin Jinhuan ordered Mu Yu to stay put and hurriedly walked to the door.
“I’m coming with you.”
“Wait here!” He caught her on time and pushed her inside as he quickened his steps. She thus lost her balance and fell onto the bed.
When she heard scurrying footsteps from the stairs, she immediately knew that Huang Bo was here. After stabilizing herself, she swiftly turned and raced toward the door.
“Boss, President Shang wanted to meet you. I can’t stop him.” Huang Bo saw Qin Jinhuan standing sullenly at the door and felt uncomfortable.
Before sleeping, the boss had texted him to remind him that they did not wish to be disturbed unless Wen Zeyu and Rong Ying returned.
“President Shang? Which one?” Qin Jinhuan was shocked.
“Xin Xin Multimedia Group’s President Shang, Shang Huining.”
“Is he looking for me?” Qin Jinhuan expressed his puzzlement. He knew that Shang Huining was close to his grandpa but personally, he had never interacted with Shang Huining aside from work matters.
“Yes. As for why he wants to meet you, he refused to tell me and only requested to see you,” Huang Bo reported anxiously. It was rare that he got the chance to serve Bian Zijun and the boss. He cherished the opportunity and had thought that only Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun would cause trouble. Therefore, he prepared thoroughly in anticipation of them, but Shang Huining suddenly appeared out of the blue.
Shang Huining had a good relationship with the Old Master and had once enthusiastically helped Qing Tian Group during the Phoenix Gully incident. Huang Bo was worried that the relationship between the two companies would be ruined if he accidentally offended Shang Huining. Hence, he proceeded very cautiously on this matter.
Hope my Boss is understanding. Huang Bo prayed silently in his heart.
“Why is President Shang here for you?” Walking to Qin Jinhuan’s side, Mu Yu asked him in astonishment.
“I’m not sure,” Qin Jinhuan answered her while walking down the stairs. He suspected that the reason behind Shang Huining’s urgent request to meet him was that Qin Wentao and Dong Yueyun had informed grandpa about the entire incident, and that grandpa had asked Shang Huining to be a peacemaker.
“President Qin, please excuse me for disturbing you without prior notice.” Seeing that Qin Jinhuan was walking down the stairs, Shang Huining who had been standing at the entrance immediately pushed Cheng Xiang away and worriedly walked forward. “I really have a favor to ask of you!”
Having mentally prepared himself for what was to come, Qin Jinhuan kept quiet and stared at Shang Huining, who hinted at his men to retreat. When everyone else had gone into the garden, he looked around and hesitated to speak. Qin Jinhuan got the hint and requested that Huang Bo leave with his men too.
Huang Bo stole a glance at Shang Huining, feeling worried about leaving Qin Jinhuan alone. “Boss…”
“Don’t worry.” Qin Jinhuan waved at him.
“Okay.” Huang Bo swiftly led his men out of the area. After he left, the spacious hall was only left with Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu and Shang Huining.
Seeing that the area was cleared, Shang Huining approached Qin Jinhuan and pleaded in a low voice, “President Qin, considering that I have helped Qing Tian Group before, I beg you to allow Shang Qi to take one last look at Xi!”
“Take one last look?” Qin Jinhuan was taken aback by the sudden request. “What happened to Shang Qi?” It seemed that Shang Huining had come to see him for matters unrelated to Qin Wentao.
“Shang Qi is still in the ER, and he kept saying that he wanted to take one last look at Xi. If not, he would refuse the treatment.” Shang Huining’s sobbing voice proved his concern and care for his son.
Although Shang Huining was not as influential as Qin Xiaozhi and Qin Jinhuan in An City, he could still be considered a famous entrepreneur who had weathered multiple crises and gained fame. This was the first time Qin Jinhuan had seen him so distraught, which meant that Shang Qi must have been gravely ill. His heart sank as he hurriedly asked, “What is the illness? Why has his condition deteriorated so fast?”
The news was heartbreaking, especially when Shang Qi had left a good impression with Qin Jinhuan and he was still a young man.
“Xi’s death was a great blow to him, which caused him to vomit blood! President Qin, please let me know where Xi’s body is stored and allow Shang Qi to meet him for one last time. If not, Shang Qi is unwilling to enter the ER…”
“Who told you that Xi was dead?” Mu Yu sensed that something was wrong and immediately interjected.
“D-Don’t tell me that Xi is still alive?” Shang Huining sensed some clues but he was in disbelief. “Dong Yueyun personally told Shang Qi so.”
“With a mom like Dong Yueyun, even if Xi is not forced to death, he could be cursed to death by her.” Mu Yu was dismayed by the rumors spread from the mouth of Xi’s own mother.
“Is Xi still alive?” asked Shang Huining. When he saw Mu Yu nodding, he became exhilarated as he took out his phone. “That’s great news! I’ll deliver the news to Shang Qi…” Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly realized that he might not be able to convince his son with just a call. Putting his phone down, he asked Mu Yu, “Where is Xi now?”
“Sorry, I can’t reveal that to you.”
“If so, please call Xi and request that he call Shang Qi and tell him the news.” Shang Huining knew for sure that once his son heard that Xi was still alive, he would definitely agree to be wheeled into the ER. After all, the fact that Shang Qi vomited blood was due to the shock from Qin Chengxi’s death that put him in despair, hence the refusal to enter the ER.
“About that…” Mu Yu dared not make any promise and she looked at Qin Jinhuan for help. She was unsure if Qin Chengxi was on the operation table now.
Shang Huining pleaded to Qin Jinhuan, “President Qin, please have Xi call Shang Qi. As long as you could persuade Shang Qi to enter the ER, I’ll definitely…” Qin Jinhuan interrupted Shang Huining’s speech with a wave of hand and he took out his phone to make a call.
“Thank you! Thank you!” Shang Huining put his palms together and thanked Qin Jinhuan profusely while staring at the latter’s phone. It didn’t take long for Qin Jinhuan to end the call. “Xi will immediately call Shang Qi and advise him to receive the treatment.”
“Awesome! Thank you, President Qin.” Shang Huining was extremely excited. “I’ll have to rush back and check on Shang Qi. President Qin, I’ll contact you later.” He dashed out of the house and the sound of a car starting was heard not long after.
Qin Jinhuan strolled to the door and stared at the road where Shang Huining’s motorcade had disappeared with a conflicted expression.
Some fathers were willing to put aside their ego and dignity to save their own children; some would not bat an eye to sacrifice their children for their own benefits. They were all fathers but they could not be more different from one another!
“Huan, are you alright?” Mu Yu understood his thoughts from his gaze and looked at him with concern. Qin Jinhuan sneered, “Compared to Xi who suffered under his dad, I’m better off without a father.”
Feeling sorry for him, Mu Yu was at a loss for words to comfort him and could only hug him gently by the arm.
“Let’s go.”
When Qin Jinhuan led Mu Yu into the house, she expressed her doubt, “It is now four in the afternoon. If Shang Huining could get to us, Qin Wentao must have known our location as well. I guess that he hasn’t visited us for fear of getting into trouble with you. If that’s the case, is there a need for us to stay here?”
“Aren’t you hungry?”
Mu Yu did not feel her hunger until he had asked her, after which her stomach instantly growled. She thus nodded at him.
“After eating, we’ll head to the hospital.”
Mu Yu was glad to hear that. “Are we visiting Xi? Is he done with the surgery?”
Qin Jinhuan shook his head. “We’re not visiting him. It’s Shang Qi.”
“Oh.” Knowing that they were visiting Shang Qi, Mu Yu felt a little disappointed because she was not close to Shang Qi.
“I think I figured out why Xi has a strong will to live.”
“Oh, really? Why?” Mu Yu had just asked him when she suddenly recalled the scene where she ran into Qin Chengxi and Shang Qi at Free World that day. She finally pieced the puzzle together. “Could it be Shang Qi? Does Xi like Shang Qi too?”
However, she quickly doubted her own guess. “If Xi likes Shang Qi, why would he attempt suicide even after Shang Qi had confessed his love for him?”
Guilt flashed in Qin Jinhuan’s eyes. “Xi probably attempted suicide because I had refused to meet him. As for why he displayed a strong will to live after he was saved, it could have something to do with Shang Qi sending him to the hospital. Sometimes, a decision can be changed on a whim.”
Mu Yu thought that his explanation made sense and she recalled the time when Qin Chengxi had gone to Wen Zeyu’s house to meet Qin Jinhuan due to the issues with his parents. She vividly remembered Qin Chengxi’s hesitation when he spoke to her. With that in mind, she let out a long sigh. “It seemed that Xi had wanted to ask for your help for quite some time, but his fear of his parents and the possibility of your rejection kept him from asking. This time, he had decided to call you for help because he was motivated by Shang Qi’s love confession. However, you hung up on him and ended his final hope. That was why he…”
While she was deducing, she noticed that Qin Jinhuan looked awful upon hearing her explanation and immediately consoled him, “You are not to be blamed for that. After all, you were unaware of his situation. Thankfully we found Xi on time. I hope that the surgery is successful, and that he could fulfill his dreams of becoming a woman.”
“It has to be successful.”
“Huan, there’s something that I…”
“Young mistress, Boss, the food is here.”
Seeing Cheng Xiang walking in with bags in his hands, Mu Yu fell silent and waited until Cheng Xiang had served the food and left them to ask Qin Jinhuan worriedly, “Shang Qi probably loves Xi as a man. Now that Xi has turned into a woman, do you think that Shang Qi could accept it? If Shang Qi dislikes the female version of Xi, it will definitely be very sad for Xi…”
Qin Jinhuan’s hand that was holding chopsticks froze in the middle of the air. He was taken aback by the unforeseen issue and remained silent as he lowered his head to eat slowly. Knowing that he was as worried as she is, Mu Yu did not comment further and ate her food in silence.
At that moment, none of them had the appetite. They took some food to quench their hunger and prepared to visit Shang Qi. When they were about to leave, Qin Jinhuan received a call from Rong Ying.