Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him-Chapter 191 - Qiao Xi in Danger Run
Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Qiao Xi in Danger, Run!
Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Qiao Xi in Danger, Run!
Zhou Yu sighed endlessly, “Xu Xingluo, you’re really forcing the issue here!”
Xu Xingluo lay prostrate on the ground, his face ashen, crying bitterly, “We were supposed to be together! It was Qiao Xi who appeared and destroyed everything!”
“Shameless!”
Zhou Yu spat.
Holding back an extreme dizziness, Huo Xingzhou said, “Take me to a private hospital for a checkup, don’t tell Qiao Xi about tonight’s events. Send her a message later saying I had a late engagement and won’t be visiting her.”
Cold sweat was breaking out on his forehead, and his body was ice-cold.
Zhou Yu carefully supported him, “Huo Er, you have to hold on, absolutely don’t let anything happen.”
“Hmm.”
Huo Xingzhou forcefully resisted the effects of the medication, his vision going dark.
He struggled to stay conscious, but the drug was overpowering.
His back was almost completely soaked with cold sweat.
“Old Chen, hold him steady, let’s hurry to the hospital!”
Zhou Yu shouted.
Old Chen bent down and carried Huo Xingzhou on his back, “Young master, be careful.”
Zhou Yu, with a hand assisting, hastened his steps, then paused and turned around to say, “Xu Xingluo, you truly deserve to die!”
Xu Xingluo’s eyes were bloodshot!
She deeply regretted not having her bodyguards take him to the hotel sooner.
She lay on the ground, her eyes red with hysterical laughter.
But tonight, she had not lost!
The photos taken earlier were enough to make Qiao Xi wish for death, to let her enjoy them before she died, leaving this world with hatred would be satisfactory.
Xu Xingluo took out her phone, browsing through the freshly delivered intimate photos.
They were captured beautifully!
Like a rekindled old flame, lost in tumultuous love.
Too bad it was fake.
After admiring each photo, she found Qiao Xi’s contact information.
…
In the clinic.
The grandmother and granddaughter sat in the room, laughing and talking, with Xu Yunye, who they couldn’t seem to get rid of, insisting on staying there.
Listening to Granny Qiao talk about delicious food, he said, “Granny, you just mentioned that the meat swallows are very tasty? Isn’t that a specialty of Haicheng? I really want to try them.”
A longing look appeared in Granny Qiao’s eyes as she lamented, “Haven’t had them for many years; they were Nannan’s father’s favorite.”
The skin of the meat swallow as thin as white paper, its appearance like jade, made from pork and starch. Stuffed with meat filling, they were exceptionally delicious.
Qiao Xi also had them a few times as a child, considering them a luxury.
But now, she could afford to let Granny indulge in meat swallows at every meal.
Qiao Xi turned to her and said, “You must be hungry, Granny? There’s a shop just down the street; I’ll go and buy some for you.”
“Sure thing,” Granny Qiao said with a tender smile, her lips pursed, “Get an extra portion for Xu.”
“I’ll go too.”
Xu Yunye, always one to join in the fun, followed Qiao Xi as she took her phone and headed out.
Qiao Xi locked the door of the clinic and said bluntly to Xu Yunye, “Why haven’t you gone home yet?”
“The hotel next door is my home.”
“Can’t people live in the Xu Family’s mansion?” Qiao Xi was somewhat irritated, “Are you staying here every day planning on how to undermine the clinic?”
Limping with his cane, Xu Yunye replied, “You might not believe it, but I feel the warmth of a family here.”
“How strange.”
Qiao Xi did not believe him.
She quickened her pace, intentionally leaving Xu Yunye, the pest, behind.
Her phone suddenly rang.
She took it out and saw a message from Mr. Huo. It said he had an engagement and might not come home tonight.
She took a deep breath, then decided she would spend the night peacefully with Granny in the clinic.
“Qiao Xi, wait for me.”
Xu Yunye chased after her.
“You should go back,” Qiao Xi hurried on, eager to buy the meat swallows and bring them back to Granny.
“Do you really hate me that much?” Xu Yunye looked at her, wounded.
Qiao Xi stared at him emotionlessly and said, “Catch up then.”
Xu Yunye was beaming with joy as he deftly walked to her side using his crutch.
The two had just walked five to six hundred meters away from the clinic.
Then, a loud “bang” was heard!
An earth-shattering explosion!
Qiao Xi turned her head back, her eyes about to split with fury.
“Granny!”
She ran back desperately, not even noticing that she had dropped her phone.
“Granny!”
“Qiao Xi, slow down! Don’t rush over there; there might be a secondary explosion!” Xu Yunye was walking fast with his crutch, then he simply threw it aside and began to tiptoe quickly forward.
The nearby merchants were in chaos.
“It’s on fire!”
“Run! Whose house exploded! Hurry up and evacuate, call the police!”
“Everybody evacuate, quickly pull up the police tape!”
The bustling streets were thrown into panic, and the sounds of crying filled the air. The nearby fire station responded swiftly, setting up a safety line.
Qiao Xi ran frantically into the crowd, calling out loudly for Granny Qiao as she ran.
No one responded!
Her voice was drowned out by the noisy crowd.
In her heart, there was only one guess left—Granny hadn’t made it out!
With tears reddening her eyes, Qiao Xi rushed towards the clinic but was stopped by a firefighter: “Stay outside the safety line; there are unidentified objects that have exploded inside.”
Tears rolled down Qiao Xi’s cheeks as she choked out urgently, “My granny might be inside! I have to save her!”
Her throat was sore and hoarse.
“Are you the person in charge of the clinic? Are there any dangerous chemicals inside? Please answer truthfully!”
If there were, they would need to consider multiple firefighting methods.
Weak all over, Qiao Xi shook her head, suddenly recalling, “Pesticides, there’s a lot of Mugwort Floss in the storage. But we’ve passed the fire inspections, I…”
The firefighters and the team reported their assessments; then, taking high-pressure water hoses, they charged toward the fiercely burning areas.
Qiao Xi’s mind went blank.
She lost her reason and ran into the chaos. However, her wrist was grabbed: “Qiao Xi, have you gone mad! This is a fire caused by an explosion; a secondary explosion could kill people. Are you going to go in there and die?”
The firelight reflected off her face, her expression extraordinarily cold.
“If I die, wouldn’t that be just what you Xu Family wish for?”
She pushed Xu Yunye away and entered the blaze without looking back. The scorching flames recklessly lashed at her clothes, and thick smoke enveloped her.
Her hair ends were singed, and her fingers blistered into the size of beans. It was as if she couldn’t feel the pain, she moved aside the charred furniture and ran towards the innermost part.
“Granny? Granny, answer me!”
She had to go in and see for herself if she was still inside.
“Granny! Cough, cough…”
Her throat was so scorched she could barely speak; the air inside was foul-smelling.
The firefighters who were attempting to put out the fire saw her and pulled her out: “Get out quickly! Please do not interfere with our work!”
“I…cough, cough…”
Qiao Xi was forcefully dragged outside, and at the same time, a stretcher carrying an elderly woman walked out. The skin that was visible was burnt and blistered, and her skin had a grayish-black tinge, lying on the stretcher, her chest almost ceasing to rise and fall.
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Qiao Xi was momentarily stunned.
Her ears buzzed.
Her eyes reddened, and tears rolled down.
She muttered, “Granny?”
“Make way, don’t block the way!” The firefighter quickly loaded her into the ambulance.
Qiao Xi followed: “I’m family! I need to get on the ambulance!”
“Hurry!”
“And me!”
Xu Yunye, disheveled, hopped into the ambulance on one leg.
The ride was silent, the nurse providing only the most basic first aid.
The ambulance smoothly travelled to Haicheng Municipal People’s Hospital, and upon arrival, medical staff immediately wheeled Granny Qiao into the emergency room.
She had succumbed to unconsciousness due to asphyxiation caused by the fire, triggered a series of life-threatening complications.
She could only be rushed to the emergency room for one last effort.
