Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
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Chapter 400: Chapter 399: Slap His Face Hard Chapter 400: Chapter 399: Slap His Face Hard Huo Ci squatted down weakly, hugging his head with both hands and harshly scratching his scalp.

After so much effort, it all went to waste!

That damned Li Xiujie, wait till he finishes his performance, he’s going to beat him so hard he’ll be searching for his teeth.

Ten minutes later, Li Xiujie came down from the stage. He looked at Huo Ci squatting on the ground and sneered, “Yo, isn’t this Huo Ci, the hot favorite contestant about to debut in the center position? Why are you squatting here like a sick cat?”

Huo Ci lifted his head, his peach blossom eyes bloodshot as he glared at Li Xiujie, “You looking for a death wish?”

Li Xiujie was initially startled by Huo Ci’s gloomy and cold eyes, but then the sneer on his lips deepened, “Tsk, tsk, tsk, what happened to your voice? It’s gotten so hoarse. Can you still sing?”

“I thought you’d make it to the grand finals. Turns out you’re about to be stopped in your tracks!”

Huo Ci clenched his large palm into a fist, forcefully swinging it toward Li Xiujie.

The assistant director, seeing this, hurriedly embraced Huo Ci.

Their show had already lost one popular contestant; they couldn’t afford for Li Xiujie to get into any trouble as well.

“Huo Ci, calm down!”

Huo Ci’s handsome face turned livid, “Calm down my ass, my voice turned out like this all because of Li Xiujie’s meddling!”

“Huo Ci, don’t you blame me for your inability to sing!”

“Assistant director, I don’t want to see this mad dog Huo Ci again. If you don’t kick him out, I’m withdrawing from the competition!”

“Xiujie, don’t be rash, I’ll make Huo Ci leave right now!”

…

In the audience.

Liu Wushuang hadn’t seen Huo Ci take the stage yet, and she felt a vague unease.

“Sister Yao, most of the contestants have done their solo performances, so why hasn’t Ah Ci appeared on stage yet?”

Given Huo Ci’s current popularity, he shouldn’t be scheduled to perform last, right?

“Sister Yao, something feels off. I’m going to check backstage!”

Ming Yao stood up, “I’ll go with you.”

As soon as they reached backstage, they saw Huo Ci being pushed out by several bodyguards.

“Huo Ci, I’m really sorry, but tonight you absolutely cannot harm Li Xiujie. How about this, if you can treat your throat, I’ll try to let you join the rematch!” The assistant director spoke apologetically.

Hearing the assistant director’s words, Liu Wushuang was astonished, “Ah Ci, what’s wrong with your throat?”

Seeing Liu Wushuang and Ming Yao come over, Huo Ci, who felt like hitting someone, restrained his violent temper and picked up his luggage from the ground, “Let’s go!”

Liu Wushuang and Ming Yao both stood still, not moving.

Liu Wushuang grabbed Huo Ci, “What exactly is wrong with your throat?”

“I’ve been sabotaged.”

“Huo Ci, sit down, let me have a look.”

Huo Ci looked at Ming Yao with an awkward expression, “Doctors have seen it, can’t be cured.”

“Teacher Ming is a miracle doctor, let her have a look at you.”

Huo Ci was pushed by Liu Wushuang to sit down on a chair, where Ming Yao squatted beside him, checking his pulse.

“It’s not too bad, the poisoning isn’t deep.”

Ming Yao took out an acupuncture kit from her bag, “It might hurt a bit, bear with me.”

Without waiting for Huo Ci to say anything, Ming Yao inserted several silver needles into him.

About ten minutes passed, Ming Yao took out the silver needles, and Huo Ci felt a sweet, metallic taste in his throat. He bent over and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

“Try speaking.”

Huo Ci frowned slightly, “I’d like some water.”

Upon hearing Huo Ci’s voice return to normal, joy appeared in Liu Wushuang’s eyes, “That’s great, Ah Ci, you can compete again!”

Ming Yao took out an unopened bottle of mineral water from her bag, “Drink this and hurry to the stage!”

Huo Ci gripped the water bottle tightly, bowing toward Ming Yao, “Thanks.”

Huo Ci never easily thanked anyone, unless it was someone he cared about and valued.

Liu Wushuang’s eyes brimmed with redness as she looked at Ming Yao, “Teacher Ming, thank you.”

“Don’t mention it, Huo Ci is my student; helping him is only right!”

Huo Ci went to the dressing room to change into his performance outfit and found the assistant director, “I can go on stage now.”

The assistant director was astonished to hear Huo Ci’s voice had suddenly recovered, “Your voice…”

“It’s fine now.”

Overjoyed, the assistant director said, “Good, good, I’ll arrange it right away.”

Li Xiujie was secretly pleased, thinking he no longer had any competitors, but then he saw Huo Ci getting ready to go on stage, and a look of surprise flashed through his eyes.

“Huo Ci, you want to go on stage with your voice hoarse like that? Don’t embarrass yourself, you’ll ruin the whole show!”

Huo Ci paid no attention to Li Xiujie, his mind immersed in the performance he was about to give.

Li Xiujie turned to the assistant director, “Assistant director, you’re really going to let him continue the competition with his voice like that?”

The assistant director frowned upon seeing Li Xiujie always targeting Huo Ci, “I am well aware of Huo Ci’s situation.”

Li Xiujie snorted coldly and couldn’t be bothered to say more.

Huo Ci wants to act tough, just wait and see him embarrass himself later!

Soon, it was Huo Ci’s turn to take the stage.

He was the last of all the contestants to perform his solo act.

The moment Huo Ci appeared, it caused an uproar of screaming from countless fans.

Huo Ci was dressed in a Sun Yat-sen suit, with his youthful aura paired with the poise of the suit, it was eye-catching.

He performed a martial arts routine and sang a soul-stirring song.

When he sang the first line, Li Xiujie was stunned.

Huo Ci’s voice wasn’t the least bit hoarse as he had imagined.

It was even more resonant and charming than when he had sung before.

How could this be?

He had clearly heard Huo Ci’s voice become hoarse before!

Not only did Huo Ci get the highest score for his solo performance, but their group’s performance also ranked first among several teams.

Huo Ci progressed to the finals with an overwhelming first place.

After the performance, Huo Ci called over the chief director and the assistant director and, in front of the other contestants, singled out Li Xiujie.

“If it weren’t for my teacher, my throat would have been ruined, and I wouldn’t be able to participate in tonight’s semifinals. All thanks to Li Xiujie!”

Li Xiujie paused, then became furious, “Huo Ci, don’t fucking slander me–”

Huo Ci took out his phone and directly opened up a video.

“Li Xiujie, I’ve seen plenty of your dirty tricks, but you probably didn’t know, I had a pinhole camera in the cabinet!”

Li Xiujie was shocked, “You actually…”

The video Huo Ci opened left the assistant director and other contestants in shock.

Nobody had expected Li Xiujie to be so despicable and shameless!

“I’m not a saint, and if you dare lay a hand on me, you must face the consequences!”

Originally, Huo Ci had wanted to give Li Xiujie a good beating, but Teacher Ming had given him some advice – it might be better to call the police directly.

Soon the police arrived, took away the bottle of water Huo Ci had drunk from, and handcuffed Li Xiujie!

After the semifinal round, Huo Ci particularly asked the production team for leave to invite Ming Yao and Liu Wushuang for a meal.

Huo Ci brought them to the largest Imperial Court Hotel in the capital.

“Teacher Ming, tonight you can order whatever you like, and after the competition, I need to go back to school to study, to learn medicine from you.”

Seeing the changes in Huo Ci, Ming Yao hooked the corner of her lip. If Old Master Huo could see Huo Ci now, he would certainly be comforted.

The three of them headed to their private room, and as they passed by another room, Ming Yao suddenly heard a familiar voice, “Sister Shi Ying, you choose the dishes, we’ll like anything you order.”

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