Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 369 Huo Xingzhou’s Numerous Calculations

Chapter 369: Chapter 369 Huo Xingzhou’s Numerous Calculations

Zhou Yu’s heart wavered as he spoke, "Let me persuade myself a bit more."

Shu Xue asked, "Are you still firmly a bachelor now? Have you ever fantasized, even for a moment, about our life after marriage?"

She wanted to know how much she weighed in his heart.

Zhou Yu slowly stood up, took out a wet wipe, and gently wiped away the tear stains on her face, saying, "I’m not firm anymore, I’m wavering. Shu Xue, I don’t want us to just split up like this. Can you give me some more time?"

Shu Xue broke into a smile through her tears, "So you’ve finally met your day!"

Zhou Yu nudged her with his elbow and said, "It’s all because I’ve wandered into Silk Cave. The Fairy’s magic is boundless, and I, this monk, can barely hold out anymore."

"And you’re the monk? What about your Xiaomei and Aru?"

"What about that cousin that Lao Jin introduced to you? We’re evenly matched; neither of us can blame the other." Zhou Yu felt a relief from his troubles and suddenly snapped back to reality, "That’s not right. You were all set on marrying Qin Yuan. Why did you suddenly fall out with him?"

There was something fishy going on here.

"His family said to register the marriage after the birth of a son, and my family disagreed, so we started arguing!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu snorted coldly a few times, "Qin Yuan can’t keep up the act anymore and has shown his true colors, huh? He was a hypocrite from the start, after your connections. I’ve already warned you..."

Shu Xue looked at him and said, "Zhou Yu, September is approaching fast. I’ll give you three months. If you haven’t decided on marriage by then, that’s it for us. By the New Year, all my aunts are sure to introduce me to many eligible bachelors."

Zhou Yu suddenly felt overwhelmed, "Alright."

Shu Xue smiled contentedly, feeling sweet as honey in her heart.

Aunt Qian had hidden in the kitchen for a good while and only emerged with the dishes after she noticed the ’alert’ in the living room was lifted. "Mr. Zhou, Miss Shu. Dinner is ready; you should both wash up and come eat. I’ll go call the young master and Young Madam."

"Ok, I’ll help you."

"Aunt Qian, let me help too."

...

After dinner.

Qiao Xi and Shu Xue cheerfully ran off to play in the pool, leaving the living room space to the two men.

Zhou Yu casually took out the tea set, picked a can of Ceylon black tea, and began to make it.

His mood seemed good.

Huo Xingzhou lazily lifted his eyelids and, noticing the small wound at the corner of Zhou Yu’s mouth, asked, "Planning to get married?"

Zhou Yu laughed, "Not yet, she’s quite generous. She gave me three months to think it over, it’s like I’m on probation."

He indeed had considered the idea of marriage, but he hadn’t fully made up his mind.

"The tracker you gave me has been activated. Xu Xingluo has been frequenting the cruise terminal lately, probably because she heard you’re planning to hold Qiao Xi’s birthday party on a luxury cruise. All our cruises are docked there."

Zhou Yu deduced, "Her motive is clear, she likely wants to disrupt the birthday party."

Huo Xingzhou, holding a cup of purple clay filled with a bit of the Ceylon black tea, acknowledged with a "Hmm."

"Huo Er, I always feel like your plan isn’t just killing two birds with one stone! First, to expose Xu Xingluo’s connections and capture them all in one go to prevent future troubles. Second, I guess you want to pry information about the life-saving benefactor from ten years ago out of Xu Xingluo’s mouth. And third... I can’t think of anything else, but my gut tells me it’s not that simple."

Huo Xingzhou looked up at Zhou Yu, his gaze darkening, "Has the Liu Family tried to pull strings for mercy after capturing Xu Xingluo?"

"No."

"Did they kick her when she was down?"

"Neither. Why do you ask?"

Huo Xingzhou’s tone was slightly cold, offering no denial, "If someone raises a dog for over twenty years and it suddenly bites the owner, the owner must be furious at first. But as time passes, they start to remember the good aspects of the dog."

"Do you want the Liu Family to turn against her?"

Huo Xingzhou, voice chilling, did not deny it, "I want every member of the Liu Family to have no thoughts of Xu Xingluo in their hearts, better yet, to deal with Xu Xingluo themselves, even if it’s a future recollection. They must think of Qiao Xi cleanly, unwaveringly choosing Qiao Xi between Xu Xingluo and her!"

Let Xu Xingluo continue to dig her own grave!

Huo Xingzhou looked at him and said, "There are some secrets that our Huo Family cannot tell, and the Liu Family dare not tell. But Xu Xingluo can. Once she reveals it, the Liu Family will feel guilty towards Qiao Xi and it will give Qiao Xi a way out."

"Are you using Xu Xingluo to expose Qiao Xi’s background?"

Zhou Yu really hadn’t expected this.

He had schemed to such an extent.

"Zhou Yu, whoever caused the trouble should clean it up."

Huo Xingzhou whispered a few instructions to him, "Follow these steps."

Zhou Yu looked at him, nodded seriously, and said, "I understand, there won’t be any slip-ups."

Elsewhere.

In the swimming pool of the small villa’s backyard.

Qiao Xi splashed a handful of water onto Shu Xue’s body, "Have you and Mr. Zhou settled things?"

Shu Xue, having regained her energy, said, "I’m young and beautiful, so I’ll give him another chance. He really can’t let go of me; you have no idea how much jealousy he’s guzzled."

Qiao Xi mocked her, "I don’t know who was crying so hard just a moment ago."

Shu Xue snorted coldly, "I certainly can’t compare to Doctor Qiao’s triumphant air. Look at what everyone is saying about you on this forum." She handed her phone over, the screen displaying a traditional Chinese medicine forum.

After the preliminary selection in Haicheng for the trial of needles, the forum’s attitude had shifted.

Some people had started to seriously consider the level of the National Doctor’s apprentices.

Especially after Xiang Mingzhu publicly admitted that the Thirteen Ghost Points were inferior to the Plum Blossom Nine Needles, the long-silent followers of the National Doctor came out in force to support Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi’s victory gave them hope.

But more people were making excuses for Mingzhu, saying that the preliminary selection hadn’t included a trial of acupuncture, so the young people’s words didn’t count. All would be decided in the finals.

If Qiao Xi could beat Lu Yingxue, that would truly prove the strength of the Plum Blossom Nine Needles.

Thus, a bunch of people belittled Qiao Xi, saying she was at best equal to Mingzhu and not even worthy enough to carry Yingxue’s shoes.

Shu Xue sighed, "This Lu Yingxue looks like a fairy and has such brilliant medical skills. She became famous overnight ten years ago, and every month, she conducts free clinics in the Imperial Capital with astonishing prestige! She hasn’t missed a day in ten years, which makes her a very tough opponent."

She has the skills and knows how to build her reputation.

The smile in Qiao Xi’s eyes faded a bit as she said, "No matter her prestige, I have to face the challenge head-on. Yingxue’s death is related to my grandmother, and Xiang Huai personally admitted that his cousin instructed someone to burn down the clinic."

Qiao Xi speculated that Yingxue wanted to get rid of her; at the very least, destroying the clinic would prevent her from treating patients and gaining a good reputation.

It was all gain and no loss.

"Qiao Xi, there’s no evidence for what you said."

Qiao Xi looked at her, her expression exceptionally resolute, "That’s why I need to find the evidence and ask her myself."

"I support you!" Shu Xue put her arm around her shoulder and said, "What do you want for your birthday? As long as it’s not super expensive, I’ll get it for you!"

"Just your presence would be enough!"

Qiao Xi looked at her and laughed as she spoke.

"All right!"

...

Three days later, at the beginning of September.

The Young Madam of the Huo Family’s birthday banquet was extraordinarily grand!