Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 527: Qiao Xi, I’m No Gentleman

Chapter 527: Chapter 527: Qiao Xi, I’m No Gentleman

Qiao Xi was thinking aloud as she speculated.

"What are you betting on as a possibility?"

Sun Weimeng and Old Chen also pricked up their ears to listen; neither of them knew what was really going on in Huo Xingzhou’s mind!

Huo Xingzhou’s eyes glinted, his brow lower.

"The one originally arranged by the Lu Family wasn’t Li Songwen; it was Xiang Mingzhu," he said slowly. "When Li Songwen made his move, Lu Bannong was quite astonished, even giving Xiang Mingzhu an extra look."

His eyes had caught many details in a flash.

And from those, he deduced the intentions of the Lu Family.

Lu Bannong was suspicious, under normal circumstances, he would arrange for a piece that would never betray him, one that didn’t need to be bought off with interests to leave evidence behind.

It could only be Xiang Mingzhu!

Xiang Mingzhu had the strongest motive to clash with Qiao Xi, and their adjacent seating made it easy for her to make a move.

Originally, Xiang Mingzhu’s reputation in the Chinese Medicine Community was already in tatters!

Sacrificing Xiang Mingzhu could lead to the maximum benefit!

Why not do it!

"Damn!"

Sun Weimeng’s brain also worked fast, "Xiang Mingzhu is his niece, how could she be sacrificed?"

Qiao Xi replied sarcastically: "The Lu Family only cares about profit, they’ll sacrifice anything for it. After all, they don’t even regard human life..."

She just couldn’t understand why the Lu Family feared her so much.

Sun Weimeng looked puzzled again at Huo Xingzhou: "According to you, it was Xiang Mingzhu who bribed Li Songwen because she didn’t want to be eliminated. What does this have to do with you not calling the police?"

Huo Xingzhou’s lips curved slightly, his smile tinged with a touch of coldness: "Because we can’t startle the snake. Li Songwen bought a ticket to leave the Imperial Capital tonight; I’ve already sent someone to catch him. Let the Lu Family think he has already left, so they can rest easy."

"Then..."

His eyes were churning with dark ink as he looked down, calmly continuing to disinfect Qiao Xi: "I will collect evidence in secret and hand it over to the police when the third round begins."

Sun Weimeng slapped his thigh: "By then, the police will go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic to make arrests, and Xiang Mingzhu might be taken away for investigation in public. Under everyone’s gaze, she’ll lose face massively."

Brilliant!

Sun Weimeng gave Huo Xingzhou a big thumbs up, "You’re cunning enough, knowing exactly how to make your enemies suffer more!"

Qiao Xi looked deeply at Huo Xingzhou, but she didn’t think Huo Xingzhou was doing this just to have Xiang Mingzhu taken away in public.

It seemed... he had other secrets.

Huo Xingzhou noticed her gaze and met her eyes, blinking slightly.

He must have another plan!

Qiao Xi’s brain raced.

He said he was betting on a possibility, to have Xiang Mingzhu taken away during the third round.

Why precisely that time? Surely not just to make Xiang Mingzhu lose more face. Could it be that after that, Xiang Mingzhu had some other use?

"Ouch!"

A wave of painful stinging dragged Qiao Xi’s thoughts back to the present.

She looked down to see Huo Xingzhou has already finished disinfecting the wound. She pulled her mind back from its wanderings, took a deep breath and said: "Young Master Sun, could you please find me a clean towel."

"Yes!"

Sun Weimeng ran around rummaging through things.

She then gently pulled on Huo Xingzhou’s hand with her own left hand, her voice tense but her eyes showing trust: "Huo Xingzhou, you need to burst all the blisters and draw out all the tissue fluid."

Her little medicine box had all sorts of unusual tools.

"And these herbs need to be ground into a powder; it’s a prescription that Grandpa Cheng has researched for half his life and is very effective. Aunt Chunhua in the village had worse burns than me, and it was this that cured her."

"I’ll grind it! I’ll grind it!"

Sun Weimeng came over with a towel, eager to help, "I can also grind the herbal powder; I used to always roll my own medicinal pills to eat. I’ve learned a lot of random stuff, I can use a medicine grinder."

He took the small medicine grinder to one side and started grinding with all his might, huffing and puffing as he did.

A pale smile was on Qiao Xi’s face, her clear eyes looking at Huo Xingzhou: "The biggest task is yours then; don’t be afraid of hurting me! The blisters must be squeezed clean..."

Huo Xingzhou, wearing a black silk shirt, rolled up his sleeves, his eyes particularly dark: "Alright."

Qiao Xi rolled the towel into a long strip and stuffed it into her mouth.

He signaled with his eyes to begin.

Huo Xingzhou slightly bent down to squat. He picked up the tool and punctured the large blister on Qiao Xi’s arm, extracting the yellowish exudate.

Then, he wiped it with alcohol-soaked cotton, squeezing.

Qiao Xi’s entire body tensed up in pain.

Her spine remained straight, making the originally delicate collarbone arc stand out even more!

"Ugh..."

She bit fiercely into the towel, her teeth aching from the pressure.

Fine sweat beaded on her forehead, and her back became sticky with moisture.

With each additional bit of pain her body endured, her will to win increased!

The Lu Family wanted her to lose, but she was determined to win in front of them!

She desired to triumph with brilliance!

To win beautifully!

She intended to thwart their calculations, causing them to lose completely!

Huo Xingzhou sped up his movements, not wanting her to be in pain for too long! In his heart, he silently counted the blisters he pierced. If Qiao Xi had them, then Li Songwen would have his fair share!

"Ah!"

Qiao Xi couldn’t help crying out in pain, tears welling up in her eyes.

Even Sun Weimeng felt uncomfortable at the sight. These damn things, he, Sun Weimeng, would one day deal with them properly!

They were all sewer rats, skilled only in underhanded tactics!

Huo Xingzhou’s fingers trembled slightly. He restrained the surging emotions in his heart and noted down this grudge one by one!

Deep inside, he felt some regrets.

He regretted not setting up his strategies earlier in the Imperial Capital, not seizing the territory of the Imperial Capital!

As a result, he now faced enemies on all sides and had to carefully scheme every step, unable to produce the decisive factor to overwhelm the Xiang Family.

After all, there was still a significant gap between Haicheng and the Imperial Capital!

A trace of self-reproach flickered in his eyes.

"I’m sorry," he said in a low voice.

In the business world, he could calculate every move and be invincible. But the Chinese Medicine Community was not the business world. His connections were not yet so widely established.

The Imperial Capital was not his home turf, nor was the Chinese Medicine Community.

But one day in the future, it will be!

Qiao Xi put the towel aside and said, "A gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years."

The Four Great Families of the Imperial Capital, they were not so easily toppled!

Their roots were deeply entrenched over time, and many unnoticed traps could make them fall from their heights and struggle to get back up.

Yet here they are, having reached this point.

"Actually, it’s not that painful."

She understood the love he had for her, understood his self-blame.

Huo Xingzhou held her cold hand and said in a low voice, "I am no gentleman..."

And so, he could not wait ten years.

Sun Weimeng panted on the side as he ground the medicinal powder, saying, "We exact revenge for grievances owed; I bet there are many who would be happy to see the Xiang Family’s misfortune. They are bound to bring about their own downfall sooner or later!"

Holding the mortar, he asked, "Is this enough? If not, I’ll grind more!"

"One dose is enough."

Qiao Xi had Huo Xingzhou help her sprinkle the powder on the wound, then she wrapped it round and round with gauze.

The medicinal powder contained anti-inflammatory and analgesic herbs, the cooling sensation bringing her a lot of comfort.

Now, she just hoped that these burns wouldn’t affect the dexterity of her right hand, that they wouldn’t worsen too severely by tomorrow!

This was what Qiao Xi was thinking.

Meanwhile, outside the villa, a noisy commotion could be heard.

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