Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 529: Is This Temptation Big Enough?

Chapter 529: Chapter 529: Is This Temptation Big Enough?

"What do you plan to do about Xiang Mingzhu and Li Songwen? Just now, downstairs, it seemed like you only told half the story."

That half-truth might have fooled Young Master Sun, but not her.

Qiao Xi raised her eyes to his pale, cold face, still feeling a bit smug inside.

Huo Xingzhou sat by her bed, looking at her earnestly and praised, "Little Divine Doctor has gotten smarter, you used to be so easy to fool."

"Just tell me."

Huo Xingzhou held her left hand and said softly, "Xiang Mingzhu wants to win the title of champion at the Golden Needle competition!"

"No wonder..."

Qiao Xi remembered Xiang Mingzhu’s peculiar expression; she said that seeing Lu Yingxue and her suffer made her happy, because they were all competitors.

Qiao Xi frowned and asked, "But why does Xiang Mingzhu want to compete with Lu Yingxue? Xiang Mingzhu’s abilities are inferior to Lu Yingxue’s, how could she possibly win? The Lu Family and Xiang Family just need to ensure one champion, could they really be fighting internally?"

Internal strife leads to chaos.

Lu Bannong would surely not allow this to happen.

Could it be that Xiang Mingzhu...

"Xiang Mingzhu is driven by selfishness," Huo Xingzhou stretched out his finger, gently smoothing her frown and said, "Xiang Mingzhu dare not let them know. Little does she know, Lu Bannong’s arrangement is the best. Her bribery of Li Songwen in the second round has already left traces. This time bomb, I’ll decide when it should explode!"

"Then keeping Xiang Mingzhu is..." Qiao Xi looked into his eyes deeply, seeking an answer.

"Let them fight like dogs. They bullied and harmed you; I can’t wipe out the four major families in one go, but I can still give you a big gift."

That gift was the champion of the Golden Needle competition.

Huo Xingzhou’s lips curved into a chilling smile, "I hope Xiang Mingzhu doesn’t disappoint us."

Qiao Xi let out a slow breath, "Why is Xiang Mingzhu so desperate to win the champion title?"

She couldn’t understand!

For the Xiang Family and Lu Family, being like branches on the same tree, Lu Yingxue’s championship would also benefit the Xiang Family.

"Because someone promised her that if she gets the championship of the Golden Needle competition, she’ll be offered the position of Young Madam of the Zhong Family. How big of a temptation is that?"

Qiao Xi’s breath caught.

She suddenly remembered that man of noble bearing and incredible pride.

Her pupils contracted slightly, "Was it Young Master Zhong who said it?"

"Yes."

"Why would Young Master Zhong..." Instigating conflict between the sisters, what benefit would this bring to the Zhong Family?

Things seemed to be getting more complex.

"He has his own ulterior motives. These motives... perhaps one day you’ll understand." Huo Xingzhou didn’t want to say any good word for the rival who was stealing hearts, but he admitted the beauty of Zhong Yi’s tactic.

With minimal effort, a huge effect; victory without a battle!

Perhaps after the event unfolds, everyone would believe Zhong Yi to be scheming, calculating, and having an ulterior agenda.

But only Huo Xingzhou knew, he simply wanted his childhood sweetheart to win the competition, nothing more.

No one in Imperial Capital could guess his true feelings!

Hearing him say that, Qiao Xi didn’t overthink it.

She had little to do with Zhong Yi, but these two men shared many secrets. She still remembered their secret late-night meeting, and anyways, Huo Xingzhou would never hurt her.

She yawned lightly.

Huo Xingzhou slowly lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, "You sleep first. I’ll call you when dinner is ready."

"Mm."

Qiao Xi answered with a nasal voice, her eyelids heavy.

The drowsiness swept over her, but even in her dreams, there were still shocks. Clearly, today’s events had a significant impact, and she was only maintaining a strong facade.

Huo Xingzhou sat by the bed for a long time before leaving.

In the corridor.

Lights flickered on and off.

He took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, Zhong Yi.

The other end of the phone was picked up quickly, Huo Xingzhou’s voice was low and unhurried but carried full coldness: "Don’t touch Li Songwen, I have my own plans."

Zhong Yi’s voice was also very cold: "If you called five minutes later, I would have sent someone to beat Li Songwen to death."

As a member of the Zhong Family, he temporarily couldn’t touch the Xiang Family, but couldn’t he quietly give Li Songwen a beating?

Zhong Yi’s tone was filled with strong anger: "I was too arrogant today. I thought Xiang Mingzhu had no reservations about me, but it turns out she still had secrets."

The Xiang Family members are not entirely love-struck fools.

Huo Xingzhou nonchalantly leaned on the side of the corridor and said: "The Lu Family has managed the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association like an iron barrel, my people can’t get in. Different trades, as if separated by mountains, this business can only be burst through by Qiao Xi herself."

"Huo Xingzhou, can you really bear it?"

Zhong Yi ridiculed with scorn, "I don’t think you love her that much at all."

Huo Xingzhou’s long eyelashes fluttered: "She is going to become a National Doctor in the future."

A National Doctor cannot grow in a greenhouse.

He couldn’t bear to see her suffer.

But even less could he bear to see her wings broken.

Naturally, Huo Xingzhou wanted her to return to Haicheng and from then on be a carefree Young Madam Huo.

But Qiao Xi didn’t.

She wanted to be National Doctor Qiao Xi, not a vassal of Huo Xingzhou.

She wanted to climb to the pinnacle.

"Zhong Yi, don’t forget what she truly wants under the guise of what’s best for her."

Zhong Yi remained silent for quite some time.

After a long while, he replied with a statement filled with jealousy: "Only you are capable."

Huo Xingzhou laughed, a laugh with many undertones.

...

On the other side in the club’s private room, Zhong Yi hung up the phone.

Angry yet mocking laughter.

He flipped the phone face down on the table, not wishing to pick up any calls.

Wan Jiang asked cautiously from the side: "Young Master Zhong, shall we still send people to beat up Li Songwen?"

"What’s the point, call them back."

Zhong Yi’s face stayed cold, his jade-like face covered with a layer of frost, "Isn’t Huo Xingzhou so capable? Let him handle it. I want to see what he does with Li Songwen."

Wan Jiang dared not say more, only gently bowing to remind: "Miss Lu has arrived."

Zhong Yi composed his expression.

He knew Lu Yingxue would come to find him.

After the fake Golden Needle incident was exposed, Lu Yingxue had lost face today. For her, an elegant and refined modern Hua Tuo, it was an unprecedented humiliation.

The internet might defend her, making light of it.

But as someone revered by others, with high pride, how could Lu Yingxue swallow this insult?

If she didn’t come to find him, that would truly be terrifying.

Wan Jiang walked to the private room door, and respectfully opened it.

Lu Yingxue, dressed in a flowing light blue dress and wearing a short coat with a hint of fragrance, walked in. The early autumn night was slightly cool, and she took off her coat and placed it aside upon entering.

"Please sit, Miss Lu."

Wan Jiang moved the chair aside for her, "You haven’t had dinner yet, here’s the menu. Young Master Zhong said to wait for you to order together."

Lu Yingxue said a somewhat cold "Thank you."

She picked up the menu and leisurely started browsing through it, the club offered a fusion of Japanese and Western cuisine. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the bustling night view of the Imperial Capital could be seen.

Lu Yingxue ordered a dish of sea urchin caviar with crab meat and a dish of black truffle mashed potatoes.

Then she placed the menu before Zhong Yi, with a pair of alert, questioning eyes.

"Ayi, don’t you have anything to explain to me?"

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