Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him

Chapter 113: Chapter 113 He Kicked Open with One Foot
 

The sky grew dark.

Days of heavy rain had turned the dirt roads into an impassable quagmire, and the road conditions in Longtan Township were terrible. Qiao Xi took refuge under the rain awning of the medical camp, treating the last patient.

“Gastrointestinal discomfort, a few doses of this medicine should do the trick. When eating, make sure to chew slowly and opt for soft and bland food. Avoid eggs and seafood while taking this medicine.”

Qiao Xi wrote a prescription and dispensed the medicine to the old lady.

“Thank you, Doctor Qiao. You are so patient.”

“It’s nothing, just doing my job.”

The Village Chief squatted beside the rain awning, smoking with a frown as he looked at the relentless rain: “This rain doesn’t look like it’s going to stop anytime soon. Xiaoli, set up the roadblocks and warning signs on the way into the village tomorrow, so no passing vehicles get caught up in it.”

As Qiao Xi packed up her equipment, she asked, “Chief, does that mean cars can’t make it in from outside?”

“During the rainy season, there’s a risk of landslides, and in past years they’ve injured quite a few people. We in Longtan Township are too poor to repair the roads.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi felt uneasy.

She returned to her prefab dormitory and tidied up a bit. The room’s arrangement was simple—one bed, one cabinet, and a set of desk and chair. She picked up her cellphone from the cabinet, noting how weak the signal was, rendering it impossible to make a call.

Outside, thunder and lightning filled the sky with a dark shroud.

Qiao Xi found herself missing Huo Xingzhou and couldn’t help but remember what Su Weiwei and Xu Xingluo had said. The Xingyue Foundation was something he established for Xu Xingluo, a testimony to their love.

In that shocking car accident, it was Huo Xingzhou who shielded Xu Xingluo.

If it wasn’t love, then how else could it be explained?

And her marriage to Mr. Huo had been an accident from the start. But to give up such a good man so easily, she simply couldn’t do it.

Qiao Xi lay on her bed in a daze, drowning in her emotions, unable to extricate herself.

If he said it wasn’t so, she would believe him.

Outside the small prefab, a shadowy figure lurked stealthily.

With meticulous movements, the person carefully picked the old-fashioned lock and slipped inside. He crept towards the bed on tiptoe…

A flash of lightning lit up the room, and thunder shattered the heavens, waking Qiao Xi with a start. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a swaying shadow, a strange man standing in the room.

“Who are you?” Qiao Xi exclaimed, breaking into a cold sweat.

A rough hand immediately covered her mouth, and a menacing warning followed, “Don’t scream! I won’t harm you! Just do as I say let me strip you and take a few pictures, then I’ll let you go!”

“Mmmph…” Qiao Xi bit his hand fiercely, and the man recoiled in pain.

Seizing the opportunity, she ran towards the door, but the man grabbed her hair and dragged her back.

The thunderous noise outside drowned Qiao Xi’s cries for help. She struggled frantically, knocking over the room’s only pots and pans.

“Help! Help!”

“Shut up, you wench! If you don’t behave, I’ll make sure you regret it!” he changed his mind. This little woman was delicate and pretty, someone he had had his eye on for many days.

He felt an itch he wanted to scratch.

After all, leaving behind photos as leverage would ensure she wouldn’t dare say anything.

With that in mind, he began to tear at Qiao Xi’s clothes, but Qiao Xi grabbed a long needle from her cufflink and thrust it into his arm.

Shu Xue had said that desperate environments produce desperate people, so one must always be cautious. That’s why she never removed the long needle from her cufflink, even when sleeping.

“Ow!”

With a howl of pain, Qiao Xi seized the opportunity to grab a stool and hit him with it.

“You little bitch, I’ll make sure you won’t get out of this easily! No one in Longtan Township dares to hit Li Yao!”

Qiao Xi ran to the door, only to find it was tied shut with wire, impossible to open.

She cautiously stayed close to the wall, keeping her distance from Li Yao.

With a sleazy tone, Li Yao boasted, “If I dared to do this, of course I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve! With such a heavy storm, guess who could save you! Even if you scream your lungs out, they can’t hear you!”

Qiao Xi’s eyes reddened as she clenched her lips tightly.

If only Mr. Huo were here!

At this very moment, she longed for that man to be by her side, to rescue her from danger.

But he was far away in the Imperial Capital…

“Strip yourself, spare yourself some misery! My skills are unmatched, stick with me and you’ll forget all your sorrows! The widows in the village are all begging for me…”

He looked at Qiao Xi nonchalantly, as if she were prey ready to be devoured, and let loose a stream of vile and harassing words.

Struggling to keep her disgust in check, Qiao Xi said, “Since you’ve been watching me for several days, you should know I’m quite adept with acupuncture! Guess how many silver needles I have on me? If you dare touch me, I’ll cripple you!”

She felt uncertain, but she had to feign fierceness to intimidate Li Yao.

“For disobeying a toast, you shall suffer the harder drink! Once I take you down, I will definitely…”

Clang!

The door was kicked open with a bang, teetering on its hinges.

The man in a suit, his shoes covered in mud, entered as lightning flickered, illuminating his stern profile.

He was like an asura from hell.

Qiao Xi’s pupils shrank, as if she were in a dream. She dared not blink as she watched the man walk in, silently kicking Li Yao with punches that landed with thudding flesh.

Li Yao let out a piercing scream, pleading.

Huo Xingzhou, as if deaf to the cries, tossed his jacket aside and rolled up his sleeves to continue the beating.

A crowd had gathered around the small house, even the Village Chief had arrived, shouting, “Stop fighting! He’s going to die!”

“What’s happened here? This man is… seems like President Huo from the Tianyuan Group! Dr. Qiao’s husband!”

“Li Yao must have been up to his old tricks again to get beat like this by someone’s husband.”

Qiao Xi reached out and grabbed Huo Xingzhou’s arm, “Stop it, it’s not worth it.”

Huo Xingzhou ceased his assault, coldly wiping the blood from his hands onto Li Yao’s clothes. He turned to the onlookers and said, “This man broke in with intent to rob and kill. Please, take him to the police station.”

Li Yao spat out blood, feebly defending himself, “I didn’t…

He just wanted to take a picture; a picture was worth two hundred thousand.

The villagers nodded in agreement, “Li Yao is nothing but trouble! It’s exactly the kind of thing he would do!”

“We’ve seen him eyeing Dr. Qiao these past few days, looking to steal money! He deserves prison!”

“Completely heartless! To target a doctor from the city who comes here to do good, he deserves it!”

The Village Chief decided to have Li Yao tied up and sent to the police station, and the crowd dispersed once they saw there was nothing more to watch.

Only Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou were left in the messy room.

She spoke in a forced calm, “I’ll go to the Village Chief and get you another room.” After everything that had happened, his sudden appearance left her unsure of how to interact with him.

“This room is fine.”

Huo Xingzhou put the table and chairs back in place and said in a low voice, “Don’t bother them this late. Is there any water?”

“I’ll get it for you.”

“Just tell me where it is, I’ll go myself.”

“Turn left out the door and walk straight, there’s a public bathhouse,” Qiao Xi said, her voice devoid of emotion, distant and foreign.

After Huo Xingzhou left and returned from his quick wash-up,

Qiao Xi avoided his gaze and said, “Let’s go to sleep. I have to do a free clinic early in the morning.”

“Okay.”

The two of them lay on the bed in silence, the sound of rain outside slowly diminishing. Qiao Xi felt no sleepiness; her mind was racing with countless thoughts.

A pair of warm hands wrapped around her waist, pulling her tightly into an embrace.

Qiao Xi stiffened.