Chapter 142: Hostage

In the dead of night, in the VIP ward of Lanwan City Hospital, Shi Xi's phone buzzed "buzz, buzz, buzz."

"Xi'er, I'm outside the ward now."

Seeing the message from "Gu" on WeChat, Shi Xi's heart shook violently.

That fool actually came to the hospital to see her?!

"Xi'er, what's wrong? Where are you uncomfortable?"

Liu Wanxin was sitting by the bed peeling an apple for her daughter, and seeing her face suddenly turn pale, she asked nervously.

Shi Xi forced a smile.

"Mom, I'm fine, it's just... I want to go to the bathroom."

"Bathroom, huh? Let me help you over," Liu Wanxin got up quickly.

"No need, I can go by myself."

"How can that be? The doctor said you should be careful when moving, you must not hurt your ribs again, the bathroom is at the end of the hallway, Mom will help you over..."

"I said I don't need it!" Shi Xi suddenly roared with a red face.

Seeing the determined expression on her daughter's face, Liu Wanxin had no choice but to nod, "Alright, then be slow yourself."

"Mm."

Shi Xi took her phone, walked out of the ward cautiously, came to the end of the hallway, and then turned a corner.

The next second, she was suddenly pulled into an embrace with great force.

A hot and eager kiss fell on Shi Xi's lips, accompanied by the man's violent panting:

"Xi'er, Xi'er, I miss you so much..."

Shi Xi frowned and pushed the man's hot embrace away with force.

"Gu Fei, let me go! I... I'm uncomfortable!"

Gu Fei then suddenly let go of Shi Xi, looking panicked.

"Xi'er, you, are you okay? Where are you hurt?!"

"I'm fine, it's just a rib broken, but it didn't hurt my internal organs, the doctor said I'll be fine after resting for two days."

Hearing Shi Xi's words, Gu Fei almost died of heartache, and was so angry that he wished he could chop Qin Hao Bei into pieces!

"Xi'er, you, why are you so stupid? Why did you go to die for that man?!"

Shi Xi laughed secretly in her heart.

It was still easier to fool a fool like Gu Fei, and that man Qin Hao Bei... was too smart, she needed to do... much more.

"Heh, it's just acting, why, are you jealous?" Shi Xi curled her lips.

"Acting? Is it necessary to act to this extent? You broke a rib!"

Gu Fei gritted his teeth and clenched his fingers.

"So what if I broke a rib? Acting is about being real. By the way, how are things on your side?" Shi Xi leaned against the corner of the wall, arms crossed, and asked.

"Mm, I've already figured out Shen Xingyao's daily routine. She usually goes to the clinic to work from Monday to Friday, but she gets off work before dark, and on weekends she spends time with the Qin family. Qin Hao Bei protects her very well, so... it's not easy to start now."

"Heh, who told you to start now."

Shi Xi curled her lips and smiled.

"I want you to help me do one more thing."

A week later, Shi Xi was successfully discharged from the hospital.

However, news about the marriage between the Shi family and the Qin family flew all over the sky on the internet. Some said that the Shi family and the Qin family had a marriage contract long ago, but the daughter of the Shi family was rejected by the Qin family young master because of her prosthetic eye. Even more exaggerated, they said Qin Hao Bei played with Shi Xi's feelings and eventually abandoned her.

The Qin family was furious when they saw this news, and even Old Master Qin was alarmed.

Qin Hao Bei didn't expect the Shi family to pull such a "moral kidnapping" on him.

Father Qin ordered Qin Hao Bei to deal with these public opinions online immediately, but before Qin Hao Bei could make a move, Shi Xi posted another "clarification Weibo":

"Please don't increase the pressure on Brother Hao Bei anymore, everything was my own will, and it has nothing to do with the Qin family."

As soon as the post was published, it stirred up a thousand waves on the internet, and soon hit the top of the trending search list.

Those ignorant netizens felt even more sympathy for Shi Xi, and one after another pointed their fingers at the Qin family, accusing them of "betraying their promises" and accusing Qin Hao Bei of being a scumbag.

When things reached this point, Qin Hao Bei had to use the power of the military to suppress the raging public opinion on the internet.

Fortunately, the internet's memory was always short, and within two weeks, this matter gradually faded from people's sight...

Shi Xi gained quite a few fans from this wave.

She was already beautiful and had an outstanding temperament, and now that she had completely given up dancing and was "down-to-earth" following Shi Heng, learning to manage company affairs, she received a lot of appreciative gazes.

Even Shi Heng noticed the change in his sister over the past month and began to look at her with new eyes.

This weekend, there was a private antique auction in Lanwan City.

Mother Qin always liked to collect antiques and never missed an antique auction, but this time, she saw a familiar figure at the venue.

"Good afternoon, Auntie."

Shi Xi was wearing a simple and elegant silk cheongsam, showing a beautiful and moving figure, her jet-black hair was pinned high, and her makeup, although very light, showed a just-right luster on her skin. If Mother Qin hadn't known about her scheming long ago, she might have fallen in love with this girl at first sight.

"Miss Shi."

Mother Qin answered calmly, then walked past her with an expressionless face.

She didn't want to see this person who made her feel disgusted at all.

Shi Xi was not discouraged, a polite smile hung on her face, and she bowed to Mother Qin.

The focus of today's auction was a "Phoenix Dancing in the Nine Heavens Glazed Lamp" from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, with a simple and elegant shape, rumored to be an imperial item from the palace, which could be said to be a "rare treasure" in the antique world, with a starting price as high as 50 million.

Mother Qin initially followed several rounds of bidding, but as the bidders raised their number plates one after another, the price of this glazed lamp soared all the way, quickly breaking the 100 million mark, and Mother Qin gave up the bidding.

Although the Qin family was rich, they weren't that extravagant.

In the end, the glazed lamp was bought by Shi Xi for 130 million.

The Shi family was the richest in Lanwan City, and although the Shi family daughter was attending this auction for the first time, this result was not surprising.

After the auction ended, Mother Qin walked out of the venue. She raised her hand to check her watch and looked toward the intersection.

Xiaobei would come to pick her up in a while, but it was still a bit early, he shouldn't have arrived yet.

Just then, an elegant woman's figure came to her, holding an exquisite sandalwood box in her hand.

Mother Qin saw Shi Xi's dark eyes looking at her, and she smiled.

"Auntie, actually... I bought this glazed lamp because I wanted to give it to you."

Mother Qin frowned, very puzzled:

"Give it to me? Why?"

"I know you have another 'Dragon Soaring in the Four Seas' glazed lamp in your collection. These two glazed lamps, one dragon and one phoenix, are a pair. Therefore, this glazed lamp should be collected by you."

Mother Qin's heart shook slightly. She didn't expect this girl to have already learned about this.

At this very moment, it was true that she was tempted.

She had been paying attention to this "Phoenix Dancing in the Nine Heavens Glazed Lamp" for a long time and indeed had the intention to collect it.

But Mother Qin also knew that she couldn't accept such an absurd gift.

"Thank you for Miss Shi's kindness, but I won't accept it."

Mother Qin said very decisively.

Hearing Mother Qin's words, Shi Xi's face didn't show any surprise, she secretly raised her head, her gaze looking toward the intersection not far away.

Just then, a black off-road vehicle finally appeared at the intersection!

Shi Xi's heart moved slightly, it was time!

She pressed a button on her watch without a sound.

Actually, her real purpose was not this glazed lamp, but...

The next second, a masked man wearing black clothes, a mask, and a hat suddenly rushed out from behind, pressing a bright sharp knife against Mother Qin's neck.

"Hand over the glazed lamp! Otherwise, I'll kill her!" ===== CHAPTER 143 =====