Chapter 24: Letting Qin Xingwan Lie

Lady Qin was terrified; this was the heir to the Chu Family, and even if he had become a son-in-law, he was not someone one could just lay hands on.

"What are you blocking for, you child?"

Qin Xingwan looked up at Chu Li in a daze; she had never expected that Chu Li would take that blow for her.

And judging by the sound, Qin Jianguo had used a great deal of force for that slap.

The corners of her eyes turned red, her eyes welled up with tears, and her lips trembled several times, but she could not utter a single complete sentence.

Qin Jianguo realized what had happened and hurriedly told the driver to take Chu Li to the Yiyuan.

Chu Li leaned half his body against Qin Xingwan; he felt a bit dizzy.

Upon arriving at the Yiyuan, Chu Li was sent in for an examination.

Qin Xingwan stared blankly at the lights of the examination room, her heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

Chu Li had clearly cared for Qin Yun Shu at that moment; wasn't her getting hit exactly what he wanted?

Why did he lean over to do that?

"Xingwan." Qin Jianguo called his daughter's name with a rare gentleness in his voice, "I have something to tell you."

Qin Xingwan looked at him coldly.

Qin Jianguo did not like her attitude, but thinking of what was to come, he suppressed his displeasure, "A Li was only accidentally hit by me because he was protecting you."

"If the Chu Family asks, you know what to say, right?"

Chu Li's health was a major matter; normally, even a scratch would be inquired about thoroughly, let alone an injury to an important area like the back of the head.

The Chu Family would certainly look into it.

And Qin Jianguo's meaning was clear: he wanted Qin Xingwan to take the blame.

A chill ran down Qin Xingwan's back, "You mean you want me to lie to the Chu Family and say that I hit him?"

Qin Jianguo said displeasedly: "He was protecting you in the first place."

Qin Xingwan's heart sank to the bottom; how could there be such a father in this world, who would make his daughter take responsibility for his own mistakes?

If it weren't for his indiscriminate favoritism, this kind of thing would never have happened.

Seeing her remain silent, Qin Jianguo's anger flared up, and he said coldly: "Qin Xingwan, you and A Li are husband and wife; the Chu Family will not make things difficult for you for A Li's sake."

"But if it were me, they wouldn't let it go, and you wouldn't want Grandma to be worried and frightened at her age, would you?"

Qin Xingwan's eyes turned red with anger; it was Grandma again.

Grandma was her grandmother, but she was also his mother and an elder of the Qin Family; did he really not care at all?

Qin Jianguo observed Qin Xingwan's expression and, knowing his words had worked, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xingwan, it's not that Dad wants to use Grandma to force you, but the wealth the Qin Family has now is something I built up from scratch."

"You wouldn't want the Chu Family to fly into a rage and let all of Dad's hard work over the years go down the drain, would you?"

Fearing that Qin Xingwan was still unwilling, he added: "Grandma is old and cannot handle the turmoil."

Qin Xingwan sat on the bench outside the examination room, her whole body feeling icy cold.

"I understand." She compromised once again.

Qin Jianguo let out a long sigh of relief and tried to ease the father-daughter relationship: "A Li was willing to get hurt just to protect you, which shows he cares about you. Don't dwell on what happened three years ago anymore; live a good life with A Li, and having a child to secure your position as Mrs. Chu is better than anything else."

"Shut up." Qin Xingwan's eyes were bloodshot, filled with hatred.

Qin Jianguo was stunned, his gentle expression turning into rage once more, "Qin Xingwan, I am your father."

Since when does a daughter tell her father to shut up?

Truly lawless.

"If you want me to do as you say, then shut up." Qin Xingwan felt disgusted to the extreme.

No matter how angry Qin Jianguo was, he could only endure it.

After waiting for a long while, a doctor finally came out to tell Qin Xingwan that people from the Chu Family had arrived and that Chu Li had already been taken to a ward from the other side.

The examination showed no major issues, but for the sake of caution, Chu Li had to stay in the Yiyuan for one night for observation.

Chu Furen had arrived and asked them to go to the doctor's office.

Qin Xingwan and Qin Jianguo went to the doctor's office.

Qin Xingwan's relationship with her mother-in-law, Chu Furen, was very ordinary; otherwise, Chu Furen would not have ignored her when she had a miscarriage before.

She called out indifferently: "Mom."

Chu Furen was full of nobility, her exquisite makeup carrying a sharp edge, "What kind of wife are you, letting A Li get hurt in such an important place?"

Qin Jianguo rushed to say: "It is all Xingwan's fault; she shouldn't have laid hands on A Li and hurt him."

The office was silent for a moment.

Chu Furen turned to look at the doctor: "Didn't you say A Li fell by himself?"

The doctor felt wronged: "President Chu said so himself."

Chu Furen's gaze was cold as she stared at Qin Xingwan: "You laid hands on A Li?"

Qin Xingwan's throat felt dry, and she could not speak.

Chu Li had originally instructed the doctor to say he had fallen, but he did not expect Qin Jianguo to break this lie in order to distance himself from the blame.

"Speak." Chu Furen raised her voice, her expression stern.

Qin Jianguo sighed leisurely: "In-law, look..."

Chu Furen shot a cold glare directly at him: "A fine daughter raised by the Qin Family; not only can she not take care of my son, but she even dares to lay hands on him."

Qin Jianguo's goal had been achieved, so he simply shut his mouth.

"Get out, all of you." Chu Furen drove the doctor and Qin Jianguo out.

She sat on the sofa, looking graceful and luxurious, her stern and critical gaze sizing up Qin Xingwan with contempt and malice.

"Qin Xingwan, I didn't agree to A Li marrying you in the first place; you have no family background and no education. Now that you've only been by A Li's side for three years, do you think you're someone important, daring to lay hands on A Li? Who gave you the nerve?"

"And that sister of yours, who ran away from the wedding back then, now has the nerve to come back and look for A Li."

"If you sisters are willing to imitate the two legendary wives of Emperor Yao and serve one husband together, our Chu Family cannot afford to lose face like that."

"It is simply a lack of upbringing."

Qin Xingwan clenched her fingers, listening as Madam Chu criticized her from head to toe until she was worthless.

Yet she could not even refute it; she could only remain silent.

It was not until Chu Li came over that Madam Chu stopped her flow of words.

Chu Li reached out toward Qin Xingwan from a distance: "Come here."

Qin Xingwan lowered her eyes and walked over.

Chu Li rested his hand on her shoulder and said to Madam Chu without much warmth: "Xingwan is here taking care of me, you should go back."

Madam Chu glared fiercely at Qin Xingwan, warning her to take good care of Chu Li, before finally leaving.

Qin Xingwan escorted Chu Li back to his hospital room.

Chu Li lay on the hospital bed, and seeing that Qin Xingwan was still pale, he comforted her: "It is nothing serious, don't worry."

Qin Xingwan looked at him quietly and asked softly: "Why did you block it for me?"

"You are my wife, naturally I will protect you." Chu Li had a hint of helplessness between his brows, "I had already spoken with the doctor, why did you tell Mom that you were the one who hit me?"

Qin Xingwan did not help Qin Jianguo cover it up; she told him about how he had used Qin Nainai to threaten her.

In any case, Chu Li knew the truth.

Chu Li fell silent; he had not expected Qin Jianguo to be such a person.

Suddenly, he had a sliver of understanding as to why Qin Xingwan did not like the Qin Family.

At this moment, in the parking lot downstairs.

As soon as Qin Jianguo got into the car, Lady Qin complained with deep worry: "Did you eat gunpowder today? Why did you hit someone?"

If he hadn't suddenly made a move, it wouldn't have ended up hitting Chu Li.

Qin Jianguo was in a good mood, and there was even a smile on his face, "A Li has marital affection for Xingwan."

Lady Qin did not understand.

Qin Jianguo lowered his voice and told her about coming to find Qin Xingwan with Qin Nainai earlier, and then spoke of how Chu Li had lied in the doctor's office about being hit on the back of his head.

Chu Li lied to protect Qin Xingwan.

"I did it on purpose, just to test A Li's intentions."

"If A Li cares about Xingwan, our family's life will be much easier."

Over these three years, he had always worried that Chu Li was dissatisfied with Qin Xingwan and did not know when he would end the relationship and draw a clear line, so he had never dared to get too close to Chu Li, let alone use the identity of Chu Li's father-in-law in public.

It was not until Qin Yun Shu returned and Chu Li still treated her as he had before that he finally felt his mind become active.

Now that Chu Li also cares about Qin Xingwan...

In any case, whichever daughter is on good terms with Chu Li, it is a good thing for him.

Lady Qin's face was full of worry: "Xingwan has never been close to us."

"With Mom living at home, she will still obediently listen to us."