Chapter 27: Madam must kneel until you wake up and obtain your forgiveness before she can get up

Chu Li did not sleep until dawn as Madam Chu had expected.

He woke up at four in the morning.

In his ears was an exceptionally loud snoring sound.

His brain, which was decisive and ruthless in the business world, reacted immediately that this was not his wife's voice.

He turned his head to look and saw his wife kneeling on the floor, as well as the man on the sofa behind her, snoring like thunder.

"You..." He sat up, his brows furrowed fiercely, "What are you doing?"

Kneeling, what did she want to do?

Qin Xingwan's legs had long since gone numb; she spoke calmly, her voice hoarse and dry.

"Chu Li, please forgive me."

Madam Chu had said that only when Chu Li forgave her could she get up.

So she begged him for forgiveness.

Chu Li's face was as dark as water; he stepped off the hospital bed, pressed his hand on Qin Xingwan's shoulder, and pulled her up.

Because of this movement, an abnormal pain shot through her numb legs.

Qin Xingwan's face turned deathly pale, and her forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat.

Chu Li did not dare to continue using force and said in a deep voice, "Sit on the floor."

Qin Xingwan did not move, her black-and-white eyes numb and hollow.

"Do you forgive me?"

No emotion could be discerned in Chu Li's eyes; he clamped his arm around her waist and forcefully made her sit on the floor.

He lifted her pant leg, and what came into view was a patch of dark bruising on her knee.

That was a mark formed from kneeling for a long time.

Chu Li bit back his anger with thin lips, stood up expressionlessly, and kicked the man on the sofa awake.

The man, who had been sleeping soundly, woke up with a start; just as he wanted to grumble, he saw the person standing in front of him.

He scrambled up from the sofa, "Chu... President Chu."

"Speak." Chu Li said only one word, carrying endless killing intent.

The doctor did not dare to delay and hurriedly told him what Madam Chu had done.

"Madam said that the wife must kneel until you wake up and obtain your forgiveness before she can get up."

Chu Li's heart was shaken.

How could his mother do such a thing?

And the man before him, actually daring to sleep soundly here.

The doctor made excuses for himself: "President Chu, it was Madam who ordered me to watch the wife; I couldn't hold on in the middle of the night and don't know how I fell asleep."

Before the words had even faded, he took another kick to the stomach.

Chu Li was full of rage, looking down at him from above: "What kind of thing are you, to dare to bully her."

The man's sleeping posture was not that of someone who couldn't hold on; he was clearly enjoying himself.

"President Chu, President Chu, it really was Madam's order; I was just following orders." The doctor pleaded.

At this moment, he had already realized that he had committed a grave mistake.

Qin Xingwan had not fallen out of favor; she was still the noble Madam Chu.

"Get out, and don't let me see you again." Chu Li said angrily.

The doctor endured the pain, climbed up, and prepared to leave.

"The photos."

Qin Xingwan had been watching indifferently, and only now did she finally speak.

The doctor's face changed slightly; he remembered the stupid thing he had done.

Chu Li realized something was wrong and strode to the man, "What photos?"

"I... have none... there is nothing..." The doctor tried to quibble.

Qin Xingwan looked up, her expression as calm as ever, "I think President Chu would be willing to pay to buy the photos in your hands; after all, I am still the nominal Madam Chu, and I am his face."

The man's face turned ashen.

Chu Li got the phone and saw the photos.

He could hardly believe it.

In the photos, Qin Xingwan was kneeling straight on the floor, facing his direction...

"Bang!"

The phone was smashed against the wall and fell to the floor, shattered into pieces.

"Xingwan."

The anger Chu Li had felt because of yesterday's incident had already vanished completely.

He leaned over to pick up Qin Xingwan and placed her on the bed, veins bulging on his forehead, "If she told you to kneel, you kneel? Don't you know how to get up yourself?"

"If I were to get up, she would go and disturb Grandmother."

"I needed an answer to ensure that Madam would not go and disturb Grandmother."

She stated it simply and directly.

Chu Li's throat rolled, and he could not speak.

Four-thirty.

The doctors and nurses on the entire floor began to get busy.

All because Chu Li had woken up, and after seeing his wife's miserable state, he was burning with rage.

Assistant Xu rushed over specifically, and under Chu Li's instructions, gave all the doctors and nurses a stern warning, and also cleared all mobile phones and surveillance footage.

He ensured that no information regarding Qin Xingwan kneeling would leak out.

Then, he was to demote everyone.

Qin Xingwan listened to the chaotic sounds outside, feeling neither sorrow nor joy.

If Chu Li did not do this, it would be his own face that was lost.

"Madam." The doctor who came to examine Qin Xingwan's knees was trembling with fear, yet still gathered the courage to say, "Could you please beg President Chu to show mercy? We..."

He was still young and had a yearning for his future.

"Mm, help me out."

Qin Xingwan did not intend to make things difficult for anyone, and besides, this group of doctors and nurses had been forced by Madam Chu.

She moved step by step to the doorway; her knees had no sensation, and her legs felt like wood.

"Chu Li."

Chu Li walked over, his expression gloomy, "Who allowed you to get out of bed?"

His icy gaze landed on the young doctor.

The doctor was uneasy.

Qin Xingwan leaned against the wall and said indifferently, "Let them go, they did nothing wrong."

"Madam Chu threatened to fire them; they had no choice."

For ordinary people, life is not easy.

Chu Li's expression softened slightly, and he called for Assistant Xu: "Take away everyone who secretly took photos and videos, and pursue all those who forwarded the photos and videos to the very end."

"Very well, President Chu, I will go handle it right now." Assistant Xu turned to get busy.

Qin Xingwan was carried back to the hospital room by Chu Li.

She fell asleep quickly.

Chu Li took his phone and walked to the window, looking at the pale light of dawn on the horizon, and let out a long breath.

He called Madam Chu and asked her why she had done this.

Madam Chu had been happy that her son had woken up one second, but was questioned the next; she was very angry.

"That bitch Qin Xingwan dared to hit you, and in such an important place as the back of your head, how could I spare her."

"I said it wasn't her."

"If it wasn't her, then who." Madam Chu's angry voice pierced through the phone, "A Li, I know you don't like her, why are you protecting her."

Chu Li's tone was stern, "Even if I don't like her, she is still my wife."

"You two get a divorce." Madam Chu had always wanted to find a true daughter of heaven, a refined young lady, for her son.

Not Qin Yunshu, and certainly not Qin Xingwan.

"Put away those old-fashioned ways of yours; you don't need to interfere in my affairs, just take care of yourself."

Chu Li hung up the phone.

Madam Chu was so angry she smashed her phone; everything she did was for her son, yet he did not appreciate it.

Chu Li stood by the window, a layer of complex emotions slowly emerging in his eyes.

He and Qin Xingwan often had disputes, but never had one brought about such serious consequences as this time.

She even knelt to beg for forgiveness.

Chu Li always felt that the rift between him and Qin Xingwan was growing larger and larger.

If it was not repaired soon, it would become a chasm.

He stepped out quietly and called Assistant Xu to give instructions: "Select the best location on Guangming Street and renovate a studio for Madam."

Qin Xingwan liked perfume making, so he would prepare a studio that belonged only to her.

This was his intention.