EBE Chapter 87 Horstley stood up abruptly.
Chapter 87 Horstley stood up abruptly.
"Doctor, how is my grandmother?"
As evening approached, Jiang Qin had just eaten some snacks that Sister Wu had bought to fill her stomach.
After the doctor finished acupuncture on Qiu Huilan, he checked the old lady's pulse again and asked her questions with concern.
The female doctor, in her fifties, nodded with a kind smile, "Yes, yes, you're recovering well."
As she spoke, she glanced at the old lady and said in a clearly praising tone, "Your grandma is cooperating very well with the treatment. You've also adjusted her daily routine and diet at home according to the doctor's instructions, right? Otherwise, she wouldn't have recovered so quickly."
"She is the most obedient elderly patient I have ever met in all these years. I am so gratified!"
Upon hearing this, the old lady proudly raised her chin and nodded in agreement, looking rather endearing.
Seeing this, the doctor's smile widened, clearly showing his happiness for the old lady as well.
After a pause, the doctor continued, "If you continue to maintain this diet and lifestyle, and keep coming back for acupuncture every other day, I estimate that your grandmother's illness will be completely cured in no more than two months."
Hearing this, Jiang Qin was naturally delighted. The old lady was her great benefactor. Even if it had nothing to do with whether she got a divorce or not, she sincerely hoped that the old lady could be healthy and live a long life.
"That's good, thank you doctor, you've worked hard." Jiang Qin thanked him repeatedly.
Before I could say anything more, the doctor spoke first: "Oh, by the way, another cold wave is coming soon, so the elderly should pay extra attention to keeping warm, especially when going outdoors, make sure they are bundled up."
"Also, the air quality is not good now. When you go out, wear a medical mask in crowded places. Ordinary masks won't work. Don't think it's too much trouble, and don't be stingy with the money for masks."
The wealthier a person is, the more they understand the principle of not flaunting their wealth. When going out, the old lady is always low-key and never wears any valuable jewelry.
Jiang Qin was dressed appropriately as an office worker, looking like a young working person who squeezed in time to take her elderly family members to see a doctor.
Jiang Qin was naturally aware of her situation and knew that the doctor meant well. She thanked him profusely and said that she would pay attention and follow the doctor's advice.
The doctor had seen Jiang Qin several times, and each time he met her, she was exceptionally polite, kind to the elderly, and filial. Hearing Jiang Qin say this made the doctor feel at ease.
Shortly after, the group said goodbye to the doctor.
Once outside, Uncle Yang had already driven the car over. Since the old lady wanted to go straight back to the old house, Jiang Qin said goodbye to the old lady and got into the car that Uncle Yang had driven to Yunhai Huafu.
On the other side, at the Huo Corporation, Huo Sili left the president's office and went down to the gate of the Huo Corporation headquarters. He Xu had already driven Huo Sili's usual black Cullinan to a spot not far from the gate, and was standing at the gate waiting.
Seeing Huo Sili approach, He Xu quickly pulled out a chair. "Mr. Huo."
"Yes, back to Yunhai Huafu." Huo Sili said calmly, taking a long stride to get into the car.
He Xu immediately agreed, "Yes," and gently closed the car door.
Within two minutes, the black luxury car merged into the main road and headed towards the villa area.
At the same time, a white van drove from the rear section of the road toward the main gate of the Huo Group headquarters.
In the back seat, Li Xueqian frowned as she watched the car disappear around the corner, and asked Yuan Yue uncertainly.
"Look at that black car, doesn't it look like Sligo's Rolls-Royce?"
Yuan Yue usually knows nothing about cars. During the time she worked as Li Xueqian's assistant, she only recognized license plate numbers and car colors. She knew which car to take Li Xueqian to and that was all she needed to do.
Moreover, in her eyes, having a car with a Kyoto license plate is already a very impressive thing. To be honest, she can't tell the difference between Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Land Rover.
In her eyes, those vehicles specifically designed to carry people were simply distinguished by size and color.
However, she naturally knew about Si Li, whom Li Xueqian mentioned.
Sister Xuexue is talking about President Huo, the one who made her get slapped by her father.
Realizing this, and recalling Li Xueqian's tone earlier, Yuan Yue quickly said, "It seems so?"
Although she didn't know the details, she did know one thing—the woman in front of her wanted her to take the blame.
As it turns out, Yuan Yue did indeed understand Li Xueqian.
In fact, Li Xueqian was waiting for Yuan Yue to say those words, since it seemed that Yuan Yue was going to say something like that.
Even if it wasn't Huo Sili's car, she could just yell at Yuan Yue if she chased after it.
Li Xueqian didn't think there was anything wrong with her logic. After all, she was the one paying the salary, so what was wrong with her taking some of the blame?
Li Xueqian told the driver to speed up and catch up with the Rolls-Royce in front.
After a pause, she noticed that the car in front was clearly picking up speed, and the distance between it and her nanny van was increasing.
Li Xueqian was immediately dissatisfied and, without noticing the traffic lights at the intersection, she got impatient and suddenly raised her voice.
"I told you to drive faster! Lao Liu, didn't you hear me! Catch up with that Rolls-Royce!!"
Even a young man like Yuan Yue was startled by her sudden increase in volume, let alone Lao Liu, the driver who was older and had recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure but had kept it a secret from his employer.
Old Liu was startled, and his hand on the steering wheel suddenly trembled.
"ah!!…"
Bang!!
The car was just passing the roundabout when it suddenly crashed into the green belt inside the roundabout.
It's early October, not long after the National Day holiday, and the city government recently installed new inflatable decorations at the center of the roundabout.
Upon impact, Lao Liu was unable to brake in time, and the front wheel of the car ran over the decorative item.
Suddenly, the massive inflatable decoration deflated, and part of its structure collapsed onto the windshield.
Fortunately, Lao Liu managed to brake in time, but the sudden stop startled Li Xueqian and Yuan Yue in the back seat.
Especially Li Xueqian, who was born into a noble family, when had she ever ridden in such an unstable car in her entire life?
She was terrified the moment the car went out of control.
After the car had been parked for a long time, Li Xueqian finally realized that in just that short time, when she looked at the road again, there was no trace of the Rolls-Royce.
Li Xueqian was no longer scared at all, because she was furious!
Useless! They're all useless!
……
When Huo Sili entered the restaurant at Yunhai Huafu, Jiang Qin had already started eating.
It's really getting late. There's traffic on the road, and it's already past seven o'clock.
Given his work schedule and efficiency, he should have been home long ago.
But it didn't arrive.
He was probably out having dinner with someone again, so Jiang Qin decided not to wait any longer.
Since the wrist-cutting incident, Wang Ma has probably been trying to make it up to her, as every dish she's cooked lately has been to her liking.
Since everyone loves to eat, Jiang Qin also ate with great enthusiasm. Having lived in Yunhai Huafu for four years, she felt quite safe and didn't need to pay attention to what was happening around her.
Upon suddenly smelling that familiar scent, Jiang Qin was genuinely stunned.
She thought there was something wrong with her nose, since she hadn't heard any footsteps, but when she turned around and met his eyes, Jiang Qin fell silent.
Looking at the food in front of her, she said, "I...I thought you were eating out."
If he comes back to eat, she will wait for him, after all, it's a matter of courtesy.
But this timeframe is completely past; she really thought he wasn't coming back for dinner.
“It’s alright,” Horst said, his tone revealing no displeasure. “Isn’t this just perfect?”
"Huh?" Jiang Qin didn't understand what "just right" meant.
Huo Sili washed his hands at the island counter, came over for dinner, and changed the subject.
"Let's eat. After we finish, let's go upstairs and pick out some dress shops to visit later. I had He Xu compile a list of more than twenty. There are quite a few rising stars in Beijing these days, and the shops in Haicheng are also good and not far away."
"If you like, we can go to Haicheng for a visit later."
Jiang Qin was slightly surprised, because the annual meeting at the moment was not the kind of annual meeting that the public generally knew.
It is the anniversary of the founding of the Huo Group. Every year on this day, the Huo Group holds an annual celebration.
Although it is also called an annual meeting, it cannot be compared with the real annual meeting held at the end of each year.
It's still slightly inferior; it's not as grand.
So Jiang Qin really didn't understand why Huo Sili was so concerned about what dress she would wear.
Or does he think that he can win her over by acting this way?
If I accompany her to pick out a pretty dress, will she change her mind, soften her heart, and continue to be my wife? Will we not get a divorce?
Jiang Qin found it absurd, but compared to that, she was clearly more concerned about the old lady's illness.
“Grandma needs me to accompany her to every acupuncture session, otherwise she won’t feel at ease. I don’t care about the dress, but we can’t choose the day Grandma goes to the acupuncture clinic. Grandma went for acupuncture today, so you can calculate it yourself and decide on the time.”
“Yes, I know,” Horstley replied, then reminded her, “As I said, Grandma will be there too, so you don’t need to worry about that.”
Did he say that? Well, she probably didn't listen at all back then and ignored him.
"Okay." Jiang Qin nodded.
Perhaps she no longer felt the same attachment and joy towards him as before. In the past, she might have felt a little embarrassed in this situation, since she hadn't been listening to him properly. But now, she felt embarrassed?
There's nothing to be embarrassed about; it's not like I didn't listen to him properly about business.
"Just remember this."
After saying that, Jiang Qin continued eating.
He exuded a cold and aloof demeanor.
Hosley wanted to say something more, but seeing this, he could only pick up his chopsticks and eat.
They had only been eating for a few minutes when Jiang Qin put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth.
"I'm full. You can continue eating. I'll go upstairs now."
As she spoke, she stood up, her voice still ringing in his ears, before she entered the elevator.
As the elevator ascended, Huo Sili put down his chopsticks, recalling a scene he had witnessed earlier that day, and suddenly felt full.
Just as a sense of unease was building up, the bell suddenly rang.
Huo Sili answered the call, and upon hearing the voice on the other end, his brows furrowed, and he jumped up.