Huo Yanxue couldn't think of so many excuses and could only offer a perfunctory reason.
"How could I possibly think of so many things? If I had to pay attention to the time when I went out, then there would be a problem..."
Huo Yanxue stammered, lowering her head as she spoke.
The man didn't press further, simply turned and left without a word.
Watching the man's retreating back, Huo Yanxue leaned against the table, her body swaying precariously, nearly falling.
If it hadn't been for her quick reaction just now, the man would have quickly discovered something was amiss.
Impossible. No matter how capable Zhao Shuyao was, she couldn't hack into the prison's surveillance system to find out where she had gone!
Then how did Qin Yusheng know she had gone somewhere else?
It must have been Zhao Shuyao instigating things behind the scenes!
That bitch!
Huo Yanxue's limbs turned cold, and she trembled violently. She clenched her fists tightly, only recovering after a long while.
If the Qin family discovered she had drugged her grandfather, she certainly wouldn't see the sun rise tomorrow.
The hotel room door was knocked open.
Zhao Shuyao didn't look through the peephole, assuming it was a hotel employee.
As soon as the door opened, a loud slap landed on her face.
Zhao Shuyao didn't even bother to see who was outside the door. She grabbed the person's hair and raised her hand, delivering two sharp slaps.
One on the left, one on the right.
Huo Yanxue screamed, covering her face.
Zhao Shuyao finally saw clearly that the woman standing outside was Huo Yanxue.
"Oh, what wind blew Madam Qin here? To come and give me a resounding slap first thing in the morning. What grudge, what enmity? One would think I had dug up your family's ancestral grave!"
Zhao Shuyao had heard Qin Yusheng's sharp and venomous words for years, and her own mouth was not to be trifled with. She let out a string of taunts.
Huo Yanxue's entire face flushed red, whether from shame or anger, it was unclear.
"Zhao Shuyao, if you meddle any further, be careful I won't let you live!"
"Of course, I believe you can kill me. However, you aren't the Qin family's young madam yet, and you're already this arrogant. If you become the Qin family's young madam, will I have any good days left? You injured my father, so I certainly won't let you off easily! Don't you agree?"
Zhao Shuyao released her grip on Huo Yanxue's hair.
Huo Yanxue glared at her fiercely, "It seems you've forgotten your pain once the wound has healed. If you dare to obstruct my affairs, it won't be just your father getting hurt!"
"You dare to lay a hand on my family? You can try!"
Fire sparked in Zhao Shuyao's eyes, her dark pupils reflecting Huo Yanxue's face.
Huo Yanxue, blinded by rage, was not afraid of Zhao Shuyao's threats at all.
"Do you think I wouldn't dare, Zhao Shuyao? Before, you were Mrs. Qin, and I didn't dare to touch you. Now you are nothing, just an insignificant nobody. Don't think I can't touch you. It's a matter of minutes for me to kill you. I advise you to mind your own business and don't get in my way!"
Huo Yanxue delivered a harsh parting remark and turned to leave, giving no thought to the consequences.
Zhao Shuyao's hand slowly moved to her lower abdomen.
After being transferred, Old Master Qin soon woke up. Xu Ruyun personally went to the hospital to bring the old man home.
That evening, the Qin family arranged a private room in their own five-star hotel. Xu Ruyun pushed the wheelchair, bringing the old man into the private room.
The entire Qin family gathered.
Seeing Huo Yanxue also present, the old man frowned, "This woman, who allowed you to bring her here?! Where is my Yao Yao?!"
"Grandfather, you've just recovered from a serious illness. Don't get angry. If you upset yourself, Yu Sheng and I are already officially engaged. Yu Sheng needs a woman to take care of him..."
"If he needs a woman to take care of him, it's not your turn!"
The old man grabbed a cup and hurled it at Huo Yanxue.
Huo Yanxue screamed and threw herself into Qin Yusheng's arms.
The cup missed Huo Yanxue and shattered on the floor.
"Grandfather, please calm down."
Knowing that the old man disliked Huo Yanxue and had been suppressing her for years, it was understandable that the old man's anger would be immense now that Huo Yanxue had openly entered the household. Xu Ruyun quickly tried to soothe him.
"This is Yu Sheng's own choice of marriage. Yu Sheng is no longer young. If he marries the woman he loves and has a chubby grandson soon, you can hold your great-grandson earlier!" Xu Ruyun was still thinking about a chubby grandson.
If it weren't for Huo Yanxue's ability to bear children, she wouldn't have agreed to this marriage.
However, seeing that Yu Sheng was already twenty-eight or twenty-nine, if they didn't have children soon, she would only be able to envy the rich wives around her. Perhaps other people's grandsons would already be in kindergarten and able to run errands!
"A chubby grandson? Does a woman like this deserve to give my Qin family a chubby grandson? If you know what's good for you, get rid of this woman immediately! Our Qin family hasn't fallen so low as to need such a piece of trash to continue the family line!"
Although the old man was over fifty, his youthful authority remained. His presence was naturally imposing, and when he was angry, he was even more intimidating. The Qin family relatives present were all quite frightened.
"Grandfather, you were just discharged from the hospital today. No matter how much you dislike her, let's sit down and have a good meal, okay?"
No matter how much Xu Ruyun tried to placate him, the old man remained unmoved.
If Huo Yanxue didn't leave, he wouldn't sit down!
Huo Yanxue looked embarrassed and tugged at Qin Yusheng's sleeve, wanting him to say something for her, but the man just put his hands in his pockets, silent, his stern face showing an unfathomable depth.
Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, the door was pushed open.
Zhao Shuyao walked in with a smile, wearing flat shoes and dressed simply, but her delicate and beautiful oval face was still very eye-catching.
"Grandfather, why are you so angry? Your health has just recovered today. Don't get agitated, don't get upset over unnecessary people and things."
Seeing Zhao Shuyao arrive, Old Master Qin's expression softened slightly, "I only recognize you as my daughter-in-law. No one else can enter the gates of my Qin family!"
Zhao Shuyao went to Old Master Qin's side, "Xue'er is my cousin. Just do me a favor and let her sit at the table to eat, Grandfather."
Sit at the table to eat.
These four words were used by Zhao Shuyao with great skill.
"This ex-wife of Yu Sheng is truly sharp-tongued. I never noticed it before."
"Aren't the words 'sit at the table to eat' usually used to describe servants and dogs? Using them for Huo Yanxue is a great humiliation..."
Huo Yanxue heard the discussions among the Qin family relatives and almost lost her composure.
"As you say, for your sake today, I will let this woman off for now."
The old man finally agreed to sit down and eat, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
If they didn't start eating soon, the food would get cold.
Zhao Shuyao sat beside Old Master Qin, with Qin Zhonghai and Xu Ruyun next to him. On the old man's other side were Qin Yusheng and Huo Yanxue, around a large round table.
As soon as Huo Yanxue sat down, she raised her wine glass.