Since Xu Linchuan emerged from his apprenticeship under Jin Congwen, Jin Congwen had retired.
In the intervening years, even when wealthy individuals offered tens of millions to lure Jin Congwen out of retirement, he remained unmoved.
Upon receiving a call from Huo Tingyun, Jin Congwen was wheeled into the hospital.
"Perfect, Linchuan, you're here too. Come in for the surgery with me."
Jin Congwen was in his sixties, his hair and beard entirely silver, but his eyes and skin were exceptionally well-maintained. He possessed a vibrant energy, appearing no older than forty or fifty.
Xu Linchuan's expression instantly soured.
Yet, he maintained his composure.
He simply offered Huo Tingyun a slight, somewhat sarcastic smile.
"Tingyun, do you regret it? To avoid divorcing Su Qi, you'd even invite Master Jin out of retirement. It's a pity there's no medicine for regret in this world. Everything you've ever done to Su Qi is etched in my memory..."
Xu Linchuan entered the emergency room without looking back.
Qin Xue noticed Huo Tingyun's body trembling and frowned with concern. "What's wrong, Tingyun? Why aren't you divorcing Su Qi? Does she disagree? Just give her whatever money she wants. She's probably only after money..."
After returning home, Su Qi had been staring at her phone. She called the hospital several times, and only five hours later did she receive a response. Huo Qingrang's surgery was successful. The renowned domestic surgical expert, Jin Congwen, personally performed the operation, saving Huo Qingrang's life.
Su Qi's anxiously held breath finally settled.
Subsequently, Su Qi began to ponder the matter carefully.
Huo Qingrang's condition could not tolerate significant stimulation.
Even after such a long time, his condition had been stable.
How could he suddenly fall ill without any apparent reason?
And so severely.
If Jin Congwen hadn't come out of retirement to save him today, he might have been on the brink of death.
There was something suspicious about this incident.
The next morning, Su Qi left her home early.
Upon arriving at the hospital, she went directly to the surveillance room, claiming she had lost her wallet.
She accessed the footage from the day of the incident, yesterday at noon.
As expected, she saw a familiar figure enter Huo Qingrang's ward.
This is...
Su Qi leaned closer to the monitor, her eyes widening slightly.
It was Xu Linyun.
After Xu Linyun left Huo Qingrang's ward, Su Qi clearly saw Xu Linyun's face.
Less than half an hour after Xu Linyun's departure, a group of nurses rushed into Huo Qingrang's ward in a flurry.
Five minutes later, Huo Qingrang was rushed into surgery by the doctors.
Later, Qin Xue and the Huo family arrived successively.
How could it be Xu Linyun...
Su Qi took a long time to regain her composure.
Although she had always regarded Xu Linyun as a younger sister in her heart, Xu Linyun was around her age, not much younger.
How could she be so naive and guileless?
Even a three-year-old child had their own little schemes nowadays.
Su Qi angrily exited the surveillance room and left the hospital, sitting in her car.
Her emotions were in turmoil, and she couldn't calm down.
Just then, Xu Linyun's call came through.
"Sister Su Qi, I'm at Shengshi Group. If you have time, please come over."
That was precisely her intention.
Su Qi drove to Shengshi.
Shengshi was the Huo family's parent company and the largest financial investment company in Shencheng, even in the country.
It owned countless subsidiaries and was of immense scale.
It was an empire enterprise.
Su Qi parked her car in the parking lot and went directly to the top floor.
She was familiar with the route.
How many times in the past had she woken up before dawn to make soup and driven to Shengshi Group before sunrise, all just to deliver the soup to Huo Tingyun?
Yet, the soup she made was always thrown into the trash can.
For an entire year, three hundred and sixty-five days, she hadn't slept until she woke up naturally in a long time.
Ding—
The elevator bell chimed. Su Qi's thoughts snapped back, and she steadied herself, stepping out of the elevator in her canvas shoes.
Xu Linyun was sitting on the sofa in Huo Tingyun's office. Seeing Su Qi arrive, she smiled and waved at her.
"Sister Su Qi, come and see. This is the soup I made for Tingyun. I don't know if he'll like it. You know Tingyun best, you must know what he likes." Seeing Su Qi appear, the secretaries outside the office door were quite surprised.
Upon hearing Xu Linyun's words, one of the attractive secretaries even let out a chuckle.
"Madam Huo, the soup Su Qi used to bring was always fed to the trash can by President Huo."
Su Qi shot a cold glance at her.
The secretary's throat suddenly felt constricted. She had intended to say something sarcastic, but Su Qi's gaze frightened her into silence.
Looking at Xu Linyun's innocent face, Su Qi's anger surged, and she wished she could throw this bowl of soup onto Xu Linyun's face.
"Is that so, Sister Su Qi? Does Tingyun dislike drinking soup?"
Xu Linyun, feigning ignorance or perhaps genuinely clueless, looked at Su Qi with surprise.
A cold arc formed on Su Qi's lips. "Nonsense, he just dislikes the soup I make. Yours is naturally different."
Su Qi's words made Xu Linyun blush. "Sister Su Qi, you're making me feel shy... Come and taste it, see if the flavor is sufficient." Xu Linyun ladled out a bowl of soup from the large thermos.
She handed it to Su Qi.
"This is old hen soup, very nourishing. Sister Su Qi, you're so thin, you should eat more."
Xu Linyun added solicitously.
Su Qi glanced at it.
Although there was none in the bowl, she still saw saffron in the thermos.
Su Qi calmly picked up the spoon and stirred the soup in her hand.
Xu Linyun watched Su Qi nervously, eager for Su Qi to drink it.
As long as Su Qi drank this bowl of soup, regardless of whether she was pregnant or not, it would bring her considerable peace of mind.
After all...
"I don't like drinking soup. Thank you for your kindness. You can try it yourself. Miss Xu is preparing to hold a wedding with Mr. Huo; you should be focusing on preparing for pregnancy."
Su Qi put down the soup bowl and directly pushed it across the table towards Xu Linyun.
"Sister Su Qi, are you afraid I've poisoned it? I wouldn't harm you."
Xu Linyun bit her lip and pushed the soup bowl back towards Su Qi.
"Sister Su Qi, please drink it."
The surrounding secretaries, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but sneer, "So unappreciative, refusing a kindness."
Su Qi curled her lips. "Why don't you try it for me? If you don't drink this soup, it means you disrespect Madam Huo!"
She picked up the bowl and brought it close to the secretaries.
The secretaries were both shocked and taken aback, never expecting the usually submissive Su Qi to become so assertive.
They stood frozen in place.
"Never mind, Sister Su Qi. If you don't like it, then don't drink it. But it's my heartfelt intention..."
Su Qi abruptly slammed the soup bowl down on the table.
The ceramic bowl collided with the glass tabletop,
making a crisp, piercing sound.
Everyone present was startled.
Xu Linyun, sitting opposite Su Qi, turned even paler.
"Sister Su Qi, what's wrong? If you don't want to drink it, fine, but what's the matter?"