Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to utter a word upon hearing this.
Only Lu Yushan extended her right hand and said with a choked voice, "How would we dare to bully her? She is too arrogant. I came over to toast her, but not only did she refuse to drink, she also pricked me with a silver needle. Si Ye, look, my hand is still trembling."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi clenched her fists in anger. It was truly the wicked suing first. It was clearly they who had made things difficult for her first, and only then did she retaliate in self-defense. Now, it had somehow become her fault. Fine, since they all feared Qin Si Ye, she would confront them directly. She had reason on her side, so why should she be afraid of them?
"Mr. Qin..." Shen Xi looked up at him, intending to recount the events that had just transpired.
However, Qin Si Ye glanced at Lu Yushan's hand and said calmly, "I believe in Dr. Shen's character. Unless forced, she would never injure someone for no reason." It was evident that Qin Si Ye was siding with Shen Xi.
Hearing his words, Lu Yushan's eyes reddened, and she stared at him with wide, disbelieving eyes. He was actually protecting that woman so openly in front of everyone. "Si Ye, you haven't understood the situation yet. Why are you trusting her so much and favoring her?"
"Because she is a doctor, and she is worthy of my trust." Qin Si Ye had no desire to waste more words on her. He looked at the others in the room and said, "Dr. Shen is now my hired private doctor. Listen carefully, anyone who makes things difficult for her is going against me."
Everyone exchanged glances, lowered their heads, and dared not even breathe heavily. They all regretted attending this dinner party. It seemed Qin Si Ye would not let this matter go easily, and retaliation might come soon.
"Let's go," Qin Si Ye said to Shen Xi behind him. Before leaving, he cast a cold glance at Su Chengyu, who was still sitting on the ground. He looked dejected and listless, rather unsteady, and tilted to one side.
Seeing this, Shen Xi quickly turned and followed Qin Si Ye out of the room.
"Si Ye! Si Ye! Don't go!" Lu Yushan shouted loudly at their retreating backs. She took two steps forward, but due to the pain and trembling in her hand, she suddenly fell to the ground. She knew that Qin Si Ye had disliked her for many years and had always been indifferent to her. But no matter what, she was his fiancée, and everyone in K City knew it. How could he leave with an unremarkable doctor in public and leave her behind? Moreover, her hand was injured.
"Yushan, don't chase them. You need to have this needle removed first. Here, let me help you," Liu Ying said, stepping forward to support her.
Lu Yushan quickly extended her left hand and said with a sob, "No! It seems to have hit an acupuncture point. Let's go to the hospital."
In the hallway, Shen Xi followed behind Qin Si Ye, gazing at his tall and broad figure. After a moment, she finally asked, "Thank you, Mr. Qin! Why did you suddenly appear here?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye paused his steps and glanced at her sideways, "Someone called and asked me to come and help."
"Oh? Who?" Shen Xi was surprised and quickly asked. So, he had rushed over specifically to help her.
"Your brother," Qin Si Ye said, giving her a meaningful look before continuing to walk forward. "He found me through Fu Jiheng and said you might be in trouble here."
"Thank you again, Mr. Qin!" Shen Xi suddenly felt overwhelmed with gratitude. What had she done to deserve the personal intervention of such a powerful figure in K City to rescue her?
"You're welcome," Qin Si Ye said with a dark expression. "You are now my hired private doctor, one of us. I should naturally look out for you. Their actions today are openly challenging me. Don't worry, I will not let anyone in that room off the hook!"
One of us? Shen Xi was startled to hear these words. Their relationship was merely an employment one; when had she become "one of them"?
"Why were you with them?" Qin Si Ye asked, looking sideways at her as she was lost in thought.