Chapter 112: I Believe You
Shiyao hurried to the hospital in uniform and high-heels. She was so anxious that she sprained her ankle badly when going upstairs.
In spite of her aching feet, Shiyao grabbed You Ze’s arm, out of breath.Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.
“How’s grandpa?”
You Ze looked grave and stroked Shiyao’s back.
Shiyao gasped, her face red. Half an hour before she left work, she suddenly got a call from the hospital saying that Mr. Qin was struck by a disease and rushed to hospital. Shiyao hurried to the hospital without changing clothes, only to find that You Ze alone was waiting outside the emergency room.
Shiyao didn’t read too much into it and only felt she was on tenterhooks. Since grandpa had always been in good health, she neglected the signs of her grandpa’s discomfort and didn’t take good care of him.
‘What about uncle? Grandpa must not have told him the truth yet.’ Shiyao was hesitating about whether to call her uncle when a crowd of furious people appeared in the corridor.
Qin Shaofeng stood before You Ze, gloomy and serious.
“Mr. You, you are the son-in-law of our Qin family. Please give us an explanation for this.”
No sooner did You Ze have time to speak than Shiyao jumped in front of him.
“What are you talking about?”
Grandpa was still in the emergency room, but these people blindly questioned You Ze, which ticked Shiyao off.
Song Meirong looked at Shiyao in deep sorrow.
“Alas, Yaoyao, don’t you know that your grandfather fainted in a meeting with him?”
“A’ze?”
Shiyao looked back at You Ze doubtfully. You Ze gave her a comforting pat on the shoulder, and pulled her into his arms to keep her away from the Qins.
“Dad is still in the emergency room. Please hold your tongue, otherwise you never know whether the burning fire will spread to yourselves. Is it right, Mr. Qin?”
Qin Shaofeng looked askance at him and coughed uneasily.
Shiyao looked at You Ze, perplexed. ‘What’s going on? Qin Shaofeng has always been kind to You Ze and even dare not speak loud. How can he directly question You Ze today?’
You Ze pulled Shiyao into the seat on the other side. He rested his hands on the forehead, upset.
He arranged with old Qin to meet on the second floor of the tearoom at three o’clock this afternoon.
Old Qin was half an hour late. They didn’t talk long before old Qin fell to the ground. Regardless of the broken tea set all over the floor, You Ze rushed old Qin to hospital as fast as he could.
He had planned to keep it a secret from Shiyao so as not to worry her. But the doctor picked up the old man’s phone and called his family. Shiyao was the first one in the Contacts.
You Ze was alerted. He asked Assistant Li to stay on site and sent professionals to identify the residue in the cup.
The test results hadn’t come out yet, but his gut feeling told him it was more complicated than he thought.
Why did he drink the tea but nothing happened? The old man was very strange today. He obviously had something important to tell him, and didn’t get a chance.
After listening to the explanation of You Ze, Shiyao considerately held his hand tighter.
“Don’t worry. Grandpa will be OK. I believe you…”
The Qins opposite stared at Shiyao, especially Song Meirong and the second Mrs. Qin. They were at home waiting for the news last night, but failed. The stranger who helped them kidnap Shiyao said that someone took Shiyao away!
“What a bunch of trash!” The second Mrs. Qin angrily smashed up her bedroom. “How can they let the prey that comes to the door escape?”
Song Meirong walked restlessly about the room. It didn’t matter that Shiyao was rescued, but if any clues were left to You Ze, she was going to pay for it.
“Enough! Can you keep quiet? You only make things worse!”
Qin Shaofeng was more anxious than Song Meirong. A spy he planted around old Qin told him that old Qin made an appointment with You Ze the next day.
Qin Shaofeng was so stunned that he could hardly stand. Old Qin not only wanted to meet You Ze, but also locked his room and refused to see Qin Shaofeng for whatever reason.
On one side was You Ze, who they couldn’t afford to offend, and on the other side was their own father! Without real power, Qin Shaofeng was anxious but unable to do anything!
Just as Qin Shaofeng was restless, the stranger sent him another message.
It said that as long as Qin Shaofeng managed to let the old man swallow the powder he received, he would surely dominate the Qin family!
At that time, Qin Shaofeng was extremely anxious and wanted to find a way out at all costs. As the message repeatedly guaranteed that the drug was not life-threatening, Qin Shaofeng gnashed his teeth and sprinkled the powder in old Qin’s breakfast the next morning.
The old man was quiet all morning. The butler told him that the old man was sleeping. Qin Shaofeng uneasily stayed at the door of the old man’s room until the afternoon when old Qin woke up.
The old man felt drowsy after breakfast. Considering that he might not sleep well last night, he crawled back in bed again.
To his surprise, it was afternoon when he woke up! Since he was already late, old Qin hurried to the teahouse where You Ze had already reached. Seeing nothing unusual happened to the old man, Qin Shaofeng was fully relieved.
Whether the stranger was trustworthy or not, he had no choice now! Qin Shaofeng was at home drowning his sorrows when the hospital suddenly gave him a call. It wasn’t long before his father went out.
Qin Shaofeng’s mind reeled and he collapsed on the sofa.
‘Isn’t it harmless to dad? Why did he end up in hospital?’
Qin Shaofeng told Song Meirong the story in a trembling voice. Song Meirong let out a gasp, and soon gathered her thoughts.
What’s done is done. Whether it was because of Qin Shaofeng or not, the most important thing now was to go to the hospital to watch old Qin!
After discussion, they got nothing to lose and tried to lay the blame on You Ze.
Without time to think about the consequences, they had to play it by ear. Any word keeping themselves out of it would come out from their mouths.
You Ze closed his eyes calmly, feeling consoled as Shiyao clung tightly to him.
He was really flustered the moment Qin Shaofeng wronged him. He was not afraid of being framed, but of disappointing Shiyao. Grandpa was very important to her, but she chose to defend him from the beginning!
‘Is this the feeling of being trusted?’ You Ze contentedly smiled, holding Shiyao’s wrist tightly.
Before he had time to deal with the Qins, they provoked him first! They were no match for You Ze, but with Shiyao caught in the middle, he had to be discreet and forced himself to deal with those tough rats.