Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him

Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Husband, Please Forgive Me
 

Qiao Xi panicked, “Mr. Huo, you’re injured.”

“It’s just a small cut, no big deal.” Huo Xingzhou walked steadily, his voice calm. He carried Qiao Xi all the way down the mountain, back to the small bungalow where the doctors were staying temporarily.

Qiao Xi was placed securely in the room, her limbs felt weak as she looked at the pale-faced Huo Xingzhou, stammering.

A colleague exclaimed, “Mr. Huo, you’ve lost a lot of blood!”

Qiao Xi’s eyes fell on his arm, a long gash from which blood kept flowing.

The remaining surgeon immediately said, “Dr. Qiao, you’re covered in dirt, go wash up. I’ll take care of your husband’s wound, trust my skills.”

Qiao Xi’s head felt heavy, her eyes reddening.

Huo Xingzhou spoke indifferently, “You go first.”

She was pushed out by the crowd, while those villagers watched Huo Xingzhou nervously, fearing he might suffer a mishap.

Qiao Xi dragged her heavy feet to the public bathhouse. She took off her dirty coat, and inside the lining was a cellphone in a waterproof bag.

After losing signal in the village, she was using it to check the time, but suddenly, it lit up.

The screen flickered; it was a call from Shu Xue.

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The signal was back!

The phone also automatically connected to a nearby network.

Qiao Xi immediately answered the call, and an extremely excited Shu Xue said, “Qiao Xi, I finally got through to you! I’ve been trying my luck calling you every day, but couldn’t get through.”

“Are you looking for me for something?” Qiao Xi asked hoarsely.

“Big news! Have you gone online? Quickly search for the keywords Xingyue Foundation and Tianyuan Group announcement, your husband is so cool!” Shu Xue was thrilled, “I knew Xu Xingluo was spouting nonsense!”

Qiao Xi turned on speakerphone and began searching the internet for news.

She saw the announcement from Tianyuan Group: The nights are long, but the stars and moon accompany us. May we all encounter light in our pursuit and walk bathed in its glow.

That was the origin of the Xingyue Foundation’s name.

Moreover, they had set up a medical aid fund, cherishing the elderly and the poor, saving lives and healing wounds!

He said this reflected the true spirit of her medical practice.

Qiao Xi’s throat constricted, her eyes welling up.

“Qiao Xi, the purpose of setting up the medical aid fund is cherishing the elderly and the poor! There are so many words to choose from, but Huo chose ‘cherishing’! It’s a low-key display of affection!”

Shu Xue, dwelling on the word choice, sounded sweeter than someone in love, “Your husband denied any connection with Xu Xingluo, silencing those netizens, and gave you dignity!”

“Even the lifetime endorsement is fake! Xu Xingluo didn’t gain any advantage this time, and many people are mocking her. But the internet has no memory, and as a ballet goddess, she still has a considerable loyal fanbase,”

Shu Xue remarked with feeling.

Qiao Xi reviewed the clarification announcement again and again.

Tears spilled out, falling onto the phone. She also looked at the missed calls, noticing many were from Mr. Huo.

He had already given an explanation, he also wanted to explain to her in person.

“Qiao Xi, are you moved to tears?” Shu Xue asked carefully.

Qiao Xi shook her head and said, “Shu Xue, I think I misunderstood him. He clearly…”

“It’s like a woman chasing a man with a layer of yarn in between. Men are easy to coax; just say some nice words. As for…” Shu Xue remembered the crazy woman Su Weiwei’s words and advised, “Don’t believe others’ words; you should listen to him personally.”

Maybe those women had ulterior motives all along.

Even interviews with the Xingyue Foundation could be filled with lies.

“Mm.”

Qiao Xi nodded firmly.

“Tomorrow your medical volunteer work will be over, and when you come back, I’ll throw a party to welcome you back and dust you off!” Shu Xue proposed.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. You… should study more of the proper material I gave you, men like that sort of thing,” Shu Xue said quickly before hanging up the phone.

Qiao Xi was stunned for a moment.

Were those things…actually useful?

She bit her lip, recalling Mr. Huo said it was boring to watch those things alone, it was more interesting with two people.

Did he like it too?

Her face flushed with embarrassment, and she quickly finished washing up in the public bathroom before changing into clean clothes.

When she returned to the room, it was quiet and clean. The villagers whom Huo Xingzhou had saved couldn’t express their gratitude, so they had cleaned the place as a way to say thanks.

The man sat on the bed with his upper body bare; his right arm was wrapped in gauze, with faint traces of blood seeping through. The young male doctor was finishing up and tied a butterfly knot.

Turning to see Qiao Xi, he said, “Dr. Qiao, the wound has been treated, but it might leave a scar. The task of soothing the patient’s emotions, I’ll leave to you. I’ve got signal back, so I’m going to call my girlfriend.”

He teased her and left with his tools.

Once the door closed, the room grew silent.

Qiao Xi moved carefully and said softly beside the bed, “Mr. Huo, I’m sorry.”

“Sorry for what?” Huo Xingzhou asked casually.

His attitude was extremely cold, which hurt.

A feeling of sorrow tightened in Qiao Xi’s heart, and she said with a mixture of regret and bitterness, “It’s my fault; I put you in harm’s way.”

“Is that all?” he said, dissatisfied.

“I did it on purpose… to give you the cold shoulder.”

“So you know that was the cold shoulder?” His eyes filled with tiny shards of ice, looking utterly inviolable.

Qiao Xi felt a deep sense of guilt, her eyes turning red as she said, “I saw the clarification online, my apologies.”

So she only felt guilty after seeing that.

Huo Xingzhou let out a cold laugh, and seeing her pitiful look, his heart ached for her. He reached out and pinched her red lips, saying, “They say a dying duck’s quack is the hardest to quell, so how come yours is so soft?”

Just say you’re jealous, say you’re green-eyed.

Is that so hard?

He rubbed her red lips forcefully with the tips of his fingers, as if to punish her. Her full, luscious lips were kneaded into an even more charming and tender redness, swollen and soft.

Qiao Xi winced in pain and opened her mouth slightly.

“Say a few nice things first, and I might consider letting bygones be bygones,” he said, loosening his grip and watching her with a relaxed air.

Qiao Xi gently bit her lip. Su Weiwei said that men were easy to placate, so she decided to say a few more kind words.

“Mr. Huo, I was wrong. Please forgive me. I’ll never do it again,” she pleaded, her voice soft.

For her, a little old-fashioned, to act coquettishly was not an easy task.

“That’s it?” Huo Xingzhou said derisively, “Qiao Xi, you’re truly insincere. An apology to a stranger is no different than this, let alone between us as husband and wife.”

The words “husband and wife” sounded as if they were coated in honey coming from his mouth.

Qiao Xi licked her swollen lips, hesitantly calling out, “Husband…”

She remembered Mr. Huo liked it when she called him that.

“Husband, I shouldn’t have given you the cold shoulder,” she said softly, “please forgive me. At the very least…”

“At the very least what?” Huo Xingzhou’s heart softened by half; he simply took wicked pleasure in tormenting her. He wanted to see what kind of provocative things the prim and proper little lady could say next.

Qiao Xi’s cheeks were flushed red as she boldly leaned in to peck the corner of his lips.

She whispered, “I can watch that with you.”