The moment Huo Rou fainted, Qin Ningyi stepped forward and caught her.
The arrogant woman closed her cold eyes, appearing docile and well-behaved.
An'an came over, standing on tiptoe to look at Huo Rou's condition. "What happened to Mommy?"
Qin Ningyi half-knelt on the ground, his hand around Huo Rou's slender waist. His fingertips felt scorching hot. He looked at her astonishingly red cheeks and pale, bluish lips, feeling a pang of concern.
"Mommy has a fever!" An'an, standing on tiptoe, touched Huo Rou's forehead and said nervously, "Daddy, let's hurry and take Mommy to the hospital!"
Qin Ningyi nodded and was about to pick up Huo Rou when Tang Wei stopped him.
Just moments ago, Tang Wei had people fish Tang Zhenzhen out of the water. Tang Zhenzhen had told Tang Wei everything, omitting only the reason An'an fell into the water. Tang Wei's anger flared. After Qin Corporation dissolved their partnership, everyone, capable or not, was coming to mock and belittle them.
Was he someone to be trifled with?
Fueled by emotion, Tang Wei directly blocked Qin Ningyi's path with his men.
"Mr. Qin, this lady threw my daughter into the pond and threatened her with a knife," Tang Wei said, visibly angry but not daring to directly confront Qin Ningyi. He spoke politely, "Please hand her over to me. Give us justice."
An'an was anxious to take Huo Rou to the hospital. Hearing someone demand justice and prevent them from leaving, his anger also surged.
The small figure stood in front of Tang Wei, his face solemn. "This aunt pushed me into the water, and that's why Mommy treated her like this!"
"Dad. It's this bastard who made me lose my job and caused our family to plummet," Tang Zhenzhen said, shivering wrapped in a blanket, but not forgetting to complain.
Tang Wei heard this and instantly understood the child's identity. He then looked at An'an's resemblance to Qin Ningyi, almost as if they were carved from the same mold, and hesitated.
Dealing with a weak woman was easy, and it was possible to make a small company suffer through certain means. However, dealing with someone like Qin Ningyi was not simple.
He heard that when Qin Ningyi first took over the company, their family's group was barely considered prominent. At that time, he was tricked by Feng Heng Real Estate during a business engagement. He didn't know what was done to him, but the next day, Feng Heng Real Estate encountered constant problems and went bankrupt within three days. It was said that after Feng Heng's bankruptcy, Qin Ningyi even met with Feng Heng's CEO, Qian Yi, and the next day, Qian Yi fled the country.
At this moment, Qin Ningyi's gaze met Tang Wei's. With just a glance, Tang Wei seemed to understand why Qian Yi had fled abroad.
"Hand her over to you?" Qin Ningyi said indifferently. "Tang Wei, don't think that everything you've done is seamless."
Tang Wei appeared upright and amiable on the surface, but everyone knew that he had many underhanded methods, and many had suffered losses at his hands, only to give up due to a lack of evidence.
"And another thing," Qin Ningyi said, casting a cold glance at Tang Zhenzhen. "An'an is my son. If I ever hear anyone call him 'bastard' again, don't blame me for taking action."
"She pushed me into the water!" Tang Zhenzhen was clearly provoked by Qin Ningyi's protective stance. "You can threaten my dad into not pursuing it, but I'm not afraid. I want to see, with so many witnesses here, whether the police will listen to me or you!"
"Call the police?" Qin Ningyi gently picked up Huo Rou, his eyebrows raised at the suggestion. "Go ahead and try."
Without further entanglement with the father and daughter, Qin Ningyi carried An'an and walked away.
The crowd automatically parted to make way for them.
"Is Tang Wei's daughter out of her mind? Has she never heard of Qian Yi's incident?" a man with dyed yellow hair said casually from the crowd.
"Didn't Qian Yi go bankrupt and leave on his own? Is there some hidden story?"
"You don't know. Qin Ningyi's grandfather has deep connections upstairs. If the police come, will they help him or Tang Wei's daughter?"
"So there's a connection..." The gossipers crowded around.
"Exactly. The boss of Liuli Lane a while ago was arrested because of Qin Ningyi."
"Liuli Lane... Is that the one with connections upstairs, the one called Brother Leopard?"
The yellow-haired man glanced into the distance, where a man in a white shirt, his back straight, was carrying a delicate woman in black and walking further away down a lush green path.
The yellow-haired man continued in a hushed voice, "Yes, it's that Brother Leopard! He bullied a young girl, and Qin Ningyi saw it. That young girl has some connection to Qin Ningyi! Even though there were major incidents before, nothing happened. This time, he's been locked up for several days, and I heard even the department chief was replaced!"
"That impressive?"
"So... he's someone you can afford to offend?"
The gossipers shook their heads, indicating that he was not someone they could afford to offend.
Meanwhile, Qin Ningyi, carrying Huo Rou, walked under a long corridor and was stopped by Xia Qingxue, who rushed over.
"A'rou!" Xia Qingxue looked at the unconscious Huo Rou, tears welling up. "What happened to A'rou?"
"She was injured, fell into the water, and is now unconscious with a high fever." Qin Ningyi saw Huo Rou's brow furrowed, as if her wound was hurting. He didn't say much more. "I'm taking her to the hospital."
Xia Qingxue followed them out. An'an turned back and called out, "Godmother, do you have the medicine Uncle Shen gave you? Bring it too!"
"Yes! I... I, I'll go back and get it right away." Xia Qingxue hurriedly ran back to get her car keys.
"Sister Xia, didn't we come to deal with the people who smashed up the place?" her assistant followed behind her, looking helpless as she turned back. Why had she come back?
"Right!" Xia Qingxue suddenly remembered her original intention. Someone had said a child named An'an was pushed into the water, which was why she had rushed over.
"You go and detain them. They smashed my place, harmed my godson, and now they dare to touch my best friend!" Xia Qingxue instructed her assistant. "Contact my brother and tell him I was bullied. Have him come and take care of this."
"Then Sister Xia, you..." The assistant was reluctant to contact Sister Xia's brother.
"I have to go save my best friend!" Xia Qingxue walked away with a brisk pace, leaving her assistant standing there with a bitter expression, making a phone call.
Qin Ningyi carefully placed Huo Rou in the car and called Dr. Wang. An'an sat beside him, using a towel to wipe Huo Rou's face.
He hadn't brought a driver with him today, so Qin Ningyi drove, occasionally glancing in the rearview mirror to check the situation behind them.
Huo Rou's complexion worsened, but she made no sound, only frowning. The usually clever and steady An'an, holding the towel, was already in tears.
"Daddy, are we there yet?" The towel An'an was holding was already soaked with sweat from Huo Rou's forehead. He looked ahead with a tearful voice and said, "Mommy seems to be in a lot of pain. Are we there yet?"
The car was fast, and in a moment, it stopped at the hospital entrance. Dr. Wang was already waiting.
Although he knew someone was injured, when Qin Ningyi stepped out of the car carrying a doll-like beauty, Dr. Wang was momentarily stunned.