171: Chapter 171 Qiu Xiaoyan, Severely Injured

If The Lin Family were only confused just a moment ago, now they were shocked!

"Mrs. Qiu, what are you doing? Please, get up!"

Su Xiumei hurriedly stepped forward to support her, her tone tinged with confusion and reproach, "You are being far too deferential to my son."

Mrs. Qiu wiped her tears and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I really had no other choice."

Watching Mrs. Qiu shed tears, a flash of recognition crossed Lin Xiao's mind.

He finally realized why Mrs. Qiu looked familiar.

Her facial features and the contour of her profile were practically carved from the same mold as Qiu Xiaoyan.

"Are you Qiu Xiaoyan's mother?"

Lin Xiao asked directly.

"Yes, do you know my daughter?"

Mrs. Qiu was stunned for a moment, and a glimmer of hope instantly flashed in her eyes.

"Yes, I'm also from University A, and I'm friends with your daughter."

Lin Xiao admitted.

"Then could you please go and see her..."

Mrs. Qiu remained persistent about this matter.

This made Lin Xiao very curious, so he asked, "As a friend, I will definitely go see her, but judging by your reaction, you don't seem to know that we already knew each other. So why did you specifically come to visit me?"

Mrs. Qiu opened her mouth, but her voice seemed stuck in her throat; she didn't make a sound for a long time.

It wasn't that she didn't want to say it, but rather that she couldn't.

Since being saved by Lin Xiao after the Auction, she had been able to hear Lin Xiao's inner thoughts.

Everyone felt this was a miracle, and she thought the same.

So, two days after her daughter fell into a coma, she pinned her hopes on Lin Xiao.

She hoped that Lin Xiao could step in, just like at the Auction, and use his miracle to help her daughter survive this tribulation and turn bad luck into good.

Moreover, there seemed to be something suspicious about her daughter falling down the stairs this time.

She hoped Lin Xiao could help her find the truth.

Seeing that Mrs. Qiu didn't speak for a long time, Lin Xiao didn't press further.

"Alright, I'll go visit the Hospital tomorrow, so don't be too anxious."

"Okay, okay, thank you!"

Mrs. Qiu was overwhelmed with excitement.

She silently decided in her heart that if Lin Xiao could really save Qiu Xiaoyan's life this time, the Qiu Family would willingly act as beasts of burden for The Lin Family to repay this kindness!

After seeing Mrs. Qiu off, Lin Xiao noticed his mother sitting with his second and third sisters, whispering about something.

When he approached, they stopped talking.

"Mom, sisters, you're being too obvious about talking behind my back!"

"We weren't! Alright, alright, go upstairs and change your clothes, it'll be time to eat soon."

"Fine."

Lin Xiao pretended to leave, but in reality, he kept his ears pricked, straining to hear their discussion.

With some effort, he actually managed to hear some of it.

Su Xiumei: "The two of you have met that child, right?"

Lin Baixuan: "Yes, she's very pretty, and her temperament and attire are quite good."

Su Yu: "The point is, she actually seems interested in your son!"

Su Xiumei: "Really? What about A-Xiao? Does he have any feelings for her too?"

Su Yu: "Heh, A-Xiao? A-Xiao almost became a defendant!"

Lin Xiao: ??

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The next day, Lin Xiao arrived at the Hospital as promised, bringing a bouquet of flowers.

Mrs. Qiu and her secretary were waiting early at the entrance of the Hospital, and upon seeing Lin Xiao arrive, they greeted him with great enthusiasm.

By this time, Qiu Xiaoyan had been transferred to a general ward, and she was considered to be out of the danger zone.

But as long as she didn't wake up, Mrs. Qiu's heart could not be at ease.

Lin Xiao greeted Mrs. Qiu briefly, then his gaze shifted to the Female Secretary beside her.

It wasn't that Lin Xiao judged people by their appearance, but this Female Secretary really looked... indescribable.

Usually, people who can rise to this position must have excellent abilities and, at the same time, look quite decent.

After all, they occasionally need to be taken out for social engagements, so looking presentable is necessary.

But this secretary's appearance didn't even count as average; it was basically in the realm of ugly.

Just how strong must her abilities be to compensate for her external shortcomings?

However, Lin Xiao wasn't interested in meddling in other people's business.

He walked straight into the room, placed the flowers, and sat beside the Hospital bed.

On the bed, Qiu Xiaoyan had bandages wrapped around her head, and various monitoring instruments were attached to her body.

Her small face was pale, and her lips lacked color.

Her already slender frame seemed even more frail.

Mrs. Qiu looked at her daughter, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

She quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and said in a choked voice, "Lin Xiao, please stay here and keep Xiao Yan company for a while; I'm going to step out."

After saying this, she left the room.

The secretary, who had been accompanying Mrs. Qiu, handed her a tissue, looking as if she had something to say.

"Secretary Cao, if you have something to say, just say it."

Mrs. Qiu said calmly after composing herself.

"Ma'am, this might be presumptuous, but I still feel that keeping Xiao Yan here is not a solution."

Secretary Cao said with a complex expression.

Mrs. Qiu sighed softly, "What else can we do? Specialist doctors have already examined her, and they don't have any better solutions."

Secretary Cao frowned slightly and lowered her voice, "Ma'am, don't blame me for overstepping, but I think you might have been deceived."

Mrs. Qiu's expression tightened, "What do you mean?"

"It's just that I've been reading the news, and many experts in the country are very unreliable. Look, you spent a lot of money to invite them this time, but didn't they fail to cure Xiao Yan? Xiao Yan just fell down the stairs; is the situation really so serious that it's completely incurable?"

Secretary Cao's words were filled with disdain.

Mrs. Qiu felt uncomfortable listening, but she couldn't refute it.

She had indeed tried her best to find the best experts, but her daughter still showed no signs of waking up.

She was at her wit's end now; otherwise, she wouldn't have pinned her hopes on Lin Xiao.

"Secretary Cao, so what do you mean..."

"I think we should send Xiao Yan abroad for treatment as soon as possible. As far as I know, the medical conditions there are much better than in the country, and Xiao Yan will definitely recover by then!"

Secretary Cao said with great certainty.

Mrs. Qiu said with difficulty, "But if we go abroad, many things here won't be handled. The company just signed several big contracts, and it's a critical time when I can't be away. If we breach the contract now, we will face huge compensation. I fear that even ten Qiu Families wouldn't be enough to pay for it."

Her daughter was the apple of her eye, but the company was also at a critical juncture.

If problems arose with the company, at best, the whole family would end up on the street; at worst, both she and her husband would end up in jail.

How could she make such a choice?

"Ma'am, aren't I here?"

Secretary Cao seemed to have already thought of a solution, "I can accompany Xiao Yan abroad for treatment. You can just stay in the country with peace of mind and wait for my good news!"

Mrs. Qiu carefully considered the feasibility of this proposal, completely failing to notice the glimmer of calculation in Secretary Cao's eyes.