173: Chapter 173 How could they repay kindness with enmity?

Secretary Cao was young, after all, and had more stamina.

Moreover, Mrs. Qiu had been keeping watch over Qiu Xiaoyan day and night for the past few days, and she was already exhausted both physically and mentally.

After being suddenly grabbed by Secretary Cao, she found herself completely unable to break free.

"I have worked hard for the Qiu Family for many years, yet you are all blind and see nothing!"

"What does your daughter, that idiot, amount to?"

"Has she ever done anything for the company? Why should she be able to easily obtain the fruits of my hard work!"

"Since that's the case, let's just die together!"

"..."

During the struggle, the two of them got closer and closer to the corridor window.

Secretary Cao was pushing Mrs. Qiu with all her might, wanting to jump out of the window together!

This was the eighth floor; falling down would certainly mean death.

Mrs. Qiu's legs were already against the wall, with her back hanging out in the open air.

Looking at the bustling traffic below, Mrs. Qiu felt her mind go blank, and fear gradually spread throughout her body!

Was she going to die here today?

What would happen to her daughter?

Her daughter hadn't woken up yet!

Mrs. Qiu relied on her willpower, struggling to hold on.

But she was gradually losing her balance and was no match for Secretary Cao's strength.

Just in her moment of despair, she heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor.

Immediately after, she felt a sudden lightness on her body!

Then came a "bang!"

Everything happened too fast; by the time she regained her senses, she had already been pulled back.

"What a lunatic!"

Lin Xiao complained while casually closing the window.

Mrs. Qiu managed to steady herself against the wall, and when she looked up, she saw Secretary Cao slumped limply in the corner, appearing to have passed out.

Rubbing his wrists, Lin Xiao spat at Secretary Cao, "If I didn't avoid hitting women, I'd really slap you against the wall so hard you couldn't be scraped off!"

Then, he asked the system, "I've saved someone again. According to the rules, you should give me a reward!"

The system had gradually become accustomed to Lin Xiao's shameless attitude.

[Host, I can give you a Treatment Card to treat your friend.]

Treatment Card?

Lin Xiao hesitated slightly.

He had forgotten to ask about Qiu Xiaoyan's condition earlier. If she was going to recover in a couple of days anyway, wouldn't using a Treatment Card be a waste?

Mrs. Qiu heard Lin Xiao's inner thoughts and was very excited.

Although she didn't understand what the reward or the Treatment Card was, she vaguely sensed that Lin Xiao had a way to save her daughter.

She hurriedly grabbed Lin Xiao's arm, making a move as if to kneel again.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao was quick-witted and caught her immediately.

"Mrs. Qiu, what are you doing?"

"I..."

Mrs. Qiu instinctively wanted to ask about the Treatment Card, but she still couldn't bring herself to say it.

She could only anxiously think of other ways.

After beating around the bush, she finally squeezed out a few words, "Lin Xiao, as long as you can save my daughter, I will marry her off to you!"

"Huh?"

Lin Xiao was surprised.

[Wait, why are you repaying kindness with enmity?]

In fact, Mrs. Qiu was stunned the moment the words left her mouth.

What kind of nonsense was she spouting?

Lin Xiao was the only precious son of the Lin Family; her daughter wasn't a match for him to begin with.

Now that she was clearly begging for help, how could she say something so lacking in self-awareness?

After thinking for a moment, she quickly corrected herself: "No, what I mean is, my daughter will inherit the Qiu Family company after graduation, and it will all be yours then... Uh, if you don't like my daughter, I can give you shares of the Qiu Family instead! I only beg you to save her life!"

Although Lin Xiao loved money and liked to slack off, he was also a kind person.

He couldn't just ignore a life, especially since Qiu Xiaoyan could be considered one of his few friends.

Back when Lin Yu bullied him at school, Qiu Xiaoyan had resolutely stood out and blocked him.

Now that he could save her by simply redeeming a Treatment Card, he certainly wouldn't be stingy.

Besides...

Mrs. Qiu was so generous!

The Qiu Family's business had been booming all these years; that was a significant amount of money!

Without a word, Lin Xiao directly asked the system for the Treatment Card.

In order not to expose himself, he chose to take a roundabout approach.

"Mrs. Qiu, since your daughter is my friend, I will definitely do my best to help. I will have my eldest sister contact the Lin Family's medical team to come and treat Qiu Xiaoyan."

"Ah, okay."

Mrs. Qiu understood Lin Xiao's intention.

She really wanted to say it wasn't necessary to go through so much trouble, but she couldn't bring herself to say it, so she could only cooperate and act out the scene.

Before long, the Lin Family's medical team arrived.

After the expert doctors examined Qiu Xiaoyan, they reached a conclusion similar to before.

Although Qiu Xiaoyan was not in mortal danger, a blood clot in her brain meant she wouldn't be able to wake up for a while.

Surgery carried high risks, so they could only wait for the blood clot to slowly absorb.

As for when she would wake up, or even if she would wake up at all, they could only wait and leave it to fate.

Mrs. Qiu let these words go in one ear and out the other; she was only thinking about Lin Xiao taking action immediately.

Finally, after sending those experts away, Mrs. Qiu saw Lin Xiao standing alone in front of the hospital bed.

She realized something and was so nervous she didn't dare to breathe.

Finally, she saw Lin Xiao turn around, pretending to be excited.

"Mrs. Qiu, call the doctor quickly, Qiu Xiaoyan is awake!"