Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Qiao Xi, I am your mother

    “People reborn should have no old affections, should they?”

    Huo Xingzhou’s jaw lifted slightly, his tone laced with a touch of wilfulness as he retorted.

    Xu Xiuyuan was taken aback before replying, “I’ve agreed to your request.” It was probably because Qiao Xi took care of his grandmother.

    “Then I won’t disturb you any longer.”

    Having achieved his goal, Huo Xingzhou left.

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    After watching him leave, Xu Xiuyuan made an overseas call, “Since you’ve made a choice from the start, then don’t regret it. Huo Xingzhou’s life is already ruined.”

    He would be content with a life of modest means, crippled legs binding him for life, never again reaching the pinnacle of power.

    As for Zhuo Feng, he was likely a trap set by the senior branch of the family. Huo Xingzhou was desperately seeking medical advice, with no other options.

    After hanging up the phone, Xu Xiuyuan thought of Qiao Xi again, feeling somewhat uneasy.

    But Qiao Xi was unaware that someone was thinking about her.

    She was attending to a special patient.

    “Name.”

    She asked sternly, her face set.

    “Zhao Yuzhen.”

    Zhao Yuzhen was decked out in gold and silver, clutching a designer bag, her expression complex.

    “Number 23, please wait outside for now.” It was tough to get an appointment with Dr. Yan, with patients flocking to him every day.

    Zhao Yuzhen had come early in the morning and even paid off a scalper to get number 23.

    “Xixi, let me in now. I still have a banquet to attend this afternoon,” Zhao Yuzhen said as if it were her due.@@@@

    “Next, please.”

    Qiao Xi didn’t pay her any attention.

    “You really hold a grudge, I’m your mother,” Zhao Yuzhen’s face fell, “Wasn’t it enough what you did to Weiwei at the auction? If you, the second wife’s daughter, had bought the ‘Longevity Map of Pine and Crane’, she wouldn’t have provoked Huo Beiting’s anger.”

    Qiao Xi frowned and said angrily, “So Huo Xingzhou deserved to be conned out of thirty million, is that it?”

    “I’m your mother, do I need to queue up to see a doctor? If it wasn’t for giving birth to you and ruining my health, I wouldn’t need to see a doctor at all.”

    “Go back and queue or I’ll call security,” Qiao Xi said firmly, word by word.

    Zhao Yuzhen glared at her angrily, “With your temperament and background, no one will like you. If it weren’t for me, would you even have the good fortune to marry Huo Xingzhou? You’re just an ungrateful wretch.”

    With a stomp of her foot, she left the room.

    “Then perhaps I was mistaken.” He had thought that she had some connection with Cheng Han. Dr. Yan waved his hand, “You’re done for the day, you should go home.”

    “Alright.”

    She had recently been staying in the same ward as Huo Xingzhou, acting as his caregiver. Since everyone knew they were married, no one gossiped anymore.

    When Qiao Xi returned to the ward, Huo Xingzhou was on the phone discussing business.

    She tiptoed, listening to him say, “15% is too low, 25%. I can switch companies at any time.”

    His tone was tough, his attitude nonchalant.

    The other party eventually agreed.

    “Wire the rebate to my account.” Huo Xingzhou hung up the phone and looked at her, “Off work?”

    “Yes. What rebate?”

    “Bought some insurance. Any insurance has rebate benefits, the salesperson’s commission is given as a rebate to boost competitiveness.”

    With the insurance he bought, paying a hundred thousand annually, the rebate was significant.

    Qiao Xi didn’t ask for details but merely pressed her lips together and smiled.

    “What are you smiling about?”

    “It’s just surprising that someone like Mr. Huo would care about rebates.”

    “I’m not a sucker who wastes money unnecessarily,” Huo Xingzhou said helplessly, “What made you think I throw money around frivolously?”

    “In TV shows, the rich families always flash their cash, casually spending millions, and tipping the waiter a lot during a western meal.” Qiao Xi said laughingly, her eyes curved.

    Huo Xingzhou was nothing like the wealthy people she knew; perhaps this was what a noble son raised by a top-tier affluent family was like.

    “Then next time, I’ll take you to a Western restaurant to experience it.”

    Huo Xingzhou said, placing an insurance contract in front of her, “Sign here.”

    Lifetime insurance, worry-free for life.

    The beneficiary was her.

    “This is...” She looked at him, taken aback.

    “This is an employee benefit, Aunt Qian and Old Chen both have it. The premiums are all paid up front, not signing is a waste,” Huo Xingzhou said nonchalantly, leaving no room for refusal.

    The feeling in Qiao Xi’s heart was sour, yet also filled with sweetness. Eventually, she picked up a pen and signed her name.

    Being his employee sure had its perks.

    What would it be like to be his real wife?

    Huo Xingzhou said while looking at her, “I’ve asked for a couple of days off for you, accompany me somewhere.”

    “Does Mr. Huo not need to pretend to be sick in the hospital anymore?”

    “The fish has taken the bait, it’s unnecessary now.”