Even if Simon was slow-witted, he could still detect some unhappiness in the other person's tone, and thought to himself that he was unlucky to have run into trouble today.
Qiao Nian seemed to be in a bad mood for some reason.
But he was the one who brought up the topic first, so there was no reason for him not to join in.
Simon had no choice but to stiffen his skin and explain awkwardly while the people Xie Yun sent were still staring at him: "I didn't mean that, I was just curious..."
"Then you should be less curious." Qiao Nian didn't give him face this time, and said calmly: "Xiao Ming's grandmother lived to be eighty years old because she was never curious about things that had nothing to do with her."
Simon's face changed. After all, he had managed to get to his current position in the Independent State, and he came from a good family. It was not a pleasant feeling to be slapped in the face in public like this.
But he knew better than anyone else in the Independent Continent how difficult it was to deal with the girl in front of him.
This man is someone who even dares to provoke a hidden family. He is not so hot-headed as to think that the other party dare not touch a small chamber of commerce alliance.
So even though Qiao Nian was rubbing his face against the ground, he endured it and even tried to smooth things over for himself: "Yes, I've learned my lesson."
"Then I won't bother Miss Qiao anymore and will go see Emperor Ji first."
"… "
This time, Qiao Nian didn't even raise her eyelids, as if she didn't hear him.
Simon's face became even uglier. He suppressed his humiliation, turned around and strode into the hospital.
The Ji family member who was responsible for leading the way for him also hurriedly followed.
Only Qiao Nian was left alone there.
She had originally planned to come out for some fresh air before going up, but Simon ruined her mood. Besides, if she went up now, she might run into other people visiting the hospital.
She didn't want to deal with these occasions.
…
Qiao Nian returned to Ye Wangchuan's car, opened the passenger door, sat in with ease and then closed the door.
The space in the car was narrow, so she had to bend her long legs. Feeling quite uncomfortable, she lowered her head and sent a text message to Xie Yun and Nan Tianyi to tell them that she would not be getting on.
Then, without waiting for Xie Yun to reply, Qiao Nian found Feng Yu's phone number and called him.
The phone rang more than ten times.
Feng Yu just picked up the phone, and the voice sounded like someone was outside: "Niannian, is there something you want to talk to me about? I'm..."
Qiao Nian didn't wait for him to finish and explained his purpose in a concise manner: "I might offend a lot of people, so let the First Research Institute issue a statement to sever ties with me first."
"?"
Feng Yu obviously didn't react at first. He paused and said quickly, "Wait for me."
Qiao Nian heard that he seemed to be talking to someone on the other end of the phone, and could also hear Shi Fu's voice.
Feng Yu then walked out, and the noise on the other end of the phone became much quieter. It seemed that he found a quiet place to talk to her.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean you are going to offend a lot of people recently? What do you want to do?"
Qiao Nian briefly told him about the situation of the Ji family. He did not mention Ji Lingfeng's poisoning. He only said that Ji Lingfeng's condition was not good and Zhong Yilu was also in the hospital.
Feng Yu is a smart man, how could he not understand what she meant.
"So you want to stand up for the Ji family?"
"no."
Through the car window, Qiao Nian could see cars constantly arriving outside the hospital.
"I'm standing up for Ji Nan."
"… "
Feng Yu was almost laughed out of anger by her.
What does it mean to stand up for Ji Nan? She obviously wants to protect Ji Lingfeng's lineage.
"Do you know how bad the Ji family's situation is now? How many eyes in the Independent Continent are staring at this big pie and ready to divide it up?"
(End of this chapter)